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The Rockefeller University » Research Areas and Laboratories
Research Areas and Laboratories
Although we have no departments, no chairs, and little administrative hierarchy, our scientists are loosely clustered into ten research areas representing the broad fields of study being most actively pursued.
Scientists study how molecules interact to drive biological processes such as gene regulation, signal transduction, and enzymology. Their work involves delineating the properties of molecules, molecular complexes, and cells; using chemistry tools to manipulate disease mechanisms; and determining the structures of molecular assemblies at near-atomic resolution.
Biochemistry, Biophysics, Chemical Biology, and Structural Biology
Scientists study how molecules interact to drive biological processes such as gene regulation, signal transduction, and enzymology. Their work involves delineating the properties of molecules, molecular complexes, and cells; using chemistry tools to manipulate disease mechanisms; and determining the structures of molecular assemblies at near-atomic resolution.
Gregory M. Alushin, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Structural Biophysics and Mechanobiology
Scientists study how molecules interact to drive biological processes such as gene regulation, signal transduction, and enzymology. Their work involves delineating the properties of molecules, molecular complexes, and cells; using chemistry tools to manipulate disease mechanisms; and determining the structures of molecular assemblies at near-atomic resolution.
Steve L. Bonilla, Ph.D.
Laboratory of RNA Structural Biology and Biophysics
Scientists study how molecules interact to drive biological processes such as gene regulation, signal transduction, and enzymology. Their work involves delineating the properties of molecules, molecular complexes, and cells; using chemistry tools to manipulate disease mechanisms; and determining the structures of molecular assemblies at near-atomic resolution.
Sean F. Brady, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Genetically Encoded Small Molecules
Scientists study how molecules interact to drive biological processes such as gene regulation, signal transduction, and enzymology. Their work involves delineating the properties of molecules, molecular complexes, and cells; using chemistry tools to manipulate disease mechanisms; and determining the structures of molecular assemblies at near-atomic resolution.
Elizabeth Campbell, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Molecular Pathogenesis
Scientists study how molecules interact to drive biological processes such as gene regulation, signal transduction, and enzymology. Their work involves delineating the properties of molecules, molecular complexes, and cells; using chemistry tools to manipulate disease mechanisms; and determining the structures of molecular assemblies at near-atomic resolution.
Brian T. Chait, D.Phil.
Laboratory of Mass Spectrometry and Gaseous Ion Chemistry
Scientists study how molecules interact to drive biological processes such as gene regulation, signal transduction, and enzymology. Their work involves delineating the properties of molecules, molecular complexes, and cells; using chemistry tools to manipulate disease mechanisms; and determining the structures of molecular assemblies at near-atomic resolution.
Jue Chen, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Membrane Biology and Biophysics
Scientists study how molecules interact to drive biological processes such as gene regulation, signal transduction, and enzymology. Their work involves delineating the properties of molecules, molecular complexes, and cells; using chemistry tools to manipulate disease mechanisms; and determining the structures of molecular assemblies at near-atomic resolution.
Paul Cohen, M.D., Ph.D.
Weslie R. and William H. Janeway Laboratory of Molecular Metabolism
Scientists study how molecules interact to drive biological processes such as gene regulation, signal transduction, and enzymology. Their work involves delineating the properties of molecules, molecular complexes, and cells; using chemistry tools to manipulate disease mechanisms; and determining the structures of molecular assemblies at near-atomic resolution.
Robert B. Darnell, M.D., Ph.D.
Laboratory of Molecular Neuro-oncology
Scientists study how molecules interact to drive biological processes such as gene regulation, signal transduction, and enzymology. Their work involves delineating the properties of molecules, molecular complexes, and cells; using chemistry tools to manipulate disease mechanisms; and determining the structures of molecular assemblies at near-atomic resolution.
Seth A. Darst, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics
Scientists study how molecules interact to drive biological processes such as gene regulation, signal transduction, and enzymology. Their work involves delineating the properties of molecules, molecular complexes, and cells; using chemistry tools to manipulate disease mechanisms; and determining the structures of molecular assemblies at near-atomic resolution.
Titia de Lange, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Cell Biology and Genetics
Scientists study how molecules interact to drive biological processes such as gene regulation, signal transduction, and enzymology. Their work involves delineating the properties of molecules, molecular complexes, and cells; using chemistry tools to manipulate disease mechanisms; and determining the structures of molecular assemblies at near-atomic resolution.
Avi I. Flamholz, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology
Scientists study how molecules interact to drive biological processes such as gene regulation, signal transduction, and enzymology. Their work involves delineating the properties of molecules, molecular complexes, and cells; using chemistry tools to manipulate disease mechanisms; and determining the structures of molecular assemblies at near-atomic resolution.
Hironori Funabiki, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Chromosome and Cell Biology
Scientists study how molecules interact to drive biological processes such as gene regulation, signal transduction, and enzymology. Their work involves delineating the properties of molecules, molecular complexes, and cells; using chemistry tools to manipulate disease mechanisms; and determining the structures of molecular assemblies at near-atomic resolution.
A. James Hudspeth, M.D., Ph.D. (1945-2025)
Laboratory of Sensory Neuroscience
Scientists study how molecules interact to drive biological processes such as gene regulation, signal transduction, and enzymology. Their work involves delineating the properties of molecules, molecular complexes, and cells; using chemistry tools to manipulate disease mechanisms; and determining the structures of molecular assemblies at near-atomic resolution.
Tarun Kapoor, Ph.D.
Selma and Lawrence Ruben Laboratory of Chemistry and Cell Biology
Scientists study how molecules interact to drive biological processes such as gene regulation, signal transduction, and enzymology. Their work involves delineating the properties of molecules, molecular complexes, and cells; using chemistry tools to manipulate disease mechanisms; and determining the structures of molecular assemblies at near-atomic resolution.
Sebastian Klinge, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Protein and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
Scientists study how molecules interact to drive biological processes such as gene regulation, signal transduction, and enzymology. Their work involves delineating the properties of molecules, molecular complexes, and cells; using chemistry tools to manipulate disease mechanisms; and determining the structures of molecular assemblies at near-atomic resolution.
Shixin Liu, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Nanoscale Biophysics and Biochemistry
Scientists study how molecules interact to drive biological processes such as gene regulation, signal transduction, and enzymology. Their work involves delineating the properties of molecules, molecular complexes, and cells; using chemistry tools to manipulate disease mechanisms; and determining the structures of molecular assemblies at near-atomic resolution.
Jiankun Lyu, Ph.D.
Evnin Family Laboratory of Computational Molecular Discovery
Scientists study how molecules interact to drive biological processes such as gene regulation, signal transduction, and enzymology. Their work involves delineating the properties of molecules, molecular complexes, and cells; using chemistry tools to manipulate disease mechanisms; and determining the structures of molecular assemblies at near-atomic resolution.
Roderick MacKinnon, M.D.
Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology and Biophysics
Scientists study how molecules interact to drive biological processes such as gene regulation, signal transduction, and enzymology. Their work involves delineating the properties of molecules, molecular complexes, and cells; using chemistry tools to manipulate disease mechanisms; and determining the structures of molecular assemblies at near-atomic resolution.
Michael O'Donnell, Ph.D.
Laboratory of DNA Replication
Scientists study how molecules interact to drive biological processes such as gene regulation, signal transduction, and enzymology. Their work involves delineating the properties of molecules, molecular complexes, and cells; using chemistry tools to manipulate disease mechanisms; and determining the structures of molecular assemblies at near-atomic resolution.
Charles M. Rice, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Virology and Infectious Disease
Scientists study how molecules interact to drive biological processes such as gene regulation, signal transduction, and enzymology. Their work involves delineating the properties of molecules, molecular complexes, and cells; using chemistry tools to manipulate disease mechanisms; and determining the structures of molecular assemblies at near-atomic resolution.
Viviana I. Risca, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Genome Architecture and Dynamics
Scientists study how molecules interact to drive biological processes such as gene regulation, signal transduction, and enzymology. Their work involves delineating the properties of molecules, molecular complexes, and cells; using chemistry tools to manipulate disease mechanisms; and determining the structures of molecular assemblies at near-atomic resolution.
Jeremy M. Rock, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Host-Pathogen Biology
Scientists study how molecules interact to drive biological processes such as gene regulation, signal transduction, and enzymology. Their work involves delineating the properties of molecules, molecular complexes, and cells; using chemistry tools to manipulate disease mechanisms; and determining the structures of molecular assemblies at near-atomic resolution.
Robert G. Roeder, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Scientists study how molecules interact to drive biological processes such as gene regulation, signal transduction, and enzymology. Their work involves delineating the properties of molecules, molecular complexes, and cells; using chemistry tools to manipulate disease mechanisms; and determining the structures of molecular assemblies at near-atomic resolution.
Michael P. Rout, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Cellular and Structural Biology
Scientists study how molecules interact to drive biological processes such as gene regulation, signal transduction, and enzymology. Their work involves delineating the properties of molecules, molecular complexes, and cells; using chemistry tools to manipulate disease mechanisms; and determining the structures of molecular assemblies at near-atomic resolution.
Vanessa Ruta, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Neurophysiology and Behavior
Scientists study how molecules interact to drive biological processes such as gene regulation, signal transduction, and enzymology. Their work involves delineating the properties of molecules, molecular complexes, and cells; using chemistry tools to manipulate disease mechanisms; and determining the structures of molecular assemblies at near-atomic resolution.
Thomas P. Sakmar, M.D.
Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Signal Transduction
Scientists study how molecules interact to drive biological processes such as gene regulation, signal transduction, and enzymology. Their work involves delineating the properties of molecules, molecular complexes, and cells; using chemistry tools to manipulate disease mechanisms; and determining the structures of molecular assemblies at near-atomic resolution.
Sanford M. Simon, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Cellular Biophysics
Scientists study how molecules interact to drive biological processes such as gene regulation, signal transduction, and enzymology. Their work involves delineating the properties of molecules, molecular complexes, and cells; using chemistry tools to manipulate disease mechanisms; and determining the structures of molecular assemblies at near-atomic resolution.
Tim Stearns, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Cellular Dynamics
Scientists study how molecules interact to drive biological processes such as gene regulation, signal transduction, and enzymology. Their work involves delineating the properties of molecules, molecular complexes, and cells; using chemistry tools to manipulate disease mechanisms; and determining the structures of molecular assemblies at near-atomic resolution.
Sohail Tavazoie, M.D., Ph.D.
Elizabeth and Vincent Meyer Laboratory of Systems Cancer Biology
Scientists study how molecules interact to drive biological processes such as gene regulation, signal transduction, and enzymology. Their work involves delineating the properties of molecules, molecular complexes, and cells; using chemistry tools to manipulate disease mechanisms; and determining the structures of molecular assemblies at near-atomic resolution.
Thomas Tuschl, Ph.D.
Laboratory of RNA Molecular Biology
Scientists study how molecules interact to drive biological processes such as gene regulation, signal transduction, and enzymology. Their work involves delineating the properties of molecules, molecular complexes, and cells; using chemistry tools to manipulate disease mechanisms; and determining the structures of molecular assemblies at near-atomic resolution.
Ekaterina V. Vinogradova, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Chemical Immunology and Proteomics
Scientists study how molecules interact to drive biological processes such as gene regulation, signal transduction, and enzymology. Their work involves delineating the properties of molecules, molecular complexes, and cells; using chemistry tools to manipulate disease mechanisms; and determining the structures of molecular assemblies at near-atomic resolution.
Thomas Walz, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Molecular Electron Microscopy
Scientists study how molecules interact to drive biological processes such as gene regulation, signal transduction, and enzymology. Their work involves delineating the properties of molecules, molecular complexes, and cells; using chemistry tools to manipulate disease mechanisms; and determining the structures of molecular assemblies at near-atomic resolution.
News
How cells turn mechanical forces into biochemical signals
April 22, 2026
The findings, which have implications for cancer and other diseases, resulted from capturing the first snapshot of a mechanical signaling complex in action.
New clues to hepatitis B species restriction could help build a novel model for studying infection and testing therapies
April 22, 2026
The study overturns decades-long assumptions about why HBV fails to infect mouse liver cells, pointing towards a new disease model.
Getting an unprecedented view of the molecular machines of life
April 20, 2026
Shixin Liu is pioneering new ways of studying the tiny proteins that copy and transcribe genetic code.
View all news
Upcoming Events
Duration and Dissemination of Tissue Inflammatory Memories
April 24, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
| CASPARY AUDITORIUM
Chromatin Crochet: Linker Histone Globally Shapes Chromatin Fibre Structure at the Mesoscale to Reinforce Transcriptional Repression
April 27, 2026
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
| CASPARY AUDITORIUM
Chemical Proteomic Approaches to Study and Modulate T cell Function
April 27, 2026
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
| AUDITORIUM, ROCKEFELLER RESEARCH LABORATORIES, MSKCC, 430 E. 67TH ST.
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Work in this area focuses on the processes by which cancers arise, progress, and respond to therapy. Researchers seek to understand how cancer cells transform, metastasize, and interact with their microenvironment; study the mechanisms that drive disease; and develop innovative strategies to control cancer processes.
Cancer Biology
Work in this area focuses on the processes by which cancers arise, progress, and respond to therapy. Researchers seek to understand how cancer cells transform, metastasize, and interact with their microenvironment; study the mechanisms that drive disease; and develop innovative strategies to control cancer processes.
Kivanç Birsoy, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Metabolic Regulation and Genetics
Work in this area focuses on the processes by which cancers arise, progress, and respond to therapy. Researchers seek to understand how cancer cells transform, metastasize, and interact with their microenvironment; study the mechanisms that drive disease; and develop innovative strategies to control cancer processes.
Junyue Cao, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Single-Cell Genomics and Population Dynamics
Work in this area focuses on the processes by which cancers arise, progress, and respond to therapy. Researchers seek to understand how cancer cells transform, metastasize, and interact with their microenvironment; study the mechanisms that drive disease; and develop innovative strategies to control cancer processes.
Paul Cohen, M.D., Ph.D.
Weslie R. and William H. Janeway Laboratory of Molecular Metabolism
Work in this area focuses on the processes by which cancers arise, progress, and respond to therapy. Researchers seek to understand how cancer cells transform, metastasize, and interact with their microenvironment; study the mechanisms that drive disease; and develop innovative strategies to control cancer processes.
Robert B. Darnell, M.D., Ph.D.
Laboratory of Molecular Neuro-oncology
Work in this area focuses on the processes by which cancers arise, progress, and respond to therapy. Researchers seek to understand how cancer cells transform, metastasize, and interact with their microenvironment; study the mechanisms that drive disease; and develop innovative strategies to control cancer processes.
Titia de Lange, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Cell Biology and Genetics
Work in this area focuses on the processes by which cancers arise, progress, and respond to therapy. Researchers seek to understand how cancer cells transform, metastasize, and interact with their microenvironment; study the mechanisms that drive disease; and develop innovative strategies to control cancer processes.
Elaine Fuchs, Ph.D.
Robin Chemers Neustein Laboratory of Mammalian Cell Biology and Development
Work in this area focuses on the processes by which cancers arise, progress, and respond to therapy. Researchers seek to understand how cancer cells transform, metastasize, and interact with their microenvironment; study the mechanisms that drive disease; and develop innovative strategies to control cancer processes.
Hironori Funabiki, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Chromosome and Cell Biology
Work in this area focuses on the processes by which cancers arise, progress, and respond to therapy. Researchers seek to understand how cancer cells transform, metastasize, and interact with their microenvironment; study the mechanisms that drive disease; and develop innovative strategies to control cancer processes.
Tarun Kapoor, Ph.D.
Selma and Lawrence Ruben Laboratory of Chemistry and Cell Biology
Work in this area focuses on the processes by which cancers arise, progress, and respond to therapy. Researchers seek to understand how cancer cells transform, metastasize, and interact with their microenvironment; study the mechanisms that drive disease; and develop innovative strategies to control cancer processes.
Richard P. Lifton, M.D., Ph.D.
Laboratory of Human Genetics and Genomics
Work in this area focuses on the processes by which cancers arise, progress, and respond to therapy. Researchers seek to understand how cancer cells transform, metastasize, and interact with their microenvironment; study the mechanisms that drive disease; and develop innovative strategies to control cancer processes.
Michel C. Nussenzweig, M.D., Ph.D.
Laboratory of Molecular Immunology
Work in this area focuses on the processes by which cancers arise, progress, and respond to therapy. Researchers seek to understand how cancer cells transform, metastasize, and interact with their microenvironment; study the mechanisms that drive disease; and develop innovative strategies to control cancer processes.
Michael O'Donnell, Ph.D.
Laboratory of DNA Replication
Work in this area focuses on the processes by which cancers arise, progress, and respond to therapy. Researchers seek to understand how cancer cells transform, metastasize, and interact with their microenvironment; study the mechanisms that drive disease; and develop innovative strategies to control cancer processes.
Charles M. Rice, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Virology and Infectious Disease
Work in this area focuses on the processes by which cancers arise, progress, and respond to therapy. Researchers seek to understand how cancer cells transform, metastasize, and interact with their microenvironment; study the mechanisms that drive disease; and develop innovative strategies to control cancer processes.
Viviana I. Risca, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Genome Architecture and Dynamics
Work in this area focuses on the processes by which cancers arise, progress, and respond to therapy. Researchers seek to understand how cancer cells transform, metastasize, and interact with their microenvironment; study the mechanisms that drive disease; and develop innovative strategies to control cancer processes.
Robert G. Roeder, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Work in this area focuses on the processes by which cancers arise, progress, and respond to therapy. Researchers seek to understand how cancer cells transform, metastasize, and interact with their microenvironment; study the mechanisms that drive disease; and develop innovative strategies to control cancer processes.
Amy E. Shyer, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Morphogenesis
Work in this area focuses on the processes by which cancers arise, progress, and respond to therapy. Researchers seek to understand how cancer cells transform, metastasize, and interact with their microenvironment; study the mechanisms that drive disease; and develop innovative strategies to control cancer processes.
Sanford M. Simon, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Cellular Biophysics
Work in this area focuses on the processes by which cancers arise, progress, and respond to therapy. Researchers seek to understand how cancer cells transform, metastasize, and interact with their microenvironment; study the mechanisms that drive disease; and develop innovative strategies to control cancer processes.
Agata Smogorzewska, M.D., Ph.D.
Laboratory of Genome Maintenance
Work in this area focuses on the processes by which cancers arise, progress, and respond to therapy. Researchers seek to understand how cancer cells transform, metastasize, and interact with their microenvironment; study the mechanisms that drive disease; and develop innovative strategies to control cancer processes.
Hermann Steller, Ph.D.
Strang Laboratory of Apoptosis and Cancer Biology
Work in this area focuses on the processes by which cancers arise, progress, and respond to therapy. Researchers seek to understand how cancer cells transform, metastasize, and interact with their microenvironment; study the mechanisms that drive disease; and develop innovative strategies to control cancer processes.
Sohail Tavazoie, M.D., Ph.D.
Elizabeth and Vincent Meyer Laboratory of Systems Cancer Biology
Work in this area focuses on the processes by which cancers arise, progress, and respond to therapy. Researchers seek to understand how cancer cells transform, metastasize, and interact with their microenvironment; study the mechanisms that drive disease; and develop innovative strategies to control cancer processes.
News
How cells turn mechanical forces into biochemical signals
April 22, 2026
The findings, which have implications for cancer and other diseases, resulted from capturing the first snapshot of a mechanical signaling complex in action.
New clues to hepatitis B species restriction could help build a novel model for studying infection and testing therapies
April 22, 2026
The study overturns decades-long assumptions about why HBV fails to infect mouse liver cells, pointing towards a new disease model.
Getting an unprecedented view of the molecular machines of life
April 20, 2026
Shixin Liu is pioneering new ways of studying the tiny proteins that copy and transcribe genetic code.
View all news
Upcoming Events
Duration and Dissemination of Tissue Inflammatory Memories
April 24, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
| CASPARY AUDITORIUM
Chromatin Crochet: Linker Histone Globally Shapes Chromatin Fibre Structure at the Mesoscale to Reinforce Transcriptional Repression
April 27, 2026
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
| CASPARY AUDITORIUM
Chemical Proteomic Approaches to Study and Modulate T cell Function
April 27, 2026
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
| AUDITORIUM, ROCKEFELLER RESEARCH LABORATORIES, MSKCC, 430 E. 67TH ST.
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A host of diseases are spurred by disruptions in the processes by which cells propagate or die, or perform other basic functions. Scientists working in this area dissect the genes and molecular pathways that control the cell cycle, apoptosis, protein trafficking, and many other cellular events.
Cell Biology
A host of diseases are spurred by disruptions in the processes by which cells propagate or die, or perform other basic functions. Scientists working in this area dissect the genes and molecular pathways that control the cell cycle, apoptosis, protein trafficking, and many other cellular events.
Paul Bieniasz, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Retrovirology
A host of diseases are spurred by disruptions in the processes by which cells propagate or die, or perform other basic functions. Scientists working in this area dissect the genes and molecular pathways that control the cell cycle, apoptosis, protein trafficking, and many other cellular events.
Kivanç Birsoy, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Metabolic Regulation and Genetics
A host of diseases are spurred by disruptions in the processes by which cells propagate or die, or perform other basic functions. Scientists working in this area dissect the genes and molecular pathways that control the cell cycle, apoptosis, protein trafficking, and many other cellular events.
Steve L. Bonilla, Ph.D.
Laboratory of RNA Structural Biology and Biophysics
A host of diseases are spurred by disruptions in the processes by which cells propagate or die, or perform other basic functions. Scientists working in this area dissect the genes and molecular pathways that control the cell cycle, apoptosis, protein trafficking, and many other cellular events.
Brian T. Chait, D.Phil.
Laboratory of Mass Spectrometry and Gaseous Ion Chemistry
A host of diseases are spurred by disruptions in the processes by which cells propagate or die, or perform other basic functions. Scientists working in this area dissect the genes and molecular pathways that control the cell cycle, apoptosis, protein trafficking, and many other cellular events.
Paul Cohen, M.D., Ph.D.
Weslie R. and William H. Janeway Laboratory of Molecular Metabolism
A host of diseases are spurred by disruptions in the processes by which cells propagate or die, or perform other basic functions. Scientists working in this area dissect the genes and molecular pathways that control the cell cycle, apoptosis, protein trafficking, and many other cellular events.
Frederick R. Cross, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Cell Cycle Genetics
A host of diseases are spurred by disruptions in the processes by which cells propagate or die, or perform other basic functions. Scientists working in this area dissect the genes and molecular pathways that control the cell cycle, apoptosis, protein trafficking, and many other cellular events.
Titia de Lange, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Cell Biology and Genetics
A host of diseases are spurred by disruptions in the processes by which cells propagate or die, or perform other basic functions. Scientists working in this area dissect the genes and molecular pathways that control the cell cycle, apoptosis, protein trafficking, and many other cellular events.
Elaine Fuchs, Ph.D.
Robin Chemers Neustein Laboratory of Mammalian Cell Biology and Development
A host of diseases are spurred by disruptions in the processes by which cells propagate or die, or perform other basic functions. Scientists working in this area dissect the genes and molecular pathways that control the cell cycle, apoptosis, protein trafficking, and many other cellular events.
Hironori Funabiki, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Chromosome and Cell Biology
A host of diseases are spurred by disruptions in the processes by which cells propagate or die, or perform other basic functions. Scientists working in this area dissect the genes and molecular pathways that control the cell cycle, apoptosis, protein trafficking, and many other cellular events.
Nathaniel Heintz, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Molecular Biology
A host of diseases are spurred by disruptions in the processes by which cells propagate or die, or perform other basic functions. Scientists working in this area dissect the genes and molecular pathways that control the cell cycle, apoptosis, protein trafficking, and many other cellular events.
Tarun Kapoor, Ph.D.
Selma and Lawrence Ruben Laboratory of Chemistry and Cell Biology
A host of diseases are spurred by disruptions in the processes by which cells propagate or die, or perform other basic functions. Scientists working in this area dissect the genes and molecular pathways that control the cell cycle, apoptosis, protein trafficking, and many other cellular events.
Gaby Maimon, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Integrative Brain Function
A host of diseases are spurred by disruptions in the processes by which cells propagate or die, or perform other basic functions. Scientists working in this area dissect the genes and molecular pathways that control the cell cycle, apoptosis, protein trafficking, and many other cellular events.
Luciano Marraffini, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Bacteriology
A host of diseases are spurred by disruptions in the processes by which cells propagate or die, or perform other basic functions. Scientists working in this area dissect the genes and molecular pathways that control the cell cycle, apoptosis, protein trafficking, and many other cellular events.
Paul Nurse, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Yeast Genetics and Cell Biology
A host of diseases are spurred by disruptions in the processes by which cells propagate or die, or perform other basic functions. Scientists working in this area dissect the genes and molecular pathways that control the cell cycle, apoptosis, protein trafficking, and many other cellular events.
Michel C. Nussenzweig, M.D., Ph.D.
Laboratory of Molecular Immunology
A host of diseases are spurred by disruptions in the processes by which cells propagate or die, or perform other basic functions. Scientists working in this area dissect the genes and molecular pathways that control the cell cycle, apoptosis, protein trafficking, and many other cellular events.
Michael O'Donnell, Ph.D.
Laboratory of DNA Replication
A host of diseases are spurred by disruptions in the processes by which cells propagate or die, or perform other basic functions. Scientists working in this area dissect the genes and molecular pathways that control the cell cycle, apoptosis, protein trafficking, and many other cellular events.
Charles M. Rice, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Virology and Infectious Disease
A host of diseases are spurred by disruptions in the processes by which cells propagate or die, or perform other basic functions. Scientists working in this area dissect the genes and molecular pathways that control the cell cycle, apoptosis, protein trafficking, and many other cellular events.
Viviana I. Risca, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Genome Architecture and Dynamics
A host of diseases are spurred by disruptions in the processes by which cells propagate or die, or perform other basic functions. Scientists working in this area dissect the genes and molecular pathways that control the cell cycle, apoptosis, protein trafficking, and many other cellular events.
Robert G. Roeder, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
A host of diseases are spurred by disruptions in the processes by which cells propagate or die, or perform other basic functions. Scientists working in this area dissect the genes and molecular pathways that control the cell cycle, apoptosis, protein trafficking, and many other cellular events.
Michael P. Rout, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Cellular and Structural Biology
A host of diseases are spurred by disruptions in the processes by which cells propagate or die, or perform other basic functions. Scientists working in this area dissect the genes and molecular pathways that control the cell cycle, apoptosis, protein trafficking, and many other cellular events.
Thomas P. Sakmar, M.D.
Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Signal Transduction
A host of diseases are spurred by disruptions in the processes by which cells propagate or die, or perform other basic functions. Scientists working in this area dissect the genes and molecular pathways that control the cell cycle, apoptosis, protein trafficking, and many other cellular events.
Shai Shaham, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Developmental Genetics
A host of diseases are spurred by disruptions in the processes by which cells propagate or die, or perform other basic functions. Scientists working in this area dissect the genes and molecular pathways that control the cell cycle, apoptosis, protein trafficking, and many other cellular events.
Amy E. Shyer, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Morphogenesis
A host of diseases are spurred by disruptions in the processes by which cells propagate or die, or perform other basic functions. Scientists working in this area dissect the genes and molecular pathways that control the cell cycle, apoptosis, protein trafficking, and many other cellular events.
Sanford M. Simon, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Cellular Biophysics
A host of diseases are spurred by disruptions in the processes by which cells propagate or die, or perform other basic functions. Scientists working in this area dissect the genes and molecular pathways that control the cell cycle, apoptosis, protein trafficking, and many other cellular events.
Agata Smogorzewska, M.D., Ph.D.
Laboratory of Genome Maintenance
A host of diseases are spurred by disruptions in the processes by which cells propagate or die, or perform other basic functions. Scientists working in this area dissect the genes and molecular pathways that control the cell cycle, apoptosis, protein trafficking, and many other cellular events.
Tim Stearns, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Cellular Dynamics
A host of diseases are spurred by disruptions in the processes by which cells propagate or die, or perform other basic functions. Scientists working in this area dissect the genes and molecular pathways that control the cell cycle, apoptosis, protein trafficking, and many other cellular events.
Hermann Steller, Ph.D.
Strang Laboratory of Apoptosis and Cancer Biology
A host of diseases are spurred by disruptions in the processes by which cells propagate or die, or perform other basic functions. Scientists working in this area dissect the genes and molecular pathways that control the cell cycle, apoptosis, protein trafficking, and many other cellular events.
Thomas Tuschl, Ph.D.
Laboratory of RNA Molecular Biology
A host of diseases are spurred by disruptions in the processes by which cells propagate or die, or perform other basic functions. Scientists working in this area dissect the genes and molecular pathways that control the cell cycle, apoptosis, protein trafficking, and many other cellular events.
Ekaterina V. Vinogradova, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Chemical Immunology and Proteomics
A host of diseases are spurred by disruptions in the processes by which cells propagate or die, or perform other basic functions. Scientists working in this area dissect the genes and molecular pathways that control the cell cycle, apoptosis, protein trafficking, and many other cellular events.
Michael W. Young, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Genetics
A host of diseases are spurred by disruptions in the processes by which cells propagate or die, or perform other basic functions. Scientists working in this area dissect the genes and molecular pathways that control the cell cycle, apoptosis, protein trafficking, and many other cellular events.
News
How cells turn mechanical forces into biochemical signals
April 22, 2026
The findings, which have implications for cancer and other diseases, resulted from capturing the first snapshot of a mechanical signaling complex in action.
New clues to hepatitis B species restriction could help build a novel model for studying infection and testing therapies
April 22, 2026
The study overturns decades-long assumptions about why HBV fails to infect mouse liver cells, pointing towards a new disease model.
Getting an unprecedented view of the molecular machines of life
April 20, 2026
Shixin Liu is pioneering new ways of studying the tiny proteins that copy and transcribe genetic code.
View all news
Upcoming Events
Duration and Dissemination of Tissue Inflammatory Memories
April 24, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
| CASPARY AUDITORIUM
Chromatin Crochet: Linker Histone Globally Shapes Chromatin Fibre Structure at the Mesoscale to Reinforce Transcriptional Repression
April 27, 2026
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
| CASPARY AUDITORIUM
Chemical Proteomic Approaches to Study and Modulate T cell Function
April 27, 2026
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
| AUDITORIUM, ROCKEFELLER RESEARCH LABORATORIES, MSKCC, 430 E. 67TH ST.
View upcoming events
Fundamental to all bioscience is the study of how genes and gene-regulatory processes contribute to development, behavior, and disease. Researchers working in this area employ genetic sequencing technology, bioinformatics, and animal models to pursue genome-wide comparisons, population genetics, functional studies, and more.
Genetics and Genomics
Fundamental to all bioscience is the study of how genes and gene-regulatory processes contribute to development, behavior, and disease. Researchers working in this area employ genetic sequencing technology, bioinformatics, and animal models to pursue genome-wide comparisons, population genetics, functional studies, and more.
Cori Bargmann, Ph.D.
Lulu and Anthony Wang Laboratory of Neural Circuits and Behavior
Fundamental to all bioscience is the study of how genes and gene-regulatory processes contribute to development, behavior, and disease. Researchers working in this area employ genetic sequencing technology, bioinformatics, and animal models to pursue genome-wide comparisons, population genetics, functional studies, and more.
Kivanç Birsoy, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Metabolic Regulation and Genetics
Fundamental to all bioscience is the study of how genes and gene-regulatory processes contribute to development, behavior, and disease. Researchers working in this area employ genetic sequencing technology, bioinformatics, and animal models to pursue genome-wide comparisons, population genetics, functional studies, and more.
Ali H. Brivanlou, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Synthetic Embryology
Fundamental to all bioscience is the study of how genes and gene-regulatory processes contribute to development, behavior, and disease. Researchers working in this area employ genetic sequencing technology, bioinformatics, and animal models to pursue genome-wide comparisons, population genetics, functional studies, and more.
Junyue Cao, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Single-Cell Genomics and Population Dynamics
Fundamental to all bioscience is the study of how genes and gene-regulatory processes contribute to development, behavior, and disease. Researchers working in this area employ genetic sequencing technology, bioinformatics, and animal models to pursue genome-wide comparisons, population genetics, functional studies, and more.
Jean-Laurent Casanova, M.D., Ph.D.
St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases
Fundamental to all bioscience is the study of how genes and gene-regulatory processes contribute to development, behavior, and disease. Researchers working in this area employ genetic sequencing technology, bioinformatics, and animal models to pursue genome-wide comparisons, population genetics, functional studies, and more.
Paul Cohen, M.D., Ph.D.
Weslie R. and William H. Janeway Laboratory of Molecular Metabolism
Fundamental to all bioscience is the study of how genes and gene-regulatory processes contribute to development, behavior, and disease. Researchers working in this area employ genetic sequencing technology, bioinformatics, and animal models to pursue genome-wide comparisons, population genetics, functional studies, and more.
Barry S. Coller, M.D.
Allen and Frances Adler Laboratory of Blood and Vascular Biology
Fundamental to all bioscience is the study of how genes and gene-regulatory processes contribute to development, behavior, and disease. Researchers working in this area employ genetic sequencing technology, bioinformatics, and animal models to pursue genome-wide comparisons, population genetics, functional studies, and more.
Frederick R. Cross, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Cell Cycle Genetics
Fundamental to all bioscience is the study of how genes and gene-regulatory processes contribute to development, behavior, and disease. Researchers working in this area employ genetic sequencing technology, bioinformatics, and animal models to pursue genome-wide comparisons, population genetics, functional studies, and more.
Robert B. Darnell, M.D., Ph.D.
Laboratory of Molecular Neuro-oncology
Fundamental to all bioscience is the study of how genes and gene-regulatory processes contribute to development, behavior, and disease. Researchers working in this area employ genetic sequencing technology, bioinformatics, and animal models to pursue genome-wide comparisons, population genetics, functional studies, and more.
Titia de Lange, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Cell Biology and Genetics
Fundamental to all bioscience is the study of how genes and gene-regulatory processes contribute to development, behavior, and disease. Researchers working in this area employ genetic sequencing technology, bioinformatics, and animal models to pursue genome-wide comparisons, population genetics, functional studies, and more.
Vincent A. Fischetti, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Bacterial Pathogenesis and Immunology
Fundamental to all bioscience is the study of how genes and gene-regulatory processes contribute to development, behavior, and disease. Researchers working in this area employ genetic sequencing technology, bioinformatics, and animal models to pursue genome-wide comparisons, population genetics, functional studies, and more.
Avi I. Flamholz, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology
Fundamental to all bioscience is the study of how genes and gene-regulatory processes contribute to development, behavior, and disease. Researchers working in this area employ genetic sequencing technology, bioinformatics, and animal models to pursue genome-wide comparisons, population genetics, functional studies, and more.
Jeffrey M. Friedman, M.D., Ph.D.
Laboratory of Molecular Genetics
Fundamental to all bioscience is the study of how genes and gene-regulatory processes contribute to development, behavior, and disease. Researchers working in this area employ genetic sequencing technology, bioinformatics, and animal models to pursue genome-wide comparisons, population genetics, functional studies, and more.
Elaine Fuchs, Ph.D.
Robin Chemers Neustein Laboratory of Mammalian Cell Biology and Development
Fundamental to all bioscience is the study of how genes and gene-regulatory processes contribute to development, behavior, and disease. Researchers working in this area employ genetic sequencing technology, bioinformatics, and animal models to pursue genome-wide comparisons, population genetics, functional studies, and more.
Nathaniel Heintz, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Fundamental to all bioscience is the study of how genes and gene-regulatory processes contribute to development, behavior, and disease. Researchers working in this area employ genetic sequencing technology, bioinformatics, and animal models to pursue genome-wide comparisons, population genetics, functional studies, and more.
Erich D. Jarvis, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Neurogenetics of Language
Fundamental to all bioscience is the study of how genes and gene-regulatory processes contribute to development, behavior, and disease. Researchers working in this area employ genetic sequencing technology, bioinformatics, and animal models to pursue genome-wide comparisons, population genetics, functional studies, and more.
Daniel Kronauer, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Social Evolution and Behavior
Fundamental to all bioscience is the study of how genes and gene-regulatory processes contribute to development, behavior, and disease. Researchers working in this area employ genetic sequencing technology, bioinformatics, and animal models to pursue genome-wide comparisons, population genetics, functional studies, and more.
Richard P. Lifton, M.D., Ph.D.
Laboratory of Human Genetics and Genomics
Fundamental to all bioscience is the study of how genes and gene-regulatory processes contribute to development, behavior, and disease. Researchers working in this area employ genetic sequencing technology, bioinformatics, and animal models to pursue genome-wide comparisons, population genetics, functional studies, and more.
Shixin Liu, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Nanoscale Biophysics and Biochemistry
Fundamental to all bioscience is the study of how genes and gene-regulatory processes contribute to development, behavior, and disease. Researchers working in this area employ genetic sequencing technology, bioinformatics, and animal models to pursue genome-wide comparisons, population genetics, functional studies, and more.
Luciano Marraffini, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Bacteriology
Fundamental to all bioscience is the study of how genes and gene-regulatory processes contribute to development, behavior, and disease. Researchers working in this area employ genetic sequencing technology, bioinformatics, and animal models to pursue genome-wide comparisons, population genetics, functional studies, and more.
Paul Nurse, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Yeast Genetics and Cell Biology
Fundamental to all bioscience is the study of how genes and gene-regulatory processes contribute to development, behavior, and disease. Researchers working in this area employ genetic sequencing technology, bioinformatics, and animal models to pursue genome-wide comparisons, population genetics, functional studies, and more.
Charles M. Rice, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Virology and Infectious Disease
Fundamental to all bioscience is the study of how genes and gene-regulatory processes contribute to development, behavior, and disease. Researchers working in this area employ genetic sequencing technology, bioinformatics, and animal models to pursue genome-wide comparisons, population genetics, functional studies, and more.
Viviana I. Risca, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Genome Architecture and Dynamics
Fundamental to all bioscience is the study of how genes and gene-regulatory processes contribute to development, behavior, and disease. Researchers working in this area employ genetic sequencing technology, bioinformatics, and animal models to pursue genome-wide comparisons, population genetics, functional studies, and more.
Jeremy M. Rock, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Host-Pathogen Biology
Fundamental to all bioscience is the study of how genes and gene-regulatory processes contribute to development, behavior, and disease. Researchers working in this area employ genetic sequencing technology, bioinformatics, and animal models to pursue genome-wide comparisons, population genetics, functional studies, and more.
Robert G. Roeder, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Fundamental to all bioscience is the study of how genes and gene-regulatory processes contribute to development, behavior, and disease. Researchers working in this area employ genetic sequencing technology, bioinformatics, and animal models to pursue genome-wide comparisons, population genetics, functional studies, and more.
Shai Shaham, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Developmental Genetics
Fundamental to all bioscience is the study of how genes and gene-regulatory processes contribute to development, behavior, and disease. Researchers working in this area employ genetic sequencing technology, bioinformatics, and animal models to pursue genome-wide comparisons, population genetics, functional studies, and more.
Agata Smogorzewska, M.D., Ph.D.
Laboratory of Genome Maintenance
Fundamental to all bioscience is the study of how genes and gene-regulatory processes contribute to development, behavior, and disease. Researchers working in this area employ genetic sequencing technology, bioinformatics, and animal models to pursue genome-wide comparisons, population genetics, functional studies, and more.
Sidney Strickland, Ph.D.
Patricia and John Rosenwald Laboratory of Neurobiology and Genetics
Fundamental to all bioscience is the study of how genes and gene-regulatory processes contribute to development, behavior, and disease. Researchers working in this area employ genetic sequencing technology, bioinformatics, and animal models to pursue genome-wide comparisons, population genetics, functional studies, and more.
Gabriel D. Victora, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Lymphocyte Dynamics
Fundamental to all bioscience is the study of how genes and gene-regulatory processes contribute to development, behavior, and disease. Researchers working in this area employ genetic sequencing technology, bioinformatics, and animal models to pursue genome-wide comparisons, population genetics, functional studies, and more.
Leslie B. Vosshall, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Behavior
Fundamental to all bioscience is the study of how genes and gene-regulatory processes contribute to development, behavior, and disease. Researchers working in this area employ genetic sequencing technology, bioinformatics, and animal models to pursue genome-wide comparisons, population genetics, functional studies, and more.
Lamia Wahba, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Non-Canonical Modes of Inheritance
Fundamental to all bioscience is the study of how genes and gene-regulatory processes contribute to development, behavior, and disease. Researchers working in this area employ genetic sequencing technology, bioinformatics, and animal models to pursue genome-wide comparisons, population genetics, functional studies, and more.
Michael W. Young, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Genetics
Fundamental to all bioscience is the study of how genes and gene-regulatory processes contribute to development, behavior, and disease. Researchers working in this area employ genetic sequencing technology, bioinformatics, and animal models to pursue genome-wide comparisons, population genetics, functional studies, and more.
Li Zhao, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics
Fundamental to all bioscience is the study of how genes and gene-regulatory processes contribute to development, behavior, and disease. Researchers working in this area employ genetic sequencing technology, bioinformatics, and animal models to pursue genome-wide comparisons, population genetics, functional studies, and more.
News
How cells turn mechanical forces into biochemical signals
April 22, 2026
The findings, which have implications for cancer and other diseases, resulted from capturing the first snapshot of a mechanical signaling complex in action.
New clues to hepatitis B species restriction could help build a novel model for studying infection and testing therapies
April 22, 2026
The study overturns decades-long assumptions about why HBV fails to infect mouse liver cells, pointing towards a new disease model.
Getting an unprecedented view of the molecular machines of life
April 20, 2026
Shixin Liu is pioneering new ways of studying the tiny proteins that copy and transcribe genetic code.
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Duration and Dissemination of Tissue Inflammatory Memories
April 24, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
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Chromatin Crochet: Linker Histone Globally Shapes Chromatin Fibre Structure at the Mesoscale to Reinforce Transcriptional Repression
April 27, 2026
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
| CASPARY AUDITORIUM
Chemical Proteomic Approaches to Study and Modulate T cell Function
April 27, 2026
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
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Investigations into the workings of the immune system are yielding progress against diseases such as cancer, autoimmune disorders, HIV, hepatitis C, and Zika. Work in this area covers the basic mechanisms of immunity, the biology of disease-causing agents, and new treatment approaches from vaccines and antibiotics to personalized immunotherapies.
Immunology, Virology, and Microbiology
Investigations into the workings of the immune system are yielding progress against diseases such as cancer, autoimmune disorders, HIV, hepatitis C, and Zika. Work in this area covers the basic mechanisms of immunity, the biology of disease-causing agents, and new treatment approaches from vaccines and antibiotics to personalized immunotherapies.
Paul Bieniasz, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Retrovirology
Investigations into the workings of the immune system are yielding progress against diseases such as cancer, autoimmune disorders, HIV, hepatitis C, and Zika. Work in this area covers the basic mechanisms of immunity, the biology of disease-causing agents, and new treatment approaches from vaccines and antibiotics to personalized immunotherapies.
Sean F. Brady, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Genetically Encoded Small Molecules
Investigations into the workings of the immune system are yielding progress against diseases such as cancer, autoimmune disorders, HIV, hepatitis C, and Zika. Work in this area covers the basic mechanisms of immunity, the biology of disease-causing agents, and new treatment approaches from vaccines and antibiotics to personalized immunotherapies.
Elizabeth Campbell, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Molecular Pathogenesis
Investigations into the workings of the immune system are yielding progress against diseases such as cancer, autoimmune disorders, HIV, hepatitis C, and Zika. Work in this area covers the basic mechanisms of immunity, the biology of disease-causing agents, and new treatment approaches from vaccines and antibiotics to personalized immunotherapies.
Jean-Laurent Casanova, M.D., Ph.D.
St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases
Investigations into the workings of the immune system are yielding progress against diseases such as cancer, autoimmune disorders, HIV, hepatitis C, and Zika. Work in this area covers the basic mechanisms of immunity, the biology of disease-causing agents, and new treatment approaches from vaccines and antibiotics to personalized immunotherapies.
Brian T. Chait, D.Phil.
Laboratory of Mass Spectrometry and Gaseous Ion Chemistry
Investigations into the workings of the immune system are yielding progress against diseases such as cancer, autoimmune disorders, HIV, hepatitis C, and Zika. Work in this area covers the basic mechanisms of immunity, the biology of disease-causing agents, and new treatment approaches from vaccines and antibiotics to personalized immunotherapies.
Vincent A. Fischetti, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Bacterial Pathogenesis and Immunology
Investigations into the workings of the immune system are yielding progress against diseases such as cancer, autoimmune disorders, HIV, hepatitis C, and Zika. Work in this area covers the basic mechanisms of immunity, the biology of disease-causing agents, and new treatment approaches from vaccines and antibiotics to personalized immunotherapies.
Avi I. Flamholz, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology
Investigations into the workings of the immune system are yielding progress against diseases such as cancer, autoimmune disorders, HIV, hepatitis C, and Zika. Work in this area covers the basic mechanisms of immunity, the biology of disease-causing agents, and new treatment approaches from vaccines and antibiotics to personalized immunotherapies.
James G. Krueger, M.D., Ph.D.
Laboratory of Investigative Dermatology
Investigations into the workings of the immune system are yielding progress against diseases such as cancer, autoimmune disorders, HIV, hepatitis C, and Zika. Work in this area covers the basic mechanisms of immunity, the biology of disease-causing agents, and new treatment approaches from vaccines and antibiotics to personalized immunotherapies.
Luciano Marraffini, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Bacteriology
Investigations into the workings of the immune system are yielding progress against diseases such as cancer, autoimmune disorders, HIV, hepatitis C, and Zika. Work in this area covers the basic mechanisms of immunity, the biology of disease-causing agents, and new treatment approaches from vaccines and antibiotics to personalized immunotherapies.
Daniel Mucida, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Mucosal Immunology
Investigations into the workings of the immune system are yielding progress against diseases such as cancer, autoimmune disorders, HIV, hepatitis C, and Zika. Work in this area covers the basic mechanisms of immunity, the biology of disease-causing agents, and new treatment approaches from vaccines and antibiotics to personalized immunotherapies.
Michel C. Nussenzweig, M.D., Ph.D.
Laboratory of Molecular Immunology
Investigations into the workings of the immune system are yielding progress against diseases such as cancer, autoimmune disorders, HIV, hepatitis C, and Zika. Work in this area covers the basic mechanisms of immunity, the biology of disease-causing agents, and new treatment approaches from vaccines and antibiotics to personalized immunotherapies.
Jeffrey V. Ravetch, M.D., Ph.D.
Leonard Wagner Laboratory of Molecular Genetics and Immunology
Investigations into the workings of the immune system are yielding progress against diseases such as cancer, autoimmune disorders, HIV, hepatitis C, and Zika. Work in this area covers the basic mechanisms of immunity, the biology of disease-causing agents, and new treatment approaches from vaccines and antibiotics to personalized immunotherapies.
Charles M. Rice, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Virology and Infectious Disease
Investigations into the workings of the immune system are yielding progress against diseases such as cancer, autoimmune disorders, HIV, hepatitis C, and Zika. Work in this area covers the basic mechanisms of immunity, the biology of disease-causing agents, and new treatment approaches from vaccines and antibiotics to personalized immunotherapies.
Jeremy M. Rock, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Host-Pathogen Biology
Investigations into the workings of the immune system are yielding progress against diseases such as cancer, autoimmune disorders, HIV, hepatitis C, and Zika. Work in this area covers the basic mechanisms of immunity, the biology of disease-causing agents, and new treatment approaches from vaccines and antibiotics to personalized immunotherapies.
Robert G. Roeder, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Investigations into the workings of the immune system are yielding progress against diseases such as cancer, autoimmune disorders, HIV, hepatitis C, and Zika. Work in this area covers the basic mechanisms of immunity, the biology of disease-causing agents, and new treatment approaches from vaccines and antibiotics to personalized immunotherapies.
Michael P. Rout, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Cellular and Structural Biology
Investigations into the workings of the immune system are yielding progress against diseases such as cancer, autoimmune disorders, HIV, hepatitis C, and Zika. Work in this area covers the basic mechanisms of immunity, the biology of disease-causing agents, and new treatment approaches from vaccines and antibiotics to personalized immunotherapies.
Sanford M. Simon, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Cellular Biophysics
Investigations into the workings of the immune system are yielding progress against diseases such as cancer, autoimmune disorders, HIV, hepatitis C, and Zika. Work in this area covers the basic mechanisms of immunity, the biology of disease-causing agents, and new treatment approaches from vaccines and antibiotics to personalized immunotherapies.
Alexander Tarakhovsky, M.D., Ph.D.
Laboratory of Immune Cell Epigenetics and Signaling
Investigations into the workings of the immune system are yielding progress against diseases such as cancer, autoimmune disorders, HIV, hepatitis C, and Zika. Work in this area covers the basic mechanisms of immunity, the biology of disease-causing agents, and new treatment approaches from vaccines and antibiotics to personalized immunotherapies.
Sohail Tavazoie, M.D., Ph.D.
Elizabeth and Vincent Meyer Laboratory of Systems Cancer Biology
Investigations into the workings of the immune system are yielding progress against diseases such as cancer, autoimmune disorders, HIV, hepatitis C, and Zika. Work in this area covers the basic mechanisms of immunity, the biology of disease-causing agents, and new treatment approaches from vaccines and antibiotics to personalized immunotherapies.
Gabriel D. Victora, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Lymphocyte Dynamics
Investigations into the workings of the immune system are yielding progress against diseases such as cancer, autoimmune disorders, HIV, hepatitis C, and Zika. Work in this area covers the basic mechanisms of immunity, the biology of disease-causing agents, and new treatment approaches from vaccines and antibiotics to personalized immunotherapies.
Ekaterina V. Vinogradova, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Chemical Immunology and Proteomics
Investigations into the workings of the immune system are yielding progress against diseases such as cancer, autoimmune disorders, HIV, hepatitis C, and Zika. Work in this area covers the basic mechanisms of immunity, the biology of disease-causing agents, and new treatment approaches from vaccines and antibiotics to personalized immunotherapies.
News
How cells turn mechanical forces into biochemical signals
April 22, 2026
The findings, which have implications for cancer and other diseases, resulted from capturing the first snapshot of a mechanical signaling complex in action.
New clues to hepatitis B species restriction could help build a novel model for studying infection and testing therapies
April 22, 2026
The study overturns decades-long assumptions about why HBV fails to infect mouse liver cells, pointing towards a new disease model.
Getting an unprecedented view of the molecular machines of life
April 20, 2026
Shixin Liu is pioneering new ways of studying the tiny proteins that copy and transcribe genetic code.
View all news
Upcoming Events
Duration and Dissemination of Tissue Inflammatory Memories
April 24, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
| CASPARY AUDITORIUM
Chromatin Crochet: Linker Histone Globally Shapes Chromatin Fibre Structure at the Mesoscale to Reinforce Transcriptional Repression
April 27, 2026
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
| CASPARY AUDITORIUM
Chemical Proteomic Approaches to Study and Modulate T cell Function
April 27, 2026
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
| AUDITORIUM, ROCKEFELLER RESEARCH LABORATORIES, MSKCC, 430 E. 67TH ST.
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Many labs are conducting research to understand the root causes of both rare and common diseases, and developing new therapies based on their insights. Clinical science is enhanced by access to The Rockefeller University Hospital, which enables translational research involving human patients earlier than might otherwise be possible.
Mechanisms of Human Disease
Many labs are conducting research to understand the root causes of both rare and common diseases, and developing new therapies based on their insights. Clinical science is enhanced by access to The Rockefeller University Hospital, which enables translational research involving human patients earlier than might otherwise be possible.
Paul Bieniasz, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Retrovirology
Many labs are conducting research to understand the root causes of both rare and common diseases, and developing new therapies based on their insights. Clinical science is enhanced by access to The Rockefeller University Hospital, which enables translational research involving human patients earlier than might otherwise be possible.
Kivanç Birsoy, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Metabolic Regulation and Genetics
Many labs are conducting research to understand the root causes of both rare and common diseases, and developing new therapies based on their insights. Clinical science is enhanced by access to The Rockefeller University Hospital, which enables translational research involving human patients earlier than might otherwise be possible.
Ali H. Brivanlou, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Synthetic Embryology
Many labs are conducting research to understand the root causes of both rare and common diseases, and developing new therapies based on their insights. Clinical science is enhanced by access to The Rockefeller University Hospital, which enables translational research involving human patients earlier than might otherwise be possible.
Jean-Laurent Casanova, M.D., Ph.D.
St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases
Many labs are conducting research to understand the root causes of both rare and common diseases, and developing new therapies based on their insights. Clinical science is enhanced by access to The Rockefeller University Hospital, which enables translational research involving human patients earlier than might otherwise be possible.
Paul Cohen, M.D., Ph.D.
Weslie R. and William H. Janeway Laboratory of Molecular Metabolism
Many labs are conducting research to understand the root causes of both rare and common diseases, and developing new therapies based on their insights. Clinical science is enhanced by access to The Rockefeller University Hospital, which enables translational research involving human patients earlier than might otherwise be possible.
Barry S. Coller, M.D.
Allen and Frances Adler Laboratory of Blood and Vascular Biology
Many labs are conducting research to understand the root causes of both rare and common diseases, and developing new therapies based on their insights. Clinical science is enhanced by access to The Rockefeller University Hospital, which enables translational research involving human patients earlier than might otherwise be possible.
Robert B. Darnell, M.D., Ph.D.
Laboratory of Molecular Neuro-oncology
Many labs are conducting research to understand the root causes of both rare and common diseases, and developing new therapies based on their insights. Clinical science is enhanced by access to The Rockefeller University Hospital, which enables translational research involving human patients earlier than might otherwise be possible.
Titia de Lange, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Cell Biology and Genetics
Many labs are conducting research to understand the root causes of both rare and common diseases, and developing new therapies based on their insights. Clinical science is enhanced by access to The Rockefeller University Hospital, which enables translational research involving human patients earlier than might otherwise be possible.
Vincent A. Fischetti, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Bacterial Pathogenesis and Immunology
Many labs are conducting research to understand the root causes of both rare and common diseases, and developing new therapies based on their insights. Clinical science is enhanced by access to The Rockefeller University Hospital, which enables translational research involving human patients earlier than might otherwise be possible.
Jeffrey M. Friedman, M.D., Ph.D.
Laboratory of Molecular Genetics
Many labs are conducting research to understand the root causes of both rare and common diseases, and developing new therapies based on their insights. Clinical science is enhanced by access to The Rockefeller University Hospital, which enables translational research involving human patients earlier than might otherwise be possible.
James G. Krueger, M.D., Ph.D.
Laboratory of Investigative Dermatology
Many labs are conducting research to understand the root causes of both rare and common diseases, and developing new therapies based on their insights. Clinical science is enhanced by access to The Rockefeller University Hospital, which enables translational research involving human patients earlier than might otherwise be possible.
Richard P. Lifton, M.D., Ph.D.
Laboratory of Human Genetics and Genomics
Many labs are conducting research to understand the root causes of both rare and common diseases, and developing new therapies based on their insights. Clinical science is enhanced by access to The Rockefeller University Hospital, which enables translational research involving human patients earlier than might otherwise be possible.
Charles M. Rice, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Virology and Infectious Disease
Many labs are conducting research to understand the root causes of both rare and common diseases, and developing new therapies based on their insights. Clinical science is enhanced by access to The Rockefeller University Hospital, which enables translational research involving human patients earlier than might otherwise be possible.
Sanford M. Simon, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Cellular Biophysics
Many labs are conducting research to understand the root causes of both rare and common diseases, and developing new therapies based on their insights. Clinical science is enhanced by access to The Rockefeller University Hospital, which enables translational research involving human patients earlier than might otherwise be possible.
Agata Smogorzewska, M.D., Ph.D.
Laboratory of Genome Maintenance
Many labs are conducting research to understand the root causes of both rare and common diseases, and developing new therapies based on their insights. Clinical science is enhanced by access to The Rockefeller University Hospital, which enables translational research involving human patients earlier than might otherwise be possible.
Sohail Tavazoie, M.D., Ph.D.
Elizabeth and Vincent Meyer Laboratory of Systems Cancer Biology
Many labs are conducting research to understand the root causes of both rare and common diseases, and developing new therapies based on their insights. Clinical science is enhanced by access to The Rockefeller University Hospital, which enables translational research involving human patients earlier than might otherwise be possible.
Thomas Tuschl, Ph.D.
Laboratory of RNA Molecular Biology
Many labs are conducting research to understand the root causes of both rare and common diseases, and developing new therapies based on their insights. Clinical science is enhanced by access to The Rockefeller University Hospital, which enables translational research involving human patients earlier than might otherwise be possible.
Ekaterina V. Vinogradova, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Chemical Immunology and Proteomics
Many labs are conducting research to understand the root causes of both rare and common diseases, and developing new therapies based on their insights. Clinical science is enhanced by access to The Rockefeller University Hospital, which enables translational research involving human patients earlier than might otherwise be possible.
News
How cells turn mechanical forces into biochemical signals
April 22, 2026
The findings, which have implications for cancer and other diseases, resulted from capturing the first snapshot of a mechanical signaling complex in action.
New clues to hepatitis B species restriction could help build a novel model for studying infection and testing therapies
April 22, 2026
The study overturns decades-long assumptions about why HBV fails to infect mouse liver cells, pointing towards a new disease model.
Getting an unprecedented view of the molecular machines of life
April 20, 2026
Shixin Liu is pioneering new ways of studying the tiny proteins that copy and transcribe genetic code.
View all news
Upcoming Events
Duration and Dissemination of Tissue Inflammatory Memories
April 24, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
| CASPARY AUDITORIUM
Chromatin Crochet: Linker Histone Globally Shapes Chromatin Fibre Structure at the Mesoscale to Reinforce Transcriptional Repression
April 27, 2026
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
| CASPARY AUDITORIUM
Chemical Proteomic Approaches to Study and Modulate T cell Function
April 27, 2026
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
| AUDITORIUM, ROCKEFELLER RESEARCH LABORATORIES, MSKCC, 430 E. 67TH ST.
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To understand how the nervous system develops and produces behaviors and cognition, neuroscientists need to study the brain from many perspectives, focusing on neuronal cells and circuits as well as high-level functions. In addition, labs are working on treatments for Alzheimer’s, drug addiction, obesity, and other diseases.
Neurosciences and Behavior
To understand how the nervous system develops and produces behaviors and cognition, neuroscientists need to study the brain from many perspectives, focusing on neuronal cells and circuits as well as high-level functions. In addition, labs are working on treatments for Alzheimer’s, drug addiction, obesity, and other diseases.
Cori Bargmann, Ph.D.
Lulu and Anthony Wang Laboratory of Neural Circuits and Behavior
To understand how the nervous system develops and produces behaviors and cognition, neuroscientists need to study the brain from many perspectives, focusing on neuronal cells and circuits as well as high-level functions. In addition, labs are working on treatments for Alzheimer’s, drug addiction, obesity, and other diseases.
Jean-Laurent Casanova, M.D., Ph.D.
St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases
To understand how the nervous system develops and produces behaviors and cognition, neuroscientists need to study the brain from many perspectives, focusing on neuronal cells and circuits as well as high-level functions. In addition, labs are working on treatments for Alzheimer’s, drug addiction, obesity, and other diseases.
Robert B. Darnell, M.D., Ph.D.
Laboratory of Molecular Neuro-oncology
To understand how the nervous system develops and produces behaviors and cognition, neuroscientists need to study the brain from many perspectives, focusing on neuronal cells and circuits as well as high-level functions. In addition, labs are working on treatments for Alzheimer’s, drug addiction, obesity, and other diseases.
Winrich Freiwald, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Neural Systems
To understand how the nervous system develops and produces behaviors and cognition, neuroscientists need to study the brain from many perspectives, focusing on neuronal cells and circuits as well as high-level functions. In addition, labs are working on treatments for Alzheimer’s, drug addiction, obesity, and other diseases.
Jeffrey M. Friedman, M.D., Ph.D.
Laboratory of Molecular Genetics
To understand how the nervous system develops and produces behaviors and cognition, neuroscientists need to study the brain from many perspectives, focusing on neuronal cells and circuits as well as high-level functions. In addition, labs are working on treatments for Alzheimer’s, drug addiction, obesity, and other diseases.
Charles D. Gilbert, M.D., Ph.D.
Laboratory of Neurobiology
To understand how the nervous system develops and produces behaviors and cognition, neuroscientists need to study the brain from many perspectives, focusing on neuronal cells and circuits as well as high-level functions. In addition, labs are working on treatments for Alzheimer’s, drug addiction, obesity, and other diseases.
Mary E. Hatten, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Developmental Neurobiology
To understand how the nervous system develops and produces behaviors and cognition, neuroscientists need to study the brain from many perspectives, focusing on neuronal cells and circuits as well as high-level functions. In addition, labs are working on treatments for Alzheimer’s, drug addiction, obesity, and other diseases.
Nathaniel Heintz, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Molecular Biology
To understand how the nervous system develops and produces behaviors and cognition, neuroscientists need to study the brain from many perspectives, focusing on neuronal cells and circuits as well as high-level functions. In addition, labs are working on treatments for Alzheimer’s, drug addiction, obesity, and other diseases.
A. James Hudspeth, M.D., Ph.D. (1945-2025)
Laboratory of Sensory Neuroscience
To understand how the nervous system develops and produces behaviors and cognition, neuroscientists need to study the brain from many perspectives, focusing on neuronal cells and circuits as well as high-level functions. In addition, labs are working on treatments for Alzheimer’s, drug addiction, obesity, and other diseases.
Erich D. Jarvis, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Neurogenetics of Language
To understand how the nervous system develops and produces behaviors and cognition, neuroscientists need to study the brain from many perspectives, focusing on neuronal cells and circuits as well as high-level functions. In addition, labs are working on treatments for Alzheimer’s, drug addiction, obesity, and other diseases.
Daniel Kronauer, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Social Evolution and Behavior
To understand how the nervous system develops and produces behaviors and cognition, neuroscientists need to study the brain from many perspectives, focusing on neuronal cells and circuits as well as high-level functions. In addition, labs are working on treatments for Alzheimer’s, drug addiction, obesity, and other diseases.
Roderick MacKinnon, M.D.
Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology and Biophysics
To understand how the nervous system develops and produces behaviors and cognition, neuroscientists need to study the brain from many perspectives, focusing on neuronal cells and circuits as well as high-level functions. In addition, labs are working on treatments for Alzheimer’s, drug addiction, obesity, and other diseases.
Marcelo O. Magnasco, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Integrative Neuroscience
To understand how the nervous system develops and produces behaviors and cognition, neuroscientists need to study the brain from many perspectives, focusing on neuronal cells and circuits as well as high-level functions. In addition, labs are working on treatments for Alzheimer’s, drug addiction, obesity, and other diseases.
Gaby Maimon, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Integrative Brain Function
To understand how the nervous system develops and produces behaviors and cognition, neuroscientists need to study the brain from many perspectives, focusing on neuronal cells and circuits as well as high-level functions. In addition, labs are working on treatments for Alzheimer’s, drug addiction, obesity, and other diseases.
Priya Rajasethupathy, M.D., Ph.D.
Skoler Horbach Family Laboratory of Neural Dynamics and Cognition
To understand how the nervous system develops and produces behaviors and cognition, neuroscientists need to study the brain from many perspectives, focusing on neuronal cells and circuits as well as high-level functions. In addition, labs are working on treatments for Alzheimer’s, drug addiction, obesity, and other diseases.
Vanessa Ruta, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Neurophysiology and Behavior
To understand how the nervous system develops and produces behaviors and cognition, neuroscientists need to study the brain from many perspectives, focusing on neuronal cells and circuits as well as high-level functions. In addition, labs are working on treatments for Alzheimer’s, drug addiction, obesity, and other diseases.
Thomas P. Sakmar, M.D.
Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Signal Transduction
To understand how the nervous system develops and produces behaviors and cognition, neuroscientists need to study the brain from many perspectives, focusing on neuronal cells and circuits as well as high-level functions. In addition, labs are working on treatments for Alzheimer’s, drug addiction, obesity, and other diseases.
Shai Shaham, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Developmental Genetics
To understand how the nervous system develops and produces behaviors and cognition, neuroscientists need to study the brain from many perspectives, focusing on neuronal cells and circuits as well as high-level functions. In addition, labs are working on treatments for Alzheimer’s, drug addiction, obesity, and other diseases.
Hermann Steller, Ph.D.
Strang Laboratory of Apoptosis and Cancer Biology
To understand how the nervous system develops and produces behaviors and cognition, neuroscientists need to study the brain from many perspectives, focusing on neuronal cells and circuits as well as high-level functions. In addition, labs are working on treatments for Alzheimer’s, drug addiction, obesity, and other diseases.
Sidney Strickland, Ph.D.
Patricia and John Rosenwald Laboratory of Neurobiology and Genetics
To understand how the nervous system develops and produces behaviors and cognition, neuroscientists need to study the brain from many perspectives, focusing on neuronal cells and circuits as well as high-level functions. In addition, labs are working on treatments for Alzheimer’s, drug addiction, obesity, and other diseases.
Sohail Tavazoie, M.D., Ph.D.
Elizabeth and Vincent Meyer Laboratory of Systems Cancer Biology
To understand how the nervous system develops and produces behaviors and cognition, neuroscientists need to study the brain from many perspectives, focusing on neuronal cells and circuits as well as high-level functions. In addition, labs are working on treatments for Alzheimer’s, drug addiction, obesity, and other diseases.
Alipasha Vaziri, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Neurotechnology and Biophysics
To understand how the nervous system develops and produces behaviors and cognition, neuroscientists need to study the brain from many perspectives, focusing on neuronal cells and circuits as well as high-level functions. In addition, labs are working on treatments for Alzheimer’s, drug addiction, obesity, and other diseases.
Leslie B. Vosshall, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Behavior
To understand how the nervous system develops and produces behaviors and cognition, neuroscientists need to study the brain from many perspectives, focusing on neuronal cells and circuits as well as high-level functions. In addition, labs are working on treatments for Alzheimer’s, drug addiction, obesity, and other diseases.
Michael W. Young, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Genetics
To understand how the nervous system develops and produces behaviors and cognition, neuroscientists need to study the brain from many perspectives, focusing on neuronal cells and circuits as well as high-level functions. In addition, labs are working on treatments for Alzheimer’s, drug addiction, obesity, and other diseases.
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April 22, 2026
The study overturns decades-long assumptions about why HBV fails to infect mouse liver cells, pointing towards a new disease model.
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In studying biological processes from the perspective of entire organisms, populations, and ecosystems, scientists seek to reveal how complex traits and behaviors develop, and how diseases manifest. Their work covers the biology of vertebrate and invertebrate organisms and plants, the evolution of species, and other topics.
Organismal Biology and Evolution
In studying biological processes from the perspective of entire organisms, populations, and ecosystems, scientists seek to reveal how complex traits and behaviors develop, and how diseases manifest. Their work covers the biology of vertebrate and invertebrate organisms and plants, the evolution of species, and other topics.
Ali H. Brivanlou, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Synthetic Embryology
In studying biological processes from the perspective of entire organisms, populations, and ecosystems, scientists seek to reveal how complex traits and behaviors develop, and how diseases manifest. Their work covers the biology of vertebrate and invertebrate organisms and plants, the evolution of species, and other topics.
Jean-Laurent Casanova, M.D., Ph.D.
St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases
In studying biological processes from the perspective of entire organisms, populations, and ecosystems, scientists seek to reveal how complex traits and behaviors develop, and how diseases manifest. Their work covers the biology of vertebrate and invertebrate organisms and plants, the evolution of species, and other topics.
Joel E. Cohen, Ph.D., Dr.P.H.
Laboratory of Populations
In studying biological processes from the perspective of entire organisms, populations, and ecosystems, scientists seek to reveal how complex traits and behaviors develop, and how diseases manifest. Their work covers the biology of vertebrate and invertebrate organisms and plants, the evolution of species, and other topics.
Avi I. Flamholz, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology
In studying biological processes from the perspective of entire organisms, populations, and ecosystems, scientists seek to reveal how complex traits and behaviors develop, and how diseases manifest. Their work covers the biology of vertebrate and invertebrate organisms and plants, the evolution of species, and other topics.
Erich D. Jarvis, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Neurogenetics of Language
In studying biological processes from the perspective of entire organisms, populations, and ecosystems, scientists seek to reveal how complex traits and behaviors develop, and how diseases manifest. Their work covers the biology of vertebrate and invertebrate organisms and plants, the evolution of species, and other topics.
Daniel Kronauer, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Social Evolution and Behavior
In studying biological processes from the perspective of entire organisms, populations, and ecosystems, scientists seek to reveal how complex traits and behaviors develop, and how diseases manifest. Their work covers the biology of vertebrate and invertebrate organisms and plants, the evolution of species, and other topics.
Stanislas Leibler, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Living Matter
In studying biological processes from the perspective of entire organisms, populations, and ecosystems, scientists seek to reveal how complex traits and behaviors develop, and how diseases manifest. Their work covers the biology of vertebrate and invertebrate organisms and plants, the evolution of species, and other topics.
Marcelo O. Magnasco, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Integrative Neuroscience
In studying biological processes from the perspective of entire organisms, populations, and ecosystems, scientists seek to reveal how complex traits and behaviors develop, and how diseases manifest. Their work covers the biology of vertebrate and invertebrate organisms and plants, the evolution of species, and other topics.
Gaby Maimon, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Integrative Brain Function
In studying biological processes from the perspective of entire organisms, populations, and ecosystems, scientists seek to reveal how complex traits and behaviors develop, and how diseases manifest. Their work covers the biology of vertebrate and invertebrate organisms and plants, the evolution of species, and other topics.
Michael O'Donnell, Ph.D.
Laboratory of DNA Replication
In studying biological processes from the perspective of entire organisms, populations, and ecosystems, scientists seek to reveal how complex traits and behaviors develop, and how diseases manifest. Their work covers the biology of vertebrate and invertebrate organisms and plants, the evolution of species, and other topics.
Vanessa Ruta, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Neurophysiology and Behavior
In studying biological processes from the perspective of entire organisms, populations, and ecosystems, scientists seek to reveal how complex traits and behaviors develop, and how diseases manifest. Their work covers the biology of vertebrate and invertebrate organisms and plants, the evolution of species, and other topics.
Amy E. Shyer, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Morphogenesis
In studying biological processes from the perspective of entire organisms, populations, and ecosystems, scientists seek to reveal how complex traits and behaviors develop, and how diseases manifest. Their work covers the biology of vertebrate and invertebrate organisms and plants, the evolution of species, and other topics.
Lamia Wahba, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Non-Canonical Modes of Inheritance
In studying biological processes from the perspective of entire organisms, populations, and ecosystems, scientists seek to reveal how complex traits and behaviors develop, and how diseases manifest. Their work covers the biology of vertebrate and invertebrate organisms and plants, the evolution of species, and other topics.
Li Zhao, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics
In studying biological processes from the perspective of entire organisms, populations, and ecosystems, scientists seek to reveal how complex traits and behaviors develop, and how diseases manifest. Their work covers the biology of vertebrate and invertebrate organisms and plants, the evolution of species, and other topics.
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How cells turn mechanical forces into biochemical signals
April 22, 2026
The findings, which have implications for cancer and other diseases, resulted from capturing the first snapshot of a mechanical signaling complex in action.
New clues to hepatitis B species restriction could help build a novel model for studying infection and testing therapies
April 22, 2026
The study overturns decades-long assumptions about why HBV fails to infect mouse liver cells, pointing towards a new disease model.
Getting an unprecedented view of the molecular machines of life
April 20, 2026
Shixin Liu is pioneering new ways of studying the tiny proteins that copy and transcribe genetic code.
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Duration and Dissemination of Tissue Inflammatory Memories
April 24, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
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April 27, 2026
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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April 27, 2026
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Research in this area is aimed at understanding the complex properties of biological and other systems, and at applying sophisticated analytic techniques to model phenomena from biological networks to weather patterns. Areas of interest to these scientists include systems theory, biological statistics and probability, population dynamics, and sensory processing.
Physical, Mathematical, and Computational Biology
Research in this area is aimed at understanding the complex properties of biological and other systems, and at applying sophisticated analytic techniques to model phenomena from biological networks to weather patterns. Areas of interest to these scientists include systems theory, biological statistics and probability, population dynamics, and sensory processing.
Joel E. Cohen, Ph.D., Dr.P.H.
Laboratory of Populations
Research in this area is aimed at understanding the complex properties of biological and other systems, and at applying sophisticated analytic techniques to model phenomena from biological networks to weather patterns. Areas of interest to these scientists include systems theory, biological statistics and probability, population dynamics, and sensory processing.
Avi I. Flamholz, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology
Research in this area is aimed at understanding the complex properties of biological and other systems, and at applying sophisticated analytic techniques to model phenomena from biological networks to weather patterns. Areas of interest to these scientists include systems theory, biological statistics and probability, population dynamics, and sensory processing.
A. James Hudspeth, M.D., Ph.D. (1945-2025)
Laboratory of Sensory Neuroscience
Research in this area is aimed at understanding the complex properties of biological and other systems, and at applying sophisticated analytic techniques to model phenomena from biological networks to weather patterns. Areas of interest to these scientists include systems theory, biological statistics and probability, population dynamics, and sensory processing.
Erich D. Jarvis, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Neurogenetics of Language
Research in this area is aimed at understanding the complex properties of biological and other systems, and at applying sophisticated analytic techniques to model phenomena from biological networks to weather patterns. Areas of interest to these scientists include systems theory, biological statistics and probability, population dynamics, and sensory processing.
Stanislas Leibler, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Living Matter
Research in this area is aimed at understanding the complex properties of biological and other systems, and at applying sophisticated analytic techniques to model phenomena from biological networks to weather patterns. Areas of interest to these scientists include systems theory, biological statistics and probability, population dynamics, and sensory processing.
Shixin Liu, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Nanoscale Biophysics and Biochemistry
Research in this area is aimed at understanding the complex properties of biological and other systems, and at applying sophisticated analytic techniques to model phenomena from biological networks to weather patterns. Areas of interest to these scientists include systems theory, biological statistics and probability, population dynamics, and sensory processing.
Jiankun Lyu, Ph.D.
Evnin Family Laboratory of Computational Molecular Discovery
Research in this area is aimed at understanding the complex properties of biological and other systems, and at applying sophisticated analytic techniques to model phenomena from biological networks to weather patterns. Areas of interest to these scientists include systems theory, biological statistics and probability, population dynamics, and sensory processing.
Marcelo O. Magnasco, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Integrative Neuroscience
Research in this area is aimed at understanding the complex properties of biological and other systems, and at applying sophisticated analytic techniques to model phenomena from biological networks to weather patterns. Areas of interest to these scientists include systems theory, biological statistics and probability, population dynamics, and sensory processing.
Gaby Maimon, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Integrative Brain Function
Research in this area is aimed at understanding the complex properties of biological and other systems, and at applying sophisticated analytic techniques to model phenomena from biological networks to weather patterns. Areas of interest to these scientists include systems theory, biological statistics and probability, population dynamics, and sensory processing.
Viviana I. Risca, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Genome Architecture and Dynamics
Research in this area is aimed at understanding the complex properties of biological and other systems, and at applying sophisticated analytic techniques to model phenomena from biological networks to weather patterns. Areas of interest to these scientists include systems theory, biological statistics and probability, population dynamics, and sensory processing.
Amy E. Shyer, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Morphogenesis
Research in this area is aimed at understanding the complex properties of biological and other systems, and at applying sophisticated analytic techniques to model phenomena from biological networks to weather patterns. Areas of interest to these scientists include systems theory, biological statistics and probability, population dynamics, and sensory processing.
Eric D. Siggia, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
Research in this area is aimed at understanding the complex properties of biological and other systems, and at applying sophisticated analytic techniques to model phenomena from biological networks to weather patterns. Areas of interest to these scientists include systems theory, biological statistics and probability, population dynamics, and sensory processing.
Sanford M. Simon, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Cellular Biophysics
Research in this area is aimed at understanding the complex properties of biological and other systems, and at applying sophisticated analytic techniques to model phenomena from biological networks to weather patterns. Areas of interest to these scientists include systems theory, biological statistics and probability, population dynamics, and sensory processing.
Alipasha Vaziri, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Neurotechnology and Biophysics
Research in this area is aimed at understanding the complex properties of biological and other systems, and at applying sophisticated analytic techniques to model phenomena from biological networks to weather patterns. Areas of interest to these scientists include systems theory, biological statistics and probability, population dynamics, and sensory processing.
Li Zhao, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics
Research in this area is aimed at understanding the complex properties of biological and other systems, and at applying sophisticated analytic techniques to model phenomena from biological networks to weather patterns. Areas of interest to these scientists include systems theory, biological statistics and probability, population dynamics, and sensory processing.
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How cells turn mechanical forces into biochemical signals
April 22, 2026
The findings, which have implications for cancer and other diseases, resulted from capturing the first snapshot of a mechanical signaling complex in action.
New clues to hepatitis B species restriction could help build a novel model for studying infection and testing therapies
April 22, 2026
The study overturns decades-long assumptions about why HBV fails to infect mouse liver cells, pointing towards a new disease model.
Getting an unprecedented view of the molecular machines of life
April 20, 2026
Shixin Liu is pioneering new ways of studying the tiny proteins that copy and transcribe genetic code.
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Duration and Dissemination of Tissue Inflammatory Memories
April 24, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
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April 27, 2026
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April 27, 2026
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In researching how pluripotent stems cells differentiate, how embryos develop, how tissues replenish themselves, and how organisms age, scientists are laying the groundwork for broad progress toward tomorrow’s medicines. Their work holds promise for the development of new disease models as well as innovative therapeutic interventions.
Stem Cells, Development, Regeneration, and Aging
In researching how pluripotent stems cells differentiate, how embryos develop, how tissues replenish themselves, and how organisms age, scientists are laying the groundwork for broad progress toward tomorrow’s medicines. Their work holds promise for the development of new disease models as well as innovative therapeutic interventions.
Ali H. Brivanlou, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Synthetic Embryology
In researching how pluripotent stems cells differentiate, how embryos develop, how tissues replenish themselves, and how organisms age, scientists are laying the groundwork for broad progress toward tomorrow’s medicines. Their work holds promise for the development of new disease models as well as innovative therapeutic interventions.
Junyue Cao, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Single-Cell Genomics and Population Dynamics
In researching how pluripotent stems cells differentiate, how embryos develop, how tissues replenish themselves, and how organisms age, scientists are laying the groundwork for broad progress toward tomorrow’s medicines. Their work holds promise for the development of new disease models as well as innovative therapeutic interventions.
Jean-Laurent Casanova, M.D., Ph.D.
St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases
In researching how pluripotent stems cells differentiate, how embryos develop, how tissues replenish themselves, and how organisms age, scientists are laying the groundwork for broad progress toward tomorrow’s medicines. Their work holds promise for the development of new disease models as well as innovative therapeutic interventions.
Paul Cohen, M.D., Ph.D.
Weslie R. and William H. Janeway Laboratory of Molecular Metabolism
In researching how pluripotent stems cells differentiate, how embryos develop, how tissues replenish themselves, and how organisms age, scientists are laying the groundwork for broad progress toward tomorrow’s medicines. Their work holds promise for the development of new disease models as well as innovative therapeutic interventions.
Titia de Lange, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Cell Biology and Genetics
In researching how pluripotent stems cells differentiate, how embryos develop, how tissues replenish themselves, and how organisms age, scientists are laying the groundwork for broad progress toward tomorrow’s medicines. Their work holds promise for the development of new disease models as well as innovative therapeutic interventions.
Elaine Fuchs, Ph.D.
Robin Chemers Neustein Laboratory of Mammalian Cell Biology and Development
In researching how pluripotent stems cells differentiate, how embryos develop, how tissues replenish themselves, and how organisms age, scientists are laying the groundwork for broad progress toward tomorrow’s medicines. Their work holds promise for the development of new disease models as well as innovative therapeutic interventions.
A. James Hudspeth, M.D., Ph.D. (1945-2025)
Laboratory of Sensory Neuroscience
In researching how pluripotent stems cells differentiate, how embryos develop, how tissues replenish themselves, and how organisms age, scientists are laying the groundwork for broad progress toward tomorrow’s medicines. Their work holds promise for the development of new disease models as well as innovative therapeutic interventions.
Charles M. Rice, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Virology and Infectious Disease
In researching how pluripotent stems cells differentiate, how embryos develop, how tissues replenish themselves, and how organisms age, scientists are laying the groundwork for broad progress toward tomorrow’s medicines. Their work holds promise for the development of new disease models as well as innovative therapeutic interventions.
Viviana I. Risca, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Genome Architecture and Dynamics
In researching how pluripotent stems cells differentiate, how embryos develop, how tissues replenish themselves, and how organisms age, scientists are laying the groundwork for broad progress toward tomorrow’s medicines. Their work holds promise for the development of new disease models as well as innovative therapeutic interventions.
Shai Shaham, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Developmental Genetics
In researching how pluripotent stems cells differentiate, how embryos develop, how tissues replenish themselves, and how organisms age, scientists are laying the groundwork for broad progress toward tomorrow’s medicines. Their work holds promise for the development of new disease models as well as innovative therapeutic interventions.
Amy E. Shyer, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Morphogenesis
In researching how pluripotent stems cells differentiate, how embryos develop, how tissues replenish themselves, and how organisms age, scientists are laying the groundwork for broad progress toward tomorrow’s medicines. Their work holds promise for the development of new disease models as well as innovative therapeutic interventions.
Eric D. Siggia, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
In researching how pluripotent stems cells differentiate, how embryos develop, how tissues replenish themselves, and how organisms age, scientists are laying the groundwork for broad progress toward tomorrow’s medicines. Their work holds promise for the development of new disease models as well as innovative therapeutic interventions.
Agata Smogorzewska, M.D., Ph.D.
Laboratory of Genome Maintenance
In researching how pluripotent stems cells differentiate, how embryos develop, how tissues replenish themselves, and how organisms age, scientists are laying the groundwork for broad progress toward tomorrow’s medicines. Their work holds promise for the development of new disease models as well as innovative therapeutic interventions.
Hermann Steller, Ph.D.
Strang Laboratory of Apoptosis and Cancer Biology
In researching how pluripotent stems cells differentiate, how embryos develop, how tissues replenish themselves, and how organisms age, scientists are laying the groundwork for broad progress toward tomorrow’s medicines. Their work holds promise for the development of new disease models as well as innovative therapeutic interventions.
Sidney Strickland, Ph.D.
Patricia and John Rosenwald Laboratory of Neurobiology and Genetics
In researching how pluripotent stems cells differentiate, how embryos develop, how tissues replenish themselves, and how organisms age, scientists are laying the groundwork for broad progress toward tomorrow’s medicines. Their work holds promise for the development of new disease models as well as innovative therapeutic interventions.
News
How cells turn mechanical forces into biochemical signals
April 22, 2026
The findings, which have implications for cancer and other diseases, resulted from capturing the first snapshot of a mechanical signaling complex in action.
New clues to hepatitis B species restriction could help build a novel model for studying infection and testing therapies
April 22, 2026
The study overturns decades-long assumptions about why HBV fails to infect mouse liver cells, pointing towards a new disease model.
Getting an unprecedented view of the molecular machines of life
April 20, 2026
Shixin Liu is pioneering new ways of studying the tiny proteins that copy and transcribe genetic code.
View all news
Upcoming Events
Duration and Dissemination of Tissue Inflammatory Memories
April 24, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
| CASPARY AUDITORIUM
Chromatin Crochet: Linker Histone Globally Shapes Chromatin Fibre Structure at the Mesoscale to Reinforce Transcriptional Repression
April 27, 2026
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
| CASPARY AUDITORIUM
Chemical Proteomic Approaches to Study and Modulate T cell Function
April 27, 2026
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
| AUDITORIUM, ROCKEFELLER RESEARCH LABORATORIES, MSKCC, 430 E. 67TH ST.
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