{"id":71,"date":"2017-11-02T12:55:04","date_gmt":"2017-11-02T12:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biology-dev.mit.edu\/?page_id=71"},"modified":"2018-11-09T03:27:25","modified_gmt":"2018-11-09T08:27:25","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/biology.mit.edu\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are a collaborative, inclusive, supportive, and focused community dedicated to research, teaching, and service. We explore a wide range of fundamental biological questions with a focus on molecular cell biology at all levels, from molecular structure to human disease.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"cta-btn\" href=\"\/faculty-and-research\/areas-of-research\/\" rel=\"no noopener opener\">Explore Research Areas<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Our 60+ <a href=\"https:\/\/biology.mit.edu\/faculty-and-research\/faculty\/\">world-renowned faculty<\/a> include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3 Nobel laureates <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4 recipients of the National Medal of Science<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15 Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigators<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30 members of the National Academy of Sciences<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"cta-btn\" href=\"\/about\/honors-and-awards\/\" rel=\"no noopener opener\">See Honors and Awards<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Our faculty train approximately:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">180 <a href=\"\/undergraduate\/\">undergraduate majors<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">200 <a href=\"\/graduate\/\">graduate students<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">200 <a href=\"\/postdoctoral\/\">postdoctoral researchers<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5499\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/About4.jpg\" alt=\"Professor and student at lab bench talking\" width=\"928\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biology.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/About4.jpg 700w, https:\/\/biology.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/About4-420x190.jpg 420w, https:\/\/biology.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/About4-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/biology.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/About4-414x187.jpg 414w, https:\/\/biology.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/About4-610x275.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 928px) 100vw, 928px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>Core Missions<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To explore and understand molecular cell biology at all levels, from cells to organisms and their interactions<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To train and mentor the next generation of scientists, with a strong commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To teach core literacy in modern biological sciences<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excellence, innovation, and leadership in modern biology<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"cta-btn\" href=\"\/about\/diversity\/\" rel=\"no noopener opener\">Read Our Diversity Statement<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"cta-btn\" href=\"\/outreach\/\" rel=\"no noopener opener\">View Outreach Program<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Core Values\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Commitment to teaching and innovation in education<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Service to the community at all levels<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Collaboration in research with other institutes and departments<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Camaraderie and Inclusiveness\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our commitment to interdisciplinary partnerships results in innovative approaches to both basic and applied research. Furthermore, many of our faculty are parts of interdisciplinary training programs (<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/csbi.mit.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Computational and Systems Biology<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/web.mit.edu\/microbiology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microbiology<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mcn.mit.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), and hold appointments in other MIT departments and <a href=\"\/faculty-and-research\/locations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">affiliated research institutes<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5476\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/About3.jpg\" alt=\"Professor and student pointing at scientific poster\" width=\"964\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biology.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/About3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/biology.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/About3-420x207.jpg 420w, https:\/\/biology.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/About3-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/biology.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/About3-768x378.jpg 768w, https:\/\/biology.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/About3-380x187.jpg 380w, https:\/\/biology.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/About3-581x286.jpg 581w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 964px) 100vw, 964px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are a collaborative, inclusive, supportive, and focused community dedicated to research, teaching, and service. 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