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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.

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.

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.
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.

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.
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

New faculty member studies how to leverage microbial forces to combat climate change
Avi Flamholz joins Rockefeller to investigate how microbes process nutrients and how that understanding can help develop tools to better anticipate and mitigate the effects of climate change.
Winrich Freiwald wins 2025 Rosenstiel Award
Freiwald is honored for his groundbreaking work revealing biological mechanisms of facial recognition.
Newly discovered neurons change our understanding of how the brain handles hunger
A new cell type provides a missing piece of the neural network regulating appetite.

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.

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.
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

New faculty member studies how to leverage microbial forces to combat climate change
Avi Flamholz joins Rockefeller to investigate how microbes process nutrients and how that understanding can help develop tools to better anticipate and mitigate the effects of climate change.
Winrich Freiwald wins 2025 Rosenstiel Award
Freiwald is honored for his groundbreaking work revealing biological mechanisms of facial recognition.
Newly discovered neurons change our understanding of how the brain handles hunger
A new cell type provides a missing piece of the neural network regulating appetite.

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.

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.
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

New faculty member studies how to leverage microbial forces to combat climate change
Avi Flamholz joins Rockefeller to investigate how microbes process nutrients and how that understanding can help develop tools to better anticipate and mitigate the effects of climate change.
Winrich Freiwald wins 2025 Rosenstiel Award
Freiwald is honored for his groundbreaking work revealing biological mechanisms of facial recognition.
Newly discovered neurons change our understanding of how the brain handles hunger
A new cell type provides a missing piece of the neural network regulating appetite.

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.

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.
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

New faculty member studies how to leverage microbial forces to combat climate change
Avi Flamholz joins Rockefeller to investigate how microbes process nutrients and how that understanding can help develop tools to better anticipate and mitigate the effects of climate change.
Winrich Freiwald wins 2025 Rosenstiel Award
Freiwald is honored for his groundbreaking work revealing biological mechanisms of facial recognition.
Newly discovered neurons change our understanding of how the brain handles hunger
A new cell type provides a missing piece of the neural network regulating appetite.

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.

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.
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

New faculty member studies how to leverage microbial forces to combat climate change
Avi Flamholz joins Rockefeller to investigate how microbes process nutrients and how that understanding can help develop tools to better anticipate and mitigate the effects of climate change.
Winrich Freiwald wins 2025 Rosenstiel Award
Freiwald is honored for his groundbreaking work revealing biological mechanisms of facial recognition.
Newly discovered neurons change our understanding of how the brain handles hunger
A new cell type provides a missing piece of the neural network regulating appetite.

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.

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

New faculty member studies how to leverage microbial forces to combat climate change
Avi Flamholz joins Rockefeller to investigate how microbes process nutrients and how that understanding can help develop tools to better anticipate and mitigate the effects of climate change.
Winrich Freiwald wins 2025 Rosenstiel Award
Freiwald is honored for his groundbreaking work revealing biological mechanisms of facial recognition.
Newly discovered neurons change our understanding of how the brain handles hunger
A new cell type provides a missing piece of the neural network regulating appetite.

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.

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.

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.
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.

News

New faculty member studies how to leverage microbial forces to combat climate change
Avi Flamholz joins Rockefeller to investigate how microbes process nutrients and how that understanding can help develop tools to better anticipate and mitigate the effects of climate change.
Winrich Freiwald wins 2025 Rosenstiel Award
Freiwald is honored for his groundbreaking work revealing biological mechanisms of facial recognition.
Newly discovered neurons change our understanding of how the brain handles hunger
A new cell type provides a missing piece of the neural network regulating appetite.

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.

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.
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.
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.

News

New faculty member studies how to leverage microbial forces to combat climate change
Avi Flamholz joins Rockefeller to investigate how microbes process nutrients and how that understanding can help develop tools to better anticipate and mitigate the effects of climate change.
Winrich Freiwald wins 2025 Rosenstiel Award
Freiwald is honored for his groundbreaking work revealing biological mechanisms of facial recognition.
Newly discovered neurons change our understanding of how the brain handles hunger
A new cell type provides a missing piece of the neural network regulating appetite.

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.

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.
A. James Hudspeth, M.D., Ph.D.

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.

News

New faculty member studies how to leverage microbial forces to combat climate change
Avi Flamholz joins Rockefeller to investigate how microbes process nutrients and how that understanding can help develop tools to better anticipate and mitigate the effects of climate change.
Winrich Freiwald wins 2025 Rosenstiel Award
Freiwald is honored for his groundbreaking work revealing biological mechanisms of facial recognition.
Newly discovered neurons change our understanding of how the brain handles hunger
A new cell type provides a missing piece of the neural network regulating appetite.

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.

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.

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

New faculty member studies how to leverage microbial forces to combat climate change
Avi Flamholz joins Rockefeller to investigate how microbes process nutrients and how that understanding can help develop tools to better anticipate and mitigate the effects of climate change.
Winrich Freiwald wins 2025 Rosenstiel Award
Freiwald is honored for his groundbreaking work revealing biological mechanisms of facial recognition.
Newly discovered neurons change our understanding of how the brain handles hunger
A new cell type provides a missing piece of the neural network regulating appetite.