MIT Department of Biology

MIT Department of Biology
Established	1871
Affiliations	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department Head	Amy Keating
Location	Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Website	biology.mit.edu

The MIT Department of Biology ("Course VII") is a center for research and teaching in the life sciences. Many members of the faculty hold joint appointments with other departments at MIT and with outside institutions.

Faculty members

As of 2020^[update] faculty members include:

Associate professors

Assistant professors

Professors with primary appointments in other departments

Professors emeriti

Department Heads

1889-1921 William T. Sedgwick
1921-1942 Samuel C. Prescott
1942-1955 Francis O. Schmitt
1957-1966 Irwin W. Sizer
1966-1977 Boris Magasanik
1977-1985 Gene M. Brown
1985-1989 Maurice Fox
1989-1991 Richard O. Hynes
1991-1999 Phillip Sharp
1999-2004 Robert T. Sauer
2004-2012 Chris Kaiser
2012-2014 Tania Baker
2014-2023 Alan Grossman
2023 Amy Keating

Alumni

Alumni of the department include:

Nobel laureates

The department can claim several winners of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine among its faculty and alumni. They are:

Former faculty

Former faculty include:

Other notable alumni

Other notable alumni include

Victor Ambros, Ph.D., 1979
Cornelia Bargmann, Ph.D., 1987
Kevin Eggan, Ph.D., 2002
Stephen J. Elledge, Ph.D., 1983
Andrew Fire, Ph.D., 1983
Leland H. Hartwell, Ph.D., 1964
Richard O. Hynes, Ph.D., 1971
Cynthia Kenyon, Ph.D., 1979
Michael Rosbash, Ph.D., 1970
Allan C. Spradling, Ph.D., 1975

References

↑ Orr-Weaver, T.; Jones, E. W. (2002). "The 2001 George W. Beadle Medal. Gerald R. Fink". Genetics. 160 (2): 371–372. doi:10.1093/genetics/160.2.371. PMC 1461974. PMID 11894820.
↑ MIT Office of the Provost, Nobel Prizes
↑ Amon, A. B. (2014). "Unanticipated success stories: An interview with Angelika Amon". Genetics. 198 (2): 425–6. doi:10.1534/genetics.114.169094. PMC 4196593. PMID 25316775.
↑ Steiner, Lisa; Ploegh, Hidde (2014). "Herman Eisen (1918–2014) Immunologist and educator who discovered fundamentals of antibody binding". Nature. 516 (7529): 38. doi:10.1038/516038a. PMID 25471875.
↑ Lindquist, S. L. (2011). "Qn As with Susan L. Lindquist. Interviewed by Prashant Nair". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108 (50): 19861. doi:10.1073/pnas.1118394108. PMC 3250120. PMID 22123945.
↑ Orr-Weaver, T. (2003). "The 2003 George W. Beadle Medal; Gerald M. Rubin and Allan C. Spradling". Genetics. 164 (4): 1248–1249. doi:10.1093/genetics/164.4.1248. PMC 1462668. PMID 15106662.

[1] Orr-Weaver, T.; Jones, E. W. (2002). "The 2001 George W. Beadle Medal. Gerald R. Fink". Genetics. 160 (2): 371–372. doi:10.1093/genetics/160.2.371. PMC 1461974. PMID 11894820.

[2] MIT Office of the Provost, Nobel Prizes

[3] Amon, A. B. (2014). "Unanticipated success stories: An interview with Angelika Amon". Genetics. 198 (2): 425–6. doi:10.1534/genetics.114.169094. PMC 4196593. PMID 25316775.

[4] Steiner, Lisa; Ploegh, Hidde (2014). "Herman Eisen (1918–2014) Immunologist and educator who discovered fundamentals of antibody binding". Nature. 516 (7529): 38. doi:10.1038/516038a. PMID 25471875.

[5] Lindquist, S. L. (2011). "Qn As with Susan L. Lindquist. Interviewed by Prashant Nair". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108 (50): 19861. doi:10.1073/pnas.1118394108. PMC 3250120. PMID 22123945.

[6] Orr-Weaver, T. (2003). "The 2003 George W. Beadle Medal; Gerald M. Rubin and Allan C. Spradling". Genetics. 164 (4): 1248–1249. doi:10.1093/genetics/164.4.1248. PMC 1462668. PMID 15106662.