Welcome to the Department of Systems Biology
About Us
Our Science:
Our department aims to identify the quantitative principles that govern complex interactions across all areas of biology and medicine. Our goal is to develop a conceptual and predictive understanding of the living world, to enable the design and control of biological systems and the advancement of human health and welfare.
Our Community:
Our community within Systems Biology reflects the rich diversity of the department and Boston in general. We come from all corners of the world and bring a variety of scientific backgrounds.
Latest News
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AI Driven Cell Therapy
Start up co founded by SB Faculty, Allon Klein, featured in recent Forbes Article about AI and its use in targeted therapies.
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Artificial Intelligence, Viruses, and Predictions
The Marks lab work on viral predictions and their creation of the AI tool “EVEscape” is featured explored in this month’s issue of Nature.
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Professor Johan Paulsson to Lead $104 million Federal Project on Antibiotic Resistance
Dr. Paulsson is spear-heading a multi-institute team to develop technology, to improve diagnosis, speed discovery of new antibiotics, and illuminate basic mechanisms of bacterial behavior.
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How a Heart Starts Beating
The Megason Lab’s groundbreaking work on zebrafish and heart cells is featured in this month’s issue of Nature.
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Professor Mike Springer Awarded Ledlie Prize
Dr. Springer was awarded the George Ledlie Prize by Harvard University for his tireless work to create streamlined Covid-19 testing for Harvard and MIT during the pandemic
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Professor Vamsi Mootha wins Lurie Prize
Dr. Mootha won the 2023 Lurie Prize in Biomedical Sciences from the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH).
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"How AI Can Help Predict Pancreatic Cancer"
Dr. Chris Sander was recently featured on CBSnews talking about AI and the potential it has to help with early cancer detection.
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Department 2023 Retreat
The Department met in Portsmouth NH May 31st-June 2nd for science, community, and fun!
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Professor Pam Silver elected to National Academy of Sciences!
Professor Pam Silver elected to National Academy of Sciences! We would like to congratulate Pam on this recognition, which follows an extraordinary career of innovative contributions to cell biology, cancer and synthetic biology.
Upcoming
Events
Theory Lunch: Pulin Li | Whitehead Institute, MIT
Title: How do cells message each other and how can we check their history of received messages?
Friday April 26th 2024
12:00pm
WAB 563
