Brandeis
University is at the forefront of research in many of the
most exciting areas of modern life sciences. Research programs
in over 50 laboratories investigate fundamental life processes
ranging from the structure and function of individual macromolecules
to the mechanisms that control the behavior of whole organisms.
About 125 graduate students, 100 postdoctoral fellows, and
numerous undergraduates explore outstanding questions in
areas as diverse as neuronal development and plasticity,
signal transduction, immunology, the molecular basis of
genetic recombination, and the three-dimensional structure
of macromolecular assemblies. Our researchers take advantage
of state-of-the-art approaches in molecular and cell biology,
biophysics, physiology, biochemistry, and neuroscience.
To discover the full breadth of research currently underway
in our laboratories, please follow the links below. They
list the research interests of faculty members connected
with the life sciences:
This
breadth of scientific interests combined with a very interactive
research community makes Brandeis an ideal place to acquire
rigorous training in modern biological research. The relatively
small size of the campus and an emphasis on collaborative
and interdisciplinary investigation provides an intellectually
stimulating and collegial research environment. Several
research centers
bring together research groups with overlapping interests,
further fostering the exchange of ideas and encouraging
collaborations.
Undergraduate students can expand their knowledge of the
life sciences through research opportunities such as those
described
for Biology undergraduates and the Undergraduate Research
Program (more information).
