Researchers at HHMI’s Janelia Research Campus wanted to understand where and how genes are expressed as RNA and proteins in the cell during development and how this organization controls developmental ...

This glacial blue, gold, and red tapestry is a cross section through the junction between the head and the abdomen of a zebrafish. Here we can see the muscles, veins, and surrounding tissue within the ...

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (GBMF) have selected 15 of the nation’s most innovative plant scientists to join a new initiative that boosts much ...

Read our goals for advancing diversity, equity, and inclusionexternal link, opens in a new tab in academic science and throughout our organization. And learn about the Center for the Advancement of ...

The radiating, kaleidoscopic pattern you see here was once the living glass skeleton – the cell wall – of a single-celled organism called a diatom. These organisms absorb silicon from their ...

Working with research universities to identify barriers to inclusion and build inclusive learning environments through a multi-institution learning community. A subset of the community receives $2.5 ...

Together, we’re unlocking the fundamentals of biology and building an open, inclusive future for science. Learn more about how we’re moving science forward. HHMI hires individuals from all backgrounds ...

Gilliam Fellows become part of a supportive community of scholars. During their tenure, they build bonds with peers at Gilliam annual meetings, increase their scientific knowledge, and gain important ...

Science We Support & Eligible Institutions Former Hanna Gray Fellows Choosing a Postdoc (ibiology)external link, opens in a new tab The program honors the contributions and service of Hanna Holborn ...

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute is dedicated to promoting knowledge and advancing human health through discovery research in the basic biomedical sciences. HHMI’s guiding principle is to support ...

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced today that Eric Betzig, a group leader at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Janelia Research Campus, Stefan Hell of the Max Planck Institute for ...

The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institutet announced this morning that the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Jack W. Szostak, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute ...