Dendritic cells are a key part of our immune system. They present antigens to other cells in the immune system, signaling the presence of a pathogen and conveying the ability to recognize it. T cells ...

This little mantis looks as if it might be posing for Instagram. However, with its wings extended like this, it is actually getting ready to defend itself. Learn more Get a closer view of the image ...

New research by HHMI scientists shows that the emotional memory of an experience is malleable. By manipulating neural circuits in the brain of mice, scientists have altered the emotional associations ...

2023 Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Ishmail Abdus-Saboor, PhD Columbia University Ishmail Abdus-Saboor is interested in the skin-brain axis for tactile sensations. He wants to understand how the brain ...

Content of the introductory science experience, which embodies inclusive learning. Learning Community Cluster 1 will implement three coordinated projects: faculty training in the core values of equity ...

Director of planning for Janelia Farm, Gerald M. Rubin, has been named its first director by HHMI’s Trustees. The Trustees of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute have elected Gerald M. Rubin as vice ...

Science We Support & Eligible Institutions Former Hanna Gray Fellows Choosing a Postdoc (ibiology)external link, opens in a new tab Excellence in science depends on the development of scientists from ...

Janelia scientists are learning how the brain switches between random and strategic modes. Many of the choices we make are informed by experiences we’ve had in the past. But occasionally we’re better ...

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 ...

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has selected 45 doctoral students and their advisers to advance diversity and inclusion in the sciences. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has selected 45 ...

Confetti mice are very useful in research because they allow scientists to track which cells produce which proteins based on their color under a fluorescent microscope. These mice are particularly ...

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 ...