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Much Decorated

Four Carnegie experts in heredity, genetics, and molecular biology have been recognized with the Nobel Prize since 1933.

Defining New Fields For Generations

For more than 100 years, Carnegie researchers played a fundamental role in advancing the fields of genetics and developmental biology.

They elucidated the path of human embryonic development, revealed crucial aspects of genetics and heredity, and shaped the fields of cellular and molecular biology.

Today, researchers are capable of linking genomic information not just to the synthesis of molecules that comprise our physiological functions—knowledge Carnegie scientists were crucial to elucidating over the last half-century—but also extending these investigations to the interactions between species that shape both human health and ecosystem resilience.

Carnegie biologists are uniquely positioned to drive discovery on the greatest challenges facing humanity. Carnegie experts are revealing both the microbial interactions that shape human health and longevity and the cellular and molecular mechanisms that underpin symbiotic relationships key to coral resilience and sustainable agriculture.


Forever Pushing the Bounds of Discovery

Explore our Genetics and Development Biology research areas:

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Biodiversity & Climate

We investigate how individual species respond to stressful conditions and explore how we can build community resilience.

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Developmental Biology

We elucidate the cellular and molecular processes that underpin a variety of health-related concerns.

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Genomics & Computing

We harness powerful new technologies and computational advances to uncover the complexity and interconnectedness of living communities on a rapidly changing planet.

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Nested Ecosystems

Recognizing that plants and animals rely on lifelong, co-evolved relationships with the microbial world, we explore interactions between microbial communities across a range of environments.

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Model Systems

We develop model organisms to gain a deeper understanding of the biological mechanisms that govern life as we know it.

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Symbiosis

We uncover the molecular mechanisms underpinning a variety of symbiotic relationships.

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