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The Wyss Institute's founding faculty members are leaders in biologically inspired engineering. Our faculty hold appointments at Harvard University or one of its partner institutions.
Joanna Aizenberg, Ph.D. pursues a broad range of research interests that include biomineralization, biomimetics, self-assembly, bio-inspired materials synthesis, biomaterials, biomechanics and bio-optics. Learn more
George Church, Ph.D., focuses his research on new technologies for genomic and proteomic measurement, and synthesis and modeling of biomedical and ecological systems -- specifically, personal genomics and biofuels. Learn more
James C. Collins, Ph.D., is one of the founders of the field of Synthetic Biology, and a pioneering researcher in systems biology, stochastic resonance, biological dynamics and neurostimulation. Learn more
David A. Edwards, Ph.D., is a biomedical engineer actively involved in the translation of ideas from the university through novel medical technology and the writing, performing, and visual arts. Learn more
Ary Goldberger, M.D., who helped pioneer the introduction of nonlinear dynamics into basic physiology and bedside medicine, focuses on the loss of signal complexity that accompanies aging, frailty and a wide range of diseases. Learn more
Donald E. Ingber, M.D., Ph.D., has made major contributions to cell and tissue engineering, as well as angiogenesis and cancer research, systems biology, and nanobiotechnology. Learn more
Neel S. Joshi, Ph.D., works at the interface between synthetic chemistry, biology, and materials science, and is developing new methods for controlling the spatial and temporal arrangement of self-assembling systems. Learn more
L. Mahadevan, Ph.D., is interested in the spatial and temporal dynamics of how matter is organized, i.e. how it it is shaped and how it flows. Learn more
David J. Mooney, Ph.D., is driven by the research question: how do mammalian cells receive information from the materials in their environment? Learn more
Radhika Nagpal, Ph.D., focuses her research on developing programming paradigms for robust collective behavior: How do we create systems where many simple and unreliable agents cooperate to achieve complex and reliable global behavior? Learn more
Kevin Kit Parker, Ph.D., researches cardiac cell biology and tissue engineering, traumatic brain injury, and biological applications of micro- and nanotechnologies. Learn more
William Shih, Ph.D., explores Synthetic Biology approaches to the development of self-assembling DNA structures and devices with application to problems of biomedical interest. Learn more
Pamela Silver, Ph.D., currently researches the logical engineering of biology and the use of genomics, genetics, and cell-based screens in the study of diseases and drug action. Learn more
George Whitesides, Ph.D., is currently researching physical and organic chemistry, materials science, biophysics, complexity, surface science, microfluidics, self-assembly, micro- and nanotechnology, science for developing economies, origin of life, and cell-surface biochemistry. Learn more
Robert Wood, Ph.D., is currently developing biologically-inspired aerial and ambulatory microrobots, soft-bodied robots, and programmable matter. Learn more
Peng Yin, Ph.D. is interested in engineering programmable molecular systems inspired by biology, and his research focuses on engineering information-directed self-assembly of nucleic acid (DNA/RNA) structures and devices, and exploiting such systems to do useful molecular work. Learn more