Biology & Biotechnology
The work of the Biology and Biotechnology Department at WPI goes far beyond the theoretical. Our faculty members and students are creative problem solvers who are passionate about using biological concepts in innovative, applicable ways. Ranging from cancer biology and infectious disease research to studies of brain plasticity and the health effects of environmental contaminants, student-driven research at WPI is making an impact.
Our state-of-the-art research facilities, housed at the Life Sciences and Bioengineering Center, support collaborations among students, faculty, and company researchers from across disciplines, enabling free exchanges of ideas that lead to important advances in healthcare, therapeutics, regenerative biology, the environment, and more.
JOIN OUR TEAM! NEW FACULTY SEARCH IN PROGRESS
Search in progress for Systems Biologist in the Dept. of Biology & Biotechnology. A successful candidate will complement the department’s strengths. They will contribute to WPI’s distinctive academic program, which has been recognized globally and nationally for
• Interdisciplinary, project-based education with the NAE’s Bernard M. Gordon prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education,
• Faculty who are ranked #1 by the Wall Street Journal in balancing teaching and research, and
• Progressive tenure and promotion policies that elevate teaching and provide multiple paths to promotion
Additionally, the 2021 COACHE Faculty Job Satisfaction Survey ranked WPI #1 among peers for faculty satisfaction with interdisciplinary work, mentoring, and collaboration.
Please apply (link here) by November 15th to be considered for the first round of zoom interviews.
Beating Cancer at Its Own Game
Assistant professor Amity Manning is leading a three-year research projected funded by the National Institutes of Health to explore the molecular mechanisms associated with the genetic mutations and chromosome instability observed in all cancer cells.
The goal is to turn the genetic tables against cancer by learning more about the molecular basis of cancer cells' uncontrolled growth.
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Congrats to the WPI Biology Grad student Elizabeth Diloreto for being selected to the Genetics Society of America Early Career Leadership Program. Liz is a graduate student working in the Srinivasan Lab on elucidating how neuropeptides govern innate behavior.
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Managing the Strain
Jennifer Headman ’01 uncovers the secret power of microbes, and how they just might save the world