Scientific Focus Areas
Disciplines, Diseases, and Approaches
As an organization, our investigators are grouped into Institutes and Centers, but scientists in different Institutes often find themselves sharing research interests, goals, and techniques. As such, we have developed some recognized scientific strengths over time. We invite you to learn about our major areas of scientific inquiry by visiting each of the topic areas listed below.
In This Section
Biomedical Engineering and Biophysics
Cancer Biology
Cell Biology
Chemical Biology
Chromosome Biology
Clinical Research
Computational Biology
Developmental Biology
Epidemiology
Genetics and Genomics
Health Disparities
Immunology
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
Molecular Pharmacology
Neuroscience
RNA Biology
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Stem Cell Biology
Structural Biology
Systems Biology
Virology
This page was last updated on Tuesday, January 11, 2022