Research Categories

Welcome to the Research Categories pages. The Harvard University Office of Technology Development (OTD) has canvassed the research activities of its biological and engineering faculty and highlighted core research areas, termed Research Categories, which are being pursued in multiple laboratories. We hope that the partitioning of our wide scope of research activities into discrete core areas is helpful for searching and identifying research activities of interest. Research Categories include:

  1. Biological Mechanisms and Pathways

    The renowned and groundbreaking molecular and cellular biological studies at Harvard Medical School encompass diverse aspects of cell and viral ...

  2. Cancer

    Cancer remains a major cause of worldwide morbidity and mortality. Research into the underlying molecular and genetic basis of cancer has been ...

  3. Central Nervous System

    Understanding the workings of the CNS represents a new frontier in biological research. Researchers from several departments and institutes, ...

  4. Diagnostics

    The ability to diagnose disease at its earliest conception, offer prognostic ability, and assess the efficacy of therapeutic intervention by ...

  5. Disease Mechanisms

    Many HMS laboratories are exploring biological mechanisms of disease processes, applying sophisticated technologies to mechanistic and therapeutic ...

  6. Immunology

    HMS has a core expertise in immunobiology, with investigators in several departments studying regulation of immune cell function, trafficking, and ...

  7. Infectious Disease

    There are numerous laboratories at HMS interested in understanding how infectious agents such as viruses and bacteria can circumvent biological ...

  8. Metabolism; Metabolic Disease and Aging

    The studies at HMS in metabolic diseases and aging are highlighted by the provocative work on a class of proteins called sirtuins. This class of ...

  9. Research Tools and Instrumentation

    Advanced technologies are routinely used at HMS, and several faculty members are considered leading authorities on the use of these analytical ...

  10. Therapeutic Discovery Tools and Assays

    Innovative DNA sequencing procedures, high throughput screening assays for genetic studies and small molecule inhibitors, and computational ...

  11. Therapeutics

    The range of studies that address therapeutics is expansive, encompassing biologic and cell-based therapies, small molecules, and diagnostics. ...