The Legacy of HHMI’s Board Chairs For more than four decades, HHMI’s board chairs have played a central role in guiding the Institute’s growth and impact. Their leadership and contributions have ...

Come explore the invisible world of biology through stunning visuals created by scientists and photographers from around the world.

What am I looking at? This is an electron microscopy image of a mouse neural stem cell transforming into a neuron. The large blue half-dome in the center is the neuron cell body (1). The green ...

Fun fact: The hexagon is the most common shape in nature. The hexagons in this image are in the eye of a dragonfly. Each hexagonal rod, called an ommatidium, contains major structures that have ...

Imagine going to the dentist with this set of teeth! These are teeth located on a snail’s “tongue,” or radula, also called a rasper, which is constantly licking the ground to scrape up and transport ...

The story of the cell cycle is often told only through the perspective of the chromosomes as they replicate and then divide. This resource beautifully illustrates the role of the cytoskeleton in that ...

Take a visual journey through some of the major concepts in biology. These pathways to discovery were created by educators to help users explore various biological concepts. We would like to extend a ...

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View the profile of Irma Fernandez, Gilliam Fellow at HHMI from Cornell University.

Science only progresses as quickly as it is shared. That is why HHMI promotes open access and early sharing through preprints. At HHMI, we encourage open science practices through our policies, assess ...

Science Education & Media HHMI’s science education and media programs are expanding participation in science with compelling programs for students, educators, and the broader public. Through free ...

Careers with AI@HHMI We’re recruiting scientists for AI@HHMI, our new $500 million initiative to embed AI systems throughout every stage of the scientific process. We will hire AI scientists, AI ...