School of Arts and Sciences
Department of Biology

Labs

Browse our laboratory websites to learn more about groundbreaking research conducted by Tufts' Department of Biology faculty members, post-docs, research assistants, and students.

Crone Lab: Fieldwork

The Crone Lab

Principal Investigator: Elizabeth Crone
Location: Science & Engineering Complex, 3rd floor

Butterfly flying with DNA images in background

The Dopman Lab

Principal Investigator: Erik Dopman
Location: 200 Boston Ave., Suite 4700

Graphic for Hengel Lab

The Hengel Lab

Principal Investigator: Sarah Hengel (joining September 2023)

Location: TBD

Songbird

The Kao Lab

Principal Investigator: Mimi Kao
Location: 200 Boston Ave., Suite 2101

cells of human skin tissue

The Kaplan Lab

Principal Investigator: David Kaplan
Location: Science & Technology Center, Room 251

artist rendering of scientists at work

The Levin Lab

Principal Investigator: Michael Levin
Location: 200 Boston Ave., Suite 4600

firefly

The Lewis Lab

Principal Investigator: Sara Lewis
Location: Science & Engineering Complex, 3rd floor

Flies

The McVey Lab

Principal Investigator: Mitch McVey
Location: 200 Boston Ave., Suite 4700

DNA analysis

The Mirkin Lab

Principal Investigator: Sergei M. Mirkin
Location: 200 Boston Ave., Suite 4700

Water and plants

The Orians Lab

Principal Investigator: Colin Orians
Location: Science & Engineering Complex, 3rd floor

hermit crab

The Pechenik Lab

Principal Investigator: Jan A. Pechenik
Location: Science & Engineering Complex, 2nd floor

Hawaiian Moorhen

The Reed Lab

Principal Investigator: Michael Reed
Location: Robinson Hall, Room 359

Iguana on a rock

The Romero Lab

Principal Investigator: Michael Romero
Location: Science & Engineering Complex, 2nd floor

Robotic manduca

Soft Materials Robotics

Principal Investigators: Barry Trimmer, David Kaplan, Michael Levin, Eric Tytell
Location: 200 Boston Ave., Suite 2600

Bees in a nest

The Starks Lab

Principal Investigator: Philip Starks
Location: Science & Engineering Complex, 3rd floor

bluegill fish

The Tytell Lab

Principal Investigator: Eric Tytell
Location: 200 Boston Ave., Suite 4800

Lake in California

The Uricchio Lab

Principal Investigator: Lawrence Uricchio
Location: Science & Engineering Complex, 2nd floor

vegetables in jars

The Wolfe Lab

Principal Investigator: Benjamin Wolfe
Location: 200 Boston Ave.