#WhyIScience

The Broad Institute connects approximately 4,000 scientists and other professionals. #WhyIScience invites members of the Broad community to share what motivates them to support the institute’s mission – to accelerate the pace at which the world conquers disease.

Meet some of our amazing researchers and staff in these #WhyIScience profiles:

talks about the benefits and challenges of a career analyzing large and diverse datasets

Julian Avila-Pacheco

talks about his staff scientist career path and how he has tackled imposter syndrome as a minority scientist

Katie Geiger-Schuller

connects molecular insights with disease physiology to improve human health

helps design software to solve biomedical research problems

Tommaso Biancalani

uses artificial intelligence to build 3D models of organs

brings teams together to hunt for cancer cells’ weak spots

solves the structures of proteins and supports the development of better therapeutics

Andrew Cherniack

mines tumor data for clues

uses computer science to bridge genetics and therapeutics

Rocky Stroud II

helps lead the largest psychiatric genetics study in Africa

combats cardiovascular disease on multiple fronts

Samantha Baxter

helps bridge the gap between genomic researchers and the patient experience

is Broad Genomics' resource concierge

Pradeep Natarajan

uncovers the genetic secrets of heart disease

helps scientists tell their stories

writes code that gives scientific research a boost

helps keep viruses under surveillance

puts genetic alterations on the map

cuts across disciplines as a computational chemist

Christina Cuomo

leads genomic research on the fungal kingdom

shows that, in biomedicine, a picture can be worth a million data points

transitions from student-athlete to career scientist

targets cancer drug resistance

Adrianne Gladden-Young

hopes to make a difference in the fight against infectious disease

uses math to explore the interplay between DNA, the immune system, and disease

shapes genomic research with collaborative approach

studies a neglected kidney disease

seeks diversity to better understand human genetics

researches drug resistance in malaria

Elinor Karlsson

draws disease insights from dog descent

News at the broad

News / 10.17.19

Imaging combined with genetic screening of cells enhances genomic discoveries

News / 11.12.19

Curbing inflammation could reduce heart disease risk linked to blood disorder

News / 09.30.19

Illumina and Broad Institute announce agreement to co-develop genomic secondary analysis tools

News / 10.8.19

Large study reveals PTSD has a strong genetic component like other psychiatric disorders