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Prof. H Robert Horvitz

David H Koch Professor of Biology
Member, McGovern Institute
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Investigator

Primary DLC

Department of Biology

MIT Room: 68-425A
(617) 253-4671
https://mcgovern.mit.edu/profile/h-robert-horvitz/

Areas of Interest and Expertise

Stem Cells
Cancer
Genetics
Molecular, Developmental, and Behavioral Genetics of the Soil Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans
Cell Lineage, Cell Signaling, Cell Migration, and Cell Death in Nematode Development
Neurodegeneration in the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans and in Human Disease
Neurobiology
Molecular Medicine and Human Disease
Biological Oceanography
Developmental Biology
Cellular and Genetic Neuroscience

Research Summary

Professor Horvitz studies molecular, developmental and behavioral genetics of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans and the use of genetics, molecular biology, cell biology, biochemistry and electrophysiology to analyze C. elegans development and behavior. Research also includes human molecular genetics, with a focus on the neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Recent Work

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