Do your best science here.
We’re always glad to hear from curious, rigorous scientists who want to understand why we age. You don’t need a background in aging or metabolism. We welcome people from across the life sciences and beyond, because different perspectives make for better science.
Postdoctoral fellows
Send Will a message with a link to your CV, a short note on the questions that excite you, and the names of three references. Our postdocs have won K99/R00, F32, Moore Foundation and Swedish Research Council fellowships, and we’ll help you apply. We welcome people from metabolism, cell biology, neuroscience, genetics and computational backgrounds.
Get in touch →Rotations & PhD
We take rotation students from Harvard PhD programs, including Biological Sciences in Public Health (BPH) and Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS). Get in touch to talk about projects.
Ask about a rotation →Research staff & undergrads
For research assistant roles, or summer and term-time projects for undergraduate and post-baccalaureate researchers, please get in touch.
Get in touch →What it’s like here
A lab is its people. These are the things we care about.
Rigor first
We would rather be right than first. Clear questions, careful controls and honest data are the basis of everything we do.
Big questions, shared tools
We aim at fundamental problems in aging and build tools and resources that the whole community can use.
Mentorship you can see
The lab runs on a written mentoring compact and lab manual, structured one-on-ones, an annual anonymous lab-climate survey that we discuss together, and a yearly “State of the Lab.” 22 trainees have gone on to faculty, industry and postdoctoral positions.
Everyone belongs
Science is better when it includes people from every background. We work to make the lab a place where everyone can do their best work.
Say hello.
Building 1, Room 509, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
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