news / 10.19.20

In 2017, Eric Lander asked Broad’s Human Resources department to assess how well Broad is living up to its commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Our first report focused on experiences of women at Broad. To write the report, we began by gathering and analyzing institutional data as a basis for...

news / 11.20.19

This pair of scissors is one of four that was used to cut the ribbon of the Broad’s new building at what was then 7 Cambridge Center (now 415 Main Street) on May 7, 2006. It was the first event I planned as the institute’s Event Coordinator, and at the time nearly all 500 Broadies could fit in this...

news / 10.07.19

Computational and systems biologist Brian Cleary took on a new role as a Broad Fellow in the summer of 2019.

As a Broad Fellow, Brian is developing new, highly efficient experimental methods, paired with computational approaches, to measure and perturb genes. He plans to apply these methods to...

news / 07.01.19

Happy birthday!

Fifteen years ago today, we launched a scientific experiment: the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.

The experiment has worked better than anyone could possibly have imagined.

It’s given rise to an amazing and inspiring scientific community—working every day to transform the...

news / 01.25.18

On Monday, April 23, the Broad welcomed children between the ages of 6 and 13 for the first-ever Take Your Little Broadie to Work Day, a day of fun activities designed to expose kids to the Broad’s work and culture, engage their scientific imaginations, and spark their interest in STEM careers. This...