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RESIDENT RESEARCH
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RESEARCH SERVICES

resident research
The MBL hosts year-round research programs in cellular, developmental, and reproductive biology; molecular biology and evolution; neurobiology and sensory physiology; ecology; global infectious diseases; and marine biotechnology and aquaculture.
visiting research
For more than a century, hundreds of distinguished scientists from around the world have been gathering to do research at the Marine Biological Laboratory during the summer months.


research resources
  MBLWHOI Library
The Library maintains one of the world's largest collections of biomedical, oceanographic, and marine biological literature.
  Biological Bulletin
The Bulletin, a general biological journal, has been published by the MBL since 1897.
 
  Marine Organisms
Biologists value marine organisms because they serve as excellent models for understanding all living systems.
  Meetings, Seminars, Events
The MBL offers public lecture series and seminars throughout the year.
 
  Research/Admin. Services
The MBL offers resident and visiting scientists with a variety of research services.
  Publications, Databases
Journals published at MBL, LabNotes, Collecting Net, Articles, Marine Models Publications.
 

featuredAn MBL study shows that a cancer drug may have a future in Alzheimer's treatment, and the marine snail Hermissenda played a key role in the discovery.
support
The MBL raises funds annually to support the research efforts of a group of scientists from around the world. Learn more about the many ways to support the MBL.