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The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) advances the discovery and sharing of scientific knowledge to benefit us all. Founded in 1953, HHMI is a biomedical research organization and philanthropy with a vibrant community of researchers, educators, students, and professionals.

Scientific Research. HHMI is known for our “people, not projects” philosophy: We give scientists generous, flexible research support for long periods of time, so they can pursue bold ideas and take their science wherever discoveries lead.

HHMI recognizes the transition to open science is a global endeavor that requires the actions of many organizations and individuals. For this reason, HHMI partners with several initiatives that are focused on cultivating culture change to improve scholarly communication and strengthen the reward and recognition system.

Learn more about the scientific disciplines HHMI's scientific research programs support, as well as hundreds of eligible institutions.

The Inclusive Excellence learning community — currently comprising 191 colleges and universities — designs, implements, and evaluates ideas aimed at increasing institutional capacity for inclusion of students from all backgrounds. Learn more about Inclusive Excellence 3. …

Heard, Director General of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, will join HHMI’s Board of Trustees. The program provides up to $1.5 million in support for early career scientists across up to eight years, spanning postdoctoral training through the transition to starting a lab as faculty.

HHMI Professors are reforming the way undergraduate science is taught and how new scientists are developed at research universities through innovative teaching that demonstrates the rigor and value of scientific research, new education and training resources, expansion and enhancement of research opportunities for undergraduates, and novel mentoring programs to support students.

HHMI is committed to equal opportunity in employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition), gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military or veteran status, physical or …

Oct 29, 2024 · HHMI Investigator Cassandra Extavour spoke with Quanta Magazine about her journey to become the first Black woman to receive tenure in the biological sciences at Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences. STAT highlighted how HHMI Investigator and Rockefeller University neuroscientist Erich Jarvis is studying vocal learning in birds to help us better understand our own brains.