The Legacy of HHMI’s Board Chairs For more than four decades, HHMI’s board chairs have played a central role in guiding the Institute’s growth and impact. Their leadership and contributions have ...

Come explore the invisible world of biology through stunning visuals created by scientists and photographers from around the world.

This is an image of several pollen grains infected with parasitic fungi sitting on the stigma of a mallow flower. The larger grains are from the mallow (1) and the smaller grains are from an aster ...

This is the embryo of a veiled chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus) that’s been stained to visualize its developing skeleton. Its bones are red (1), the cartilage is blue (2), and some of its developing ...

This is a stained cross section through a human spinal cord under darkfield illumination. The darker portion toward the middle is gray matter – central nervous system cell bodies and unmyelinated ...

Actin proteins group together to form a network of thin filaments that spread throughout eukaryotic cells. These filaments are involved in giving the cell its structure, allowing the cell to move, and ...

This is the head and upper thorax of a thistle mantis (Blepharopsis mendica). You can see its characteristic striped eyes (1), its antennae (2), its large claw-like front legs (3), and the top section ...

Take a visual journey through some of the major concepts in biology. These pathways to discovery were created by educators to help users explore various biological concepts. We would like to extend a ...

This video presents a kaleidoscope of colors within brain tissue, each of which represents a different protein within the tissue. The video was created using an innovative microscopy technique called ...

Science only progresses as quickly as it is shared. That is why HHMI promotes open access and early sharing through preprints. At HHMI, we encourage open science practices through our policies, assess ...

Science Education & Media HHMI’s science education and media programs are expanding participation in science with compelling programs for students, educators, and the broader public. Through free ...

Careers with AI@HHMI We’re recruiting scientists for AI@HHMI, our new $500 million initiative to embed AI systems throughout every stage of the scientific process. We will hire AI scientists, AI ...