Marine Biological Laboratory

Marine Biological Laboratory
Lillie Laboratory
Established1888 (1888)
Research typePure and applied research
Field of research
Biology
DirectorNipam Patel
Address7 MBL Street
LocationWoods Hole, Massachusetts, United States
41°31′34.40″N 70°40′22.40″W / 41.5262222°N 70.6728889°W / 41.5262222; -70.6728889
02543-1015
NicknameMBL
AffiliationsUniversity of Chicago
Websitewww.mbl.edu

The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) is an international center for research and education in biological and environmental science.[1] Founded in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, in 1888, the MBL is a private, nonprofit institution that was independent for most of its history, but became officially affiliated with the University of Chicago on July 1, 2013.[1][2] It also collaborates with numerous other institutions.

As of 2024, 63 Nobel Prize winners have been affiliated with MBL as students, faculty members or researchers.[1][3] In addition, since 1960, there have been 137 Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigators, early career scientists, international researchers, and professors; 319 members of the National Academy of Sciences; and 260 Members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences who have been affiliated with the lab.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d "About the MBL". mbl.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  2. ^ "Affiliation with University of Chicago". Affiliation with University of Chicago. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  3. ^ "Nobel Laureates Affiliated with the MBL". mbl.edu. Retrieved 2019-07-07.

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