Exhibits

Welcome Cancer Psychiatric research Infectious disease Rare and common diseases Ask a Broadie & Be a Researcher

Welcome

To tackle human disease, we need to know its roots. We’re excited to share our work with you.

Cancer

Scientists are working to understand cancer’s vulnerabilities and find targets for new and better cancer drugs.

Psychiatric research

Broad Institute researchers and collaborators around the world have discovered several genetic risk factors for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder – and that’s only the beginning.

Infectious disease

Researchers at Broad Institute are working on better ways to diagnose and combat infections, including those that are resistant to antibiotics.

View of the Broad Discovery Center Rare & Common Disease Gallery: two maroon and white wedge-shaped exhibits. While common diseases involve many genetic variants, rare diseases stem from a single variant, affecting one in ten people, and CRISPR gene editing offers promising cures by correcting these disease-causing misspellings in the genetic code.

Rare and common diseases

Take a deeper look at how Broadies are tackling heart disease, diabetes, and rare diseases.

View of Broad Discovery Center Ask a Broadie digital experience where visitors can interact with Broad scientists.

Ask a Broadie & Be a Researcher

Ask a Broadie is a digital, interactive experience for visitors to meet scientists with the Broad Institute, learn about their work, and be inspired. Visitors can select from a list of questions to ask each scientist and see a video response.

Be a Researcher is an interactive, digital experience where visitors can help discover the biological mechanism of a disease and develop a new strategy for treatment.