F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center

The F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center is fully committed to recruiting and supporting the full spectrum of our diverse population and ensuring that everybody has a place in our research community.
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Mouse embryo, motor neurons in green, muscles and vessels in yellow (colors modified from the original). Image generated by Elaine Nguyen and Mary Whitman, Engle Lab, Boston Children’s Hospital.
Innovation. Collaboration. Translation.

The F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center at Boston Children’s Hospital is the largest basic neuroscience research enterprise at a U.S. hospital. Our investigators apply a developmental approach to basic and translational neuroscience research. Our community of researchers, clinicians and patients collaborate to advance knowledge and develop cures for disorders and injuries of the nervous system.

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