Established | 1888 |
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Research type | Pure and applied research |
Field of research | Biology |
Director | Nipam Patel |
Address | 7 MBL Street |
Location | Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States 41°31′34.40″N 70°40′22.40″W / 41.5262222°N 70.6728889°W |
02543-1015 | |
Nickname | MBL |
Affiliations | University of Chicago |
Website | www |
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]