Expertise

Collaborating across disciplines and with leading institutions around the world, our faculty and students are driving thinking and research forward to solve our most pressing challenges—in our communities and around the world.

We focus on select research areas in order to develop deep expertise that will make the biggest impact on global health, equity, food and nutrition, and sustainability.

45 +

Indisciplinary centers and institutes

3000

Faculty, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers

82

Invention disclosures (FY23)

$ 247 M

Total research expenditures (FY23)

Tufts is one of these incredible ecosystems that supports teams and creates new possibilities, which are critical factors for success in solving our world's biggest challenges.

Ann DeWitt General Partner, The Engine Ventures

World-Class Research at Work

Predicting Individual Responses to Food and Dietary Patterns

An $8.23 million NIH grant funds an innovative study at Tufts’ National Center for Precision Health, in support of longer, healthier lives

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A Robust New Vision for Civic Education

An expert in both democracy and youth development helped create a road map to improving civic education for U.S. students
Vaulting a Cellular Agriculture Hurdle

With cultivated fat, David Kaplan and his research team continue to advance toward the large-scale production of more flavorful cultured meat
Strengthening Capacity to Reduce Pandemic Risks

Tufts is leading a global consortium with African and Asian partners to control zoonotic diseases at their source
Setting the Regenerative Process in Motion

A new company emerges to advance the clinical applications of Michael Levin's team having regrown a functional, nearly complete frog leg