Marine Biological Laboratory
Lillie Laboratory | |
| Established | 1888 |
|---|---|
| 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. 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. 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. 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.