F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center

The F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center is fully committed to recruiting and supporting talented individuals and ensuring they all have a place in our research community.

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.

Read some of our stories.

Parsing Pain

Hacking Motivation

Detecting Alzheimer’s

Pruning Synapses

Brain Regeneration

Anatomy of Action