Research

Research at Tufts is about breaking down walls—between fields, between faculty and students, between what is and what could be. Innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration are the foundations of discovery at Tufts. Our world-class researchers push boundaries and ask questions that will take our knowledge to the next level.

New & Notable

Isoflavones in food associated with reduced mortality for women with some breast cancers

Consuming foods rich in isoflavones, found in soy, is associated with reduced mortality in women with hormone-receptor-negative breast cancer and women not treated with endocrine therapy

Exclusive Analysis: Youth turnout rate way up in 2018

Young people turned out at historic rate; youth vote choice overwhelmingly Democratic
Regeneration science takes a leap forward

A wearable bioreactor delivering treatment to a frog’s wound induced partial limb regeneration
Cocoa and Aging

A study finds that consuming a flavonoid in cocoa helped healthy mice delay skeletal muscle aging
Tufts scientists grow functioning human neural networks in 3D from stem cells

Neural models could improve understanding of neurodegenerative and other diseases, and facilitate discovery of treatments

Events

Nov 14
Friedman Speaker Series
Nov 28
The Friedman School Speaker Series
Dec 5
The Friedman School Speaker Series

Spotlights

Tisch College Community Research Center

Promotes collaborative research with community partners to redress issues of disparity, inequality and social injustice.
Kaplan Lab

Focuses on biopolymer engineering to understand structure-function relationships, with emphasis on studies related to self-assembly, biomaterials engineering, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
Center for the Humanities at Tufts (CHAT)

Established to promote innovative collaborations in the humanities and arts. Encourages conversation and debate that reach beyond the traditional borders of a given discipline.
Science and Engineering Complex (SEC)

Currently under construction, the new complex will be an integrated teaching and research center on the Medford/Somerville campus featuring state-of-the-art laboratories for undergraduate and graduate students.
Collaborative Learning and Innovation Complex (CLIC)

Helps meet the need for updated classrooms, large meeting rooms, teaching labs, research labs, and office space, and includes a café and informal learning spaces.