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

Blind tadpoles learn visually after researchers graft eyes onto tails and treat them with neurotransmitter drugs

Strategy could provide roadmap for promoting innervation in regenerative medicine

Acting Now on Climate Change Is Our Best Shot at Tolerable Future

We must take action now even amid uncertainty, says a Tufts engineer, because the potential consequences of inaction are so severe
Bacteria Help Make Low-Calorie Sugar

Biomanufacturing can speed production of a low-glycemic sweetener—and may unlock its commercial potential, Tufts researchers say
Intended to help human & planetary health, EAT-Lancet diet too costly for 1.6 billion people

At an estimated $2.84 per day, the cost of diet for human and environmental health exceeds daily per capita income in many low-income countries
Unlocking Biological Materials for Better Therapies

Researchers at Tufts’ Laboratory for Living Devices link materials like silk and paper with technology, medicine, and diagnostics

Spotlights

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.
Tisch College Community Research Center

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