Beckman Institute

Fostering innovative research in the chemical and biological sciences

Beckman Institute

Fostering innovative research in the chemical and biological sciences

Our mission

To invent methods, instrumentation and materials that will open new avenues for fundamental research in the chemical and biological sciences, and to provide technological support for these efforts.

Blastocyst stage embryo with stem cells in white, trophectoderm in pink and purple - Magda Zernicka-Goetz
Rosette stage embryo.  Boundaries between the cells in cyan, nuclei in yellow, basal membrane in pink - Magda Zernicka-Goetz
Migratory chick neural crest cells - Riley Galton
Blastocyst stage embryo with stem cells in white, trophectoderm in pink and purple - Magda Zernicka-Goetz
Chick cranial neural crest explant with cells labeled with H2B-RFP to mark the nuclei, and GPI-eGFP to mark the cell membranes - Michael Piacentino
Stage hh12 chick embryo immunostained with neural crest markers - Riley Galton

Resource Centers

 Carrying out cutting-edge research in support of our mission to open new avenues for advancement in the chemical and biological sciences.

Facilities

Providing and operating instrumentation and methodologies that are essential to the chemical and biological sciences at Caltech.

Chick cranial neural crest explant with cells labeled with H2B-RFP to mark the nuclei, and GPI-eGFP to mark the cell membranes - Michael Piacentino

Updates

New Pilot Programs

Three new Pilot Projects have been approved to begin in fall 2023, adding to the two that began in fall 2022.  Please click on the Pilot Program tab in the menu at the top of this page for descriptions.

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Academic Job Market Bootcamp

ACADEMIC JOB MARKET BOOTCAMP Moderated by Dr. Ariane Helou (Scientific Writing Specialist, Beckman Institute) Applying for academic jobs is a high-stakes, high-stress and often bewildering process, but a little preparation and information can help it all go more smoothly. Beckman Institute is...

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Marianne Bronner Appointed As New Director of Beckman Institute

Marianne Bronner has been named the new director of the Beckman Institute. Bronner replaces Dennis Dougherty, who became the new division chair of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. Marianne is the Albert Billings Ruddock Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering. Her research has focused...

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