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Walter Fontana is a Professor of Systems Biology at Harvard Medical School. His research focuses on understanding the general principles whereby cells process and integrate information to make decisions, particularly in the context of cell-fate decisions. His group develops modeling frameworks for understanding molecular networks to achieve plasticity in context-sensitive responses needed to process combinatorial signals. Walter's work also explores themes of plasticity and evolvability at both theoretical and experimental levels. He is recognized for pioneering ideas on the connections between environmental-induced phenotypic changes and mutational changes under constant environments, aiming to link present system dynamics with future system structure. His research interests include intracellular learning and memory, the processes of aging, and the interplay of plasticity and variability in living systems.
Harvard Medical School • Boston, MA
Leading research in systems biology, focusing on molecular networks and cell-fate decisions.
Administered by the Division of Medical Sciences (DMS). GRE is not required and will not be considered for BBS, Immunology, and Neuroscience.