Report summary

The 2016-2026 picture for Harvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology is a 90-PI network with 71 internal PI collaborations. The main research signal is Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as the leading field (38% of slots across 62 PIs; 62 labels), Molecular Biology as the leading subfield (24% of slots across 52 PIs; 52 labels), and Retinal Development and Disorders as the leading topic (3% of slots across 7 PIs; 7 labels). This is a solid, readable collaboration map: group-level fit matters more than a single department-wide label. The leading PI names are Cassandra G. Extavour (29 weighted works; Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior). The clearest collaboration lines are Mitsuko Watabe‐Uchida and Naoshige Uchida (15 shared works, weight 7.8). The leading breakdown groups are group 1 with 10 PIs, 9 internal connections, weight 11.7, around Molecular Biology, Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, led by Rachelle Gaudet, Hopi E. Hoekstra, Andrew W. Murray; group 2 with 10 PIs, 9 internal connections, weight 17.4, around Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Structural Biology, led by Jeff W. Lichtman, Takao K. Hensch, Florian Engert.