Anne Carpenter
Irwin Tessman Professor
60% Biological Sciences, 40% Computer Science
Courtesy Appointment, Electrical and Computer Engineering
60% Biological Sciences, 40% Computer Science
Courtesy Appointment, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Areas
- Cell & Molecular Biology
- Genomics, Multiomics and AI
- Structural and Computational Biology and Biophysics
The Carpenter—Shen lab (co-led by Runxi Shen) develops algorithms and applications for large-scale experiments involving images and -omics data. Carpenter’s open-source CellProfiler software is used by thousands of biologists worldwide and her Cell Painting assay has been adopted throughout the pharma industry to accelerate drug discovery. She leads industry-wide consortia such as JUMP-Cell Painting, OASIS, and VISTA to translate her research to practice and impact biomedical research.
Education and Past Positions
- Institute Scientist, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT (2007-2026)
- Postdoc, Whitehead Institute of MIT (2003-2006)
- PhD Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (1997-2003)
Awards and Honors
- STAT News STATus List: 50 influential people shaping the future of health and life sciences
- Top-100 AI Leaders in Drug Discovery & Healthcare by Deep Knowledge Analytics
- Grand Prize, MIT-Royalty Pharma Faculty Founder competition ($250,000)
- Cell journal “50 Scientists that Inspire” list
- Honorary Fellow, Royal Microscopical Society (RMS; fewer than 60 living fellows at the time); Fellow of AIMBE, SLAS, Massachusetts Academy of Sciences
Other Activities
- Scientific Advisory Board: Recursion ($RXRX), Quiver, SyzOnc (co-founder)