The Origins of Life
To advance our understanding of the processes that led to the emergence of life through collaborative, multidisciplinary research.
Collaboration Directors
John P. Grotzinger
Co-Director, Simons Collaboration on the Origins of Life
Dimitar Sasselov
Co-Director, Simons Collaboration on the Origins of Life
John Sutherland
Co-Director, Simons Collaboration on the Origins of Life
Jack Szostak
Co-Director, Simons Collaboration on the Origins of Life
Principal Investigators
Donna Blackmond
Principal Investigator, Simons Collaboration on the Origins of Life
Tanja Bosak
Principal Investigator, Simons Collaboration on the Origins of Life
Dieter Braun
Principal Investigator, Simons Collaboration on the Origins of Life
David Catling
Principal Investigator, Simons Collaboration on the Origins of Life
Irene Chen
Principal Investigator, Simons Collaboration on the Origins of Life
Jason Dworkin
Principal Investigator, Simons Collaboration on the Origins of Life
John Eiler
Principal Investigator, Simons Collaboration on the Origins of Life
Woodward Fischer
Principal Investigator, Simons Collaboration on the Origins of Life
Greg Fournier
Principal Investigator, Simons Collaboration on the Origins of Life
Wilhelm Huck
Principal Investigator, Simons Collaboration on the Origins of Life
Joel Hurowitz
Principal Investigator, Simons Collaboration on the Origins of Life
Gerald Joyce
Principal Investigator, Simons Collaboration on the Origins of Life
Ramanarayanan Krishnamurthy
Principal Investigator, Simons Collaboration on the Origins of Life
Sheref S. Mansy
Principal Investigator, Simons Collaboration on the Origins of Life
Karin Öberg
Principal Investigator, Simons Collaboration on the Origins of Life
Matthew Powner
Principal Investigator, Simons Collaboration on the Origins of Life
Didier Queloz
Principal Investigator, Simons Collaboration on the Origins of Life
Sarah T. Stewart
Principal Investigator, Simons Collaboration on the Origins of Life
Roger Summons
Principal Investigator, Simons Collaboration on the Origins of Life
Alexis Templeton
Principal Investigator, Simons Collaboration on the Origins of Life
George Whitesides
Principal Investigator, Simons Collaboration on the Origins of Life
