MIT World Speakers

Jon Kabat-Zinn PhD '71

Jon Kabat-Zinn's major research pursuits lie in the emerging field of mind/body medicine, with the focus on the clinical, social, and human performance effects of mindfulness meditation training in various populations. These include people with chronic pain, stress related disorders, and/or a wide range of chronic diseases with a particular focus on breast cancer; multi-ethnic and multi-racial inner city communities experiencing high psychosocial stress due to poverty and associated social conditions; and inmates and corrections personnel in the prison system.

Kabat-Zinn received a Ph.D. in molecular biology from MIT in 1971.