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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * TEPPER ROBERT I   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol bluebird bio, Inc. [BLUE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THIRD ROCK VENTURES, LLC, 29 NEWBURY STREET, 3RD FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/16/2013 (Street) BOSTON, MA 02116 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 12/16/2013   J(1)   1,420,274 D $ 0 3,313,974 I See footnote (2) Common Stock 12/16/2013   J(3)   104,271 A $ 0 104,271 I See footnote (4) Common Stock 12/16/2013   J(5)   104,271 D $ 0 0 I See footnote (4) Common Stock 12/16/2013   J(6)   15,089 A $ 0 15,089 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
TEPPER ROBERT I C/O THIRD ROCK VENTURES, LLC 29 NEWBURY STREET, 3RD FLOOR BOSTON, MA 02116	X	X

Signatures

/s/ Robert I. Tepper, M.D.		12/18/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Distribution of shares in kind by Third Rock Ventures, L.P. ("TRV") on a pro rata basis to its partners.
(2)	The shares are directly held by TRV. The general partner of TRV is Third Rock Ventures GP, L.P. ("TRV GP"). The general partner of TRV GP is TRV GP, LLC ("TRV GP LLC") and the Reporting Person is a Manager of TRV GP LLC, as such, each of TRV GP and TRV GP LLC and the Reporting Person exercises shared voting and investment power over the shares held of record by TRV. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any.
(3)	TRV GP received shares distributed in kind by TRV on a pro rata basis to its partners.
(4)	The shares are directly held by TRV GP. As such, each of TRV GP LLC and the Reporting Person exercises shared voting and investment power over the shares held of record by TRV GP. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any.
(5)	Distribution of shares in kind by TRV GP on a pro rata basis to its partners.
(6)	The Reporting Person received shares distributed in kind by TRV GP on a pro rata basis to its partners.

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