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- Machine learning and the microscopeby Austin Chen | MIT News correspondent on 12. Juli 2024 at 4:00
PhD student Xinyi Zhang is developing computational tools for analyzing cells in the age of multimodal data.
- Creating the crossroadsby Lillian Eden | Department of Biology on 28. Juni 2024 at 19:00
Through academia and industry, Gevorg Grigoryan PhD ’07 says there is no right path — just the path that works for you.
- CHARMed collaboration creates a potent therapy candidate for fatal prion diseasesby Greta Friar | Whitehead Institute on 27. Juni 2024 at 16:00
A new gene-silencing tool shows promise as a future therapy against prion diseases and paves the way for new approaches to treating disease.
- What happens during the first moments of butterfly scale formationby Jennifer Chu | MIT News on 26. Juni 2024 at 15:00
New findings could help engineers design materials for light and heat management.
- Professor Emerita Mary-Lou Pardue, pioneering cellular and molecular biologist, dies at 90by Lillian Eden | Department of Biology on 21. Juni 2024 at 20:21
Known for her rigorous approach to science and her influential research, Pardue paved the way for women in science at MIT and beyond.
- New Ragon Institute building opens in the heart of Kendall Squareby Zach Winn | MIT News on 21. Juni 2024 at 13:30
The building will serve as a hub for research on the development of immunology-based treatments.
- Microscope system sharpens scientists’ view of neural circuit connectionsby David Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory on 18. Juni 2024 at 19:35
A newly described technology improves the clarity and speed of using two-photon microscopy to image synapses in the living brain.
- With programmable pixels, novel sensor improves imaging of neural activityby David Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory on 13. Juni 2024 at 20:00
New camera chip design allows for optimizing each pixel’s timing to maximize signal-to-noise ratio when tracking real-time visual indicator of neural voltage.
- Featured video: Researchers discuss queer visibility in academiaby Rachel Ornitz | LBGTQ+ Employee Resource Group on 13. Juni 2024 at 17:20
In “Scientific InQueery,” LGBTQ+ MIT faculty and graduate students describe finding community and living their authentic lives in the research enterprise.
- Scientists preserve DNA in an amber-like polymerby Anne Trafton | MIT News on 13. Juni 2024 at 4:00
With their “T-REX” method, DNA embedded in the polymer could be used for long-term storage of genomes or digital data such as photos and music.
- Symposium highlights scale of mental health crisis and novel methods of diagnosis and treatmentby Lauren Rebecca Thacker | MIT Open Learning on 12. Juni 2024 at 16:20
Co-hosted by the McGovern Institute, MIT Open Learning, and others, the symposium stressed emerging technologies in advancing understanding of mental health and neurological conditions.
- Catalyst Symposium helps lower “activation barriers” for rising biology researchersby Lillian Eden | Department of Biology on 10. Juni 2024 at 20:00
Second annual assembly, sponsored by the Department of Biology and Picower Institute, invited postdocs from across the country to meet with faculty, present their work to the MIT community, and build relationships.
- John Fucillo: Laying foundations for MIT’s Department of Biologyby Samantha Edelen | Department of Biology on 6. Juni 2024 at 20:00
The Building 68 manager’s leadership, innovation, and laid-back attitude have helped to build a strong culture of community.
- New technique reveals how gene transcription is coordinated in cellsby Anne Trafton | MIT News on 5. Juni 2024 at 15:00
By capturing short-lived RNA molecules, scientists can map relationships between genes and the regulatory elements that control them.
- QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2024-25by MIT News on 4. Juni 2024 at 20:00
Ranking at the top for the 13th year in a row, the Institute also places first in 11 subject areas.
- Ten with MIT connections win 2024 Hertz Foundation Fellowshipsby Elizabeth Durant | Office of the Vice Chancellor on 3. Juni 2024 at 20:00
The fellowships provide five years of funding to doctoral students in applied science, engineering, and mathematics who have “the extraordinary creativity and principled leadership necessary to tackle problems others can’t solve.”
- “Rosetta Stone” of cell signaling could expedite precision cancer medicineby Megan Scudellari | Koch Institute on 3. Juni 2024 at 18:50
An atlas of human protein kinases enables scientists to map cell signaling pathways with unprecedented speed and detail.
- Eleven from MIT awarded 2024 Fulbright fellowshipsby Julia Mongo | Office of Distinguished Fellowships on 20. Mai 2024 at 20:25
The Fulbright US Student Program funds research, study, and teaching opportunities abroad.
- The beauty of biologyby Lillian Eden | Department of Biology on 16. Mai 2024 at 20:45
Senior Hanjun Lee planned to pursue chemistry at MIT. A course in genetics changed that.
- Taking RNAi from interesting science to impactful new treatmentsby Zach Winn | MIT News on 13. Mai 2024 at 19:00
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, founded by MIT professors and former postdocs, has turned the promise of RNAi research into a new class of powerful therapies.
- QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 11 subjects for 2024by MIT News on 10. April 2024 at 14:00
The Institute also ranks second in five subject areas.
- Study: Movement disorder ALS and cognitive disorder FTLD show strong molecular overlapsby David Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory on 22. März 2024 at 20:00
Single-cell gene expression patterns in the brain, and evidence from follow-up experiments, reveal many shared cellular and molecular similarities that could be targeted for potential treatment.
- 3 Questions: Progress on updating MIT’s undergraduate curriculumby Office of the Vice Chancellor on 19. März 2024 at 18:20
Professors Adam Martin and Joel Volman explain the genesis, scope, and objectives of the recently launched Task Force on the MIT Undergraduate Academic Program.
- A protein found in human sweat may protect against Lyme diseaseby Anne Trafton | MIT News on 19. März 2024 at 10:00
Researchers also found that a variant of the protein is not as protective against the bacteria and increases susceptibility to the disease.
- Five MIT faculty members take on Cancer Grand Challengesby Bendta Schroeder | Koch Institute on 18. März 2024 at 14:15
Joining three teams backed by a total of $75 million, MIT researchers will tackle some of cancer’s toughest challenges.
- Scientists develop a rapid gene-editing screen to find effects of cancer mutationsby Anne Trafton | MIT News on 12. März 2024 at 10:00
With the new technique, MIT researchers hope to identify mutations that could be targeted with new cancer therapies.
- Exploring the cellular neighborhoodby Alison Biester | Department of Biology on 11. März 2024 at 20:50
Software allows scientists to model shapeshifting proteins in native cellular environments.
- New exhibits showcase trailblazing MIT womenby Brigham Fay | MIT Libraries on 6. März 2024 at 15:00
Materials from MIT’s Distinctive Collections reveal stories of women at the Institute.
- School of Science announces 2024 Infinite Expansion Awardsby School of Science on 4. März 2024 at 22:20
Nine postdocs and research scientists honored for contributions to the Institute.
- How early-stage cancer cells hide from the immune systemby Anne Trafton | MIT News on 28. Februar 2024 at 16:00
A new study finds precancerous colon cells turn on a gene called SOX17, which helps them evade detection and develop into more advanced tumors.
- What can super-healing species teach us about regeneration?by Lillian Eden | Department of Biology on 21. Februar 2024 at 20:50
Albert Almada PhD ’13 studies the mechanics of how stem cells rebuild tissues. “Digging deep into the science is what MIT taught me,” he says.
- Blood cell family trees trace how production changes with agingby Greta Friar | Whitehead Institute on 31. Januar 2024 at 20:10
Jonathan Weissman and collaborators developed a tool to reconstruct human cell family trees, revealing how blood cell production changes in old age.
- Simons Center’s collaborative approach propels autism research, at MIT and beyondby David Orenstein | Simons Center for the Social Brain on 30. Januar 2024 at 21:35
Team-based targeted projects, multi-mentor fellowships ensure that scientists studying social cognition, behavior, and autism integrate multiple perspectives and approaches to pressing questions.
- Nancy Hopkins awarded the National Academy of Sciences Public Welfare Medalby Bendta Schroeder | Koch Institute on 30. Januar 2024 at 21:25
The MIT professor emerita and pioneering molecular biologist is being honored for her advocacy for women in science.
- Creating new skills and new connections with MIT’s Quantitative Methods Workshopby David Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory on 30. Januar 2024 at 20:45
More than 80 students and faculty from a dozen collaborating institutions became immersed at the intersection of computation and life sciences and forged new ties to MIT and each other.
- Capsid of HIV-1 behaves like cell’s cargo receptor to enter the nucleusby Lillian Eden | Department of Biology on 24. Januar 2024 at 18:45
Biologists demonstrate that HIV-1 capsid acts like a Trojan horse to pass viral cargo across the nuclear pore.
- Three honored with 2023 School of Science teaching prizesby School of Science on 10. Januar 2024 at 20:55
Roger Levy, Pulin Li, and David McGee were nominated by peers and students for their exceptional instruction.
- Juana De La O: Food for thoughtby Lillian Eden | Department of Biology on 10. Januar 2024 at 20:00
This biology graduate student is building connections through her thesis work in mouse development and her passion for cooking and baking.
- Noninvasive technique reveals how cells’ gene expression changes over timeby Anne Trafton | MIT News on 10. Januar 2024 at 10:00
MIT researchers can now track a cell’s RNA expression to investigate long-term processes like cancer progression or embryonic development.
- MIT community members elected to the National Academy of Inventors for 2023by Bendta Schroeder | Koch Institute on 3. Januar 2024 at 20:30
MIT Koch Institute researchers Daniel Anderson and Ana Jaklenec, plus 11 MIT alumni, are honored for inventions that have made a tangible impact on society.
- MIT Generative AI Week fosters dialogue across disciplinesby Mary Beth Gallagher | School of Engineering on 11. Dezember 2023 at 21:25
During the last week of November, MIT hosted symposia and events aimed at examining the implications and possibilities of generative AI.