MD/PhD student Sayo Eweje seeks to develop new technologies for delivering RNA and protein therapies directly to the body’s cells.

Professor Ellen Roche is creating the next generation of medical devices to help repair hearts, lungs, and other tissues.

MIT students who participated in the pilot program developed tools to rapidly screen for novel biosynthetic capabilities.

Bioengineer and artist David Kastner seeks to unlock the secrets of catalysis and improve science communication through eye-catching visuals.

Custom plates display expressions of scholarship, creativity, and MIT pride among Institute affiliates.

The IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge helps students hone their entrepreneurship skills to create viable ventures for public good.

A chip the size of a pack of cards uses fewer resources and a smaller footprint than existing automated manufacturing platforms and could lead to more affordable cell therapy manufacturing.

By designing new tools that can analyze huge libraries of immune cells and their targets, Michael Birnbaum hopes to generate better T cell therapies for cancer and other diseases.

New findings could help engineers design materials for light and heat management.

The award recognizes his contributions as director of MIT Lincoln Laboratory and as vice chair and chair of the Defense Science Board.

A newly described technology improves the clarity and speed of using two-photon microscopy to image synapses in the living brain.

Graduate engineering program is No. 1 in the nation; MIT Sloan is No. 5.

In “Scientific InQueery,” LGBTQ+ MIT faculty and graduate students describe finding community and living their authentic lives in the research enterprise.

MIT scientists honored in each of the three Kavli Prize categories: neuroscience, nanoscience, and astrophysics, respectively.

Twelve finalists participated in initiative and 2023-24 MIT-Royalty Pharma Prize Competition, designed to support female biotech pioneers.

An atlas of human protein kinases enables scientists to map cell signaling pathways with unprecedented speed and detail.

SMART researchers find a cellular process called transfer ribonucleic acid (tRNA) modification influences the malaria parasite’s ability to develop resistance.

Fifteen new faculty members join six of the school’s academic departments.

Propelled by MIT mentors and colleagues, two Kavanaugh Fellows will spend a year getting their innovative technologies ready for the market.

Faculty and researchers across MIT’s School of Engineering receive many awards in recognition of their scholarship, service, and overall excellence.

The Fulbright US Student Program funds research, study, and teaching opportunities abroad.

The new technique could enable detailed studies of how brain cells develop and communicate with each other.

Ashutosh Kumar, a materials science and engineering PhD student and MathWorks Fellow, applies his eclectic skills to studying the relationship between bacteria and cancer.

In a study of cells from nearly 400 ALS patients, researchers identified genomic regions with chemical modifications linked to disease progression.

Fellowship funds graduate studies for outstanding immigrants and children of immigrants.

Engelward, Oliver, Rothman, and Vuletić are recognized for their efforts to advance science.

Postdoc Shaniel Bowen studies women's sexual anatomy and health while also working to interest young women in STEM careers.

For two decades, MIT-Mexico has funded student internships and teaching, as well as faculty research collaborations.

Most antibiotics target metabolically active bacteria, but with artificial intelligence, researchers can efficiently screen compounds that are lethal to dormant microbes.

New modular, spring-like devices maximize the work of live muscle fibers so they can be harnessed to power biohybrid bots.

The longtime academic leader of the Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology reflects on her time spent guiding students at the intersection of medicine and engineering.

An MRI method purported to detect neurons’ rapid impulses produces its own misleading signals instead, an MIT study finds.

MIT researchers plan to search for proteins that could be used to measure electrical activity in the brain.

MIT senior Daisy Wang interweaves biological engineering and women’s and gender studies as a way to address social problems.

MIT spinout Strand Therapeutics has developed a new class of mRNA molecules that can sense where they are in the body, for more targeted and powerful treatments.

Researchers also found that a variant of the protein is not as protective against the bacteria and increases susceptibility to the disease.

Joining three teams backed by a total of $75 million, MIT researchers will tackle some of cancer’s toughest challenges.

Marcos Berríos ’06, Christina Birch PhD ’15, and Christopher Williams PhD ’12, now eligible for spaceflight assignments, encourage MIT students to apply for the next astronaut class.

Professor Ernest Fraenkel has decoded fundamental aspects of Huntington’s disease and glioblastoma, and is now using computation to better understand amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Materials from MIT’s Distinctive Collections reveal stories of women at the Institute.

New MIT offering brings a multidisciplinary approach to tackling substance use disorder through biomedical device innovation.

MIT spinout Elicio developed a vaccine based on a lymph node-targeting approach first developed at the Koch Institute. Phase 1 solid tumor clinical trial results are promising so far.

Award honors “scientists who have made a transformational contribution toward the improvement of human health.”

The sticky, wearable sensor could help identify early signs of acute liver failure.

A new microscopy technique that enables high-resolution imaging could one day help doctors diagnose and treat brain tumors.

Using a DNA-based scaffold carrying viral proteins, researchers created a vaccine that provokes a strong antibody response against SARS-CoV-2.