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Managing her own synthetic biology project helped graduate student Jesse Tordoff overcome imposter syndrome and hit her stride.

Voigt Lab's work could eventually replace cereal crops’ need for nitrogen from chemical fertilizers.

A key part of J-Clinic, the MIT-Takeda Program will create educational opportunities and support cutting-edge research to positively impact human health.

Using specialized liver cells, a new test can quickly detect potentially cancer-causing DNA damage.

Talya Klinger and Steven Truong will begin graduate studies in the UK next fall.

Chemical engineers program bacteria to switch between different metabolic pathways, boosting their yield of desirable products.

Faculty members recognized for excellence via a diverse array of honors, grants, and prizes over the last quarter.

Baggeroer, Flynn, Harris, Klopfer, Lauffenburger, and Leonard are recognized for their efforts to advance science.

Film looks at how Kendall Square became a beacon for industries working on treatments for diseases like cancer, Alzheimer’s, and diabetes.

Team of researchers including MIT Professor Angela Koehler obtains $5.8 million grant to study fusion-positive alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma.

MIT students from the fields of bioengineering, business, computer science, and energy science receive the prestigious awards.

At the sixth annual Mechanical Engineering Research Exhibition, graduate students and postdocs sharpen their communication and presentation skills.

Award will support interdisciplinary research on the role of the human microbiome in health and disease.

James Collins, Pablo Jarillo-Herrero, and Richard Milner have won top prizes for their work.

Engineered signaling pathways could offer a new way to build synthetic biology circuits.

Study shows tumors with softer, larger cells at their periphery are more likely to spread; may suggest new route for cancer therapy.

His technology platforms have benefited genomics, diagnostics, and drug screening.

New image-based genetic screening method helps researchers identify key regulators of inflammation.

Specialized sugar molecules called glycans can disarm opportunistic pathogens and prevent infection.

Fluorescent probe could allow scientists to watch circuits within the brain and link their activity to specific behaviors.

SMART has developed a new way to study cells, paving the way for a better understanding of how cancers spread and become deadly.

Testing platform will allow the research community to explore the human microbiome in new ways.

By tweaking bacteriophage genomes, MIT team creates a new weapon to combat infection.

Rapid imaging method could help reveal how conditions such as autism affect brain cells.

Researchers identify nearly 8,000 strains of bacteria, while also clarifying their genetic and metabolic context.

Magnetically controlled device could deliver clot-reducing therapies in response to stroke or other brain blockages.

Smart materials change properties in response to specific DNA sequences; could be used in a variety of devices.

Engineers program human and bacterial cells to keep a record of complex molecular events.

Study finds that Alzheimer’s damage allows toxins to enter the brain, further harming neurons.

Shining light through household bleach creates fluorescent quantum defects in carbon nanotubes for quantum computing and biomedical imaging.

Researchers from MIT's Koch Institute will work with teams in the UK and Europe to use nanoparticles to carry multiple drug therapies to treat glioblastoma.

A new dosing regimen for an old cancer drug shows new promise as an immunotherapy.

The new system, dubbed RESCUE, allows RNA edits to be made that were not previously possible.

Super-charging a treatment for leukemia also makes it effective on solid tumors.

Two drugs that block cell division synergize to kill tumor cells.

Attaching a Velcro-like molecule may prevent immune proteins called cytokines from leaking out of cancerous tissue after injection.

Developed at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, IdPrism and its award-winning algorithms provide rapid analysis for complex forensic DNA samples.

MIT PhD and MBA students proposed a winning solution for sustainable food and apparel packaging.

Researchers develop a new microscopy system for creating maps of cells, using chemical reactions to encode spatial information.

Researchers identify and develop new CRISPR-associated transposase system for targeted integration of DNA, adding key capabilities to gene-editing technology.

Squire Booker PhD ’94 met with former and current Summer Research Program students to explain how his summer experience at MIT shaped his research trajectory.

Seventeen appointments have been made in eight departments within the School of Engineering.

On the cusp of graduation, health sciences and technology doctoral candidate Agata Wiśniowska '11 sustains her decade-plus connection to the MIT Nuclear Reactor Lab.

Fluorescent tagging system can expedite the process of designing genes and personalizing medicine.

Grantees will spend the 2019-2020 academic year pursuing research and teaching opportunities abroad.

Mechanical engineering researchers are inventing game-changing technologies and developing a renaissance in 3-D printing.

Institute professor is honored for transformative work in drug delivery and tissue engineering.

Students in a cross-disciplinary projects course are working on real-world engineering problems posed by companies and MIT research labs.

Three MIT undergraduates honored for their academic achievements.

Machine learning reveals metabolic pathways disrupted by the drugs, offering new targets to combat resistance.