Robert Langer wins BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award
Institute Professor honored for groundbreaking work in nucleic acid delivery and nanoparticles.
Institute Professor honored for groundbreaking work in nucleic acid delivery and nanoparticles.
Earning the top spot for the 11th straight year, the Institute also places first in 12 subject areas.
MIT research highlights the opportunity to rethink global air quality guidelines.
Tested using a new brain tissue model, the particles may be able to deliver chemotherapy drugs for glioblastoma.
The advance allows the particles to be placed deeper within biological tissue, which could aid with cancer diagnosis or monitoring.
Twenty winning projects will link industry member priorities with research groups across campus to develop scalable climate solutions.
The grants total over $1 million in support of research that addresses issues in the water and food sectors.
Following the successful development of vaccines against Covid-19, scientists hope to deploy mRNA-based therapies to combat many other diseases.
Members of MIT’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program reflect on challenges and benefits of being an ROTC cadet and an MIT student.
The 2nd Annual Research Slam featured three-minute talks on cutting-edge research from across MIT in an engaging public showcase and competition.
Innovative brain-wide mapping study shows that an “engram,” the ensemble of neurons encoding a memory, is widely distributed and includes regions not previously realized.
Faculty members recognized for excellence via a diverse array of honors, grants, and prizes.
A new artificial intelligence technique only proposes candidate molecules that can actually be produced in a lab.
Students are driving innovative research to promote water and food security for all.
A Climate Grand Challenges flagship project aims to reduce agriculture-driven emissions while making food crop plants heartier and more nutritious.