Using light to manipulate neuron excitability
A new optogenetics-based tool allows researchers to control how neurons respond to electrical input.
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Teresa Gao named 2024 Mitchell Scholar
The MIT senior will pursue postgraduate studies in computer science in Ireland.
Scientists unveil the functional landscape of essential genes
Researchers harness new pooled, image-based screening method to probe the functions of over 5,000 essential genes in human cells.
New faculty join the School of Science in 2022
Seven professors join the departments of Biology; Chemistry; Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences; Mathematics; and Physics.
Four from MIT receive NIH New Innovator Awards for 2022
Awards support high-risk, high-impact research from early-career investigators.
Scientists chart how exercise affects the body
A new study maps the genes and cellular pathways that contribute to exercise-induced weight loss.
MIT scientists discover new antiviral defense system in bacteria
Prokaryotes can detect hallmark viral proteins and trigger cell death through a process seen across all domains of life.
How different cancer cells respond to drug-delivering nanoparticles
The findings of a large-scale screen could help researchers design nanoparticles that target specific types of cancer.
When cells’ tiny differences have far-reaching implications
Alex Shalek’s technologies for single-cell RNA profiling can help dissect the cellular bases of complex diseases around the globe.
Five with MIT ties win 2022 Hertz Foundation Fellowships
Award provides five years of funding and access to a community of innovative scholars and leaders in science and technology.
MIT-Northpond Program created to advance innovation in engineering and life sciences
The five-year collaboration aims to accelerate the translation of breakthrough engineering and biology for human health.
A single memory is stored across many connected brain regions
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.
Advocating for vaccine equity
Postdoc Digbijay Mahat became a cancer researcher to improve health care in Nepal, but the Covid-19 pandemic exposed additional resource disparities.
An “oracle” for predicting the evolution of gene regulation
Researchers create a mathematical framework to examine the genome and detect signatures of natural selection, deciphering the evolutionary past and future of non-coding DNA.
A new atlas of cells that carry blood to the brain
Single-cell gene expression analyses of human cerebrovascular cells can help reveal new drug targets for Huntington’s disease.