Bryan Bryson: Engineering solutions to the tough problem of tuberculosis
By analyzing how Myobacterium tuberculosis interacts with the immune system, the associate professor hopes to find new vaccine targets to help eliminate the disease.
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Biological Engineering
Akorfa Dagadu named 2027 Schwarzman Scholar
The MIT senior will spend the 2026-27 year at Tsinghua University in Beijing, studying global affairs.
Eighteen MIT faculty honored as “Committed to Caring” for 2025-27
The program recognizes outstanding mentorship of graduate students.
Sean Luk: Addressing the urgent need for better immunotherapy
The MIT senior helps design proteins that spur the immune system to fight cancer and other diseases.
MIT-Hood Pediatric Innovation Hub convenes leaders to advance pediatric health
The Hood Pediatric Innovation Hub brings together clinicians, researchers, and industry to bridge the gap between discovery and care.
New study suggests a way to rejuvenate the immune system
Stimulating the liver to produce some of the signals of the thymus can reverse age-related declines in T-cell populations and enhance response to vaccination.
A new immunotherapy approach could work for many types of cancer
Using new molecules that block an immune checkpoint, researchers showed they could stimulate a strong anti-tumor immune response.
MIT HEALS leadership charts a bold path for convergence in health and life sciences
Angela Koehler, Iain Cheeseman, and Katharina Ribbeck are shaping the collaborative as a platform for transformative research, translation, and talent development across MIT.
A better DNA material for genetic medicine
With its circular single-stranded DNA molecules, MIT spinout Kano Therapeutics plans to make gene and cell therapies safer and more effective.
MIT researchers find new immunotherapeutic targets for glioblastoma
A study profiling antigens presented on immune and tumor cells in co-culture points to new strategies for attacking a treatment-resistant and deadly brain cancer.
New bioadhesive strategy can prevent fibrous encapsulation around device implants on peripheral nerves
Inspired by traditional acupuncture, the approach has potential to impact all implantable bioelectronic devices, enabling applications such as hypertension mitigation.
Four from MIT named 2026 Rhodes Scholars
Vivian Chinoda ’25, Alice Hall, Sofia Lara, and Sophia Wang ’24 will begin postgraduate studies at Oxford University next fall.
From nanoscale to global scale: Advancing MIT’s special initiatives in manufacturing, health, and climate
MIT.nano cleanroom complex named after Robert Noyce PhD ’53 at the 2025 Nano Summit.
MIT study finds targets for a new tuberculosis vaccine
Using these antigens, researchers plan to develop vaccine candidates that they hope would stimulate a strong immune response against the world’s deadliest pathogen.
Designing better, longer-lasting medicines
Adding amino acids to certain protein-based medications can improve stability and effectiveness. New MIT research demonstrates how it works.