Hazel Sive steps down as associate dean of the School of Science
Biologist’s six-year administrative tenure focused on educational initiatives and on diversity and inclusiveness among faculty and postdocs.
Biologist’s six-year administrative tenure focused on educational initiatives and on diversity and inclusiveness among faculty and postdocs.
Certain strains of Toxoplasma provoke inflammation that can damage host cells, while others are harmless.
MIT neuroscientists map neural circuits involving the CA2 region of the hippocampus.
Computer models plus observations of RNA inside a cell help scientists home in on a short list of interesting RNA ‘machines.’
Sulfurous chemical known as ‘smell of the sea’ serves as clarion call for coral pathogens.
Research shows the success of a bacterial community depends on its shape.
Kate Koch, Colleen Loynachan, Kirin Sinha, and Grace Young will study for two years in the UK.
Studying these cells could lead to new treatments for diseases ranging from gastrointestinal disease to diabetes.
Researchers design drug-carrying nanoparticles that can be taken orally
Drugs that block new target gene could make many tumors more vulnerable to chemotherapy.
Senior Laura Lu’s years at MIT have included cancer research, ROTC leadership, and prosthesis trials — and she aims to put her talents to use one day as a Navy surgeon.
Mice with human immune cells help researchers discover how the mosquito-borne virus depletes blood platelets.
A microfluidic platform provides a high-resolution view of a crucial step in cancer metastasis.
Biologist Peter Reddien seeks to understand planarians’ famous ability to grow new body parts.