MIT European Club leads in giving back Club wins the MIT Outstanding Award for 2018 and surpasses the $240,000 mark in funding MISTI European Fellows. July 20, 2018 Read full story →
New materials improve delivery of therapeutic messenger RNA Polymeric nanoparticles can efficiently administer mRNA to cells of the lungs, liver, and other organs. July 16, 2018 Read full story →
Scientists sharpen the edges of cancer chemotherapy Whitehead team deploys CRISPR tools to better understand and uncover ways of improving methotrexate, a popular chemotherapy drug. July 12, 2018 Read full story →
Dynamic duo Incoming first-year students Malik and Miles George double down on their dream of attending MIT. July 3, 2018 Read full story →
Advancing knowledge in medical and genetic sciences Three MIT faculty members selected for funding from the G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Foundation. June 26, 2018 Read full story →
Scene at MIT: PhD baby and her amazing mama A new daughter helped Alejandra Falla PhD ’18 gain perspective on life — and her tiny MIT regalia stole the show at Commencement. June 12, 2018 Read full story →
Neuroscientists discover roles of gene linked to Alzheimer’s Study reveals why people with the APOE4 gene have higher risk of the disease. May 31, 2018 Read full story →
Ed Boyden and Feng Zhang named Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigators MIT faculty members are among 19 top scientists selected from across the nation. May 23, 2018 Read full story →
National Academy of Sciences elects four MIT professors for 2018 Finkelstein, Kardar, Wen, and Zhang honored for research achievements. May 1, 2018 Read full story →
Researchers advance CRISPR-based tool for diagnosing disease With SHERLOCK, a strip of paper can now indicate presence of pathogens, tumor DNA, or any genetic signature of interest. February 15, 2018 Read full story →
Study: Fragile X syndrome neurons can be restored Whitehead Institute researchers are using a modified CRISPR/Cas9-guided activation strategy to investigate the most frequent cause of intellectual disability in males. February 15, 2018 Read full story →
Polina Anikeeva and Feng Zhang awarded 2018 Vilcek Prize Prize recognizes contributions to biomedical research made by immigrant scientists. February 1, 2018 Read full story →
Reading and writing DNA Department of Biology kicks off IAP seminar series with a lecture by synthetic-biology visionary George Church. January 31, 2018 Read full story →
CRISPR-carrying nanoparticles edit the genome New delivery system developed by MIT team deletes disease-causing genes and reduces cholesterol. November 13, 2017 Read full story →
Researchers engineer CRISPR to edit single RNA letters in human cells “REPAIR” system edits RNA, rather than DNA; has potential to treat diseases without permanently affecting the genome. October 25, 2017 Read full story →