Matt Shoulders will lead an interdisciplinary team to improve RuBisCO — the photosynthesis enzyme thought to be the holy grail for improving agricultural yield.
A campus summit with the leader and his delegation centered around dialogue on biotechnology and innovation ecosystems.
Developed at SMART, the device can deliver controlled amounts of agrochemicals to specific plant tissues for research and could one day be used to improve crop quality and disease management.
Researchers develop new, patient-friendly hydrogel platform for administering lifesaving biologics.
With further development, the programmable system could be used in a range of applications including gene and cancer therapies.
The associate professor of MechE reflects on how his company, Kytopen, has grown and shifted focus in developing safer immunotherapies.
When she’s not analyzing data about her favorite biomolecule, senior Sherry Nyeo focuses on improving the undergraduate experience at MIT.
A new computational framework could help researchers design granular hydrogels to repair or replace diseased tissues.
Companies founded by MechE faculty and alumni solve a variety of health care challenges, from better drug delivery to robotic surgery.
The cap will help researchers gain new insight into how the brain functions.
A pandemic-fueled transformation of the MIT course MAS.S64 (How to Grow (Almost) Anything) leads to next steps in democratizing synthetic biology.
The new design works with the diaphragm to improve breathing.
The Kendall Square Association’s annual meeting highlights local efforts to develop and shift toward clean energy solutions.
With NEET, Sherry Nyeo is discovering MIT’s undergraduate research community at the intersection of computer science and biological engineering.
Test that measures a person’s antibodies requires a drop of blood and takes just 10 minutes to show results.