3 Questions: Phillip Sharp on the discoveries that enabled mRNA vaccines for Covid-19
Curiosity-driven basic science in the 1970s laid the groundwork for today’s leading vaccines against the novel coronavirus.
Curiosity-driven basic science in the 1970s laid the groundwork for today’s leading vaccines against the novel coronavirus.
Whitehead Institute and MIT named 2020 Organizational Winners in the fourth annual International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories International Laboratory Freezer Challenge.
Speakers describe studies to address Alzheimer’s disease, sleep apnea, and to advance fundamental discoveries in cell and chromosome biology.
Tiny microRNAs help destroy unwanted messenger RNAs in cells. New research finds how the body keeps them in check.
Choucri, Drennan, Fisher, Gershenfeld, Li, and Rus are recognized for their efforts to advance science.
Family of compounds could someday be useful for fuel cells, supercapacitors, catalysts, and sensors.
Study suggests mechanical properties of spike proteins can predict infectivity and lethality of different coronaviruses.
Gelatin-based microcarriers offer higher yield and scalability compared to existing commercial microcarriers.
The protein, which acts as an ion channel, could be a target for new drugs against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
During her time at MIT, senior Ayesha Ng’s interests have expanded from cellular biology to the social systems that shape public health.
Norepinephrine-producing neurons in the locus coeruleus produce attention focus, impulse control via two distinct connections to prefrontal cortex.
Professor and mentor for more than 20 years at MIT redefined scientists’ understanding of the biology of cell division and proliferation.
Author Susan Hockfield, MIT president emerita and professor of neuroscience, receives 2020 Science Communication Award.
A search committee chaired by Institute Professor Phillip Sharp will work to identify a new director for MIT’s pioneering cancer research center.
Immuneering uses bioinformatics to develop new medicines while also helping large pharmaceutical companies improve their treatments.