Across an ocean, finding his dream
Senior Suan Tuang, a recent immigrant from Myanmar, excels at MIT in chemistry, cancer research, and leadership.
Research reveals structure of key CRISPR complex
Work reveals how a genome-editing tool works to correct errors in the genetic code.
Goalie, photographer, scientist
Whether she’s blocking shots on the ice or studying cancer cells in the lab, MIT senior Kate Koch tackles challenges head-on.
School of Science welcomes new faculty
Professors' research areas include molecular mechanisms in cells, quantum condensed matter, and dark matter.
Growing a business, from the lab
MIT researcher Shuguang Zhang’s nanofiber-scaffold technology became the foundation for a biotech company.
Marrying tissue engineering with systems biology
Linda Griffith combines in vitro models with deep molecular analysis to accelerate drug discovery.
Media Lab’s Neri Oxman awarded Vilcek Prize
Architect and designer recognized for leading-edge design inspired by biology
New weapon fights drug-resistant tumors
Biologists identify a drug that can help wipe out reservoirs of cancer cells in bone marrow.
In the brain, timing is everything
Study reveals how the brain links memories of events that occur one after the other.
Steady hands of healing
Senior Dylan Soukup has fought cancer on two fronts — and led MIT EMS through deep loss.
How the immune system fights off malaria
Study reveals immune cells that are critical to combating the parasite in early stages of infection.
Ludwig Cancer Research gives $90 million to MIT
MIT is one of six institutions receiving a total of $540 million to provide reliable, long-term support for high-impact, innovative research.
Biologist Boris Magasanik dies at 94
Pioneer in gene regulation transformed MIT’s Department of Biology as department head from 1967 to 1977.
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.
Biologists find clues to a parasite’s inconsistency
Certain strains of Toxoplasma provoke inflammation that can damage host cells, while others are harmless.