How to build a biotech renaissance: MIT in Kendall Square
A look back at how Institute Professor Phillip Sharp, his startup Biogen, and MIT’s biotech community helped revive Kendall Square.
New view of tumors’ evolution
Sequencing of cancer cell genomes reveals potential new drug targets for an aggressive type of lung cancer.
Precision attack on cancer
Michael Hemann seeks better ways to deploy chemotherapy drugs and overcome tumor resistance.
U.S. News ranks MIT’s graduate program in Engineering No. 1; Sloan is No. 5 business school
Institute’s programs rank first in 7 engineering, 5 science, and 3 business fields.
How tumors escape
Biologists identify extracellular proteins that help aggressive tumors spread through the body.
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.