Feng Zhang named a runner-up for TIME’s 2016 Person of the Year
MIT and Broad Institute scientist shares recognition with four other scientists for developing CRISPR gene-editing systems.
Li-Huei Tsai receives Society for Neuroscience Mika Salpeter Lifetime Achievement Award
Picower Institute director awarded for her research on brain development, neurological disorders, and Alzheimer’s disease.
Kwanghun Chung receives NIH New Innovator Award
Award will support the development of technologies that can enable a better understanding of complex biological systems.
Engineer, explain thyself
A new online tool helps graduate students communicate — in their own languages.
Four MIT professors named inaugural Faculty Scholars
New program from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Simons Foundation, and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation supports early-career scientists.
Targeting genes by the thousands
PhD student Tim Wang uses CRISPR to take a big-picture approach to cancer research.
Eboney Hearn '01 named director of MIT Office of Engineering Outreach Programs
Chemical engineering alumna with deep knowledge of the Institute will lead hallmark diversity program.
Microbiome genes on the move
Largest metagenomic view of the developing world uncovers “mobile genes” that reveal how culture shapes the human microbiome.
Study sheds light on role of mutations in metastasized cancer
Researchers identify genes that mutate in endometrial cancer, create a family tree describing the evolutionary history of the disease.
Feng Zhang named 2016 Tang Prize laureate
Broad Institute/MIT scientist among three honored for CRISPR contributions.
New CRISPR system for targeting RNA
Scientists program C2c2, discovered in bacteria as a viral defense mechanism, to manipulate cellular RNA.
Eric Lander wins faculty’s Killian Award
Biologist honored for his scientific leadership, pioneering work in genomics, and inspiring teaching.
James Collins appointed 2016 Allen Distinguished Investigator
Award will support the engineering of safe, frequently consumed bacteria to detect and kill dangerous bacteria such as those causing drug-resistant infections.