A worm’s-eye view of immunity
Biology professor Dennis Kim seeks to understand the physiology and evolution of host-microbe interactions by studying a simple worm.
Bringing a new perspective to infectious disease
Enlisted in the fight against HIV, MIT engineers and scientists contribute new technology, materials and computational studies.
Five from MIT named AAAS fellows
Recognized by their peers for their efforts to advance science or its applications.
Immune protection from an unexpected source
MIT biological engineers find that proteins in mucus help ward off viral infection.
Monitoring how T cells respond to HIV
New technology could help AIDS researchers develop new vaccines.
Biologists shed light on a puzzling parasite
New discovery reveals why some forms of Toxoplasma are more dangerous than others.
On the trail of a stealthy parasite
Biologist Jeroen Saeij shows why some strains of Toxoplasma are more dangerous than others.
Countering ‘memory loss’ in the immune system
New findings from MIT biologists could help vaccine designers elicit long-term immunity.
MIT senior wins Rhodes Scholarship
Jennifer Lai, who is majoring in biological engineering and music and theater arts, is headed to Oxford.
Love named one of Popular Science magazine’s 'Brilliant 10'
Assistant professor honored for immunology work.
Jeroen Saeij named 2010 Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences
Biologist hopes to uncover new genetic risk factors for infectious disease as well as new therapies.
New insights into the mystery of natural HIV immunity
A new finding from the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard may have implications for designing an effective AIDS vaccine.