Robert Weinberg receives 2021 Japan Prize
The award recognizes Weinberg’s pioneering achievements in the field of cancer biology.
Faster tracking of treatment responses
Biological sensors developed by MIT spinout Glympse Bio could help clinicians make decisions for individual patients.
A high-resolution glimpse of gene expression in cells
Expanding tissue samples before sequencing allows researchers to pinpoint locations of RNA molecules.
Four MIT scientists honored with 2021 National Academy of Sciences awards
Pablo Jarillo-Herrero, Aviv Regev, Susan Solomon, and Feng Zhang are the recipients of distinguished awards for major contributions to science.
Why cancer cells waste so much energy
MIT study sheds light on the longstanding question of why cancer cells get their energy from fermentation.
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.
Explained: Why RNA vaccines for Covid-19 raced to the front of the pack
Many years of research have enabled scientists to quickly synthesize RNA vaccines and deliver them inside cells.
Sensor can detect scarred or fatty liver tissue
Diagnosing liver damage earlier could help to prevent liver failure in many patients.
Faculty seed projects grow into pandemic research opportunities
MISTI Global Seed Funds are open for proposals after Covid pivot.
Imaging method reveals a “symphony of cellular activities”
Fluorescent imaging technique simultaneously captures different signal types from multiple locations in a live cell.
Small molecule, big potential for treating prostate cancer
MIT researchers identify a molecule that could target advanced prostate cancer as well as a variety of other cancers.
Angelika Amon, cell biologist who pioneered research on chromosome imbalance, dies at 53
Professor and mentor for more than 20 years at MIT redefined scientists’ understanding of the biology of cell division and proliferation.
“The Age of Living Machines” honored by the American Institute of Physics
Author Susan Hockfield, MIT president emerita and professor of neuroscience, receives 2020 Science Communication Award.
Truncated immune system receptors may regulate cellular activity
Unexpected findings in chemokine receptors once believed to be non-functional open up new fields of scientific inquiry.
Tyler Jacks, founding director of MIT’s Koch Institute, to step down
A search committee chaired by Institute Professor Phillip Sharp will work to identify a new director for MIT’s pioneering cancer research center.