Koch Institute

“I think that type of experience where you can conduct real, top-notch research with some of the best professors, post-doctoral students and graduate students in the world is something that's quite unique to MIT,” senior Camilo Ruiz says.

Senior Camilo Ruiz engineers solutions

Biological engineering major pursues collaborations that have broad impact for society.

December 15, 2015

This ingestible electronic device invented at MIT can measure heart rate and respiratory rate from inside the gastrointestinal tract.

A new way to monitor vital signs

Ingestible sensor measures heart and breathing rates from within the digestive tract.

November 18, 2015

Tackling cancer research from multiple perspectives

Graduate student Tushar Kamath takes an interdisciplinary approach to cancer research.

November 2, 2015

$20 million Commonwealth Foundation for Cancer Research gift to expand collaborative cancer research

Gift will augment the Bridge Project, a collaborative project between the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center and MIT's Koch Institute.

October 28, 2015

P53, which helps healthy cells prevent genetic mutations, is missing from about half of all tumors. Researchers have found that a backup system takes over when p53 is disabled and encourages cancer cells to continue dividing. In the background of this illustration are crystal structures of p53 DNA-binding domains.

Biologists unravel drug-resistance mechanism in tumor cells

Targeting the RNA-binding protein that promotes resistance could lead to better cancer therapies.

October 22, 2015

Using ultrasound to improve drug delivery

New approach could aid in treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.

October 21, 2015

MIT biologists found that the yeast protein Rim4 forms disordered clumps similar to the beta-amyloid plaques associated with Alzheimer’s disease, shown here.

Biologists find unexpected role for amyloid-forming protein

Yeast protein could offer clues to how Alzheimer’s plaques form in the brain.

September 24, 2015

MIT researchers find the soft palate (in red) — the soft tissue at the back of the roof of the mouth — plays a key role in how the flu virus (in background) travels through the air.

How flu viruses gain the ability to spread

New study reveals the soft palate is a key site for evolution of airborne transmissibility.

September 23, 2015

Tiny biochemical sensor that can be implanted in cancer tissue during an initial biopsy.

Real-time data for cancer therapy

Biochemical sensor implanted at initial biopsy could allow doctors to better monitor and adjust cancer treatments.

August 4, 2015

A cell division observed. Cancer risk increases with the rate of cell divisions.

Identifying a key growth factor in cell proliferation

Researchers discover that aspartate is a limiter of cell proliferation.

July 30, 2015

Shiyi Zhang, a postdoc at the Koch Institute and the paper’s lead author, holds a ring-shaped device prototype (left), which can be folded into a swallowable capsule (right) for easy and safe oral delivery.

New material opens possibilities for super-long-acting pills

A pH-responsive polymer gel could create swallowable devices, including capsules for ultra-long drug delivery.

July 27, 2015

Spit take

A newly discovered feeding behavior in worms could shed light on human heart function.

July 23, 2015

Nanoparticles that lose their stability upon irradiation with light have been designed to extract endocrine disruptors, pesticides, and other contaminants from water and soils. The system exploits the large surface-to-volume ratio of nanoparticles, while the photoinduced precipitation ensures nanomaterials are not released in the environment.

New study shows how nanoparticles can clean up environmental pollutants

Nanomaterials and UV light can “trap” chemicals for easy removal from soil and water.

July 21, 2015

Paula Hammond named head of Department of Chemical Engineering

An MIT faculty member since 1995, Hammond succeeds Klavs Jensen as ChemE department head.

July 13, 2015

Major step for implantable drug-delivery device

MIT spinout signs deal to commercialize microchips that release therapeutics inside the body.

June 29, 2015

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