School of Science welcomes new faculty members | MIT News

This fall brings 14 new professors in the departments of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics.

School of Science • mit
Oct. 10, 2017 ~6 min

Department of Biology hosts its first Science Slam | MIT News

Eight biology trainees had just three minutes to explain their research and earn favor with the judges and audience in new yearly event.

Raleigh McElvery | Department of Biology • mit
Oct. 5, 2017 ~3 min


New target for treating “undruggable” lung cancer | MIT News

Drug already in clinical trials may be effective on some aggressive adenocarcinomas.

Becky Ham | MIT News correspondent • mit
Oct. 2, 2017 ~6 min

Michael Rosbash PhD ’71 shares Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine | MIT News

MIT alumnus and two others honored for discovering the molecular mechanisms of circadian rhythms.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 2, 2017 ~2 min

Biologists identify possible new strategy for halting brain tumors | MIT News

Cutting off a process that cancerous cells rely on can force them to stop growing.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Sept. 28, 2017 ~8 min

Laura Kiessling wins Tetrahedron Prize for Creativity in Organic Chemistry | MIT News

Professor of chemistry is the first woman to win the prestigious prize, awarded annually for creativity in organic chemistry or bioorganic and medicinal chemistry.

Danielle Randall | Department of Chemistry • mit
Sept. 21, 2017 ~3 min

Astronaut Kate Rubins returns to the Whitehead Institute to describe her experiences in low-Earth orbit | MIT News

Former Whitehead Fellow and recent International Space Station resident gives public talk and engages with the next generation of scientists and engineers.

Nicole Giese | Whitehead Institute • mit
Sept. 20, 2017 ~4 min

Three MIT biologists receive NIH Outstanding Investigator Awards | MIT News

Graham Walker, Michael Yaffe, and Robert Weinberg earn support from the National Institutes of Health to further their research endeavors.

Raleigh McElvery | Department of Biology • mit
Sept. 19, 2017 ~5 min


New faculty welcomed to Department of Biology | MIT News

Assistant professors Joey Davis and Rebecca Lamason will spearhead research initiatives into fundamental cellular processes.

Raleigh McElvery | Department of Biology • mit
Sept. 11, 2017 ~8 min

How cytoplasm “feels” to a cell’s components | MIT News

In study that may guide drug design, researchers find organelles encounter varying levels of resistance.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Aug. 21, 2017 ~8 min

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