School of Science welcomes new faculty members | MIT News
This fall brings 14 new professors in the departments of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Aug. 21, 2017 • ~8 min
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