Microparticles could be used to deliver “self-boosting” vaccines

With particles that release their payloads at different times, one injection could provide multiple vaccine doses.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
July 13, 2022 ~8 min

How a shape-shifting receptor influences cell growth

Insight into the way the EGF receptor sends signals into cells could help researchers design new cancer drugs that target this protein.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
July 6, 2022 ~6 min


New model helps identify mutations that drive cancer

The system rapidly scans the genome of cancer cells, could help researchers find targets for new drugs.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
June 20, 2022 ~8 min

Engineers develop nanoparticles that cross the blood-brain barrier

Tested using a new brain tissue model, the particles may be able to deliver chemotherapy drugs for glioblastoma.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
June 1, 2022 ~7 min

Tracing a cancer’s family tree to its roots reveals how tumors grow

Family trees of lung cancer cells reveal how cancer evolves from its earliest stages to an aggressive form capable of spreading throughout the body.

Greta Friar | Whitehead Institute • mit
May 5, 2022 ~9 min

Method for delivering immune system-stimulating drugs may enhance cancer immunotherapy

The targeted approach eliminated tumors in mice, with minimal side effects.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 10, 2022 ~6 min

3 Questions: Kristin Knouse on the liver’s regenerative capabilities

The clinically-trained cell biologist exploits the liver’s unique capacities in search of new medical applications.

Grace van Deelen | Department of Biology • mit
Dec. 15, 2021 ~7 min

Measuring cancer cell state can reveal drug susceptibility

Study results also show that pancreatic tumor cells can be forced into a more susceptible state by changing their environment.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 9, 2021 ~8 min


A stealthy way to combat tumors

MIT biologists show that helper immune cells disguised as cancer cells can help rejuvenate T cells that attack tumors.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Nov. 19, 2021 ~6 min

Modeling the mechanisms of metastasis

Collaborative team wins prestigious NIH grant to investigate the physical forces that influence metastatic cancer.

Koch Institute • mit
Nov. 5, 2021 ~6 min

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