Targeting cancer with a multidrug nanoparticle

Using bottlebrush-shaped particles, researchers can identify and deliver synergistic combinations of cancer drugs.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 26, 2023 ~9 min

MIT researchers develop an AI model that can detect future lung cancer risk

Deep-learning model takes a personalized approach to assessing each patient’s risk of lung cancer based on CT scans.

Alex Ouyang | Abdul Latif Jameel Clinic for Machine Learning in Health • mit
Jan. 20, 2023 ~8 min


Enzyme “atlas” helps researchers decipher cellular pathways

Biologists have mapped out more than 300 protein kinases and their targets, which they hope could yield new leads for cancer drugs.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 11, 2023 ~7 min

New tool can assist with identifying carbohydrate-binding proteins

Groundbreaking research can help alleviate the challenges affiliated with studying carbohydrates.

Danielle Randall Doughty | Department of Chemistry • mit
Dec. 22, 2022 ~5 min

Nanosensors target enzymes to monitor and study cancer

By analyzing enzyme activity at the organism, tissue, and cellular scales, new sensors could provide new tools to clinicians and cancer researchers.

Bendta Schroeder | Erika Reinfeld | Koch Institute • mit
Nov. 2, 2022 ~8 min

A new control system for synthetic genes

Researchers have developed a technique that could help fine-tune the production of monoclonal antibodies and other useful proteins.

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

Two first-year students named Rise Global Winners for 2022

Now in its second year, the Rise program targets exceptional teenage scholars from around the world for their potential as future change-makers.

Elizabeth Durant | Office of the Vice Chancellor • mit
Oct. 26, 2022 ~5 min

A “door” into the mitochondrial membrane

Study finds the protein MTCH2 is responsible for shuttling various other proteins into the membrane of mitochondria. The finding could have implications for cancer treatments and MTCH2-linked conditions.

Eva Frederick | Whitehead Institute • mit
Oct. 25, 2022 ~7 min


Using machine learning to identify undiagnosable cancers

A new model that maps developmental pathways to tumor cells may unlock the identity of cancers of unknown primary.

Bendta Schroeder | Koch Institute • mit
Sept. 1, 2022 ~8 min

How different cancer cells respond to drug-delivering nanoparticles

The findings of a large-scale screen could help researchers design nanoparticles that target specific types of cancer.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
July 21, 2022 ~8 min

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