Training in chemical biology at MIT enables graduate students to address problems that transcend the traditional boundaries of chemistry and biology. Chemical biologists interrogate molecular processes that occur in human, plant, and microbial cells, as well as in viruses and animals.
Given by the MIT School of Science, this fellowship recognizes extraordinary service contributions of graduate students in support of their community.
The Institute also ranks second in seven subject areas.
Chakraborty, alongside IMES Professor James J. Collins, has been honored for his long, distinguished career in physical science.
Seven faculty members, along with 12 additional alumni, are honored for significant contributions to engineering research, practice, and education.
Researchers uncover a hidden mechanism that allows cancer to develop aggressive mutations.
Learning more about this structure could help scientists find ways to block Tau from forming tangles in the brain of Alzheimer’s patients.
The protein, known as intelectin-2, also helps to strengthen the mucus barrier lining the digestive tract.
Chemistry Graduate Student Dilyara Sharipova describes her research and answers 20 random questions as part of the Graduate Student Spotlight series.