Faculty – MIT Department of Chemistry

Robert Guy Griffin wins Karl-Fredrich Bonhoeffer Lecture Award

This award honors the scientific achievements of outstanding international and national scientists.

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Artifacts from a half-century of cancer research

Ten objects on display in the Koch Institute Public Galleries offer uncommon insights into the people and progress of MIT's cancer research community.

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Troy Van Voorhis to step down as department head of chemistry

Professor oversaw department growth, strengthened community, and developed outreach programs.

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Chemistry Cares: An Afternoon at East End House

Fourteen members of the Chemistry Community volunteered their time to sort Thanksgiving food donations for families in need at East End House.

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Startup gives surgeons a real-time view of breast cancer during surgery

The drug-device combination developed by MIT spinout Lumicell is poised to reduce repeat surgeries and ensure more complete tumor removal.

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High-resolution images of synapses and microtubules

A new method makes high-resolution imaging more accessible

Labs that can’t afford expensive super-resolution microscopes could use a new expansion technique to image nanoscale structures inside cells.

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Scientists discover molecules that store much of the carbon in space

The discovery of pyrene derivatives in a distant interstellar cloud may help to reveal how our own solar system formed.

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Yang Shao-Horn to join the Chemistry Faculty

Shao-Horn, the JR East Professor of Engineering, will hold a joint appointment in Chemistry, alongside the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and DMSE.

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A new framework to efficiently screen drugs

Novel method to scale phenotypic drug screening drastically reduces the number of input samples, costs, and labor required to execute a screen.

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Translating MIT research into real-world results

MIT’s innovation and entrepreneurship system helps launch water, food, and ag startups with social and economic benefits.

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New Computational Method from the Wang Lab Published in Nature Methods

The paper, “Search and match across spatial omics samples at single-cell resolution,” was published on September 18, 2024.

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New approach may yield modified messenger RNAs for treating a wide range of conditions

The LEGO framework could help scientists create mRNA therapies that last longer and require smaller doses.

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AI model can reveal the structures of crystalline materials

By analyzing X-ray crystallography data, the model could help researchers develop new materials for many applications, including batteries and magnets.

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