A new vaccine approach could help combat future coronavirus pandemics
The nanoparticle-based vaccine shows promise against many variants of SARS-CoV-2, as well as related sarbecoviruses that could jump to humans.
Read the Article
Gilliard and Kulik Honored with the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
The PECASE is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists and engineers early in their careers.
Read the Article
Robert J. Gilliard, Jr. Wins 2024 Boron in the Americas Award
Boron in the Americas (BORAM) is an internationally recognized conference venue focused on boron research.
Read the Article
Robert Guy Griffin wins Karl-Fredrich Bonhoeffer Lecture Award
This award honors the scientific achievements of outstanding international and national scientists.
Read the Article
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.
Read the Article
Troy Van Voorhis to step down as department head of chemistry
Professor oversaw department growth, strengthened community, and developed outreach programs.
Read the Article
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.
Read the Article
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.
Read the Article
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.
Read the Article
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.
Read the Article
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.
Read the Article
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.
Read the Article
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.
Read the Article