Notation system allows scientists to communicate polymers more easily
BigSMILES language represents more complex molecular structures through ASCII strings.
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Jesús Dones-Monroig: Creating space for everyone in chemistry
“If we are not given support at a personal level, our educational and professional potential is going to be directly affected,” the PhD student says.
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Mentorship and scholarship keep summer biology research program strong
Support from Squire Booker PhD ’94 and the Bernard S. and Sophie G. Gould Fund helps MSRP-bio students excel.
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Study furthers radically new view of gene control
Along the genome, proteins form liquid-like droplets that appear to boost the expression of particular genes.
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Guided by AI, robotic platform automates molecule manufacture
New system could free bench chemists from time-consuming tasks, may help inspire new molecules.
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Characterizing tau aggregates in neurodegenerative diseases
New research reveals a structural model for amyloid fibrils that could aid in future medicinal interventions for Alzheimer's, CTE, and more.
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Griffin paper published in Science Advances
The paper, Three-spin solid effect and the spin diffusion barrier in amorphous solids, was published online on July 26, 2019.
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Single-cell atlas reveals underlying building blocks of ulcerative colitis
Hundreds of thousands of colon cells offer new clues into what goes wrong in an inflammatory bowel disease and why some patients don’t respond to drugs
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Four new faces in the School of Science faculty
Departments of Biology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, and Chemistry welcome new faculty members.
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Seven MIT faculty win 2019 Presidential Early Career Awards
Checkelsky, Chung, LeBeau, Yen-Jie Lee, Marelli, Slatyer, and Surendranath receive the highest U.S. award for young scientists and engineers.
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Meet the 2019 tenured professors in the School of Science
Eight faculty members are granted tenure in five science departments.
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Experiments show dramatic increase in solar cell output
Method for collecting two electrons from each photon could break through theoretical solar-cell efficiency limit.
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For Catherine Drennan, teaching and research are complementary passions
Professor of biology and chemistry is catalyzing new approaches in research and education to meet the climate challenge.
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