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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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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Graduate Student Spotlight: Philip West
Chemistry Graduate Student Philip West describes his research and answers 20 random questions as part of the Graduate Student Spotlight series.
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MIT Schwarzman College of Computing launches postdoctoral program to advance AI across disciplines
The new Tayebati Postdoctoral Fellowship Program will support leading postdocs to bring cutting-edge AI to bear on research in scientific discovery or music.
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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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New snapshots of ancient life
The resolution revolution, beating “blobology”, and shedding light on how ancient microbes thrived in a primordial soup.
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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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Graduate Student Spotlight: David Sarabia
Chemistry Graduate Student David Sarabia describes his research and answers 20 random questions as part of the Graduate Student Spotlight series.
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Postdoctoral Researcher Spotlight: Juan Felipe Torres Gonzalez
Postdoctoral Researcher Dr. Juan Felipe Torres Gonzalez describes his research and answers 20 random questions.
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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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