60 Minutes: BE PhD program alum Jason Kelly
Jason Kelly, co-founder and CEO of BE spinout Ginkgo Bioworks, talks with Bill Whitaker about bioengineering bacteria to produce DNA and enzymes, the ingredients to generate RNA for the COVID-19 vaccine. Learn More
MIT News: Prof Kelly Ann Metcalf Pate
Kelly Ann Metcalf Pate to join the Department of Biological Engineering faculty and succeed James Fox as Director of the Division of Comparative Medicine. Learn More
MIT News: MIT BE senior Amy Jin
MIT senior Amy Jin has won the prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship, which offers students an opportunity to pursue graduate study in the field of their choice at the University of Cambridge in the UK. Learn More
MIT News: Prof James Collins
In a study of E. coli, Collins Lab discovered that mutations to genes involved in metabolism can also help bacteria to evade the toxic effects of several different antibiotics. Learn More
47th Annual Martin Luther King (MLK) Jr Celebration
The MIT community gathers every February for a celebration of the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Online program to include keynote address by Ijeoma Oluo, and brief remarks by BE graduate student Corban Swain. Learn More
MIT News: Prof Linda Griffith
Griffith Lab have developed an “organs-on-a-chip” system that replicates interactions between the brain, liver, and colon. Learn More