MIT News: Prof James Collins
Collins received the 2020 Max Delbruck Prize in Biological Physics for pioneering contributions at the interface of physics and biology, in particular the establishment of the field of synthetic biology. Learn More
MIT News: Prof Paul Blainey
Blainey’s lab continues to seek out new areas that could benefit from technological innovation, while also pursuing potential applications for the tools they have already developed. Learn More
MIT News: Prof Katharina Ribbeck
Ribbeck Lab study reveals how mucus tames microbes. Specialized sugar molecules called glycans can disarm opportunistic pathogens and prevent infection. Learn More
MIT News: Prof Ed Boyden
Using a fluorescent probe that lights up when brain cells are electrically active, Boyden Lab researchers have shown that they can image the activity of many neurons at once, in the brains of mice. Learn More
MIT News: Timothy Lu
By tweaking bacteriophage genomes, Lu Lab creates a new weapon to combat infection. Learn More
NIH: Prof Eric Alm and Prof Peter Dedon
Eric Alm, Ph.D. and Peter Dedon, M.D., Ph.D. awarded NIH Director's Transformative Research Award. Learn More