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MIT News: Prof Scott Manalis
Manalis Lab have discovered that before cells start to divide, they toss waste products. In this image, the magenta represents DNA, and the green represents a lysosomal marker on the surface of the cells, which is an indicator of lysosomal exocytosis. Learn More
National Academy of Sciences: Prof Angela Belcher
BE department head, Prof Angela Belcher, elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of her distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Learn More
MIT Office of Open Learning: Drs Maxine Jonas and Steven Wasserman
BE instructors among the 2022 winners of the Teaching with Digital Technology Awards. Learn More
MIT News: Prof Jongyoon Han
Han Lab have created a portable desalination unit that can automatically remove particles and salts simultaneously to generate drinking water. Learn More
MIT News: Prof Chris Voigt
A Climate Grand Challenges flagship project aims to reduce agriculture-driven emissions while making food crop plants heartier and more nutritious. Learn More
MIT News: Prof Anders Sejr Hansen
Hansen Lab have discovered that chromatin spends most of its time in a partially looped state (middle). Fully formed loops (right) occur only three to six percent of the time, they found. Learn More

Open Faculty Positions

The MIT Department of Biological Engineering invites applications for tenure-track faculty positions at the assistant professor level. LEARN MORE

Covid-19 Resources

Important information and resources regarding MIT's response to Covid-19. LEARN MORE

Synthetic Biology

The mission of the Synthetic Biology Center at MIT is to develop and advance the engineering discipline for this emerging field. LEARN MORE

Seminar

The BE Seminar Series will resume for Fall Term in September 2022.

 
 
 
 
 
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