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
MIT NEWS: Prof Mark Bathe
Bathe Lab have devised a new way to rapidly image synaptic proteins at high resolution. Using fluorescent nucleic acid probes, they can label and image as many as 12 different proteins in neuronal samples containing thousands of synapses. Learn More
SIEBEL FOUNDATION: Five BE Graduate Students named Siebel Scholars
Sarah Bening, Jared Kehe, Lauren Milling, Lauren Stopfer, and Andrea Wallace are recipients of the 2020 Siebel Scholars award on the basis of their outstanding academic achievement and demonstrated leadership. Learn More
MIT Spectrum: Prof Eric Alm
BE researchers are part of a worldwide mission to preserve the biodiversity of human gut microbes. Learn More