MIT News: Prof Linda Griffith
Griffith Lab have designed a specialized device in which they can grow oxygen-intolerant bacteria in tissue that replicates the lining of the colon. Learn More
The Human Vaccines Project: Prof Michael Birnbaum
Prof Birnbaum received the Michelson Prize for Human Immunology and Vaccine Research 2020 for: “Repertoire-Scale Determination of T Cell Recognition and Cross-Reactivity to HIV via pMHC Lentiviral Display”. Learn More
MIT News: Prof Ram Sasisekharan
An international team of researchers, led by MIT Professor Ram Sasisekharan, has developed a potential treatment for yellow fever. Their drug, an engineered monoclonal antibody that targets the virus, has shown success in early-stage clinical trials. Learn More
MIT News: 20.380–Biological Engineering Design
Students explore algal water purifiers, programmable soil bacteria, and other biological engineering approaches to food and water security in this Course 20 capstone subject. Learn More
MIT New: Prof David Gifford
Gifford Lab receives funding to develop artificial intelligence techniques to combat Covid-19. Learn More
MIT News: Prof Mark Bathe and Prof Darrell Irvine
By folding DNA into a virus-like structure, MIT researchers have designed HIV-like particles that provoke a strong immune response from human immune cells grown in a lab dish. Learn More