MIT News: Prof Eric Alm
Eric Alm on the mysteries of the microbiome. Learn More
MIT News: Prof Scott Manalis and Robert Kimmerling, PhD
By studying both the physical and genomic features of cancer cells, MIT BE researchers have come up with a new way to investigate why some cancer cells survive drug treatment while others succumb. Learn More
MIT News: Prof Alan Grodzinsky and graduate student Brett Geiger
In an advance that could improve the treatment options available for osteoarthritis, MIT BE engineers have designed a new material that can administer drugs directly to the cartilage. Learn More
WBUR 90.9: Prof James Collins and graduate student Ally Huang
New classroom kits use cutting-edge methods to introduce students to the basics of DNA with no muss, no fuss — just add water to freeze-dried pellets. Learn More
PBS Newshour: Prof Linda Griffith
Linda Griffith joins PBS's Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the "body on a chip" — a device roughly the size of a paperback book developed to test new drugs without human and animal trials. Learn More
The Siebel Scholars Foundation: BE winners 2018
L to R: Breanna DiAndreth; Forest White, Professor of Biological Engineering; Claire Duvallet; Manu Kumar; Linyi Gao; & Asmamaw Wassie (not in photo). Photo: Peter Gumaskas. Learn More