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MIT News: Prof Timothy Lu
Lu Lab have devised a way to encapsulate bacterial sensors into a tough hydrogel sphere, which prevents them from interacting with other microbes in the environment. Learn More
MIT News: Undergraduate senior Alberto Naveira
“I always knew that MIT would be a great place for me to grow as a researcher. But I never expected to grow as a musician, a tutor, a friend, and a person in general,” says senior and biological engineering major Alberto Naveira. Learn More
MIT News: Prof Eric Alm
Eric Alm Lab and the Global Microbiome Conservancy reveal gut bacteria from people in industrialized societies swap genes at much higher rates. Learn More
MIT News: Prof Katharina Ribbeck
Ribbeck Lab and colleagues have created polymers that replicate the structure of mucins, the molecules that give mucus its unique antimicrobial properties. Learn More
MIT News: Prof Ed Boyden
Using an ordinary light microscope, Boyden Lab have devised a technique for imaging biological samples with accuracy at the scale of 10 nanometers — which should enable them to image viruses and potentially even single biomolecules, the researchers say. Learn More
MIT News: Prof Darrell Irvine
Irvine Lab showed that they could induce a strong memory T cell response in the lungs of mice by giving them a vaccine modified to bind to a protein naturally present in mucus. Learn More

Covid-19 Resources

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

The Huang-Hobbs BioMakerspace

The BioMakerspace is an independent lab where students can pursue projects outside of the curricular setting. LEARN MORE

Open Faculty Positions

The Department of Biological Engineering is seeking outstanding scientists for tenured or tenure-track faculty positions. LEARN MORE

Seminar

April 29 | 4:00PM |
Zoom Webinar
Princess Imoukhuede (Washington University in Saint Louis)
"Protein Quantification and Modeling: In Search of Molecular and Cellular Signatures in Health and Disease"
 
 
 
 
 
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