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Seeking an opportunity to do something impactful in the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, Julian Zulueta applied for an internship with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, through MIT’s…
Peter Dedon named a 2022 AAAS Fellow
Peter Dedon, an MIT professor of biological engineering, has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The 2022 class of AAAS Fellows…
Karenna Groff ’22 Named NCAA Woman of the Year
MIT graduate student Karenna Groff ’22 of Weston, Massachusetts, a member of the MIT women’s soccer team, was named the NCAA 2022 Woman of the Year at the NCAA Convention in…
Self-assembling proteins can store cellular “memories”
As cells perform their everyday functions, they turn on a variety of genes and cellular pathways. MIT engineers have now coaxed cells to inscribe the history of these events in…
Research
Biological engineers excel at solving complex societal problems. We combine quantitative, integrative, and systems-oriented analysis with cutting-edge bioscience to tackle these challenges. Previously, accessing biological systems…
Graduate Program
MIT Biological Engineering’s mission is to generate and share new knowledge on the application of engineering principles within biological systems and to provide rigorous and comprehensive education to…
Undergraduate Program
The Department of Biological Engineering offers an undergraduate curriculum that emphasizes quantitative, engineering-based analysis, design, and synthesis in the study of modern biology from the molecular to the…
Tissue Engineering
Types of Research Tissue engineering aims to assemble functional constructs that restore, maintain, or improve damaged tissues or whole organs. This research area combines principles from materials science,…