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Seminar: March 5, 2026

Location: 32-155

Hosted by: Kelly A. Metcalf Pate

Speakers
Name: Melanie Graham

Study shows mucus contains molecules that block Salmonella infection

Mucus is more than just a sticky substance: It contains a wealth of powerful molecules called mucins that help to tame microbes and prevent infection. In a new study, MIT…

This MIT spinout is taking biomolecule storage out of the freezer

Ever since freezers were invented, the life sciences industry has been reliant on them. That’s because many patient samples, drug candidates, and other biologics must be stored and transported in…

New RNA tool to advance cancer and infectious disease research and treatment

Researchers at the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) interdisciplinary research group of the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore, have developed a powerful tool capable…

Study finds cell memory can be more like a dimmer dial than an on/off switch

When cells are healthy, we don’t expect them to suddenly change cell types. A skin cell on your hand won’t naturally morph into a brain cell, and vice versa. That’s…

Zhiliang Bai

Research: The biology of human tissues underlies how cells interact, adapt, and change over time. In cancer and aging, this biology becomes profoundly disrupted: tissues lose their organized…

Researchers glimpse the inner workings of protein language models

Within the past few years, models that can predict the structure or function of proteins have been widely used for a variety of biological applications, such as identifying drug targets…

Seminar: April 16, 2026

Location: 32-155

Hosted by: Domitilla Del Vecchio

Speakers
Name: Richard M. Murray
Title: Upscaling Engineering of Synthetic Biomachines via Synthetic Cells

Seminar: March 19, 2026

Location: 32-155

Hosted by: Douglas A. Lauffenburger

Speakers
Name: Jennifer L. Wilson