Hazel Sive named dean of Northeastern University College of Science
Professor and Whitehead Institute member has conducted wide-ranging research in vertebrate developmental biology.
“From Controversy to Cure” documentary chronicles the biotech boom in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Film looks at how Kendall Square became a beacon for industries working on treatments for diseases like cancer, Alzheimer’s, and diabetes.
Taking a moonshot at a rare childhood cancer
Team of researchers including MIT Professor Angela Koehler obtains $5.8 million grant to study fusion-positive alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma.
Eric Alm and Peter Dedon receive NIH Transformative Research Award
Award will support interdisciplinary research on the role of the human microbiome in health and disease.
American Physical Society honors three MIT professors for physics research
James Collins, Pablo Jarillo-Herrero, and Richard Milner have won top prizes for their work.
![“The major research directions and technology platforms that [my] lab is known for today came out of this process where the students or I had a crazy idea, and then the lab executed on it, with all the twists and turns along the way,” says Paul Blainey, associate professor of biological engineering.](/sites/default/files/styles/term_page__news_article/public/images/201910/MIT-Blainey.jpg?itok=sTavLw_j)
Biological engineer Paul Blainey creates new tools to advance biomedical research
His technology platforms have benefited genomics, diagnostics, and drug screening.
Imaging combined with genetic screening of cells enhances genomic discoveries
New image-based genetic screening method helps researchers identify key regulators of inflammation.
Technique can image individual proteins within synapses
Rapid imaging method could help reveal how conditions such as autism affect brain cells.
Mehrdad Jazayeri and Hazel Sive awarded 2019 School of Science teaching prizes
Nominated by peers and students, professors in brain and cognitive sciences and biology are recognized for excellence in graduate and undergraduate education.
A comprehensive catalogue of human digestive tract bacteria
Researchers identify nearly 8,000 strains of bacteria, while also clarifying their genetic and metabolic context.
Neuroscientists identify brain region linked to altered social interactions in autism model
In a mouse model, restoring activity of a specific forebrain region reverses social traits associated with autism.
New faces in the School of Science faculty
Departments of Biology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Chemistry, and Physics welcome new faculty members.
New CRISPR platform expands RNA editing capabilities
The new system, dubbed RESCUE, allows RNA edits to be made that were not previously possible.
Meet the 2019 tenured professors in the School of Science
Eight faculty members are granted tenure in five science departments.
A chemical approach to imaging cells from the inside
Researchers develop a new microscopy system for creating maps of cells, using chemical reactions to encode spatial information.