JoAnne Stubbe wins Pearl Meister Greengard Prize
Awarded annually by The Rockefeller University, the award recognizes accomplishments of outstanding women in science.
Researchers identify molecular motor that transforms chromosomes
Experiments confirm hypothesis about how the genome becomes organized into “neighborhoods.”
Gene-editing technology developer Feng Zhang awarded $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize
MIT associate professor and member of the Broad Institute and McGovern Institute recognized for commitment to invention, collaboration, and mentorship.
Feng Zhang to share Albany Medical Prize
Five recipients honored for their fundamental and complementary accomplishments related to CRISPR-Cas9.
Pew recognizes four MIT researchers for innovation in biomedical science
Biophysicist Ibrahim Cissé and cell biologist Gene-Wei Li honored as Pew Scholars; postdocs Ana Fiszbein and María Inda are named Pew Latin American Fellows.
Endowing cells with new abilities
PhD student Fahim Farzadfard engineers cells to record “memories” of past events.
Deploying therapeutic payloads to cells
Mark Bathe develops molecular packages for targeted delivery of drugs, vaccines, and gene-editing tools.
Bacteria with multicolor vision
Red, green, and blue light can be used to control gene expression in engineered E. coli.
Zika virus likely circulated in Americas long before its detection
Analysis of largest collection of Zika genomes to date reveals trajectory and evolution of the virus.
Scientists unveil CRISPR-based diagnostic platform
New system adapts tool known for gene editing; to be used in rapid, inexpensive disease diagnosis.
Study helps explain varying outcomes for cancer, Down Syndrome
Differences in chromosome number may underlie variation among genetically identical individuals.
Study suggests complex life was present on Earth 2.33 billion years ago
New estimate predates earliest fossil evidence by 800 million years.
Predicting cancer cells’ response to chemotherapy
Measuring DNA repair capability can reveal tumors’ sensitivity to drugs.
To produce biopharmaceuticals on demand, just add water
Freeze-dried cellular components can be rehydrated to churn out useful proteins.