Delivery system can make RNA vaccines more powerful
Vaccines packaged in novel nanoparticles could offer a new way to fight cancer and infectious diseases.
Uninfected patients key to improving Ebola response
New methodology may be used to respond to other endemic diseases.
Engineers design programmable RNA vaccines
Tests in mice show the vaccines work against Ebola, influenza, and a common parasite.
Lily Tsai receives the 2015 Levitan Prize
Founder of MIT Governance Lab researches new forms of civic engagement and creates immersive opportunities for MIT students around the world.
3 Questions: Lydia Bourouiba on Ebola virus transmission
Research on disease transmission through aerosol droplets raises questions about Ebola’s spread.
How to predict responses to disease
Computer model could help public health officials anticipate overreactions to disease outbreaks.
Launching a vital link in the Ebola-response effort
With help from MIT Humanitarian Response Lab, a cargo flight carries much-needed supplies to support health systems and Ebola-response operations in Liberia.
3Q: Hacking Ebola health care
More than 100 spend a weekend devising better personal protections, diagnostics, and medical records in the face of a deadly disease.
3 Questions: Lee Gehrke on a new paper diagnostic for Ebola
Simple device now in development could speed diagnosis and improve disease tracking.
MIT Global Health and Medical Humanities Initiative launches
Inaugural event, “Examining Ebola,” probes the current global public health emergency from multiple disciplinary perspectives.
Francis Collins: Scientists must engage with the world
In Compton Lecture, NIH director details the importance of reaching out to others.
MIT continues to monitor spread of Ebola
Institute began responding to the current outbreak in mid-August; no MIT-affiliated individuals have fallen ill.