🎉J-WAFS is happy to announce the 14 outstanding recipients of our 10th round of seed grant funding for cutting-edge water and food research at MIT. Learn more about our recipients and each seed grant project here: jwafs.mit.edu/news/2024/j-wa….

Lyme disease makes its debut at the Microphysiological Systems World Summit, Seattle. Yes, TLR1 polymorphism has an effect in our vascularized Borrelia infection model….and yes, you should be worried about ticks! ⁦Michal Tal, PhD⁩ will agree

Several co-leaders of MIT’s LGBTQ+ grad group - including our own Miranda Dawson - recently interviewed queer MIT faculty and discussed their own experiences and the importance of visibility in academia in a new video, “Scientific InQueery.” 🌈 youtu.be/4brzPow-8YQ?si…

By designing new tools that can analyze huge libraries of immune cells and their targets, Michael Birnbaum hopes to generate better T cell therapies for cancer and other diseases. ow.ly/1R0g50Ss1rM

We're hiring for a postdoc to work with us on the technical development and deployment of optical pooled screening (OPS) technology! Details and apply here: broadinstitute.avature.net/en_US/careers/…

Super excited to start a new chapter at MIT Dept of BE with the ASHansen Lab!

The DoD has announced MIT professors Domitilla Del Vecchio (MIT MechE & MIT Dept of BE) and Themistoklis Sapsis (MIT MechE) among the members of the 2024 class of the Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship. news.mit.edu/2024/mit-profe…

An avid artist, BE doctoral candidate David Kastner produces beautiful 3D illustrations of molecular systems that help make his research more accessible to a wider audience. news.mit.edu/2024/david-kas… the Kulik Group

Head of MIT Dept of BE, Christopher Voigt, is using synthetic biology to supply agricultural plants with the nitrogen they need to grow and flourish. This method, an alternative to artificial fertilizers, will help grow crops with lower emissions. betterworld.mit.edu/spectrum/issue…

In a new Nature Immunology paper, ASPIRE awardees Darrell Irvine & Dane Wittrup of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) show that tethering cytokines to a CD45-targeting antibody eradicates tumors without toxicity, overcoming the limitations of traditional cytokine therapies. nature.com/articles/s4159…

David Kastner, a fourth-year PhD student in MIT Dept of BE, is studying a challenging subset of proteins known as metalloenzymes. He also produces beautiful 3D illustrations of molecular systems that help make his research accessible to a wider audience. news.mit.edu/2024/david-kas…

ONE MONTH LEFT to submit a nomination for the MIT Prize for Open Data. Winning individuals and teams receive $2,500. Self-nominations are encouraged. ow.ly/Rg1550STM4K @scienceMIT @mitgradstudents @mitstudents

Are you an alum of Course 20 / MIT BE undergrad program? If you're in the MIT neighborhood on the evening of September 12, please attend a networking reception with current Course 20 students. RSVP here ow.ly/TLre50TeF54

🔬 Looking for the next generation of innovators in bioengineering? Join us at the MIT Biological Engineering Career Expo on Oct 4, 2024. A great chance to recruit from MIT's top talent pool! ow.ly/bmyt50TfM23

The field of #ComputationalBiology has changed dramatically in the last few years with #GenerativeAI. I'm excited to be recording my lectures again this year, and to be teaching with the awesome @EjAlm. You can find the first lecture here: youtu.be/1zZSPeKGRzw and more will

Early bird registration discount for BE Career Expo expires soon! Act now!

Biological Engineering Career Expo! THE place to be if you are even thinking about hiring Biological Engineers!

Recruit top MIT talent at all levels for your biotech / biomed / pharma/ consulting company. Register TODAY for an early 🐦 discount and sort the details out next week 😎 Fri, Oct 4, MIT Campus. Learn more and register ow.ly/U25H50ThqKk

First BATS of the academic year 2024/25 🥳! James Jusuf (ASHansen Lab): “Genome-Wide Absolute Quantification of Chromatin Looping” ow.ly/Coyb50ThrOE