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Three anesthesia drugs all have the same effect in the brain, MIT researchers find

March 19, 2026

Discovering this common mechanism could lead to a universal anesthesia-delivery system to monitor patients more effectively.

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Chakraborty, Collins receive prestigious international prize

March 19, 2026

The two IMES faculty members have been honored for their long, distinguished careers in physical science.

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Biswas Fellows advance early-stage ideas at the frontiers of health and life sciences

March 18, 2026

Five early-career researchers have been named Biswas Fellows, joining a growing cohort supported by the MIT Health and Life Sciences Collaborative (HEALS) to pursue bold, interdisciplinary research with the potential to improve human health.

MIT PhD students Tiffany Yau (left) and Teya Bergamaschi are two of the co-first authors behind a new paper introducing a…

Can AI help predict which heart-failure patients will worsen within a year?

March 17, 2026

Researchers at MIT, Mass General Brigham, and Harvard Medical School developed a deep-learning model to forecast a patient’s heart failure prognosis up to a year in advance.

Matthew Jones is using experimental technology and computation to decode the molecular processes that underlie the way…

3 Questions: Building predictive models to characterize tumor progression

March 17, 2026

Assistant Professor Matthew Jones is working to decode molecular processes on the genetic, epigenetic, and microenvironment levels to anticipate how and when tumors evolve to resist treatment.

Researchers used a microfluidic device to generate hydrogel microspheres of uniform shape and size. These spheres are then…

Injectable “satellite livers” could offer an alternative to liver transplantation

March 6, 2026

The engineered tissue grafts could take on the liver’s function and help thousands of people with liver failure.

MIT-Royalty Pharma Faculty Founder Initiative supports biotech innovators

March 4, 2026

Offering substantial prize funding alongside workshops, classes, and mentorship, the initiative helps translate early-stage biotech research into venture-ready innovation.

Thomas Fryer

IMES community profile: Thomas Fryer

February 25, 2026

Thomas Fryer, an IMES-based PostDoc, has a wide variety of research interests, including designing snake antivenom and novel antimicrobials.

Provost Anantha Chandrakasan joined (from left) Bruce Currie from JIMCO Life Sciences and MIT professors Jim Collins and…

Using synthetic biology and AI to address global antimicrobial resistance threat

February 13, 2026

Driven by overuse and misuse of antibiotics, drug-resistant infections are on the rise, while development of new antibacterial tools has slowed.

Researchers have developed a new way to resolve distinct bundles of nerve fibers in the brainstem. In this detail of a…

AI algorithm enables tracking of vital white matter pathways

February 13, 2026

Opening a new window on the brainstem, a new tool reliably and finely resolves distinct nerve bundles in live diffusion MRI scans, revealing signs of injury or disease.

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