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An LLM might learn that a question like “Where is Paris located?” is structured as adverb/verb/proper noun/verb. If the…

Researchers discover a shortcoming that makes LLMs less reliable

December 2, 2025

Large language models can learn to mistakenly link certain sentence patterns with specific topics — and may then repeat these patterns instead of reasoning.

Aarti Krishnan

IMES community profile: Aarti Krishnan

November 25, 2025

Interdisciplinary scientist Aarti Krishnan grew up in India, has studied in Switzerland, and is now a postdoc at the Collins Lab, where she is combining her research interests in computational and experimental approaches to drug discovery.

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Particles that enhance mRNA delivery could reduce vaccine dosage and costs

November 25, 2025

Using these nanoparticles to deliver a flu vaccine, researchers, including from IMES, observed an effective immune response at a much lower dose.

When Phil Sharp was looped into discussions about a gift in his honor from the company he co-founded, he wanted to direct…

Phil Sharp-Alnylam Fund for Emerging Scientists to support MIT biology graduate students and faculty

November 25, 2025

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals establishes named fund in honor of its co-founder, an MIT Institute Professor and Nobel laureate, and an IMES faculty member.

A new study from MIT reveals what happens in the brain as momentary failures of attention occur due to sleep deprivation.

This is your brain without sleep

October 30, 2025

New research shows attention lapses due to sleep deprivation coincide with a flushing of fluid from the brain — a process that normally occurs during sleep.

Top row, left to right: Masha Folk, Sophia Henneberg, Omar Khattab, and Tania Lopez Silva. Bottom row, left to right: Ethan…

School of Engineering welcomes new faculty in 2024-25

October 29, 2025

The newest MIT engineering faculty, including at IMES, are conducting research across a diverse range of subject areas.

Ioannis Yannis

Professor Ioannis Yannas, pioneer of regenerative medicine who invented artificial skin for the treatment of severe burns, dies at 90

October 28, 2025

A beloved member of the Department of Mechanical Engineering for nearly 60 years, and an HST faculty member, Yannas helped saved the lives of thousands of burn victims through his research and innovation.

Emily Loveland

IMES community profile: Emily Loveland

October 28, 2025

Emily Loveland is an HST Academic Programs Specialist who enjoys working with students, and tackles a wide range of duties for the HST academic office.

MIT experiments have revealed the existence of “microcompartments,” shown in yellow, within the 3D structure of the genome…

In a surprising discovery, scientists find tiny loops in the genomes of dividing cells

October 20, 2025

Enabled by a new high-resolution mapping technique, the findings overturn a long-held belief that the genome loses its 3D structure when cells divide.

Tanya Lopez Silva

Three questions for Tania Lopez Silva: Developing advanced biomaterials for biomedical applications

September 26, 2025

Tania Lopez Silva designs advanced biomaterials that mimic and interact with the immune system and other biological environments.

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