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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.

Jim Collins

3 Questions: Using AI to accelerate the discovery and design of therapeutic drugs

February 4, 2026

Professor James Collins discusses how collaboration has been central to his research into combining computational predictions with new experimental platforms.

Jenna Palmer

IMES community profile: Jenna Palmer

January 29, 2026

Jenna Palmer, who has been at IMES since November 2024, does many things to support the IMES community, including helping with new hires, onboarding, and appointment transactions for employees and visiting students.

“We demonstrate that even when you train models on large amounts of data, and choose the best average model, in a new…

Why it’s critical to move beyond overly aggregated machine-learning metrics

January 26, 2026

New research detects hidden evidence of mistaken correlations — and provides a method to improve accuracy.

Nanoparticles coated with AI-generated peptides can act as sensors that signal if cancer-linked proteases are present in the…

AI-generated sensors open new paths for early cancer detection

January 13, 2026

Nanoparticles coated with molecular sensors could be used to develop at-home tests for many types of cancer.

MIT scientists are developing tests to ensure that AI models aren’t memorizing sensitive patient information.

MIT scientists, including an IMES faculty member, investigate memorization risk in the age of clinical AI

January 9, 2026

New research, including at IMES, demonstrates how AI models can be tested to ensure they don’t cause harm by revealing anonymized patient health data.

 

Laura Lewis research in MIT TR

Secrets of the sleep-deprived brain

January 9, 2026

If you find it hard to focus after a wakeful night, it’s because your brain is busy trying to catch up on crucial housekeeping.

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Study: High-fat diets make liver cells more likely to become cancerous

January 5, 2026

New research suggests liver cells exposed to too much fat revert to an immature state that is more susceptible to cancer-causing mutations.

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MIT in the media: 2025 in review

January 5, 2026

MIT community members, including at IMES, made headlines with key research advances and their efforts to tackle pressing challenges.

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