Yang Tan Collective

Congratulations to Yang Tan Collective alumna Yeji Kim on being named a @SchmidtFellows! 👏 Read more here ⬇️ schmidtsciencefellows.org/fellow/yeji-ki…

Register: eventbrite.com/e/2026-icon-ce… ‼️ IMPORTANT TO NOTE: * Submission of poster title/abstract does not guarantee selection * The deadline to submit posters is earlier than the last day of event registration

Submit your poster abstracts for a chance to present during the 2026 Yang ICoN Center Symposium poster session! Interested? Indicate your interest when registering for the event and follow the instructions. Deadline to submit interest is May 1 (Friday).

Registration for the 2026 Yang ICoN Center Symposium is now live! This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Please register by May 13: eventbrite.com/e/2026-icon-ce…

Article: news.mit.edu/2025/astrocyte… Paper: cell.com/neuron/fulltex…

Infographic: instagram.com/p/DQCX8K_jZzA/… Paper: link.springer.com/article/10.100…

This World Autism Awareness Day, we look back at some of the research and studies recently published by the scientists at the Tan-Yang Centers for Autism Research at MIT & Harvard! Read more below ⬇️

A new paper by @hughherr, @Guillermonics, & Hyungeun Song recently published in @NatureComms has introduced a “living” implant by repurposing existing muscle in the body; they are hopeful that their new developing technology can help those affected by organ dysfunctions. Read ⬇️

@still_francesca @MIT @hughherr 👏👏

For my @MIT PhD, I developed a framework for rebuilding P&O care systems in post-conflict countries. Together with @HughHerr, @DavidSengeh, K. Lisa Yang Center for Bionics at MIT, and Sierra Leone’s MOH— now we’re seeing it work. Clinicians trained, patients reached, disability care growing nationwide 🦾🇸🇱

Two major Yang Tan Collective projects recently received the MIT HEALS (MIT Health and Sciences Collaborative) MIT-Mass General Brigham Seed Program grants! heals.mit.edu/mit-mgb-seed-p… See the projects and Collective faculty below ⬇️

According to new research, studying an identified gene mutation that “impairs the function of a brain circuit that is responsible for updating beliefs based on new input” may help scientists alleviate symptoms seen in people with schizophrenia. 🔗news.mit.edu/2026/brain-cir…

The South Coast Chinese Cultural Center spotlights former Yang Bionics Fellow Robin Hsieh, who is continuing his mission to help people walk again by launching a startup developing intelligent mobility technologies. Read more: sccca.org/news/2026/03/0…

Amos Winter, director of the K. Lisa Yang Global Engineering and Research (GEAR) Center, and fellow MIT educator Nikolai Zeldovich were recently named 2026 MacVicar Faculty Fellows! Congratulations 👏⚙️👨‍🏫 Read more: news.mit.edu/2026/macvicar-…

It's reminder that joy is infectious; a simple kind gesture, or even a smile, can make someone’s day (even your own!) a little less dreary. Read the rest of the article here: thetech.com/2026/02/19/fou…

MIT student Kanna Pichappan ‘26 shares a few lessons she learned "about living well after four years of college” in her column published in @thetech, with one lesson coming from a quote shared by Fan Wang, co-director of the Yang-Tan Center for Molecular Therapeutics ☺️🌷

Congratulations to David Ginty, director of the Yang Brain-Body Center at Harvard, on receiving the The Brain Prize, the world’s largest prize for brain research 🧠👏