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The MIT Department of Biology is known globally for its cutting-edge research, pioneering collaborations, commitment to instruction, and mentoring.

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MIT Biology
MIT Biology@MITBiology·
Understanding the requirements for expressible sequences is critical for expression engineering of therapeutic agents.
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MIT Biology@MITBiology·
Why are some bacterial genomes high in purines? In certain species of bacteria, the answer lies in shielding RNA transcripts from a quality-control factor called Rho (1/3).
Gene-Wei Li Lab@GeneWeiLiLab

We're excited to share our latest publication, from graduate student Julia Dierksheide in the lab! In B. subtilis, the fast-moving RNA polymerase outpaces the leading ribosome, leaving mRNA transcripts vulnerable to the transcription termination factor Rho. (1/2)

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MIT Open Learning
MIT Open Learning@mitopenlearning·
Rickettsia is the bacterium behind Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever—the deadliest tick-borne bacterial disease in the world. At the Lamason Lab, part of @MITBiology, researchers are working to understand how intracellular bacterial pathogens, such as rickettsia, hijack host cell processes to promote infection. Explore more learning moments: bit.ly/4vsmOLp
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Gene-Wei Li Lab
Gene-Wei Li Lab@GeneWeiLiLab·
Excited to share our recent work expanding our understanding of transcription termination, from Jenny Cascino in the lab! Here we show that transcription termination in cyanobacteria proceeds largely outside of known, canonical mechanisms. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/ms… (1/2)
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MIT Picower Institute
MIT Picower Institute@MIT_Picower·
Congratulations to three students who have earned MIT HEALS Graduate Fellowships! Jessie Xiao (studying alpha synuclein in Parkinson's disease), Evan Ruesch (developing tools for optical physiology), & Emma Ibanez (studying sensory neurons in reproductive system). #neuroscience
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Avik Roy
Avik Roy@Avik·
When I was in college @MITBiology, I worked in the @WhiteheadInst lab of the scientist, Bob Weinberg, who discovered the very first oncogene, ras. Decades later, a drug targeting ras has finally made historic progress in pancreatic cancer. A great moment.
Rod Wong, MD@docrodwong

a standing ovation for daraxonrasib at asco. over 40k oncologists, entrepreneurs, investors, and patient advocates together celebrating revmed's breakthru in the fight against pancreatic cancer. u never forget these moments. it's what innovation is all about.

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MIT Open Learning
MIT Open Learning@mitopenlearning·
One of the main goals for microbiologists in an experiment is to connect a cell genotype with a specific phenotype. To do this, they need to start with a single cell. @MITBiology researcher Yashna Thepetta explains how you get there, through a process called "streaking for singles." Wonder what else you can learn? Visit learn.mit.edu.
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MIT Open Learning@mitopenlearning·
🏈 What can a ball toss teach us about visual processing and autism? Tune in to the Beyond Biology podcast to hear @MITBiology Professor Pawan Sinha discuss the science of vision, his research into brain plasticity, and share the inspirational journey behind his nonprofit, Project Prakash. 🎧 Listen to the full episode on MIT Learn: bit.ly/4tRZmFX
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MIT.nano
MIT.nano@mit_nano·
Ribosomes, the cellular machines that assemble proteins, are made from dozens of proteins and RNA molecules. Putting all of those pieces together is a complex puzzle — one that @MITBiology Associate Professor Joey Davis PhD ’10 revels in trying to solve. news.mit.edu/2026/biologist…
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)@MIT·
Joey Davis' work has helped reveal that unlike building a house, which happens in a prescribed sequence of steps — pouring the foundation, building the frame, putting on the roof — ribosomes can be assembled in a more flexible way. Understanding how these structures form and later break down could help researchers learn more about how disruptions of these fundamental processes can lead to disease. news.mit.edu/2026/biologist…
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MIT Picower Institute
MIT Picower Institute@MIT_Picower·
Happy "Cat-sual Fur-day"! The lab of Professor Myriam Heiman treated our whole building to a cat cafe featuring Torbie, Cleo, and Kinje. Hoomans also got Boba tea!
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McGovern Institute@mcgovernmit·
Congrats to MIT scientists Sven Dorkenwald and Whitney Henry for being named 2026 Searle Scholars, an award given annually to 15 exceptional early-career researchers in the fields of biomedical sciences and chemistry! mcgovern.mit.edu/2026/05/06/mit…
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Pearl Freier@PearlF·
Cancer biologist Bob Weinberg & @WhiteheadInst @MITBiology research on molecular & biochem. determinants of neoplastic cell transformation led 2 discovery of the 1st functionally validated human oncogene (Ras) '79-'81. Paved the way 4 this wk’s Phase 3 #pancreaticcancer #pancsm data re: daraxonrasib $RVMD. ≈ 90% of pancreatic cancer cases are KRAS-driven. Amgen’s sotorasib (Lumakras) FDA approval in 2021 was the 1st FDA-approved KRAS inhibitor. Dr. Bob Weinberg is arguably the most influential cancer biologist of the last 50 yrs.
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Whitehead Institute
Whitehead Institute@WhiteheadInst·
MicroRNAs fine-tune gene activity but how do cells control their lifespan? New study out of the Bartel Lab, in collaboration with @MPI_Biochem, reveals a “two-factor authentication” system that selectively eliminates specific microRNAs: shorturl.at/03gAe
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Whitehead Institute@WhiteheadInst·
When closely related species mate, their offspring sometimes survive but can’t reproduce. New work from @yamashitaflylab shows that in hybrid male fruit flies, large Y-chromosome genes fail during RNA processing preventing sperm development: shorturl.at/MGyZe
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Whitehead Institute@WhiteheadInst·
Whitehead Institute Member Jonathan Weissman joins the newly funded ILLUMINE team to tackle the “dark proteome” — proteins expressed by cancer cells that don’t map to known genes. Their goal? Opening doors to new treatments for hard-to-treat cancers: tinyurl.com/bdctybxk
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