MIT Dept of BE

RNA sequencing for small RNAs is becoming more sensitive and scalable with gel-free workflows that reduce primer dimers and improve full-length read generation. - @MIT - @MITdeptofBE rna-seqblog.com/gel-free-libra…

The @NaturePhotonics paper by co-lead authors Quansan Yang and Gaojie Yang and senior authors @eboyden3 and Peter So, is out today 👇nature.com/articles/s4156… @mitbrainandcog @MITdeptofBE @medialab

Glad to be a tiny part of this amazing work! Sayani and others @MITdeptofBE developed a liposomal nanoparticle based probe architecture for sensitive detection of biological analytes by MRI and showed utility for molecular imaging in rodents. Congrats! nature.com/articles/s4155…

The @natBME paper, led by Alan Jasanoff, Sayani Das, and Jacob Cyert Simon, is out today. nature.com/articles/s4155… @MITdeptofBE @mitbrainandcog

Who's up at BATS? Bishal Thapa (@Geneticdesigner): “Engineering Radiation Tolerant Fungi for Space Biomanufacturing” Blythe Irwin (Birnbaum & DeKosky Labs): “Introducing RePLiCA: A Replication-Based Protein:Ligand Cellular Activation Assay”

A new study from the lab of Dr. @Anders_S_Hansen at @MIT suggests that #chromatin moves in distinct ways that help regulate gene expression and DNA repair, revealing how genes interact within the crowded nucleus over timescales from microseconds to hours. 🧬⏳ Read more: bit.ly/3P1uZyp

MIT BE engineers have developed a way to generate 3D photonic devices with nanoscale features, by shrinking them after fabrication. news.mit.edu/2026/powerful-…

Who's up at BATS? Brian Cheng (Blainey): “StimDrop: High-Throughput Combinatorial Microfluidics Platform for Transcriptional Profiling” Bruce Enzmann (White & Knouse): “Investigating the Signaling Mechanisms of Organ Size Control in the Liver” be.mit.edu/our-community/…

In a new study, @Anders_S_Hansen Lab have measured chromatin movement at timescales ranging from hundreds of microseconds to hours, allowing them to rigorously quantify those dynamics for the first time. news.mit.edu/2026/how-chrom… @NatureSMB

Fraenkel Lab study shows that patterns of molecular activity in the blood may reveal not only a person’s fitness level, but also the biological processes that drive physical performance. news.mit.edu/2026/mapping-m… @CommsBio

Who's up at BATS? Matt Zackin (Niles Lab): “A Machine Learning Pipeline for Target-Specific Antimalarial Drug Discovery” Daniel Sellers (Ribbeck Lab): “Intestinal Mucin Architecture as a Driver of Microbial Community Health” be.mit.edu/our-community/… #infectiousdisease #mucin

.@MITdeptofBE student Janina Ojeiduma ’27 is taking on one of the biggest questions in public health: how toxic chemicals affect human cells. Her research is helping build the science needed for stronger environmental protections. 🌍🧬 bit.ly/423IAbq

Engelward Lab research suggests that the chemical NDMA is much more likely to cause cancerous mutations after exposure early in life. ow.ly/IpgB50YKzVH

Five questions with Jessica Stark go.nature.com/42sA99y

Congratulations to our co-founder and CEO @DrSynbio, named a finalist for the @EY_US Entrepreneur Of The Year 2026 New England Award. Jake built Strand on a single conviction: mRNA could be programmed to know the difference between healthy and diseased cells. That idea is what this recognition reflects, and what we believe the future of genetic medicine will be built on. Congrats, Jake!

New research from @MITdeptofBE and the Plata Lab suggests that the chemical NDMA is much more likely to cause cancerous mutations after exposure early in life. news.mit.edu/2026/youth-may…

Shenghao Guo (Koehler) “Discovery of FBXW7 Binders for Targeted Protein Degradation Using Small Molecule Microarray” Malik George (Voigt, Niles) “Bioprospecting and Evolving Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria for the Advancement of Microbial Biofertilizers” ow.ly/cuGO50YOwp7

Who's up at BATS? Rachel McGinn (Bryson Lab): “Bacterial Control of Antigen Presentation on MHC-I in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection” James Jusuf (Hansen Lab): “Genome-Wide Absolute Quantification of Chromatin Looping” be.mit.edu/our-community/…