MIT Department of Biological Engineering
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By applying engineering principles to study and manipulate biology, biological engineers aim to benefit society by applying technologies to agriculture, environment, health, and medicine. be.mit.edu
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September 21, 2026 at 2:51 PM
The competition for MIT engineering talent is on! Moderna, P&G, Qral Group, and Impact Technology Development are already attending the BE & ChemE Career Expo 10/20. Make sure your company has a seat at the table—and the opportunity to recruit top talent.
Register today: https://ow.ly/NrhN50ZPHZf
Register today: https://ow.ly/NrhN50ZPHZf
Who's up at BATS?
Aram Shajii (Hammond & White Labs): “Identification and Delivery of Phosphorylated MHC Peptides for Glioblastoma Immunotherapy”
Fiona Wang (Buehler Lab): “Engineering AI Collectives for Biological Discovery”
https://ow.ly/N8iP50ZPaSm
Aram Shajii (Hammond & White Labs): “Identification and Delivery of Phosphorylated MHC Peptides for Glioblastoma Immunotherapy”
Fiona Wang (Buehler Lab): “Engineering AI Collectives for Biological Discovery”
https://ow.ly/N8iP50ZPaSm
September 18, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Who's up at BATS?
Aram Shajii (Hammond & White Labs): “Identification and Delivery of Phosphorylated MHC Peptides for Glioblastoma Immunotherapy”
Fiona Wang (Buehler Lab): “Engineering AI Collectives for Biological Discovery”
https://ow.ly/N8iP50ZPaSm
Aram Shajii (Hammond & White Labs): “Identification and Delivery of Phosphorylated MHC Peptides for Glioblastoma Immunotherapy”
Fiona Wang (Buehler Lab): “Engineering AI Collectives for Biological Discovery”
https://ow.ly/N8iP50ZPaSm
Voigt Lab researchers have engineered bacteria that can function as transistors, allowing the team to create living “circuit boards” that can be printed onto a growth medium in a Petri dish. https://ow.ly/jLrL50ZAH9B
August 17, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Voigt Lab researchers have engineered bacteria that can function as transistors, allowing the team to create living “circuit boards” that can be printed onto a growth medium in a Petri dish. https://ow.ly/jLrL50ZAH9B
Boyden Lab researchers have developed a method for imaging neuron activity in the zebrafish brain. Each colored spot (green and yellow) represents an active neuron. https://ow.ly/ZkhG50ZzSUi
August 14, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Boyden Lab researchers have developed a method for imaging neuron activity in the zebrafish brain. Each colored spot (green and yellow) represents an active neuron. https://ow.ly/ZkhG50ZzSUi
Prof. Doug Lauffenburger named Institute Professor. This position is MIT's highest honor, recognizing invaluable contributions across teaching, research, and service. He was the central founder of MIT’s Department of Biological Engineering. https://ow.ly/lqBK50ZqLcU
Emery Brown, Daniel Hastings, and Douglas Lauffenburger named Institute Professors
Emery Brown, Douglas Lauffenburger, and Daniel Hastings have been awarded MIT’s highest faculty honor: the title of Institute Professor.
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July 21, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Prof. Doug Lauffenburger named Institute Professor. This position is MIT's highest honor, recognizing invaluable contributions across teaching, research, and service. He was the central founder of MIT’s Department of Biological Engineering. https://ow.ly/lqBK50ZqLcU
New MRI sensors developed in the Jasanoff Lab sensitively detect target molecules in the brain and body. Liposomal nanoparticle reporters, or LisNRs, can brighten or dim MRI signals in response to specific molecular targets. https://ow.ly/PkG650Z7JwV
June 4, 2026 at 5:51 PM
New MRI sensors developed in the Jasanoff Lab sensitively detect target molecules in the brain and body. Liposomal nanoparticle reporters, or LisNRs, can brighten or dim MRI signals in response to specific molecular targets. https://ow.ly/PkG650Z7JwV
Who's up at BATS?
Bishal Thapa (Voigt Lab): “Engineering Radiation Tolerant Fungi for Space Biomanufacturing”
Blythe Irwin (Birnbaum & DeKosky Labs): “Introducing RePLiCA: A Replication-Based Protein:Ligand Cellular Activation Assay”
https://be.mit.edu/our-community/seminars/
Bishal Thapa (Voigt Lab): “Engineering Radiation Tolerant Fungi for Space Biomanufacturing”
Blythe Irwin (Birnbaum & DeKosky Labs): “Introducing RePLiCA: A Replication-Based Protein:Ligand Cellular Activation Assay”
https://be.mit.edu/our-community/seminars/
May 15, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Who's up at BATS?
Bishal Thapa (Voigt Lab): “Engineering Radiation Tolerant Fungi for Space Biomanufacturing”
Blythe Irwin (Birnbaum & DeKosky Labs): “Introducing RePLiCA: A Replication-Based Protein:Ligand Cellular Activation Assay”
https://be.mit.edu/our-community/seminars/
Bishal Thapa (Voigt Lab): “Engineering Radiation Tolerant Fungi for Space Biomanufacturing”
Blythe Irwin (Birnbaum & DeKosky Labs): “Introducing RePLiCA: A Replication-Based Protein:Ligand Cellular Activation Assay”
https://be.mit.edu/our-community/seminars/
Who's up at BATS?
Brian Cheng (Blainey Lab): “StimDrop: High-Throughput Combinatorial Microfluidics Platform for Transcriptional Profiling”
Bruce Enzmann (White & Knouse Labs): “Investigating the Signaling Mechanisms of Organ Size Control in the Liver”
https://be.mit.edu/our-community/seminars/
Brian Cheng (Blainey Lab): “StimDrop: High-Throughput Combinatorial Microfluidics Platform for Transcriptional Profiling”
Bruce Enzmann (White & Knouse Labs): “Investigating the Signaling Mechanisms of Organ Size Control in the Liver”
https://be.mit.edu/our-community/seminars/
May 8, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Who's up at BATS?
Brian Cheng (Blainey Lab): “StimDrop: High-Throughput Combinatorial Microfluidics Platform for Transcriptional Profiling”
Bruce Enzmann (White & Knouse Labs): “Investigating the Signaling Mechanisms of Organ Size Control in the Liver”
https://be.mit.edu/our-community/seminars/
Brian Cheng (Blainey Lab): “StimDrop: High-Throughput Combinatorial Microfluidics Platform for Transcriptional Profiling”
Bruce Enzmann (White & Knouse Labs): “Investigating the Signaling Mechanisms of Organ Size Control in the Liver”
https://be.mit.edu/our-community/seminars/
In a new study, Hansen Lab researchers have measured chromatin movement at timescales ranging from hundreds of microseconds to hours, allowing them to rigorously quantify those dynamics for the first time. https://news.mit.edu/2026/how-chromatin-movement-helps-control-gene-expression-0504
How chromatin movement helps control gene expression
For the first time, MIT researchers measured the dynamics of chromatin movement over an extended period of time, ranging from the scale of microseconds to hours. The findings offer insight into how gene expression is regulated, as well as how chromatin segments come together for other processes such as DNA repair.
news.mit.edu
May 5, 2026 at 7:42 PM
In a new study, Hansen Lab researchers have measured chromatin movement at timescales ranging from hundreds of microseconds to hours, allowing them to rigorously quantify those dynamics for the first time. https://news.mit.edu/2026/how-chromatin-movement-helps-control-gene-expression-0504
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” https://be.mit.edu/our-community/seminars/
#infectiousdisease #mucin
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” https://be.mit.edu/our-community/seminars/
#infectiousdisease #mucin
May 1, 2026 at 1:35 PM
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” https://be.mit.edu/our-community/seminars/
#infectiousdisease #mucin
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” https://be.mit.edu/our-community/seminars/
#infectiousdisease #mucin
"Ask Janina Ojeiduma ’27 to describe one of her foremost personality traits and she’ll tell you: curiosity."
https://betterworld.mit.edu/spectrum/issues/spring-2026/janina-ojeiduma-27-eyes-impact-of-environmental-toxins-on-human-health/
https://betterworld.mit.edu/spectrum/issues/spring-2026/janina-ojeiduma-27-eyes-impact-of-environmental-toxins-on-human-health/
Janina Ojeiduma ’27 Eyes Impact of Toxic Chemicals on Human Health
MIT HEALS SuperUROP Scholar Janina Ojeiduma '27 researches the impact of environmental toxins on human health
betterworld.mit.edu
April 30, 2026 at 5:41 PM
"Ask Janina Ojeiduma ’27 to describe one of her foremost personality traits and she’ll tell you: curiosity."
https://betterworld.mit.edu/spectrum/issues/spring-2026/janina-ojeiduma-27-eyes-impact-of-environmental-toxins-on-human-health/
https://betterworld.mit.edu/spectrum/issues/spring-2026/janina-ojeiduma-27-eyes-impact-of-environmental-toxins-on-human-health/
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. https://ow.ly/1l6350YRfuj
April 28, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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. https://ow.ly/1l6350YRfuj
Reposted by MIT Department of Biological Engineering
Grateful to @natbiotech.nature.com for the opportunity to reflect on my scientific journey, including launching my lab @mitkochinstitute.bsky.social @mitdeptofbe.bsky.social @mitcheme.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Five questions with Jessica Stark - Nature Biotechnology
A builder and problem solver at heart, she is developing technologies to understand and engineer the roles of cell-surface sugars, called glycans, in the immune system.
www.nature.com
April 27, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Grateful to @natbiotech.nature.com for the opportunity to reflect on my scientific journey, including launching my lab @mitkochinstitute.bsky.social @mitdeptofbe.bsky.social @mitcheme.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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”
https://ow.ly/3Mt050YOwp9
Malik George (Voigt, Niles) “Bioprospecting and Evolving Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria for the Advancement of Microbial Biofertilizers”
https://ow.ly/3Mt050YOwp9
April 24, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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”
https://ow.ly/3Mt050YOwp9
Malik George (Voigt, Niles) “Bioprospecting and Evolving Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria for the Advancement of Microbial Biofertilizers”
https://ow.ly/3Mt050YOwp9
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”
https://be.mit.edu/our-community/seminars/
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”
https://be.mit.edu/our-community/seminars/
April 17, 2026 at 4:36 PM
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”
https://be.mit.edu/our-community/seminars/
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”
https://be.mit.edu/our-community/seminars/
Engelward Lab research suggests that the chemical NDMA is much more likely to cause cancerous mutations after exposure early in life. https://ow.ly/LHns50YKzVM
April 16, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Engelward Lab research suggests that the chemical NDMA is much more likely to cause cancerous mutations after exposure early in life. https://ow.ly/LHns50YKzVM
Next BE Seminar this Thurs 4/9 at 4pm with Richard M. Murray, California Institute of Technology, 'Upscaling Engineering of Synthetic Biomachines via Synthetic Cells.' https://ow.ly/aX2850YIo1J
April 13, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Next BE Seminar this Thurs 4/9 at 4pm with Richard M. Murray, California Institute of Technology, 'Upscaling Engineering of Synthetic Biomachines via Synthetic Cells.' https://ow.ly/aX2850YIo1J
Huaiyao Peng (Belcher Lab): “Developing Organoid Models and AI-Driven Optical Imaging for Ovarian Cancer Early Detection”
Luka Karginov (Lauffenburger): “Learning Features and Paths of Vaccine-Mediated Protection in Tuberculosis via Partial Correlation”
https://be.mit.edu/our-community/seminars/
Luka Karginov (Lauffenburger): “Learning Features and Paths of Vaccine-Mediated Protection in Tuberculosis via Partial Correlation”
https://be.mit.edu/our-community/seminars/
April 10, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Huaiyao Peng (Belcher Lab): “Developing Organoid Models and AI-Driven Optical Imaging for Ovarian Cancer Early Detection”
Luka Karginov (Lauffenburger): “Learning Features and Paths of Vaccine-Mediated Protection in Tuberculosis via Partial Correlation”
https://be.mit.edu/our-community/seminars/
Luka Karginov (Lauffenburger): “Learning Features and Paths of Vaccine-Mediated Protection in Tuberculosis via Partial Correlation”
https://be.mit.edu/our-community/seminars/
Who's up at BATS?
Amanda Chan (Birnbaum Lab): “A Library-Based Examination of T Cell Allorecognition”
Qingyang Henry Zhao (Birnbaum & Wittrup): “Decoding Endogenous Anti-Tumor T Cell Responses for Polyclonal TCR-T Therapy”
https://be.mit.edu/our-community/seminars/ #TCRrecognition #TILtherapy
Amanda Chan (Birnbaum Lab): “A Library-Based Examination of T Cell Allorecognition”
Qingyang Henry Zhao (Birnbaum & Wittrup): “Decoding Endogenous Anti-Tumor T Cell Responses for Polyclonal TCR-T Therapy”
https://be.mit.edu/our-community/seminars/ #TCRrecognition #TILtherapy
April 3, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Who's up at BATS?
Amanda Chan (Birnbaum Lab): “A Library-Based Examination of T Cell Allorecognition”
Qingyang Henry Zhao (Birnbaum & Wittrup): “Decoding Endogenous Anti-Tumor T Cell Responses for Polyclonal TCR-T Therapy”
https://be.mit.edu/our-community/seminars/ #TCRrecognition #TILtherapy
Amanda Chan (Birnbaum Lab): “A Library-Based Examination of T Cell Allorecognition”
Qingyang Henry Zhao (Birnbaum & Wittrup): “Decoding Endogenous Anti-Tumor T Cell Responses for Polyclonal TCR-T Therapy”
https://be.mit.edu/our-community/seminars/ #TCRrecognition #TILtherapy
BE Seminar Series this Thur, 4pm, 32-155
Melanie Graham, University of Minnesota "You Don’t Control the Immune System, You Design Around It” https://be.mit.edu/our-community/seminars/
Melanie Graham, University of Minnesota "You Don’t Control the Immune System, You Design Around It” https://be.mit.edu/our-community/seminars/
April 1, 2026 at 5:45 PM
BE Seminar Series this Thur, 4pm, 32-155
Melanie Graham, University of Minnesota "You Don’t Control the Immune System, You Design Around It” https://be.mit.edu/our-community/seminars/
Melanie Graham, University of Minnesota "You Don’t Control the Immune System, You Design Around It” https://be.mit.edu/our-community/seminars/
We have many administrative and technical open positions in BE! Learn more: https://be.mit.edu/about/open-staff-positions/
March 30, 2026 at 7:40 PM
We have many administrative and technical open positions in BE! Learn more: https://be.mit.edu/about/open-staff-positions/
A backup survival pathway can help tumor cells resist certain lung cancer and other drugs. The Forest White Lab reveals that combining therapies may offer a solution. https://ow.ly/U1rf50YARTo
March 30, 2026 at 6:47 PM
A backup survival pathway can help tumor cells resist certain lung cancer and other drugs. The Forest White Lab reveals that combining therapies may offer a solution. https://ow.ly/U1rf50YARTo
BE Seminar Series continues this Thursday at 4pm with BE alum Jennifer L. Wilson, UCLA "Turning Bugs Into Features - Modeling Drug Off-Target Effects to Understand Cancer Neurology” https://be.mit.edu/our-community/seminars/
March 16, 2026 at 9:58 PM
BE Seminar Series continues this Thursday at 4pm with BE alum Jennifer L. Wilson, UCLA "Turning Bugs Into Features - Modeling Drug Off-Target Effects to Understand Cancer Neurology” https://be.mit.edu/our-community/seminars/
Who's up at BATS?
Myra Dada (Manalis & Hemann): “Investigating Cell Stiffness as a Determinant of CAR T Efficacy in B-ALL”
Connie Wang (Collins & Edelman): “Nanoengineering Materials to Probe Tissue-Implant Interactions”
https://be.mit.edu/our-community/seminars/
#CARTtherapy #ramanspectroscopy
Myra Dada (Manalis & Hemann): “Investigating Cell Stiffness as a Determinant of CAR T Efficacy in B-ALL”
Connie Wang (Collins & Edelman): “Nanoengineering Materials to Probe Tissue-Implant Interactions”
https://be.mit.edu/our-community/seminars/
#CARTtherapy #ramanspectroscopy
March 13, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Who's up at BATS?
Myra Dada (Manalis & Hemann): “Investigating Cell Stiffness as a Determinant of CAR T Efficacy in B-ALL”
Connie Wang (Collins & Edelman): “Nanoengineering Materials to Probe Tissue-Implant Interactions”
https://be.mit.edu/our-community/seminars/
#CARTtherapy #ramanspectroscopy
Myra Dada (Manalis & Hemann): “Investigating Cell Stiffness as a Determinant of CAR T Efficacy in B-ALL”
Connie Wang (Collins & Edelman): “Nanoengineering Materials to Probe Tissue-Implant Interactions”
https://be.mit.edu/our-community/seminars/
#CARTtherapy #ramanspectroscopy
Help the MIT School of Engineering empower the next generation of thinkers and doers by contributing today, during the MIT 24-Hour Challenge. https://mit24hourchallenge.mightycause.com/story/School-Of-Engineering
March 12, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Help the MIT School of Engineering empower the next generation of thinkers and doers by contributing today, during the MIT 24-Hour Challenge. https://mit24hourchallenge.mightycause.com/story/School-Of-Engineering