Articles about "biological engineering"

MIT senior Katie Spivakovsky has been named a 2026-27 Churchill Scholar and will pursue graduate studies at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, Cambridge University, focusing on integrating artificial intelligence and bioengineering. Her academic and research achievements reflect the growing intersection of AI and healthcare innovation.

Associate Professor Bryan Bryson at MIT is leading pioneering research to better understand how immune cells eradicate tuberculosis bacteria. Combining novel engineering and biological techniques, his lab aims to identify new vaccine targets and accelerate the development of more effective tuberculosis therapies—a crucial global health challenge still responsible for over a million deaths per year.