MIT Koch Institute
@mitkochinstitute.bsky.social
The Koch Institute brings interdisciplinary approaches together to advance the fight against cancer.
More places to follow us: http://bit.ly/m/mitkochinstitute
More places to follow us: http://bit.ly/m/mitkochinstitute
Congratulations to Alice Hall, MIT ChemE senior and Langer Lab alum, on being named a 2026 Rhodes Scholar! Next stop: Oxford for a DPhil advancing sustainable heating & cooling. news.mit.edu/2025/four-mi...
November 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Congratulations to Alice Hall, MIT ChemE senior and Langer Lab alum, on being named a 2026 Rhodes Scholar! Next stop: Oxford for a DPhil advancing sustainable heating & cooling. news.mit.edu/2025/four-mi...
How do dormant cancer cells turn dangerous? Weinberg lab research in PNAS shows inflammation sparks reactivation, while M2 macrophages and EGFR ligands accelerate growth. Cells then develop an “awakening memory,” staying active without cues: news.mit.edu/2025/inflamm...
November 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
How do dormant cancer cells turn dangerous? Weinberg lab research in PNAS shows inflammation sparks reactivation, while M2 macrophages and EGFR ligands accelerate growth. Cells then develop an “awakening memory,” staying active without cues: news.mit.edu/2025/inflamm...
Jeremiah Johnson gives chemotherapy a “bottlebrush” boost: antibody-targeted polymer particles carry hundreds of drug molecules directly to cancer cells, wiping out most tumors in mice.
news.mit.edu/2025/bottleb...
news.mit.edu/2025/bottleb...
November 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Jeremiah Johnson gives chemotherapy a “bottlebrush” boost: antibody-targeted polymer particles carry hundreds of drug molecules directly to cancer cells, wiping out most tumors in mice.
news.mit.edu/2025/bottleb...
news.mit.edu/2025/bottleb...
Thank you to Dr. David Mutch of Washington University in St. Louis for delivering the Judith Ann Lippard Memorial Lecture. His insightful talk highlighted how far we’ve come—& how far we’ve yet to go—in understanding & treating endometrial cancer. ki.mit.edu/events/prize...
November 14, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Thank you to Dr. David Mutch of Washington University in St. Louis for delivering the Judith Ann Lippard Memorial Lecture. His insightful talk highlighted how far we’ve come—& how far we’ve yet to go—in understanding & treating endometrial cancer. ki.mit.edu/events/prize...
Cima Lab alum Canan Dagdeviren’s breast-cancer–detecting bra launched into space aboard Blue Origin’s all-female crew. In microgravity, tumor growth accelerates—helping fast-track innovations in early detection back on Earth. news.mit.edu/2025/breast-...
November 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Cima Lab alum Canan Dagdeviren’s breast-cancer–detecting bra launched into space aboard Blue Origin’s all-female crew. In microgravity, tumor growth accelerates—helping fast-track innovations in early detection back on Earth. news.mit.edu/2025/breast-...
A new @nature.com study from the Yilmaz lab suggests cysteine-rich diets may help the gut heal by activating an immune pathway that enables stem cells to regrow intestinal tissue—offering insights for repairing damage from radiation or chemo.
buff.ly/7XvSd11
buff.ly/7XvSd11
November 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
A new @nature.com study from the Yilmaz lab suggests cysteine-rich diets may help the gut heal by activating an immune pathway that enables stem cells to regrow intestinal tissue—offering insights for repairing damage from radiation or chemo.
buff.ly/7XvSd11
buff.ly/7XvSd11
Thanks to all who attended the 2025 Angelika Amon Young Scientist Award ceremony. The award honors exceptional graduate work done outside the US & brings winners to the KI to share their science. Congrats to Sourav Ghosh & Kotaro Tomuro on engaging talks. mit-ki.org/46zzJB5
November 7, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Thanks to all who attended the 2025 Angelika Amon Young Scientist Award ceremony. The award honors exceptional graduate work done outside the US & brings winners to the KI to share their science. Congrats to Sourav Ghosh & Kotaro Tomuro on engaging talks. mit-ki.org/46zzJB5
The Chen Lab has identified a one-step way to engineer CAR NK-cells that are more effective, less likely to be rejected, and faster to manufacture — a path toward off-the-shelf cancer immunotherapies given at diagnosis, weeks sooner than current options. 🧪 news.mit.edu/2025/enginee...
November 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The Chen Lab has identified a one-step way to engineer CAR NK-cells that are more effective, less likely to be rejected, and faster to manufacture — a path toward off-the-shelf cancer immunotherapies given at diagnosis, weeks sooner than current options. 🧪 news.mit.edu/2025/enginee...
From eerie cells to ghostly glows, our researchers are serving frightfully good science this Halloween! These spooky selections from the #KIImages collection prove that science can be drop-dead gorgeous: ki-images.mit.edu
October 31, 2025 at 4:04 PM
From eerie cells to ghostly glows, our researchers are serving frightfully good science this Halloween! These spooky selections from the #KIImages collection prove that science can be drop-dead gorgeous: ki-images.mit.edu
Join us on Nov. 6th at 10 a.m. as our 2025 Amon Young Scientist Award winners Sourav Ghosh (@souravsgw.bsky.social) of IIT Bombay & Kotaro Tomuro of RIKEN & UTokyo_News_en share their work! MIT community & Amon Lab alumni welcome. buff.ly/nzhbwPp
October 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Join us on Nov. 6th at 10 a.m. as our 2025 Amon Young Scientist Award winners Sourav Ghosh (@souravsgw.bsky.social) of IIT Bombay & Kotaro Tomuro of RIKEN & UTokyo_News_en share their work! MIT community & Amon Lab alumni welcome. buff.ly/nzhbwPp
Embark on a journey of discovery!
Catch October’s Cancer Solutions email newsletter & subscribe to follow the quest for groundbreaking cancer research.
Read: mailchi.mp/mit/cancer-s...
Subscribe: ki.mit.edu/news/newslet...
Catch October’s Cancer Solutions email newsletter & subscribe to follow the quest for groundbreaking cancer research.
Read: mailchi.mp/mit/cancer-s...
Subscribe: ki.mit.edu/news/newslet...
October 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Embark on a journey of discovery!
Catch October’s Cancer Solutions email newsletter & subscribe to follow the quest for groundbreaking cancer research.
Read: mailchi.mp/mit/cancer-s...
Subscribe: ki.mit.edu/news/newslet...
Catch October’s Cancer Solutions email newsletter & subscribe to follow the quest for groundbreaking cancer research.
Read: mailchi.mp/mit/cancer-s...
Subscribe: ki.mit.edu/news/newslet...
Deadline extended! MIT students, faculty & staff—there's still time to submit your most biomedical images for the 2026 Image Awards Competition - winners will be included in our #KIimages exhibition. The deadline is now October 14th. Details + entry form: ki.mit.edu/imageawards
October 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Deadline extended! MIT students, faculty & staff—there's still time to submit your most biomedical images for the 2026 Image Awards Competition - winners will be included in our #KIimages exhibition. The deadline is now October 14th. Details + entry form: ki.mit.edu/imageawards
Celebrating National Nano Day with nanoscale innovation—the Bhatia Lab’s sensors combine precision and speed to detect cancer biomarkers early. news.mit.edu/2023/simple-...
October 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Celebrating National Nano Day with nanoscale innovation—the Bhatia Lab’s sensors combine precision and speed to detect cancer biomarkers early. news.mit.edu/2023/simple-...
From lab to large scale—on National Nano Day, we celebrate the Hammond Lab’s nanoparticle manufacturing platform, making advanced therapeutics more accessible.
news.mit.edu/2025/enginee...
news.mit.edu/2025/enginee...
October 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
From lab to large scale—on National Nano Day, we celebrate the Hammond Lab’s nanoparticle manufacturing platform, making advanced therapeutics more accessible.
news.mit.edu/2025/enginee...
news.mit.edu/2025/enginee...
Happy National Nano Day! In Giovanni Traverso’s Lab, innovation happens at the nanoscale. The Composite Material Transformer is redefining precision in lipid nanoparticle design. See how this tool is shaping the future of nanomedicine: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQpm...
October 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Happy National Nano Day! In Giovanni Traverso’s Lab, innovation happens at the nanoscale. The Composite Material Transformer is redefining precision in lipid nanoparticle design. See how this tool is shaping the future of nanomedicine: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQpm...
Discover the story behind the biotech industry and the man at the center of changing it forever: Phil Sharp.
Watch Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution’ on PBS Independent Lens starting October 6. Check your local listings here: pbs.org/tv_schedules/
Watch Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution’ on PBS Independent Lens starting October 6. Check your local listings here: pbs.org/tv_schedules/
October 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Discover the story behind the biotech industry and the man at the center of changing it forever: Phil Sharp.
Watch Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution’ on PBS Independent Lens starting October 6. Check your local listings here: pbs.org/tv_schedules/
Watch Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution’ on PBS Independent Lens starting October 6. Check your local listings here: pbs.org/tv_schedules/
We’re cheering on Traverso Lab PhD student Sanghyun Park — 2024 #KIimages Award winner & finalist in the National Inventors Hall of Fame 2025 Collegiate Inventors Competition! Join us — vote daily through 10/15, 5pm ET: www.invent.org/collegiate-i...
October 1, 2025 at 9:45 PM
We’re cheering on Traverso Lab PhD student Sanghyun Park — 2024 #KIimages Award winner & finalist in the National Inventors Hall of Fame 2025 Collegiate Inventors Competition! Join us — vote daily through 10/15, 5pm ET: www.invent.org/collegiate-i...
Could your research be a work of art? MIT students, faculty & staff—submit your most vibrant biomedical images for the 2026 Image Awards Competition — winners will be included in our #KIimages exhibition. The deadline is October 10th. Details + entry form: ki.mit.edu/imageawards
October 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Could your research be a work of art? MIT students, faculty & staff—submit your most vibrant biomedical images for the 2026 Image Awards Competition — winners will be included in our #KIimages exhibition. The deadline is October 10th. Details + entry form: ki.mit.edu/imageawards
Join us on Nov. 6th at 10 a.m. as our 2025 Amon Young Scientist Award winners Sourav Ghosh (@souravsgw.bsky.social) of IIT Bombay & Kotaro Tomuro of RIKEN & UTokyo_News_en share their work! MIT community & Amon Lab alumni welcome. buff.ly/nzhbwPp
September 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Join us on Nov. 6th at 10 a.m. as our 2025 Amon Young Scientist Award winners Sourav Ghosh (@souravsgw.bsky.social) of IIT Bombay & Kotaro Tomuro of RIKEN & UTokyo_News_en share their work! MIT community & Amon Lab alumni welcome. buff.ly/nzhbwPp
Join us on Sunday, Sept. 21st at the Cambridge Science Carnival! Stop by our booth, for Decoding Gene-ius, to uncover DNA secrets & explore how genes guide medicine. Full schedule of free events at cambridgesciencecarnival.org #CSC2025
September 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Join us on Sunday, Sept. 21st at the Cambridge Science Carnival! Stop by our booth, for Decoding Gene-ius, to uncover DNA secrets & explore how genes guide medicine. Full schedule of free events at cambridgesciencecarnival.org #CSC2025
Frame your science in a new light! MIT students, faculty & staff—submit your most striking biomedical visuals for the 2026 Image Awards Competition - winners will be included in our #KIimages exhibition. The deadline is October 10th. Details + entry form: ki.mit.edu/imageawards
September 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Frame your science in a new light! MIT students, faculty & staff—submit your most striking biomedical visuals for the 2026 Image Awards Competition - winners will be included in our #KIimages exhibition. The deadline is October 10th. Details + entry form: ki.mit.edu/imageawards
Congrats to @MichaelJCima on FDA approval of INLEXZO™, a pretzel-shaped intravesical device for bladder cancer. First developed in the Cima Lab,
it delivers chemo “low and slow,” improving outcomes for patients whose cancers resist standard treatments. buff.ly/Dce91KC
it delivers chemo “low and slow,” improving outcomes for patients whose cancers resist standard treatments. buff.ly/Dce91KC
September 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Congrats to @MichaelJCima on FDA approval of INLEXZO™, a pretzel-shaped intravesical device for bladder cancer. First developed in the Cima Lab,
it delivers chemo “low and slow,” improving outcomes for patients whose cancers resist standard treatments. buff.ly/Dce91KC
it delivers chemo “low and slow,” improving outcomes for patients whose cancers resist standard treatments. buff.ly/Dce91KC
MIT and danafarber.bsky.social researchers: The Bridge Project is now accepting proposals for translational cancer research projects.
Proposals are due by 10:00AM EDT Tuesday October 14, 2025. For more details: ki.mit.edu/bridge-RFA
Proposals are due by 10:00AM EDT Tuesday October 14, 2025. For more details: ki.mit.edu/bridge-RFA
September 16, 2025 at 4:05 PM
MIT and danafarber.bsky.social researchers: The Bridge Project is now accepting proposals for translational cancer research projects.
Proposals are due by 10:00AM EDT Tuesday October 14, 2025. For more details: ki.mit.edu/bridge-RFA
Proposals are due by 10:00AM EDT Tuesday October 14, 2025. For more details: ki.mit.edu/bridge-RFA
Join us on Sunday, Sept. 21st at the Cambridge Science Carnival! Stop by our booth, for Decoding Gene-ius, to uncover DNA secrets & explore how genes guide medicine. Full schedule of free events at cambridgesciencecarnival.org #CSC2025
September 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Join us on Sunday, Sept. 21st at the Cambridge Science Carnival! Stop by our booth, for Decoding Gene-ius, to uncover DNA secrets & explore how genes guide medicine. Full schedule of free events at cambridgesciencecarnival.org #CSC2025
We mourn the loss of David Baltimore, founding member of MIT’s Center for Cancer Research, founding director of @whiteheadinstitute.bsky.social & Nobel laureate. His leadership helped shape the KI’s culture of inquiry & collaboration. bit.ly/remembering-...
September 9, 2025 at 5:10 PM
We mourn the loss of David Baltimore, founding member of MIT’s Center for Cancer Research, founding director of @whiteheadinstitute.bsky.social & Nobel laureate. His leadership helped shape the KI’s culture of inquiry & collaboration. bit.ly/remembering-...