Fall 2015
Supporting New Connections in Immunology
Phillip “Terry” ’72 and Susan Ragon created an institute to accelerate discovery of an HIV vaccine.
Topics: Discovery Science
Fall 2015
Tiny Living Factories
Kristala Jones Prather is developing new, improved methods of chemical synthesis.
Summer 2015
Mapping Soil Moisture from Space
Dara Entekhabi’s work could affect a range of issues from our understanding of the conditions for life on Earth to agriculture in Africa.
Summer 2015
Ancient Life, Cast in Stone
Tanja Bosak’s work explores how the Earth changed from one antithetical to complex life forms to one supporting an explosion of such organisms 540 million years ago.
Summer 2015
MRIs for a More Peaceful World
An MIT collaboration is now underway using MRIs to develop innovative conflict-resolution strategies.
Summer 2015
Mending a Broken Heart
Laurie Boyer’s work may one day help develop cures for heart defects and disease.
Summer 2015
Atomic Insights
Ju Li has created a window into a world where things are inconceivably small and change inconceivably fast.