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Marie-Laurie Charpignon. Photo: Sarah Bastille Photography
Fall 2020

A Model Approach to Public Health

IDSS researcher applies data science to tracking Covid-19

Jacquin Niles ’94, PhD ’01. Photo: Bryce Vickmark
Fall 2020

Lessons from an Old Enemy

Jacquin Niles employs biological engineering to fight malaria

Wearing masks to adhere to protocols put in place during the Covid-19 pandemic. PhD students Elvin Yang and Neil Dalvie, conduct research in the lab of Professor J. Christopher Love. Photo: M. Scott Brauer
Fall 2020

Toward Faster Drug Development

Lab of J. Christopher Love forms consortium to speed manufacture of therapeutics

Shulammite Lim ’22. Photo: Katie Currid
Fall 2020

Public Health Drives Undergrad

Shulammite Lim works toward better access, information for all

People in Chelsea, Massachusetts, one of the communities hardest hit by the coronavirus, wait in line for food distributed by the National Guard in April 2020. Photo: Joseph Prezioso / AFP via Getty IMages
Fall 2020

Neighborhoods Under Pressure

Mariana Arcaya studies how housing stress increases health risks

Ev Fedorenko PhD '07. Photo: Caitlin Cunningham
Spring 2020

Asking Questions of the Brain

McGovern researcher Ev Fedorenko probes links between thoughts, speech

The McGovern Institute is celebrating two decades of leading-edge brain research. Image: Justin Knight
Spring 2020

McGovern Institute Turns 20

Gregory Ekchian works with oxygen-sensitive silicone in his lab at MIT. Photo: Ken Richardson
Fall 2019

Sensor Boosts Cancer Fight

MIT-engineered tech to guide radiation therapy

Protein structures divide the genetic material of yeast in this composite image, which shows cells dividing over a fivehour period, spiraling out from the center. Photo: Ian Winsten Campbell, Courtesy of Koch Institute
Fall 2019

Taking Aim at Cell Dysfunction

Angelika Amon tackles big questions, including those centered on Down Syndrome, aging

Breakthroughs and Insights

Fall 2019

Alana Gift Launches Down Syndrome Center

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