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<body style = "margin:0px;padding:0px;text-align:center;"><div style="max-height:0px; overflow: hidden; display: none !important; line-height:0px; font-size:0px;">Fall Issue of Biolog: the MIT Department of Biology Newsletter</div><div style = "text-align:center;"><div style = "padding:20px 20px;"><div id="divHostedEmailLink"><a href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOe5znKkYQt7HYOrk4HOl2aCLd1x2-2Bvk7su4ICaNKYaxIuy3VqBMPmaWpvVSGkPghVRvOH47GGq9eykpryCKpqSzg-3D-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8JOPe7lqRzAbyub-2FdLpLtZnZ7BWsekasLDmfk9yiSwSBgCtHMyNmtSge-2Fj-2FAYf-2Bbqn7hjqACYSW2fm3bWfEhLqlmq4HGIJ3bvup8MPJ5PADiCTAcyNMG7jTnDEC8TvfTwjN192bIfYj5Jh7HDyWa8z7">View this email in a web page</a></div><style>table td{border:0px;}</style>
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<td style = ""><div style = "clear:both;"><div><p><img src="http://mit.imodules.com/s/1314/images/gid13/editor/biology_enews_/biology-logo_small.jpg" alt="" style="" width="317" height="83"><br> <!-- deans letter--></p> <table width="635px"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="padding: 0px 0px 20px; color: rgb(19, 19, 19); display: block; line-height: 23px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 16px;">Dear Friends and Alumni of MIT Biology, </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 16px;">Fall semester is upon us, and that means we’ve just said our farewells to our amazing summer students (undergraduates in MSRP-Bio and high school students in the LEAH Knox Scholars program), and welcomed our returning and new students. We also welcomed Ankur Jain as an assistant professor in Biology and a member of the Whitehead Institute. <br> <br> And we have begun a new round of faculty searches! We are currently conducting searches for tenure-track faculty in the areas of fundamental, structural, mammalian, and computational biology. As alumni and friends, you know this department well, and I hope you agree that the department is a fantastic place to do science, with outstanding colleagues, a vibrant, internationally renowned graduate program, amazing undergraduates, and state-of-the-art facilities. We are highly collegial and collaborative, with a deep commitment to mentoring, which enables junior faculty to thrive. We seek applicants who will develop and lead vibrant research programs and who will share our commitment to undergraduate and graduate education by teaching courses and supervising graduate and undergraduate research. We are also particularly interested in candidates who will help promote and provide diversity. Does this sound like you or someone you know? If so, Biology may be the right fit. <br> <br> In this fall newsletter, we also share faculty, administrative, and alumni news; recent happenings around the department; and highlights of some of the research we have published in the last few months. We hope that you enjoy the newsletter and that it stimulates your interest. As always, we welcome your feedback and questions at <a href="mailto:bioheadline@mit.edu" style = "color:#800000;">bioheadline@mit.edu</a>. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 16px;"> Sincerely, <br> Alan</span><br> </p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <!-- dean profile --> <table class="" style="width: 635px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="padding: 0px 10px 10px 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" class=""><img src="http://mit.imodules.com/s/1314/images/gid13/editor/departments/biology/alan_grossman.jpg" alt="" style="" width="62" height="78"><br> </td> <td style="padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px; font-size: 18px; color: #222222; text-transform: uppercase; display: block; line-height: 23px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" <strong="">Alan D. Grossman<br> Praecis Professor of Biology; Department Head<br> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table width="635px" style="width: 635px; height: 21px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td><hr> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table style="width: 652px; height: 39px;"> <tbody> </tbody> </table> <table style="width: 635px; height: 336px; top: 708px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">FACULTY NEWS</span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><br> </span></span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><em style=""><strong style="">New Hires<br> </strong></em></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">We are pleased to welcome our newest Assistant Professor, </span><a href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOedCNBtugwjuQ9sch0d9TNWEiuNq5MG-2Bw0W6GDmkfJQjs-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8IO9ab4l6wpc1pSb7fAFTz5ZHD3CtMAKQxF9mfZLgcwLa8odQGZGa3TWeJ17itZihndaFR5gsfueJR6ESVk1t0V74cLMUvj3vdwsHb6CoAhm44t8dufyhK0kaQ-2F-2FPHRnmJxUSqFkXCJUODctIkGnv6a" target="_blank" style = "color:#800000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Ankur Jain</a><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">, to the department. From his lab at the </span><a href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOeB5sPv5sl0jPExtZc88ZtL1sN6do7aUkTwuJ9cwkkO5c-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8JRxbehU-2B3Ns7t5-2FwCncAHWxsa5fN7iVVF4nPEzwz-2BEEZ6uKPOhTs25TcE1HyqrQju63L6J8ZIccb20MMxdelgFokrxefhMXTGfRbCert82uuVhnmXHOMPPyIRfAamP08VsCRSpk5GdwVfARmKuWU7W" target="_blank" style = "color:#800000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Whitehead Institute</a><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">, he will investigate the role of RNA self-assembly in cellular organization and neurodegenerative disease.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Awards and Honors</em><br> </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Laurie Boyer </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span></strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">was one of three MIT faculty members </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOemc5vxLQ91nIF8gIhsX-2FEzrSgrveCzouqH5SfjQGBouY-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8JqCKhfh9Q7k81sp8e4IW4oOmDUihcxQ95SaQpTPD7NIuC-2FWOhhmjeqhc3T1Jdx1uAnRLvRF1bZPCIgydQaMZerZxGJkOUX3PgLEM-2BTxKDzJcYc20Zsz-2FkU0wwpbs7n6H3IQ6p754kfn1RlfTBcgc46" target="_blank" style = "color:#800000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">selected for funding</a><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> from the G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Foundation, supporting her work on heart development.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Eliezer Calo </span></strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">was named the Irwin W. and Helen Sizer Career Development Professor. He also <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">received the Hood Foundation’s </span><a href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOeT0P7zwabiYneu-2F7Le8vetGOfN1Tr55JDKQdibUxDiXY-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8L-2F1-2BYwToox3rw5aySOvqlz0YWbncbwacGxJ4-2FG0VtgSAZIaQ9cw1XmnK1t-2FbXydIQRjjpYuwdvZX-2FEsh4-2Bc-2FB0pjaRQsgXms1pqLnG8W7mbQbGtFRSjqkowmdg9fjIj-2FU89p51Yp0CUEG52n4Qg8Sx" target="_blank" style = "color:#800000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Child Health Award</a><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> for his research on the mechanisms underlying phenotypic variation in craniofacial disorders.</span></span><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br> </span></strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong style=""><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Nancy Hopkins </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span></strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">earned the Xconomy </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOepFpuI0EM2pxtfLDsVz9ZcKoX0ASut7PXqFSeJn2GRCQ-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8IfR-2FwoP0SVa5MceDoeNFe8WxSb0VQB5-2FvzDF6nVgiXwXcXIAm4SrjZBZhBmkvdmRXCbQFz3YMZEyzZEzGDlBqPBvap1VaXg5RFD4BWY-2FKFuIaxyCYDmPyhCjULbP0OKpnWS-2B8BBt5z0QDyfJw-2FwFHI" target="_blank" style = "color:#800000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Lifetime Achievement Award</a><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> for her contributions to genetics, cancer research, and gender equity in science.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Richard Hynes </strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">received the </span><a href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOeJjNMtT8TzhoTxwH-2BbtWFgSN7wTc0wcny-2BSpVbKNTEmA-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8J2d8tv0l-2FgncnwhEbO5EFtK9EpfpnmEcOO3-2BD2mP44BaLdQMS8dsYSAIXHLC9qBhebJpDK6QrfOasoke4jbrkqju11IP8Z2xNszypLiYJWvUMZYT7g-2ByucUlfv8fvX5MdJJexuY4FNqb0fSMFUcprr" target="_blank" style = "color:#800000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Paget-Ewing Award</a><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> from the Metastasis Research Society to honor his scientific excellence and substantial contributions to the understanding and control of cancer metastasis.</span></span><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br> </span><br> Becky Lamason </span></strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">was named the Robert A. Swanson (1969) Career Development Professor of Life Sciences.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><strong style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Eric Lander </strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">was honored with the </span><a href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOejVZ3Wma3r5wpCbzAoW86dFqgbiovf4Z2wRdZXlna-2FYQ-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8JBa1VZJ5UUr9scv8kSCtJoEpK-2F31qX36byTTv888j7LZmKBTMm3wc-2Fo-2FEAv4l2iBqYLhdCBjW1yc-2FlOjMwvKgJZI6GZr9zCqT3G4CB40ljS7clC01zN-2FS8ewyAnpI7Mz5Sjj-2BnheYo6Bw3SNZZGXhU" target="_blank" style = "color:#800000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">William Allan Award </a><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">from the American Society of Human Genetics, which recognizes scientists for their substantial and far-reaching scientific contributions to human genetics.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Jing-Ke Weng</strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> was named a </span><a href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOeSWEk9onJrroCA2Z2O3jIbEF5hYCAGgXk1DxJ8DnBPng-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8IJxyCMBbmENdltVawToW267DEFOrZRRgAYZGP5ITM-2BKnajYVAR2Vko-2BpcZShnO1Izw7n-2FGKY812dB5A78WjyKCWHkUjfc-2FEwqi7bJL-2BCLRHCB26PhAkJQiXipJrEKnWiP1DFHtqK5J8Wwftx4oAdnk" target="_blank" style = "color:#800000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Scialog Fellow</a><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> for Chemical Machinery of the Cell by the Research Corporation and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, in addition to receiving the Smith Family Foundation </span><a href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOeHAqZIxyeMv2hzbGEL-2FggeZEA25j2wW-2FN5Aikttn6Ol4-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8I19-2Fj-2BjSY4Fa-2B4I3DTDRJtE53uRvQAqPDG1DbhFH6y6zq7e4p-2BAmFzbbDT-2BO1BV-2FZ3c-2F5gpYYdmY4tPYyYU7n63avA-2Fx0mq4BXzrL2MQfHK9qA8dbVdTykXwt-2BrdBdBLgA9i-2Bf7B8gsWK2Cm8uNY27" target="_blank" style = "color:#800000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Odyssey Award</a><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></span><strong style=""><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br> <br> Ömer Yilmaz </span></strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">was named the Eisen and Chang Career Development Professor.</span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <!--SPENCERS SUPER COOL MODIFICATION IS HERE--> <table width="635px" style="width: 635px; height: 21px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td><hr> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <!--SPENCERS SUPER COOL MODIFICATION ENDS HERE--> <table style="width: 631px; height: 33px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><strong>EDUCATION AND OUTREACH <br> </strong></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">In mid-August, we wrapped up another successful 10-week session of <a style = "color:#800000;" href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOeyhL4GVpDONq0Nz-2F0qqG1OM9vmBREUt6D9ueeKzT9ItA-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8I7JVyarVlWOXNtls1PN87-2FsecipT3Gc-2BYTMRkOQRh4Il16B83aIlTdq6vWPuwlt-2BCo-2BbGxF8laGcYwECWDRkcc7NjyemrZBYmdxaRDZYlXZsUme-2BmXl6CfupH-2Fbq0s1fvhh5Dz3PYuT3xqKUC0qvOt" target="_blank">MIT’s Summer Research Program in Biology</a> (MSRP-Bio), hosting 19 undergraduates in various labs scattered across Building 68 and other affiliated research institutes. We also invited 26 rising juniors from Boston and Everett public schools to join us for five weeks as part of the <a style = "color:#800000;" href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOe3bVNYpIJiID8Y7aaA0qi5Ja7JuQgHZLRDLqmL9Pevrk-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8KAehekieRBtlu94zVepb1Zdr8zuj-2BVQk212SgCPdLq0wirOnbcLvaC-2BhajXIsccXpgB-2Bf-2FZ-2BtuN5Bv5hpI8W8eFntqEWwlHocdhBfHC5Lfa3b8uKC83NA2ZlsTOkwbtUAsVXUjbEBawVcxNDeo2SaY" target="_blank">LEAH Knox Scholars Program</a>, to gain hands-on lab experience and mentorship. Check out some scenes from the summer to see the <a style = "color:#800000;" href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOeX1kc8djtpAqlEEKfMyeChOuHBJFjb9kZGyWsyaACkR0-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8KbdUlIuIkSRN4pifBYQjS-2BeDe4EL2af8lzVyS6h6FSaiLbAKi4aEyx4HsdauBcwH1RuYjbzYpO7V6rIAPYvz-2BWYt3cbFeBC5zbNFt2H0yx28nDJ5zfqLHPBTW1WI8q5EfmIAqSe-2F06HPiNl-2B51wimX" target="_blank">MSRP-Bio students</a> and <a style = "color:#800000;" href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOeIdmdhhZUCE6Lw-2BQOwZnmKkeUKoNHw5PA-2F67miO0J6lY-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8LS9zJFgn7c4ae8NBo4JGG-2FYrTiEbj3pM7NqxJxPrBsQnNNt4TR-2BqJ1RvHkwZkBZZiM3qaFKj9-2FdDnUJTZN5woHfsDR-2BrCCb7pIIffmDhGPnHuAzu-2F5kValSoQ50AsyTJUBwtIs3o711KJzXJMBq4yG" target="_blank">LEAH Knox Scholars</a> in action.</span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table width="635px" style="top: 2739px; 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font-size: 24px; color: rgb(143, 15, 40);"><a style = "color:#800000;text-decoration:none;" href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOezb8NfOlfWySLZIRNC2oUG5WsbnIoycaU2dMDXEEtzCM-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8KqShS7-2F-2Fh2bd190VbDMR5pBNthHy-2B7SYcf2Iu7n9XsaYsuNfDCuiHPOBiMHHD7vKfBJPv7U-2Bakcuemr556SG-2FwaQ1MFIgC-2BC7zHal2G8LnqbhYK38IDFkTTh6TzHgwtixF5o1Hgk9S0PEMyI4D-2FWgM" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(146, 32, 32);">Presenting our newest bio grads</span></a></span><br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">This year’s cohort of first-years includes 37 <a style = "color:#800000;" href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOezb8NfOlfWySLZIRNC2oUG5WsbnIoycaU2dMDXEEtzCM-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8IRcnfJVqu-2FJTUDokktq-2BWgScSgi4sWQ-2FRynrA0LNKzbFAxBzcC4-2BBbbGYCcwKYTzPRTlq3UOw-2Bme2ZE6z7MyEJRGpZIfUI3TVX2g-2F2MqQO-2Bbfdg03UJvC0UxDlociSp6qfjUCbaFwW9kdzC4WpqwpW" target="_blank">biology students</a> and two Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) Joint Program students; we can’t wait to see the great things they’ll do.</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table style="width: 630px; height: 340px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td><a style = "color:#800000;" href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOeogI1XwvLkmAk3pZ9CL1-2Bnx5KIVJalNuP653IUNIcOcw-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8LAilhT-2BUh-2F5NwSoQyqqClyDKEvyjv8ZrB-2FhnH870a2gF-2FhWubRR1veeBvmkhG3fr0RUO8IGF4npSBeJLmMeuOQ7tQcTqCDdi0AxCGJFo6cGwQ-2Bkf7eSK5y625Cza0K9Whgjh-2BeRlPowU2D75bd6M7h"><img src="http://mit.imodules.com/s/1314/images/gid13/editor/biology_enews_/victor_image.jpg" alt="" style="" width="635" height="290"><br> </a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; color: rgb(143, 15, 40);"><a style = "color:#800000;text-decoration:none;" href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOeogI1XwvLkmAk3pZ9CL1-2Bnx5KIVJalNuP653IUNIcOcw-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8KP57-2FcU4hV0T5LaRXJiDZBE8jULsT0jTxlIEGrX-2F63DbPUWA3d0h1ThJ7n5A0b0AxMHN5Kpw3G-2BZ76yV1GFzSDLgWlHTPgl6Pswe0KKjBQmUNGhWS9RTGXVcc-2F8k0gnS39b6IkYCq-2Fhky8iDyS-2FLZQ" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(146, 32, 32);">A Summer of Science</span></a></span><br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">MSRP-Bio student Victor Rivera-Santana, a chemistry major from Puerto Rico, <a style = "color:#800000;" href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOeogI1XwvLkmAk3pZ9CL1-2Bnx5KIVJalNuP653IUNIcOcw-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8JBAEswR-2FawHzuXGXJG-2F8GLms0kUKJT75A93SUxCl6xxadQhGiAadwwumR4y4LSjYs3Si5Cce5uyaTZAfTfEqayHtQ3yBanUd0r-2F86-2BrrSWtRExLoXMqMkrhMjHGSfSB1Qat0Q-2BPoE3h5GHfakT06ge" target="_blank">visited MIT Biology</a> for 10 weeks this summer to investigate protein form and function.</span><br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table style="width: 634px; height: 361px; top: 2366px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td><a style = "color:#800000;" href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOeYq1S166g5JxWroOSEJRbzQQPCssX2Xlm-2BwkNoE3lxOQ-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8LUJ0EKqgHqazBR5nQbyfvzqWIyd-2BGHq7XMQmpJTvlSLDHFBrdQt4HPvWO1aXPUm-2BgR6Lh-2B82nVk9nRHXKP5jqMg-2Fwyd0-2BSEZHiWH6Krk9T5OM-2FvmTPndd-2FmuQ6-2BwEMadZClnUoMT6M77AIz0RWAZ-2B6"><img src="http://mit.imodules.com/s/1314/images/gid13/editor/biology_enews_/gene_wei_li.jpg" alt="" style="" width="635" height="290"><br> </a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; color: rgb(143, 15, 40);"><a style = "color:#800000;text-decoration:none;" href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOeYq1S166g5JxWroOSEJRbzQQPCssX2Xlm-2BwkNoE3lxOQ-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8JnKy-2BjrW5SrabLvMgPCswMM5BBhDgS4ovl23lNfcK6Wl9mFyqFGyRq7DUQhiyV9P805-2BQLxXNbwteA5r7zrFSCDi-2BoCoyetb8PhdJhsjc-2B3-2FVHYwZTS2BpL4EDq8sUIhkOhJ3CrG5Se2t7cavZ-2FlNo" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(146, 32, 32);">Meet Gene-Wei Li</span></a></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Watch our second “<a style = "color:#800000;" href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOeYq1S166g5JxWroOSEJRbzQQPCssX2Xlm-2BwkNoE3lxOQ-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8IsH-2B3OhDMT0UpmcSDscnkDyh4Zk7fVFrGtVebEiaqJXe5SOCuYnMiwSWBeETJuit3SIwHNreu3RS3u5vMNYtJubSRMKwtpgW-2BcS71Euv0lDSPeFpsWAxblQrYXEu3KVCsJ8ezfEnl3inkYhQul8U9r" target="_blank">Meet the MIT Bio Faculty</a>” installment to hear how Assistant Professor Gene-Wei Li uses his background in physics to decipher how evolution has optimized the ingredients needed to make a cell. </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table style="width: 629px; height: 386px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td><a style = "color:#800000;" href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOeA5tNoRpkOEFaKOcfW7sgX5svebQV0-2FAGMhMu-2FFHLprg-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8KY8lcLmujEvvBji03jwlwF-2FgEohKlOeRyKzMx43IfrdQvPyM1Xt5NFvDQECew6EtLtYnwyfuO896qtqEPO-2FnLybiQvSb2VM5IS9G66bqzQuvvUkhaL8n4OyLJuc8syPPCXTWuN3IvlXFdNMuUWNcL8" target="_blank"><img src="http://mit.imodules.com/s/1314/images/gid13/editor/biology_enews_/aponte_4.jpg" alt="" style="" width="635" height="290"><br> </a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a style = "color:#800000;text-decoration:none;" href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOeA5tNoRpkOEFaKOcfW7sgX5svebQV0-2FAGMhMu-2FFHLprg-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8JJpni7ij5Juc9QmMnLPlyDJ5mB2tTiUH53YbO05NpWKADVdE51T6nerjROYzvi69C2gZ1E5nSDxWFUnrAxjXGsy91I4Rx8NwuZRFwYF42DGy7SuZrWMZ-2BAJ4Jrg6PeaOQ0W6lvMoYxotqM6vz3KYFH" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; color: rgb(143, 15, 40);">Altering Neuronal Activity at Will</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">In the lab of Troy Littleton, graduate student Nicole Aponte Santiago can <a style = "color:#800000;" href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOeA5tNoRpkOEFaKOcfW7sgX5svebQV0-2FAGMhMu-2FFHLprg-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8LaL8Q54B4oCBLZKVjfO0QVsntNUn1Um5dbTyUl9aESGk2reqmu6wm3qTxOKEjF3D4kdOizRRCzcFJfAMDN-2Ff4V65FqAbhCzocFY6-2BVj0jR-2F1yhRklMzWmEwLTjG3g4TfLz4jEN-2FhItgGF8UTwFE4Ru" target="_blank">alter neuronal activity</a> in fruit flies at will — probing the relationship between the many nerve cells passing signals from the brain to the muscles.</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table style="width: 642px; 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font-size: 24px; color: rgb(143, 15, 40);">Exploring Cancer Metabolism</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; color: black;">MIT News <a style = "color:#800000;" href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOeRHP5gWSHQbFZBrRZO4gCNVuGD1fdvuevlafZobQxXvY-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8KhfiSf1RMAhWt-2BQI1xfnOkn8xr234yMxV1OexWsP5nhGNA-2BofrGX4ia67TpyNPyPIF374T3zRBoDP2fihlZsYicr3dP-2BeSTxxdv0f4im8i8Bhb9ZyFfxoLUgb3SP-2Fct65ZJN3Cre1zmMM-2BBGQOUafu" target="_blank">talks to</a> Professor Matthew Vander Heiden about seeking new cancer treatments that exploit tumor cells’ abnormal metabolism.</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table style="width: 642px; height: 350px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td><a style = "color:#800000;" href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOeupJIC8OXa9KCXIgBALmR-2FbbHQoudVRZqyfZVZfXHTw0-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8J3W3CvkQxFUBMVpP6ms1X-2Be7DfEYWxQIF0ivTmZNplQnauJA9oVBw2WaiSRqYo-2F4rjvWoAmjBHcIpN4J52kofe1vuD-2BbnOUzdxeRjgJqFTyw6BnEDTIK5h-2BHV4FjetQPX49H2aMcO6ofq5nJVJDY-2Fk" target="_blank"><img src="http://mit.imodules.com/s/1314/images/gid13/editor/biology_enews_/b68.jpg" alt="" style="" width="635" height="290"><br> </a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a style = "color:#800000;text-decoration:none;" href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOeLFqUfvS1c4XxLoAbvy3jzfOO6RnIQw55Xg39ackmpGA-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8IXLpn4O9uuU32koVPuqsWe4Wdt8bEEtIiPWYay5-2BlfO2IRsY0A2zr2TW51gahXNhiKhk82w5-2FWKaQ4kyiRcRopCBskxIT0faQHE2Bez8nsEGDSLuRb-2B4tzOkwz8zHbrvOPn6L5S-2B16Byoqbpheggma" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; 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Join us at MIT Biology</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">We are currently <a style = "color:#800000;" href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOeupJIC8OXa9KCXIgBALmR-2FbbHQoudVRZqyfZVZfXHTw0-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8JVm0TJc8blCHtltkoSa7-2B0bCFQAv72z3SW8m1r-2Feqv-2BEBfLno9ktwwvwsi2ZXT18xTqbZgNr-2FUeBfoV70FGkk0xJ49Zm5Zq2gwJipQW52iedyX3Ho4SZv-2BwhoWmhwo3UZytfN9ZYvSPDObP5eGKHtZ" target="_blank">inviting applications</a> for multiple tenure-track assistant professor positions. Please apply by October 15, and spread the word!</span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table width="635px" style="width: 635px; height: 21px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td><hr> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table style="width: 630px; height: 1324px; left: 15px; top: 3836px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p><strong style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS</span></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><em><span style="font-size: 13px;"><img src="http://mit.imodules.com/s/1314/images/gid13/editor/biology_enews_/research_triptych4.jpg" alt="" style="" width="635" height="189"><br> </span></em></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><em style=""><span style="font-size: 13px;">What follows is a sampling of recently published research across the department — for a more complete list of publications, <a style = "color:#800000;" href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOe3q-2F7-2FxtfNzh4i8jHr1822eVD3xl4LboLJq9qhh6t0YY-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8K2a1uqFVnQFsdXEqEvezNiRbMfeamZfqlxjMVw1bPMlefHw-2BpYnrPUjYRvaBxiC-2BzfZB9p-2B6nu4xKivW-2FOmB-2Ff0f5kxnhQsQ9Y1kaqtprRECtfU-2FLVqahKyl5phqTIDxStEr1eqQ5q9N9bQrwTMC-2FJ" target="_blank">visit PubMed</a>. If there is a paper you would like to see highlighted in the next issue of the newsletter, please email <a href="mailto:mcelvery@mit.edu" style = "color:#800000;">mcelvery@mit.edu</a> or <a href="mailto:vivians@mit.edu" style = "color:#800000;">vivians@mit.edu</a>.</span></em></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px;">Former MD-PhD student and current Whitehead Fellow, <strong>Kristin Knouse</strong> PhD ’17, and Professor <strong>Angelika Amon</strong> <a style = "color:#800000;" href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOeGzmp9YVhP-2FHK7lZk6pR-2FweUTGqa03oGbAn-2FQxaHPp-2Fg-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8LnVdUBPKDu9x8BXD2oSZ-2BP0ICC2su8VE3385R1E5j-2B1vLCCXDw1B6jJ8qJeTEvjr67tN4g6cRPR52nnsyY60e5APkhxx8RmPz3wnAyGm5dI-2BCOkJz9ImLUiltMl0LVkRw0zS3IoWR0-2BFxNJJA8mOBF" target="_blank">examined the importance</a> of tissue environment for chromosome segregation, comparing chromosome segregation fidelity across several primary cell types in native and nonnative contexts.<br> <br> Professor <strong>Jianzhu Chen</strong> collaborated with researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear to <a style = "color:#800000;" 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href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOeIogyAVyEdnwC3Tb1U7a5qBUQUB0TkbCs23sbQ54GCM8-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8IbNMEnurNvzzJ8QzZpBWK72M41dZqgU5U74esR28-2FmJBPN7CwLIR88dW0fzMGRJDwTdX7SSHKTN79qhLyEDk5UldiG7g65z-2FKNVRm51-2BZEZ1BNQ6WWTUv-2FwSYdKGnKEPKLtBuH-2FZMSFGtRGaAnOzXD" target="_blank">their work</a> exploring whether the α4β4 subunit ring formation in <em>E. coli</em> class Ia ribonucleotide reductases is causative of inactivity.<br> <br> Professor <strong>Alan Grossman</strong> collaborated with researchers in the Department of Biological Engineering to <a style = "color:#800000;" 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href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOeHFn1GR-2FTxGYOeQ8pWx3jijyi3f72WgHXtBXLGTNBSvI-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8ICDlhb15CiVru-2FM8ZT3GlDh11lOwBvCGYfjKr0yyAZ3-2BPi9YOjCyU45jqB2mizGxCYonxF7YMoLpegkDdk-2FtoHAOrDU3MiAR7XyTAv-2FAEAo0tGAJj1Tk83zDYUT3XtVr5eFTC93bBdZqIeSh4iYHdm" target="_blank">identified proteins</a> that directly interact with the long non-coding RNA “NORAD” in living cells, uncovering a previously unknown function for these RNAs.<br> <br> Postdoc <strong>Yulia Akbergenova</strong> and graduate student <strong>Karen Cunningham</strong> worked with Professor <strong>Troy Littleton</strong> <a style = "color:#800000;" href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOeA2F42dAb-2BWoaluGjHpqSojF-2BxkXa7DGOoh7J5Q1-2BDZ4-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8Iq29B8evf2c1x9QxDOKOis4R2-2FN1PmPAysJdboPueJzUl6R1Kraj5XjLyNHnqHW6-2B0NGdUmWfNzqt5WQmb2Col0iMwuOubRwE1qX1GcZ9RoR3KWyyYwizahVpnc87YKPuVmh9uMPvrIuBfw4CRO3Ql" target="_blank">to characterize</a> the developmental and molecular factors underlying release heterogeneity at <em>Drosophila </em>synapses — revealing insights into why strong synapses are stronger, and how they get that way.<br> <br> Postdoc <strong>Ronen Eavri</strong> and Professor <strong>Elly Nedivi </strong><a style = "color:#800000;" href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOeEM93fUD9ZQb0RzO8WHMZmRW19Ku-2BSI-2BVvlFOCX6o-2Bbw-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8LfC5KSBnmUSI7MBZJSIHgKnCY4R7kENuiUE5mepryThd52J5I4w5xDmvFBDuSXvnJHjJeSr9EN7pkqPCf188LcNYZ-2BE1Uq89VI2CScFajuMF95fd7n8VIcym7M4acQQCupeBqpdVEGKQWFDTsUNdBv" target="_blank">suggested that</a> declines in inhibitory neuron structural plasticity during aging contribute to reduced functional plasticity.<br> <br> Postdoc <strong>Boryana Petrova</strong> and Professor <strong>Terry Orr-Weaver </strong><a style = "color:#800000;" href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOeKoS30Tas2aQY98QOReEIOqCtf3bGXlAknfOKeO-2F1FhI-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8KWVdeuv-2BjKp6emp2mak6LvnFmBv6y1z2fyK3eKLyfKxXC4k7SGlOyejpxpEOoT9AgPNSQLACBA-2F9P-2BzqkGH5OJ9N8fmGNeIhayJPPhlUHca6jCFRcMKVN0OeasRFF2oRmZYbVZwIk6a8wXidUpRSH-2B" target="_blank">identified proteins</a> altered in redox state during early development, which could have important implications for female fertility. <br> <br> Graduate student <strong>Levi Teitz </strong>and Professor <strong>David Page</strong> <a style = "color:#800000;" href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOeTM2tVHM5JzmMfHz-2F0Yr0ublUB50RKk7kff0cwmsQCXs-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8IgXKIEIUTUt2GYVbXM0-2FS3-2FWHVh5tlm1nq3p9X0mSvUUDuJzJaopL3L97DUIEruOMeuCFrzmg-2F7gZwV63k1MuIzmYVLdHtX4RkNnykE2qm9Ct2WVvrNGDTeO6MSXlzMr3JyY9VsJPbNW2pD9Ciwfz0" target="_blank">developed computational tools</a> to detect amplicon copy number with unprecedented accuracy from high-throughput sequencing data. <br> <br> A team from the Broad Institute and Massachusetts General Hospital, led by Professor <strong>Aviv Regev</strong>, <a style = "color:#800000;" href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOeuVr2rlZY68ZDknpLQVuOLqC70RwRu65oZ14qwW9A3Ho-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8KKHEmnFlCUw9JHV9Wto3-2FN9rYbaQtVLljvTLDTAXY9lyRl3JoacRZVAKp9bh9jNZ6kPw2LiRK9D2cIesrshb679JQHV8aBql-2FSltb0Aj0fma6KJxVNu-2BYhRlyYRxMiXk2ToAYxnwlOkYefMmIyAqDr" target="_blank">identified a rare cell type</a> in airway tissue — previously uncharacterized in the scientific literature — that may play a key role in the biology of cystic fibrosis. <br> <br> Postdoc <strong>Naama Kanarek</strong> and Professor <strong>David Sabatini</strong> <a style = "color:#800000;" href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOet0-2FkQIUlSUwpXAIEaN08k1MWSnsuFfKDjjUO8iJokC8-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8JiJqy-2Bjh-2BFaI9mPJDw-2F48uIrv8QjXbN2Aiwa38sxPYQmDxVmz4LOTLwCzVgf440glkwf5nIoYwAHQ3z0HcL3xjx9QrcIbToy49z-2B1V-2FVIkty9AQv3yp8IO-2FB5eifAYipwulU3DPgfQY9izuimt64UV" target="_blank">screened for genes </a>that could modulate the response of cancer cells to methotrexate, suggesting a solution to improve methotrexate efficacy through a simple dietary intervention.<br> <br> Former postdoc <strong>Lucas Sullivan</strong> and Professor <strong>Matthew Vander Heiden</strong> <a style = "color:#800000;" href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOeSWcbM1AkhxguIbYn2yv6BHWLMA3SMZoHSri0Kfe4PUs-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8KRF78c4zUEo3YoN1ny9-2B7h8utO6LkRpnruApts57-2FM9qkfqzqOMg4SM2JDVSSTNiLORZF1YvDXjkK-2F-2B5B-2FTwsnQdxzDLn9GwBE9MS6nbs8Lxlq6sHIjd7kP509OHweTTKDEO38EwdZxpliYbeeBCaK" target="_blank">found that</a> the amino acid aspartate serves as a key nutrient needed for the proliferation of cancer cells when oxygen is not freely available. Vander Heiden also teamed up with postdoc <strong>Alexander Muir </strong><a style = "color:#800000;" href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOelhNqPEca22CWO4L9iEhpM5xq6lpACwErHjBy0tC1RyY-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8LbN5i4z8GjJpV01dfrW06y3-2FbLt-2FpMA9FkNK6ZLZmkAsYhZDpKSL1D5Sm4loZzycEOfB5XDvvE2srHMxYJso3VhBsdXCDC7k6pw9mBjAdo81MilIKQoVYfzfc8qRRs35E3o0mQIBEdHRnjEevlM0yh" target="_blank">to review</a> experimental evidence that microenvironmental factors regulate tumor metabolism, and the implications for selecting model systems and experimental approaches.<br> <br> In his <a style = "color:#800000;" href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOeLzDL12uKPK5LaDMNDZHecBYBeRkPKJuguWgiswlEjro-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8JFLP9t54zUJrt2-2FgpK9pYoD3aoGEwn76X1eUDlBmsexPu-2BxAbnFdx18wEscK2mI65-2FyqRuqMM7mJn40LMBq-2FBEjNjOqXqw1LtDkvUL5nRQxOQWLE7XWx1OCFE6bId-2FTyf1EEbMtZRS-2F6Pf9KqBuB7L" target="_blank">AAAS Wachtel Prize essay</a>, Professor <strong>Ömer Yilmaz</strong> discussed the need to understand the ways diet and nutrients instruct intestinal stem cells in order to gain insight into intestinal cancers.</span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <!--<br>--> <table width="635px"> <tbody> </tbody> </table> <!-- story box --> <table width="635px" style="top: 4427px; width: 644px; height: 21px; left: 2px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td><hr> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <!-- story box --> <table width="635px"> <tbody> </tbody> </table> <table style="width: 639px; height: 98px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong style="color: rgb(19, 19, 19); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase;"><strong style=""><span style="font-size: 18px;">SAVE THE DATE</span></strong></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; color: rgb(143, 15, 40);">MIT.nano Grand Opening Celebration</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px;">MIT has spent the past six years constructing a new center for nanoscience and nanotechnology, known as MIT.nano. On <strong>Thursday, October 4</strong>, the facility will officially open to the entire community. Join us for a day of festivities, beginning with the <a style = "color:#800000;" href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOeBijlcbagSIl5cUSxU0ZNuV-2Fblf-2FWrFkHlRQRU9QsGnk-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8K1pmjNJQakzyUPzWj0-2Be2nQjfHs1VHDv9GWojigneA5jZCjNjsrfMIYOR0JgKSiy86yB7Y53YkwFgH1Wp-2BSCNmFTBeEsGm4Ot4pHrMWkMK4cYrwnKcS1OmWVLAR5onQGKHrF7I50bacVMR4JEf7t35" target="_blank">LAUNCH.nano Symposium</a> from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., followed by a ribbon cutting, reception, tours, exhibitions, and <a style = "color:#800000;" href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOeKyvM4tNAwmpHZdV42-2BXkPCBVJEkTh-2BzKzD-2FZ-2BF0slqc-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8LCubLwPlfmvH8jDTF7toV09spBNfRoK2Q2t9IhfB0EoLqGb-2Bic0A9Pa6kgRKxWSVL8wjTat2cUlgvEIToVyj3MqHVU4mrwUFbHbRq9AmajEwJdngl6YYiLhaxdW7RiTsblFpN4zTdmw5KUfdp5WDmA" target="_blank">poster session</a> from 4 to 7 p.m. <a style = "color:#800000;" href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOeQ8PPCBkZxH7-2BqGm1-2BKkmvheORPFZ-2FBI6fzmspPtXrzA-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8IJt7vh8LkTMwLOuK4-2Fiq5nA473-2Bs-2Bo-2FTwdUPbDcsoPoIuEwv7aMElVDW5qnimlZcrUKmE4LbcAWz5O1NRWIJpTWKfUUTzUlgKKHa6xf0A4aBpPthOVmz2d4kkDNg57eKH896SQUrdcLYw77rlXJOGk" target="_blank">Register online</a>. </span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <!-- story box --> <!--SPENCERS SUPER COOL MODIFICATION IS HERE--> <table width="635px" style="width: 635px; height: 21px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td><hr> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <!--SPENCERS SUPER COOL MODIFICATION ENDS HERE--> <table width="635px"> <tbody> </tbody> </table> <table style="width: 638px; height: 26px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; color: rgb(143, 15, 40);">Cryo-EM Center Opening Symposium</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px;">Please join us on <strong>Friday, October 5</strong> for <a style = "color:#800000;" href="http://emclick.imodules.com/wf/click?upn=hpP9iphrV3FXP2t3GxIpBAhX-2FHAG0tsEWICDz1533JtH7anuH5Q6I17ZcmTd5yOe0f8N4n7foj-2FNbtY0VVgCkAfNFZzmRoizzRWbs9gY-2F4Q-3D_VbOAJfAMzK7cbxuR-2B2rcHdUGBxPP7rLr-2Fuczj8zFzjba6WBSmgjoyUJ9ns1UzCaJnMMMz-2FeavPT7jIDgw-2FqthXyVrN0TpxJIwEAxLLsIe-2F4J74Nd7aILDRHa1zWjYzIzRwJSEwO2mIfhSQZlGYLitjfvJ7EhZXYnpaYcMpAEEhlv7BgifH9jCtaROdldmv9TajXPNXpUY7hGHkSM83ubZWQIDzVJpQ7UiW6xVaNTSaLS3eGyFwa4nn2g5ybtdLfFSJoKJY9nUSX2axxk-2BOsfu5EJ333eVZFuqUszlqnru8LzM1BKxTQu4NiXDN5om7iAOJRGGGJyWcg2McukMEb3SLxyHJ9LwLLhGOZFToLNJFU2sFKFC-2BBwMwM5K89Z-2FRH0tDGaVhLvsw6-2F6GX2WcUFmHVnMeMUv-2BF2Djvl7QWnMho8I-2FO7F8i5MbQvMEBijctL" target="_blank">a symposium</a> to inaugurate the Cryo-Electron Microscopy Center at MIT.nano, hosted by our department. 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