The Koch Institute grows out of and transcends the MIT Center for Cancer Research (CCR), which was founded in 1974 by Nobel Laureate and MIT Professor Salvador Luria. It is one of eight National Cancer Institute-designated basic (non-clinical) research centers in the U.S. Learn more
Why Cancer Drugs Stop Working: Speakers: Michael Hemann, David Housman
An MIT undergraduate shares her experience doing cancer research at the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, through MIT's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program.
Dr. Nozomi Ando conducts research on a protein that is essential for DNA synthesis, repair and replication. She explains how this protein is in equilibrium between an active and an inactive form, and how discovering strategies to lock the protein in the inactive ...
Tyler Jacks, Director, Koch Institute
2008 Koch Institute Symposium: Introduction given by the Institute's Director Tyler Jacks.
2008 Koch Institute Symposium:Tyler Jacks - Closing Remarks
RNA interference (RNAi) is a process in which small pieces of silencing RNA (siRNA) bind to cellular RNA, thereby shutting down the production of the encoded protein.
In their own words: the President, Faculty, Students and Staff share their vision for the new Koch Institute
This evening event featured insights from three experts from the field of cancer immunotherapy, which seeks to harness the power of the immune system in the fight against cancer. Speakers were Glenn Dranoff, Co-Leader of the Cancer Vaccine Center at Dana-Farber Cancer ...
The Koch Institute: Redesigning MIT's Fight on CancerSpeaker: Tyler Jacks
"The Doctor is IN" is a monthly seminar series at the Koch Institute at MIT. The goal of this seminar is to discuss the clinical management of different cancer types.
From January 2012: Pancreatic Cancer. Learn more about pancreatic cancer from a clinical perspective.
From December 2011: "Targeted Therapies in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer"
The Bridge Project is a collaboration between the Koch Institute and the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center (DF/HCC)
The Big Impact of (Very) Small Science Speakers: Robert Langer, Scott Manalis, Phillip Sharp
Dr. Sarah Bowman studies a protein from a pathogenic bacterium that is found in the stomach and is known to cause ulcers. She explains how the bacterium survives in the low pH environment of the stomach by using a nickel-dependent protein to buffer the acidity of its ...
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