Robert Langer on biomaterials for the 21st century

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:37:16 GMT

Robert Langer, the David H. Koch Institute Professor, discusses his research in material science and biomaterials at TEDxBigApple.

Materials 2 - Design Pitch

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 07:05:06 GMT

Materials 2 - Design Pitch

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 07:05:06 GMT

Microbial Reistance 1 - Design Pitch

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 07:05:06 GMT

Microbial Reistance 1 - Design Pitch

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 07:05:06 GMT

John Essigmann's Personal Story

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:31:26 GMT

Professor John Essigmann describes how an early industry experience doing real science pushed him to pursue a career as a professor and professional scientist.

Linking Oxidation to DNA Damage

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:31:25 GMT

Professor John Essigmann describes how oxidation reactions in our bodies are both essential for life and responsible for cell damage that can potentially lead to cancer.

TEDxBeaconStreet: Science Should Be a Story — Tyler DeWitt

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:25:31 GMT

PhD candidate Tyler DeWitt discusses how scientists could better focus on communicating their main ideas through appealing narratives.

Cara Brown Interview

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 08:05:57 GMT

A talk with biological engineering student Cara Brown.

How emergence drives the (science and) ethics of synthetic biology

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 07:09:42 GMT

Mark Bedau delivers the EBICS Distinguished Lecture

19. Steps in Development

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 17:30:22 GMT

MIT 7.013 Introductory Biology, Spring 2006
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Instructor: Hazel Sive

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4. Biochemistry 3

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 17:30:22 GMT

MIT 7.012 Introduction to Biology, Fall 2004
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Instructor: Robert A. Weinberg

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7. Genetics 2

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 17:30:22 GMT

MIT 7.012 Introduction to Biology, Fall 2004
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Instructor: Eric Lander

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29. Cancer 2

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 17:30:21 GMT

MIT 7.013 Introductory Biology, Spring 2006
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Instructor: Tyler Jacks

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1. Introduction

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:30:24 GMT

10. Molecular Biology 1

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:30:24 GMT

2. Biochemistry 1

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:30:24 GMT

5. Biochemistry 4

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:30:24 GMT

6. Genetics 1

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:30:24 GMT

8. Genetics 3

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:30:24 GMT

9. Human Genetics

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:30:24 GMT

11. Molecular Biology 2

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:30:23 GMT

12. Molecular Biology 3

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:30:23 GMT

13. Gene Regulation

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:30:23 GMT

14. Protein Localization

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:30:23 GMT

MIT 7.012 Introduction to Biology, Fall 2004
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Instructor: Claudette Gardel

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15. Recombinant DNA 1

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:30:23 GMT

16. Recombinant DNA 2

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:30:23 GMT

17. Recombinant DNA 3

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:30:23 GMT

18. Recombinant DNA 4

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:30:23 GMT

19. Cell Cycle/Signaling

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:30:23 GMT

20. Cancer

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:30:22 GMT

21. Virology/Tumor Viruses

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:30:22 GMT

22. Immunology 1

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:30:22 GMT

23. Immunology 2

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:30:22 GMT

24. AIDS

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:30:22 GMT

25. Genomics

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:30:22 GMT

26. Nervous System 1

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:30:22 GMT

27. Nervous System 2

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:30:22 GMT

23. Stem Cells

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:30:21 GMT

28. Cancer 1

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:30:21 GMT

28. Nervous System 3

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:30:21 GMT

MIT 7.012 Introduction to Biology, Fall 2004
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Instructor: Andrew Chess

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29. Stem Cells/Cloning 1

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:30:21 GMT

30. Stem Cells/Cloning 2

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:30:21 GMT

31. Molecular Medicine 1

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:30:21 GMT

32. Molecular Evolution

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:30:21 GMT

33. Molecular Medicine 2

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:30:21 GMT

34. Human Polymorphisms and Cancer Classification

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:30:21 GMT

35. Future of Biology

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:30:21 GMT

Cell division and growth rate

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 07:06:25 GMT

MIT researchers answer a longstanding question in biology: How do cells know when to progress through the cell cycle?

20.309 / 2.673J Biological Engineering II: Instrumentation and Measurement - Hands-on 2: AFM force spectroscopy

Sat, 23 Jun 2012 07:03:10 GMT

Hands-on 2: AFM force spectroscopy (43 min.)
Instructor: Scott Manalis, Peter So, Maxim Shusteff

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20.309 / 2.673J Biological Engineering II: Instrumentation and Measurement - Tutorial 3: AFM noise Measurement

Sat, 23 Jun 2012 07:03:10 GMT

Tutorial 3: AFM noise Measurement (16 min.)
Instructor: Scott Manalis, Peter So, Maxim Shusteff

Estimating Boltzman's constant More about cantilever behavior.

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20.309 / 2.673J Biological Engineering II: Instrumentation and Measurement - Hands-on 3: AFM noise measurement

Sat, 23 Jun 2012 07:03:07 GMT

Hands-on 3: AFM noise measurement (9 min.)
Instructor: Scott Manalis, Peter So, Maxim Shusteff

More about preparing and loading cantilevers.

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20.309 / 2.673J Biological Engineering II: Instrumentation and Measurement - Hands-on 1: AFM force spectroscopy

Sat, 23 Jun 2012 07:03:06 GMT

Hands-on 1: AFM force spectroscopy (15 min.)
Instructor: Scott Manalis, Peter So, Maxim Shusteff

Load cantilever and sample; determine basic features of the sample

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20.309 / 2.673J Biological Engineering II: Instrumentation and Measurement - Tutorial 2: More about force spectroscopy

Sat, 23 Jun 2012 07:03:06 GMT

Tutorial 2: More about force spectroscopy (18 min.)
Instructor: Scott Manalis, Peter So, Maxim Shusteff

Collecting and analyzing data Comparing the 20.309 lab AFM and commercial AFM systems Overview of elastic modulus curves experiment Cantilever geometry correction factor (numerical calculation of cantilever bending)

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20.309 / 2.673J Biological Engineering II: Instrumentation and Measurement - Tutorial 1: Introduction to the lab AFM

Sat, 23 Jun 2012 07:03:05 GMT

Tutorial 1: Introduction to the lab AFM
Instructor: Scott Manalis, Peter So, Maxim Shusteff

Tutorial 1: Introduction to the lab AFM (40 min.) Tour of the AFM components Hardware operation: preparing and loading the cantilever and sample; setup and alignment using the laser diffraction pattern Software operation: overview; interpreting computer and oscilloscope displays Force spectroscopy introduction: engaging the tip; monitoring cantilever deflection; fine-tuning the setup with force curves

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EBICS - Dr. Robert Langer Distinguished Lecture

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:03:02 GMT

Dr. Robert Langer of the MIT Department of Chemical Engineering

Engineering of Integrated Materials and Cell Based Systems

I will start by discussing how I - as a chemical engineer - initially got involved in the interface between biology and engineering, which would lead to the isolation of the first angiogenesis inhibitors and the development of controlled release systems for macromolecules. I will then cover the engineering of novel microelectronic systems. Such systems have the ability to sense levels of drugs or other substances in blood. They can also secrete drugs into the bloodstream. Next, the possibility of creating cell based tissues and organs - and the challenges associated with that - will be discussed. Finally, the development of new high-throughput, polymer-based tools that can control the differentiation and growth of stem cells and other cells will be examined.

Friday, February 4, 2011 - 3:00pm
MIT Campus - Stata Center, room 32-123 (Webcast)

Distinguished Lectures provide an opportunity for the Science and Technology Center on Emergent Behaviors of Integrated Cellular Systems (EBICS) to host internationally recognized leaders in relevant engineering, science, and education fields for the benefit of the broad academic community. The Distinguished Lectures are broadcast live to all EBICS partner institutions with the objective of educating a diverse audience in areas relevant to the work of the Center.

Professor Griffith talks on: Research background and Industry Collaboration

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:44:53 GMT

Professor Griffith talks on: Emerging Research Triad-Tissue Engineering, Systems Biology, and Synthetic Biology

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:43:23 GMT

Professor Griffith talks on: Building Complex 3D Models In vitro

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:42:21 GMT

Doing double duty: MIT's Collin Stultz

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:58:50 GMT

A computational biologist and physician, Collin Stultz takes a unique approach to studying diseases that could lead to new treatments.

Meet 2011 TR35 Winner Christopher Bettinger

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Bettinger describes his work at EmTech 2011: Tailoring polymers for biodegradable implants Carnegie Mellon University As a graduate student at MIT, Christopher Bettinger created strong, rubbery polymers that mimic natural tissue and can be tail

Meet 2011 TR35 Winner Andrew Phillips

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Phillips describes his work at EmTech 2011: Computer-assisted genetic engineering Microsoft Research Synthetic biology offers the prospect of engineering microbes to fight disease or produce biofuels, but designing the necessary DNA instructions is normally an arduous task. With software written by Andrew Phillips, who heads the Biological Computation Group at Microsoft Research in Cambridge, U.K., scientists can simply select the actions they want the microbe's proteins to perform and get back a corresponding DNA sequence. Read more: http://techre.vu/zFA4Mm

Inside the lab: Forest M. White, Ph.D.

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:56:26 GMT

Learn more about how the White lab is using mass spectrometry to better understand the key components of cell signaling that drive how cancer cells invade and proliferate in glioblastoma.

Stem Cells and Entrepreneurs

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMT

How Cellular Dynamics International is commercializing the new technology of induced pluripotent stem cells.

The Science of IPS Cells

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Biologist James Thompson and others discuss the discovery of IPS cells: the science and the potential for research and personalized medicine.

Graduate Admissions Panel

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:35:56 GMT

In this session, four professors from various departments and answer questions in regards to the graduate admissions process. All application processes are similar, however key differences are highlighted below. For the Electrical Engineering Department & Computer Science, applications are submitted online and read by 78 - 120 professors, each individual application is read by 5 - 7 professors. The committee looks for whether applicants can do good research, independence, excitement, and passion. Requirements for both entrance and/or while in program: 3 Recs, Tech Qualifying & Research Qualifying Exam, becoming a Teaching Instructor, write a PhD thesis and Defendant to the Public. For the Chemical Engineering program, applications are submitted via paper format and read by three or more faculty, and submission of Statement of Objectives. The committee is looking for motivation and any indicators in whether applicants will succeed in the program if grades are shaky. For the Physics Department, applications are submitted online and read by 20/70 faculty while paying attention to incoming student chemistry (ie: # of astrophysicists vs. # particle physicists) and taking a holistic approach, but also looking for independence, analytical and course skills. For the Biological Engineering department, applications are submitted online and read by 15-20/30 faculty, of the admissions offers there is a 70% yield, and of the process itself: there is a two part division. A) Invitation. (Here students who are invited back to campus have the ability to cointerview and are required to participate in a poster session to talk about their research.) B) Admission

Graduate Admissions Panel:
Ed Bertschinger : Professor & Department Head of Physics
Paula Hammond : Bayer Chair Professor of Chemical Engineering, Former Head of Graduate Admissions
Leslie Kolodziejski : Professor & Graduate Officer for Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Forest White : Associate Professor & Graduate Officer for Biological Engineering

Mimicking vocal cord vibrations

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:18:41 GMT

Researchers at MIT and MGH have developed a polymer gel that mimics the vibrations of human vocal cords. This video shows the polymer vocal cord model vibrating when air is blown from below, and a comparison with human vocal cords.

Measuring a single cell's density

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:51:23 GMT

MIT scientists have used Archimedes' principle to solve a vexing puzzle — how to measure the density of a single cell.

Stealthy Nanoparticles Attack Cancer Cells

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Jeff Hrkach and Greg Troiano of BIND Biosciences explain how they make drug-delivering nanoparticles.

Novel Chip for Monitoring Breast Cancer

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT

This video illustrates how estrogen is extracted from a drop of human blood using a novel microfluidics chip developed at the University of Toronto. The samples are lysed, and then the estrogen is extracted into a polar solvent (methanol), while the unwanted parts of the blood sample are extracted into a non-polar solvent (isooctane).

Innovation in Manufacturing and Distribution Systems (Part Three)

Thu, 18 Aug 2005 04:00:00 GMT

Charles L. Cooney, SM '67, PhD '70, Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engieering; Co-Director, Program on the Pharmaceutical Industry; Mark R. Bamforth, Senior Vice President, Corporate Operations and Pharmaceutical ; Genzyme Corporation; Peter Walsh, Director of Business Development, UPS Consulting ; Abbot Weiss, Senior Lecturer; MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics ; ; Daniel W. Engels, Director, R.F.I.D. Healthcare Initiative Genzyme is a leader in personalized medicine, as Mark Bamforth demonstrates. For instance, the company collects cartilage from a single patient, grows it in the lab, and sends it back securely to that same patient. The system, says Bamforth, tolerates "no mix ups." But the company also deals in drugs sent to hundreds of thousands of kidney dialysis patients. Each kind of product must adhere to a specific kind of manufacturing and distribution process, and the regulations of the FDA and other countries. Bamforth must navigate "a complexity and diversity of supply chains." Peter Walsh works behind the scenes at UPS, making sure those brown trucks deliver to the right location at the right time. He believes that "healthcare is a good 20 to 30 years behind other industries" in terms of getting the goods from supplier to manufacturer to consumer. "We see in big pharma a silo approach. That needs to change ' and means sharing of information scary to think of in this industry." Abbott Weiss sees in pharmaceuticals "a highly fragmented set of supply chains" at a time when globalization poses increased risks, such as theft and diversion, and cost pressures. He describes working at Polaroid, and shipping out 120 million packs of film a year, with 140 countries each requiring different labeling. "Exception management is the rule in supply chains," says Weiss. And unlike film, there are "life and death implications of getting the right medicine at the right time and right place." The good news is that much of the technology for solving tracking and distribution problems already exists, Weiss says. One such technology, radio frequency identification (RFID), is a good first enabling step for pharmaceutical makers, says Daniel Engels. "If I know what I have and where it is, I can do something about it." The critical problem will be "asset visibility," communicating this unique product information to suppliers and customers. And this kind of tagging will prove especially difficult for generic or bulk drugs, sent through distributors. The "end game" is information sharing. Host: Sloan School of Management, MIT Center for Biomedical Innovation Event date: 08/18/2005

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