Optogenetics
Compulsive no more
June 6, 2013
MIT study sheds light on what causes compulsive behavior, could improve OCD treatments.
Boyden to share prestigious brain prize
March 11, 2013
Ed Boyden honored for his work on optogenetics; will share 1 million Euro prize with five other researchers.
Gloria Choi to join McGovern Institute
January 10, 2013
Choi will serve as McGovern Investigator and as assistant professor of brain and cognitive sciences.
Tiny tools help advance medical discoveries
January 8, 2013
MIT researchers are designing tools to analyze cells at the microscale.
Also labeled: Biological engineering, Diagnostic devices, Mechanical engineering, Metamaterials, Microfluidics, Nanoscience and nanotechnology, Biomedicine, Engineering Health, Health, Health care, Health sciences and technology, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES), Medicine, Membranes, Imaging, Lab-on-a-chip, Cancer, Cells, Tumors, Graduate, postdoctoral, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), Research
Institute faculty share prestigious neuroscience prize
April 26, 2012
Ed Boyden and Feng Zhang awarded the Perl/UNC Neuroscience Prize
Researchers show that memories reside in specific brain cells
March 22, 2012
Simply activating a tiny number of neurons can conjure an entire memory.
Boyden named inaugural recipient of IET’s Harvey Engineering Research Prize
January 6, 2012
Honored for his pioneering research contributions to the field of optogenetics, in which neurons are genetically modified to respond to light.
Also labeled: Awards, honors and fellowships, Faculty, Global, McGovern Institute, Media Lab, Research
Seeing the light
April 20, 2011
Optogenetic technology restores visual behavior in mice, holds promise for treating human blindness.
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