MIT Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research

MIT Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research Bringing MIT’s scientists and engineers together to advance the fight against cancer.

The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, a National Cancer Institute-designated Basic Cancer Research Center, is the hub of cancer research on the MIT campus. Bringing together biologists, chemists, engineers, computer scientists, clinicians, and others in a state-of-the-art facility, the Koch Institute offers fresh perspectives and interdisciplinary approaches to advancing the fight against cancer. Koch Institute investigators are focused on five research areas that are believed to be critical for rapid progress toward controlling cancer: nanotechnology-based cancer therapeutics, detection and monitoring, metastasis, precision cancer medicine, and cancer immunology and immunotherapy. Working within the vibrant MIT research community and with external collaborators, including NCI-designated clinical cancer centers and biotech/pharma partners, the Koch Institute is dedicated to developing novel insights into cancer, as well as new tools and technologies to better detect, treat, and prevent the disease.

Congratulations to the 2026 KI Images People’s Choice Award winner, “Neural Control of Female Reproduction” — created b...
03/20/2026

Congratulations to the 2026 KI Images People’s Choice Award winner, “Neural Control of Female Reproduction” — created by Seong-Jin Kim and Sara Prescott.

This image highlights the complexity of female reproductive anatomy and its integration with surrounding nerves and fat. Dense neuronal networks (green) span the tract, sensory fibers (magenta) course alongside them, and lipid-rich fat (red) envelops the organs.

We had an amazing night unveiling the 2026 winning images and hearing lightning talks about the research behind them. Thank you to all of our winners for sharing your incredible work and making the evening so memorable!

See the rest of the 2026 winners in our online gallery: https://ki-images.mit.edu/

It's almost time! Don’t miss the 2026 Koch Institute Image Awards on Thursday, March 19. Discover the stunning intersect...
03/17/2026

It's almost time! Don’t miss the 2026 Koch Institute Image Awards on Thursday, March 19. Discover the stunning intersection of science and art as we unveil this year's winning images and hear from researchers about the stories behind them.

Register now.

https://ki.mit.edu/events/public/image-awards/2026

Are you a grad student pursuing the life sciences or biomedical research outside the U.S.? We're now accepting appllicat...
03/16/2026

Are you a grad student pursuing the life sciences or biomedical research outside the U.S.?

We're now accepting appllications for the Angelika Amon Young Scientist Award until
June 12, 2026. Winners receive $1,000 USD and a chance to present their work and network with MIT faculty.

This award recognizes graduate students in life sciences or biomedical research from non-U.S. institutions who share Dr. Amon's passion for discovery science.

https://ki.mit.edu/events/prizes-lectures/amon-award

It’s getting late but there’s still time for early Pi Day fun! Support the Koch Institute before MIT’s 24 Hour Challenge...
03/13/2026

It’s getting late but there’s still time for early Pi Day fun! Support the Koch Institute before MIT’s 24 Hour Challenge ends at midnight and help us unlock $12K in additional funds for cancer research and training. http://giving.mit.edu/24hc-ki

Show some heart. Like the immune cells pictured here, scientific research is a team effort with discoveries and innovati...
03/12/2026

Show some heart. Like the immune cells pictured here, scientific research is a team effort with discoveries and innovations that enhance our health and quality of life. MIT’s 24 Hour Challenge is a participation-based effort too—your gift TODAY in any amount provides unrestricted support for MIT cancer researchers and helps unlock $12K in challenge funds. Be part of our team! http://giving.mit.edu/24hc-ki

Apple Pi’s Delicious. Cherry Pi’s R2. This Irrationally Tasty Chocolate Raspberry Pi—“best overall” at last year’s KI pi...
03/12/2026

Apple Pi’s Delicious. Cherry Pi’s R2. This Irrationally Tasty Chocolate Raspberry Pi—“best overall” at last year’s KI pie bake-off—really makes it count and so can you! Be one of 125 donors to contribute to the Koch Institute Director’s Endowed Fund during MIT’s 24-Hour Challenge. Your gift in any amount to this participation-based effort provides unrestricted support for MIT’s cancer research community and helps unlock $12K in additional challenge funds. http://giving.mit.edu/24hc-ki

It’s (almost) Pi Day! Celebrate TODAY, support MIT cancer research for years to come. Be one of 125 donors to contribute...
03/12/2026

It’s (almost) Pi Day! Celebrate TODAY, support MIT cancer research for years to come. Be one of 125 donors to contribute to the Koch Institute Director’s Endowed Fund during MIT’s 24-Hour Challenge. Your gift in any amount to this participation-based effort provides unrestricted support for MIT’s cancer research community and helps unlock $12K in additional challenge funds.

http://giving.mit.edu/24hc-ki

Congratulations to Koch Institute Founding Director Tyler Jacks on receiving the 2026 American Cancer Society Medal of H...
03/09/2026

Congratulations to Koch Institute Founding Director Tyler Jacks on receiving the 2026 American Cancer Society Medal of Honor!

The Medal of Honor is the American Cancer Society’s highest distinction, awarded to individuals whose work has fundamentally advanced the fight against cancer.

Jacks is recognized for his extraordinary scientific contributions to the field of cancer biology and also celebrates his leadership in shaping a new, more effective model for collaborative, patient-centered research at Break Through Cancer.

https://pressroom.cancer.org/medal-of-honor-2026

Join us March 19! The 2026 Koch Institute Image Awards are here—where science meets art. We’ll unveil this year’s winnin...
03/05/2026

Join us March 19! The 2026 Koch Institute Image Awards are here—where science meets art. We’ll unveil this year’s winning images and hear from the researchers about the stories behind them.

Register now.

https://ki.mit.edu/events/public/image-awards/2026

Congratulations to Keene Abbott, PhD for receiving the 2026 Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award. This internation...
02/26/2026

Congratulations to Keene Abbott, PhD for receiving the 2026 Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award.

This international award recognizes Abbott’s outstanding achievement during graduate studies in the biological sciences. Keene completed his graduate work with Dr. Matthew Vander Heiden and is now a Research Fellow in Dr. Kimberly Stegmaier's laboratory.

Fred Hutch established this annual award to honor the bold, creative, pioneering spirit embodied by Hal Weintraub. Weintraub also earned deep respect and admiration as a caring mentor and supportive colleague. This award reflects Keene's highly productive graduate school career and promise as a future investigator in pediatric oncology.

Awardees will participate in a scientific symposium May 1, 2026, at Fred Hutch's Robert W. Day Campus.

https://mit-ki.org/3N5t1vJ

Mouse models don’t always reflect human genetics. In Nature Biotechnology, the Sánchez-Rivera group introduces H2M—a com...
02/26/2026

Mouse models don’t always reflect human genetics. In Nature Biotechnology, the Sánchez-Rivera group introduces H2M—a computational pipeline that predicts mouse variants mirroring the sequence and functional effects of human variants. The database, libraries, and web tool are now available online.

https://mit-ki.org/4aBdn4f

Bhatia Lab researchers have developed CleaveNet, a novel AI system described in Nature Communications, to design peptide...
02/12/2026

Bhatia Lab researchers have developed CleaveNet, a novel AI system described in Nature Communications, to design peptides that could be cleaved efficiently and specifically by proteases of interest, such as enzymes overactive in cancer. These peptides can be incorporated into their highly sensitive nanosensors for early tumor detection, or into cancer therapeutics and other applications.

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