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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.

11/07/2025

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 2025 Angelika Amon Young Scientist Award presentation. Each year, this award recognizes outstanding graduate research conducted outside the US and brings the honorees to the Koch Institute for scientific exchange and community engagement.

This year’s awardees, Sourav Ghosh and Kotaro Tomuro, delivered excellent lectures. Ghosh presented on "Unraveling Cytosolic Immunity: Ubiquitin-Directed AAA-ATPase VCP/p97 in Host Antimicrobial Defense” and Tomuro presented on “Comprehensive understanding of the spatiotemporal dynamics of translation.”We were delighted to celebrate their achievements with MIT community members and Amon Lab alumni. https://mit-ki.org/46zzJB5

10/31/2025

From eerie cells to ghostly glows, our researchers are serving spook-tacular science this Halloween! These highlights from the collection prove that science can be drop-dead gorgeous.

View the full collection of images in our online gallery: https://ki-images.mit.edu

10/30/2025

Please join us on November 6th for the Angelika Amon Young Scientist Award
2025 Presentation and Reception! The winners, Sourav Ghosh and Kotaro Tomuro, will present their award lectures and receive their prizes.

Ghosh, a biotechnology graduate student at the Institute of Technology, Bombay, investigates how host enzymes called AAA-ATPases defend cells from bacterial pathogens, and Tomuro develops innovative tools to map when and where in cells proteins are made.

The ceremony takes place on Thursday, November 6, at 10 a.m. in the Luria Auditorium, followed at 11:30 a.m. by a reception in the Koch Institute Public Galleries.

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10/28/2025

Embark on a journey of discovery!
Catch up on October’s Cancer Solutions email newsletter and subscribe to follow the quest for groundbreaking cancer research.

Read: https://mailchi.mp/mit/cancer-solutions-october-2025
Subscribe: https://ki.mit.edu/news/newsletter/subscription

10/20/2025

Just announced!

The next departmental Scientific Research Symposium will be hosted by our Chair Dr. Massimo Loda, with friends from the American-Italian Cancer Foundation, and amazing speakers from MIT Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Stanford Center for Cancer Cell Therapy and the University of Torino!

Register: https://AICF-WCM_Symposium2025.eventbrite.com

10/06/2025

Mark Ruffalo guides us through the story of Phil Sharp, the Nobel Prize-winning
scientist behind the biotech revolution who changed how we understand and treat disease. Watch .film on starting October 6.

Check your local listings here: http://pbs.org/tv_schedules/

The film will also be available to stream on the PBS app and PBS YouTube.

10/02/2025

A diet rich in cysteine has rejuvenating effects in the small intestine, according to a new study. The amino acid can turn on an immune signaling pathway that helps stem cells regrow new intestinal tissue, which could help heal injuries from radiation or chemotherapy.

10/01/2025

Could your research be a work of art? MIT students, faculty & staff—submit your most striking biomedical visuals for the 2026 Image Awards Competition. Winners will be included in our exhibition.

The deadline is October 10th. Details and entry form: ki.mit.edu/imageawards

09/20/2025

Join us on Sept. 21st at the Cambridge Science Carnival for Decoding Gene-ius! Step into the shoes of a gene detective and explore how DNA and RNA help solve mysteries of health and medicine. Don’t miss the full lineup of free activities: cambridgesciencecarnival.org

09/18/2025

Frame your science in a new light! MIT students, faculty & staff—submit your most striking biomedical visuals for the 2026 Image Awards Competition. Winners will be included in our exhibition.

The deadline is October 10th. Details and entry form: ki.mit.edu/imageawards

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