At an exhibition marking the 20th anniversary of The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT, current and alumni members described research at the forefront of neuroscience and beyond.
Mitch Murdock, a doctoral student in the MIT Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, explores the cellular and molecular basis of Alzheimer’s to understand the causes and progression of the disease through new technology and fundamental biological techniques.
The $250K MIT Future Founders Prize Competition, supported by Northpond Ventures, aims to boost women in biotech entrepreneurship. Nine MIT faculty will compete in this year’s competition, which is co-directed by Sangeeta Bhatia and Kit Hickey. The Future Founders Initiative was established in 2020 to promote female entrepreneurs in biotechnology.