Human Disease

Human Disease

developmental disorders • cancer • atherosclerosis and heart disease • neuromuscular diseases • disease genes • genetic pathways of disease • etiology of disease • disease models • assay development • genomics • gene-function-pathology relationships

Sara Prescott
Faculty Spotlight

Sara Prescott

Gerald D. Laubach Career Development Professor; Investigator, The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory

Sara Prescott investigates how sensory inputs from within the body control mammalian physiology and behavior.

High-fat diets make liver cells more likely to become cancerous

Q&A: Picower researchers including MIT Biology faculty Sara Prescott join effort to investigate the ‘Biology of Adversity’

A cysteine-rich diet may promote regeneration of the intestinal lining, study suggests

Can a pill help you live longer? The science behind NAD and longevity

Dopamine signals when a fear can be forgotten

MIT Down syndrome researchers work on ways to ensure a healthy lifespan

New study reveals how cleft lip and cleft palate can arise

Restoring healthy gene expression with programmable therapeutics