Virtual Lab Tours

a researcher shows a frozen sample to the camera

Chemical engineering graduate student Stephanie Gaglione takes visitors on a virtual tour of Michael Birnbaum’s lab.

While the MIT campus is closed, enjoy virtual behind the scenes tours of Koch Institute laboratories led by MIT scientists and engineers. Join researchers at the bench as you explore the tools and technologies of cutting-edge cancer research. Questions encouraged!

Core Leader Kathleen Cormier takes you behind the scenes of the Hope Babette Tang (1983) Histology Facility.

Past Tours

Saturday, April 17 at 1:30 p.m. - Hemann Laboratory, led by Kate Koch - explore the tools used to improve CAR-T immunotherapy

Wednesday, April 21 at 10:00 a.m. - Hemann Laboratory, led by Kate Koch - explore the tools used to improve CAR-T immunotherapy

Friday, April 23 at 12:30 p.m. - Bhatia Lab/Marble Center for Cancer Nanomedicine, led by Liang Hao - Going small for big impact: nanotechnology for cancer therapeutics

Thursday, April 29 at 4:30 p.m. - Birnbaum Lab, led by Stephanie Gaglione - Decoding the Immune System

Tours were presented as part of the Cambridge Science Festival's 30 Days of Science. Learn more about the Koch Institute's group tours for middle and high school students throughout the year here.