ARUP K. CHAKRABORTY, PhD
Institute Professor; Professor of Chemical Engineering, Physics & Chemistry, MIT
Core Faculty Member and former Founding Director, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES), MIT
Founding Steering Committee Member, Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard
About
Arup K. Chakraborty is one of 12 Institute Professors at MIT, the highest rank awarded to a MIT faculty member. He served as the founding Director of MIT’s Institute for Medical Engineering and Science, and he is a founding member of the Ragon Institute of MIT, MGH, and Harvard. For over two decades, Chakraborty’s work has largely focused on bringing together approaches from immunology, physics, and engineering. His interests span T cell signaling, T cell development and repertoire, and a mechanistic understanding of virus evolution, antibody responses, and vaccine design. Since 2016, Chakraborty has also been interested in the role of phase separation in gene regulation. Chakraborty is one of only 25 individuals who are members of all three branches of the US National Academies – National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Medicine, and National Academy of Engineering. He is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, and has received many other honors including the NIH Director’s Pioneer Award, the E. O. Lawrence Medal, and the Colburn, Professional Progress, and Prausnitz Institute Lectureship from the AIChE. Chakraborty has received 6 teaching awards for his classroom teaching, and 24 of his former lab members are now faculty members at universities around the world. He is a co-author of the recent book “Viruses, Pandemics, & Immunity”. Chakraborty served on the US defense Science board, and is a member of the Board of Governors of the Wellcome Trust.
Meet the Team:

Julia Doelger
Postdoctoral Associate
Andriy Goychuk
Postdoctoral AssociateAndriy investigates how the transcription machinery and the immune system exhibit memory and adapt.

Sam Melton
Postdoctoral AssociateSam is interested in the development of the adaptive immune system and causes of autoimmunity.

Matthew VanBeek
Research Associate / Ph.D. Candidate
Leerang Yang
Research Associate / Ph.D. Candidate
Pranav Murugan
Research Associate / MIT Undergraduate
Pradeep Natarajan
Research Associate / Ph.D. Candidate
Rose Yin
Research Associate / PhD CandidateRose's primary research focuses on understanding T cell repertoire development and its role in handling perturbations to the body.

Eric Wang
PhD Candidate/ Research AssociateEric's research focuses on designing broadly neutralizing coronavirus vaccines.

Michelle Antunes
Administrative Assistant II to Dr. ChakrabortyChakraborty Group Lab Administrator
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