Chemistry in Action: Profiles of MIT Researchers

Professors Jacquin Niles, Liz Nolan, and Katharina Ribbeck.

Professors Jacquin Niles, Liz Nolan, and Katharina Ribbeck.

This collection of videos highlights the inspiring chemistry research done by three professors at MIT.

  • Professor Jacquin Niles discusses growing up in the small Caribbean nation of Anguilla and how that inspired him to study the cause and prevention of malaria.
  • Professor Liz Nolan researches the ways in which bacteria interact with the human body.
  • Professor Katharina Ribbeck explains the ways in which mucus, a type of slime, might be able to predict preterm pregnancy.