Welcome Seong-Jin to the Lab!
February, 2025
We are excited to welcome Seong-Jin Kim to the lab as a postdoctoral fellow.
Welcome Tatiana to the Lab!
August, 2024
We are happy to welcome Tatiana Coverdell to the lab as a postdoctoral fellow.
Welcome Kevin to the Lab!
July, 2024
We are thrilled to welcome a new Biology student, Kevin Gibbons, to the lab.
Sara is named The Pfizer-Laubach Career Development Chair
July, 2024
Sara was appointed to Pfizer Inc. - Gerald D. Laubach Career Development Chair at MIT. The Pfizer-Laubach Chair was established by Pfizer to honor Dr. Gerald D. Laubach, MIT alumnus and former president of Pfizer Inc.
Sara becomes a 2024 Pew Scholar
June, 2024
Sara was selected as a 2024 Pew Scholar and Kathryn W. Davis Aging Brain Scholar. We are very grateful for the recognition and support of our research!
Excited to have our first MSRP student
June, 2024
We’re excited to have our first MSRP student, Gabby Nicholson, join us this summer. She’ll be working alongside Katie, a MSRP program alum!
Welcome Emma to the lab!
May, 2024
We’re thrilled to have a new Bio graduate student Emma Ibanez joining us. Emma will work on sex differences in vagal processing. Stay tuned!
Thanks to the Smith Family Foundation
April, 2024
With the generous support of the Smith Family Awards Program for Excellence in Biomedical Research, we plan to explore an elusive network of intrinsic neurons in the lungs.
The wonderful wanderer
Mar, 2024
Check out our Special Issue in Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology on ‘The Vagus Nerve.’ It was a blast to serve as guest editor for the issue, along with Rui Chang.
Welcome two new UROPs!
Dec, 2023
We’re excited to welcome our first two UROPs, Nupur Ballal and JoJo Miller!
Welcome Juan to the lab!
Nov 1, 2023
Glad to welcome Juan to the team to work on neural pathways underlying sleep apnea.
Check out Sara’s Meet the Faculty Video
Oct 26, 2023
Sara’s Meet the Faculty video is now live! Link here.
Openings for postdoctoral fellows
Mar 22, 2023
We have open positions for talented postdoctoral fellows interested in interoception, genomics, cardiorespiratory disease, and/or central control of breathing. Please contact Sara directly (sprescot@mit.edu) to apply.
Membership with the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
Mar 10, 2023
The lab has officially joined the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory! We’re honored to become part of this exceptional community of scientists and educators.
What makes us feel sick when we get the flu?
Mar 8, 2023
See our latest collaborative work describing neurons that sense airway influenza infection, published in Nature. Link to journal. PDF.
Welcome Jules to the lab!
Feb, 2023
Excited to welcome our newest lab member Julia Van Goor to the team.
Check out our latest review!
Jan 19, 2022
Our review on internal senses of the vagus nerve is now available online at Neuron. Link to journal. PDF.
Hello world!
Jan 1, 2022
Welcome to our website! The Prescott Lab is open. Stay tuned.