Student biologist wins Lemelson-MIT prize

MIT graduate student Timothy Lu was awarded the $30,000 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize for Inventiveness, the Lemelson-MIT Program said today.

Lu, a synthetic biologist, was honored for "for inventing processes that promise to combat bacterial infections by enhancing the effectiveness of antibiotics at killing bacteria and helping to eradicate biofilm, bacterial layers that resist antimicrobial treatment," the program said.

The Lemelson-MIT Program cites its goals as recognizing outstanding inventors, encouraging sustainable new solutions to real-world problems, and enabling and inspiring young people to pursue creative lives and careers through invention.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)