Center for Environmental Health Sciences selects 2016 poster winners
Annual poster session showcases recent work on biological effects of exposure to environmental agents.
Faculty Highlight: Ibrahim Cissé
Assistant professor of physics probes the formation of enzyme clusters that enable gene copying and protein production in living cells.
Empowerment through mobile technology and co-design
MIT students improve the quality of life, safety, and independence of The Boston Home residents with InstaAid mobile application.
Icing ALS: MIT family reshapes research models
Professor John Heywood SM ’62, PhD ’65 and his two sons, Jamie ‘91 and Ben ’93, have used MIT thinking — in particular, systems dynamics and manufacturing management — to transform research models after losing a family member to ALS.
Continuing the legacy: Assistive technologies at MIT
MIT students learn new technologies while making meaningful contributions to people with disabilities.
Reif iced for a good cause
President L. Rafael Reif accepts ice bucket challenge to benefit ALS research.
DNA damage may cause ALS
New study finds link between neurons’ inability to repair DNA and neurodegeneration.
Students develop assistive technologies
Undergraduate teams create helpful phone apps and devices for people with disabilities.
Nerve-cell regeneration quest is fast tracked
Microchip technology rapidly identifies compounds for regrowing nerves, in live animals.
Imaging fish on the fly
New MIT technology allows high-speed study of zebrafish larvae, often used to model human diseases.
A new way to measure muscle
MIT engineer Joel Dawson and colleagues built a handheld probe that could help doctors monitor muscle atrophy in patients with Lou Gehrig's Disease and similar ailments.
