MIT Faculty Founder Initiative announces finalists for second competition
Twelve researchers selected as finalists for 2023-24 MIT-Royalty Pharma Prize Competition to support female entrepreneurs in biotech.
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Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES)
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Stratospheric safety standards: How aviation could steer regulation of AI in health
An interdisciplinary team of researchers thinks health AI could benefit from some of the aviation industry’s long history of hard-won lessons that have created one of the safest activities today.
Turning history of science into a comic adventure
Associate Professor Lydia Bourouiba and artist Argha Manna take readers through a series of discoveries in infectious disease.
Inhalable sensors could enable early lung cancer detection
The diagnostic, which requires only a simple urine test to read the results, could make lung cancer screening more accessible worldwide.
MIT community members elected to the National Academy of Inventors for 2023
MIT Koch Institute researchers Daniel Anderson and Ana Jaklenec, plus 11 MIT alumni, are honored for inventions that have made a tangible impact on society.
Using AI, MIT researchers identify a new class of antibiotic candidates
These compounds can kill methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a bacterium that causes deadly infections.
MIT engineers design a robotic replica of the heart’s right chamber
The realistic model could aid the development of better heart implants and shed light on understudied heart disorders.
Automated system teaches users when to collaborate with an AI assistant
MIT researchers develop a customized onboarding process that helps a human learn when a model’s advice is trustworthy.
Aging Brain Initiative symposium showcases “cutting-edge” research across MIT
Seed projects, posters represent a wide range of labs working on technologies, therapeutic strategies, and fundamental research to advance understanding of age-related neurodegenerative disease.
How cell identity is preserved when cells divide
MIT study suggests 3D folding of the genome is key to cells’ ability to store and pass on “memories” of which genes they should express.
Anesthesia technology precisely controls unconsciousness in animal tests
An advanced closed-loop anesthesia delivery system that monitors brain state to tailor propofol dose and achieve exactly the desired level of unconsciousness could reduce post-op side effects.
School of Engineering third quarter 2023 awards
Faculty and researchers across MIT’s School of Engineering receive many awards in recognition of their scholarship, service, and overall excellence.
Twelve with MIT ties elected to the National Academy of Medicine for 2023
Five MIT faculty, along with seven additional affiliates, are honored for outstanding contributions to medical research.
Five MIT faculty members named 2023 Simons Investigators
The program supports “outstanding theoretical scientists.”
An implantable device could enable injection-free control of diabetes
The device contains encapsulated cells that produce insulin, plus a tiny oxygen-producing factory that keeps the cells healthy.