Hackathons promote doctor-data scientist collaboration and expanded access to electronic medical-records to improve patient care.
January 18, 2019New optogenetic technique could help restore limb movement, treat muscle tremor.
December 26, 2018Four seniors in the Principles and Practices of Assistive Technology program designed an audible device to help an MIT employee navigate on the water.
December 9, 2018Forbes calls its 2019 30 Under 30 honorees “a collection of bold risk-takers who are putting a new twist on the old tools of the trade.”
December 7, 2018MIT spinoff is changing the way mosquito-borne illnesses are diagnosed and aims to influence how public health officials react to disease outbreaks.
November 21, 2018Smartphone app developed by Emily Lindemer PhD '17 uses social contacts and location information to give gentle reminders for staying engaged with recovery.
October 25, 2018PhD student Richard Fineman is using wearable sensors to understand coordination and walking — and next-generation spacesuit design.
July 31, 2018MIT researchers develop new tools to enable targeted delivery of drugs to deep brain structures through implanted microprobes.
June 28, 2018Researchers generate an intestinal cell mimic that can be harnessed in studies of diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease.
June 19, 2018“Therepi” device attaches directly to damaged heart, enabling delivery of medicine from a port under a patient’s skin to augment cardiac function.
June 12, 2018Award honors top collegiate inventors in the United States.
May 31, 2018Longtime biology professor and expert in hemoglobin synthesis was committed to the integration of biomedical research, education, and medical practice.
May 25, 2018Award honors immigrants’ contributions to the United States.
April 17, 2018Novel technology could allow researchers to develop and test new antimalaria drugs.
February 22, 2018“REPAIR” system edits RNA, rather than DNA; has potential to treat diseases without permanently affecting the genome.
October 25, 2017Former director of the MIT Clinical Research Center and professor in health sciences and technology contributed novel techniques and tools to cardiovascular research.
June 26, 2017Findings support new strategy of continuous drug delivery by implantable device.
May 23, 2017New members have made advances in artificial skin, wireless communications, nanotechnology, hydrology, and cancer treatment.
February 10, 2017Engineers program human cells to store complex histories in their DNA.
August 18, 2016Four new projects and one renewal receive $150,000 in funding for 2016-2017.
August 12, 2016