Call for applications: MIT-GSK Gertrude B. Elion Research Fellowship Program for Drug Discovery and Disease
Introduction MIT and GlaxoSmithKline are pleased to announce the opening of the application process for the MIT-GSK Gertrude B. Elion Research Fellowship Program for Drug Discovery and Disease. This program funds up to three selected Fellows to conduct post-doctoral research at MIT, with a goal of promoting basic research while…
Read MoreHST MEMP Diversity Ambassadors reflect on recent MIT Bridge Builder Award
In 2017, five PhD students in the Medical Engineering and Medical Physics (MEMP) program at HST launched efforts to markedly expand the program’s outreach to students from underrepresented groups in the sciences, e.g. women, minorities, and students with disabilities. Recognizing opportunities to adopt more inclusive practices across HST, Aditi Gupta,…
Read MoreAssociate Professor Kwanghun Chung wins PECASE
Kwanghun Chung, an associate professor in MIT’s Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, the Department of Chemical Engineering and the Institute for Medical Engineering and Science, has won a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the White House announced. A PECASE is the nation’s highest honor for young…
Read MoreHST student group wins 2019 MIT Bridge Builder Award
The Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences & Technology (HST) MEMP Student Diversity Ambassadors have won the 2019 MIT Bridge Builder Award, given to students and/or groups who have exhibited a solid commitment to celebrating the array of communities represented at MIT. Aditi Gupta, Lucy Hu, Christian Landeros, Erin Byrne Rousseau,…
Read MoreCall for Applications! 2019 IDEA² Global Program
Applications are now being accepted for the 2019 IDEA² Global program! Deadline is April 16, 2019. Open to postdoctoral trainees, graduate students, undergraduates, faculty, early-stage professionals, and those with limited opportunities to pursue their innovative projects, IDEA² Global provides one-on-one mentorship, innovation training, pitch-skills development, and international networking opportunities to aspiring healthcare…
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