An automated health care system that understands when to step in
Machine learning system from researchers at MIT CSAIL and IMES can look at chest X-rays to diagnose pneumonia — and also knows when to defer …
School of Engineering first and second quarter 2020 awards
Faculty members, including at IMES, recognized for excellence via a diverse array of honors, grants, and prizes over the past two quarters. Members of the …
The tenured engineers of 2020
Eight faculty members, including two at IMES, have been granted tenure in five departments across the School of Engineering. The School of Engineering has announced …
New design principle could prevent catheter failure in brain shunts
MIT researchers, including IMES faculty members, propose a design aimed at overcoming a major challenge in hydrocephalus catheters — clogging — by leveraging catheter geometry. …
Exhaled biomarkers can reveal lung disease
Specialized nanoparticles create a “breath signal” that could be used to diagnose pneumonia and other infectious or genetic diseases. Using specialized nanoparticles, MIT engineers have …
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A fund has been formed to support MIT’s response to help with the Covid-19 crisis, including providing equipment, space, expertise and other resources to local …
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Several HST students received honors, fellowships and awards during the 2019-2020 academic year, including Constantine Tzouanas, an HST Medical Engineering and Medical Physics (MEMP) PhD …
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A new article by a faculty member at MIT and IMES holds promise for the prevention of and precautions around COVID-19 Lydia Bourouiba, Esther and …
READ MOREOn Wednesday, June 10, the MIT Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES) and the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology (HST) community will participate in …
Since the world’s first epidemic, we’ve built treatments for various infectious diseases. Yet, our understanding of disease transmission, and the mechanisms behind it, have not advanced much from the 19th century days of Louis Pasteur. Lydia Bourouiba, Disease Transmission Scientist, explains that, to uncover remaining secrets behind disease transmission, we must leverage advances in fluid dynamics and biophysics.
READ MOREUnder the general direction of the IMES Assistant Director, the Senior Financial Officer (SFO) is responsible for the fiscal management of all financial related transactions, including all sponsored, non-sponsored, and general accounts according to the terms and conditions of the sponsor and the Institute. The SFO will provide comprehensive leadership support and strategic direction to the IMES Finance Office. This individual will effectively lead a small team of financial staff and be responsible for training, orientation, and career development to optimize overall contributions to the department. The SFO will identify and optimize ongoing operational process improvement within the department.
