Learn about MIT’s approach to the technology for human monitoring during Covid-19
January 27, 2021
A collaboration between the MIT Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES), MIT.nano, MIT Mechanical Engineering and the Clinical Research Center (CRC) has led to an IAP course this week (Jan. 26-28) called Technology for human monitoring during the COVID-19 pandemic – MIT’s approach. The class, with three modules explaining the physiological monitoring technologies used in MIT’s Covid-19 Surveillance Study, features a diverse group of speakers from departments across MIT, as well as the Massachusetts eHealth Institute at MassTech, and the Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute.
All sessions are open to the public, and there is no registration:
Zoom Meeting ID 986 0857 7276
https://mit.zoom.us/j/98608577276
Here is the agenda for course revealing some of the innovations around Covid-19 at MIT today:
Module 1 will introduce the physiological monitoring technologies used in MIT’s COVID-19 Surveillance Study, a joint initiative between MIT Medical and the IMES Clinical Research Center. This course will provide a sneak peek of the newly renovated IMES Clinical Research Center and the facilities, equipment, and services available to researchers engaged in human subjects research.
Module 1A – January 26, 1:00 – 2:30pm
1:00-1:15 pm Brian Anthony, PhD Principal Research Scientist, MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering
1:15-1:30pm Catherine Ricciardi, DNP, ANP-BC Director of Clinical Research Operations, MIT Clinical Research Center
1:30-2:00pm Shawn Xiang, PhD Postdoctoral Associate, MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering
2:00-2:15pm Yuwei Li Graduate Research Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering
2:15-2:30pm Micha Feigin-Almon PhD – Research Scientist, MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering
Module 1B – January 26, 3:30 – 5:00pm
3:30-4:00pm Catherine Ricciardi, DNP, ANP-BC Director of Clinical Research Operations, MIT Clinical Research Center
Tatiana Urman, MSN RN Research Nurse, MIT Clinical Research Center
4:00-4:15pm Brian Anthony, PhD Principal Research Scientist, MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering
Shawn Xiang, PhD Postdoctoral Associate, MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering
4:15-4:45pm Ivan Goryachev Graduate Research Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering
4:45-5:00pm Brian Anthony, PhD Principal Research Scientist, MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering
Module 2 will provide foundational training in human subjects research, including ethical and regulatory requirements. Instructors will provide a roadmap of the IRB submission process, and the nuts and bolts of operationalizing a study, including subject recruitment, data collection, HIPAA compliance, and the resources available through the IMES Clinical Research Center to guide researchers through this process.
Module 2A – January 27, 10:30am – 12:00pm
10:30-11:00am Michael Keohane IRB Manager, MIT Committee on the Use of Humans as Experimental Subjects (COUHES)
11:00-11:30am Greg Moffatt, JD Chief Research Compliance Officer, MIT Office of the Vice President for Research
11:30-12:00pm David Tytell Director of Communications, MIT Medical
Module 2B – January 27, 1:00 – 2:30pm
1:00-1:30pm Johanna Bobrow Assistant Staff, Lincoln Laboratory
1:30-2:00pm Tatiana Urman, MSN RN Research Nurse, MIT Clinical Research Center
2:00pm-2:30pm Shawn Xiang, PhD Postdoctoral Associate, MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering
Module 3 will focus on resources available to the MIT researcher, including those through the Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Mass Digital Health, and others, with an emphasis on biostatistics and COVID related medical data available through the NIH.
Module 3A – January 28, 1:00 – 2:30pm
1:00-1:15pm Andrew Williams, PhD Associate Director, Informatics, Tufts CTSI
1:15-1:45pm Joseph Gormley Director, Advanced Systems Development, Tufts CTSI
1:45-2:15pm Laurance Stuntz Director, Massachusetts eHealth Institute at MassTech
2:15-2:30pm Brian Anthony, PhD Principal Research Scientist, MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering
Module 3B – January 28, 3:30 – 5:00pm
3:30-4:15pm Daniel Weiner, MD MS Lead Navigator, Tufts CTSI, Tufts Medical Center
4:15-4:45pm Paola Sebastiani, PhD Director of the Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design (BERD) Center, Tufts CTSI
4:45-5:00pm Brian Anthony, PhD Principal Research Scientist, MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering