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Dr. Zapol is remembered by the HST and IMES community for his generosity in spending time with students, and for his enthusiasm in introducing MIT graduate students to clinical and translational research. Warren M. Zapol, MD, 79, the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) emeritus Anesthetist-in-Chief (from 1994 to 2008), the Reginald…

 A pioneer in medicine, the IMES and HST faculty member transitions to emeritus status on March 1. Richard J. Cohen, Whitaker Professor in Biomedical Engineering in the MIT Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES) and a faculty member in the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology program (HST), recently announced…

The results of a study by researchers, including at IMES, also show that pancreatic tumor cells can be forced into a more susceptible state by changing their environment. Over the past few decades, scientists have made great strides in understanding the genetic mutations that can drive cancer. For some types…

Nine MIT researchers, including two affiliated with IMES, are selected as finalists for 2021 prize supported by Northpond Ventures; grand prize winner to receive $250K toward commercializing her human health-related invention. In a fitting sequel to its entrepreneurship “boot camp” educational lecture series last fall, the MIT Future Founders Initiative…

​Covid-19 has been a reminder of the need to better understand infectious diseases, and the oversized impact on historically marginalized communities. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has been a stark reminder of the global impact of infectious diseases, and the grave necessity for medical science to better understand how to detect,…

Research by an IMES faculty member, and HST students, is aimed at solutions to the need for new space suits and muscle stimulators which could keep spacefarers fit on long voyages. Thomas Abitante and Rachel Bellisle, both HST Medical Engineering and Medical Physics (MEMP) PhD students, and both Draper Scholars…

Collaborators, including an IMES faculty member, investigate colon health with novel tools In a building at the edge of the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) complex, Ömer Yilmaz, MD, and a group of pathology residents gather around a microscope. A resident reads from a chart: a growth was found in the…

A new RNA-based control switch could be used to trigger production of therapeutic proteins to treat cancer or other diseases. Researchers at MIT, including at IMES, and Harvard University, have designed a way to selectively turn on gene therapies in target cells, including human cells. Their technology can detect specific…

The prevalence of auditory symptoms in Covid-19 patients is unknown, but infection of the inner ears may be responsible for hearing and balance problems. Many Covid-19 patients have reported symptoms affecting the ears, including hearing loss and tinnitus. Dizziness and balance problems can also occur, suggesting that the SARS-CoV-2 virus…

Professors Linda Griffith and Feng Zhang along with Guillermo Ameer ScD ’99, Darrell Gaskin SM ’87, William Hahn, and Vamsi Mootha recognized for contributions to medicine, health care, and public health.