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NBC show: An MIT team, including IMES head, takes a hands-on approach to fighting coronavirus

April 16, 2020

 

There are many Covid-19-related projects, research and response efforts taking place in every department at MIT, including at the Institute of Medical Engineering and Science (IMES). Just one project that has received attention is the design of disposable face shields that can be mass produced quickly to address hospitals’ needs…

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Gamma radiation found ineffective in sterilizing N95 masks

April 10, 2020

Nuclear scientists and biomedical researchers, including an HST student, team up to investigate whether treatment with gamma radiation could make N95 masks more reusable. The research described in this article has been published on a preprint server but has not yet been peer-reviewed by scientific or medical experts. In mid-March,…

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New sensors could offer early detection of lung tumors

April 3, 2020

Researchers at MIT have now developed a new approach to early diagnosis of lung cancer: a urine test that can detect the presence of proteins linked to the disease. This kind of noninvasive test could reduce the number of false positives and help detect more tumors in the early stages of the disease.

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“Living drug factories” might treat diabetes and other diseases

April 1, 2020

Chemical engineers, including two faculty members at IMES, have developed a way to protect transplanted drug-producing cells from immune system rejection. One promising way to treat diabetes is with transplanted islet cells that produce insulin when blood sugar levels get too low. However, patients who receive such transplants must take…

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MIT initiates mass manufacture of disposable face shields for Covid-19 response

April 1, 2020

A team from MIT has designed disposable face shields that can be mass produced quickly to address hospitals’ needs nationwide. Update: Verified health care providers, EMS, urgent care clinics, or other entities that require face shields for Covid-19-related use can fill out this request form. The manufacturer will then call…

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MIT-affiliated companies, including some with founders affiliated with IMES, take on COVID-19

March 30, 2020

A variety of companies with MIT ties are working to address aspects of the Covid-19 pandemic. As the world grapples with the public health crises and myriad disruptions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, many efforts to address its impact are underway. Several of those initiatives are being led by…

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Outpouring of support from MIT’s worldwide community bolsters Institute’s COVID-19 response

March 30, 2020

Alumni and supporters look to MIT in time of crisis. Members of the MIT community living all over the world have reached out to offer support for the Institute’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting the creation of two new funds to support MIT’s efforts to help address the public…

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Potential implications for reducing transmission of COVID-19

March 26, 2020

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 Harold E. Edgerton Career Development Professor, MIT and associate professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT and the MIT Institute for Medical Engineering and…

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A new way to prepare graduate students to lead in tech

March 24, 2020

An advisory group comprised of MIT graduate students, including two HST MEMP PhD students, has led to a new graduate certificate in leadership. Before coming to MIT, Benjamin Lienhard focused most of his energy exploring fragile quantum states, dwelling in the world of nanotechnology and filling in gaps in the…

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Understanding the score: A dynamic interrogation of acute HIV infection

March 23, 2020

A new study by an IMES faculty member and his lab uses single-cell RNA sequencing to understand immune system dynamics after acute HIV infection. Alex Shalek, a core faculty member at the MIT Institute of Medical Engineering and Science (IMES), Pfizer-Laubach Career Development associate professor, MIT, and a Ragon associate…

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