MIT Future Founders Initiative announces prize competition to promote female entrepreneurs in biotech
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…
Read MoreThe pandemic and the evolution of an HST class
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,…
Read MoreAstronaut gear of the future may fight bone and muscle loss
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…
Read MoreStem cell research zeroes in on cancer
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…
Read MoreStudy finds the SARS-CoV-2 virus can infect the inner ear
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…
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