Two HST alumni win NIH Director’s Early Independence Award
Isha H. Jain, MEMP PhD ’17, and Kristin Knouse, HST MD ’18 and MIT Biology PhD ’17, are two of twelve recipients of the 2018 National Institutes of Health Director’s Early Independence Award. The award supports junior scientists who possess “the intellect, scientific creativity, drive, and maturity to flourish independently.”…
Read MoreMercedes Balcells-Camps receives 2019 MIT Excellence Award
For her 20 years of dedication to cultivating a workplace that fosters diverse viewpoints and open collaboration, IMES Principal Research Scientist Mercedes Balcells-Camps has won a 2019 MIT Excellence Award for “Advancing Inclusion and Global Perspectives”. She will be celebrated alongside other MIT Excellence Award winners and Collier Medal recipients…
Read MoreTissue model reveals how RNA will act on the liver
Studies could speed the development of new treatments for liver disease. Novel therapies based on a process known as RNA interference (RNAi) hold great promise for treating a variety of diseases by blocking specific genes in a patient’s cells. Many of the earliest RNAi treatments have focused on diseases of…
Read MoreA new way to calculate global intensive care unit mortality risk
The GOSSIS algorithm was developed using data from hospitals around the world to spur greater multi-center collaboration and improved benchmarking. A man with a history of cardiac arrhythmia is admitted to an emergency room in Virginia, with symptoms of chest pain and irregular heartbeat. Based on factors such as age,…
Read MoreOxygen-tracking method could improve diabetes treatment
Measurements could help scientists develop better designs for a bioartificial pancreas. Transplanting pancreatic islet cells into patients with diabetes is a promising alternative to the daily insulin injections that many of these patients now require. These cells could act as a bioartificial pancreas, monitoring blood glucose levels and secreting insulin…
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