Nanoparticle sensor can distinguish between viral and bacterial pneumonia
Using this diagnostic, doctors could avoid prescribing antibiotics in cases where they won’t be effective, according to new work by MIT researchers, including from IMES. Many different types of bacteria and viruses can cause pneumonia, but there is no easy way to determine which microbe is causing a particular patient’s…
Read MoreMIT announces 2022 Bose grants for ambitious ideas
Tenth anniversary of the program rewards three innovative projects, including one that an IMES faculty member is a part of. MIT Provost Cynthia Barnhart has announced three Professor Amar G. Bose Research Grants to support bold research projects across diverse areas of study including biology, engineering, and the humanities. The…
Read MoreProfessor Collin Stultz named co-director of HST, and associate director of IMES
Stultz will leverage his research into machine learning and computer science, as well as his role as a practicing cardiologist Collin M. Stultz, MD, PhD, the Nina T. and Robert H. Rubin Professor in Medical Engineering and Science, has been named co-director of the Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and…
Read More3 Questions: Daniel Anderson on the progress of mRNA vaccines
Following the successful development of vaccines against Covid-19, scientists hope to deploy mRNA-based therapies to combat many other diseases. Two mRNA vaccines, which received emergency authorization in late 2020, have proven critical in the fight against Covid-19. These vaccines, the first of their kind, were the culmination of decades of…
Read MoreA single memory is stored across many connected brain regions
Innovative brain-wide mapping study shows that an “engram,” the ensemble of neurons encoding a memory, is widely distributed and includes regions not previously realized. A new study by scientists at The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT provides the most comprehensive and rigorous evidence yet that the mammalian…
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