Metabolic mutations help bacteria resist drug treatment
A study by MIT researchers, including an IMES faculty member, suggests forcing bacteria to burn more energy could make them more susceptible to antibiotics. Bacteria have many ways to evade the antibiotics that we use against them. Each year, at least 2.8 million people in the United States develop an…
Read MoreLee Gehrke to be inducted into AIMBE College of Fellows
Lee Gehrke, Hermann L. F. von Helmholtz Professor of Health Sciences and Technology, MIT, and a member of the core faculty at the Institute of Medical Engineering and Science (IMES), has been named to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows. Gehrke, who is also…
Read MoreBiotech possibilities: The rocky road from the laboratory to the market
Jeff Behrens’s research shows that it can be an uphill battle for life science startups to raise adequate capital The Covid-19 pandemic has vaulted life sciences and biotech companies into the spotlight, highlighting the importance of funding vital research in order to develop new vaccines, medical treatments and therapies. With…
Read MoreAn interview with HST Graduate Administrator Laurie Ward
A conversation between the MIT Office for Graduate Education (OGE) and Laurie Ward, graduate administrator for HST, to discuss what HST is doing for students seeking funding opportunities. MIT’s decentralized structure provides departments with many freedoms, one of which is the ability to offer, promote, and celebrate graduate fellowships however…
Read MoreMIT developing framework for Covid-19 vaccinations on campus
State grants approval for Institute to help in vaccinating approximately 50,000 students, employees, affiliates, and dependents. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has approved MIT’s request to serve as an employer-based distributor of the Covid-19 vaccine. The designation means that as sufficient doses of the vaccine become available over the coming months,…
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