HST MEMP grad Claudia Varela sees both dance and bioengineering as tools for social change
Varela is interested in creating medical devices that will help us study and address healthcare disparities Claudia Varela’s journey to the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology (HST) program began when, as an undergraduate at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), she came across an email promoting training in biomedical…
Read MorePersonal and family health struggles shaped HST MD grad Sam Finlayson
Finlayson will soon begin a medical residency in Pediatrics and Clinical Genetics at Seattle Children’s Hospital and the University of Washington Sam Finlayson’s path to becoming a medical professional grew out of a series of health struggles—his own, as well as that of a beloved family member. “My interest in…
Read MoreMartha Gray named Whitaker Professor in Biomedical Engineering
Gray was the first woman to lead a science or engineering department at MIT. Martha Gray, PhD, professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), has been appointed as the Whitaker Professor in Biomedical Engineering, effective July 1. Martha is also a core faculty member at the Institute for Medical…
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 More$12 million grant propels research of immune systems of pregnant individuals
Researchers, including at IMES, will research ways to map immune systems and investigate how to make vaccinations most effective for pregnant patients and developing fetuses. Researchers, including Alex Shalek, associate professor of chemistry, MIT, and a core faculty member at IMES; Galit Alter, a professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical…
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