MIT 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 MoreTogether, again
The 2022 HST graduates celebrate being together, as well as their successes, and hopes for the future After more than two years of doing so many things online (including two years of graduation celebrations via YouTube and Zoom), there was palpable joy in the spacious auditorium on the 6th floor…
Read MoreHST 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…
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