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Janina Ojeiduma ’27 Eyes Impact of Toxic Chemicals on Human Health
In her spare time, MIT HEALS SuperUROP scholar learns new languages, sings in gospel choir
Medical Engineer Draws on Video Game Design to Aid Doctors in Surgery
Supported by MIT HEALS, Vivek Gopalakrishnan, a PhD student in the Harvard–MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology, finds “intrinsic joy” in solving problems
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Spotlight On: Health and Life Sciences
A Search and Rescue for the Nervous System
Chemical engineer Katie Galloway is programming cells that could one day target and repair acute injuries
Economics and AI Join Forces to Expand Reach of Diagnostics
With a focus on "silent" heart attacks, professors Esther Duflo and Marzyeh Ghassemi develop tools to scale up access to health screening in low-resource settings
Rather than Simply Making Machines Smarter, Media Lab Researchers Seek to Empower People
‘Advancing Humans with AI’ makes bettering lives the focus
What 911 Calls and Natural Disaster Response Show
Justin Steil’s work as an emergency responder informs his research in public health policy
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Economics and AI Join Forces to Expand Reach of Diagnostics
With a focus on "silent" heart attacks, professors Esther Duflo and Marzyeh Ghassemi develop tools to scale up access to health screening in low-resource settings
Unlocking AI’s Mysteries Using Insights from Brain Research
PhD student Quilee Simeon ’21, SM ’25, a K. Lisa Yang Computational Neuroscience Fellow, studies nervous systems to better understand animals and machines
A Search and Rescue for the Nervous System
Chemical engineer Katie Galloway is programming cells that could one day target and repair acute injuries
Global Health Research Shaped by Legacy of Conflict
MIT HEALS graduate fellow Odinaka Kingsley Eze’s work to strengthen health systems is influenced by lessons learned from the Nigerian Civil War