Building Community to Transform Human Health
Health and Life Sciences at MIT

Building Community to Transform Human Health

MIT HEALS links MIT researchers with clinicians and entrepreneurs to drive impact in challenging diseases and neglected areas of care

Janina Ojeiduma ’27 Eyes Impact of Toxic Chemicals on Human Health
Health and Life Sciences at MIT

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
Health and Life Sciences at MIT

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

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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