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Sep 13, 2024
Using Computational Models and Deep Learning for Personalized Cancer Treatment
BioE Assistant Research Professor Kiran Vanaja uses computational models and deep learning to predict cancer cell behavior and develop multistep therapeutic strategies for personalized cancer treatment.
Sep 12, 2024
Shi Selected for 35 Innovators Under 35
ECE/Khoury Assistant Professor Weiyan Shi was named as one of MIT’s Tech Review 35 Innovators Under 35 for her work in artificial intelligence and her research in natural language processing and persuasive dialogues.
Sep 12, 2024
Investigating the Gut-Brain Axis in Patients With Sjögren’s Syndrome
ChE Associate Professor Abigail Koppes received a 2024 Sjögren’s Foundation Pilot Research Grant for “Parsing Dysautonomia in a Dish: Neural Exposure to Exogenous Sjögren’s Patient Derived Serum.” She is developing an organ-on-a-chip to controllably study and disrupt the nervous system in the gut-brain axis environment of Sjögren’s patients typically inaccessible in vivo.
Sep 11, 2024
Pioneering Innovative Treatments for GI Diseases
Bouvé/ChE University Distinguished Professor Mansoor Amiji is developing innovative oral nucleic acid delivery systems to revolutionize treatment for gastrointestinal (GI) diseases that aim to deliver genetic medicines directly to the affected areas within the GI tract.
Sep 10, 2024
Building a Better Way to Measure Microparticle Elasticity
Chemical engineering students Sabrina Maroto, PhD’25, and Avi Patel, E’24, working is Assistant Professor Sara Hashmi’s Lab are collaborating to develop a novel device for continuously measuring the elastic properties […]
Sep 09, 2024
Reversing Global Warming Effects With Cooling Paint
Through his startup, Planck Energies, MIE Associate Professor Yi Zheng is developing a cooling paint that reflects heat waves away from and draws existing heat out of buildings. It could reduce carbon emissions and electricity usage by reducing the need for air conditioning.
Sep 09, 2024
Exploring the School-to-Work Transition for Civil Engineering Students With Disabilities
FYE Assistant Teaching Professor Andrew Gillen, in collaboration with the University of Nebraska and Utah State University, was awarded a $99,998 NSF grant for “Developing Accessible Pathways to Civil Engineering Industry for Students With Disabilities: Initiating Partnerships With Industry.”
Sep 09, 2024
Machine Learning Models Applied to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Research
A recent paper, “Self-Help Groups and Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: An Investigation Using a Machine Learning-Assisted Robust Causal Inference Framework,” by MIE Associate Professor Muhammad Noor E Alam and his research team was published in the International Journal of Medical Informatics and featured in the The ASAM Weekly, a newsletter of the American Society of Addiction Medicine.