A shot in the arm

Researchers develop new, patient-friendly hydrogel platform for administering lifesaving biologics.

SOLUTIONS with/in/sight: Algorithm and Views—May 4

Two teams of Koch Institute investigators will share their innovations using machine learning tools to improve lung cancer detection. Coupling machine learning algorithms with responsive nanoparticles, KI alum Ava Amini and Jesse Kirkpatrick of the Bhatia Lab develop noninvasive diagnostics to classify tumor types and inform patient interventions. They are joined by KI computer scientist Regina Barzilay and oncologist Lecia Sequist who will discuss how they use algorithms to look deeper into radiology images to predict future cancer risk.

6:30 p.m. ET
Luria Auditorium, Koch Institute
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MIT Sustainability Summit—Apr. 28

The MIT Sustainability Summit is an annual student-run event that has grown to include hundreds of attendees ranging from professionals, academics and students. The 2023 Summit will be held on Friday, April 28th, 2023 and focus on de-mystifying carbon markets.

8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET
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MIT-led teams win National Science Foundation grants to research sustainable materials

Three MIT-led teams are among 16 nationwide to receive funding awards to address sustainable materials for global challenges through the National Science Foundation’s Convergence Accelerator program. One of the funded projects, “Building a Sustainable, Innovative Ecosystem for Microchip Manufacturing,” will be led by Anuradha Murthy Agarwal, a principal research scientist at the MIT Materials Research Laboratory and Leader of the Lab for Education and Application Prototypes (LEAP) located on MIT.nano's fifth floor.

Read more at MIT News.