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Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology. Integrating science, engineering, and medicine to solve problems in human health.

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@mit_hst
HST
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Calling all @mit_hst alumni: the HST 55th Anniversary celebration Fri. Nov. 7-Sat. Nov. 8 will be here soon! Don't miss this wonderful time to reconnect w/ friends, colleagues, former classmates + to celebrate 55 years of innovation w/ more to come! https://t.co/OmrPQPKSmo
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@kochinstitute
Koch Institute at MIT
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We mourn the loss of David Baltimore, founding member of MIT’s Center for Cancer Research, founding director of @WhiteheadInst & Nobel laureate. His discoveries & leadership helped shape the KI’s culture of inquiry & collaboration. https://t.co/zz8z7z2Rlb
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@MITevents
MIT events
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🍦 MIT Community Ice Cream Social: Mon., Sept. 8 from 3:30–5PM, under the Kresge Oval tent! Frozen treats + live DJ 🎧 as we welcome Provost Anantha Chandrakasan.
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@freddytn
Freddy T. Nguyen, MD, PhD
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Transforming #Veterans health requires ecosystems, not silos At the Veterans #Health #Hackathon in Tampa, I joined leaders from @DeptVetAffairs, @Microsoft, @AmericanLegion & @InnoVets_US to discuss how public-private collaboration drives impact #innovation #healthcare #impact
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@MITEngineering
MIT School of Engineering
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Professor Lydia Bourouiba, jointly appointed in @MIT_CEE and @MIT_IMES, was selected as the recipient for the 2026 MathWorks Faculty Research Innovation Fellowships (FRIF) Fund.
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@pnatarajanmd
Pradeep Natarajan
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Our preprint proteomic study led by @ImJiwooLee @mit_hst @harvardmed student & @BellomoTiffany @MGHVascular resident strongly implicates the TNFR pathway in recurrent CAD events despite current medical & procedural therapies https://t.co/XU7WjQgC15 @medrxivpreprint @JHalfordMD
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@freddytn
Freddy T. Nguyen, MD, PhD
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The @BeckmanFnd #Postdoc Fellowship opened huge doors for me. If you’re in #chemistry, chemical #engineering, or instrumentation/tools, LOI by 9/5. Happy to share my experience if you’re thinking about it. #chemistry #chemicalengineering @MIT_IMES @mit_hst @A_P_S_A @MITChemE @MIT
@BeckmanFnd
Beckman Foundation
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The letter of intent for the 2026 #AOBpostdoc program is open! Choose from two tracks: Chemical Sciences or Chemical Instrumentation. Details: https://t.co/3sEA54jbJ7 #funding #chemicalsciences #chemicalinstrumentation #beckman #postdoc #chemistry #LOI #grants
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@freddytn
Freddy T. Nguyen, MD, PhD
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Honored to be named a 2025 Scholar in Diagnostics Excellence by @theNAMedicine. Grateful to @MIT_IMES + @mit_hst for the spotlight and continued support. Our work focuses on designing equitable, patient-centered #diagnostics with real-world impact. https://t.co/q1ua6MTlKk
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@AIHealthMIT
MIT Jameel Clinic for AI & Health
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It is our pleasure to announce that @MayoPlatform President @jhalamka will be the keynote speaker for #AICures2025! Notably, Halamka is one of the 1st graduates of the @mit_hst program, making him a truly fitting choice for our 2025 keynote! 🎟️Register: https://t.co/PbhDqXS8Nm
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@_amyyzhou
Amy Zhou
2 months
Spoke to Alix Wagner @mit_hst, building device to deliver anesthetic to the cervix for outpatient GYN procedures. Talk to nurse practitioner & gynaecologists > obstetricians for problem discovery. (1) Who do they treat? (2) what problems do they encounter? (3) what’s a dream
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@AcadofInventors
National Academy of Inventors
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At #NAI2025, it was our privilege to present Louis DeRidder, Medical Engineering & Medical Physics PhD Candidate at #NAIMemberInstitutions @MIT and @Harvard, the Dr. Barry Bercu Biomedical University Inventor Prize for his invention, CLAUDIA. CLAUDIA is a new closed-loop drug
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@pnatarajanmd
Pradeep Natarajan
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@BellomoTiffany @MGHVascular is a rockstar! And a terrific mentor to @ImJiwooLee @harvardmed @mit_hst student!
@BellomoTiffany
Tiffany Bellomo
3 months
Honored to receive the Jack L. Cronenwett Scholarship from the legend Dr. Cronenwett himself #VQI. Grateful for the support from @MGHVascular and @NikZacharias. Excited to pay it forward by mentoring Mohit and Jiwoo, two outstanding medical students presenting our work #VAM2025
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@echaikof
Elliot Chaikof
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Sayo is an outstanding @harvardmed @mit_hst MD-PhD student! @BIDMCSurgery @BIDMChealth @echaikof lab @wyssinstitute @somaticediting Embracing the challenge to correct disease causing gene variants #neverwaver #HarvardUniversity
@ScienceinBoston
Science in Boston
3 months
At the @wyssinstitute, Dr. Sayo Eweje (@sayoeweje) is working on a protein #nanoparticle delivery system to transport gene editors to their intended target sites in the body. 🎯 Learn more about his incredible work and his career journey: https://t.co/AOxXKkSYoJ
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@MITEngineering
MIT School of Engineering
3 months
"The world needs people who leave their comfort zone and explore new domains. It needs people like you, Class of 2025.” - Dean Anantha Chandrakasan, addressing graduates at last week’s School of Engineering and Schwarzman College of Computing Advanced Degree Ceremony
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@MIT_IMES
MIT IMES
4 months
An exhibit of comics + illos depicting scientific advancements?! Sign me up! The "Paradigm Shift in Infectious Diseases" exhibit is now open @MIT_IMES @MIT Building E-25 3rd floor Innovation Space. Created by Assoc Prof Lydia Bourouiba + artist Argha Manna @MITMechE @ArtsatMIT
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@freddytn
Freddy T. Nguyen, MD, PhD
4 months
Earlier this month I spoke at the 2025 MIT Health Science Forum on how we’re using nanosensors + #AI @NineDiagnostics to measure treatment effectiveness in real time—and uncover new biology to guide smarter, adaptive care 🔗 https://t.co/luU70ReMUA #MIT #healthcare #AI #oncology
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@sayoeweje
Sayo Eweje
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Grateful to @echaikof for his mentorship and support, to @MichelleLCWalsh and all our X-less coauthors, collaborators (@davidrliu), and for support from @somaticediting and @wyssinstitute in pushing this project forward! (17/17) @mit_hst @BIDMCSurgery @BIDMChealth
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@echaikof
Elliot Chaikof
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Congratulations to @sayoeweje for his intellectual fearlessness in embracing a challenging problem! Great collaboration with @MichelleLCWalsh @HarvardMITmdphd @harvardmed @mit_hst https://t.co/VzKZdfmCMc @NatureBiotech
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nature.com
Nature Biotechnology - Biomacromolecules are delivered into cells using nanoparticles made of elastin and endosomal escape sequences.
@sayoeweje
Sayo Eweje
4 months
Excited to share our work developing Elastin-based Nanoparticles for Therapeutic delivERy (ENTER), a non-viral protein nanoparticle system for nucleic acid and protein delivery @NatureBiotech @echaikof! A 🧵on the iterative process of engineering ENTER and applications (1/17):
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@yifnzhao
Yifan Zhao
5 months
After a 5-year journey and many coffees, I’m delighted to announce I successfully defended my @mit_hst thesis yesterday!
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@UCRBCOE
UCR Bourns College of Engineering
5 months
Meet @KimRoseBennett — Bioengineering alum and PhD candidate in the Harvard @mit_hst program. As an HHMI Gilliam Fellow, she’s advancing pediatric brain tumor research and mentoring future scientists. 🔬👏🏽#WomenInSTEM #NeuroOncology #AlumniSpotlight
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