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After researchers in @MITDeptofBE and @MIT_IMES tasked an AI system with designing new molecules for potential antibiotics from scratch, the algorithms generated more than 29 million new molecules, unlike any that existed before — within a couple of days. fastcompany.com/91451161/mit-d…

Happy Pi Day from @MIT_IMES and @mit_hst !

Over 10,000 Americans are waiting for a liver transplant. MIT Engineers developed injectable “mini livers” that could take over the functions of a failing liver. The technology could offer an alternative to transplantation or provide support until a donor organ is available. news.mit.edu/2026/injectabl…

It was a privilege to get to join for the @CancerGrand summit last week in London, and to be featured as a Future Leader! Thank you CGC for a terrific profile in this year's Discover magazine: features.cancergrandchallenges.org/futureleaders/

There is still time to participate: support MIT + @MIT_IMES today through the @MITEngineering 24-hour challenge! You can go here: bit.ly/4sybVWk and here: bit.ly/3NnIck1 to support novel research to improve human health. @MIT_alumni

Your generosity can help unlock support for human health research! The goal of the @MITEngineering 24-hour challenge is for donations from alumni + friends to unlock a $100K matching donation: bit.ly/4sybVWk One option, the IMES Founders' Fund: bit.ly/47EgYwo

It was an honor to join for this seminar! I’ve always enjoyed watching these seminars from afar, and it was a privilege to get to share our work in the venue. Thank you @GaublommeL for being such a generous host

For people who feel dizzy or lightheaded when they stand up, the body’s failure to stabilize blood flow can disrupt even the simplest daily activities. Researchers took aim at this problem by developing a portable, motor-driven abdominal binder that detects standing and delivers active compression to support hemodynamic stability. In a randomized crossover study, 20 healthy volunteers underwent supine-to-standing trials with no binder, a passive binder, or the active device while heart rate, respiration, and compression were tracked. The active binder provided higher, more consistent compression, reduced the standing heart rate rise by 4.4 beats per minute versus control, did not affect respiration, and was rated equally comfortable and easier to use. A smarter, responsive compression strategy could help individuals with orthostatic intolerance remain upright with greater steadiness, confidence, and independence, as suggested by these proof-of-concept findings. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: link.springer.com/article/10.100… 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆: A Portable, Active Abdominal Compression Binder for Orthostatic Intolerance: Design and Evaluation in Healthy Subjects 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀: Vishnu S. Emani, Andreas Escher, @spjuraschek, and @ellentroche @MIT @MITEngineering @MIT_IMES @MITMechE @Harvard @hseas @wyssinstitute @BostonChildrens @BIDMChealth 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁: link.springer.com/journal/10439

It's the 24-hour challenge! Join the worldwide @MIT_IMES @MIT + @MITEngineering community supporting the Institute’s efforts to create a positive impact on our nation and world. @MIT_alumni Support the IMES Fund to accelerate innovation in human health: bit.ly/47EgYwo

Jim Collins @mit_hst @MIT_IMES faculty, is embarking on multidisciplinary research applying #syntheticbiology + generative #AI to the growing global threat of #antimicrobial resistance @shaleklab @AIHealthMIT @MITdeptofBE learn more: bit.ly/475XMr6

MIT faculty and staff! What's a big, funny idea you've got that needs a little push (and some funding!)? SHASS and the de Florez Fund for Humor can help! Submit your application before the 2/23 deadline! bit.ly/3TspAzp

Jim Collins @MIT_IMES faculty discusses how collaboration has been central to his research into combining computational predictions with new experimental platforms #syntheticBiology @mit_hst @MITdeptofBE @AIHealthMIT @broadinstitute @wyssinstitute more: bit.ly/4c0zEK3

A team from @MIT @Harvard+ @MassGeneralNews unveils #AI -powered software capable of segmenting 8 distinct bundles in any diffusion MRI sequence @mit_hst MEMP PhD grad student @olchanyi Prof Emery Brown @MIT_IMES @MIT_Picower @mitbrainandcog More: bit.ly/4kHGDd3

Study from team @MIT @Harvard + @MassGeneralNews unveils #AI -powered software capable of segmenting 8 distinct bundles in any diffusion MRI sequence, @mit_hst MEMP PhD grad student @olchanyi Prof Emery Brown @MIT_IMES @MIT_Picower @mitbrainandcog more: bit.ly/4bWZeQ3

During last month's Independent Activities Periods (IAP) it was great to see EAPS and @mit_cs3 affiliates leading lectures about the fundamentals of climate science and policy! The sessions are available online for those who missed them: buff.ly/V3k8U1s

"Sleep has been traditionally thought of as an all-or-nothing phenomenon," says @MIT_IMES Professor Laura Lewis. "You’re either awake or asleep. But the new findings are showing that it’s much more of a spectrum than it is a category.” quantamagazine.org/how-the-brain-…

Moving beyond overly aggregated #ML metrics. New research from LIDS postdoc Olawale Salaudeen, PI Marzyeh Ghassemi, and collaborators reveals how commonly used, highly aggregated ML metrics can hide serious failures — and offers a method to correct them. bit.ly/4k5LMLE

A team, including researchers in @MIT_IMES, conducted a study that reveals how a fatty diet rewires liver cells and makes them more prone to becoming cancerous. news.mit.edu/2025/study-hig…

Jim Collins is starting research applying #syntheticbiology + #generativeAI to the growing global threat + urgent challenge of #antimicrobialresistance (AMR) @MITdeptofBE @AIHealthMIT @MIT_IMES Learn more: bit.ly/4tDNrg1

Much appreciation & acknowledgement to all involved - co-first authors @drjessicashay @LiverQuant and co-senior authors @WGoessling @ohyilmaz @shaleklab, and many more who enabled this work @MIT_IMES @broadinstitute @kochinstitute @ragoninstitute @harvardmed @BrighamWomens (13/n)