Can We Innovate Our Way Out of the Healthcare Crisis?
Steven E. Locke, M.D. Associate Professor of Health Sciences and Technology (HST)
Thu Jan 15, 01-03:00pm, E25-401, Lunch provided
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 13-Jan-2009
Single session event
You bet!
The current financial crisis highlights the importance of innovation in healthcare to reduce cost while improving quality. Development of medical homes, personal health records, electronic patient records, mobile health, and other innovative technologies requires leaders who can think and act like entrepreneurs. Dr. Locke and the faculty of HST.921, Information Technology in the Healthcare System of the Future will present and discuss all aspects of the course -- including the mix of lectures by world leaders in medical informatics, skills-based tutorial sessions and faculty-mentored work on industry-sponsored projects.
We will conduct an experiential workshop in which student teams will collaborate in the impromptu design of a device, and we will test the product and award a prize to the winning team.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/hst.921/www/
Contact: Traci Anderson, E25-518, 253-7470, tanderso@mit.edu
Sponsor: Health Sciences & Technology
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Cancer Lecture Series
Trevor Filter, Vidya Eswaran
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Cancer-themed lecture series featuring Robert A. Weinberg, Ph.D., Daniel K. Ludwig Professor for Cancer Research at MIT and American Cancer Society Research Professor.
Location TBA.
Web: http://fightcancer.mit.edu/
Contact: Trevor Filter, tfilter@mit.edu
Sponsor: Colleges Against Cancer
Robert Weinberg Lecture
Trevor Filter, Vidya Eswaran
Wed Jan 28, 06-07:00pm
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Do-It-Yourself Biology - Soap Box @ MIT Museum
Jon Markowitz Bijur
Wed Jan 14, 06-07:30pm, MIT Museum
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prof. Natalie Kuldell and Reshma Shetty PhD '08 are at the forefront of new tools in biological engineering that allow interested researchers of all backgrounds to build custom bacteria and other simple organisms from off the shelf technologies and biological building blocks. Come discuss where this exploding field is heading and what it means for biology education, medical research, biofuels, and the invention of industrial processes for the 21st century. Free admission with light refreshments.
Soap Box, held at the MIT Museum, is a series of salon-style, early-evening conversations with scientists and engineers who are making the news that really matters. Soap Box is a public forum for debate about important ideas and issues in science and technology.
Web: http://museum.mit.edu
Contact: Jon Markowitz Bijur, N52-218B, x3-9607, jbijur@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Museum
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New Approaches in Cancer Therapy
Prof. Michael Hemann
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: none
Emerging therapeutic strategies and drug discovery efforts hold the promise of fundamentally changing the way that cancer is treated. This lecture series will highlight new approaches to identifying cancer cell vulnerabilities and translating this work into the clinic.
Contact: Prof. Michael Hemann, E17-128B, x4-1964, hemann@mit.edu
Sponsor: Biology
Mining and Translating the Cancer Genome
Lynda Chin, Harvard Medical School
Wed Jan 7, 11am-12:00pm, NE30-1154
Oncogenomics to Target Myeloma in the Bone Marrow Microenvironment
Kenneth Anderson, Harvard Medical School
Fri Jan 9, 11am-12:00pm, NE30-1154
Understanding and Improving Platinum Anticancer Drugs
Stephen Lippard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mon Jan 12, 11am-12:00pm, NE30-1154
Functional Genomics, Experimental Models and Cancer
William Hahn, Harvard Medical School
Wed Jan 14, 11am-12:00pm, WI Auditorium
TBA
Pier Paolo Pandolfi, Harvard Medical School
Fri Jan 16, 11am-12:00pm, NE30-1154
Targeting DNA Repair Pathways in Cancer Therapeutics
Alan D'Andrea, Harvard Medical School
Tue Jan 20, 11am-12:00pm, NE30-1154
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Taking the Next Step in Academic Science
Biology Postdoc Association & Biology Graduate Students
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: none
MIT Biology is also offering a selection of roundtables on the practice of science, navigating academia, and balancing it all with a life outside the lab.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/biology/www/biology/iap.html
Contact: Michael Hemann, E17-128B, x4-1964, hemann@mit.edu
Sponsor: Biology
Postdoc Boot Camp
Panel of Speakers
Are you wondering what it means to be a postdoc at MIT? What benefits are you eligible for? What is your exact status and how does that impact your time here? The questions and more will be addressed by a panel of speakers focusing on issues for postdocs. If you've just come to MIT, be sure to come and get some facts.
Tue Jan 13, 01-02:30pm, 68-181
Women in Science
Laurie Boyer, Alice Flaherty, Julie Kauer, Susan Leeman
Growing numbers of women in science have greatly advanced progress in research in stellar leaps; however, there are still specific challenges faced by women in academic science even today. Faculty will share with us their experiences.
Fri Jan 23, 01-02:30pm, 68-181
Teaching Positions
Richard Goldsby, Melissa Kosinski-Collins, Elizabeth Oakes
Being a faculty member at a liberal arts college has its own challenges.. Learn about the the diverse opportunities available as faculty at a small college. Whether its balancing teaching and research or meeting the demamds of being a full-time lecturer come hear how this juggling act really happens!
Mon Jan 26, 01-02:30pm, 68-181
Finding a Faculty Position
Dennis Kim, Wendy Gilbert, Joel Neilson
Looking for a professorship is a daunting process. What do search committees look for? Where do you find more about jobs? What questions should you ask? What do you need to keep in mind? Come find out from faculty and a faculty candidate from MIT who have experienced both sides of the fence!"
Tue Jan 27, 01-02:30pm, 68-181
Finding a Postdoc
P.Sharp, P. Reddien, L. Pond, G. Ruby, C Schweidenback
Are you interested in doing a postdoc? Want to learn an industry postdoc? Come hear about the application and interview process from current postdocs who have been through it. Find out what makes a good postdoc candidate from a faculty perspective. And get answers to questions about industry postdocs.
Wed Jan 28, 02:30-04:00pm, 68-181
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