Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
This inaugural session highlights cutting-edge breakthroughs in human health science. Through rapid-fire “lightning talks” learn how MIT faculty are advancing health outcomes, developing ethical AI in healthcare, and using digital biomarkers for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.
Featuring:
• Polina Anikeeva PhD ’09, Department Head and Matoula S. Salapatas Professor, Materials Science and Engineering; Professor, Brain and Cognitive Sciences; Associate Director, Research Laboratory of Electronics; Director, K. Lisa Yang Brain-Body Center
• Marzyeh Ghassemi PhD ’17, The Germeshausen Career Development and Associate Professor; Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Institute for Medical Engineering & Science
• Dina Katabi SM ’99, PhD ’03, Thuan (1990) and Nicole Pham Professor, Computer Science; Director, MIT Center for Wireless Networks and Mobile Computing
This inaugural session highlights cutting-edge breakthroughs in human health science. Through rapid-fire “lightning talks” learn how MIT faculty are advancing health outcomes, developing ethical AI in healthcare, and using digital biomarkers for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.
Featuring:
• Polina Anikeeva PhD ’09, Department Head and Matoula S. Salapatas Professor, Materials Science and Engineering; Professor, Brain and Cognitive Sciences; Associate Director, Research Laboratory of Electronics; Director, K. Lisa Yang Brain-Body Center
• Marzyeh Ghassemi PhD ’17, The Germeshausen Career Development and Associate Professor; Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Institute for Medical Engineering & Science
• Dina Katabi SM ’99, PhD ’03, Thuan (1990) and Nicole Pham Professor, Computer Science; Director, MIT Center for Wireless Networks and Mobile Computing










