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3 Questions: Mriganka Sur on researching the first approved drug to treat Rett syndrome
March 13, 2023

3 Questions: Mriganka Sur on researching the first approved drug to treat Rett syndrome

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David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
On March 10 the FDA approved Trofinetide, a drug based on the protein IGF-1. The MIT professor's original research showing that IGF-1 could treat Rett was published in 2009.
2023 MacVicar Faculty Fellows named
March 10, 2023

2023 MacVicar Faculty Fellows named

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Meghan Burke | Registrar’s Office
Professors Gabrieli, Gubar, Martin, and Sass are honored for exceptional undergraduate teaching.
Pilot, engineer, neuroscientist, bridge-builder
March 9, 2023

Pilot, engineer, neuroscientist, bridge-builder

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Annie Dunlap | Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
How Elissa Gibson ’22 connected the dots to form her own unique constellation of MIT experiences.
New insights into training dynamics of deep classifiers
March 8, 2023

New insights into training dynamics of deep classifiers

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Center for Brains, Minds and Machines
MIT researchers uncover the structural properties and dynamics of deep classifiers, offering novel explanations for optimization, generalization, and approximation in deep networks.
MIT-Takeda Program heads into fourth year with crop of 10 new projects
February 27, 2023

MIT-Takeda Program heads into fourth year with crop of 10 new projects

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School of Engineering
The program leverages MIT’s research expertise and Takeda’s industrial know-how for research in artificial intelligence and medicine.
School of Science presents 2023 Infinite Expansion Awards
February 24, 2023

School of Science presents 2023 Infinite Expansion Awards

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Sarah Costello | School of Science
Seven postdocs and research scientists honored for contributions to the Institute.
Studies of unusual brains reveal critical insights into brain organization, function
February 21, 2023

Studies of unusual brains reveal critical insights into brain organization, function

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Thea Singer | McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Ev Fedorenko’s Interesting Brains Project highlights the human brain’s remarkable capacity to adapt, reorganize in the face of early damage.
Automating the math for decision-making under uncertainty
February 6, 2023

Automating the math for decision-making under uncertainty

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Rachel Paiste | Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences | MIT CSAIL
A new tool brings the benefits of AI programming to a much broader class of problems.
Researchers map brain cell changes in Alzheimer’s disease
February 2, 2023

Researchers map brain cell changes in Alzheimer’s disease

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Allessandra DiCorato | Broad Institute
Study reveals key cell structures and gene expression changes near amyloid plaques and tau tangles in mouse brain tissue.
Sparse, small, but diverse neural connections help make perception reliable, efficient
February 2, 2023

Sparse, small, but diverse neural connections help make perception reliable, efficient

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David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
First detailed mapping and modeling of thalamus inputs onto visual cortex neurons show brain leverages “wisdom of the crowd” to process sensory information.
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