The HST 55th Anniversary Celebration offers a wonderful opportunity to connect with former classmates, faculty, and current students and discover ongoing work in the field. The event will take place at MIT in Cambridge and HMS in Boston, and will feature scientific talks, and social events, culminating in a gala on the evening of Saturday, November 8, at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The programming is designed to cultivate and strengthen connections within the HST community.
Program Details
Friday, November 7
Samberg Conference Center, 6th floor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
12:00-1:00pm: Registration & Brunch
1:00-3:00pm: HST Past, Present, & Future
- Welcome
- HST today & in the future - Collin M. Stultz
- Irving London - the visionary - David E. Cohen
- Panel discussion with former & current HST directors - Collin M. Stultz, Moderator
3:00-3:30pm: Break
3:30-5:30pm: Where Have you Been, What Have You Done?
- Alumni Panel - David E. Golan, Moderator
- IMES: home of HST at MIT - Alex K. Shalek & Thomas Heldt
5:30-8:00pm: Reception & Informal Dinner
Saturday, November 8
Harvard Medical School + Museum of Fine Arts Boston
9:00-10:00am: Breakfast, Modell & TMEC Atrium
10:00am-12:00pm: Current Research and Students
- Welcome – George Q. Daley
- Keynote Lecture - Wolfram Goessling
- Lightning Talks - Recent Graduates
- Student Panel - Junne Kamihara, Moderator
12:00-1:30pm: HST Networking Lunch
1:00-2:30pm: HST Open House, TMEC
2:30-3:30pm: Celebrate - HST 55th Awards Ceremony
- Bernard Chang & Rick N. Mitchell, Moderators
6:00-9:30pm: Gala Dinner, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Registration
Registration opens for alumni in July (by email invitation) and for current HST students and faculty in September.
If you have any questions, please contact the planning committee at HST-55th [at] mit.edu (HST-55th[at]mit[dot]edu).
The HST 55th Anniversary is sponsored by the J.W. Kieckhefer Lectures in Health Sciences and Technology.