Ways to Explore HST (WE:HST)

Welcome to HST's 2022 MEMP candidates

You are invited to join us February 28 - March 4, 2022, for a variety of remote events designed to help you explore HST as you decide where to attend graduate school.

Below is the final schedule, links have been added. All events are optional. We hope to see you throughout the week!

In addition, please see the Other Resources section below - asynchronously and at your convenience - to learn more about our program and the community.

Major Events, February 28 - March 4

Click on times to access Zoom links.

Monday, February 28:

2:30pm - 3:00pm EST - Welcome & Introductions*

3:05pm - 6:00pm EST - Faculty Lightning Talks* Schedule posted here.

6:30pm - 8:00pm EST - Virtual HST Student Lounge!

Join some current students and other new admitted MEMP students for online Game Night!

Tuesday, March 1:

5:00pm - 6:30pm EST - MEMP Student Journeys

7:00pm - 8:00pm EST - Dinner and Conversations
Visitors and current students will be matched for small-group discussions based on common academic and research interests.

Wednesday, March 2:

11:00am - 12:00pm EST - Martinos Center Virtual Visit
Join Drs. Bruce Rosen, Randy Gollub & Robert Barry to learn about research opportunities at Martinos, Neuroimaging Training Program (NTP) support, and chat with faculty.

5:00pm - 6:00pm EST - Meet-and-Greet with HST Leadership*
Current students will interview members of the HST faculty leadership.

7:00pm - 8:30pm EST - Virtual HST Student Lounge
Casual opportunity for visitors to chat with current students over coffee and/or board games

7:00pm - 8:00pm EST - Diversity Mixer
Join current students for informal discussions about the multiple forms of diversity in our community and recent initiatives to enhance equity and inclusion. This will take place in a room within the Virtual HST Student Lounge, so you can easily move between the two events.

Thursday, March 3:

7:00pm - 8:30pm EST - Virtual HST Student Lounge
Casual opportunity for visitors to chat with current students over coffee and/or board games

7:00pm - 8:00pm EST - HST Women's Group
Join current students and faculty for informal conversations about life as a woman in STEMM. All are welcome. This will take place in a room within the Virtual HST Student Lounge, so you can easily move between the two events.

Friday, March 4:

4:00pm - 5:00pm EST - MEMP Information Session with Q & A*

7:45pm - 8:00pm EST - Meet to organize Trivia teams

8:00pm - 9:30pm EST - Trivia Night
instructions posted here. Links will be provided in the instructions by company 1 hour prior to the start of the event (or 7:00pm EST.)
Camaraderie and competition with current students in a private “Geeks Who Drink” setting. Bring your wit, food, and beverage!

Summary instructions: The event will be broadcast live on https://www.twitch.tv. In addition, https://discordapp.com is used for team members to communicate with each other. Participants will need to set-up, in advance, a free Discord account. This will be used to connect to event. The company encourages players to log into Discord 15-20 mins before the start time if they feel they will need help with the technical aspects of the game. Trivia "sheets" will be submitted via Google Forms (1 per team).

*Indicates events that will be recorded and posted on Dropbox

Small Group Research Discussions with Faculty, February 28 - March 4

You are welcome to meet with as many faculty as you like. We ask that you please limit yourself to one session per faculty member. Click on faculty names to navigate to lab websites; click on times to access Zoom links.

Dr. Elfar Adalsteinsson Wednesday, March 2, 3:00pm - 3:45pm EST	Dr. Daniel Anderson Tuesday, March 1, 1:00pm - 1:45pm EST Thursday, March 3, 1:00pm - 1:45pm EST
Dr. Natalie Artzi Thursday, March 3, 11:00am - 11:45am EST Friday, March 4, 2:00pm - 2:45pm EST	Dr. Sangeeta Bhatia Tuesday, March 1, 10:00am - 10:45am EST Friday, March 4, 12:00pm - 12:45pm EST
Dr. Brett Bouma Tuesday, March 1, 11:00am - 11:45am EST Wednesday, March 2, 1:00pm - 1:45pm EST Thursday, March 3, 10:00am - 10:45am EST	Dr. Lydia Bourouiba Monday, February 28, 6:00pm - 6:30pm EST Friday, March 4, 2:30pm - 3:15pm EST
Dr. Laurie Boyer Tuesday, March 1, 3:00pm - 3:45pm EST Wednesday, March 2, 10:00am - 10:45am EST	Sydney Sherman on behalf of Dr. Michael Cima CANCELLED: Wednesday, March 2, 8:00am - 8:45am EST Friday, March 4, 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Dr. Brandon DeKosky CANCELLED: Wednesday, March 2, 3:00pm - 3:45pm EST Thursday, March 3, 3:00pm - 3:45pm EST	Dr. Marzyeh Ghassemi Tuesday, March 1, 4:00pm - 4:45pm EST
Dr. Thomas Heldt Monday, February 28, 6:00pm - 6:30pm EST Friday, March 4, 2:15pm - 3:00pm EST	Dr. Susie Huang Tuesday, March 1, 1:30pm - 2:15pm
Dr. Rakesh Jain Wednesday, March 2, 11:00am - 11:45am EST Wednesday, March 2, 3:15pm - 4:00pm EST	Dr. Ritu Raman Tuesday, March 1, 9:00am - 9:45am EST Thursday, March 3, 3:00pm - 3:45pm EST
Dr. Ellen Roche Thursday, March 3, 2:00pm - 2:45pm EST Friday, March 4, 3:00pm - 3:45pm EST	Dr. Alex Shalek Wednesday, March 2, 9:15am - 10:00am EST Friday, March 4, 2:15pm - 3:00pm EST
Dr. David Sontag Tuesday, March 1, 2:30pm - 3:15pm EST	Dr. Bruce Walker CANCELLED: Wednesday, March 2, 1:30pm - 2:15pm EST Friday, March 4, 11:30am - 12:15pm EST

Drop-in Office Hours - Wednesday, March 2 and Thursday, March 3

Please stop by to chat or ask questions. Click on times to access Zoom links.

Wednesday, March 2:

4:00pm - 5:00pm EST

Thursday, March 3:

4:00pm - 5:00pm EST

Virtual Lab Tours, asynchronous

The principal investigators (PIs) listed below invite you to view their videos and visit their websites. You can reach out to the contacts listed for more information about life in each lab.

Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging

PI: Dr. Bruce Rosen
Lab contact: Robert.Barry [at] MGH.HARVARD.EDU (Dr. Robert Barry)

The Anderson Lab

(no video available)
PI: Dr. Daniel Anderson
Lab contact: corinam [at] mit.edu (Corina MacIsaac), current MEMP student

Artzi Lab

(no video available)
PI: Dr. Natalie Artzi
Lab contact: mzdion [at] mit.edu (Michelle Dion), current MEMP student

Laboratory for Multiscale Regenerative Technologies

PI: Dr. Sangeeta Bhatia
Lab contact: hfleming [at] mit.edu (Dr. Heather Fleming)

Center for Biomedical OCT Research @ Wellman Center

PI: Dr. Brett Bouma
Lab contact: mvilliger [at] mgh.harvard.edu (Martin Villiger)

Synthetic Neurobiology Group

PI: Dr. Edward Boyden
Lab contact: jharrod [at] mit.edu (Jordan Harrod), current MEMP student

The Boyer Lab

(no video available)
PI: Dr. Laurie Boyer

Neuroscience Statistics Research Laboratory

PI: Dr. Emery Brown
Lab contacts: garwood [at] mit.edu (Indie Garwood), current MEMP students

Laboratory for Computational Physiology

(no video available)
PI: Dr. Leo Anthony Celi
Lab contact: tpollard [at] mit.edu (Tom Pollard)

The Cima Lab

PI: Dr. Michael Cima
Lab contact: shermans [at] mit.edu (Sydney Sherman), current MEMP student

DeKosky Lab

PI: Dr. Brandon DeKosky
Lab contact: cfranca [at] mgh.harvard.edu (Camila Franca)

Biomedical Engineering Center

PI: Dr. Elazer Edelman
Lab contact: merche [at] mit.edu (Mercedes Balcells-Camps)

The Jacks Lab

PI: Dr. Tyler Jacks
Lab contacts: grisselc [at] mit.edu (Grissel Cervantes Jaramillo), current MEMP student

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Lab @ Martinos Center

PI: Dr. Aapo Nummenmaa
Lab contact: TTURPIN [at] mgh.harvard.edu (Ms. Tori Turpin)

Patrick Purdon Laboratory

PI: Dr. Patrick Purdon
Lab contact: mh105 [at] mit.edu (Alex He), current MEMP student

The Raman Lab

(no video available)
PI: Dr. Ritu Raman
Lab contact: angelbu [at] mit.edu (Angel Bu) or n_lynch [at] mit.edu (Naomi Lynch)

Sabeti Lab

(no video available)
PI: Pardis Sabeti
Lab contact: michaeljbutts [at] fas.harvard.edu (Michael Butts)

Shalek Lab from cells to systems

PI: Dr. Alex Shalek
Lab contact: ct24 [at] mit.edu (Constantine Tzouanas), current MEMP student

MIT Clinical Machine Learning Group

(no video available)
PI: Dr. David Sontag
Lab contact: jmtaft [at] mit.edu (Jeff Taft)

Therapeutic Technology Design & Development

PI: Dr. Ellen Roche
Lab contact: kmendez [at] mit.edu (Keegan Mendez), current MEMP student

Bruce Walker Lab @ The Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard

(no video available)
PI: Dr. Bruce Walker

Other Resources

Explore below for additional links that will help you learn more about our unique program and vibrant community.

The Basics

About HST - Our vitals, values, faculty leadership, staff
MEMP PhD program - Curriculum, thesis guide, optional training programs in neuroimaging and bioastronautics
Finding a Lab - Resources, advice, and lots of links to launch your lab search
Health and well-being resources for MIT graduate students - Check out all that MIT has to offer

If you can't find what you are looking for try Ask MIT.

HST Community

HST Faculty Profiles
HST Student Profiles - Internal directory with detailed student profiles that you can use to network with current HST students, both MDs and MEMP PhDs.
Visiting candidates should have received instructions in an automated email sent on 2/15/22. If you did not receive the email, lost it, or need to reset your password, go to the login page, click “Reset your password” and enter the email address that you submitted on the recent google survey. Contact tanderso [at] mit.edu (Traci Anderson) for further assistance.
HST Student Spotlights - News stories featuring our amazing HST students
Joint Council (JC) - HST's student government
HST Alumni Spotlights - Career paths of HST graduates
Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES) - HST's home on the MIT campus
Irving M. London Society - HST's home at Harvard Medical School
Center for Clinical and Translational Research - Supports investigators in conducting human studies safely, ethically, and conveniently; promotes the translation of basic science and engineering advances into patient-oriented clinical research

Local Environment

Office of Graduate Education - Central office providing MIT-wide support to make graduate education at MIT empowering, exciting, holistic, and transformative
MIT Leadership Commitment to Graduate Students - Brief interview with Vice Chancellor and Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Education on recent efforts to enhance the MIT graduate student experience.
Graduate Student Council (GSC) - MIT's graduate student government
Entrepreneurial Opportunities
Health and well-being resources for MIT graduate students- Repeat of link listed above in The Basics, too important to be missed
Housing Information for Graduate Students
- Graduate family housing
- Virtual Tours of Graduate Tower at Site 4, Tang Hall and The Warehouse

The HST Student Experience thru videos and blogs

Why HST? - Current students explain why they chose HST
Good Medicine - Varesh Prasad (MEMP PhD '19) shares his thoughts on conducting research at the interface of medicine and technology
Bio Medicine at Harvard & MIT - Chris Li (MEMP PhD '18) discusses the benefits of dual citizenship at MIT and Harvard
HST 2020 Graduation: Student Speaker - Justin Rice (HST MD '20) is just too entertaining to miss
MGH Martinos Center: The Student Experience - Features HST students Mitchell Robinson and Kathi Hoebel, as well as alumni Ken Chang and John Samuelsson
HST: The Motion Picture - Amusing tribute to HST by the HST MD Class of 2022
Graduate Admissions Blogs - Candid look at MIT graduate student life - filter by department to see contributions from HST students