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When cancer patients undergo chemotherapy, the dose of most drugs is calculated based on the patient's body surface area. This is estimated by plugging the patient's height and weight into an equation, dating to 1916, that was formulated from data on just nine patients.
To improve chemotherapy dosing, MIT engineers designed CLAUDIA, a way to continuously measure how much drug is in a patient’s system during hours-long infusion.
Following a student-led nomination process, 23 MIT faculty have been selected as the newest honorees for the Committed to Caring award. These professors were selected for their genuine dedication to student mentorship and well-being.
Julie Greenberg, longtime academic leader of the Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology, reflects on her time spent guiding students at the intersection of medicine and engineering.
Longtime physician Annie Liau reflects on her journey from Thailand to MIT, and her nearly four decades of service at MIT Health.