Jacquin Niles
Jacquin Niles
Jacquin Niles, Professor of Biological Engineering, with a main focus on Malaria research presents his work. Malaria, an asexual parasite infecting disease usually transferred by insects and animals, contributes a high mortality rate in Africa and South Asia especially within children. Based ...
The Evolution of Economic Science: Macroeconomics, Growth, ...
The Evolution of Economic Science: Macroeconomics, Growth, and Development
01/27/2011 10:45 AM KresgeDaron Acemoglu, James Killian Professor of Economics, MIT; Peter Diamond, PhD '63, MIT Institute Professor; Esther Duflo, PhD '99, Abdul Latif Jameel Prof of Poverty Allev & Develop Department of Economics; Robert Hall, PhD '67, Robert and ...
How Can Engineers Contribute to the Fight Against Malaria?
How Can Engineers Contribute to the Fight Against Malaria?
05/11/2010 6:00 PM MuseumSubra Suresh, ScD '81, Dean, MIT School of Engineering; ; Monica Diez"Silva, Post"doctoral fellow, DMSE; David Quinn, Graduate student, Mechanical EngineeringDescription: Malaria has afflicted mankind from time immemorial, confounding many ...
Bill Gates on Giving Back
Giving Back: Finding the Best Way to Make a Difference
The world's most intractable problems might be cracked if more of our "brightest minds" could be tempted to work on them, asserts Bill Gates.
Nanotechnology and the Study of Human Diseases
Nanotechnology and the Study of Human Diseases
06/10/2006 12:00 PM KresgeSubra Suresh, ScD '81, Dean, MIT School of Engineering; Description: Subra Suresh fleshes out the promise of nanotechnology, at least in regard to our understanding of disease. His talk, which focuses on malaria and its impact on red blood ...