By helping biologists turn their hunches into rigorous mathematical models, Polina Golland builds software that interprets medical images.
Read more about Golland's work at http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2012/profile-golland-0112.html
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In a visit to the MIT campus on May 14, 2013, British Prime Minister David Cameron met with President L. Rafael Reif and Media Lab director Joichi Ito, faculty members and students, and a group of young MIT entrepreneurs.
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