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A New Tool to Detect Viruses in Sequence Data
A new software algorithm developed at Caltech enables researchers to easily search for viruses in RNA sequence data, enabling scientists to detect viruses in samples and study how they impact biological functions. The number of individual viruses on Earth is nearly unfathomable: There are an estimated 10 million individual viruses for each star in the […]
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On the Same Wavelength: Neural “Fingerprints” Indicate Deep Focus Flow States in Teams
Have you ever been so laser focused on a task—playing a video game, reading an engrossing book, and so on—that when you look up, hours have suddenly gone by? This is commonly referred to as flow state: a state of absorbed concentration and a distorted sense of time. Studies have shown that working in the […]
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A post-mortem showed his veteran son had scarring on his brain. Now the grieving father is fighting for change
Photo credit: CBS News Chen Institute MGH Research Scholar Dr. Brian Edlow, appears on CBS News to discuss his work studying brain damage in 30 active-duty military volunteers. The research was spurred by the grieving father of a Navy Seal who committed suicide and was later discovered to have scarring on his brain. Read more […]
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Stanford Christens the “Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Ideation and Prototyping Lab”
Lab will provide engineering support for bench-to-bedside innovation. Redwood City, Calif. – March 3, 2025 – In a ribbon-cutting ceremony today, Stanford University officially inaugurated the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Ideation and Prototyping Lab within the Stanford Nanofabrication Facility. This new lab aims to bolster medtech innovations on Stanford’s campus by fostering a community centered […]
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Ontology-guided machine learning outperforms zero-shot foundation models for cardiac ultrasound text reports
USCF Chen Scholar, Rima Arnout, MD, was part of a team whose research was recently published in the journal Nature focusing on recent innovations in cardiac ultrasound. Big data can revolutionize research and quality improvement for cardiac ultrasound. Text reports are a critical part of such analyses. Cardiac ultrasound reports include structured and free text […]
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First Programming Language for Active Material
In 2019, Caltech researchers demonstrated a new method to use light to control active matter. Back then, the team focused on active matter in the form of millimeter-sized protein filaments. Now, powered by insights from computational theory, the team, has developed the first “programming language” for active matter, enabling researchers to conduct precise operations in […]
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Artificial intelligence models using F-wave responses predict ALS
Chen Scholar, Nathan P. Staff, M.D., Ph.D. a Professor of Neurology at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, and colleagues recently published research in the journal Brain which focuses on improving the diagnosis and prognosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a severe motor neuron disease, using advanced artificial intelligence (AI) techniques. ALS is […]
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Chen Scholar Awarded a Biden Administration Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
Mass General Hospital Chen Scholar Marc Wein, MD, PhD, was awarded a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), an honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists and engineers early in their careers. Read more on the White House Archives
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Chen Institute Hosts World-leading Experts for Two-Day Meeting on FUS Neuromodulation
Group discusses promising areas for breakthroughs in the non-invasive technology. On January 9-10, the Chen Institute hosted leaders in the field of Focused Ultrasound (FUS) for an invitation-only meeting centered on the current state and future potential of FUS neuromodulation. During the meeting, attendees discussed some of the latest advances and explored the collective, potential […]
