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Canan Dagdeviren on how WHx, AI, and wearable tech are advancing early, personalized care and closing gaps in women’s health.
A one-month residency in Asia to scale research with mass manufacturing for affordability or unprecedented magnitudes.
Canan Dagdeviren and Dava Newman receive MIT HEALS Innovator Grant for developing a textile-based wearable for breast health monitoring.
Sarah is a first-year PhD student at the Conformable Decoders and has been selected as a recipient of the MIT Presidential Fellowship for t…
The fellowship supports students pursuing impactful technological solutions for communities in resource-constrained settings.
Jason Hou, a PhD candidate in the Conformable Decoders group, has been selected as one of the inaugural MIT Health and Life Sciences Collab…
Shrihari Viswanath, a first-year PhD student in the Conformable Decoders group at the MIT Media Lab, has been selected as a 2025–26 Ta…
Yoonsoo Shin has been awarded the prestigious National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) Postdoctoral Fellowship for Nurturing Next-genera…
Congratulations to the five fellowship recipients!
Lara Ozkan, an undergraduate researcher in the Conformable Decoders group, has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 Outstanding UROP …
NBC Boston spotlights the Conformable Decoders group research in a segment titled “MIT Developing Bra to Detect Breast Cancer," highlightin…
The Frank E. Perkins Award is presented to a faculty member from each school at MIT.
When Amanda Nguyen embarks on Blue Origin’s New Shepard Mission NS-31 next week, she will carry MIT research into orbit with her.
How life-saving wearables, regenerative medicine, and AI-assisted hospitals are helping empower patients and doctors.
The Goldwater Foundation financially supports undergraduates who intend to pursue research careers in engineering, science, and medicine.
We are excited to share that our Conformable Decoders research group was recently featured on WCVB Channel 5's "Chronicle." The segment hig…
Dr. Canan Dagdeviren will present at the 2025 AAAS Annual Meeting in Boston, focusing on a multidisciplinary roadmap for regenerative medic…
A group of Media Lab community members traveled to Japan in late January 2025 to host a series of presentations for current and prospective…
Canan Dagdeviren joined Power + Impact with Jim McCann to discuss her journey in pioneering wearable ultrasound technology at MIT. In this …
This research has ImPULS has potential applications for treating conditions from major depression to Alzheimer’s disease.
Yoonsoo Shin has been awarded the prestigious MIT-Novo Nordisk Artificial Intelligence Postdoctoral Fellowship. He is a member of the Confo…
A recent paper by the Conformable Decoders research group, titled "Decoding tissue biomechanics using conformable electronic devices," made…
MIT News has highlighted the top achievements and inspiring stories of 2024, including Professor Canan Dagdeviren and the Conformable Decod…
The Conformable Decoders group's work on an implantable piezoelectric ultrasound stimulator (ImPULS) has been recognized by the B…
The MIT senior and undergraduate researcher in the Conformable Decoders group will pursue graduate studies in the UK.
Prof. Canan Dagdeviren received the Aziz Sancar Science Award given by the Health Institutes of Turkey and Turkish Ministry of Health—the f…
Research from the Conformable Decoders group, "Design Approaches and Electromechanical Modeling of Conformable Piezoelectric-Based Ultrasou…
Inspired by her aunt’s battle with cancer, Media Lab Professor Canan Dagdeviren developed a wearable ultrasound monitor that can screen wom…
Sara V. Fernandez, a first-year graduate student in the Conformable Decoders group, was selected as the sole MIT awardee of the 2024 Amazon…
She was selected for her work on breast cancer detection in the Engineering + Technology category.
This video series features our current students, offering glimpses into their backgrounds, their research, and the passions behind the work
Canan Dagdeviren talks to Sharon Kedar about the latest generation of the wearable ultrasound scanner Conformable Decoders is developing.
MIT engineers’ implantable ImPULS device could become an alternative to the electrodes now used to treat Parkinson’s and other diseases.
Inspired by her aunt’s battle with cancer, Canan Dağdeviren developed a wearable ultrasound monitor that can screen women between checkups.
On BBC Woman's Hour, Professor Canan Dagdeviren talks to host Emma Barnett about the wearable ultrasound scanner developed in the Media Lab…
To help combat "interval" cancers, the Conformable Decoders group led by Prof. Dagdeviren, has developed a wearable ultrasound scanner.
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) stands as the preeminent global entity dedicated to the advancement of technol…
The Media Lab is honored to have had its research and researchers highlighted in two 2023 end-of-year lists prepared by MIT News.
Sarah’s research endeavors involve the development of new ultrasound technology that can enable the treatment of diseases in the deep brain.
Professor Dagdeviren was recognized for her work developing a wearable ultrasound patch for early breast cancer detection.
The wearable device, designed to monitor bladder and kidney health, could be adapted for earlier diagnosis of cancers deep within the body.
Hyeokjun Yoon, a student in the Conformable Decoders group at the MIT Media Lab, focuses his work on wearable healthcare electronics
This work has been featured on the homepage of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Frontiers of Engineering.
Converting the patterns of nature and the human body into beneficial signals and energy
Jason Hou, a PhD student in the Conformable Decoders research group, has been selected as a fellow for this NIH T32 grant.
Canan Dagdeviren, head of the Conformable Decoders group, is among the recipients of the 2023 Professor Amar G. Bose Research Grants.
Prof. Canan Dagdeviren talks to Boston 25 News about a wearable ultrasound device that could help detect early-stage breast cancer.
Prof. Canan Dagdeviren talks to CBS News about a wearable ultrasound device that could allow users to detect early changes in breast tissue.
In the episode "The Happy Pod: Superhero dog saves family from fire," BBC Global News Podcast highlights Dr. Dagdeviren's research in …
The Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC) is the world's largest gathering of women and non-binary technologists.
IEEE Pulse: From The Lab Episode 1: Canan Dagdeviren
Colin Marcus, a PhD student in the Conformable Decoders research group, has been selected for the EECS MathWorks Fellowship.
On "The Loh Down on Science," host Sandra Tsing Loh reports on research from the Conformable Decoders group.
MIT Technology Review reports on transdermal drug delivery research from the Conformable Decoders group, led by Professor Canan Dagdeviren.
Aastha Shah is a first-year PhD student at the conformable decoders and has been selected as a recipient of the MIT Presidential Fellowship…
Five Media Lab students–Ila Kumar, Kimaya Lecamwasam, Cecilé Sadler, Aastha Shah, and Raechel Walker–win MIT Presidential Fellowship awards.
Canan Dağdeviren, head of the Conformable Decoders research group, discusses her time at the MIT Media Lab and where her research is headed.
The new device, which can be incorporated into a bra, could allow more frequent monitoring of patients at high risk for breast cancer.
Canan Dagdeviren + co-workers report a soft, conformable embodiment of a wearable ultrasound patch for transdermal drug delivery to the skin
We're so proud of everything you've accomplished here, and can't wait to see what you do next.
Using ultrasonic waves that propel drug molecules into the skin, the patch could be used to treat a variety of skin conditions.
A cohort of 142 academics—including Conformable Decoders group director Dr. Dagdeviren—have recently had a paper published in ACS Nano.
Integrating wearable electronics into facemasks could provide valuable insight into personal and public health.
Brain-computer interfaces, IoT and AI to fuel the advancement of assistive technology devices for ALS patients.
Sara V. Fernandez, an MIT senior and UROP in the Conformable Decoders research group, has been named as a 2024 Schwarzman Scholar