• Making medicine easier to swallow — Giovanni Traverso

  • Nov 5 2024
  • Length: 22 mins
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Making medicine easier to swallow — Giovanni Traverso

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  • Giovanni "Gio" Traverso is an associate professor in MIT's Department of Mechanical Engineering and a gastroenterologist at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital. His work focuses on innovative methods for drug delivery, diagnostics, and biological sensing. Here, Gio speaks with MIT President Sally Kornbluth about tackling the core challenges of taking medication, the unique perspective that comes with being both a professor and a practicing gastroenterologist, and the importance of entrepreneurship.

    Links:

    • The Laboratory for Translational Engineering
    • MIT School of Engineering
    • MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering

    Timestamps:

    • (04:48) - Electroceuticals
    • (06:08) - The gut-brain connection's affect on appetite
    • (08:29) - The challenges of adherence to medication schedules
    • (15:45) - Entrepreneurship

    Show notes and transcript: https://news.mit.edu/podcast/podcast-curiosity-unbounded-episode-10-making-medicine-easier-swallow

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