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Growing Our Donated Organ Supply

MIT graduate student Hammaad Adam is working to increase the supply of donated organs for transplants, saving lives and
MIT News Machine learning 3:04 am on May 23, 2024

MIT graduate MIT Schwarzman College of Computing works to improve organ transplantation equity through research in data science and social sciences, specifically examining disparities within the healthcare system. They focus on building tools that aid clinical trials fairness, increasing minority representation, and improving patient recruitment for organ donations. Adam's work also explores machine learning applications to preemptively cease harmful clinical treatments in vulnerable populations and seeks data collaboration with Organ Procurement Organizations (OPO) striving for social justice within medicine.

Data-Driven Research:
Focus on improving equity in organ transplantation.
Machine Learning Applications:
Develop tools for clinical trials fairness and early detection of harmful treatments.
Collaborative Efforts:
Working with OPOs to promote diversity in organ donation recruitment.
Mitigating Systemic Racism:
Addresses healthcare disparities through academic research and partnerships.

https://news.mit.edu/2024/hammaad-adam-growing-donated-organ-supply-0411

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