MIT-Amazonia

During the summer of 2024, Jaden Anderson traveled to Manaus, Brazil. He worked with research groups; one focusing on clinical trials against malaria and the second focused on investigating natural compounds extracted from Amazonian fungi and plants, with potential applications in medicine.

Lucas Puig interned at Itaú Unibanco, the largest bank in South America, through the MIT-Brazil Program. Working in the Operational Risk Department, Lucas developed risk models for the bank's Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.

Nina Gerszberg interned at the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, where she contributed to an assistive robotics project focused on enabling individuals with disabilities to control a robotic arm using gaze tracking.