Tiny Hearts and Big Answers | Dr. Eman Akam-Baxter | TEDxYouth@DoverSherbornHighSchool
What if our hearts could heal like our skin, without leaving scars? Dr. Eman Akam-Baxter takes us into the microscopic world of zebrafish and molecular imaging to uncover how these tiny creatures might help us teach the human heart to regenerate. Her research could change how we recover from heart attacks and redefine what healing really means. Dr. Eman Akam-Baxter is a biomedical researcher and educator specializing in molecular imaging and fibrosis. Currently serving as an Investigator in the Cardiology Division at Massachusetts General Hospital and as an Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, she focuses on developing imaging tools to study fibrotic heart and lung diseases. Dr. Akam-Baxter completed her Ph.D. in Chemistry at the University of Arizona in 2016. She then pursued postdoctoral training at the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging at MGH.
Beyond her research, Dr. Akam-Baxter is passionate about mentoring, outreach, and the advancement and equal representation of historically marginalized communities in STEM fields. She co-founded the Melanated and Dedicated (MaD) Scientist outreach program, a program focused on fostering STEM-identity in Boston-area youth. Dr. Akam-Baxter is the recipient of the New England Educational Opportunity Association’s 2019 Rising Star award. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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