Loza Tadesse named to Forbes 30 Under 30

A postdoc working in Prof. Laura Waller’s Computational Imaging Lab, Loza Tadesse, has been included in the Forbes 2022 list of 30 Under 30 in Healthcare.  Tadesse was cited for “developing diagnostics for extreme environments. To that end, she has developed a rapid system using machine learning and a light scattering approach that can identify infectious bacteria much faster which will lead both to better treatments and less reliance on the use of broad spectrum antibiotics.”   She co-founded Frontiers in Science for Africa (SCIFRO) which “works with institutions in Africa to enable African high school and college students to innovate affordable technologies that solve local problems in areas of health and energy.” Tadesse received her PhD in BioE from Stanford last year and has accepted a faculty position in MIT’s engineering department.