[bioundgrd] FW: Fall Application Open - MIT Sandbox Long Covid & Lyme Entrepreneurship

[Joshua Stone]

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From: Anna Babbi Klein <abklein at mit.edu<mailto:abklein at mit.edu>>
Subject: Fall Application Open - MIT Sandbox Long Covid & Lyme Entrepreneurship
Date: August 12, 2021 at 11:24:30 AM EDT

Applications for the Fall 2021 MIT Sandbox Long Covid & Lyme Entrepreneurship Program are open! This focused track within the MIT Sandbox<https://sandbox.mit.edu/>program provides funding and mentorship for student-led entrepreneurial solutions to problems associated with long Covid and Lyme disease. The program is open to both undergraduate and graduate students. Postdocs can join a student-led team.

Below we include info about the program. We would appreciate your help in sharing this with students in your DLC. If you have any questions about the program, please email: sandbox-healthcare at mit.edu<mailto:sandbox-healthcare at mit.edu>. Info about applications for the main MIT Sandbox program, which open on Sept 1, will be shared later in the month. Enjoy the rest of the summer!

   Thank you,
     Anna

MIT Sandbox Fall 2021 Long-Haul Covid & Lyme Entrepreneurship Program
Applications Due Sept 3rd

Lyme disease is the fastest growing vector-borne infectious disease in the U.S. Given the growing prevalence, current unreliable diagnostic tests, and manifestation of chronic symptoms in many patients, there is a significant need for development of novel methods and technologies to tackle the disease on multiple fronts. Long Covid presents a similar need, on a global scale, with many people suffering from a range of chronic and autoimmune diseases caused by the infection.

Applications are open for the Fall 2021 MIT Sandbox Long Covid & Lyme Entrepreneurship Program<http://sandbox.mit.edu/healthcare-innovation-program>! Join us in the Sandbox to participate in this unique and exciting opportunity to develop and prototype novel methods and technologies that address a prominent healthcare problem.

Fall Program Highlights

  *   Open to both MIT undergraduate and graduate students
  *   Up to $5K in fall funding plus support for interns
  *   Entrepreneurial mentorship and infectious disease related guidance and data
  *   Pursue profit, nonprofit, and open-source ideas
  *   Create a new team, join an existing team, or apply as an intern
  *   View current areas of focus<http://sandbox.mit.edu/healthcare-innovation-program#areasoffocus>
  *   Postdocs are welcome to join a student-led team
View full details and apply<http://sandbox.mit.edu/healthcare-innovation-program>



Anna Babbi Klein | Communications Officer
MIT Sandbox Innovation Fund Program
Pronouns: she, her, hers
sandbox.mit.edu<http://sandbox.mit.edu/>


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