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Gozde Basara on Engineering Safer Solutions for Cancer Survivors

Jessica Leff — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:22:50 +0000

The Humans of the Wyss (HOW) series features members of the Wyss community discussing their work, the influences that shape them as professionals, and their collaborations at the Wyss Institute and beyond. Gozde Basara has never shied away from learning something new. From starting a Ph.D. in 3D Bioprinting as a mechanical engineer with no advanced knowledge of biology to taking on new artistic…

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Wyss Institute’s iNodes team receives ARPA-H Sprint for Women’s Health award to advance the first implantable immune organs to treat ovarian cancer

Jessica Leff — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 14:58:41 +0000

By Benjamin Boettner (BOSTON) — Ovarian cancer is more deadly than any other type of female reproductive organ cancer. It is estimated that in 2024, in the U.S. alone, more than 12,000 women will die from the disease because available therapies are not effective. To help overcome this striking deficit in women’s health, ARPA-H has selected a team at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University as…

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The Wyss makes up for lost time with health innovation for women

Mariel Schoen — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 12:55:28 +0000

By Mariel Schoen For decades, the disparities between men’s and women’s health have been both obvious and overlooked. While it’s widely understood that women and men are biologically distinct, the implications of these differences have often been ignored in medical research and innovation. At the heart of this issue is a troubling reality: many drugs on the market today were tested solely on…

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Progress, Potential, and Possibilities with Luba Perry, Ph.D. – Bioengineered Breast Reconstruction And Augmentation

Jessica Leff — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 14:24:03 +0000

Each episode of this podcast includes a discussion with fascinating people designing a better tomorrow. Luba Perry, Ph.D. is Co-Founder and CEO of ReConstruct Bio, an innovative venture emerging from Harvard’s Wyss Institute, aimed at redefining the fields of medical reconstruction and aesthetics with an initial application of their groundbreaking technology on breast reconstruction and…

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Justin Scott on Engineering Proteins for Real-World Impact

Jessica Leff — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 15:05:06 +0000

The Humans of the Wyss (HOW) series features members of the Wyss community discussing their work, the influences that shape them as professionals, and their collaborations at the Wyss Institute and beyond. Years ago, Justin Scott was working in finance when a conversation with a friend who cared deeply about their science-related job prompted him to make a change. Chasing that same job…

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Human cervix modeled in microfluidic organ chip fills key women’s health gap

Jessica Leff — Fri, 31 May 2024 14:55:29 +0000

By Benjamin Boettner (BOSTON) — Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) has been identified as one of the many unmet needs in women’s health and affects more than 25% of reproductive-aged women. It is caused by pathogenic bacteria that push the healthy microbiomes in the female vagina and cervix – the small gatekeeper canal that connects the uteruns and vagina – into a state of imbalance known as dysbiosis.

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Mice Don’t Menstruate: Reimagining Women’s Health Using Organ Chips with Dr. Donald Ingber

Jessica Leff — Wed, 08 May 2024 13:05:03 +0000

In this episode, host Sharon Kedar, Co-Founder of Northpond Ventures, is joined by Dr. Donald Ingber, Founding Director at Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University. Dr. Ingber’s commitment to following his passion has led him to countless medical and technological breakthroughs, including Organ Chip technology. These incredible chips recreate the structure and…

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ReConstruct: Vascularized tissue for breast reconstruction and augmentation

Seth Kroll — Wed, 01 May 2024 10:23:28 +0000

Breast cancer, the most common cancer worldwide, affects nearly 15% of all women. Most of these women undergo some kind of mastectomy to treat their cancer, and 40% choose to have breast reconstruction surgery. However, all currently available reconstruction options come with significant health risks. Artificial implants, whether filled with silicone or saline, require frequent safety monitor and…

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Atlantic Health Research Spotlight: Female-Reproductive-Tract Organ Chips for Women’s Health and Fertility Studies

Jessica Leff — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 19:34:29 +0000

Innovation has disrupted care as we know it. Challenges with access, complex diseases, and care delivery persist, but so do areas of opportunity for emerging tech and discoveries. The Atlantic explored gene editing, artificial intelligence, climate change, weight-loss and diabetes treatments, and more at their annual Health Summit. Wyss researchers Aakanksha Gulati, Ph.D., and Ola Gutzeit, Ph.D.

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Ola Gutzeit on Improving Fertility

Jessica Leff — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 13:54:21 +0000

The Humans of the Wyss (HOW) series features members of the Wyss community discussing their work, the influences that shape them as professionals, and their collaborations at the Wyss Institute and beyond. As a reproductive health specialist in the clinical setting, Ola Gutzeit discovered a lack of effective methods for enhancing fertility care. Driven by a constant desire to seek innovative…

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