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Injectable Hydrogel Adhesive for Improved Muscle Regeneration

Jessica Leff — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 14:30:59 +0000

Although it was only given a clinical definition in 2010, volumetric muscle loss (VML) has been a persistent problem in medicine for centuries. VML can be caused by injuries, diseases, and some surgical procedures like removing a tumor, and results in so much damage to a muscle that its function is permanently compromised, leading to long-term disability. There is currently no effective treatment…

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Kwasi Adu-Berchie named 2024 STAT Wunderkind

Jessica Leff — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 14:11:12 +0000

By Lindsay Brownell (BOSTON) – The Wyss Institute is thrilled to announce that Kwasi Adu-Berchie, Ph.D., a member of the Wyss’ Advanced Technology Team working in Immuno-Materials Platform led by Core Faculty member Dave Mooney, Ph.D., has been named a 2024 STAT Wunderkind by STAT News. The Wunderkinds awards are given annually by STAT News to the next generation of scientific superstars who…

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Attivare licenses Wyss Institute’s immune-modulating biomaterial technology to advance immunotherapies

Jessica Leff — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 13:20:13 +0000

By Benjamin Boettner (BOSTON) — Today, the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and Attivare Therapeutics Inc. announced that Attivare has licensed a portfolio of immune-modulating biomaterial technologies from Harvard University that was created at the Wyss Institute, John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS)…

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Vinny Chandran Suja on Making Backpacks More Reliable and Predictable

Jessica Leff — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 13:10:41 +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 kid, Vinny Chandran Suja had no interest in biology. Instead, his math and science acumen led him to pursue degrees in mechanical and chemical engineering, studying non-living systems.

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Wyss Institute promotes Natalie Artzi to its Core Faculty and appoints Di Feng as an Associate Faculty member

Jessica Leff — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 13:15:25 +0000

By Benjamin Boettner (BOSTON) — Natalie Artzi, Ph.D., joined the ranks of the Wyss Institute’s now 12 Core Faculty members after only two years as an Associate Faculty member. Artzi’s promotion reflects her exceptional commitment to the Institute’s mission and the deep engagements and collaborations she has initiated within its technology development community. The Wyss Institute also warmly…

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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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Boosting CAR-T cell therapies from under the skin

Jessica Leff — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 13:15:07 +0000

By Benjamin Boettner (BOSTON) — CAR-T cell therapies are transforming the treatment of previously incurable blood cancers. Six approved CAR-T products have been administered to more than 20,000 people, and more than 500 clinical trials are underway. However, according to a recent study out of the Massachusetts General Hospital, among 100 patients suffering from lymphomas, myelomas or B-cell…

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Expanding a lymph node, boosting a vaccine

Jessica Leff — Mon, 06 May 2024 09:15:39 +0000

By Benjamin Boettner (BOSTON) — Each one of us has around 600 lymph nodes (LNs) – small, bean-shaped organs that house various types of blood cells and filter lymph fluid – scattered throughout our bodies. Many of us have also experienced some of our LNs to temporarily swelling during infections with viruses or other pathogens. This LN expansion and subsequent contraction can also result from…

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Metabolically Labeled CAR-T Cells Against Cancer

Jessica Leff — Wed, 01 May 2024 17:03:45 +0000

In recent years, adoptive T cell therapies like CAR-T cell therapy – in which T cells are obtained from a patient, genetically enhanced ex vivo, and infused back into the same patient – have shown spectacular success in the treatment of blood cancers, including leukemias, lymphomas, and more lately multiple myelomas. However, not all patients with a given blood cancer benefit equally from this…

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Repairing patients’ dura more durably

Jessica Leff — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 17:55:14 +0000

By Benjamin Boettner (BOSTON) — The dural membrane (dura) is the outermost of three meningeal layers that line the central nervous system (CNS), which includes the brain and spinal cord. Together, the meninges function as a shock-absorber to protect the CNS against trauma, circulate nutrients throughout the CNS, as well as remove waste. The dura also is a critical biological barrier that…

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