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Innovative tissue engineering: ESCAPE, a pioneering new method explained

Jessica Leff — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 16:00:31 +0000

By Boston University Communications (BOSTON) — When it comes to the human body, form and function work together. The shape and structure of our hands enable us to hold and manipulate things. Tiny air sacs in our lungs called alveoli allow for air exchange and help us breath in and out. And tree-like blood vessels branch throughout our body, delivering oxygen from our head to our toes.

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ESCAPE Bioengineering

Jessica Leff — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 16:00:06 +0000

A research team at the Wyss Institute and Boston University has developed ESCAPE, the first method that enables the engineering of tissues across multiple length scales, ranging from the diameter of a cell to the cm scale of a heart valve. Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University…

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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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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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3D-printed blood vessels bring artificial organs closer to reality

Jessica Leff — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 16:55:18 +0000

By Lindsay Brownell (BOSTON) — Growing functional human organs outside the body is a long-sought “holy grail” of organ transplantation medicine that remains elusive. New research from Harvard’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering and John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) brings that quest one big step closer to completion. A team of scientists…

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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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Reimagine the World – Volume 4 – ReConstruct Edition

Jessica Leff — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 13:41:49 +0000

Denise Skok, a two-time breast cancer survivor, Luba Perry, a scientist at the Wyss Institute, and Samuel Lin, a plastic surgeon collaborating with the Wyss Institute, are all working to reimagine a world where breast cancer patients have better reconstruction options. The ReConstruct project at the Wyss Institute uses adipose tissue assembled from a patient’s own cells and integrated into their…

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Introducing the Wyss Lumineers Class of 2023

Jessica Leff — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 15:50:45 +0000

By Lindsay Brownell (BOSTON) — Since the Wyss Institute’s founding in 2009, we have successfully launched more than 50 startup companies from our labs. This year, five more startups have joined the ranks, led by fearless Lumineers who are blazing a trail out of academia and into industry. The 2023 Lumineers class is tackling big problems, from infertility to skin diseases to plastic pollution.

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Building better breast reconstruction for cancer survivors

Mariel Schoen — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 20:51:56 +0000

By Lindsay Brownell At the close of Breast Cancer Awareness month, we bring you a story of hope for the millions of women who are diagnosed with this disease. Most breast cancer patients undergo some form of mastectomy, or surgical removal of breast tissue, during treatment. Breast reconstruction is a popular solution for breast cancer survivors to help restore a feeling of normalcy after…

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Sangeeta Bhatia appointed as a Foreign Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering

Jessica Leff — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 14:58:00 +0000

(BOSTON) – A Nobel prize laureate, leaders tackling the Aussie engineering shortage, climate change innovators, research translation superstars, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander STEM education champions are among the distinguished cohort of Fellows elected to the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) this year. The 2023 new ATSE Fellows have been chosen for…

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