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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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Advancing precision diagnostics at the patient point-of-care

Jessica Leff — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 15:55:59 +0000

By Benjamin Boettner (BOSTON) — Aging populations and the tendency to lead a more sedentary lifestyle in many parts of the world is thought to dramatically increase the numbers of people living with multiple, chronic conditions. Moreover, climate change, as well as shifting patterns in land-use and travel, keep increasing the risk of infectious diseases that can emerge and spread locally and…

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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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Sustainable cooling technology heats up

Mariel Schoen — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 21:01:23 +0000

As average global temperatures continue to climb, the market for air conditioning is too: it’s estimated that worldwide demand for air conditioning will triple by 2050. If all those extra A/C units will use today’s standard, decades-old vapor compression technology, it could spell disaster for the planet. Not only does vapor compression consume massive amounts of electricity (increasing the…

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ReConstruct – 3D Bioprinted Vascularized Fat Tissues for Breast Reconstruction

Jessica Leff — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 14:14:40 +0000

Breast cancer affects 15% of all women. Current options for breast reconstruction are insufficient and have poor patient outcomes. A research team at the Wyss Institute is addressing this clinical need by fabricating vascularized adipose tissue flaps for therapeutic use. Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University…

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Adding immunity to human kidney-on-a-chip advances cancer drug testing

Seth Kroll — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 14:57:37 +0000

By Benjamin Boettner (Boston) — A growing repertoire of cell and molecule-based immunotherapies is offering patients with indomitable cancers new hope by mobilizing their immune systems against tumor cells. An emerging class of such immunotherapeutics, known as T cell bispecific antibodies (TCBs), are of growing importance with several TCBs that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…

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