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AwardsWyss Institute Core Faculty member Christopher S. Chen elected to the National Academy of Medicine
October 21, 2025 -
Press ReleaseHuman Organ Chip technology sets stage for pan-influenza A CRISPR RNA therapies
October 15, 2025 -
Press ReleaseRecapitulating egg and sperm development in the dish
August 15, 2025 -
Press ReleasePrecision oncology Organ Chip platform accurately and actionably predicts chemotherapy responses of patients suffering from esophageal adenocarcinoma
June 27, 2025 -
Press ReleaseToward recreating the brain’s immune system in a dish
June 10, 2025 -
Press ReleaseDARPA-ABC program supports Wyss Institute-led collaboration toward deeper understanding of anesthesia and safe drugs enabling anesthesia without the need for extensive monitoring
January 15, 2025 -
Press ReleaseNewly discovered cyanobacteria could help sequester carbon from oceans and factories
October 29, 2024 -
Press Release“Suspended animation” drug could aid organ transplantation and survival from traumatic injury
September 24, 2024 -
Press ReleaseWyss Institute team selected by DARPA-SHIELD program to develop first-of-its-kind biologically engineered broad-spectrum antimicrobial therapeutic
September 16, 2024 -
Press ReleaseACE-ing protein detection in single cells
July 30, 2024 -
Press ReleaseBoosting CAR-T cell therapies from under the skin
June 12, 2024 -
Press ReleaseHuman cervix modeled in microfluidic organ chip fills key women’s health gap
May 31, 2024 -
Press ReleaseExpanding a lymph node, boosting a vaccine
May 6, 2024 -
Research SpotlightsAnnouncing the 2024 “Faculty Focus” List
January 25, 2024 -
Research SpotlightsChanging the calculus of cancer treatment
January 25, 2024 -
CommunityThe Wyss Brain Targeting Program is expanding its “neural network”
January 25, 2024 -
Press ReleaseScientists build tiny biological robots from human cells
November 30, 2023 -
Research SpotlightsShape-shifting immune cells offer new insights into cancer immunotherapy
November 17, 2023 -
Translation NewsThe Wyss Institute’s 2023-2024 Validation Projects
October 19, 2023 -
AwardsWyss Institute at Harvard University wins BARDA contract to leverage human Organ Chips to advance knowledge and drug discovery for broad range of health security threats
October 18, 2023 -
Press ReleaseHuman Lung Chip leveraged to faithfully model radiation-induced lung injury
October 17, 2023 -
Press ReleaseAdding immunity to human kidney-on-a-chip advances cancer drug testing
August 23, 2023 -
Press ReleaseBiomaterial-delivered one-two punch boosts cancer immunotherapy
July 13, 2023 -
Press ReleaseBarrett’s esophagus modeled in a human Organ Chip
June 8, 2023 -
CommunityAric Lu on Breaking Biology by Bioprinting Complex Tissue
May 18, 2023 -
AwardsPamela Silver elected to National Academy of Sciences
May 8, 2023 -
Translation NewsReimagining Infertility – An Interview with Christian Kramme
March 28, 2023 -
Research SpotlightsImmunotherapy’s Next Act
March 15, 2023 -
Press ReleaseCAR-T cell cancer immunotherapy gets personal
February 10, 2023 -
Press ReleaseEnhanced cancer immunotherapies through cytokine-labeled T cells
January 10, 2023 -
Press ReleaseA soft, stimulating scaffold supports brain cell development ex vivo
January 5, 2023 -
AwardsElizabeth Carstens and Yang Claire Zeng selected as 3rd recipients of Harvard’s “Immuno-engineering to Improve Immunotherapy” (i3) Center award
December 14, 2022 -
Press ReleaseTurning the spotlight on cells in tissues so RNA can tell their story
October 10, 2022 -
Translation NewsThe Wyss Institute’s 2022-2023 Validation Projects
September 12, 2022 -
Research SpotlightsA DNA “receipt book” to store cells’ history
July 27, 2022 -
Press ReleaseDeconstructing the mechanics of bone marrow disease
July 11, 2022 -
Press ReleaseGetting to the heart of engineering a heart
June 8, 2022 -
CommunityNorthpond Labs funds second Wyss Institute research project
May 19, 2022 -
Research SpotlightsProgramming complex tissue organizations in 3D
May 10, 2022 -
Press ReleaseTeam builds first living robots—that can reproduce
November 29, 2021 -
Press ReleaseA new tool for studying COVID’s impact on gut health
November 8, 2021 -
Press ReleaseThinking without a brain
July 15, 2021 -
Research SpotlightsCourse correction on the path to liquid brain biopsies
June 21, 2021 -
Translation NewsHarvard’s Wyss Institute initiates industry partnership to facilitate brain-targeted drug delivery
June 10, 2021 -
Press ReleaseA computational guide to lead cells down desired differentiation paths
March 12, 2021 -
Press ReleaseA deep dive into cells’ RNA reality
March 11, 2021 -
AwardsDon Ingber receives prestigious Wilbur Cross Medal from Yale University
December 15, 2020 -
Research SpotlightsCustom-Order Cells
December 2, 2020 -
CommunityThe OMNIVAX team sets out to follow their dream
October 22, 2020 -
Video/AnimationReviving cells after a heart attack
October 15, 2020 -
Research SpotlightsBioelectronic device achieves unprecedented control of cell membrane voltage
September 24, 2020 -
Research SpotlightsPutting a crown on OMNIVAX
August 17, 2020 -
Research SpotlightsPortable, injectable clotting agent could treat trauma victims on the front lines
July 31, 2020 -
Research SpotlightsDNA in (Even More) Detail
July 27, 2020 -
Press ReleaseBetter vaccines are in our blood
July 13, 2020 -
Research SpotlightsBiostasis Project Advances to Next Phase of Development
July 7, 2020 -
Press ReleaseRepurposing approved drugs for COVID-19 at an accelerated pace
June 16, 2020 -
Research SpotlightsEditing genomes not dozens but thousands of times in one go
May 12, 2020 -
Translation NewsHarvard’s Wyss Institute joins forces with Cytosurge to improve CRISPR-based multiplexed gene editing
May 4, 2020 -
Research SpotlightsDNA nanostructures suit up for future missions
February 21, 2020 -
Press ReleaseHuman Body-on-Chip platform enables in vitro prediction of drug behaviors in humans
January 27, 2020 -
Press ReleaseEmpowering mucosal healing with an engineered probiotic
December 6, 2019 -
Press ReleaseInvestigating the human intestinal mucus barrier up-close and personal
December 3, 2019 -
Press ReleaseWyss Institute researchers demonstrate machine-guided engineering of AAV capsids for gene therapy
November 28, 2019 -
Press ReleaseReal texture for lab-grown meat
October 21, 2019 -
Research SpotlightsLight shed on century-old riddle of chromosome pairing
October 4, 2019 -
Press ReleasePainting the molecular canvas in super-resolution
September 16, 2019 -
Press ReleaseExposing how pancreatic cancer does its dirty work
August 28, 2019 -
Press ReleaseLighting up proteins with Immuno-SABER
August 19, 2019 -
Press ReleaseTrust your gut to be healed with probiotic hydrogels
August 12, 2019 -
Press ReleaseAnother trick up the immune system’s sleeve: regrowing blood vessels
July 31, 2019 -
CommunityMike Levin on electrifying insights into how bodies form
July 26, 2019 -
Press ReleaseHelping transplanted stem cells stick around and do their jobs
July 15, 2019 -
Press ReleaseEnhanced human Blood-Brain Barrier Chip performs in vivo-like drug and antibody transport
June 13, 2019 -
Video/AnimationSaving the Planet with Robots, Microbes, and Nanotechnology
June 5, 2019 -
Press ReleaseSABER tech gives DNA and RNA visualization a boost
May 20, 2019 -
Press ReleaseOrgan Chips Featured at Barbican Centre in London
May 16, 2019 -
Press ReleaseHuman gut microbiome physiology can now be studied in vitro using Organ Chip technology
May 13, 2019 -
Press ReleaseHuman microbiome metabolites tip the scale in intestinal E. coli infections
March 20, 2019 -
Press ReleaseRenal reabsorption in living devices
March 4, 2019 -
Research SpotlightsHarnessing Nature to Beat Cancer
February 28, 2019 -
Press ReleasePlatelet “Decoys” Outsmart Both Clots and Cancer
February 13, 2019 -
Research SpotlightsA bioengineered factory for T-cells
February 12, 2019 -
Press ReleaseEngineered miniature kidneys come of age
February 11, 2019 -
AwardsWyss Institute Director Donald Ingber Wins Grand Challenge Funding from Cancer Research UK
January 23, 2019 -
Video/AnimationPainting human chromosomes in 3D
January 17, 2019 -
Press ReleaseHarvard’s Wyss Institute commences multidisciplinary project to identify mechanisms and means to induce a state of suspended animation
December 17, 2018 -
AwardsDavid Walt and George Church receive grant from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to enable better diagnosis and monitoring of Parkinson’s disease
December 5, 2018 -
AwardsSasan Jalili-Firoozinezhad honored with 2018 Lush Young Researcher award
November 19, 2018 -
Press ReleaseSangeeta Bhatia Joins Wyss Institute
November 13, 2018 -
AwardsFDA expands award to Wyss Institute for radiation treatment studies using Organ Chips
November 1, 2018 -
AwardsWyss Institute Receives Grant from Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
October 17, 2018 -
AwardsWyss Institute Faculty member Peng Yin receives NIH Director’s Pioneer Award
October 2, 2018 -
AwardsWyss Core Faculty member Peng Yin receives award to accelerate Human BioMolecular Atlas Program
September 26, 2018 -
Press ReleaseTaking the brain apart to put it all together again
August 20, 2018 -
Research SpotlightsA 3-D model of a human heart ventricle
July 23, 2018 -
AwardsSynthetic biology researchers receive 2018 Massachusetts Life Science Innovation Day prize
July 16, 2018 -
Research SpotlightsHuman intestine on-a-chip: state-of-the-art and into the future
May 3, 2018 -
Translation NewsHarvard bioengineers’ biomaterial-based cancer immunotherapies to be developed by Novartis
March 20, 2018 -
Research SpotlightsDrawing inspiration from plants and animals to restore tissue
March 19, 2018 -
Press ReleasePersonal cancer vaccines get their own boost
March 5, 2018 -
Press ReleaseA gut reaction…on a chip
February 14, 2018 -
Press ReleaseTrue to type: From human biopsy to complex gut physiology on a chip
February 13, 2018 -
Press ReleaseFast-tracking T cell therapies with immune-mimicking biomaterials
January 15, 2018 -
Video/AnimationA vision of 3D Organ Engineering
December 16, 2017 -
Press ReleaseVisualizing single molecules in whole cells with a new spin
December 12, 2017 -
Press ReleaseAntibiotics alter the infectious microenvironment and may reduce the ability of immune cells to kill bacteria
November 30, 2017 -
Press ReleaseDriving drug resistance out of fungi
October 30, 2017 -
Press ReleaseLung cancer research gets a breath of fresh air
October 10, 2017 -
CommunitySymposium on Therapeutic Organ Engineering

September 26, 2017 -
Press ReleaseBrain guides body much sooner than previously believed
September 25, 2017 -
Press ReleaseHarvard’s Wyss Institute launches human Organ Chip project to model influenza virus infection and develop new therapies
September 13, 2017 -
AwardsWyss researcher awarded prestigious Leopoldina Prize
September 7, 2017 -
Video/AnimationIntroducing ‘Immuno-Materials’ to immunotherapy
June 28, 2017 -
Research SpotlightsGene Therapy for Canine Heart Failure
July 6, 2017 -
Press ReleaseExtremely colorful, incredibly bright and highly multiplexed
June 21, 2017 -
Press ReleaseWyss Institute’s Organ Chips get smart and go electric
June 14, 2017 -
Video/AnimationGene Therapy: The Age of AAV
May 23, 2017 -
Press ReleaseEngineering human stem cells to model the kidney’s filtration barrier on a chip
May 10, 2017 -
Press ReleasePam Silver elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
April 13, 2017 -
Translation NewsFDA to evaluate Organs-on-Chips
April 11, 2017 -
Press ReleaseSetting a trap for autoimmunity
April 10, 2017 -
Press ReleaseRenowned regenerative and developmental biologist Michael Levin of Tufts University joins Wyss Institute as Associate Faculty
March 28, 2017 -
Press ReleaseWyss Institute’s human gut-on-a-chip goes viral
February 1, 2017 -
Research SpotlightsMultiregional brain on a chip
January 14, 2017 -
Research SpotlightsIlluminating the dark corners of nature’s nitrogen cycle by mimicking rocket-fuel-producing bacteria
December 20, 2016 -
Press ReleaseMimicking life-like cigarette smoke exposure and patient-specific responses in human lung airway chips
October 27, 2016 -
Press ReleaseStiffening a blow to cancer cells
October 10, 2016 -
Translation NewsWyss Institute launches ReadCoor to commercialize 3D in situ gene sequencing technology

September 28, 2016 -
Press Release‘Fixing’ blood vessel cells to diagnose blood clotting disorders
August 9, 2016 -
Press ReleaseHarvard’s Wyss Institute to lead multi-institutional project to uncover underlying causes of tolerance to infection
May 31, 2016 -
Press ReleaseA guide to CRISPR gene activation
May 23, 2016 -
Press ReleaseHarnessing engineered slippery surfaces for tissue repair
May 18, 2016 -
Press ReleaseWyss Institute Founding Director Donald Ingber elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
April 20, 2016 -
Press ReleaseqPAINT counts biomolecules inside cells
March 28, 2016 -
Research SpotlightsSeeking new strategies for improving antibiotic efficacy
March 21, 2016 -
Press ReleaseDemocratizing high-throughput single molecule force analysis
March 17, 2016 -
Press ReleaseScaling up tissue engineering
March 7, 2016 -
Press ReleaseCrossing a barrier in the study of neurological disease
March 1, 2016 -
Press ReleaseTesting the power of stem cell-derived heart muscle cells
February 16, 2016 -
Press ReleaseBreaking cell barriers with retractable protein nanoneedles
February 11, 2016 -
Press ReleaseWyss Institute Will Lead IARPA-Funded Brain Mapping Consortium
January 26, 2016 -
Press ReleaseDetecting when and why deadly blood clots form
January 6, 2016 -
Press ReleaseTwo Wyss Institute core faculty named 2015 Global Thinkers by Foreign Policy magazine
December 23, 2015 -
Press ReleaseModeling COPD and asthma in a human small airway-on-a-chip
December 21, 2015 -
Press ReleaseTwo of Harvard’s Wyss Institute core faculty members elected as Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors
December 15, 2015 -
Press ReleaseA cultural revolution in the study of the gut microbiome
December 14, 2015 -
Press ReleaseShining light on microbial growth and death inside our guts
November 30, 2015 -
Press ReleaseChanging the fate of stem cells
November 30, 2015 -
Translation NewsHarvard’s Wyss Institute launches Ultivue to facilitate super-resolution microscopy
October 13, 2015 -
Press ReleaseFilling a void in stem cell therapy
September 14, 2015 -
Press ReleaseDually noted: New CRISPR-Cas9 strategy edits genes two ways
September 1, 2015 -
Press ReleaseInciting an immune attack on cancer cells
August 25, 2015 -
Research SpotlightsFuture cancer therapeutics could coax tumor cells back to normal
July 14, 2015 -
Press ReleaseTroubleshooting the gene targeting process
July 13, 2015 -
Press ReleaseReenergizing Antibiotics in the War Against Infections
June 23, 2015 -
Press ReleaseHuman organs-on-chips named Design of the Year 2015
June 22, 2015 -
Translation NewsEmulate Announces Strategic Collaboration with Johnson & Johnson Innovation to Use Organs-on-Chips Platform to Better Predict Human Response in Drug Development Process
June 18, 2015 -
Press ReleaseRe-booting the human gut
June 16, 2015 -
Press ReleaseSetting the circadian clock
June 12, 2015 -
Video/AnimationOrgans-on-Chips return to the TEDx stage
June 9, 2015 -
Press ReleaseJennifer Lewis is one of 2015’s Most Creative People in Business
May 11, 2015 -
Press ReleaseOrgans-on-Chips acquired by MoMA
March 4, 2015 -
Press ReleaseActivating genes on demand
March 3, 2015 -
Press ReleaseOrgans-on-chips secure a bid for Design of the Year 2015
February 19, 2015 -
Press ReleaseInjectable 3D vaccines could fight cancer and infectious diseases
December 8, 2014 -
Press ReleaseNew single-cell analysis reveals complex variations in stem cells
December 4, 2014 -
Press ReleaseHarvard’s Wyss Institute welcomes Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a new collaborating institution
December 3, 2014 -
Translation NewsBroad Institute, Harvard and MIT license CRISPR-Cas9 technology to Editas Medicine for therapeutic applications
December 1, 2014 -
Press ReleaseJennifer Lewis named 2014 Global Thinker by Foreign Policy magazine
November 17, 2014 -
Press ReleaseHarvard’s Wyss Institute and University of Zurich announce partnership
October 27, 2014 -
Press ReleaseNew molecular probe tracks cellular forces
October 15, 2014 -
Press ReleaseAirway muscle-on-a-chip mimics asthma
September 23, 2014 -
Press ReleaseRecruiting bacteria to be technology innovation partners
September 17, 2014 -
Press ReleaseTissue development ‘roadmap’ created to guide stem cell medicine
August 14, 2014 -
Translation NewsWyss Institute’s technology translation engine launches ‘Organs-on-Chips’ company
July 28, 2014 -
Press ReleaseCarbon-fiber epoxy honeycombs mimic the material performance of balsa wood
June 25, 2014 -
Press ReleaseResearchers use light to coax stem cells to repair teeth
May 28, 2014 -
Press ReleasePatient stem cells used to make ‘heart disease-on-a-chip’
May 12, 2014 -
Press ReleaseBone marrow-on-a-chip unveiled
May 5, 2014 -
Press ReleaseBacterial reporters that get the scoop
March 17, 2014 -
Press ReleaseNew shrinking gel steers tooth tissue formation
March 5, 2014 -
Press ReleaseA bird’s eye view of cellular RNAs
February 27, 2014 -
Press ReleaseAn Essential Step toward Printing Living Tissues
February 19, 2014 -
Press ReleaseCapturing ultrasharp images of multiple cell components at once
February 3, 2014 -
Press ReleaseChameleon of the sea’ reveals its secrets
January 28, 2014 -
Press ReleaseNovel noninvasive therapy prevents breast cancer formation in mice
January 1, 2014 -
Press ReleaseMeasuring life’s tugs and nudges
December 9, 2013 -
Press ReleaseWyss Institute Core Faculty member elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
October 21, 2013 -
Translation NewsHarvard’s Wyss Institute and AstraZeneca Announce Collaboration on Organs-on-Chips for Drug Safety Testing
October 16, 2013 -
Press ReleaseDNA nanotechnology opens new path to super-high-resolution molecular imaging
October 3, 2013 -
Translation NewsCross-disciplinary team from Harvard University and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute brings novel therapeutic cancer vaccine to human clinical trials
September 6, 2013 -
Press ReleaseHarvard’s Wyss Institute to use ‘Organ-on-a-Chip’ microdevices to evaluate therapies for lethal radiation exposure
August 12, 2013 -
Press ReleaseDodging antibiotic side effects
July 3, 2013 -
Press ReleaseA Shot in the Arm for Old Antibiotics
June 19, 2013 -
Press ReleaseScientists Notch a Win in War Against Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
February 4, 2013 -
Press ReleaseWyss Institute Models a Human Disease in an Organ-on-a-Chip
November 7, 2012 -
Press ReleaseResearchers at Harvards Wyss Institute Engineer Novel DNA Barcode
September 24, 2012 -
Press ReleaseUncoiling the cucumber’s enigma
August 30, 2012 -
Press ReleaseArtificial jellyfish swims in a heartbeat
July 22, 2012 -
Press ReleaseNew Microdevice Enables Culture of Rare Circulating Tumor Cells from Blood
April 24, 2012 -
Press ReleaseHarvard’s Wyss Institute Creates Living Human Gut-on-a-Chip
March 27, 2012 -
Press ReleaseNew “Magnetic Yeast” Could be Significant Step in Harnessing Nature’s Magnetic Capabilities
February 28, 2012 -
Research SpotlightsNew molecular probe can distinguish DNA and RNA sequences with unprecedented accuracy
January 27, 2012 -
Press ReleaseWyss Institute Founding Director Donald Ingber Receives 2011 Holst Medal
December 16, 2011 -
Press ReleaseDramatic diversity of columbine flowers explained by a simple change in cell shape
November 15, 2011 -
Press ReleaseDiscovery of Mechanical Mechanism in Embryo Formation Could Lead to New Approach for Organ Engineering
October 24, 2011 -
Press ReleaseFounding Director of Harvard’s Wyss Institute Elected to the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
February 4, 2011 -
Press ReleasePeng Yin of Harvard’s Wyss Institute Receives NIH Director’s New Innovator Award
September 30, 2010 -
Research SpotlightsInspired by an Embryo
September 8, 2010 -
Press ReleaseDon Ingber joins National Space Biomedical Research Institute’s Board of Directors
July 7, 2010 -
Press ReleaseLiving, breathing human lung-on-a-chip: A potential drug-testing alternative
June 24, 2010 -
Press ReleaseThe book of life can now literally be written on paper
October 19, 2009 -
Press ReleaseFrom stem cells to functioning heart muscle
October 15, 2009 -
Press ReleaseBoston University engineer to use $2.5 million NIH grant to cells’ reaction to physical force
September 24, 2009 -
Press ReleaseResearchers rapidly turn bacteria into biotech factories
July 26, 2009 -
Press ReleaseStudying arrangements of tissue networks by cell division
June 17, 2009 -
Press ReleaseEngineered circuits can count cellular events
May 28, 2009 -
Video/AnimationEgg Carton Analogy: How wounds heal and tumors form
May 14, 2006