Wyss InstituteBioinspired Therapeutics – Wyss Institute https://wyss.harvard.edu Wyss Institute at Harvard Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:07:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.6 Inside the Wyss Institute at Harvard | Materials Saving the Future https://wyss.harvard.edu/media-post/inside-the-wyss-institute-at-harvard-materials-saving-the-future/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 16:48:41 +0000 https://wyss.harvard.edu/?post_type=media_post&p=46387 From developing plastics that actually break down to adhesive gels for surgery, the Wyss Institute’s materials scientists are working to save the future. Four Wyss researchers, Principal Scientist in Sustainable Materials Emily Stoler, Ph.D., Senior Scientist Peter Nguyen, Ph.D., Wyss Lumineer Benjamin Freedman, Ph.D., and Postdoctoral Fellow Namrata Ramani, Ph.D., speak with host Ashley…

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]]> https://wyss.harvard.edu/media-post/inside-the-wyss-institute-at-harvard-materials-saving-the-future/ https://wyss-prod.imgix.net/app/uploads/2026/10/06124614/Materials-Science-Thumbnail.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=crop&h=400&q=50&w=300&s=6693c21e381af28acb306e191357ca1a"/> MenoSense: A Scalable At-Home Platform for Precision Women’s Health https://wyss.harvard.edu/technology/menosense-a-scalable-at-home-platform-for-precision-womens-health/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:55:26 +0000 https://wyss.harvard.edu/?post_type=technology&p=46324 Menopause is a natural stage of life, but its effects can be disruptive and deeply personal. Hot flashes and night sweats can cause significant discomfort and disrupt sleep. Difficulty concentrating can interfere with work, and vaginal dryness can make sex painful. Some women also experience anxiety and mood changes. The hormonal changes of menopause can also accelerate bone density loss and alter…

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]]> https://wyss.harvard.edu/technology/menosense-a-scalable-at-home-platform-for-precision-womens-health/ Approximately two million women begin perimenopause each year in the United States, which comes with hormone changes that can cause a variety of symptoms. Credit: Envato Elements/YuriArcursPeopleimages https://wyss-prod.imgix.net/app/uploads/2026/09/29110623/body_group-of-cheerful-women-enjoying-time-together-out-2026-09-24-14-33-45-utc-scaled.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=crop&h=400&q=50&w=300&s=be5c1f46e7513badc06cfc4f1836eb32"/> Ernest Aguinam on understanding the immune system to help patients with radiation injury and chronic Lyme https://wyss.harvard.edu/news/humans-of-the-wyss-ernest-aguinam-on-understanding-the-immune-system-to-help-patients-with-radiation-injury-and-chronic-lyme/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:13:50 +0000 https://wyss.harvard.edu/?p=46295 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. How is developing therapeutics like writing a song? Ernest Aguinam starts with a hypothesis or a new lyric, tests variables, like tempo or a new compound, and in the end, aims for a certain…

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]]> https://wyss.harvard.edu/news/humans-of-the-wyss-ernest-aguinam-on-understanding-the-immune-system-to-help-patients-with-radiation-injury-and-chronic-lyme/ Ernest Aguinam, Postdoctoral Fellow. Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University https://wyss-prod.imgix.net/app/uploads/2026/09/29091242/HoW-Ernest-Aguinam-5018--scaled.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=crop&h=400&q=50&w=300&s=0f8ad2bc21f6865f585c544accbd35ab"/> Cutting to the Case: Don Ingber https://wyss.harvard.edu/media-post/cutting-to-the-case-don-ingber/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:56:59 +0000 https://wyss.harvard.edu/?post_type=media_post&p=46182 Don Ingber, M.D., Ph.D., is the Founding Director of Harvard University’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering and a pioneer of organ-on-a-chip technology. In this episode of Cutting to the Case, Ingber and host Cameron Sabet discuss how he helped create organs-on-chips, what these systems can teach us that traditional models cannot, and how biologically inspired engineering…

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]]> https://wyss.harvard.edu/media-post/cutting-to-the-case-don-ingber/ Founding Director Donald Ingber. Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University https://wyss-prod.imgix.net/app/uploads/2016/08/05095242/Donald_Ingber_headshot_1500x1000.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=crop&h=400&q=50&w=300&s=f86daa58baa3ae0c80720f0ca99dc64a"/> Wyss Awarded ARPA-H Contract to End the Guesswork in Fetal Distress https://wyss.harvard.edu/news/wyss-awarded-arpa-h-contract-to-end-the-guesswork-in-fetal-distress/ Tue, 08 Sep 2026 13:30:02 +0000 https://wyss.harvard.edu/?p=46142 Cross-faculty lab collaborative team to develop molecular oxygen-sensing technology for fetal health monitoring during labor By Benjamin Boettner (BOSTON) — Awarded a contract for up to $12M from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), researchers at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University, across several of its Technology Platforms and faculty labs, have joined forces to address a critical unmet need in maternal and women’s health: clinicians’ inadequate ability to monitor oxygen support of…

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]]> https://wyss.harvard.edu/news/wyss-awarded-arpa-h-contract-to-end-the-guesswork-in-fetal-distress/ Clinicians ability to monitor oxygen support of fetuses during labor is extremely inadequate. This is critical because insufficient oxygen support of unborn babies significantly increases the risks for infant and maternal health. With support from a newly awarded contract from the ARPA-H MOCS program, researchers at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University across several of its Technology Platforms and faculty labs join forces to address this critical unmet need in maternal and women’s health. Credit: Envato / Lobachad https://wyss-prod.imgix.net/app/uploads/2026/09/03132817/newborn-infant-examined-by-healthcare-provider-in-2026-03-24-23-33-31-utc-scaled.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=crop&h=400&q=50&w=300&s=14adb1a89fadb2a814fda82749b8239e"/> Buying time: A medical breakthrough in stroke treatment https://wyss.harvard.edu/media-post/buying-time-a-medical-breakthrough-in-stroke-treatment/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:33:27 +0000 https://wyss.harvard.edu/?post_type=media_post&p=45990 When a stroke strikes, every minute matters. Science has traditionally approached stroke as a race against time. But rather than racing faster, what if we could instead slow the damage down? Join host Shahni Wellington as she explores groundbreaking research aimed at buying more time for stroke patients, particularly those in rural and regional communities. In this episode, she talks with Dr.

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]]> https://wyss.harvard.edu/media-post/buying-time-a-medical-breakthrough-in-stroke-treatment/ https://wyss-prod.imgix.net/app/uploads/2026/08/12093109/LiSTNR_The-Minds-Changing-Lives_App-Square_3000x3000-scaled-e1786541489172.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=crop&h=400&q=50&w=300&s=a2300aba390a5577790d4144f35171f6"/> Recapitulating intramuscular vaccination with mRNA vaccines in patient-specific Lymphoid Organ Chips https://wyss.harvard.edu/news/recapitulating-intramuscular-vaccination-with-mrna-vaccines-in-patient-specific-lymphoid-organ-chips/ Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:55:40 +0000 https://wyss.harvard.edu/?p=45749 Expanded Lymphoid Organ Chip model captures mRNA vaccination from injection to protective antibody production with unprecedented complexity, with unique potential for mRNA vaccine research By Benjamin Boettner (BOSTON) — The protective abilities of the Moderna and BioNTech mRNA vaccines developed against COVID-19 saved millions of lives during the pandemic and put this platform technology in the spotlight of vaccine research. By now, mRNA vaccines for other infectious diseases, such as influenza, RSV, and HIV are being tested in clinical trials and highly anticipated.

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]]> https://wyss.harvard.edu/news/recapitulating-intramuscular-vaccination-with-mrna-vaccines-in-patient-specific-lymphoid-organ-chips/ A cross-organizational research collaboration led by Wyss Director in Bioinspired Therapeutics Girija Goyal, Ph.D., and Wyss Founding Director and Bioinspired Therapeutics Lead Donald Ingber, M.D., Ph.D. has now developed an all-human alternative for evaluating vaccine-induced immunity with vast potential for guiding mRNA vaccine developments for multiple infectious diseases. Credit: Envato https://wyss-prod.imgix.net/app/uploads/2026/07/15124540/adult-receives-an-injection-in-upper-arm-2026-03-25-01-13-28-utc-scaled.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=crop&h=400&q=50&w=300&s=ac0ba85df94c5aeecfde0c64fe67c9ea"/> The Wyss Institute’s 2026-2027 Validation Projects https://wyss.harvard.edu/news/the-wyss-institutes-2026-2027-validation-projects/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:00:41 +0000 https://wyss.harvard.edu/?p=45679 From diagnostics and therapeutics to sustaining life on our planet, 23 Wyss teams are moving promising ideas closer to real-world impact Each year, the Wyss Institute’s Validation Project program identifies technologies that are ready to move beyond discovery and into the validation phase. Through dedicated funding, technical resources, business development support, market research, and engagement with clinicians, investors, industry experts, and key opinion leaders, the program helps research teams de-risk high-impact innovations…

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]]> https://wyss.harvard.edu/news/the-wyss-institutes-2026-2027-validation-projects/ One Sarah's favorite things about the Wyss is being surrounded by others who are also trying to translate their technologies into companies. Here, she poses with a few of her entrepreneurial friends and colleagues. Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University https://wyss-prod.imgix.net/app/uploads/2026/06/17153558/Sarah-and-Elizabeth-Candid-Neutral-07507-scaled.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=crop&h=400&q=50&w=300&s=bbbb793b3dc71fe4c18d05511384ed06"/> Machine-learning how to overcome antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea https://wyss.harvard.edu/news/machine-learning-how-to-overcome-antibiotic-resistant-gonorrhea/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:55:26 +0000 https://wyss.harvard.edu/?p=45581 AI-enabled antibiotic discovery proves effective at identifying new chemical structures and targets in the constant fight against antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea By Benjamin Boettner (BOSTON) — With tens of millions of annual cases, gonorrhea is the second most frequently reported sexually transmitted infection (STI). In the U.S. alone, over 600,000 cases are reported each year. If left untreated, gonorrhea can result in severe reproductive health issues, including infertility in both women and men, and pelvic inflammatory disease.

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]]> https://wyss.harvard.edu/news/machine-learning-how-to-overcome-antibiotic-resistant-gonorrhea/ Gonorrhea, which is caused by the bacterial pathogen Neisseria gonorrhoeae, is one of the most-often occurring sexually transmitted infections resulting in a plethora of health issues. Credit: Shutterstock/ESB Professional https://wyss-prod.imgix.net/app/uploads/2026/06/16140539/shutterstock_1174971127-scaled.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=crop&h=400&q=50&w=300&s=13990ec92c8d828d0baec3c7a1739c71"/> David Chou on keeping people safe from radiation on Earth and beyond https://wyss.harvard.edu/news/humans-of-the-wyss-david-chou-on-keeping-people-safe-from-radiation-on-earth-and-beyond/ Thu, 28 May 2026 13:00:27 +0000 https://wyss.harvard.edu/?p=45523 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. David Chou’s work is literally out of this world! In addition to identifying radiation countermeasures for use on Earth, he is part of the AVATAR project, which aims to understand how humans…

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]]> https://wyss.harvard.edu/news/humans-of-the-wyss-david-chou-on-keeping-people-safe-from-radiation-on-earth-and-beyond/ Studying astronaut cells in Organ Chips will inform medical strategies for future long-duration missions to Mars and beyond. The findings could also contribute to biomedical advancements for patients on Earth, such as cancer treatments and pharmaceuticals. Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University. https://wyss-prod.imgix.net/app/uploads/2026/04/08174412/NASA-Bonemarrow-Chips-03443_David-Chou-Holding-Chip-scaled.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=crop&h=400&q=50&w=300&s=bef790204e2d347f30adce2ce3c3d5a5"/>