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Inside the Wyss Institute at Harvard | Materials Saving the Future

Jessica Leff — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 16:48:41 +0000

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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Cutting to the Case: Don Ingber

Jessica Leff — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:56:59 +0000

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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The Wyss Instrumentation Program

Jessica Leff — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:00:32 +0000

The Scientific Instrumentation @ Wyss Collaboratories Program (Wyss Instrumentation Program) is a unique collaboration between industry manufacturers and our community of scientists and engineers to advance discoveries, spur entrepreneurship, and drive impact. At the Wyss, we have a strong record of supporting the advancement of scientific discoveries to real-world impact through commercialization.

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The Importance of Science – Part II

Jessica Leff — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:38:13 +0000

In a follow-up to our first Importance of Science video, we sit down with leaders of patient advocacy foundations, one of our board members, Wyss Lumineers (alumni), and a new set of researchers to reflect on the current climate of the scientific community. We explore how the abrupt changes in government funding for scientific research in 2025 have affected the trajectory of scientific research…

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20-ish Questions with Donald E. Ingber

Jessica Leff — Fri, 01 May 2026 12:00:26 +0000

20-ish Questions shows a different side of Wyss Institute faculty, touching on aspects of their personal life, hobbies, interests, as well as their research. This round follows Donald E. Ingber, the Founding Director and a Core Faculty member at the Wyss Institute. He is also the Judah Folkman Professor of Vascular Biology at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital, as well as the…

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Cure ALD – Behind the Research | Alex LeNail – Safer Gene Therapy

Jessica Leff — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:26:58 +0000

Learn about Wyss Postdoctoral Fellow Alex LeNail‘s background and how he plans to develop a safer gene therapy for ALD (adrenoleukodystrophy) patients. If successful, this could go to clinical trials and give families hope for a cure. This video series tells the story of the scientists behind the breakthroughs, and why community-driven fundraising is the engine behind their discoveries. …

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Building protection against infectious diseases with nanostructured vaccines

Mariel Schoen — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:56:44 +0000

By Benjamin Boettner (BOSTON) — The COVID-19 pandemic brought messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines to the forefront of global health care. After their clinical trial stages, the first COVID-19 mRNA vaccine was administered on 8 December 2020 and mathematical models suggest that mRNA vaccines prevented at least 14.4 million deaths from COVID-19 in the first year alone.

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20-ish Questions with Christopher Chen

Jessica Leff — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:00:53 +0000

20-ish Questions shows a different side of Wyss Institute faculty, touching on aspects of their personal life, hobbies, interests, as well as their research. This round follows Christopher Chen, M.D., Ph.D., a Core Faculty member at the Wyss Institute. He is also the William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor, Biomedical Engineering & Director, Biological Design Center at Boston University.

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AVATARs for Astronaut Health Are Heading to Space!

Jessica Leff — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:04:20 +0000

NASA’s AVATAR experiment is flying aboard Artemis II to study how deep space affects human health. Using Organ Chips containing astronaut cells, Emulate and Wyss Institute researchers will examine how radiation and microgravity impact human tissue. This research will help inform medical strategies for future long-duration missions to Mars and beyond. The findings could also contribute to…

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20-ish Questions with David J. Mooney

Jessica Leff — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 13:41:58 +0000

20-ish Questions shows a different side of Wyss Institute faculty, touching on aspects of their personal life, hobbies, interests, as well as their research. This round follows David J. Mooney, a Founding Core Faculty member and Lead of the Immuno-Materials platform at the Wyss Institute. He is also the Robert P. Pinkas Family Professor of Bioengineering at the Harvard John A.

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