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- 3D Organ EngineeringHighly functional, multiscale, vascularized organ replacements that can be seamlessly integrated into the body.
- Bioinspired Therapeutics & DiagnosticsTherapeutic discovery and diagnostics development enabled by microsystems engineering, molecular engineering, computational design, and organ-on-a-chip in vitro human experimentation technology.
- Diagnostics AcceleratorAn initiative enabling the creation of new diagnostic technologies that solve high-value clinical problems through deep collaboration between the Wyss Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Candidate diagnostics will be driven by clinicians’ unmet needs, advanced in the Wyss Institute’s biomarker discovery and technology development labs, and validated in BWH’s CLIA lab, providing crucial clinical data to move them from the bench to the bedside faster.
- Immuno-MaterialsMaterial-based systems capable of modulating immune cells ex vivo and in the human body to treat or diagnose disease.
- Living Cellular DevicesRe-engineered living cells and biological circuits as programmable devices for medicine, manufacturing, and sustainability.
- Molecular RoboticsSelf-assembling nucleic acid molecules that can be programmed like robots to carry out specific tasks at the nanoscale without requiring power.
- Predictive BioAnalyticsComputational approaches that apply the power of machine learning, neural networks, and other algorithmic architectures to complex problems in biology, generating faster, better insights and driving innovation.
- Synthetic BiologyBreakthrough approaches to reading, writing, and editing nucleic acids and proteins for multiple applications, varying from healthcare to data storage.
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- 3D Printing
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- Gene Circuits
- Imaging
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- Medical Devices
- Microbiome
- Microfabrication
- Microfluidics
- Microsystems
- Nanodevices
- Organs on Chips
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- Wearable Devices
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- Aging
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- Physics
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- Robotics
- Self Assembly
- Stem Cell Engineering
- Surgery
- Synthetic Biology
- Tissue Engineering
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- Application Areas
- Anti-aging
- Apparel
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- Balance & Motor Control
- Brain Disease
- Cancer
- Diabetes
- Drug Development
- Energy
- Fundamental Research
- Heart Disease
- Hemostasis
- Infectious Disease
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- Intestinal Disease
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- Rehabilitation
- Sepsis
- Stroke
- Sustainability
- Targeted Drug Delivery
- Toxicology
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Audio/PodcastDisruptive: Accelerating DiagnosticsIn this episode of Disruptive, Wyss Core Faculty member David Walt discusses his lessons learned from founding successful biotech companies and how he incorporates translation-minded thinking early on into his current diagnostic research in his labs at the Wyss Institute and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Walt and collaborators are inventing new diagnostic tools to... -
Audio/PodcastThese Experimental Shorts Are An ‘Exosuit’ That Boosts Endurance On The TrailThese Experimental Shorts Are An ‘Exosuit’ That Boosts Endurance On The Trail was originally broadcast on NPR’s All Things Considered on August 15, 2019. This story features Wyss Institute Core Faculty member Conor Walsh, Ph.D. The original broadcast story can be found here. -
Audio/PodcastScientists not the Science: Entrepreneur – David WaltThis podcast episode was produced for the Scientists not Science series. Physicist and active researcher Dr. Stuart Higgins speaks with David Walt about his background, from growing up on the outskirts of Detroit, through his academic career, to the key seminar he gave that got him noticed by a venture capitalist. Throughout David’s career he... -
Audio/PodcastTechnology and Biology brought together in BiomechanicsWearable technology and robotics are two rehabilitation methods used to help those with limited mobility regain movement. Paolo Bonato, PhD, Director of the Motion Analysis Laboratory at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and Wyss Institute Associate Faculty member, discusses the role of innovative technology in rehabilitation in this ThinkResearch episode from the Harvard Catalyst. -
Audio/PodcastFrom the Old Chemistry Set to the New ‘BioBits,’ Cutting-Edge Kit to Teach BiologyFrom the Old Chemistry Set to the New ‘BioBits,’ Cutting-Edge Kit to Teach Biology was originally broadcast on WBUR on November 23, 2018. This story features Wyss Core Faculty member James Collins. The original broadcast story can be found here. -
Audio/PodcastDisruptive: Soft Robotics for Deep Sea ExplorationThe deep ocean is the least explored environment on Earth, and scientists estimate that many thousands of species are yet to be encountered. Marine researchers depend on tools primarily developed for the military or the oil and gas industry to study and capture undersea organisms. Many of them are extremely fragile, some thousands of years... -
Audio/PodcastProtein Engineering: Editing FunctionalityProtein Engineering: Editing Functionality was originally broadcast on Think Research, a podcast by Harvard University, on April 19, 2018. In this story, Wyss Lead Senior Staff Scientist Michael Super, Ph.D. shares his story of how the spread of infectious disease throughout South Africa and London inspired him to pursue human health and combat disease. The... -
Audio/PodcastDisruptive: Art Advances ScienceIn this episode of Disruptive, Wyss Institute Founding Director Don Ingber and Staff Scientist Charles Reilly discuss their process creating The Beginning, a short film inspired by Star Wars, to better communicate science to the public…and how they made a scientific discovery along the way. To make The Beginning, film industry visual effects and animation... -
Audio/PodcastHow 3D Bioprinting Could Revolutionize Organ ReplacementHow 3D Bioprinting Could Revolutionize Organ Replacement was originally broadcast on WBUR on November 22, 2017. This story features Wyss Core Faculty member Jennifer Lewis. The original broadcast story can be found here. -
Audio/PodcastDisruptive: Cancer Vaccine and Immuno-MaterialsImmunotherapy – treatment that uses the body’s own immune system to help fight disease – has groundbreaking and life-saving implications. In an effort to make immunotherapy more effective, Wyss Institute researchers are developing new immuno-materials, which help modulate immune cells to treat or diagnose disease. In this episode of Disruptive, Dave Mooney, Wyss Core Faculty... -
Audio/PodcastEngineering birdsongsResearchers at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University and the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a simple device that mimics complex birdsongs. The device, developed by the group of Wyss Core Faculty member L. Mahadevan, Ph.D., uses air blown through a stretched rubber tube to recreate birdsongs... -
Audio/PodcastFormer DI Hoopster Searches For Athletic Boost In The MicrobiomeFormer DI Hoopster Searches For Athletic Boost In The Microbiome was originally broadcast on WBUR’s Only a Game on August 4, 2017. The story features Wyss Core Faculty member George Church and Postdoctoral Fellow Jonathan Scheiman. The original broadcast story can be found here.