Students, Fellows & Scholars

Visiting Scholar
Frank Bobe, M.B.A, Ph.D.
Frank joined the Wyss Institute in 2014 and is working on start-up opportunities in the biotechnology area. Prior, he held CEO positions in various biotechnology companies, including Seres Health, a human microbiome company founded by Flagship Ventures, SpringLeaf Therapeutics, a drug – device combination product company spun out of MIT and BioAxone Therapeutic, Inc., a...
Visiting Scholar
Kristen L. Dorsey, Ph.D.
Kristen Dorsey is an assistant professor of engineering in the Picker Engineering Program at Smith College. She founded The MicroSMITHie Lab to investigate micro- and miniature-scale sensor design and to prepare undergraduates for graduate study in engineering. Her current research interests include strain-stable, hyperelastic components, novel morphology soft sensors, and sensors for soft robots. Dr....
Visiting Scholar
Carmen Escobedo-Lucea, Ph.D.
Carmen is currently a Principal Investigator at the University of Helsinki and an Academy of Finland Research Fellow. She has over 15 years experience in Human Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine. Carmen has pioneered research in human stem cell derivation and culture, and Regenerative Medicine. In particular, her research activities include the use of mesenchymal...
Visiting Scholar
Ken Hiratsuka, M.D., Ph.D.
Ken is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. His research is primarily focused on stem cell differentiation, kidney organoids, and disease modeling. His main motivation for research stems from his compassion towards patients, and hence, he has concentrated his efforts on finding innovative treatments for chronic kidney disease. At...
Visiting Scholar
Ahmad Khalil, Ph.D.
Ahmad (Mo) Khalil is the Innovation Career Development Professor and Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Boston University. He serves as the Associate Director and Founding Core Member of the Boston University Center of Synthetic Biology (CoSBi). His research is primarily in systems & synthetic biology. His lab uses quantitative and engineering approaches to understand...
Visiting Scholar
Philseok Kim, Ph.D.
Philseok to translate the concepts of adaptive materials at laboratory scale to human scale structures to improve daylight autonomy and energy efficiency of buildings through the ALivE project, a collaboration between the Wyss Institutes Adaptive Material Technologies platform and the Harvard Graduate School of Design. His experience includes 8 years of R&D in chemical industry...
Visiting Scholar
Ryuji Morizane, M.D., Ph.D.
Ryuji is currently a Principal Investigator at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. He has pioneered research in stem cell differentiation and kidney organoids. Ryuji directs research groups focused on kidney regenerative medicine, genome editing in stem cells, and kidney disease modeling. His research also extends to simulation of kidney microenvironment using organ-on-chip systems....
Visiting Scholar
Jim M. Papadopoulos
Jim is a specialist in mechanics, biomechanics, and especially the cost-effective design/development of innovative products. His engineering degrees are from Johns Hopkins and MIT, with post-doc experience at Cornell, and a Professional Engineer license. His career over 40 years has included teaching/research, development and manufacturing at medium and large companies, and engineering consulting. His fundamental...
Visiting Scholar
Ken Takahashi, Ph.D.
Ken is currently a Principal Investigator at Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Japan. He directs research groups focused on cardiovascular regenerative medicine, ischemia-reperfusion injury in which he holds a patent, and space medicine/biology. His interests also extend to physics simulation including finite element analysis and molecular dynamics. At the...
Visiting Scholar
Mitchell Zakin, Ph.D.
Mitchell is a chemist and innovator with 25 years of experience in R&D for defense and medical needs. He is currently Executive Vice President, Government Development and Innovation, at Nano Terra, Inc., a development-stage firm that translates academic inventions into commercial products in partnership with large multinational corporations. He is also the co-founder of Soft...