Students, Fellows & Scholars

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  Visiting Scholars
  Ying Kai Chan, Ph.D.
  Chan’s research interests are at the interface of how viruses and the human immune system interact, with a focus on molecular engineering of desired viral and immune functions. He is currently working with George Church on a project at the Wyss Institute’s Synthetic Biology platform to develop safer and more efficacious AAV-based gene therapies. Kai...
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  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...
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  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...
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  Visiting Scholar
  Neel S. Joshi, Ph.D.
  Living systems build structures in fundamentally different ways than do materials engineers. Using the central paradigm and other biosynthetic pathways, they are able to create materials through self-assembly, from building blocks that are produced on-demand, with a high degree of molecular customization. Indeed, humans have relied on plant- and animal-sourced materials since the dawn of...
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  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...
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  Entrepreneur in Residence
  Shawn Marcell
  Shawn Marcell has 25 years of executive experience leading interdisciplinary teams in technology and the life sciences. His background includes venture creation, growth acceleration and raising more than $300M in capital for private and public companies. Mr. Marcell recently returned for a second tour to Harvard University’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering where he...
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  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....