May is Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month!

ReConstruct uses adipose tissue assembled from a patient’s own cells and integrates into their body to offer more natural breast reconstruction and augmentation with fewer health risks.
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Senior Scientist Luba Perry will be presenting ReConstruct at Harvard OTD's Guppy Tank event on May 7 at 4PM. These events allow life science innovators to pitch their ideas to a panel of entrepreneurs and investors (and the audience) for feedback. bit.ly/49VukCY

On Earth Day, four Wyss community members volunteered at Vanguarden Farms in Dover, MA. They enjoyed practicing sustainable agriculture. Their work will be translated into vegetable shares for the Needham Food Pantry & the Metrowest Workers Center. #Sustainability #EarthMonth

Please join us this Thursday! Losing Stability in Bipolar Disorder: A brain organoid grown from induced pluripotent stem cells derived from individuals with bipolar disorder. Courtesy of Katharina Meyer, Lab of george church, Wyss Institute / Harvard Medical School

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Did you know that 90% of diagnosed cancers form solid tumors? The Wyss' novel metabolic labeling technology can better target cancer cells buried deep in tumor masses. Learn more: bit.ly/3SS3Uet
#InternationalDayOfImmunology #SolidTumors #CancerResearch

The Wyss' NodeTX is a novel approach to immunotherapy that aims to leverage the human body’s innate ability to form TLOs to fight cancer. #InternationalDayOfImmunology #Immunotherapy #SolidTumors #CancerResearch wyss.harvard.edu/technology/nod…

Congratulations Pam!

Happy #WorldIPDay ! Why is intellectual property an important part of the invention process, and how does something go from a patent to a product? Learn more below ⬇️
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Amazing talk by ⁦Natalie Artzi⁩ ⁦Harvard Medical School⁩ ⁦Wyss Institute⁩ describing tissue and cell responsive materials for adhesion. 👏👏👏

To celebrate #DNADay , William Shih, Wesley Wong Lab, & Peng Yin discuss how they're using DNA, what problems they can solve with DNA nanotechnology, and their progress towards the ambitious founding vision of our Molecular Robotics Initiative.
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A new Boston-based startup with ties to Harvard University's Wyss Institute and Colossal Biosciences, a startup co-founded by Harvard geneticist George Church, has launched to tackle a pervasive problem: Plastic pollution. bizjournals.com/boston/news/20…

It's #AdministrativeProfessionalsDay ! Learn more about how our Administrative Services Team works across the Institute to keep the Wyss running smoothly.
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Wyss Founding Director Don Ingber will be speaking on Friday, May 10 at the Convergence Forum, sharing the latest research from the lab with other leaders in healthcare innovation.
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We're almost at the end of #ParkinsonsAwarenessMonth . If you're still wondering how this disease affects people, hear from Lisa Peterson, whose loving marriage was cut tragically short after her husband was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease.
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There is no planet B. Learn how the Wyss is developing sustainable materials and devices in order to ensure we have a healthy planet for future generations to inherit. #EarthDay
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When Emily Stoler was 18, she described her dream job to a taxi driver – now she has it. At the Wyss she's making connections and collaborating across disciplines to get #GreenTech out of the lab. #EarthDay #HOWyss
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Researchers at the Wyss developed tunable crosslinked alginate microgels that improve persistence and function of mesenchymal stromal cells, a type of cell that has the ability to secrete compounds that modulate the immune system.
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Molecular diagnostics is the fastest-growing segment of the global in vitro diagnostics market, but the vast majority of these tests require expensive equipment and supplies. So, Wyss researchers developed Instrument-Free Molecular Diagnostics.
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To fulfill our mission of breaking down the traditional silos of academia, we need infrastructure to support this work. The Wyss' Operations Team facilitates the cutting-edge research by establishing a high level of coordination & safety.
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