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In the last decade, the science of cell therapy and regenerative medicine has made remarkable progress. Work in this area has also resulted in numerous engineering successes, enabling sophisticated tools that open the door to new approaches for discovery and development of therapeutics. Particularly noteworthy is the recent progress in cell and molecular biology, including in stem cell research and gene editing. In this webinar, we will hear about new tools and the new directions they make possible as well as how each is being commercialized.
How can small molecules be identified that evoke cell or tissue regeneration by design? How can we engineer cells and tissue-growth in situ with a structure suitable for implantation? How can we physically gain access to the interior of cells for both discovery and engineering purposes? And how can the immune system be mapped with single-cell biology to accelerate discovery?
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George R. Ricker Principal Investigator, Senior Research Scientist, MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research
At MIT's Media Lab, Professor Joe Paradiso's Responsive Environments group explores how sensor networks augment and mediate human experience, interaction, and perception, while developing new sensing modalities and enabling technologies that create new forms of interactive experience and expression. This work is highlighted in diverse application areas, which have included automotive systems, smart highways, medical instrumentation, RFID, wearable computing, and interactive media. In this talk, we will provide an overview of that work and thoughts on future directions.