How is developing drugs like writing a song? Ernest Aguinam starts with a hypothesis or a new lyric, tests variables, & aims for impact. At the Wyss, Ernest uses Lymph Node Organ Chips to study the immune system and develop new therapies. Learn more about Ernest & his work in this month’s #HOWyss.
Ernest Aguinam on understanding the immune system to help patients with radiation injury and chronic Lyme
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September 29, 2026 at 3:25 PM
How is developing drugs like writing a song? Ernest Aguinam starts with a hypothesis or a new lyric, tests variables, & aims for impact. At the Wyss, Ernest uses Lymph Node Organ Chips to study the immune system and develop new therapies. Learn more about Ernest & his work in this month’s #HOWyss.
Elizabeth Hann imagines a future where food production is more sustainable. She's developing microbes that produce commodities more sustainably. Learn more about Elizabeth & her work in this month’s #HOWyss.
Elizabeth Hann on Using Microbes to Save the Earth
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April 29, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Elizabeth Hann imagines a future where food production is more sustainable. She's developing microbes that produce commodities more sustainably. Learn more about Elizabeth & her work in this month’s #HOWyss.
Katharina Meyer is welcoming. She's a great host & collaborates with members of the multidisciplinary CircaVent Team. They are developing brain organoids to study bipolar disorder to identify better therapeutics. Learn more about Katharina & her work in this month’s #HOWyss. #WorldBipolarDay
Katharina Meyer on improving our understanding and treatment of bipolar disorder
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March 30, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Katharina Meyer is welcoming. She's a great host & collaborates with members of the multidisciplinary CircaVent Team. They are developing brain organoids to study bipolar disorder to identify better therapeutics. Learn more about Katharina & her work in this month’s #HOWyss. #WorldBipolarDay
Namita Sarraf loves to find herself at intersections. As a Wyss postdoc, she's pursuing interests in technology and business development. She's working on two DNA nanotechnology projects while also co-leading the Biotech Interest Group. Learn more about Namita and her work in this month’s #HOWyss.
Namita Sarraf on Using DNA as a Building Block
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September 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Namita Sarraf loves to find herself at intersections. As a Wyss postdoc, she's pursuing interests in technology and business development. She's working on two DNA nanotechnology projects while also co-leading the Biotech Interest Group. Learn more about Namita and her work in this month’s #HOWyss.
Simon D’Oelsnitz always has the end-user in mind. As a Wyss Postdoc, he is motivated by conversations with environmental protection agencies, the future users of PFASense, a PFAS diagnostic he’s developing. Learn more about Simon and his work in this month’s #HOWyss.
Simon D’Oelsnitz on Building a Sensitive, Specific PFAS Sensor
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August 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Simon D’Oelsnitz always has the end-user in mind. As a Wyss Postdoc, he is motivated by conversations with environmental protection agencies, the future users of PFASense, a PFAS diagnostic he’s developing. Learn more about Simon and his work in this month’s #HOWyss.
You wouldn’t eat a new snack without a nutrition label on the package listing the ingredients. Haritosh Patel wants the same to be true for the air you breathe. He’s developing an indoor air quality sensor inspired by the way dogs smell. Learn more about Haritosh & his work in this month’s #HOWyss.
Haritosh Patel on Sniffing Out a Solution to Indoor Air Pollution
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October 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
You wouldn’t eat a new snack without a nutrition label on the package listing the ingredients. Haritosh Patel wants the same to be true for the air you breathe. He’s developing an indoor air quality sensor inspired by the way dogs smell. Learn more about Haritosh & his work in this month’s #HOWyss.
Sandy Elmehrath understands the negative consequences of the gender health gap, so she's designing & customizing drug delivery platforms to address diagnostic & therapeutic challenges in endometriosis. Learn more about Sandy & her work in this month’s #HOWyss. #EndometriosisAwarenessMonth
Sandy Elmehrath on Closing the Gender Health Gap by Driving Progress in Endometriosis Management and Care
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March 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Sandy Elmehrath understands the negative consequences of the gender health gap, so she's designing & customizing drug delivery platforms to address diagnostic & therapeutic challenges in endometriosis. Learn more about Sandy & her work in this month’s #HOWyss. #EndometriosisAwarenessMonth
In 2018, Sanjid Shahriar learned weightlifting & computational biology. His determination made him stronger and earned him a job as a computational biologist in the #BrainTargetingProgram. He's using data to help drugs cross the BBB. Learn more about Sanjid & his work in this month’s #HOWyss.
Sanjid Shahriar on Using Computational Biology to Cross the Blood-Brain Barrier
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July 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
In 2018, Sanjid Shahriar learned weightlifting & computational biology. His determination made him stronger and earned him a job as a computational biologist in the #BrainTargetingProgram. He's using data to help drugs cross the BBB. Learn more about Sanjid & his work in this month’s #HOWyss.
When @yunhaozhai.bsky.social was young, he learned that the 21st century would be the century of biology—and that seems right to him. He’s using immune system models to screen drugs and eventually make clinical trials more successful. Learn more about Yunhao & his work in this month’s #HOWyss.
Yunhao Zhai on Modeling and Understanding the Immune System
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February 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
When @yunhaozhai.bsky.social was young, he learned that the 21st century would be the century of biology—and that seems right to him. He’s using immune system models to screen drugs and eventually make clinical trials more successful. Learn more about Yunhao & his work in this month’s #HOWyss.
Sayo Eweje loves finding solutions. At the Wyss, he's working to solve challenges in delivering gene editors by using a protein nanoparticle delivery system. This will help treat genetic disorders. Learn more about Sayo & his work in this month’s #HOWyss.
Feyisayo (Sayo) Eweje on Helping Gene Therapies ENTER The Right Cells
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May 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Sayo Eweje loves finding solutions. At the Wyss, he's working to solve challenges in delivering gene editors by using a protein nanoparticle delivery system. This will help treat genetic disorders. Learn more about Sayo & his work in this month’s #HOWyss.
In sailing & science, you must stay calm in stressful situations, which Sarah Sandler knows well. At the Wyss, she's developing NanoDEX, a nanopore-assisted therapeutics discovery platform for historically difficult-to-drug targets. Learn more about Sarah & her work in this month’s #HOWyss. #INWED
Sarah Sandler on sailing towards a new solution for drug discovery
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June 23, 2026 at 3:35 PM
During a fencing bout, Anastasia Ershova continuously adjusts her strategy based on her opponent's actions. The same is true as she designs, builds, and refines novel nucleic acid nanostructures for diagnostics and therapeutics. Learn more about Anastasia and her work in this month’s #HOWyss.
Anastasia Ershova on Designing and Building with RNA and DNA
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July 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
During a fencing bout, Anastasia Ershova continuously adjusts her strategy based on her opponent's actions. The same is true as she designs, builds, and refines novel nucleic acid nanostructures for diagnostics and therapeutics. Learn more about Anastasia and her work in this month’s #HOWyss.
Hark Jhajj is always climbing physical and metaphorical mountains. At the Wyss, he’s leading the RESTART project, and the "summit" is developing a cell therapy to treat bone fractures by reprogramming aged regulatory T cells (Tregs). Learn more about Hark and his work in this month’s #HOWyss.
Harkamal (Hark) Jhajj on rewiring immune cells to repair fractured bones
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July 29, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Hark Jhajj is always climbing physical and metaphorical mountains. At the Wyss, he’s leading the RESTART project, and the "summit" is developing a cell therapy to treat bone fractures by reprogramming aged regulatory T cells (Tregs). Learn more about Hark and his work in this month’s #HOWyss.
Jen Bays loves building things, from IKEA furniture to scientific stories. As part of the THRIVE Validation Project, she’s studying vascular barriers and developing a therapeutic to repair damaged blood vessels to treat diseases like sepsis. Learn more about Jen and her work in this month’s #HOWyss.
Jennifer (Jen) Bays on building a therapy to repair vascular barriers
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August 31, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Jen Bays loves building things, from IKEA furniture to scientific stories. As part of the THRIVE Validation Project, she’s studying vascular barriers and developing a therapeutic to repair damaged blood vessels to treat diseases like sepsis. Learn more about Jen and her work in this month’s #HOWyss.
What do pottery & materials science have in common? Namrata Ramani thought nothing, but as she honed her skills in both, she realized they are related. Now, she's finding the best way to deliver therapeutic RNA molecules to fight cancer. Learn more about Namrata & her work in this month’s #HOWyss.
Namrata Ramani on sculpting the future of delivering novel cancer therapeutics
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February 27, 2026 at 6:38 PM
What do pottery & materials science have in common? Namrata Ramani thought nothing, but as she honed her skills in both, she realized they are related. Now, she's finding the best way to deliver therapeutic RNA molecules to fight cancer. Learn more about Namrata & her work in this month’s #HOWyss.
"Climate change is happening faster than any of us expected, & it’s not going to slow down. We need to pick up the pace & figure out how we can bridge the gap between academia & industry more quickly & wisely," explains Principal Scientist in Sustainable Materials Emily Stoler.
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#HOWyss #EarthMonth
Emily Stoler on Developing Sustainable Solutions
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April 4, 2025 at 3:14 PM
"Climate change is happening faster than any of us expected, & it’s not going to slow down. We need to pick up the pace & figure out how we can bridge the gap between academia & industry more quickly & wisely," explains Principal Scientist in Sustainable Materials Emily Stoler.
#HOWyss #EarthMonth
#HOWyss #EarthMonth
Gina Wang approaches baking the same way she approaches science. The difference is that, in her research, she doesn't have a recipe. She’s making a novel device that could be used to monitor the progression of, and one day diagnose, ALS. Learn more about Gina and her work in this month’s #HOWyss.
Gina Wang on having the NERVE to detect ALS
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November 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Gina Wang approaches baking the same way she approaches science. The difference is that, in her research, she doesn't have a recipe. She’s making a novel device that could be used to monitor the progression of, and one day diagnose, ALS. Learn more about Gina and her work in this month’s #HOWyss.
David Chou’s work is literally out of this world! In addition to identifying radiation countermeasures for use on Earth, he is part of the AVATAR project, which aims to understand how humans respond to spaceflight. Learn more about David & his work in this month’s #HOWyss
David Chou on keeping people safe from radiation on Earth and beyond
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May 28, 2026 at 3:50 PM
David Chou’s work is literally out of this world! In addition to identifying radiation countermeasures for use on Earth, he is part of the AVATAR project, which aims to understand how humans respond to spaceflight. Learn more about David & his work in this month’s #HOWyss
After starting a job at a VC firm, Alex Li realized he wanted to switch gears from science & focus on helping great innovations leave the lab. At the Wyss, he works w/ researchers to prepare their technologies for commercialization. Learn more about Alex & his work in this month’s #HOWyss.
Alex Li on enabling technology translation
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April 30, 2026 at 3:57 PM
After starting a job at a VC firm, Alex Li realized he wanted to switch gears from science & focus on helping great innovations leave the lab. At the Wyss, he works w/ researchers to prepare their technologies for commercialization. Learn more about Alex & his work in this month’s #HOWyss.
Russell Gould wants to know why. He combined that desire with his love of problem-solving to become a computational biologist. At the Wyss, he works to identify the most effective ways to use scientific data to solve problems. Learn more about Russell and his work in this month’s #HOWyss.
Russell Gould on using data to solve problems
Russell Gould wants to know why. He combined that desire with his love of problem-solving to become a computational biologist. At the Wyss, he works to identify the most effective ways to use scientific data to solve problems. Learn more about Russell and his work in this month’s Humans of the Wyss.
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January 27, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Russell Gould wants to know why. He combined that desire with his love of problem-solving to become a computational biologist. At the Wyss, he works to identify the most effective ways to use scientific data to solve problems. Learn more about Russell and his work in this month’s #HOWyss.
Whether she’s designing new clothes or applying her bioinformatics training to create & validate new therapeutics for inflammatory skin disorders & hair loss, Li Li is doing her best to help people regain their self-confidence. Learn more about Li Li & her work in this month’s #HOWyss.
Li Li on Bringing Advanced Omics Technology to Dermatology
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January 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Whether she’s designing new clothes or applying her bioinformatics training to create & validate new therapeutics for inflammatory skin disorders & hair loss, Li Li is doing her best to help people regain their self-confidence. Learn more about Li Li & her work in this month’s #HOWyss.