#ReimagineTheWorld
Seeing her ex struggle with bipolar disorder motivates Maria C.B. Gonçalves' work to better understand & identify potential treatments for mental illnesses as part of the CircaVent Team. It inspires her to #ReimagineTheWorld as a place where people feel supported and safe to seek help.
Reimagining the treatment of mental health: Maria Carolina Bittencourt Gonçalves
By Jessica Leff Listen to Maria tell her story | Wyss Institute · Maria C. B. Gonçalves – Reimagine the WorldMaria Carolina Bittencourt Gonçalves, Ph.D., grew up in São Paulo, Brazil, the largest city...
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September 28, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Today is #WorldIBDDay. Technology Development Fellow, Alican Ozkan, and his colleagues are modeling IBD in Organ Chips and researching how the different forms of the disease trigger specific complications.

Learn more about Ozkan's work and motivations, and find out how he would #ReimagineTheWorld.
Reimagining personalized medicine for each patient: Alican Ozkan
By Jessica Leff Listen to Alican tell his story. | Wyss Institute · Alican Ozkan Reimagine The WorldOn the banks of the Aegean Sea sits Izmir, the third-most-populous city in Turkey. It’s…
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May 19, 2025 at 2:57 PM
As we #ReimagineTheWorld without terminal cancer and work towards that vision, we keep patients like Wyss Scientific Instrument Maker John Caramanica, who continues working even after being diagnosed with metastatic skin cancer, at the top of our minds. #WorldCancerResearchDay
Reimagining the World Without Terminal Illness: John Caramanica
By Jessica Leff  As he battles metastatic skin cancer, Wyss Scientific Instrument maker John Caramanica is more motivated than ever to do his part in fabricating technologies to improve the health of ...
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September 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
As he battles metastatic skin cancer, Wyss Scientific Instrument Maker John Caramanica is more motivated than ever to do his part in fabricating technologies to improve the health of others and our planet.

Read more and watch John tell his story.

#ReimagineTheWorld
Reimagining the World Without Terminal Illness: John Caramanica
By Jessica Leff  As he battles metastatic skin cancer, Wyss Scientific Instrument maker John Caramanica is more motivated than ever to do his part in fabricating technologies to improve the health of ...
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June 16, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Growing up in Ghana, Kwasi Adu-Berchie contracted malaria almost every year. Kwasi fully recovered, but he knows not everyone is so lucky.

So, if Kwasi could #ReimagineTheWorld, people would not die from infections that are treatable in other parts of the world.
Read and listen to Kwasi's story.
Reimagining infectious disease treatment for greater health equity: Kwasi Adu-Berchie
By Jessica Leff Listen to Kwasi tell his story |Wyss Institute · Kwasi Audu-Berchie Reimagine the World  Kwasi Adu-Berchie, traditionally named for the day of the week he was born, came into the world...
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March 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Growing up in Ghana, Wyss Scientist Kwasi Adu-Berchie faced a malaria infection almost every year. This, along with formative experiences in and out of the lab during high school, led him to work towards more equitable health outcomes across the world. #ReimagineTheWorld
Reimagining infectious disease treatment for greater health equity: Kwasi Adu-Berchie
By Jessica Leff Listen to Kwasi tell his story |Wyss Institute · Kwasi Audu-Berchie Reimagine the World  Kwasi Adu-Berchie, traditionally named for the day of the week he was born, came into the world...
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June 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM