PUMPed for Stat Madness
The mini-PUMP is a project led by Dr. Christos Michas, a CELL-MET trainee alumnus, and enabled by many CELL-MET collaborations. It is a microscale replica of a heart chamber poised to change the future of medicine and organ engineering. The mini-PUMP – made from nanoengineered parts and human heart tissue – can help scientists better understand the human heart and the effects of drugs on it. It also lays critical groundwork for developing rejection-resistant organs. This week, it was selected as one of just 64 projects to compete in Stat Madness, a six-round, bracket-style competition. In this first round of voting, which ends March 7, our CELL-MET team is up against a pig to human heart transplant.
Let’s all take two minutes to show them some support and help them advance to the next round. Here’s how you do it:
Front row: Christos Michas
Photo by Jackie Ricciardi
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CLICK “vote”
SCROLL to Matchup 23
VOTE for Heart on a Chip
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Stat Madness is designed to bring attention to innovative, groundbreaking science so let’s help our team get the recognition they deserve!