Wilson Wong | College of Engineering

A Step Closer to Therapeutic Gene Circuits

in *NEWS, *Research, Biomedical Engineering

New synthetic tool kit promises advances in gene and cell therapy.

Newly Named Allen Distinguished Investigators Aim to Recreate Lungs

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The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation has awarded funding to a trio of BU faculty for a bold, early-stage project aimed at lab-grown lungs that mimic the real organ in all its fractal complexity. The proposal of Associate Professor Wilson Wong (BME), Professor Christopher Chen (BME, MSE), and School of Medicine Professor Darrell Kotton has […]

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Wong Lab Develops Smarter Cancer-Killing Cells

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A system of engineered cells that communicate, targeting autoimmune diseases too By Patrick L. Kennedy New research out of the College of Engineering could enable doctors to program a patient’s immune system with a more versatile toolkit than ever before in the fight against cancer, as well as autoimmune diseases. Associate Professor Wilson Wong (BME) […]

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