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Pew Funds 22 Scientists Investigating Critical Biomedical Questions
The cohort includes Dr. Steve Ramirez (Center for Systems Neuroscience) who will investigate whether artificially activating cells that encode memories Read more
New Miniature Heart Could Help Speed Heart Disease Cures
The Minipump team includes Chris Chen, Biological Design Center director and deputy director of CELL-MET, along with his BU colleagues Read more
Satellite Bio Launches with $110m to Treat Organ Failure with Tissue Implants
Biological Design Center researcher and CELL-MET Deputy Director Chris Chen's startup will scale a new technology for regenerating liver tissue Read more
How Do Social Interactions Conjure Up Memories and Emotional Responses in the Brain?
Steve Ramirez and Abby Finkelstein (Center for Systems Neuroscience) discuss research uncovering how memories and fear-responses can be transmitted through Read more
Effort to Develop Lab-Grown Lungs Awarded $1.5 million in Funding
The project will be led by Biological Design Center researchers Christopher Chen and Wilson Wong as well as Darrell Cotton Read more