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Why Are Successful Scientists Leaving Academia Mid-Career? 
Three researchers who left academia share their tales of self discovery, course correction, and growth.
Why Are Successful Scientists Leaving Academia Mid-Career? 
Why Are Successful Scientists Leaving Academia Mid-Career? 

Three researchers who left academia share their tales of self discovery, course correction, and growth.

Three researchers who left academia share their tales of self discovery, course correction, and growth.

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Engineering Heart Valves Using Umbilical Cord Stem Cells
Engineering Heart Valves Using Umbilical Cord Stem Cells
The Scientist Staff | Aug 9, 2024 | 1 min read
In this webinar, Craig Simmons and Bahram Mirani will highlight the potential of umbilical cord perivascular cells for cardiovascular tissue regeneration.
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Researchers Bioengin-Ear Tissue Scaffolds to Human Scale
Iris Kulbatski, PhD | Aug 8, 2024 | 4 min read
A new approach to sculpting human-like ears merges 3D printing, xenografts, and tissue engineering.
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Capturing the Brain Tumor Microenvironment with Tissue Engineering
Deanna MacNeil, PhD | Aug 4, 2023 | 3 min read
Researchers built a 3D glioblastoma model to study therapeutic resistance and improve drug screening systems.
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Inducing Cardiomyocyte Maturation

Jennifer Zieba, PhD | Aug 1, 2023 | 2 min read
By combining calcium and electrical pacing, researchers designed a scalable protocol for culturing mature cardiac tissues from induced pluripotent stem cells.
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Science Philosophy in a Flash - A Surprising Way to Repair Scar Tissue
The Scientist | Apr 11, 2023 | 1 min read
Claire Higgins employs a novel approach to repair damaged skin tissue.
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Mimicking Tissue Mechanics for Better Wound Healing Models
Deanna MacNeil, PhD | Mar 24, 2023 | 3 min read
Using a 3D culture system that imitates fatty tissue, researchers developed a simpler process to study mesenchymal stem cell aging and tissue regeneration.
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Building Cancer Models with Creative Collaborators
Deanna MacNeil, PhD | Dec 2, 2022 | 1 min read
Jennifer Munson shares how teamwork and collaboration have fostered her research at the intersection of creativity and clinical discovery.
Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine: A New Frontier in Repairing Organ Damage
Brush Up: Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Jennifer Zieba, PhD | Oct 17, 2022 | 4 min read
A new frontier in repairing organ damage
Making Scientific Strides in the Produce Aisle
Science Philosophy in a Flash - Making Scientific Strides in the Produce Aisle
Iris Kulbatski, PhD | Sep 13, 2022 | 1 min read
Andrew Pelling shares how pursuing knowledge for its own sake breaks down interdisciplinary barriers and lays the foundation for ground-breaking research.
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In Love with the Shape of You: Physical Scaffolding Defines Organoid Patterning
Sejal Davla, PhD | Aug 8, 2022 | 3 min read
Controlling a growing tissue’s shape achieves deterministic and uniform patterning in intestinal organoids.
Researchers are applying mechanical force to bone cells grown on apple scaffolds to mimic the affect of gravity on bone regeneration.
Apples Lay the Foundation for Regenerating Bone
Iris Kulbatski, PhD | May 9, 2022 | 4 min read
Researchers use innovative plant-based biomaterials to grow new bone for restoring depleted bone mass after space travel.
Discover the Importance of Organoids
Organoids: Stepping Up from Cells to Organs
Sartorius | Dec 29, 2021 | 1 min read
Discover how important organoids have become to disease research and drug discovery.
Luis Alvarez Aims to Heal Wounds with Tissue-Regenerating “Paint”
Shawna Williams | Jul 13, 2020 | 3 min read
The bioactive coating tethers restorative proteins to implanted tissues and fosters new growth, animal studies suggest.
Children Receive Bespoke, Lab-Grown Ears
Kerry Grens | Jan 29, 2018 | 1 min read
The tissue, grown on a 3-D scaffold and seeded from the kids’ own cells, was transplanted to correct deformities in their cartilage.
Artificial Tissues Implanted Without Regulatory Approval, Investigation Reports
Ashley P. Taylor | Oct 3, 2017 | 2 min read
Tissue recipients were treated as “guinea pigs,” says investigation leader.
So You’ve Been Mistaken as a White Nationalist
Kerry Grens | Aug 17, 2017 | 2 min read
Biomedical engineer Kyle Quinn fends off a frenzied Internet mob after being wrongly identified as a Charlottesville protester.
First Organ-Specific Tissue Sheets
Ashley Yeager | Aug 9, 2017 | 3 min read
The material is durable, flexible, and can serve as a scaffold for cell growth, a study shows.
Skin Graft-based Gene Therapy Treats Diabetes in Mice
Shawna Williams | Aug 4, 2017 | 2 min read
A small patch of engineered cells makes an enzyme that stimulates insulin release.
Engineered Human Liver Tissue Grows in Mice
Anna Azvolinsky | Jul 19, 2017 | 3 min read
Tissue “seeds” made up of three cell types and patterned onto a scaffold develop into complex structures with some organ function, researchers show.
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