In Print

Graham Ramsay

Cell-filled Building Blocks Take Bottom-up Approach to Organ Architecture
Tissue engineers have traditionally employed cellular scaffolds to try to recreate the geometric constructs found in natural tissue. But this approach has proved problematic. Ali Khademhosseini has pioneered a new, bottom-up approach to tissue engineering that uses “living Legos,” microgel-based building blocks infused with cells, to build organs from the bottom up. His most recent advancement, self-assembling blocks, brings tissue engineering one step closer to the goal of creating functional, mass-producible organs.

Upcoming

Alpert Symposium

Monday, Sept. 15
8:30–10:30 a.m.

Speakers:
•Harald zur Hausen
•Lutz Gissmann

Science Progress

How discovery happens.

Spotlight

Liza Green, HMS Media Services

Dressing for the Occasion
A new crop of HMS first-years went through the first medical school rite of passage: receiving their white coats.

Student Scene

Taking Ownership of Patient Care
Though working under a resident and attending physician, interns still benefit from taking full responsibility for their patients, says Joseph Ladapo. And their patients may benefit, too.

StudenTalk

Personal takes on issues inside and outside the classroom.

Lab Works

A multimedia site featuring Harvard Medical research.