Seth Kroll
Amateur photographer, lifelong dog-lover, micro-mobility enthusiast, Bostonian-by-choice. Also, communications at Wyss Institute at Harvard University.
- Reposted by Seth KrollLearn more about Core Faculty member Christopher Chen in this 20-ish Questions video. He is also the William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor, Biomedical Engineering & Director, Biological Design Center at Boston University. #Wyss20ishQs #UniquelyWyss
- Human health is directly connected to planet health.
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- Reposted by Seth KrollResearchers at the Wyss Institute and @mit.edu have developed a field-deployable, CRISPR-based biosensing platform that could enable facile, real-time monitoring of marine barometer species and ecosystems.
- Oceanic ecosystems are increasingly threatened by global warming, which causes coral bleaching, species migration, and, through the loss of habitats and biodiversity, food web disruptions on major scales.
- Reposted by Seth KrollCancer treatment has come a long way — but too many cancers remain difficult (or impossible) to treat, & even successful therapies can carry risks. At the Wyss, teams are engineering novel approaches to make cancer care more powerful, more precise, and more predictable & manageable. #WorldCancerDay
- Researchers line Organ Chips w/astronaut cells to see how spaceflight and radiation affect bone marrow, cellular stress & accelerated aging. “The opportunity to see how the chips compare to the individual is really unique and scientifically exciting.” -David Chou www.science.org/content/arti...
- Could we improve cardiovascular health through community-level environmental changes rather than relying solely on individual lifestyle choices? The research looking promising. hsph.harvard.edu/news/living-...
- Reposted by Seth KrollJennifer Lewis’ team at the Wyss and @harvardseas.bsky.social developed a groundbreaking method for recreating the kidney’s plumbing system of urine-transporting “collecting ducts.”
- Reposted by Seth KrollWith continued uncertainty over federal government support for biomedical research, PhD students are struggling to find labs willing to take on new students, @jonathanwosen.bsky.social reports. New students are the future of US science. www.statnews.com/2026/01/30/f...
- Human health depends on planetary health…
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- “106,636 years of federal work experience were lost across the 10,109 employees with Ph.D.s who departed STEM or health roles 1 January–30 November, 2025” Wow. When time is money this is devastating, particularly when thinking about life-saving life science research www.science.org/content/arti...
- Free built a LEGO science scene with some @wyssinstitute.bsky.social Easter eggs in there. Happy National LEGO Day to all who celebrate.
- Reposted by Seth KrollDid you know that Wyss Core Faculty member George Church was waterskiing when he was six months old? Learn more about him, including the weirdest thing in his office, in this 20-ish Questions video.
- Scientists at the @wyssinstitute.bsky.social and @harvardmed.bsky.social are developing a way to help mothers increase breast milk production, reducing the need for formula. wyss.harvard.edu/technology/l...
- Reposted by Seth KrollDr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
- Reposted by Seth KrollARPA-H-funded cross-institutional Wyss-led ImPLANT project aims to develop liver grafts to help many of the over 500M patients with liver failure worldwide.
- A first-in-human clinical trial of personalized, immunostimulatory biomaterial-based cancer vaccines demonstrates feasibility, safety, & immune activation in patients w/stage 4 metastatic melanoma. wyss.harvard.edu/news/first-i...
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- Reposted by Seth Kroll“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath www.fastcompany.com/3062989/50-r...
- Cas13-powered cells could fight off various strains of flu—from the H1N1 (2009 swine flu pandemic) to H3N2 (current flu strain this winter). Not only that, but there seemed to be no unwanted consequences. www.wired.com/story/crispr...
- Vaccines proved effective and safe to protect kids against disease and illness. But now federal health officials unilaterally changed the nation’s childhood vaccine schedule. “Our kids are going to die from some of these diseases that we have resources against.” www.statnews.com/2026/01/06/w...
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- Reposted by Seth KrollIt appears there is no holiday from the upheaval in the #HHS agencies. Yet another #NIH institute director appears to be on the verge of leaving, @jonathanwosen.bsky.social reports. www.statnews.com/2025/12/27/n...
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- Harvard scientists published thousands of studies in 2025, advancing knowledge and discovering solutions in a time when research funding is uncertain. www.harvard.edu/in-focus/bre...
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- Reposted by Seth KrollCongestion pricing in NYC has worked and has become popular. Cities like Boston should follow. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/05/o...
- It’s not the fuel efficiency of these cars that’s the major concern, but the safety of those rear-facing seats. Loved them as a kid, the “backy back,” as my brother and I would call them, but no way would I put my kids back there (consumer choice)
- Jim Collins (MIT & @wyssinstitute.bsky.social) is using generative AI to design new antibiotic molecules. Early candidates have shown ability to kill drug-resistant bacteria, including MRSA and drug-resistant gonorrhea. It’s still early work, but promising. fastcompany.co.za/tech/2025-12...
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- Reposted by Seth KrollNew York Times article on science funding with some depressing but familiar curves with interactive graphics. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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- Gina Wang on having the NERVE to detect ALS... wyss.harvard.edu/news/humans-...
- Reposted by Seth KrollFighting food waste seems like a good use of machine learning.
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- Reposted by Seth KrollOur study of time processing in bumblebees 🐝 covered by @cnn.com here edition.cnn.com/2025/11/12/s... . Our summary is here youtu.be/hsGxU65OMQk and the original paper royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.... @royalsocietypublishing.org
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- Reposted by Seth KrollWe've seen some remarkable outcomes in people with advanced, refractory cancers, including pancreatic, melanoma, and renal, with personalized neoantigen mRNA vaccines. But this work is now endangered. www.scientificamerican.com/article/pers...
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- On @60minutes.bsky.social, the @wyssinstitute.bsky.social's Don Ingber spoke about how shrinking federal research support risks American leadership in developing life-saving medical breakthroughs that could potentially save any one of us or our loved ones. www.cbsnews.com/video/federa...
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- Reposted by Seth KrollOne analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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- Biologists long have been fascinated by the ability of salamanders to regrow entire limbs. Now Harvard researchers have solved part of the mystery of how they accomplish this feat — by activating stem cells throughout the body, not just at the injury site. news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
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- In honor of Bob Ross’ birthday, the @wyssinstitute.bsky.social posted a video of George Church doing a near perfect impression of Ross…painting a happy woolly mammoth. www.instagram.com/reel/DQZnoLe...
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- New @wyssinstitute.bsky.social study show how Organ Chips can be used to safely, effectively test next-generation CRISPR RNA therapies that target Influenza A strains. This treatment reduced viral load by more than 50%, significantly lowered inflammation. wyss.harvard.edu/news/human-o...
- Congratulations to Chris Chen (BU and @wyssinstitute.bsky.social) on being elected to the National Academy of Medicine — one of the field’s highest honors. Chris’s work intersects engineering, biology, and medicine. wyss.harvard.edu/news/wyss-in...
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- Reposted by Seth KrollAfter a week of ridiculous Republican smears and Trump claiming that “very few people are going to be there,” you just made history. #NoKings
