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Extreme Cells Hold Key to Pregnancy and Cancer
6/5 Ivanhoe

Extreme Cells Hold Key to Pregnancy and Cancer

Amy Gladfelter describes her work studying "extreme cells" that break many of the rules of biology and may hold clues to pregnancy complications, certain diseases, and even cancer.

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Daylight Saving Time Fails to Boost Daily Steps, Study Finds
4/30 U.S. News & World Report

Daylight Saving Time Fails to Boost Daily Steps, Study Finds

There’s no appreciable difference in people’s number of daily steps before and after a time change, according to Fitbit data drawn from 1,157 people in four U.S. states.

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Using Light, AI to See Cancer in Real Time
4/27 Pratt School of Engineering

Using Light, AI to See Cancer in Real Time

Tuan Vo-Dinh is exploring a faster, less invasive way to detect and analyze head and neck cancers using light and AI.

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Beyond the Cut: A New Era for CRISPR Medicine
4/23 Pratt School of Engineering

Beyond the Cut: A New Era for CRISPR Medicine

Charles Gersbach and his colleagues are pursuing promising CRISPR technologies focused on controlling gene activity rather than permanently altering the genome.

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Mapping Behavior with Machine Learning
2/12 Pratt School of Engineering

Mapping Behavior with Machine Learning

By transforming movement into data, Timothy Dunn is reshaping how scientists can study behavior and the brain.

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A New Vision for Lymphatic Imaging
1/28 Pratt School of Engineering

A New Vision for Lymphatic Imaging

Pengfei Song is part of a team led by the University of Alberta, which has received an ARPA-H award to create high-resolution, 3D ultrasound for lymphedema imaging.

adam wax
Wax Named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
12/11/25 Pratt School of Engineering

Wax Named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

Adam Wax received one of the top honors for academic inventors in recognition of his work to translate research in optical spectroscopy to biomedical diagnostics.