Humans of the Wyss

The idea behind the “Humans of the Wyss” series was always to features members of the community discussing their work, but from a more personal angle. When I arrived, I revamped the series. The interviews are now promoted with short, attention-grabbing text specifically written for social media.

The long-form interviews consist of a set of questions designed to uncover the basics behind a person’s research along with their influences and their personality.

These stories typically perform well on social media, and give us another way to highlight researchers and high-priority projects. The research is broken down in a way that a lay person can understand.

Here are some highlighted examples:

• Rushdy Ahmad on Addressing Unmet Needs with the Wyss Diagnostics Accelerator

• Jenny Tam on Discovering Better Treatments for Bipolar Disorder

• Andrés Cubillos-Ruiz on Making Antibiotics Safer for your Gut

• Adama Sesay on Solving Problems with Sensors and Microsystems

• Nikolaos Dimitrakakis on Artificial Bone Marrow and Teamwork

• Tal Gilboa on Opening a Window into the Brain for Parkinson’s Diagnostics

• Megan Sperry on Developing Therapeutics for Traumatic Injuries

• Peter Nguyen on Wearable Diagnostics

• Jeantine Lunshof on Collaborative Ethics

• Daniel Wiegand on the RNA Revolution

• Tanya Shirman on Catalytic Materials for Air Purification

• Diana Wagner on Bringing the Art and Function of Apparel Design to Wearable Robotics

• Shannon Nangle on Microbes and Mars