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OUTSIDE THE TRADITIONAL CONFINES OF ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES, TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP ARE DEFINING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DEPARTMENT. RECENTLY, OUR EXPERTS HAVE LAUNCHED AT LEAST THREE COMPANIES—BRINGING THEIR CREATIVE VISIONS TO FRUITION FOR THE SAKE OF PATIENTS.

(From Left) Russell Martin, Hai-Quan Mao, Justin Sacks And Sashank Reddy.

One startup, LifeSprout, features a synthetic biodegradable material that mimics soft tissue. It could help serve as a placeholder for soft tissue defects resulting from cancer surgery, trauma or aging, sparing patients the pain and inconvenience of surgery to move soft tissue from another part of the body.

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“THIS IS DISNEYLAND FOR SCIENTISTS!” BRIAN STANSKY IS PROCLAIMING, IN HIS HARD HAT, IN THE GLASS-WALLED LOBBY OF 1812 ASHLAND AVENUE, JUST NORTH OF THE JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL.

The Johns Hopkins FastForward Enterprise Prepares Scientists Like TTEC Materials Science And Engineering Professor Hai-Quan Mao To Turn Scientific Ideas Into Commercial Products. Jennifer Elisseeff, TTEC Director And Interim CEO Of Aegeria Soft Tissue LLC, Discusses Her Advances In Soft-Tissue Replacement And Reminisces About The Time When There Wasn’t So Much Support.

Stansky, a former Wall Street investment manager, is showing off the newly hewn work spaces, wet labs, canteens, and conference rooms in the 23,000-square-foot building that is part and pride of the university’s recent commitment to translating basic laboratory research into real-world innovations, transformational inventions, and life-changing technologies.

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REDUCING HEALTH DISPARITIES FACED BY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS HAS BEEN PART OF JOHNS HOPKINS’ DNA SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1876. IN SUPPORT OF THAT MISSION, JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE ESTABLISHED THE JOHNS HOPKINS CENTER FOR TRANSGENDER HEALTH (JHCTH) AS ONE OF OUR INTERDISCIPLINARY SERVICE LINES. THE CENTER IS ALREADY PROVID­ING GENDER AFFIRMING SURGICAL SERVICES TO TRANSGENDER ADULTS. WHEN FULLY OPEN, IT WILL BE ENTERPRISEWIDE AND PROVIDE ALL FAC­ETS OF TRANSGENDER-RELATED CARE FOR CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS.

The Johns Hopkins Center For Transgender Health, Under The Leadership Of Medical Director Devin O’Brien-Coon, Brings Together Expertise From Plastic Surgery, Mental Health, Primary Care, Endocrinology, Pediatrics, OB-GYN, Nursing, Social Work And Case Management, Among Other Disciplines, With The Goal Of Improving The Health Of The Transgender Community And Reducing The Health Disparities It Faces.

Paula Neira-nurse, lawyer and former naval officer who is a nationally recognized advocate for LGBTQ equality and the clinical program director for the center-says, “Real people still face real difficulties when seeking care and that’s something we can change. With this new center, we aim to lead by action: to improve the ability for transgender people to get health care, to provide medically needed care and to offer it in a supportive and affirming way.”

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IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES AND IMPROVE THE OVERALL HEALTH OF THE TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY, JOHNS HOPKINS LAUNCHED THE CENTER FOR TRANSGENDER HEALTH.

In An Effort To Reduce Health Care Disparities And Improve The Overall Health Of The Transgender Community, Johns Hopkins Launched The Center For Transgender Health. Its Medical Director Is TTEC Member Devin O’Brien-Coon, Associate Professor In The Department Of Plastic And Reconstructive Surgery.

The new center will facilitate all facets of transgender-related care for all patients—including children, adolescents, and adults—and it brings together expertise from plastic surgery, mental health, primary care, endocrinology, pediatrics, OB-GYN, social work and case management, among other disciplines, says center clinical director Paula M. Neira.

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BY TAPPING INTO THE HEALING POWER OF IMMUNE CELLS, JENNIFER ELISSEEFF IS TAKING THE FIELD OF REGENERATIVE MEDICINE IN A WHOLE NEW DIRECTION.

Elisseeff In The Lab With Biomedical Engineering Master’s Student Alexis Parrillo.

A few years ago, biomedical engineer Jennifer Elisseeff, of the Wilmer Eye Institute, was amid her latest research project when she happened on something she did not expect. She specializes in engineered biomaterials, a broad class of designer synthetic fibers, gels and other materials that can replace, repair and, in some cases, regenerate human tissues that have been damaged by injury, disease or genetic defect.

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