Holly Wobma
Holly completed an MD-PhD at Columbia University in New York during which she conducted graduate training in the lab of Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic and helped co-found a cell therapy company called Immplacate. She will soon be starting (June 2019) as a pediatric resident at the Boston Combined Residency Program and is interested in developing and translating cell and gene therapies for pediatric disease.
Posts by: Holly
Calling attention to collagen, the lesser known “triple” helix
> For anyone who follows crime dramas, you’ve probably come across the token episode where the resident computer genius pulls up a double helix to unravel some genetic clue about an elusive villain. Of course, most people know that the information in DNA requires more than a few clicks of the “zoom” button. But my […]
Sugar rush: The development of glucose-sensitive beta cells from embryonic precursors
> “Wow, my mouth just got diabetes.” Such are my immediate thoughts after taking a bite out of a red velvet cupcake. Though I must qualify: by cupcake, I mean a skyscraper of frosting carefully balanced on a minimal crumbly foundation. Making such a hyperbolic statement heightens our awareness that diabetes involves intolerably high blood […]
Gene editing technique makes disease study almost as easy as flipping a switch
> Imagine you are about to interview someone, and rather than receiving a full reference letter, your candidate is described with but a single word. Do you think you’d get the whole picture? Of course you wouldn’t, but depending on the word chosen, you could make a decision. For example, “disorganized” or “unreliable” seem like […]
Immunology and insider dealing: How macrophages trick your body into accepting biomaterials
> I’d like to make an unusual proposition. It’s occurred to me that our bodies are kind of snobs. Personality aside, our bodies are extremely particular. They reject tons of bacteria and viruses, while accepting others. They reject foreign tissues but can sometimes be coaxed into accepting them when bribed with medications. I suppose you […]
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