His main professional and scientific interests focus on Robotic surgery for colorectal cancer, Extended surgery for locally recurrent rectal cancer and pelvic anatomy.
Case: Human brain cells connect and transfer information through electrical signals, which then decide the movement of every part of our human body. However, once outside of the complex workings of the human body, could in-vitro brain cells on their own be capable of performing a similar function? Moreover, would they be able to improve their performance when feedback is provided? In the Puzzle X 2022 event, Hon Wang explains with a few slides, how their research firm Cortical Labs has cultivated in vitro human brain cells in a chip and connected them to a multi electronic array. In order to explore their abilities they wanted to see if they could teach them to play Pong (a very simple pac man era video game). This multi-electronic array works as a bridge for the electronic signals between the cells and the computer game simulation. They have performed many tests on in-vitro human cells, but during this public event they attempt the first live connection between the in-vitro cells (in Australia) and the game simulation PC (in Barcelona). It demonstrates how the cells interact with the multi electronic array and give indications of the paddle movement. The cells may not have a 100% rate of winning, but who does? How could this advancement in knowledge of the capabilities of human brain cells help in medicine? What could this wide open field in science mean for humanity? The future is yet uncertain but the speculations are really exciting!
Published
Nov 2022
Rod Menchaca MC, PhD, CEO of Advances in Surgery, talks with Zina Jarrahi Cinker, Phd, leader of AMPT and PUZZLE X about the impact that frontier materials will have on surgery. This interview highlights how advanced in material science can revolutionize the biomedical and surgical field in the very near future. Frontier Material like graphene: one atomic layer of carbon, the thinnest and strongest material in the world – 10,000 times thinner than human hair and 200 times stronger than steel – can be used as transparent flexible conductors of electricity and heat for the next generation of biosensors, robotics, implants, brain interfaces, organ and regeneration and more. Advances in digitization of surgery are obvious and in some ways understandable. However, these advances in “the digital side" must be accompanied by new materials, technologies and devices that we have not yet imagined. This conversation is the starting point to learn about frontier materials from a world leader in this subject. Advances in Surgery has embraced this initiative and has become a strategic partner of AMPT and PUZZLE X. Here is the link for free access to PUZZLE X event streaming: https://www.airmeet.com/e/509cba40-26fe-11ec-86b3-59b7749c5aed
Published
Nov 2021
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