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Ritu Raman

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Eugene Bell Assistant Prof at MIT • tissue engineering the neuromuscular system to restore mobility and power robots • RamanLab.mit.edu

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Ritu Raman @rituraman.bsky.social · Nov 18

Hello 🦋! An intro: I’m a tissue engineer + new PI at MIT, and my lab builds neuromuscular tissues for applications in regenerative medicine + biohybrid robotics. Looking forward to sharing our lab’s journey and newest scientific stories with all of you!

ramanlab.mit.edu

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Ritu Raman @rituraman.bsky.social · 14h

Congrats Kara!!! Super exciting work!

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Ryan Flynn @raflynn5.bsky.social · 4d

We’re excited to report work led by postdoc Jennifer Porat in the lab, finding that DNA accumulates on the surface of living cells and that the secreted extracellular protein DNASE1L3 can modulate its levels on B and T cells. With a new twist for ATAC-seq as well www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

DNASE1L3 surveils mitochondrial DNA on the surface of distinct mammalian cells

The extracellular space is a critical environment for discriminating self versus non-self nucleic acids and initiating the appropriate immune responses through signaling cascades to relay information ...

www.biorxiv.org

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Ryan Flynn @raflynn5.bsky.social · 5d

Lead by postdoc in the lab Ruiqi Ge and in collaboration with Bob Coffey’s lab, we are happy to share rPAL-seq for rapid and sensitive sequencing based profiling of glycoRNAs @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Ritu Raman @rituraman.bsky.social · 5d

The elephant 😍

Ritu Raman @rituraman.bsky.social · 12d

Had such a fun visit to GeorgiaTech, hosted by @gregory-sawicki.bsky.social! Always exciting to share the latest from the lab and meet other folks working at the intersection of #biomechanics + #robotics. Please enjoy my adorable souvenir courtesy of @drblackboots.bsky.social, Buzz the YellowJacket.

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Ritu Raman @rituraman.bsky.social · 16d

Love this MIT news feature of our work at the intersection of AI + bio-manufacturing, showcasing a method to make 3D bioprinting more reliable, scalable, and efficient!

news.mit.edu/2025/new-3d-...

#3Dprinting #bioprinting #AI #manufacturing

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Ritu Raman @rituraman.bsky.social · 18d

I like to focus on the question “are each of the claims justified by the data” - then either the claims need to change or the data needs to be added. If the core/central claims are supported by data, then the rest of the claims can be toned down/removed rather than requiring additional experiments.

Ritu Raman @rituraman.bsky.social · 20d

Can you please add me to the feed - I study neuromuscular biology: ramanlab.mit.edu

Ritu Raman @rituraman.bsky.social · 23d

Yes!!! 😍

Ritu Raman @rituraman.bsky.social · 24d

Honored to be selected to participate in the NAE Grainger Frontiers of Engineering meeting, alongside other scientists spanning neural engineering 🧠, quantum computing 🖥️, fusion energy⚡️ & sustainable aviation ✈️.The future of science is inspiring, as are the people shaping it!

@nationalacademies.org

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Ritu Raman @rituraman.bsky.social · 24d

Thank you!

Ritu Raman @rituraman.bsky.social · 25d

Our lab’s first 3D #bioprinting paper out today in Device @cellpress.bsky.social! Our modular + cost-effective + AI-driven platform enables monitoring the quality of bioprinted tissues, improving reproducibility + limiting material waste in #TissueEngineering

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Modular and AI-driven in situ monitoring platform for real-time process analysis in embedded bioprinting

Real-time monitoring and in situ data analysis are increasingly vital for enhancing precision, reproducibility, and defect detection in embedded biopr…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Ritu Raman @rituraman.bsky.social · Sep 10

Woohoo!

Ritu Raman @rituraman.bsky.social · Sep 9

Had a great time presenting a keynote at the European Society of Biomaterials #ESB2025 meeting! The perfect place to share our latest work on tissue engineering biological actuators and catch up with #biomaterials friends from around the world!

ramanlab.mit.edu/publications/

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Ritu Raman @rituraman.bsky.social · Sep 9

Great to see this Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA) feature of our collaborative work in dexterous biohybrid robotics with Pietro Valdastri and team!

www.aria.org.uk/opportunity-...

Smarter Robot Bodies

Throughout history, humans have used tools and machines to reduce the burden of physical labour. Robots are increasingly able to act independently in complex and dynamic environments but advanced mach...

www.aria.org.uk

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Ritu Raman @rituraman.bsky.social · Sep 4

Super excited to welcome Dr. Arielle Berman, PhD to our lab as an MIT Engineering Excellence Postdoctoral Fellow, following her recent PhD with Prof. Zhenan Bao at Stanford! Check out some of Arielle's exciting prior work here:

www.science.org/doi/full/10....

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Ritu Raman @rituraman.bsky.social · Sep 3

Loved speaking at the Engineering Life symposium exploring science at the interface of Mechanics and Biology this week, hosted by Prof. Mariana Medina-Sánchez (@bcube-tud.bsky.social)! Great to share our work on using magnetic matrix actuation (MagMA) to program tissue function. #25EngLife

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Ritu Raman @rituraman.bsky.social · Aug 25

Excited to welcome Dr. Inkyu Lee to our lab as a new postdoc! Inkyu brings tremendous expertise in bioelectronics from his training with Prof. Tzahi Cohen-Karni at Carnegie Mellon University - check out some of his excellent PhD thesis research here:
doi.org/10.1038/s414...

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Ritu Raman @rituraman.bsky.social · Aug 23

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Ritu Raman @rituraman.bsky.social · Aug 21

So sorry, Anders, I feel your pain…

Ritu Raman @rituraman.bsky.social · Aug 8

Wrapping up a stellar summer with our MIT summer research program (MSRP) interns - huge congratulations and thank you to our interns and their mentors! You can learn more about MSRP here: oge.mit.edu/msrp/

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Ryan Flynn @raflynn5.bsky.social · Aug 6

RNA N-glycosylation enables immune evasion and homeostatic efferocytosis by chemically caging acp3U. Excited to report this work lead by Vinnie @vinnieviruses.bsky.social and in collaboration with @vijayrathinam.bsky.social in @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Ritu Raman @rituraman.bsky.social · Aug 1

Congratulations, Rita!!!

Ritu Raman @rituraman.bsky.social · Jul 29

Celebrating summer with the trainees of both the Raman Lab and the Flynn Lab ( @raflynn5.bsky.social ) at our first joint social - grateful for these folks and many exciting conversations at the intersection of engineering and biology!

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Ritu Raman @rituraman.bsky.social · Jul 14

Less than *2 weeks* left to apply for the MIT Mechanical Engineering Rising Stars Program (applications due July 25, 2025)!

Rising Stars will be hosted at MIT (October 23-24) and supports top women graduate students + postdocs in the US who are considering careers in academia:
risingstarsme.mit.edu

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