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Where Global Minds Pioneer the Future of Matter: David Weston Burke at WPI-SKCM²
At WPI-SKCM², assistant professor David Weston Burke designs programmable porous materials that can capture atmospheric CO₂ or purify water—materials that change properties in response to light, force, or chemistry. In Hiroshima’s WPI Center, he has found the ideal environment for boundary-crossing science that merges mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology.
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Curiosity and Collaboration Unlock Secrets of the Human Immune System:
James Wing at WPI-IFReCOne email to SAKAGUCHI Shimon, who would later be awarded the Nobel Prize, launched James Wing’s career at WPI-IFReC, where he discovered novel regulatory T cells and now leads his own laboratory researching immune responses to infectious diseases. In an institute where world-famous immunologists came together, Wing proves that bold curiosity and Japan’s premier collaborative environment can reshape our understanding of immunity.
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Collaborating with Global Colleagues (and Local Babies) on Language Acquisition Research:
Irena Lovčević at WPI-IRCNAt WPI-IRCN’s Babylab, postdoctoral researcher Irena Lovčević studied how environmental factors shape language acquisition in infants—using innovative “Babyloggers” to capture real-world speech data. From Serbia to Sydney to Tokyo, her journey through WPI-IRCN expanded her research network and deepened her mission to bring developmental science to the parents who need it most.