Brett Volmert
Brett Volmert is a Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. candidate in the College of Engineering. In a recent study, Volmert described a method for the creation and growth of mini human hearts, termed “heart organoids”. He presented the research during the MSU Ignite Talks.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death around the world, with over 18 million deaths occurring each year due to heart diseases. This equates to over 50,000 deaths every day from heart disease alone. Another pressing concern is congenital heart defects which is the most common type of birth defect in newborn babies in the United States. Over 40,000 newborns are born each year with a heart defect.