Medicinal BioPrinting by Alex Avramidis

If i am an expert in anything it would be applying my knowledge of Science to better the world. I can talk to you all day about the human body and how it works, or the physics behind the mechanical aspect of the solar cup i made for my coffee project. Whether its Biological sciences, physics, or even chemistry, my true expertise lies within making, inventing, and creating. My fundamental knowledge of Science is the key to me being a maker. I want to better the world through my innovations that could help millions of people and make their lives easier. As you all know from my previous posts, i am a Pre-med student. I don’t want to be a doctor that can impact and better the life of a few patients. I want to impact the world and I’m sure I’m not the only person that wants too as well. Imagination is the key. Once that light bulb in your head turns on, don’t wait wait until you lose that brilliant thought! As for myself, i don’t want to be the millionth scientist trying to find a cure for cancer because it will be found eventually. The question is what is the next step? After taking a 3D printing class at Baruch college, i was enlightened. Like I’ve mentioned in my previous blogs, Bioprinting will revolutionize the world. Bio Printed Organs will be so widely available in the near future that swapping damaged organs for new ones will be practical. It would be like swapping an old chevy motor that has 200,000 miles on it with a brand new one. I couldn’t imagine how difficult it would be to create perfect working Bio printed organs when i struggled building my solar cup. It took 36 hours to print the cup , 14 hours to print the lid, and about 20 hours to make the solar powered heating aspect of the cup to work. The point is putting an idea into physical form is not as easy as it sounds. Even though it took over three days of constructing the solar up, i managed to make it work. Im ready for something more challenging, to construct perfect working Bio printed organs. I hope someday i can give the opportunity for someone with a failing organ to live an extra day, if not another decade or two. Since Bio printing is a working progress, here is the question that needs to be answered: What happens when the world becomes over populated because of rejuvenated patients with new organs? Will there be a deficit of resources due to the influx of people living on earth at this time? These are all factors that need to be considered. What state will the world be in when mankind acquires this fountain of youth? Surely this advancement in technology will be a giant leap for man kind in the short term but who knows what consequences it will hold for the future.