November 17
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12:00 PM
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1:00 PM
Failing Fabulously: Vogue Challenging Niche Large-Scale Bone Repair Research Missteps into Broad Impact Innovations
Sara McBride-Gagyi, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
The Ohio State University
Abstract:
Research rarely unfolds exactly as planned. Despite careful preparation and well-designed protocols, unexpected outcomes — and outright failures — are an inevitable part of experimental science and engineering. Yet these challenges are seldom shared publicly, leaving many trainees and early-career researchers feeling isolated or discouraged when things go awry.
In this talk, Dr. Sara McBride-Gagyi will share two recent projects from her lab related to her larger research on bone regeneration that faced significant, unforeseen setbacks — challenges that could easily have been dismissed as fatal failures that wasted valuable time and resources. Instead, through creative problem-solving and critical re-evaluation, her team turned these obstacles into opportunities, ultimately generating results and innovations more impactful than the original aims.
Dr. McBride-Gagyi will walk through each project chronologically, highlighting the engineering design pivots, decision-making processes, and lessons learned along the way. She will conclude with a discussion of how these experiences are being reframed for publication and dissemination — underscoring the value of transparency, adaptability, and perseverance in the scientific process.
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