Martin Thunemann and Ella Zeldich Receive $2.3M for Organoid Project
Assistant Professors Martin Thunemann (BME) and Ella Zeldich (Anatomy & Neurobiology) were recently awarded with a $2.3 million R01 grant from NIH (National Institute of Aging) for the next three years, with the option of a non-competitive extension to five years. The project is entitled “Understanding neuronal dysfunction in Down Syndrome using assembloids and xenotransplanted […]
BU’s Core Organoid Research Spans CRC & MED Campuses to Restore Organ Function
By Danny Giancioppo and Jack Osmond | Photos Supplied by Martin Thunemann, Ella Zeldich, and Ben Wolozin Organoids are a growing trend in biomedical research fields internationally––but what are they? As the name suggests, it’s a simplified model of an organ made up of cells, studied both in vitro (outside a living organism) and in […]
NPC Fellow Kate Herrema to Advance Cortical Organoid Study with CAN DO Award
Congratulations to Kate Herrema, NPC CAN DO awardee 2024! With funding from the Neurophotonics Center’s CAN-DO award, graduate student Kate Herrema will advance her thesis project on combining biomaterials, neurorecording devices, stem cell technology and in vivo imaging to guide the development of human cortical organoids transplanted in the mouse brain. Working with faculty from across […]