Organoid News Volume 4.22 | Jun 8 2023

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    Vol. 4.22 – 8 June, 2023
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    Drug Screening at Single-Organoid Resolution via Bioprinting and Interferometry

    Researchers presented a pipeline to generate bioprinted tumor organoids linked to label-free, time-resolved imaging via high-speed live cell interferometry and machine learning-based quantitation of individual organoids.
    [Nature Communications]

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    A T Cell-Engaging Tumor Organoid Platform for Pancreatic Cancer Immunotherapy

    To facilitate drug discovery combating immunosuppressive pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, a high-throughput drug screen platform was established with the newly developed T cell-incorporated pancreatic tumor organoid model.
    [Advanced Science]

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    Enhancement of CAR-T Cell Activity against Cholangiocarcinoma by Simultaneous Knockdown of Six Inhibitory Membrane Proteins

    Researchers knocked down immune checkpoints and immunosuppressive molecular receptors in CAR-T cells by constructing two clusters of small hairpin RNAs and evaluated the engineered CAR-T cells for antitumor activity both in vitro, using tumor cell lines and cholangiocarcinoma organoid models, and in vivo.
    [Cancer Communications]

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    Engineered Extracellular Matrices Facilitate Brain Organoids from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells

    Investigators generated brain organoids using engineered extracellular matrix comprised of human fibrillar fibronectin supported by a highly porous polymer scaffold.
    [Annals Of Clinical And Translational Neurology]

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    Fabrication of Oxygen-Carrying Microparticles Functionalized with Liver ECM-Proteins to Improve Phenotypic Three-Dimensional In Vitro Liver Assembly, Function, and Responses

    Hepatocytes and hepatic stellate cells exhibited more pronounced phenotypic arrangements when cocultured with laminin-511 and 521 modified chitosan microparticles.
    [Biotechnology And Bioengineering]

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    Nanoengineering of Gold Nanoribbon-Embedded Isogenic Stem Cell-Derived Cardiac Organoids

    Scientists presented a proof-of-concept study for the integration of biofunctionalized gold nanoribbons with hiPSC-derived isogenic cardiac organoids to enhance tissue function and maturation.
    [Rsc Advances]

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    Portable and Integrated Microfluidic Flow Control System Using Off-the-Shelf Components Towards Organs-on-Chip Applications

    3D printing was used to fabricate a custom-designed platform box for mounting the chosen smallest footprint components. A demonstrator system was realized for lung-on-a-chip experiments.
    [Biomedical Microdevices]

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    Effects of Acute Low-Moderate Dose Ionizing Radiation to Human Brain Organoids

    The authors generated brain/cerebral organoids from human iPSCs to study the radiosensitivity of human brain cells, including neurons, astrocytes, and oligodendrocytes.
    [PLOS One]

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    Single-Cell Transcriptomics Identifies Perturbed Molecular Pathways in Midbrain Organoids Using α-Synuclein Triplication Parkinson’s Disease Patient-Derived iPSCs

    Investigators generate midbrain dopaminergic organoids from induced pluripotent stem cells from healthy and Parkinson’s Disease (PD) donors and assess them as a human PD model using single-cell RNAseq.
    [Neuroscience Research]

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    REVIEWS

    Application of Human Stem Cell Derived Retinal Organoids in the Exploration of the Mechanisms of Early Retinal Development

    The authors review the events of early retinal development both in animal embryos and human retinal organoids (hROs) studies, and summarize the application prospect, challenges, and cutting-edge techniques of hROs for uncovering mechanisms of retinal development and related developmental disorder.
    [Stem Cell Reviews And Reports]

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    Preclinical Models of Neuroendocrine Prostate Cancer

    Scientists provide a comprehensive view of the available models for neuroendocrine prostate cancer (NEPC) detailing their strengths and limitations, and describe novel approaches to expand the repertoire of preclinical models to better study, prevent, or reverse NEPC.
    [Current Protocols]

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    Advances in Stem Cell and Other Therapies for Huntington’s Disease: An Update

    The authors summarize the recent research in stem cells, genetic modifications, and organoids as a potential for treatment of Huntington’s disease.
    [Brain Research Bulletin]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    UCR’s Stem Cell Research Program Cashes In

    University of California, Riverside (UCR) gains $2.9 million dollars from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine for the Research Training and Mentorship Program Inspire Diverse Undergraduates toward Regenerative Medicine Careers, otherwise known as RAMP.
    [University of California, Riverside (The Highlander)]

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    Council Calls for Transparent, Equitable, and Open Access to Scholarly Publications

    The Council of the European Union has adopted conclusions on the ‘high quality, transparent, open, trustworthy and equitable scholarly publishing’, in which it calls for immediate and unrestricted open access in publishing research involving public funds.
    [Council of the European Union]

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    JOB OPPORTUNITIES

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    Center for Disease Neurogenomics at the Icahn School of Medicine – Manhattan, New York, United States

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