Organoid News Volume 4.29 | Jul 27 2023

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    Organoid News by STEMCELL Technologies
    Vol. 4.29 – 27 July, 2023
    TOP STORY

    Dissecting Peri-Implantation Development Using Cultured Human Embryos and Embryo-Like Assembloids

    Using human embryos and embryo-like assembloids, investigators revealed that WNT, BMP, and Nodal signaling pathways synergistically, but functionally differently, orchestrated human peri-implantation lineage development.
    [Cell Research]

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    Colorectal Cancer Organoid-Stroma Biobank Allows Subtype-Specific Assessment of Individualized Therapy Responses

    The authors established the colorectal cancer organoid-stroma biobank of matched patient-derived tumor organoids and cancer-associated fibroblasts from 30 patients.
    [Cancer Discovery]

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    Pharmaco-Proteogenomic Characterization of Liver Cancer Organoids for Precision Oncology

    Researchers established a patient-derived liver cancer organoid biobank that comprehensively represented the histological and molecular characteristics of various liver cancer types.
    [Science Translational Medicine]

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    Micro-Engineered Organoid-on-a-Chip Based on Mesenchymal Stromal Cells to Predict Immunotherapy Responses of HCC Patients

    Mesenchymal stromal cells and peripheral blood mononuclear cells coculture were used to construct hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) organoid-on-a-chip mimicking the original tumor microenvironment.
    [Advanced Science]

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    Elucidating the Proximal Tubule HNF4A Gene Regulatory Network in Human Kidney Organoids

    Using kindey organoid models, the authors revealed the regulatory mechanisms of HNF4A and HNF4G during human proximal tubule differentiation.
    [Journal of the American Society of Nephrology]

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    PCDH12 Loss Results in Premature Neuronal Differentiation and Impeded Migration in a Cortical Organoid Model

    Investigators showed that protocadherin 12 (PCDH12) loss severely impaired cerebral organoid development, with reduced proliferative areas and disrupted laminar organization.
    [Cell Reports]

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    Rubella Virus Tropism and Single-Cell Responses in Human Primary Tissue and Microglia-Containing Organoids

    Scientists showed that in human brain slices, rubella virus predominantly infects microglia. By using an organoid-microglia model, they further demonstrated that the infection led to an interferon response in non-microglial cells.
    [eLife]

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    A Controllable Perfusion Microfluidic Chip for Facilitating the Development of Retinal Ganglion Cells in Human Retinal Organoids

    Researchers elaborated on the advantages of the designed controllable perfusion microfluidic chip to promote retinal organoid growth.
    [Lab On A Chip]

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    Development of Rat Duodenal Monolayer Model with Effective Barrier Function from Rat Organoids for ADME Assay

    Scientists developed a monolayer model with an effective barrier function for absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME) assays using rat duodenal organoids as a cell source.
    [Scientific Reports]

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    Stem Cell-Derived Brain Organoids for Controlled Studies of Transcranial Neuromodulation

    Researchers showed that human brain organoids provided a detailed and artifact-free window into neuromodulation-evoked electrophysiological effects.
    [Heliyon]

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    REVIEWS

    Stem Cell-Derived Intestinal Organoids: A Novel Modality for IBD

    The authors summarize the advances and limitations of the state-of-the-art reconstruction platforms for intestinal organoids.
    [Cell Death Discovery]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    $4.5M for Visionary Research

    Flinders University researchers were awarded almost $4.5 million in four successful Future Fellowships by the Australian Research Council. This includes Dr. Cedric Bard and their research utilizing human brain organoid models.
    [Flinders University]

    Press Release

    3D Self-Assembled Human Brain Model to Fly to the Space Station to Test Precision Medicines for Neurological Disorders

    Researchers from biotechnology startup Axonis are utilizing the International Space Station National Laboratory, to examine how microgravity affects the maturation of human brain cells that form 3D spheroids that mimic certain aspects of the human brain.
    [ISS National Laboratory]

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    JOB OPPORTUNITIES

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    The University Hospital Essen – Essen, Germany

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    National Institutes of Health – Bethesda, Maryland, United States

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