One participant, Professor Bas Teusink (systems biology, VU Amsterdam), is mapping out cell metabolism in order to better predict chemical reactions. While Professor Sue Gibbs (skin and mucosa regenerative medicine, Amsterdam UMC and the Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA)) is pioneering the use of skin organoids in the lab: real living skin tissue, which can be used to study skin conditions or determine the safety of certain dental treatments. Professor Dasja Pajkrt (paediatric infectious disease, Amsterdam UMC) is developing brain organoids in the lab in order to study the effect of viruses on the brain. And Professor Jolanda van der Velden (physiology, Amsterdam UMC) is researching congenital and genetic heart conditions by developing heart organoids: heart cells that grow into a mini-heart in the lab.
Would you like to know more about the vision and mission of TPI Amsterdam? Are you curious about the stories and videos of these and other pioneering researchers at Amsterdam UMC and VU Amsterdam? Go to www.vu.nl/tpi-amsterdam.
