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NOV 09, 2017 6:00 AM PST

Organoid Technology - from Adult Stem Cells to Miniature Organs

Presented at: 5th annual 24 Hours of Stem Cells™ virtual event
Speaker
  • Helmuth Gehart
    Postdoctoral Researcher, Hubrecht Institute for Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research
    Biography
      Helmuth Gehart received his PhD from ETH Zurich (Zurich, Switzerland) in 2013. During his PhD training with Prof. Romeo Ricci, Helmuth studied the mechanisms behind Type II Diabetes and the complex cellular checkpoints that maintain balance to prevent disease. Thereafter, Helmuth aimed to combine his knowledge of signaling and metabolism with the fascinating field of stem cell biology. Thus, he joined the group of Prof. Hans Clevers at the Hubrecht Institute (Utrecht, Netherlands). There he investigates adult tissue stem cells of the liver and their use in clinical research and regenerative medicine.
    Abstract

    Adult stem cell research is one of the most dynamic and fast growing fields of our time. Investigating how organs maintain and repair themselves has led to the discovery of cell populations throughout the body that hold immense regenerative capacity. For a long time, research on adult stem cells has been held back by the inability to grow and study these cells in vitro. This limitation has finally been overcome with the development of organoid technology, a system that enables us to grow single adult stem cells into self-organizing miniature organs. These organoids perform many functions of their parent tissue and are excellent tools to study organ regeneration, organ function and disease development. This presentation provides an overview of the many contributions the team around Hans Clevers has made to the development of organoid culture and delves into applications of the technology in disease modeling, pharmacological screening, regenerative medicine and cancer research.

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    NOV 09, 2017 6:00 AM PST

    Organoid Technology - from Adult Stem Cells to Miniature Organs

    Presented at: 5th annual 24 Hours of Stem Cells™ virtual event

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