The Applied Organoid Core
Organoids recapitulate many aspects of tissue organization and cell composition and when derived from human stem cells provide the opportunity to study human diseases in a human context. The human brain displays unique aspects that cannot be adequately modeled in rodents, thus the use of human-derived cerebral organoids provides an opportunity to explore disease processes in this context.
We have established a highly efficient pipeline to generate morphologically similar cerebral organoids with consistent cell-type compositions as assessed by single-cell sequencing. Using this pipeline, our goal is to generate and provide cerebral organoids derived from stem cells to academic researchers to enable the application of state-of-the-art approaches for the study of human brain disorders.
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Training & Resources
Coming soon:
Training Centre
Resource Centre (Standard Operating Protocols)
Collaboration Centre (to connect researchers)
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Contact
Liliana Attisano
Donnelly Centre, University of Toronto
160 College Street
liliana.attisano@utoronto.ca