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The Computational, Organoid, and Microphysiological Systems Initiative

Our People

Velpandi Ayyavoo, PhD

Velpandi Ayyavoo, PhD

Vascularized brain organoids for HIV & neurodegeneration

Riyue Sunny Bao, PhD

Riyue Sunny Bao, PhD

AI-driven computational pathology & tumor organoid modeling

Jai Behari, MD, PhD

Jai Behari, MD, PhD

Clinical trials & digital twins for liver disease (MASLD)

Kambez H. Benam, DPhil

Kambez H. Benam, DPhil

Lung/vascular MPS modeling host-pathogen immune interactions

Jacquelyn Brown PhD

Jacquelyn Brown PhD

Liver & multi-organ MPS for MASLD/MASH and encephalopathy

Sylvain Costes, PhD

Sylvain Costes, PhD

Professor and Director, Center for Space Biomanufacturing, Synthetic Biology and Digital Health

Leonardo D’Aiuto, PhD

Leonardo D’Aiuto, PhD

Brain organoids modeling neurotropic viral CNS infections

Mo Ebrahimkhani, MD

Mo Ebrahimkhani, MD

Synthetic biology & liver/yolk sac organoid development

David R. Emlet, PhD

David R. Emlet, PhD

Kidney tissue procurement & organoid injury models (AKI/CKD)

Megan Culler Freeman, MD, PhD

Megan Culler Freeman, MD, PhD

iPSC brain/spinal organoids for viral infection biology

Neil Hukriede, PhD

Neil Hukriede, PhD

Kidney organoids & iPSC models for AKI, CKD, podocytopathies

Keisuke Ishihara, PhD

Keisuke Ishihara, PhD

Brain & cardiac organoids; imaging and morphogenesis

Brett Kaufman, PhD

Brett Kaufman, PhD

Cardiomyocyte models of primary mitochondrial disease

Corrine Kliment, MD, PhD

Corrine Kliment, MD, PhD

Lung organoids/slices modeling mitochondrial lung disease

Guang Li, PhD

Guang Li, PhD

iPSC-derived heart & valve organoids for congenital defects

Mark Miedel, PhD

Mark Miedel, PhD

Liver MPS platforms for MASLD/MASH and cancer drug screening

Kevin Mollen, MD

Kevin Mollen, MD

Intestinal organoids modeling IBD and infectious colitis

Paul Monga

Paul Monga

Liver organoid/MPS: oncology, fibrosis, drug discovery

Mark Schurdak, PhD

Mark Schurdak, PhD

Data analytics & NAMS qualification for FDA-facing NAMs

Sruti Shiva, PhD

Sruti Shiva, PhD

iPSC platelets & bioenergetics for vascular/clotting disease

Daniel Shiwarski, PhD

Daniel Shiwarski, PhD

Bioprinted vascular tissue engineering & imaging platforms

Devanjan Sikder, DVM, PhD

Devanjan Sikder, DVM, PhD

Regulatory-ready organoid platforms for CGT development

Susana da Silva, PhD

Susana da Silva, PhD

Retinal & brain organoids for AMD, albinism, fovea disease

D. Lansing Taylor, PhD

D. Lansing Taylor, PhD

MPS, biosensors & digital/biomimetic twins for MASLD, CKM

Mahboubeh Varmazyad, PhD

Mahboubeh Varmazyad, PhD

Liver MPS platforms for MASLD/MASH and cancer modeling

Lawrence Vernetti, PhD

Lawrence Vernetti, PhD

Liver MPS platforms for hepatotoxicity & pharmacokinetics

Ioannis Zervantonakis, PhD

Ioannis Zervantonakis, PhD

Microfluidic tumor organoid models of cancer metastasis