TEDMED | How organoids helped unravel the mystery of the Zika virus @TEDMED | Uploaded August 2018 | Updated October 2024, 9 hours ago.
Organoids are tiny collections of cells that grow into mini organs in the lab, closely mimicking the development and reactions of actual human organs. Guo-li Ming, the Perelman Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine, leads a laboratory that creates and uses organoids to model diseases and treatments in the brain.
With the Zika virus outbreak in 2015, Guo-li and her team were able to put their brain organoids to the test, ultimately drawing the connection between the virus and the neurodevelopmental disease microcephaly. Tune in to Guo-li's 2017 TEDMED Talk to learn more about the exciting potential of organoids and how they can help us to better understand and treat microcephaly, as well as other neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s, autism, schizophrenia, and more.
Organoids are tiny collections of cells that grow into mini organs in the lab, closely mimicking the development and reactions of actual human organs. Guo-li Ming, the Perelman Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine, leads a laboratory that creates and uses organoids to model diseases and treatments in the brain.
With the Zika virus outbreak in 2015, Guo-li and her team were able to put their brain organoids to the test, ultimately drawing the connection between the virus and the neurodevelopmental disease microcephaly. Tune in to Guo-li's 2017 TEDMED Talk to learn more about the exciting potential of organoids and how they can help us to better understand and treat microcephaly, as well as other neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s, autism, schizophrenia, and more.
