Genes aren’t the sole driver instructing cells to build multicellular structures, tissues, and organs. In a new paper published in Nature Communications, USC Stem Cell scientist Leonardo Morsut and Caltech computational biologist Matt Thomson characterize the influence of another important developmental driver: cell density, or how loosely or tightly cells are packed into a given Read More…
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USC Stem Cell’s journey towards 1,000 mini-kidneys begins with $1 million from KidneyX
To help patients in need of transplants, artificial kidneys would have to function like their natural counterparts, but they wouldn’t necessarily have to look like them. With a new $1 million prize from the Kidney Innovation Accelerator, or KidneyX, a team of USC Stem Cell scientists led by Nils Lindström in collaboration with Leonardo Morsut Read More…
Growing stem cells isn’t just something faculty do in the lab. Leonardo Morsut is one of eight faculty in the Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine recently welcomed new babies into their families—more than half of them within the past year. Here, Dr. Morsut and other faculty parents share their joy and wisdom Read More…
Synthetic “tissues” build themselves
How do complex biological structures—an eye, a hand, a brain—emerge from a single fertilized egg? This is the fundamental question of developmental biology, and a mystery still being grappled with by scientists who hope to one day apply the same principles to heal damaged tissues or regrow ailing organs. Now, in a study published May 31 Read More…
Welcome, Victoria!
The Morsut Lab is please to welcome new research lab technician Victoria Fitts.
Leonardo Morsut will attend EDEV2017 conference
Leonardo Morsut will be attending the EDEV2017 conference focusing on Engineering Multicellular Self-Organization in Lausanne, Switzerland from November 13–14.
Leonardo Morsut will speak at UC Santa Barbara
Leonardo Morsut will be speaking at UC Santa Barbara as part of their Bioengineering Faculty Research Seminar Series. His presentation will be entitled “Synthetic biology approaches for multicellular systems: from engineered cell therapy to synthetic tissue development.”
Alexander March presents at departmental retreat
Alexander (Alex) March gave a presentation entitled “Activation of synthetic cell receptors using printed ligand patterns: building towards a tissue with defined cellular architecture” at the annual departmental retreat on 10/20–10/21.
Welcome, Libere and Ted!
The Morsut Lab is please to welcome two new PhD students to the lab: Libere Ndacayisaba and Kuo-Chang (Ted) Tseng.
Leonardo Morsut featured in video on USC Employee Gateway
Leonardo Morust is featured in the “Video of the Week” on USC Employee Gateway. Check out the video here:
