Brain Organoid Hub
at Emory University
Mission
hiPSC and organoid maintenance is time consuming, and reproducibility and reliability of the cultures are key for experiment success. Combining our collective expertise in the field, The Andersen, Birey and Sloan labs at Emory University founded the “Brain Organoid Hub”. We aim to centralize, standardize, automate, and innovate on the maintenance, differentiation, and use of hiPSCs, organoids and assembloids. The hub provides a unique opportunity to improve upon standards and practices of differentiation protocols, reduce handling variability, increase throughput and enable interdisciplinary collaborations at scale.
Who we are
The Andersen, Birey and Sloan labs work closely and synergistically on questions related to understanding the processes underlying the assembly of the central nervous system in health and disease. To accomplish these goals, we use a variety of human stem cell models including region-specific organoids and assembloids, along with state-of-the-art technologies including single cell genomics, live-imaging, genomic engineering, and new molecular tools.
Watch our manager Alexia King give an overview of the hub’s vision
at the 2023 World Organoid Research Day Conference