Bioengineering in vitro models of embryonic development
Ananya Gupta, Matthias P. Lutolf*, Alex J. Hughes* and Katharina F. Sonnen*: Bioengineering in vitro models of embryonic development. Stem Cell Reports 16 (2021)
Development in a dish – in vitro models of mammalian embryonic development
Yasmine el Azhar and Katharina F. Sonnen*: Development in a dish – in vitro models of mammalian embryonic development. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology (2021)
Microfluidics as an emerging precision tool in developmental biology
Katharina F. Sonnen and Christoph A. Merten*: Microfluidics as an emerging precision tool in developmental biology. Developmental Cell, 48 (2019)
How germline genes promote malignancy in cancer cells
Jan Willem Bruggeman, Jan Koster, Ans M. M. van Pelt, Dave Speijer and Geert Hamer: How germline genes promote malignancy in cancer cells. BioEssays (2023)
Molecular makeup of the human adult ovary
Xueying Fan and Susana M. Chuva de Sousa Lopes: Molecular makeup of the human adult ovary. Current Opinion in Endocrine and Metabolic Research (2021)
Fetal germ cell development in humans, a link with infertility
Sylwia M. Czukiewska and Susana M. Chuva de Sousa Lopes: Fetal germ cell development in humans, a link with infertility. Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology (2022)
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Join us at the Dutch Embryo Model Meeting 2024!
The Dutch Embryo Model Meeting presents a valuable opportunity for scientists involved in research with stem-cell-based embryo models to showcase their work, and many of the researchers involved in our program eagerly anticipate presenting their research findings at this event.
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Report: Seeds for a Societal Debate
The recent report of the Rathenau Institute, entitled 'Seeds for a Societal Debate', is now online!
Embryo models from the lab: what can you do with them?
In the Netherlands, about two thousand people live with the muscle disease FSHD. With this condition, the muscles increasingly lose strength, which can ultimately cause people to end up in a wheelchair.
Embryo models from the lab: what can you do with them?
In the Netherlands, about two thousand people live with the muscle disease FSHD. With this condition, the muscles increasingly lose strength, which can ultimately cause people to end up in a wheelchair.
Embryo models from the lab: what can you do with them?
In the Netherlands, about two thousand people live with the muscle disease FSHD. With this condition, the muscles increasingly lose strength, which can ultimately cause people to end up in a wheelchair.