In this Innovation Showcase talk from ISSCR 2022, our Associate Director of Neural Biology, Dr. Erin Knock, discusses the applications of in vitro model systems and demonstrates how STEMCELL’s tools can help overcome barriers to neural stem cell research.

Examining the nervous system at a cellular and molecular level is foundational to interpreting anatomical and psychological studies from live subjects, and choosing the optimal model for your question is key to obtaining relevant results. In this session, Dr. Knock covers examples of how to support and characterize neuron activity for neurotoxicity studies, as well as how to generate stem cell-derived cell types for pain modeling. More complex culture systems, such as neuron-astrocyte-microglia co-cultures for injury modeling, and gene-edited organoid cultures for developmental modeling, are also discussed.

As co-sponsor of, and participant in, ISSCR’s 2022 Annual Meeting, we share with you our Innovation Showcase presentation at #ISSCR2022.
This presentation does not represent an endorsement from or support of the ISSCR.