- Associate Professor Mirella Dottori
ARC Future Fellow, Centre for Neural Engineering, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Melbourne School of Engineering, University of Melbourne
Growing organs outside the body
Researchers are growing brain-like organs outside the body so they can better understand neural development and fight diseases such as autism and epilepsy.
Brain in a dish: the therapeutic potential of stem cells and organoids
On the Up Close podcast: epilepsy researcher Steve Petrou and developmental neuroscientist Miranda Dottori discuss the therapeutic potential of organoids.
Organoids: the next revolution in human biology has begun
Researchers are growing miniature immature organs in dishes, creating new opportunities for research into diseases like epilepsy and autism and Alzheimer's.