Since the creation of the first brain organoid, interest in these human bio-models has spread to many areas of biomedical research, such as regenerative medicine, disease modeling and drug screening. Although still in its infancy, this technology is undergoing exponential expansion and is undoubtedly one of the most cutting-edge fields in biomedicine today. However, far from being a simple technique, the generation of organoids requires a complex theoretical foundation and mastery of a wide range of novel techniques that, in many cases, are still under development.
The main objective of the Human brain organoids summer school,
BOSS23 (“Human brain organoids to model neurodegenerative diseases”) is to train the participants in the generation and processing of brain organoids and inspire the elaboration of new collaborations/projects through the close interactions between some of the leading international experts and the participants.
Brain organoids are an incredibly versatile tool that represents an unprecedented advance in the modeling of the human nervous system. Currently, the scientific community agrees on the need to develop human bio-models in order to minimize the use of animals in a wide range of tasks, such as disease modeling, drug development and developmental studies.
The principal issues we want to approach at the BOSS23 and we want to reflect in this special issue are: "Why use a brain organoid in your research?", "How to optimize an organoid protocol for your research" and “A glimpse into the future of brain organoids”. Articles of all types are welcome, including but not limited to, original research, review articles, meta-analysis.
Since the creation of the first brain organoid, interest in these human bio-models has spread to many areas of biomedical research, such as regenerative medicine, disease modeling and drug screening. Although still in its infancy, this technology is undergoing exponential expansion and is undoubtedly one of the most cutting-edge fields in biomedicine today. However, far from being a simple technique, the generation of organoids requires a complex theoretical foundation and mastery of a wide range of novel techniques that, in many cases, are still under development.
The main objective of the Human brain organoids summer school,
BOSS23 (“Human brain organoids to model neurodegenerative diseases”) is to train the participants in the generation and processing of brain organoids and inspire the elaboration of new collaborations/projects through the close interactions between some of the leading international experts and the participants.
Brain organoids are an incredibly versatile tool that represents an unprecedented advance in the modeling of the human nervous system. Currently, the scientific community agrees on the need to develop human bio-models in order to minimize the use of animals in a wide range of tasks, such as disease modeling, drug development and developmental studies.
The principal issues we want to approach at the BOSS23 and we want to reflect in this special issue are: "Why use a brain organoid in your research?", "How to optimize an organoid protocol for your research" and “A glimpse into the future of brain organoids”. Articles of all types are welcome, including but not limited to, original research, review articles, meta-analysis.
