Specialization
Bioengineering, in vitro modelling, organoids, virology
Focus of research
Development of different models along the airway and gut-brain axis:
1) Gut organoids and gut epithelial cultures
2) Human airway epithelial (HAE) cultures
3) Brain organoids
4) Blood-Brain Barrier
5) Immune cell co-culture with above models
Applied for elucidating the pathogenesis of several viruses:
1) Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68)
2) Enterovirus A71 (EV-A71)
3) Parechovirus A (PeV-A1 and PeV-A3)
4) SARS-CoV-2
5) RSV
6) CMV
7) HIV