Brain, muscle cells found lurking in kidney organoids grown in lab

Brain, muscle cells found lurking in kidney organoids grown in lab

School of Medicine scientists have identified rogue cells – namely brain and muscle cells – lurking in kidney organoids, an indication that the “recipes” used to coax stem cells into becoming kidney cells inadvertently are churning out other cell types. The researchers also demonstrated they could prevent most of those wayward cells from forming, an approach that could be adopted by scientists working with other organoids, such as those of the brain, lung or heart.
The Innovator: Jen Silva

The Innovator: Jen Silva

WashU physician Jen Silva, MD, has co-founded a startup that will enable doctors to see real-time 3D holograms of the heart during cardiac procedures.
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