by caitlin.sadowski@icloud.com | Jul 10, 2025 | Funded Projects
BACKGROUND The home lab (Rubin Lab, DBMR; University of Bern) focuses on in vitro models to investigate lineage plasticity and metastasis and has most recently developed a novel organoid-based model to examine tumour-host interactions and the metastatic...
by caitlin.sadowski@icloud.com | Jul 10, 2025 | Funded Projects
BACKGROUND Our lab develops organs-on-chip (OOC) models, focusing on the lungs, liver and gut. We are creating vascularized tissues-on-chip (patent filed) that better mimic the tissue microenvironment, enabling interaction studies between the vascular systems and...
by caitlin.sadowski@icloud.com | Jul 10, 2025 | Funded Projects
BACKGROUND At my home lab I developed an air-liquid-interface in-vitro model of the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) respiratory tract to study host-parasite interactions in canids. This model is crucial for understanding the pathogenesis and immune responses in canid lungworm...
by caitlin.sadowski@icloud.com | Jul 10, 2025 | Funded Projects
BACKGROUND The Centre of Experimental Rheumatology specializes in the investigation of rheumatic and skeletal disorders, including systemic sclerosis (SSc). SSc is a paradigm fibrotic disease characterized by multi-organ fibrosis, including the skin. Currently, tools...
