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Episode 47: Rethinking Models- A Scientist’s Path to Organ-on-a-Chip Innovation
Season 4
Episode 47
Published 4 months ago
Description
What drives a scientist to rethink how we model human biology? In this episode, Dr. Carolina Lucchesi shares how her career evolved from animal-based research to pioneering work in organ-on-a-chip systems. She discusses the technical challenges she helped solve, the growing importance of microphysiological systems in drug discovery, and how ATCC is working to bring greater consistency and trust to these emerging models. The episode also highlights the role of diverse cell sources in building more representative and predictive research systems.