Organoids are lab-developed human stomach and intestinal tissues. An interdisciplinary team from both organizations will develop these tissues and use them to study diarrheal disease.
Alison Weiss, PhD, a professor in the UC College of Medicine’s Department of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry and Microbiology; and James Wells, PhD, a professor in the UC Department of Pediatrics, co-director of the Pluripotent Stem Cell Center at Cincinnati Children’s and associate director of the Digestive Health Center, will serve as co-principal investigators for the grant.
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