Growing the human brain in a petri dish

Maandag 26 juni 2017
Professor Steven A. Kushner
Growing the human
brain in a petri dish
Gratis | 19.30 | Bistro Bar Binnenrotte, Hoogstraat 110, Rotterdam | www.wetenschapscafe.nl
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Professor Steven A. Kushner
Growing the human brain in a petri dish
Uncovering the mysteries of how the brain functions, and the knowledge of how to
most effectively prevent and treat human brain diseases remains one of the most
challenging problems in biomedical science. Recent technological breakthroughs in
next-generation DNA sequencing, induced pluripotent stem cell biology and organon-chip bioengineering have now converged together, generating unprecedented
optimism within the research community that we may finally be on the verge of
major breakthroughs in understanding and treating brain diseases. In my lecture,
I will describe these emerging methods, their current implementation and future
directions in which this technology might be taking us. In addition, we will discuss
the inevitable ethical implications of this avenue of research and how an increasing
understanding of the inner workings of our brain might influence public policy and
legal precedent.
Steven A. Kushner is Professor of Neurobiological Psychiatry at the Erasmus MC,
Rotterdam. He is the co-director of the Population Neuroscience Academic Center of
Excellence, founding member of the ENCORE center for neurodevelopmental disorders,
Coordinator of the brain-on-a-chip program of the human organ and Disease Model
Technologies (hDMT) consortium, Federation of European Neuroscience Societies – Kavli
Network Scholar, and member of the recently awarded NWO Zwaartekracht Netherlands
Organ-on-Chip Initiative.
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