Good luck to Mina Kazemzadeh Dastjerd who will defend her #PhD tomorrow! 🍀 In her #phdresearch, Mina developed miniature human livers from stem cells to study chronic liver disease (CLD), a condition that kills 2 million people yearly. By mimicking fibrosis using acetaminophen, and enhancing realism with a vitamin A compound, she created a model that closely resembles the human liver. These tiny livers were also used to study how genetic differences impact disease progression, offering a powerful tool to replace animal testing and speed up drug development. Mina was supervised by Prof. dr. Leo van Grunsven and Prof. dr. Stefaan Verhulst. #VUBHealthCampus #UMCOR #UMCORcommunity #healthresearch #PhD
