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2024 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes Finalist for Outstanding Early Career Researcher
“Using stem cell biology and tissue engineering, Dr Ann-Na Cho has invented a lab-grown human brain model that enables more comprehensive neuroscientific research than traditional animal models. The innovative tissue-engineered models mimic human brain physiology and pathology. Dr Cho has contributed to the study of the impact of COVID-19 infection on the brain, and neurodegeneration studies.”.Research Topics
Human Brain Circuits & Cognition
Biological neuronal communication and interface with neurotechnology in a human context, focusing on brain circuit function, dysfunction, and real-time modeling.
Brain-body-on-chip
Tissue-engineered organoids integrated with organ-on-chip systems to model human brain-body interactions as a microphysiological platform.
Brain organogenesis & homeostasis
Understanding brain tissue development through mechanobiology and exploring reciprocal interactions within the brain's microenvironment
Neuroinflammation & Neurodegeneration
The neuroinflammatory system in neurodegeneration using multimodal tools to monitor neuron–immune interactions in both healthy and disease states