Hepatocyte Islands 1
Hepatocyte Islands 1
Submitted by Justin Voog in the Bhatia Lab at the Koch Institute
Koch Institute at MIT, Institute of Medical Engineering and Science
"These images show liver cells (hepatocytes) grown in pre-patterned islands on a glass coverslip. The liver cells are stained in red and adjacent supportive cells (fibroblasts) are stained in green. A major goal of my research is towards generating a renewable and expandable source of human hepatocytes grown in culture. A renewable source of human hepatocytes would greatly aid efforts towards in regenerative medicine, disease modeling, personalized medicine, and drug screening."