Dr. Marissa Scavuzzo is an HHMI Hanna H. Gray Fellow at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Her research focuses on enteric glia regulation in the healthy and diseased gut. She talks about how glial cell subtypes affect intestinal motility and her experience receiving NYSCF and HHMI fellowships. She also talks about bringing science to underserved schools in Cleveland.

Astrocytes in Organoids – Researchers generated a cortical organoid platform to investigate human astrocyte function.

SOX17 in Immune Evasion – Scientists used AKP organoids to demonstrate that SOX17 orchestrates immune evasion in the early steps of colon cancer.

Bone Marrow Organoids – Bone marrow organoids model aspects of hematopoietic development and inborn errors of hematopoiesis.

Patient-Derived Lymphoma Organoids – Patient-derived lymphoma organoids recapitulate the tumor lymphoid microenvironment.

Image Courtesy of Dr. Marissa Scavuzzo. Photographer: Jesse Zhan

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