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Building Lung Tissue Models to Speed Virus Drug Testing

February 25, 2021 - NCATS News

  • 3-D Tissue Bioprinting

NCATS scientists are developing 3-D tissue models to examine how respiratory viruses like the SARS-CoV-2 virus and influenza viruses can infect the lungs and other tissues.

NCATS Announces NIH HEAL Initiative-Related Funding Opportunities

December 19, 2018 - NCATS News

  • 3-D Tissue Bioprinting
  • ASPIRE
  • Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program
  • Helping to End Addiction Long-term® Initiative (HEAL)
  • Tissue Chip for Drug Screening

NCATS is supporting three new funding opportunities and a prize challenge through the NIH HEAL (Helping to End Addiction Long-termSM) Initiative.

Early Stimulation Improves Performance of Bioengineered Human Heart Cells

April 5, 2018 - NCATS News

  • 3-D Tissue Bioprinting
  • Tissue Chip for Drug Screening

Researchers are now able to use induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) to form a model of human adult-like cardiac muscle by introducing electric and mechanical stimulation at an early stage.

Last updated on February 19, 2025