Human organoids: model systems for human biology and medicine

J Kim, BK Koo, JA Knoblich - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2020 - nature.com
The historical reliance of biological research on the use of animal models has sometimes
made it challenging to address questions that are specific to the understanding of human …

Public health emergencies of international concern: a historic overview

A Wilder-Smith, S Osman - Journal of travel medicine, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Rationale The International Health Regulations (IHR) have been the governing
framework for global health security since 2007. Declaring public health emergencies of …

[HTML][HTML] Brain-region-specific organoids using mini-bioreactors for modeling ZIKV exposure

X Qian, HN Nguyen, MM Song, C Hadiono, SC Ogden… - Cell, 2016 - cell.com
Cerebral organoids, three-dimensional cultures that model organogenesis, provide a new
platform to investigate human brain development. High cost, variability, and tissue …

Zika virus infects human cortical neural progenitors and attenuates their growth

H Tang, C Hammack, SC Ogden, Z Wen, X Qian, Y Li… - Cell stem cell, 2016 - cell.com
The suspected link between infection by Zika virus (ZIKV), a re-emerging flavivirus, and
microcephaly is an urgent global health concern. The direct target cells of ZIKV in the …

Association between Zika virus and microcephaly in French Polynesia, 2013–15: a retrospective study

S Cauchemez, M Besnard, P Bompard, T Dub… - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Summary Background The emergence of Zika virus in the Americas has coincided with
increased reports of babies born with microcephaly. On Feb 1, 2016, WHO declared the …

Epidemic arboviral diseases: priorities for research and public health

A Wilder-Smith, DJ Gubler, SC Weaver… - The Lancet infectious …, 2017 - thelancet.com
For decades, arboviral diseases were considered to be only minor contributors to global
mortality and disability. As a result, low priority was given to arbovirus research investment …

[HTML][HTML] Zika virus disrupts neural progenitor development and leads to microcephaly in mice

C Li, D Xu, Q Ye, S Hong, Y Jiang, X Liu, N Zhang… - Cell stem cell, 2016 - cell.com
The link between Zika virus (ZIKV) infection and microcephaly has raised urgent global
alarm. The historical African ZIKV MR766 was recently shown to infect cultured human …

Phototactic guidance of a tissue-engineered soft-robotic ray

SJ Park, M Gazzola, KS Park, S Park, V Di Santo… - Science, 2016 - science.org
Inspired by the relatively simple morphological blueprint provided by batoid fish such as
stingrays and skates, we created a biohybrid system that enables an artificial animal—a …

Human iPSC-derived cerebral organoids model cellular features of lissencephaly and reveal prolonged mitosis of outer radial glia

M Bershteyn, TJ Nowakowski, AA Pollen, E Di Lullo… - Cell stem cell, 2017 - cell.com
Classical lissencephaly is a genetic neurological disorder associated with mental
retardation and intractable epilepsy, and Miller-Dieker syndrome (MDS) is the most severe …

Zika virus NS4A and NS4B proteins deregulate Akt-mTOR signaling in human fetal neural stem cells to inhibit neurogenesis and induce autophagy

Q Liang, Z Luo, J Zeng, W Chen, SS Foo, SA Lee, J Ge… - Cell stem cell, 2016 - cell.com
The current widespread outbreak of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection has been linked to severe
clinical birth defects, particularly microcephaly, warranting urgent study of the molecular …