Science & Technology Magazine
Growing miniature hearts in a petri dish
Heart disease is still the number one cause of death in the western world. Robert Passier, Chair of the Department of Applied Stem Cell Technology, and his team study these diseases using heart cells growing in a petri dish. This year, he received a 675.000 euros ZonMW subsidy to further develop these in vitro systems. ‘We aim to develop extremely realistic in vitro models by growing sophisticated miniature hearts that resemble mature heart cells.’
