In a recent study, FMI researchers have shed light on how intestinal organoids form crypts, the pockets that house stem cells ...

Researchers at the Kennedy Institute have developed a new computational framework that allows simultaneous analysis of gene ...

FMI researchers have shed light on how intestinal organoids form crypts, the pockets that house stem cells for gut ...

Our skin and mucous membranes are protected by epithelial cells. This 'barrier' tissue performs its function thanks to specialized structures called 'junctions'. They ensure cell cohesion and regulate ...

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Nanoscale structure-property relationships of biological materials, genetic and molecular origins of soft joint tissue diseases, biomaterials under extreme conditions, coupling between ...

Professor Virginia (Ginger) Ferguson is a tenured Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colorado. She is an expert in soft-hard tissue (e.g., osteochondral) interface ...