Research Project Description:

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major health problem, as it affects 10% of the global population and kills millions of patients every year. One of the major barriers for the development of efficient treatments for CKD, is the inability of existing experimental systems to effectively model the complex structure and function of the human glomerular filtration barrier (the kidney’s filtering unit). In this project, we will combine stem cell biology, engineering, fluidic and biomaterial technologies, to develop a human glomerulus on chip that can be efficiently used for modelling and studying kidney diseases.

Principal Investigator(s) and Coordinating Institution(s):

  • Prof Christodoulos Xinaris, University of Nicosia Medical School, Cyprus

Researchers at University of Nicosia Medical School:

  • Prof Adonis Ioannides
  • Dr Ricardo Romero Guevara

Research Project Acronym: GlomOnChip

Funding Institution: University of Nicosia Medical School

Funding Programme: 2021 Call of the University of Nicosia Medical School Research Seed Fund

Research Project Status:

Ongoing

Start and End Dates:

November 2021 – November 2023