Karolina visited the Mossakowski Medical Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences (IMDiK PAN), invited by Dr. Magdalena Czeredys and the Huntington Research Group of the Department of Stem Cell Bioengineering. She gave a lecture titled “Direct Neural Reprogramming: a cellular model of human brain aging and rejuvenation,” sharing insights into direct reprogramming and its applications in brain aging research.
The visit was a highly inspiring opportunity to discuss ongoing and future collaborative work on Huntington’s disease, combining induced neurons (iNs) with 3D striatal and cortical organoids derived from matched fibroblast and iPSC lines.
This collaboration builds on Dr. Czeredys’ previous visit to Semmelweis University and will continue through mutual research exchanges: her PhD student will visit our lab to learn iN reprogramming, while Roland will spend two months in Warsaw in the autumn to gain hands-on experience with iPSC culture and organoid generation.
We are excited to further strengthen this collaboration and combine complementary human cellular models to better understand Huntington’s disease.
