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New 3-D Models Offer Insights Into the Biology of a Rare, Devastating Neurological Disease

July 28, 2023 - NCATS News

  • 3-D Tissue Bioprinting
  • Therapeutics for Rare and Neglected Diseases (TRND)

NCATS scientists created human cell–based models of a rare disorder, NGLY1 deficiency, to learn more about the disease’s development and biology.

Building Lung Tissue Models to Speed Virus Drug Testing

February 25, 2021 - NCATS News

  • 3-D Tissue Bioprinting

NCATS scientists are developing 3-D tissue models to examine how respiratory viruses like the SARS-CoV-2 virus and influenza viruses can infect the lungs and other tissues.

Last updated on September 8, 2025