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Red Blood Cells Inspire Next-Generation Therapeutic Nanocarriers
August 17, 2026 - Grantee/Partner News
- Tissue Chip for Drug Screening
Salman Khetani: How Can We Safely Test Drugs and Chemicals?
April 20, 2026 - Grantee/Partner News
- Our Impact on Research Operations
- Tissue Chip for Drug Screening
Media Advisory: To Find Answers for People on Earth, NIH-Funded Tissue Chips Take Flight
July 13, 2022 - NCATS News
- Tissue Chip for Drug Screening
Two NIH-funded research teams will send tissue chips to the International Space Station National Laboratory (ISS-NL). The tissue chips will spend several weeks in orbit to collect information about why the aging process causes muscles to lose mass and strength and the immune system to work less effectively.
Researchers Create 3-D Model for Rare Neuromuscular Disorders, Setting Stage for Clinical Trial
April 19, 2022 - NCATS News
- Small Business (SBIR)
- Tissue Chip for Drug Screening
Partially funded by a Small Business Innovation Research grant from NCATS, Hesperos, Inc., researchers created a tissue chip model that mimics the biology of two rare neuromuscular disorders, setting the stage for testing in a clinical trial.