Vascularized Tissueoids
Perfusable human tissue models engineered for transplant immunology, xenotransplantation, liver regeneration, cancer biology, drug screening, and precision medicine.
Perfusable human tissue models engineered for transplant immunology, xenotransplantation, liver regeneration, cancer biology, drug screening, and precision medicine.
Microphysiological systems including LToC, HWToC, CoC, AToC, EBoC, and multi-tissue vascularized platforms.
Human-relevant systems to study HLA biology, alloimmunity, allograft rejection, tolerance, and xenotransplantation mechanisms.
PDMS and thermoplastic microfluidics, self-deposited ECM, engineered matrices, and vascularized tissue architecture.
Vascularized tumor models for liver cancer, HGSOC concepts, glioblastoma microenvironments, and immune interactions.
PC-TIR, TEER, optical, and electrochemical sensing for real-time readouts in perfused tissueoid systems.
Models for liver injury, regeneration, transplant rejection, cardiac wall biology, adipose biology, and patient-relevant interventions.
Dr. Vadim Jucaud is an immunologist and biomedical engineer whose work sits at the intersection of organ-on-a-chip technology, transplant immunology, and translational medicine.
Building on a foundation in HLA immunogenetics, antibody biology, microfluidics, biomaterials, and biosensing, VJLabs develops vascularized Tissueoids and immune-competent microphysiological systems for drug discovery, disease modeling, and personalized medicine.
VJLabs has been awarded an NIH R21 grant to advance xenotransplantation research using organ-on-a-chip technology.
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VJLabs published a milestone paper in Advanced Materials on our immunocompetent liver Tissueoid platform.
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The Terasaki Institute welcomed the Royal Belgian Economic Mission and Ghent University, strengthening international collaboration in biomedical innovation.
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The Terasaki Institute and Cal State Northridge launched a new partnership to advance biomedical research education and training.
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VJLabs developed a 3D microphysiological system that models pericyte-induced temozolomide resistance in glioblastoma.
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A new microfluidic-based biosensing platform for real-time monitoring of monoclonal antibody cellular secretion, developed with UT San Antonio.
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A human vascularized liver cancer-on-a-chip model to evaluate vessel remodeling and cell death in response to embolic agents.
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A new organ-on-a-chip platform recapitulating age-dependent immune responses for evaluating cancer vaccine performance in older adults.
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The Terasaki Institute was awarded a $2.3 million grant from NIH for organ transplantation research using organs-on-a-chip technology.
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Mayo Clinic and the Terasaki Institute launched a collaboration to advance transplant innovation through organ-on-a-chip technologies.
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Dr. Jucaud delivered a talk celebrating his mentor's life and moderated a Fireside Chat with leaders from UCLA, Cedars-Sinai, and One Lambda.
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TIBI received an NIH grant to develop an allograft rejection-on-a-chip model for studying immune-mediated graft injury.
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Development of screen-printed electrodes for real-time TEER measurement of endothelial barrier integrity in organ-on-a-chip devices.
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The Terasaki Institute received a grant from METAvivor to support metastatic breast cancer research.
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VJLabs welcomes focused partnerships where engineered human tissue systems can support translational, preclinical, or mechanistic questions.
We welcome motivated scientists, engineers, and trainees who want to build human-relevant platforms for translational bioengineering.
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Abdul R.C. Salih, Ph.D. Post-Doctoral Fellow Vascularized liver Tissueoids, regeneration, and allograft rejection modeling.
Megha Saha, M.S. Research Associate Experimental support for tissue culture, assays, imaging, and lab operations.
Arne Peirsman, M.D., Ph.D. Post-Doctoral Fellow Clinical translation, vascularized tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine.
Danial Khorsandi, Ph.D. Post-Doctoral Fellow Microfluidics, biosensing, AI-enabled modeling, and organ-on-chip systems.
Satoru Kawakita, M.S. Data Scientist Computational immunology, risk prediction, and transplant data analytics.
Bryan Hatherley, B.S. Research Associate Microfabrication, device preparation, cell culture, and experimental workflows.
Everardo Jauregui, B.S. Master's Student Trainee researcher contributing to vascularized tissueoid experiments. 

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