Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic

Check out our new paper on "Modeling ventricular tachycardia in genetic long QT syndrome using engineered cardiac tissues" led by recent PhD graduate @rzzhuang in @BioactiveMat!! Check it out here: doi.org/10.1016/j.bioa…

Congratulations to Prof. Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic @GVNlab on receiving the L’Oréal-UNESCO International Award for Women in Science! A well-deserved recognition of her pioneering contributions to regenerative medicine and biomedical engineering. 👏

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Gordana shifts the boundaries of medicine in America, Featured in the Serbian Times: serbiantimes.info/en/serbian-wom…

Join us today, May 20th at 3pm EST for a #TissueTalk with Prof. Melissa Kemp from @GeorgiaTech on "Dominant drivers of patterning in iPSC-derived tissues revealed through agent-based modeling." See you there: bit.ly/tissuetalks

Winners are selected from five regions across the globe for their groundbreaking contributions to research and demonstration of their leadership in fields traditionally dominated by men Read more about this honor from @CUSEAS : engineering.columbia.edu/about/news/gor…

Gordana was just designated an international laureate of the 2026 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards, based on her contributions to the field and pioneering research: unesco.org/en/articles/ma…

Join us today, May 13th at 3pm EST for a #TissueTalk with @Columbia Prof. Megan Sykes on "Pig to human xenotransplantation." See you there! bit.ly/tissuetalks

Join us tomorrow, Wednesday, May 6th at 3pm EST for a #tissuetalk with @ETH_en Prof. Marcy @ZenobiWongLab where she'll discuss "From filaments to function: the role of aligned architectures in tissue engineering." See you soon: Bit.ly/tissuetalks

Join us as we welcome Marcy Zenobi-Wong to #TissueTalks this week🧫 Hit the link to register now➡️ bit.ly/4cNIv0b

Join us tomorrow, Wednesday, April 29th at 3pm EST for a #TissueTalk from Prof. Shuichi Takayama from @GeorgiaTech @GeorgiaTechBioE on "Organoid-based reference biomodels." See you there: bit.ly/tissuetalks

🚩Announcing EXO – Beyond the Cell | Volume 1, Issue 1 is Now Published！ 🙌A big thank you to all the authors and reviewers for making this first step possible! Looking forward to our joint future! 📍Read the full issue: sciexplor.com/exo/volume/58/… #NewJournal #AcademicPublishing

Join us this Wednesday, April 22nd at 3pm EST for a #TissueTalk from University of California, Berkeley Professor Kevin Healy @kehealy on "Cardiac NAMs: Evolution, Insights, and the Road Ahead." See you there: bit.ly/tissuetalks

🧐 Why inflammation persists in Cystic Fibrosis even after CFTR correction? A new EurekAlert! highlights the study by @GVNlab (Columbia University), showing pathological lung ECM drives it. 👉Read more: eurekalert.org/news-releases/… #CysticFibrosis #iPSC #ECM #macrophage

Check out our new paper, now out in @exo_btcell, studying the effects of lung ECM in the pathogenesis of cystic fibrosis! Congrats to all authors @naveedtavakol @PamGraney @meghanpinezich & funding sources @NIBIBgov @CF_Foundation! 🫁🔬👨‍🔬 Check it out: sciexplor.com/articles/EXO.2…

📢New Research Published "Human iPSC-derived macrophages for studying intrinsic and extrinsic factors in cystic fibrosis" By @DanielTava59917, @pgraney54, @meghanpinezich, and colleagues, led by Prof. @GVNlab at Columbia University. 🔗Read: sciexplor.com/articles/EXO.2… #CysticFibrosis

Happening today at 3pm EST! Join us for a #TissueTalk from @UofC Prof. Maryellen Giger on "Today's images for tomorrow's cures: medical imaging AI" See you there: bit.ly/tissuetalks