2019 Fu Embryo-Like Structures
Yi Zheng, a mechanical engineering research fellow, and Jianping Fu, associate professor of mechanical engineering, examine a microfluidic chip developed in Fu’s lab at the University of Michigan. On the chip, stem cells organize into embryo-like structures for the purpose of studying early human development.
The system can reliably produce the structures needed to help investigate important questions in maternal and child health, such as: What chemicals pose risks to developing embryos, and what causes certain birth defects and multiple miscarriages?
Photo: Evan Dougherty/University of Michigan Engineering
2019 Fu Embryo-Like Structures
Yi Zheng, a mechanical engineering research fellow, and Jianping Fu, associate professor of mechanical engineering, examine a microfluidic chip developed in Fu’s lab at the University of Michigan. On the chip, stem cells organize into embryo-like structures for the purpose of studying early human development.
The system can reliably produce the structures needed to help investigate important questions in maternal and child health, such as: What chemicals pose risks to developing embryos, and what causes certain birth defects and multiple miscarriages?
Photo: Evan Dougherty/University of Michigan Engineering