While animal models can be a good way to learn more about biology and disease, they don’t always faithfully replicate what happens in the human body. Scientists have, therefore, searched for other ...

What is an Organ-on-a-Chip? An organ-on-a-chip is a microfluidic device that simulates the key functions and physiological responses of a specific human organ or organ system on a miniaturized scale.

Chengpeng Chen receives funding from the NIH. Bringing a new drug to market costs billions of dollars and can take over a decade. These high monetary and time investments are both strong contributors ...