{"id":716,"date":"2021-05-18T14:35:17","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T14:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avadawebsites.wpengine.com\/science\/?page_id=716"},"modified":"2026-10-14T17:56:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T17:56:53","slug":"science-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mps-ad.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Microphysiological Systems for Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container fusion-parallax-fixed nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left center;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:49.359375px;--awb-padding-bottom:4vw;--awb-padding-top-small:12vw;--awb-padding-bottom-small:12vw;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-min-height:calc( 100vh - 150px 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style=\"--awb-bg-color:100;--awb-bg-color-hover:100;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-animationType=\"fadeInUp\" data-animationDuration=\"0.8\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:110;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\">Microphysiological Systems for AD<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:center;--awb-font-size:26px;--awb-line-height:1.6;--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-margin-bottom:40px;\"><p><b>Two Centers developing standardized 2D and 3D MPS models to advance precision medicine for Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-row\"><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-xlarge button-custom fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type fusion-has-button-gradient\" style=\"--awb-margin-right:10px;--button_accent_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_accent_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_border_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_gradient_top_color:rgba(0,15,61,0.55);--button_gradient_bottom_color:rgba(9,17,79,0.48);--button_gradient_top_color_hover:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:var(--awb-color4);\" target=\"_self\" data-hover=\"icon_slide\" href=\"https:\/\/mps-ad.org\/?page_id=805\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Mass General Brigham<\/span><\/a><\/div><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-xlarge button-custom fusion-button-default button-2 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type fusion-has-button-gradient\" style=\"--awb-margin-left:10px;--button_accent_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_accent_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_border_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_gradient_top_color:rgba(0,15,61,0.55);--button_gradient_bottom_color:rgba(9,17,79,0.48);--button_gradient_top_color_hover:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:var(--awb-color4);\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/mps-ad.org\/?page_id=830\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Indiana University<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-xlarge button-default fusion-button-default button-3 fusion-button-span-yes fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:20px;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/mps-ad.org\/?page_id=805\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Mass General Brigham &amp; Partners<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-xlarge button-default fusion-button-default button-4 fusion-button-span-yes fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/mps-ad.org\/about\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">MPS-AD Indiana University School of Medicine<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;max-width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:100px;--awb-padding-right:7%;--awb-padding-bottom:100px;--awb-padding-left:7%;--awb-padding-top-medium:60px;--awb-padding-bottom-medium:60px;--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:40;line-height:1.3;\">Mission Statement<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator\" style=\"align-self: flex-start;margin-right:auto;margin-bottom:30px;width:100%;max-width:100px;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-color4);border-color:var(--awb-color4);border-top-width:2px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h6 class=\"\" style=\"--fontsize: 18; line-height: 1.5; --minfontsize: 18;\" data-fontsize=\"18\" data-lineheight=\"27px\">We are developing reproducible and scalable 2D and 3D Micro-Physiological System (MPS) models that recapitulate key features of human AD and ADRD pathophysiology. These platforms will be used as precision medicine research tools to investigate complex AD biology and to accelerate drug discovery and preclinical drug development.<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"\" style=\"--fontsize: 18; line-height: 1.5; --minfontsize: 18;\" data-fontsize=\"18\" data-lineheight=\"27px\"><strong>Goals: <\/strong><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Develop standardized and well characterized 2D and 3D MPS models of AD\/ADRD <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Validity the ability of the models to recapitulate key translational features of AD\/ADRD across molecular, biochemical, cellular and histological phenotypes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Develop methods for rigorous preclinical efficacy and safety testing and identify readouts that can serve as biomarkers of target engagement, safety, and efficacy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Ensure rapid and broad distribution of the models, data, and methods for use in basic research and therapeutic development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6 class=\"\" style=\"--fontsize: 18; line-height: 1.5; --minfontsize: 18;\" data-fontsize=\"18\" data-lineheight=\"27px\"><strong>Contact Us:<\/strong><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"mailto: mpsad@iu.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IU MPS-AD Center<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:bwhmps-ad@mgb.org\">MGB MPS-AD Center<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:7px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;max-width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-1 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-row\"><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-xlarge button-default fusion-button-default button-5 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--awb-margin-right:10px;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/mps-ad.org\/?page_id=805\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Mass General Brigham<\/span><\/a><\/div><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-xlarge button-default fusion-button-default button-6 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--awb-margin-left:10px;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/mps-ad.org\/?page_id=830\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Indiana University<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-xlarge button-default fusion-button-default button-7 fusion-button-span-yes fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/mps-ad.org\/about\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">MPS-AD Indiana University School of Medicine<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-xlarge button-default fusion-button-default button-8 fusion-button-span-yes fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:20px;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/mps-ad.org\/?page_id=805\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Mass General Brigham &amp; Partners<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top-medium:20vh;--awb-padding-bottom-medium:20vh;--awb-bg-position:center 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class=\"m_-539630858901230747paragraph\"><u><\/u><u><\/u><strong><span class=\"m_-539630858901230747normaltextrun\">Sally Temple<\/span><span class=\"m_-539630858901230747eop\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><u><\/u><u><\/u><span class=\"m_-539630858901230747normaltextrun\">Scientific Director<\/span><span class=\"m_-539630858901230747eop\"><br \/>\n<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><span class=\"m_-539630858901230747normaltextrun\">Neural Stem Cell Institute<\/span> <u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-539630858901230747paragraph\"><strong><span class=\"m_-539630858901230747normaltextrun\">Thomas K. Baker<\/span><span class=\"m_-539630858901230747eop\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><u><\/u><u><\/u><span class=\"m_-539630858901230747normaltextrun\">Investigative Toxicology <\/span><span class=\"m_-539630858901230747eop\"><br \/>\n<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><span class=\"m_-539630858901230747normaltextrun\">Eli Lilly and Company<\/span> <u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-539630858901230747paragraph\"><u><\/u><u><\/u><strong><span class=\"m_-539630858901230747normaltextrun\">Peter Searson<\/span><span class=\"m_-539630858901230747eop\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><u><\/u><u><\/u><span class=\"m_-539630858901230747normaltextrun\">Professor of Materials Science and Engineering<\/span><span class=\"m_-539630858901230747eop\"><br \/>\n<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><span class=\"m_-539630858901230747normaltextrun\">John Hopkins University<\/span> <u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"m_-539630858901230747normaltextrun\">Celeste Karch<\/span><span class=\"m_-539630858901230747eop\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><u><\/u><u><\/u><span class=\"m_-539630858901230747normaltextrun\">Professor of Psychiatry <\/span><span class=\"m_-539630858901230747eop\"><br \/>\n<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><span class=\"m_-539630858901230747normaltextrun\">Washington University School of Medicine<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"m_-539630858901230747normaltextrun\">Lorenz Studer<\/span><span class=\"m_-539630858901230747eop\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><u><\/u><u><\/u><span class=\"m_-539630858901230747normaltextrun\">Director, Center for Stem Cell Biology <span class=\"m_-539630858901230747eop\"><br \/>\n<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u>Member, Developmental Biology Program<\/span><span class=\"m_-539630858901230747eop\"><br \/>\n<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><span class=\"m_-539630858901230747normaltextrun\">Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"m_-539630858901230747normaltextrun\">Gil Di Paolo<\/span><span class=\"m_-539630858901230747eop\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><u><\/u><u><\/u><span class=\"m_-539630858901230747normaltextrun\">Executive Director, Discovery Biology <span class=\"m_-539630858901230747eop\"><br \/>\n<\/span>Denali Therapeutics<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"m_-539630858901230747normaltextrun\">Amantha Thathiah<\/span><span class=\"m_-539630858901230747eop\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><u><\/u><u><\/u><span class=\"m_-539630858901230747normaltextrun\">Associate Professor of Neurobiology <span class=\"m_-539630858901230747eop\"><br \/>\n<\/span>University of Pittsburgh<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"m_-539630858901230747normaltextrun\">Mark Schurdak<\/span><span class=\"m_-539630858901230747eop\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><u><\/u><u><\/u><span class=\"m_-539630858901230747normaltextrun\">Associate Professor in Computational and Systems Biology <span class=\"m_-539630858901230747eop\"><br \/>\n<\/span>University of Pittsburgh<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"m_-539630858901230747normaltextrun\">Susan Catalano<\/span><span class=\"m_-539630858901230747eop\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><u><\/u><u><\/u><span class=\"m_-539630858901230747normaltextrun\">Chief Scientific Officer <span class=\"m_-539630858901230747eop\"><br \/>\n<\/span>CODA Biotherapeutics<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"m_-539630858901230747normaltextrun\">Heather Snyder<\/span><span class=\"m_-539630858901230747eop\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><u><\/u><u><\/u><span class=\"m_-539630858901230747normaltextrun\">Senior Vice President, Medical &amp; 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