Modelling Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) in Precision Cut Lung Slices

With the support of Mitacs, Dr.Ynuk Bossé’s laboratory and SCIREQ will collaborate to refine the techniques and instrumentation needed to improve Precision-Cut Lung Slices (PCLS) studies. PCLS are thin organ slices prepared from fully developed organs. They represent a “mini-model” that closely resembles the whole lung in both anatomical structure and rich cellular environment. Dr.Bossé and SCIREQ’s joint efforts will help scientists better understand and treat lung diseases, such as the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) in the context of COVID-19. The support of Mitacs will help SCIREQ accelerate its development of novel technologies and leverage Dr.Bossé’s work in lung physiology to evaluate COVID-19-mediated deaths from respiratory failure.

Faculty Supervisor:

Ynuk Bossé

Student:

Partner:

SCIREQ Scientific Respiratory Equipment

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université Laval

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