Projects
Our group focuses on the biofabrication of scaffolds for studying direct cell behavior. The initial projects were centered around creating matrices with patterned surfaces to promote the differentiation of neural cells. The group then transitioned to printing technologies to develop neural conduits by combining synthetic fibers and natural hydrogels to fabricate 3D models for studying neural outgrowth. During MSCA-IF at IDIBELL, the PI utilized iPSC technology to fabricate vascular grafts using 3D bioprinting technology. Currently, our group is particularly interested in developing novel bioinks and solutions for 3D bioprinting. We modify bioinks to influence specific cellular behaviors, working with cell lines, primary cells, and, more recently, employing iPSCs and their derivatives.
As our group consists of interdisciplinary members and collaborates with many esteemed scientific groups in Europe, the UK, and the US, we continuously strive to advance various biofabrication technologies and adapt existing protocols for differentiating iPSCs. We are working on both extrusion-based and light-based bioprinting techniques. Starting in 2025, we will acquire Poland’s and Central and Eastern Europe’s first volumetric 3D bioprinter. Currently, the projects PulsBioInk and First Team Feng are ongoing.
These projects are being carried out at the Center for Advanced Technologies at Adam Mickiewicz University in the newly established
Jagoda Lab.
- PulsBioInk (NCN)
- STEMCEDIF (MSCA-IF)
- First Team FENG (FNP)
- GrooveNeuroTube (Norwey Grants, NCBR)
- Preludium (NCN)
