PhmTox Researchers Part of a Team Honored by NIH for Microphysiological model

Two researchers from Michigan State University's Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology were part of a team that won a prestigious award from the National Institutes of Health.

Assistant Professors Brian Johnson and Sudin Bhattacharya and Biomedical Engineering graduate student Jacob Reynolds will advance the microphysiological model of orofacial development to better understand and prevent birth defects. The model studies normal and abnormal development, such as clefting.

Find out more at Facing the Future of Microphysiological Modeling.

The NIH sought innovative ideas through the Complement-ARIE Challenge Prize. Offering $1 million in research funding, diverse teams were asked to conduct basic research, uncover disease mechanisms, and translate knowledge into products and practice.

View the list of winning solutions on the Complement-ARIE website.