i3S researcher receives grant to participate in world conference on microphysiological systems

Estrela Neto, researcher in the “Neuro-skeletal circuits” group, was awarded a grant that will allow her to deliver an oral communication at the 2nd Microphysiological Systems World Summit 2023 in Berlin. This award, sponsored by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, recognizes the exceptional achievements of five early career researchers in Europe. The scientist was distinguished for her work under the European FLAMIN-GO project and the Animal Research Tomorrow 3Rs grant, centered on the development of in vitro systems with the aim of reducing animal experimentation in research.

This world summit, organized by the Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT) and the European Organ on a Chip Society (EUROoCS), represents for the researcher “an invaluable opportunity to establish contact with renowned experts in the field and expand my scientific network”.

Until now, adds Estrela Neto, “I have concentrated on laboratory research, so this summit will be an important moment to show my work to a wider audience and establish connections in this area, including with biomedical companies”.

As a researcher at the beginning of her career and with the objective of obtaining independent funding and participating in events that allow her to establish collaborative networks, Estrela Neto considers the 2nd Microphysiological Systems World Summit, which will take place from the 26th to the 30th of June, “is a excellent starting point to achieve these ambitions”.

Estrela Neto is part of the i3S “Neuro-skeletal circuits” group, led by Meriem Lamghari, and has focused her work as a scientist on the area of microphysiological systems, including the simulation of bone neurovascularization, which can be seen in scientific publications such as Neto et al. Cell&Bioscience (2022) and Ad. Healthcare Materials (2022).