In addition to a high-resolution sensor technology, the development of advanced epithelial cell cultures as well as artificial alveoli systems (so-called "Lung on a chip") are research goals of PULMOSENS. In the course of the graduate school life science projects dealing with secretion and transepithelial transport processes should be carried out, especially with regard to the barrier function of the epithelium. as is siad in a todays´ press release, studies in artificial alveoli systems and in other models will also be conducted.

Coordinators of the groups are professor Ortmanns, which contributes its expertise with integrated sensor circuits, as well as the physiology professor Paul Dietl and lecturer Dr. Christine Kranz, the latter researches on miniaturized sensors. The new research training groups are up to 25 young researchers with different disciplinary backgrounds, who will develop innovative sensory, analytical and imaging methods for imaging the function of the lung epithelium. Twelve doctoral and postdoctoral training positions are directly be financed by the graduate college.

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