Lena Smirnova

Ronit Mohapatra, Dowlette-Mary Alam El Din, Hanyu Zhao, Thomas Hartung, Lena Smirnova. Towards learning and memory risk assessment with human brain organoids: barriers and opportunities. Frontiers in Toxicology. 2026;8. doi:10.3389/ftox.2026.1783893

Thomas Hartung, Lena Smirnova. A path forward advancing microphysiological systems. ALTEX - Alternatives to animal experimentation. 2025;42(2):183-203. doi:10.14573/altex.2504091

Eyal Bar-Kochba, Catherine M. Carneal, Vanessa D. Alphonse, et al. Advancing next-generation brain organoid platforms for investigating traumatic brain injury from repeated blast exposures. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 2025;13. doi:10.3389/fbioe.2025.1553609

Tjitse van der Molen, Alex Spaeth, Mattia Chini, et al. Preconfigured neuronal firing sequences in human brain organoids. Nature Neuroscience. 2025:1-13. doi:10.1038/s41593-025-02111-0

Alex Rittenhouse, Caroline Krall, Jesse Plotkin, et al. Microglia-containing neural organoids as brain microphysiological systems for long-term culture. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 2025;19. doi:10.3389/fncel.2025.1616470

Susan J. Debad, Jason Aungst, Kelly Carstens, et al. State of the science on assessing developmental neurotoxicity using new approach methods. ALTEX - Alternatives to animal experimentation. 2025;42(1):121-144. doi:10.14573/altex.2410231

Dowlette-Mary Alam El Din, Leah Moenkemoeller, Alon Loeffler, et al. Human neural organoid microphysiological systems show the building blocks necessary for basic learning and memory. Communications Biology. 2025;8(1):1237. doi:10.1038/s42003-025-08632-5

Dowlette-Mary Alam El Din, Leah Moenkemoeller, Alon Loeffler, et al. Human neural organoid microphysiological systems show the building blocks necessary for basic learning and memory. Communications Biology. 2025;8(1):1237. doi:10.1038/s42003-025-08632-5

Uwe Marx, Sonja Beken, Zaozao Chen, et al. Biology-inspired dynamic microphysiological system approaches to revolutionize basic research, healthcare and animal welfare. ALTEX - Alternatives to animal experimentation. 2025;42(2):204-223. doi:10.14573/altex.2410112

Eike Cöllen, Kristina Bartmann, Jonathan Blum, et al. Mapping out strategies to further develop human-relevant, new approach methodology (NAM)-based developmental neurotoxicity (DNT) testing. ALTEX - Alternatives to animal experimentation. 2025. doi:10.14573/altex.2501091