Samira Vera-Choqqueccota

Cloud-Connected Pluripotent Stem Cell Platform Enhances Scientific Identity in Underrepresented Students

This paper develops a cloud-connected stem cell platform to enhance scientific identity in underrepresented students, showing improved outcomes in competence and research readiness.

Microfluidic Control of Dorsal-Ventral Patterning Within a Single Forebrain Organoid

This study develops a microfluidic platform to induce spatially segregated ventral and dorsal domains in mouse forebrain organoids without fusion, enabling study of tissue regionalization.

Self-Organizing Neural Networks in Organoids Reveal Principles of Forebrain Circuit Assembly

This study uses mouse forebrain organoids to show how variations in cellular composition influence the self-organization of neural circuits, revealing intrinsic principles of forebrain circuit assembly.

A Modular In-Incubator Microscope for Longitudinal Live Cell Microscopy

This paper introduces an automated in-incubator microscope for long-term live cell imaging, enabling high-frequency, continuous data collection with improved thermal stability and operational reliability.

Incubator-Free Organoid Culture in a Sealed Recirculatory System

This paper introduces a sealed recirculatory system for organoid culture that eliminates the need for CO2 incubators and enables continuous live imaging and metabolic viability.