Organoids for Virus Research - An innovative training-ETN programme

The common approaches to studying viral infections include the use of animal models and 2D cell cultures. In the case of human viral infections, however, the downstream and secondary effects caused by viruses can't be fully studied using these models. Funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the OrganoVIR project will develop a research training network to study human viral infection in 3D cell cultures (organoids). The goal is to establish human organoids as superior models for viral pathogenesis studies and antiviral testing, replacing animal models. This programme will educate young researchers on the scientific and technical aspects of organoids for virus research and also on the financial, ethical, commercial and legal aspects of organoid technology.