Hundreds of Organoids (miniature brains) were grown in the laboratories of the University of Trento to study the genetic mechanisms responsible for the most common brain cancer affecting children. The results of a collaborative research effort, coordinated by the University of Trento and carried out with Sapienza University and Ospedale pediatrico Bambino Gesù in Rome and Irccs Neuromed, were published today in Nature Communications. The study will open new perspectives of research, as the large-scale production of in vitro tumors could make it possible to perform large drug screenings to identify new brain cancer drugs

A research team of the University of Trento used genome editing to permanently correct two of the mutations that cause the disease. Instead of animal models, organoids derived from patients' cells were used in this study. The research work was carried out in collaboration with KU Leuven, in Belgium, with support from the Italian foundation for research on cystic fibrosis and the participation of the Cystic fibrosis association of Trentino. The results were published today in "Nature Communications"

The Censis ranking 2019-2020 published yesterday by la Repubblica awards top position to UniTrento. Trento is ahead of Siena in the category of medium sized universities and achieves top score across all state universities with 97/110. The performance in internationalization and communication was fundamental, but the University is well placed for study grants and facilities too. Excellent results in disciplinary areas. Rector Paolo Collini welcomed the news and thanked University faculty and staff

What happens in the human brain when a woman is put on a par with an object? A research answering this question was conducted at the Department of Psychology and Cognitive Science and the Center for Mind/Brain Sciences (CiMEC) of the University of Trento and was published today in “Scientific Reports”