On Thursday, December 28, 2023, the Research Center for Biomedical Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Indonesia (RCBE FTUI), organized a Seminar Series with the theme “3D Cell Culture and Stem Cell for Cardiovascular Research.” The speaker for the seminar was Bramasta Nugraha, a Senior Scientist in Stem Cell Biology Kidney Organoids for Cell Therapy at Novo Nordisk. The seminar took place in the Smart Meeting Room Makara 04, FTUI Dean’s Office Building. The event was attended by participants from the DTE FTUI faculty, academicians, and students.
Bramasta Nugraha, in his presentation, stated, “Cell Culture is a term developed by American pathologist Montrose Thomas Burrows. This technique is also called micropropagation. In practice, the term ‘Cell Culture’ now refers to the culture of cells originating from multicellular eukaryotes, especially animal cells, unlike other types of cultures that also grow cells, such as plant tissue culture, fungal culture, and microbiological culture. The history of the development and methods of cell culture is closely related to tissue culture and organ culture.”
In connection with this, Cell Culture, in practice, can be cultured relatively easily, but the most common method for culturing stem cells uses 2D techniques using plastic. However, this method does not represent the niche of stem cells in the body. Therefore, in his research, Bramasta investigated another method through 3D Cell Culture. This method recapitulates cell-to-cell and cell-to-matrix interactions in vivo more effectively. The goal of this method is to integrate the latest research on the 3D culture of various stem cells to enhance the fundamental understanding of stem cells and culture techniques and also to highlight the preparation of stem cells for potential new therapeutic applications applicable in cardiovascular research.
Regarding this seminar, the Head of the Biomedical Engineering Study Program, Dr. Basari, S.T., M.T., also attended and stated, “Today, research on micropropagation becomes a study that can continue to be developed to improve the relatively easy and effective practice of Cell Culture. Hopefully, the material presented can be understood and implemented to provide benefits.”
On a separate occasion, the Dean of FTUI, Prof. Dr. Heri Hermansyah, S.T., M.Eng., IPU., mentioned, “This RCBE seminar series is a support to ignite the spirit of new researchers in conducting various studies related to the medical field. Certainly, the 3D Cell Culture method must have superior and sustainable impacts.”
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