Organoid Models for Metabolic Diseases and Cancer

Dear colleagues,

Organoid technologies represent a major breakthrough in biomedical research since they offer increasingly sophisticated models for studying the biological mechanisms supporting human development and disease. Organoids are three-dimensional (3D) physiological in vitro systems that recapitulate the genetic, histological, and functional features of the in vivo tissues of origin more accurately than classical cell culture methods. In the last decade, organoids have been derived from various healthy and diseased tissues and used for a wide range of applications in basic and translational research, including (cancer) tissue biology, development, regeneration, disease modeling, precision medicine, gene editing, biobanking, and drug screening.

The aim of this Special Issue of Organoids is to present new reports that advance the knowledge on the use of organoids in the study of (stem) cell metabolism in several pathophysiological contexts, such as cancer, metabolic diseases, and alterations in diet–microbe–host interactions. We welcome the submission of original research articles and reviews that focus on all aspects of organoid development, disease modeling, drug screening, and technological advancements towards applications in the study of cell metabolism.

Dr. Cyril Corbet
Guest Editor

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