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THE LEIBEL LAB
we love the lung

RESEARCH

Our team studies lung development using cutting-edge in-vitro techniques. Our stem cell-derived 3D human lung organoid models allow us to study various diseases that occur across the human lifespan. Scroll below to see some of the projects our lab is working on!

Investigating neonatal respiratory diseases such as nRDS and RSV infection 

Studying SARS-CoV-2 infection with stem cell-derived lung organoids and macrophages

Deriving whole, proximal, and distal stem cell-derived human 3D lung organoids 

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Understanding the protecting factors of breast milk for the neonatal lung  

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Contact us

Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine

2880 Torrey Pines Scenic Dr.
Room 2111-12/Snyder Lab
La Jolla, CA 92037
 

Telephone: 858-646-3100  ext: 3315 
Email: saleibel@ucsd.edu

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