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GCF

Gut-on-chip core facility

The Gut-on-chip Core Facility (GCF) aims to provide a technological breakthrough, the HuMiX (Human-microbial crosstalk) system, for studying host-microbiota dialogue.

Vincent Mariaule

Operational manager

Moez Rhimi

Scientific manager

Emmanuelle Maguin

Scientific manager

The Gut-on-chip Core Facility (GCF) aims to provide microfluidic technology to model intestinal environment for studying the environment-microbiota-host interactions. The GoC system is an organ-on-a-chip system based on microfluidic technology that enables the co-culture of host cells (epithelial, immune, pulmonary, organoid) and microbial cells (monoculture, mix or microbiota) under conditions representative of the physiological context. HuMiX consists of 3 microchannels for host cells and micro-organisms separated by two porous membranes, enabling exchanges between the compartments. Such system generates and maintains a physiologically relevant oxygen gradient (e.g., intestine, lung), representing a major asset in the study of interactions between the microbiota and the host. Samples (medium and cells) can be collected for functional analyses (omics, enzyme/cytokine assays, etc.).

Team members

Aurélie BALVAY

Claire MAUDET

Joane LOUISON

Anne FOUSSIER

Amanda MORGA

Sylvie RABOT