Episode 8: Neurosphere assay
The eighth episode is about the neurosphere assay developed by Prof. Dr.
Ellen Fritsche.
Within this episode Prof. Dr. Ellen Fritsche, Toxicologist from the Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine in Düsseldorf, gives answers to our questions about the neurosphere assay, starting with “What are neurospheres anyway?”. She gives insight into how these are developed and analyzed. She describes advantages of this method and mentions opportunities for improvement.