Bioprinting the brain: 3D models for Alzheimer’s research

Marimélia Porcionatto is a Full Professor in the Department of Biochemistry at the Paulista School of Medicine (EPM) at the Federal University of São Paulo (Unifesp; Brazil) and Vice-Director of EPM-Unifesp. Her work focuses on the biofabrication of 3D systems for studying the central nervous system, with an emphasis on neurodegenerative diseases and neurodevelopment. Ahead of Marimélia’s participation in a symposium on neural tissue engineering in nervous system repair at the British Neuroscience Association’s (BNA; Bristol, UK) International Festival of Neuroscience, BNA2025 (27–30 April; Liverpool, UK), we caught up with her to discuss the 3D bioprinted models she’s developing to...