Koç University

2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Behavior

Automated, Quantitative Cognitive/Behavioral Screening of Mice: For Genetics, Pharmacology, Animal Cognition and Undergraduate Instruction

C. R. Gallistel¹, Fuat Balci^1,2, David Freestone^1,3, Aaron Kheifets¹, Adam King⁴

¹Department of Psychology, Rutgers University, ²Department of Psychology, Koç University, ³Center for Neural Science, New York University, ⁴Department of Mathematics & Computer Science, Fairfield University

Fully automated system for measuring physiologically meaningful properties of the mechanisms mediating spatial localization, temporal localization, duration, rate and probability estimation, risk assessment, impulsivity, and the accuracy and precision of memory, in order to assess the effects of genetic and pharmacological manipulations on foundational mechanisms of cognition in mice.

Bioengineering

Development and Characterization of Decellularized Lung Extracellular Matrix Hydrogels

Şevval Özdinç^*1,2, Sevgi Sarıca^*1,2, Sena N. Özkan^*1,2, Kardelen Yangın^*1,2, Alican Kuşoğlu^*1,2, Aslı Dansık^1,2, İsmail C. Karaoğlu³, Seda Kizilel^2,3, Ece Öztürk^1,2,4

¹Engineered Cancer and Organ Models Laboratory, Koç University, ²Research Center for Translational Medicine (KUTTAM), Koç University, ³Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, School of Engineering, Koç University, ⁴Department of Medical Biology, School of Medicine, Koç University

The protocol elucidates two distinct decellularization methodologies applied to native bovine pulmonary tissues, providing a comprehensive account of their respective characterizations.