Lucy Young is a PhD student in the School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering at Queensland University of Technology (QUT). Her research focuses on the development of a microfluidic device able to support a co-culture of immune cells and primary lung cells in a compartmentalised design. This device will allow for the observation of dynamic immune cell behavior in the presence of an inflamed or infected lung epithelium. Previously, Lucy has completed her BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Science at The University of Lincoln, UK where she explored the use of bacteriophage as novel antibiotic alternative against Clostridium perfringens. She then went on to work as a Research Assistant at a microfluidics company CN Bio Innovations in Cambridge, UK where she contributed to the development of several microfluidic models such as gut, lung and liver-on-chip.
Key words
Microfluidics, 3D culture models, lung-immune interactions, organ-on-chip