Amos, Giulia
Inst. f. Biomedizinische Technik
Gloriastrasse 37/ 39
8092
Zürich
Switzerland
Student Projects
If you are interested in pursuing a student project (Master's thesis, Bachelor's thesis, or semester project), please do not hesitate to reach out. Simply send me an email with your CV, transcript of records, and a brief statement explaining your motivation. We provide a range of opportunities, including hands-on projects in the lab and data analysis projects. We can tailor the projects to align with your specific interests and preferences.
Background
I received my Master's degree in Health Sciences and Technology from ETH Zurich in 2022, specialising in medical technology applications. Throughout my Master's program, I gained professional experience in various teams, including a translational research team working on a novel approach to integrate games into digital therapy. Following an internship in the neurosurgery and emergency department at the University of Benin City Teaching Hospital, I joined the LBB to conduct my Master’s thesis. My thesis focused on optimising and analysing signal transmission in directional neural networks for neuroscience.
In June 2023, I began my doctoral studies at the LBB, motivated by a strong interest in bottom-up neuroscience. My research focuses on the study of spatially patterned in vitro biological neuronal networks on CMOS high-density microelectrode arrays. The reduced complexity of our low-density neuronal networks renders them explainable model systems for investigating various neuroscience questions. In my research, I aim to understand activity-dependent plasticity effects in both healthy and diseased neuronal networks.
Research Interests
- Plasticity in Biological Neuronal Networks
- Neuronal Network Dynamics
- Cancer Neuroscience
- Microphysiological Systems
Publications
Sifringer, L., De Windt, L., Bernhard, S., Amos, G., Clément, B., Duru, J., Tibbitt, M. W. & Tringides, C. (2024). Photopatterning of conductive hydrogels which exhibit tissue-like properties. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. DOI: 10.1039/D4TB00807C
Vulic, K., Amos, G., Ruff, T., Kasm, R., Ihle, S. J., Kuchler, J., Vörös, J. & Weaver, S. (2024). Impact of microchannel width on axons for brain-on-chip applications. bioRxiv, 2024-05. DOI: 10.1101/2024.05.16.594497.
Amos, G., Ihle, S. J., Clément, B. F., Duru, J., Girardin, S., Maurer, B., Delipinar, T., Vörös J. & Ruff, T. (2024). Engineering an in vitro retinothalamic nerve model. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 18, DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2024.1396966
Amos, G., Rode, D., Maffiuletti, N. A., Bizzini, M., Mauch, M., Easthope, C. A., ... & Riener, R. (2023, September). Gamification of Physical Therapy Exercises Using Commercial Entertainment Content: A Safety and Feasibility Study. In 2023 International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR) (pp. 1-6). IEEE. DOI: 10.1109/ICORR58425.2023.10304694.
Posters
"Experiment-based models to study local learning rules for spiking neural networks". G. Amos, K. Vulić, M. A. Saramago, A. Suter, T. Schmid, J. Duru, S. Weaver, B. Maurer, S. J. Ihle, J. Vörös. Bernstein Conference 2024, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 29 Sept. – 2 Oct. 2024.
"Investigating information transfer at the single-cell level using ultra low-density neural networks". G. Amos, K. Vulic, S. Weaver, J. Balfour, P. Boesch, J. Duru, B. Maurer, S. Ihle, J. Vörös. FENS Forum 2024, Vienna, Austria, 25 - 29 June 2024.
"Towards a 3D hydrogel platform to study glioblastoma invasion in vitro". G. Amos, G. Paccagnan, M. Miccoli, A. Gerber, B. Clément, G. Hutter, J. Vörös, C. M. Tringides. MPS World Summit 2024, Seattle, United States, 10 - 14 June 2024.
"A Bottom-Up Platform for Studying Information Processing in Neuronal Networks". G. Amos, K. Vulić, B. Maurer, S. Weaver, J. Balfour, P. Boesch, J. Duru, S. Ihle, J. Vörös. MxW Summit 2024, Zurich, Switzerland, 8 – 10. April 2024.
"Studying local plasticity in low-density iPSC-derived neuronal networks". G. Amos, K. Vulić, S. Weaver, J. Duru, B. Maurer, S. Ihle, J. Balfour, P. Boesch, J. Vörös. iPSZürich 2024 Symposium, Zurich, Switzerland, 4 - 5 April 2024.
This poster won Best Poster Award.
"Development of a Multi-Compartment Platform to Study the Electrophysiological Integration of Glioblastoma into Neural Networks". G. Amos, B. Clément, S. Marashli, J. D. Uriach, K. Vulić, H. G. Wirsching, J. Vörös, C. M. Tringides. BIOEL International Winterschool on Bioelectronics 2024, Kirchberg, Austria, 16 - 23 March 2024.