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 focus on dynamics of information processing in mesoscale neuronal networks across health and disease.
Research Interests
- Emergent behavior and complexity in biological systems
- Information dynamics in neuronal networks
- Microphysiological systems of the brain
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.
Presentations
Selected talk. Title: "Quantifying information dynamics in controlled neuronal networks during glioblastoma invasion". 13th international Meeting on Neural and Electrogenic Cell Interfacing (MEA), Vienna, July 2025.4.
Flash talk. Title: "Developing a 3D platform to study how glioblastoma affects information processing in neuronal networks". MxW Symposium 2025, Vienna, July 2025.
This talk received a Best Flash Talk Award.
Selected talk. Title: "A 3D hydrogel platform to study neuronal network dynamics in glioblastoma progression in vitro". iPSZürich 2025 Symposium, Zurich, Switzerland, April 2025.2.
Invited Talk. Title: "Tumor-induced changes in neural networks", Novartis Complex Cellular Models Quarterly Science Meeting,Online, Oct. 2025.
Posters
"Quantifying information dynamics in controlled neuronal networks during glioblastoma invasion". G. Amos, L. Jordi, K. Ahuja, A. Gerber, G. Hutter, J. Vörös, V. Vasiliauskaitė, C. M. Tringides. SfN Meeting 2025, San Diego, USA, 15 - 19 Nov. 2025.
"Data-driven computational model reveals glioblastoma-induced changes in neuronal network architecture in vitro". G. Amos, L. Jordi, K. Ahuja, A. Gerber, G. Hutter, J. Vörös, C. M. Tringides, V. Vasiliauskaitė. Bernstein Conference 2025, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 29 Sept. – 2 Oct. 2025.
"A 3D hydrogel platform to study the functional integration of glioblastoma into neural networks in vitro". G. Amos, M. Miccoli, J. Mayner, D. Dranseike, G. Paccagnan, L. Sifringer, A. Zoba, A. Gerber, B. Clément, J. Vörös, G. Hutter, M. Tibbitt, C. M. Tringides. MPS World Summit 2025, Brussels, Belgium, 9 - 13 June 2025.
"Glioblastoma disrupts information flow in in vitro neuronal circuits". G. Amos, L. Jordi, K. Ahuja, A. Gerber, G. Hutter, J. Vörös, C. M. Tringides, V. Vasiliauskaitė. Network Neuroscience NetSci 2025, Maastricht, Netherlands, 2 - 6 June 2025.
"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. Vulić, 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, 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 received a 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.