dr. V. Schwach (Verena)

Assistant Professor
TNW-BET-AST
Horst - Zuidhorst 124
v.schwach@utwente.nl
+31534897190
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Expertise

  • Medicine and Dentistry

    • Cardiomyocyte
    • Heart
    • Engineered Heart Tissue
    • Stem Cell
    • Tissues

  • Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science

    • Drug Screening
    • Diseases
    • Cardiotoxicity

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Publications

2025

Mapping cardiac drug transport: In vitro assessment of cardiac P-glycoprotein function with [18F]MC225 by using µ-engineered heart tissues (2025)European Heart Journal Open, 5(6). Article oeaf150. Liu, W., Dannenberg, M., Mossel, P., Cai, Z., Farinha Antunes, I., Sijbesma, J., Kwizera, C., Cao, L., van der Meer, A., Passier, R., Slart, R. H. J. A., Schwach, V. & Luurtsema, G.https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjopen/oeaf150Cardiac differentiation roadmap for analysis of plasticity and balanced lineage commitment (2025)Stem cell reports, 20(3). Article 102422. Snabel, R. R., Cofiño-Fabrés, C., Baltissen, M., Schwach, V., Passier, R. & Veenstra, G. J. C.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stemcr.2025.102422

2024

EP-0027 - Pre-Clinical Assessment of Cardiac P-glycoprotein Function In Vivo with [18F]MC225 PET Imaging (2024)European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, 51(Suppl. 1), S439-S439. Liu, W., Mossel, P., Sijbesma, J., Doorduin, J., Dannenberg, M., Schwach, V., Slart, R. H. J. A. & Luurtsema, G.A Survey of AI Utilisation in High-Throughput Screening Systems Using Stem Cell Models (2024)In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Innovations in Computing Research (ICR’24) (pp. 595-604) (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; Vol. 1058 LNNS). Springer. Cao, L., Schwach, V. & Verbeek, F.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-65522-7_51Micro-Engineered Heart Tissues On-Chip with Heterotypic Cell Composition Display Self-Organization and Improved Cardiac Function (2024)Advanced healthcare materials, 13(18). Article 2303664. Cofiño-Fabres, C., Boonen, T., Rivera-Arbeláez, J. M., Rijpkema, M., Blauw, L., Rensen, P. C. N., Schwach, V., Ribeiro, M. C. & Passier, R.https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202303664Innovative models for cardiotoxicity assessment in human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes that enable clinically relevant treatment regimen (2024)Cardiovascular Research, 120(Supplement_1). Article cvae088.068. Schwach, V., Cofino-Fabres, C., Slaats, R. H., Rivera Arbelaez, J., Ten Den, S. A., Ribeiro, M. C. & Passier, R.https://doi.org/10.1093/cvr/cvae088.068A safety screening platform for individualized cardiotoxicity assessment (2024)iScience, 27(3). Article 109139. Schwach, V., Slaats, R. H., Cofiño-Fabres, C., ten Den, S. A., Rivera-Arbeláez, J. M., Dannenberg, M., van Boheemen, C., Ribeiro, M., van der Zanden, S. Y., Nollet, E. E., van der Velden, J., Neefjes, J., Cao, L. & Passier, R.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2024.109139

2023

Cardiac PET Imaging of ATP Binding Cassette (ABC) Transporters: Opportunities and Challenges (2023)Pharmaceuticals, 16(12). Article 1715. Liu, W., Mossel, P., Schwach, V., Slart, R. H. J. A. & Luurtsema, G.https://doi.org/10.3390/ph16121715Towards Improved Human In Vitro Models for Cardiac Arrhythmia: Disease Mechanisms, Treatment, and Models of Atrial Fibrillation (2023)Biomedicines, 11(9). Article 2355. Cofiño-Fabres, C., Passier, R. & Schwach, V.https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines11092355Advancements in molecular and bioengineering techniques for driving maturation of human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiac three-dimensional models (2023)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Cofino Fabres, C.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036558228

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University of Twente

Horst - Zuidhorst (building no. 28), room 124
De Horst 2
7522 LW Enschede
Netherlands

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