TuVivo: Cutting-Edge Models for Preclinical Research
Next-Generation Models Bridging Lab and Patient

Next-Generation Models Bridging Lab and Patient
Robust pre-clinical models that mimic human biology more closely than traditional cell-line or young-animal systems are essential for de-risking translational decisions and uncovering novel therapeutic windows. Tulane’s suite of next-generation models offers that translational edge. These models cover a range of fields, from oncology and nephrology to women's health and infectious disease.
Representative TuVivo Preclinical Models
• TuVivo-ProAge: Age-controlled prostate-cancer mouse model
Precise PTEN knockout at young, middle-aged, or aged stages reproduces human-relevant progression from PIN to adenocarcinoma and reveals age-specific drug-response and inflammatory signatures
• TuVivo-TNBC: Triple negative breast cancer patient-derived xenografts
12 genetically and socio-demographically diverse PDXs from New Orleans patients capture the heterogeneity and health-disparity factors of triple-negative breast cancer, enabling realistic efficacy, resistance, and biomarker studies
• TuVivo-Meno: Mouse model of perimenopause and menopause
Chemically induces gradual, human-like hormonal decline without ovariectomy, preserving androgen production and allowing temporal control of perimenopause; validated across metabolic, inflammatory, vascular, and cognitive endpoints for drug and biomarker discovery in menopause-linked disease
• TuVivo-Nephro: Human-derived kidney organoids
iPSC-derived organoids form renal tubule and glomerulus structures; when engrafted under the mouse renal capsule they vascularize, develop full nephron architecture, and can be harvested for ex vivo or single-cell analyses—providing a versatile system for nephrogenesis, RAS-driven fibrosis, drug screening, and disease modeling
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