02044nas a2200241   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260001100043653003100054653001800085653001900103100002000122700001700142700001700159700001800176700002200194245007500216856004400291300000800335490000700343520143800350022001401788       2023                            d  c2023/210ainterdisciplinary training10aorgan-on-chip10atraining needs1 aAlessia Moruzzi1 aTanvi Shroff1 aSilke Keller1 aPeter Loskill1 aMadalena Cipriano00aTraining the Next Generation of Researchers in the Organ-on-Chip Field  uhttps://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/13/2/144  a1440 v133 aOrgan-on-chip (OoC) technology bridges the principles of biology and engineering to create a new generation of in vitro models and involves highly interdisciplinary collaboration across STEM disciplines. Training the next generation of scientists, technicians and policy makers is a challenge that requires a tailored effort. To promote the qualification, usability, uptake and long-term development of OoC technology, we designed a questionnaire to evaluate the key aspects for training, identify the major stakeholders to be trained, their professional level and specific skillset. The 151 respondents unanimously agreed on the need to train the next generation of OoC researchers and that the training should be provided early, in interdisciplinary subjects and throughout the researchers’ career. We identified two key training priorities: (i) training scientists with a biology background in microfabrication and microfluidics principles and (ii) training OoC developers in pharmacology/toxicology. This makes training in OoC a transdisciplinary challenge rather than an interdisciplinary one. The data acquired and analyzed here serves to guide training initiatives for preparing competent and transdisciplinary researchers, capable of assuring the successful development and application of OoC technologies in academic research, pharmaceutical/chemical/cosmetic industries, personalized medicine and clinical trials on chip.  a2227-7102