MPS WORLD SUMMIT VIRTUAL PRE-CONFERENCE 2: Systems Engineering of Microphysiological Systems
MPS WORLD SUMMIT VIRTUAL PRE-CONFERENCE 2: Systems Engineering of Microphysiological Systems
Virtual conference
Welcome
Thomas Hartung, CAAT, Johns Hopkins University, United States
Keynote Address: Donald Ingber, Wyss Institute, Harvard University
MPS Hardware and Enabling Technologies (4 talks selected form submitted abstracts)
Melissa Mendoza, Binghamton University, USA – “Early and Late Calcific Aortic Valve Disease-on-a-chip”
Christopher W. McAleer, Hesperos, Inc. USA – “Multi-Organ System for the Evaluation of efficacy and off-target toxicity of Anti-Cancer Therapeutics”
James Tronolone, Texas A&M University, USA – “A machine-learned microvasculature optimizes physiological insulin secretion in a vascularized pancreas-chip”
Kenta Shinha, Tokai University, Japan – “Microphysiological system (MPS) platforms with high operability and pumping capability for commercialization”
Cell Models and Applications for MPS (4 talks selected form submitted abstracts)
Devin Mair, Johns Hopkins University, USA – “Microgravity-Induced Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Human iPSC-Based 3D Cardiac Microphysiological System”
Zhong (Alan) Li, University of Pittsburgh, USA – “Synovial Joint-on-a-chip System for Modeling Osteoarthritic Features and Predicting Drug Efficacy”
Michelle Brouwer, MIMETAS, The Netherlands – “Modelling T Cell-Vasculature co-culture in a high-throughput microfluidic platform”
Colette Bichsel, Roche, Switzerland – “Engineering the neurovascular unit in vitro to improve drug delivery to the brain”
Panel discussion and Q&A
Panel participants:
Adrian Roth, Roche – moderator
Linda Griffith, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Alysson Moutri, University of California San Diego
Peter Loskill, Tuebingen University
Uwe Marx, TissUse
Hiroshi Kimura, Tokai University