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Organ-on-a-Chip Symposium

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Date: 17 November 2021   Time: 13:30 - 16:00

Please join us for an afternoon of research talks on the latest developments in organ-on-a-chip and in vitro models technology.

This month's keynote lecture will be from Professor Valerie Weaver, University of California, San Francisco on "Forcing the glycocalyx to drive tumor aggression"

Chair: Adrian Biddle QMUL

  • 1.30 pm Abstract talks:
    • Mairi Sandison, Biomedical Engineering, University of Strathclyde: "Adenomyosis-on-a-chip: a 3D endometrial-myometrial microfluidic model"
    • Chiara de Lucia, Department of Physics, University of Surrey/National Physical Laboratory: "Feasibility and potentials of using OOAC for improving radiotherapy"
    • Jennifer Ashworth, Biodiscovery Institute, University of Nottingham: "Peptide gel tissue models of defined composition and mechanics for probing cell-matrix interactions in vitro"
  • 2.30pm Flash talk:
    • Kinga Suba, Imperial College London: "Pancreatic Islet on a Chip as a Platform for Understanding Beta-Cell Connectivity"
  • 2.35pm Q&A
  • 3pm Keynote lecture:
    • Prof Valerie Weaver, University of California, San Francisco on "Forcing the glycocalyx to drive tumor aggression"

All registered attendees will receive a meeting link prior to the meeting.

Register here

Location:  Zoom
Email:  network@organonachip.org.uk
Website:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/166656364673

Updated by: David Lockwood