3rd Minnesota Organoid Symposium: From Cells to Cures
University of Minnesota - Mayo Clinic
The latest advancements in organoids and microphysiologic systems will be discussed, aiming to foster collaboration and innovation in translating these technologies into patient care.
This symposium will feature presentations and exhibits from institutional and industry experts. Keynote speakers will include Stanford’s Dr. Sarah Heilshorn and University of California, San Diego’s Dr. Alysson Muotri.
AGENDA
Morning Session 1 (9:00 - 12:15 pm)
Patient-specific Organoids
Lunch and Poster Session (12:15 - 1:15 pm)
Trainees are invited to submit posters that will be on display throughout the day and will be judged during the lunch hour when authors will be present at their posters for discussion with attendees and judges. Prizes for the best posters presentations will be awarded at the social hour at 5:00 pm.
Poster dimensions should be no larger than 46" X 46".
Afternoon Session 2 (1:15 - 5:00 pm)
Organoids in Basic Science Research
Social Hour (5:00 - 6:00 pm)
Poster award winners will be announced at this time.
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
8:15 am - 5:00 pm
Dr. John Noseworthy Hall
Hilton Hotel
10 East Center Street
Rochester, MN 55904
REGISTER by March 7, 2025
Thank you to our hosts
8:15 - 8:45 am - BREAKFAST
8:45 am - Opening Remarks by the Symposium Co-Chairs
BRENDA OGLE, PHD
Professor and Head, Department of Biomedical Engineering, UMN
Symposium Co-Chair
CHUCK HOWE, Ph.D.
Professor of Neurology, Chair, Division of Experimental Neurology
Mayo Clinic
Symposium Co-chair
9:00 am - KEYNOTE: From Intestinal Organoids to Human Intestine Chips with Enhanced Clinical Mimmicry
DONALD E. INGBER, MD,PHD
Professor of Bioengineering, Harvard School of Engineering & Applied Science, Director of the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University
9:50 am - Student/Trainee Poster Presentations
Two poster presenters will be chosen to give a 10 minute presentation about their poster.
10:40 am - Neural Organoid Work: Patient-specific Microphysiological System Platforms
MING-FENG HO, PHD
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Psychiatry, Mayo Clinic
11:05 am - Patient-specific Organoids for Disease Modeling and Tissue Replacement Therapies
NAGARAJAN KANNAN, PHD, MS
Assistant Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic
11:30 am - Tumor-microenvironment Interactions and Organoid Modeling
JASMINE FOO, PHD
Associate Head of Mathematics, Northrop Professor and Distinguished McKnight University Professor, School of Mathematics, UMN
11:55 am - Cardiac Organoid Cryopreservation
BHAIRAB SINGH, PHD
Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine, UMN
12:15 pm - LUNCH AND POSTER SESSION
Lunch will be provided at no cost to registrants.
1:15 pm - KEYNOTE: Bespoke Biomaterials for Organoid Modeling and Bioprinting
SARAH C. HEILSHORN, PHD
Rickey/Nielsen Professor, School of Engineering, Director, Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials (GLAM), Stanford University
2:05 pm - 3D Printing Functional Neural Tissue
SU-CHUNG ZHANG, MD,PHD
Director and Professor, Center for Neurologic Diseases, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
3:00 pm - Reagents for Scalable Organoid Workflows
DAVID HERMANSON, PHD
Principle Scientist, Cell & Gene Therapy Applications, Bio-Techne
3:25 pm - Non-Invasive Biosensing in Cells, Organoids, and Body-on-Chip Platforms for Biomarkers and Drug Discovery
ADRIENNE WATSON, PHD
Chief Scientific Officer, World Precision Instruments
3:50 pm - Opportunities and Challenges for Scalable Organoid Manufacturing
RICHARD MCFARLAND, MD, PhD
Chief Regulatory Officer, Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute
4:15 pm - KEYNOTE: Human Brain Organoids for Therapeutic Testing and Development
ALYSSON R. MUOTRI, PHD
Professor of Pediatrics & Cellular Molecular Medicine, Sanford Consortium, University of California, San Diego
5:00 pm - Social hour, Poster Awards Presentation
The bus will leave the Hilton Hotel in Rochester at 6:15 pm to return UMN attendees to UMN TC campus (reservations required - contact Sue Keirstead at [email protected] if you would like to reserve a seat on the bus - limited availability.