Featured speakers include: Hans Clevers, MD, PhD, Group Leader at Hubrecht Institute “Organoids to model human disease" Juergen Knoblich, PhD, Scientific Director at Institute of Molecular Biology “Cerebral organdies: modelling human brain development and tumorigenesis in stem cell derived 3D culture" Kristin Knouse, MD, PhD, Fellow at Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research “The importance of tissue architecture for chromosome segregation fidelity in epithelia" Benjamin Freedman, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine/Nephrology at University of Washington School of Medicine “Human Kidney Organdies for Phenotypic Screening and Therapy Development" Paula Amato, MD, MCR, Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Oregon Health & Science University “Human Germline Gene Therapy" Postdoc/trainee roundtable lunches with featured speakers will be from 11:00am-12:00pm and a catered poster session and reception will follow the symposium. |