AGENDA

0930-1000 Welcome Tea and Coffee

1000-1025 Organoid models of mammary gland organogenesis and function, Associate Prof. Salah Elias, University of Southampton

1025-1045 Organoid systems to uncover regulators of cell fate changes in the liver, pancreas & intestine, Dr Nicole Prior, University of Southampton

1045-1105 Human skeletal and endothelial cell spheroid interaction on bone healing in an osteogenic niche, Dr Janos Kanczler, University of Southampton

1105-1110 Increased access to excess pathology clinical samples for research and innovation and research histology capabilities, Dr Ruth Challis, University of Southampton

1110-1115 Unleash the potential for biomolecules assays and the 3D spheroid culture of liver cells in the Laponite nanoparticles gel, Dr Mogibelarahman Khedr, University of Southampton

1115-1120 Tools to Monitor Cell Health in 3D Cultures, Dr Darren Heywood, Promega UK

1120-1140 Coffee break

1140-1215 Human iPSC characterisation, spheroids differentiation and direct reprogramming, Dr Davide Danovi, bit.bio and King College London

1215-1235 Augmentation of Joint Repair by Tissue Engineered Cartilage Dr Rahul Tare, University of Southampton

1235-1255 Studying stem cell fate at single-cell resolution, Dr Owen Rackham, University of Southampton

1255-1300 Southampton Cellular Research and Tissue Engineering Systems, Dr C. Mirella Spalluto, CES/NIHR Southampton BRC

1300-1305 Development of a 3D in vitro Breast Cancer Organotypic Model of Obesity Associated Adipose Inflammation, Ms Rhianna Blyth, PhD, University of Southampton

1305-1310 A platform for modelling tumour-stromal interactions in oesophageal cancer using organoids, Dr Benjamin Sharpe, University of Southampton

1310-1415 Lunch break

1415-1430 An iPSC platform to investigate the neuronal determinants of APOE genotype on neuron function, Ms. Mercedes Beyna, Biogen,

1430-1450 Alzheimer’s patients iPSCs in 3D mature neural cultures to model some biochemical aspects of the disease pathology, Associate Prof. Sandrine Willaime-Morawek, University of Southampton

1450-1510 Investigating retinal dystrophies using hPSC derived retinal organoids, Dr Jorn Lakowski, University of Southampton

1510-1525 Tea break

1525-1600 Spatially guiding the growth of stem-cell derived tissues, Dr James Armstrong, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol

1600-1630 Round Table Discussion chaired by Dr Nicole Prior and Dr Emily Brookes

1630 Networking and refreshments

Stem Cells and Organoids: a future for complex translational biology