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San Francisco MPS Day

October 24, 2024
10:00 am — 3:00 pm
AC Hotel San Francisco Airport/Oyster Point Waterfront
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Synopsis

Don’t miss San Francisco MPS Day—the premier Organ-Chip Innovation Showcase for anyone passionate about Organ-on-a-Chip technology! Connect with peers, discuss cutting-edge applications, and learn how Organ-Chips are revolutionizing drug development and disease modeling.

The event includes sessions on the latest advancements, from blood-brain barrier applications to modeling host-microbiome interactions. Stick around for hands-on training in our Emulate wet lab, where our experts will provide step-by-step guidance on optimizing your research with Organ-Chips.

Check out the full agenda and speaker lineup below!

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Agenda

October 24, 2024

9:30 am  — 10:00 am

Registration

10:00 am  — 10:30 am

Welcome & Introduction

Veronica Mankinen, Executive Vice President of Commercial, Emulate
Will Bralower, Scientific Liaison, Emulate

10:30 am  — 11:00 am

The Developing World of Organ-Chip Technology and Its Application to Drug Discovery and Development

Lorna Ewart, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, Emulate

11:00 am  — 11:30 am

Application of Emulate S1 Chips to study Mucociliary Dynamics and Inflammatory Cell Interactions in the Airway Epithelium

Amy Ryan, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Iowa

11:30 am  — 12:00 pm

A Human Brain-Chip for Modeling Brain Pathologies and Screening of BBB Crossing Therapeutic Strategies

Elias Pavlopoulos, PhD, Senior Scientific Advisor, FORTH Management

12:00 pm  — 12:30 pm

Modeling Host-Microbe Interactions Using Air-Liquid Interface (ALI) and Gut-on-a-Chip

Andy Sham, PhD, Project Manager, University of British Columbia

12:30 pm  — 1:30 pm

Lunch

Provided by Emulate

1:30 pm  — 2:30 pm

Hands-On Workshop

2:30 pm  — 3:00 pm

Open Discussion

Speaker Spotlight

Lorna Ewart, PhD

Chief Scientific Officer, Emulate

Andy Sham, PhD

Project Manager, the University of British Columbia

Elias Pavlopoulos, PhD

Senior Scientific Advisor, FORTH Management

Amy Ryan, PhD

Associate Professor, University of Iowa