Coming soon to La Jolla, CA:
Next-Gen Miniaturization, Microfluidics,
Organ-on-a-Chip Advances, New Translational Applications |
Opening KeynoteSerial entrepreneur, professor of bioengineering and world-renowned scientist Dino Di Carlo will headline our symposium with an opening keynote on Scaling Biological Research 1000-fold Using Lab on a Particle Technology. Don't miss this talk, which will inspire the way you approach your research.
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Registration is Open: Save $250 w/ discount code "SDBN100" by July 24As a member of the San Diego Biotech Network, you can enter the discount code SDBN100 at checkout to take an additional $100 off the early bird rate (or the prevailing rate after July 24)! Reserve your spot now for microscale education in September at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines in California. (Students enjoy complimentary registration but must register in advance.) |
Share Your Expertise: Submit a Poster Abstract by August 7Seize the opportunity to learn, ask questions and explore areas of ground-breaking microscale innovation that have accelerated your life sciences research. Poster presentation opportunities are available to present and receive feedback on your work. The abstract submission deadline is August 7. |
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Speaker Line-upThursday, September 14Next Generation Miniaturization Technologies - Brian Paegel, Ph.D., UC Irvine, "Select-to-Screen: Proximity-Driven In-Gel Encoded Library Synthesis and Screening"
- Amir Nasajpour, Ph.D., Twister Bioscience, "A Tale About Shoaling Bio-inspired Materials: Enabling High Throughput Automated 3D Cell Culture"
- Dan Sipes, M.S., Plexium, will be sharing his knowledge on picowells
Microfluidics - Sunitha Nagrath, Ph.D., University of Michigan, will be discussing her experience with liquid biopsies
- Benjamin Yellen, Ph.D., Celldom, "High throughput time lapse imaging for analysis of phenotypic responses of >100,000 single clones for applications in drug screening and cell killing assays."
- Qi Zhao, Ph.D., Enrich Therapeutics
- Weian Zhao, Ph.D., UC Irvine, will share his experience on digitalizing therapeutic discoveries
Advances in Organ-on-Chip Platforms - Dan Huh, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, is a recipient of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Grant for placenta-on-a-chip research, and will talk about micro-engineered biomimicry of human physiological systems
- Madhu Nag, M.B.S., Ph.D., InSphero
- Sheena Kerr, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, will share her knowledge of multiplexed microscale platforms in cancer research
Friday, September 15Microscale Innovation for Translational Applications - Abe Lee, Ph.D., UC Irvine, Microfluidics for Precision Cell Therapies
- Hossein Tavana, Ph.D., University of Akron
- Russell Cole, Ph.D., Scribe Biosciences will share his work on the next generation of single-cell analysis tools for immunotherapy
- Finola Cliffe, Hooke Bio, leads an R&D team that is developing a fully integrated high-throughput screening system for 3D microtissues (spheroids, organoids)
- Nancy Schoenbrunner, Ph.D., AmplifiDx
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Closing KeynoteAward-winning entrepreneur and professor of mechanical engineering at UC Santa Barbara, Sumita Pennathur and her lab are focused on novel studies of chemical and biological species using fabricated micro- and nanoscale devices, spanning the fields of physics, biology, chemistry and engineering. As CEO/Founder of LAXMI Therapeutic Devices, her team is committed to improving the quality of life for people living with diabetes.
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Sponsorship and Exhibit OpportunitiesSmall and large opportunities are available to expand your product or service's visibility. Tabletop exhibition space is available to show your microscale technology and connect with attendees. View the Sponsorship Prospectus and get out in front of this innovative research audience. | | | | | | | |
