Model Systems for Studying CNS Tissues and Diseases

Moderator(s)

• DM

  Dany Munoz Pinto
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  Allison Andrews, PhD

  Temple University, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, United States
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  Diego Alzate (he/him/his)

  Postdoctoral Researcher
  The Ohio State University
  Columbus, Ohio, United States

Presentations:

• 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM PDT

  Engineered Biochemical and Biophysical Cell–Matrix Interactions Synergistically Promote Neural Maturation within Viscoelastic Matrices
  

  Presenting Author: Michelle S. Huang, B.S. (she/her/hers) – Stanford University

  Co-Author: Julien Roth (he/him/his) – Stanford University

  Co-Author: Renato Navarro, PhD (he/him/his) – Stanford University

  Co-Author: Bauer LeSavage (he/him/his) – Stanford University

  Last Author: Sarah C. Heilshorn – Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Stanford University
• 3:15 PM – 3:30 PM PDT

  Hyperoxia and Flow Reduce Metabolic Stress and Accelerate Neural Maturation in Brain Organoids
  

  Presenting Author: Marie Payne – University of California, Los Angeles
• 3:30 PM – 3:45 PM PDT

  A rotenone slice model to study the cellular and extracellular responses to energy depletion in brain tissue
  

  Presenting Author: Brendan Butler, MS (he/him/his) – University of Washington

  Co-Author: Malcolm Renney (he/him/his) – University of Washington

  Co-Author: Kristin Bennett – University of Washington

  Co-Author: Gisele Charpentier – University of Washington

  Primary Investigator: Elizabeth Nance – University of Washington, Chemical Engineering
• 3:45 PM – 4:00 PM PDT

  Cultured Vagal Afferent Neurons as Sensors for Intestinal Effector Molecules
  

  Co-Author: Gregory Girardi – University of California, Davis

  Co-Author: Danielle Zumpano – University of California, Davis

  Co-Author: Noah Goshi – University of California, Davis

  Co-Author: Helen Raybould – University of California, Davis

  Presenting Author: Erkin Seker, PhD – University of California, Davis
• 4:00 PM – 4:15 PM PDT

  Human 3D In-Vitro Model of Neurovascular Unit to Study Mechanisms of Traumatic Brain Injury
  

  Co-Author: Sunghyun Jun (he/him/his) – University of Cincinnati

  Co-Author: Daniel Hinrichsen – University of Cincinnati

  Presenting Author: Olga Liaudanskaya, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Cincinnati
• 4:15 PM – 4:30 PM PDT

  Simulating the effect of the gut microbiome on the gut brain axis on a chip
  

  Presenting Author: Awurama Ofori - Kwafo (she/her/hers) – University of Toledo

  Co-Author: Indira Sigdel (she/her/hers) – University of Toledo

  Co-Author: Khalid Khalaf (he/him/his) – University of Toledo

  Co-Author: Jasenka Zubcevic (she/her/hers) – University of Toledo

  Last Author: Yuan Tang (he/him/his) – University of Toledo