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  • Wednesday, Jul 16th
    2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session IV: Alternative Methods to Animal Testing I
    Alternative Methods to Animal Testing
  • Wednesday, Jul 16th
    2:04 PM – 2:29 PM EDT
    Invited Speaker Presentation
    Invited Speaker: Shulamit Levenberg
    Alternative Methods to Animal Testing
  • Wednesday, Jul 16th
    2:29 PM – 2:54 PM EDT
    3D(Bio)printed infection models of human lung cells and skin hair follicles to study nanoantibiotics
    Invited Speaker - Exceptional Abstract: Claus-Michael Lehr, PhD – HIPS - Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland & Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany
    Alternative Methods to Animal Testing
  • Wednesday, Jul 16th
    2:54 PM – 3:05 PM EDT
    3D Cell assemblies to evaluate inflammatory response to dual-agent delivery platforms targeting BV
    Oral Abstract Speaker: Arielle D. Greiner, B.S. Biology (she/her/hers) – University of Louisville
    Alternative Methods to Animal Testing
  • Wednesday, Jul 16th
    3:05 PM – 3:16 PM EDT
    Collagen Microgel 3D Organoid Culture and Extracellular Vesicle Production for Drug Development
    Oral Abstract Speaker: Samantha Ali
    Alternative Methods to Animal Testing
  • Wednesday, Jul 16th
    3:16 PM – 3:27 PM EDT
    mRNA-LNPs Microneedle Delivery in 3D Human Dermal Equivalent Model for Preliminary In-Vitro Testing
    Oral Abstract Speaker: Elena Lagreca, PhD (she/her/hers) – Istituto italiano di tecnologia
    Alternative Methods to Animal Testing
  • Wednesday, Jul 16th
    3:27 PM – 3:38 PM EDT
    The SCISSOR technology: Investigating Biopharmaceutics of Subcutaneously Delivered Oligonucleotides
    Oral Abstract Speaker: Karin Somby, n/a – Novartis Pharma AG
    Alternative Methods to Animal Testing
  • Wednesday, Jul 16th
    3:38 PM – 3:49 PM EDT
    Genomic Instability and Shear Stress Influence Nanoparticle-Induced Endothelial Cell Responses
    Oral Abstract Speaker: Yasmin Abdelkader, n/a – Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute
    Alternative Methods to Animal Testing
  • Wednesday, Jul 16th
    3:49 PM – 4:00 PM EDT
    The Aβ42:Aβ40 ratio in amyloid plaques and its role in blood-brain barrier dysfunction
    Oral Abstract Speaker: Stefanie Gier, PhD – Goethe University Frankfurt
    Alternative Methods to Animal Testing
  • Friday, Jul 18th
    8:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Tech Session VII: Alternative Methods to Animal Testing II
    Alternative Methods to Animal Testing
  • Friday, Jul 18th
    8:04 AM – 8:29 AM EDT
    Identification of Functional Biomarkers for Personalized Nanomedicine in Breast Cancer 3D Models
    Invited Speaker - Exceptional Abstract: Maria J J. Vicent, PhD (she/her/hers) – CIPF
    Alternative Methods to Animal Testing
  • Friday, Jul 18th
    8:29 AM – 8:54 AM EDT
    Reconstructed Human Patient Dynamic Models for Engineering Targeted Therapeutics for Aneurysms
    Oral Abstract Speaker: Netanel Korin, PhD – Technion IIT
    Alternative Methods to Animal Testing
  • Friday, Jul 18th
    8:54 AM – 9:05 AM EDT
    Elucidation of Lipid Nanoparticle Fusion Mechanisms Using Artificial Membranes
    Oral Abstract Speaker: Shu Okumura, Ph.D. in Bioengineering – Toshiba Corporation
    Alternative Methods to Animal Testing
  • Friday, Jul 18th
    9:05 AM – 9:16 AM EDT
    Development of innovative 3D colorectal cancer models as preclinical tools for drug screening
    Oral Abstract Speaker: Sofia Dias, n/a – i3S - Institute for Research and Innovation in Health, University of Porto, Portugal
    Alternative Methods to Animal Testing
  • Friday, Jul 18th
    9:27 AM – 9:38 AM EDT
    Stimuli-responsive bioengineered biomaterials: 3D in vitro models & regenerative medicine therapies
    Oral Abstract Speaker: Silvia Panseri, n/a – National Research Council of Italy
    Alternative Methods to Animal Testing
  • Friday, Jul 18th
    9:38 AM – 9:49 AM EDT
    Transport of Red Blood Cell Carriers Through Microfluidic Model Mimicking Human Pulmonary Capillary
    Oral Abstract Speaker: Danielle Nemcovsky, N/A, MSc – Technion
    Alternative Methods to Animal Testing
  • Friday, Jul 18th
    9:49 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Blood-brain barrier/glioblastoma interplay 3D in vitro model for (nano-)therapeutic screening
    Local Chapter Speaker: Claudia Martins, n/a (she/her/hers) – i3S-University of Porto
    Alternative Methods to Animal Testing