Enabling Technologies

Wednesday, April 17 • 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

This session is a deep dive into the transformative technologies and methodologies that are reshaping the field of 3D biology. We'll explore the latest advancements in cell culture environments, organ-on-a-chip designs, and other essential tools expanding the boundaries of research and applications in 3D biology. Within this evolving framework, AI is being integrated as an enabler to augment throughput and enhance control and analysis to contribute to the development of new tools to probe complex 3D biology.

Session Chair:

Glauco Souza, Ph.D. (Greiner Bio-One) 

Speakers:

Greg Sawyer, Ph.D. (Moffitt Cancer Center)
Life in Miniature: Cancer Biology in Three Dimensions

Christina van Lier, Ph.D. (ChemoSen3D, Inc.)
Engineering Patient-Derived 3D Soft Tissue Sarcoma Spheroids: A Breakthrough in Functional Tissue Modeling

Fangtao Chi, Ph.D. (MIT Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research)
Roles of Fibroblasts in Modulating Intestinal Stem Cell Regeneration and Tumorigenesis