Joint with: Single Cell Biology: Unique Cells to Tissue Ecosystems
Organoids: Engineering Innovative Approaches for Basic and Translational Insight
May 11–14, 2025 | Fairmont Chateau Whistler, Whistler, BC, Canada
Scientific Organizers:
Quinton Smith, Matthias Lutolf and Kelly R. Stevens
In Person
On Demand
May 11–14, 2025 | Fairmont Chateau Whistler, Whistler, BC, Canada
Scientific Organizers:
Quinton Smith, Matthias Lutolf and Kelly R. Stevens
Available Formats:
In Person
On Demand
Available Formats: = In Person = On Demand
Sunday, May 11, 2025
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Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
Macdonald Foyer
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
Macdonald Foyer
Monday, May 12, 2025
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Woodlands Terrace
Poster Setup
7:30–8:00 AM
Macdonald EF
Poster Viewing
7:30–7:00 PM
Macdonald EF
Welcome and Keynote Session (Joint)
8:00–9:30 AM
Macdonald ABCD
Matthew F Krummel, University of California, San Francisco
Tissue Archetypes Across Space and Time
Tissue Archetypes Across Space and Time
Gordana V Vunjak-Novakovic, Columbia University
Tissue Engineering
Tissue Engineering
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
Macdonald Foyer
High-Throughput Approaches to Model Cells and Tissues (Joint)
9:50–11:30 AM
Macdonald ABCD
Dana Pe'er, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Plasticity in the Tissue Context
Plasticity in the Tissue Context
David Van Valen, Caltech
High-Throughput Organoid Phenotyping
High-Throughput Organoid Phenotyping
Rong Fan, Yale School of Medicine
Spatial Multi-Omics Profiling of Human Tissues and Organoids
Spatial Multi-Omics Profiling of Human Tissues and Organoids
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Lunch
11:30–12:30 PM
Woodlands Terrace
Poster Session 1
12:00–2:30 PM
Macdonald EF
Workshop 1: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
2:30–4:30 PM
MacDonald CD
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Macdonald Foyer
Controlling the Organoid Microenvironment
5:00–7:00 PM
MacDonald CD
Kelly R. Stevens, University of Washington
Talk Title to be Announced
Talk Title to be Announced
Alex Hughes, University of Pennsylvania
Engaging the Design Cycle of Rhythmic Stem Cell Biology in Developing and Synthetic Kidney Tissues
Engaging the Design Cycle of Rhythmic Stem Cell Biology in Developing and Synthetic Kidney Tissues
Pilnam Kim, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
ECM Control of Organoid Fate
ECM Control of Organoid Fate
Matthias Lutolf, EPF Lausanne
Talk Title to be Announced
Talk Title to be Announced
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
On Own for Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Woodlands Terrace
Reverse Engineering Embryogenesis
8:00–11:00 AM
MacDonald CD
Magdalena D. Zernicka-Goetz, University of Cambridge
Synthetic Embryos
Synthetic Embryos
Margherita Y. Turco, Friedrich Miescher Institute
Placental Organoids
Placental Organoids
Jared Toettcher, Princeton University
Gastruloid Patterning
Gastruloid Patterning
Quinton Smith, University of California, Irvine
Microfluidic Models of Vascularization
Microfluidic Models of Vascularization
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
Macdonald Foyer
Poster Setup
11:00–1:00 PM
Macdonald EF
On Own for Lunch
11:00–3:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Macdonald EF
Career Roundtable (Joint)
1:30–2:45 PM
MacDonald CD
Health Equity Forum (Joint)
3:00–4:30 PM
MacDonald CD
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Macdonald Foyer
Organoid Vascularization
5:00–7:00 PM
MacDonald CD
Jennifer A. Lewis, Harvard University, SEAS
3D Manufacturing of Vascularized Organoids
3D Manufacturing of Vascularized Organoids
Britta Trappmann, TU Dortmund University
Vascularization of Organoids in Synthetic Extracellular Matrices
Vascularization of Organoids in Synthetic Extracellular Matrices
Jordan S. Miller, Rice University
3D Printing for Vascularization
3D Printing for Vascularization
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
Woodlands Terrace
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Macdonald EF
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Woodlands Terrace
Programmable Organoids
8:00–11:00 AM
MacDonald CD
Anne Grapin-Botton, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics
Talk Title to be Announced
Talk Title to be Announced
Martin Fussenegger, ETH Zürich
Programmable Organoids
Programmable Organoids
Karmella Haynes, Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology
Controlling Chromatin Epigenetics in 3D Breast Cancer Spheroids
Controlling Chromatin Epigenetics in 3D Breast Cancer Spheroids
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
Macdonald Foyer
On Own for Lunch
11:00–2:30 PM
Workshop 2: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
2:30–4:30 PM
MacDonald CD
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Macdonald Foyer
Physical Principles of Tissue Morphogenesis
5:00–6:45 PM
MacDonald CD
Celeste M. Nelson, Princeton University
Mechanical Drivers of Lung Development
Mechanical Drivers of Lung Development
Katia Catherine Karalis, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Talk Title to be Announced
Talk Title to be Announced
Xavier Trepat, Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia
Integrative Tissue Dynamics and Cytoskeletal Mechanics
Integrative Tissue Dynamics and Cytoskeletal Mechanics
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)
6:45–7:00 PM
MacDonald CD
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
Woodlands Terrace
Entertainment
8:00–11:00 PM
Cash Bar
8:00–11:00 PM
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM
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