Connecting expertise on 'Organoids and Organ-On-A-Chip'

12:20 – 12:55    Lunch

12:55 – 13:00    Welcome

13:00 – 14:20    Session 1 pitches by i.a.   

• prof Joana Duarte Da Rocha Pereira (KU Leuven)
  “Human intestinal enteroids: a window into enteric virus biology & drug discovery”
• prof Olivier De Wever (UGent)
  “MISpheroID and beyond: diversity of tools to advance 3D cell culture implementation and interpretation”
• prof Adrian Ranga (KU Leuven)
  “Bioengineering organoid morphogenesis”
• prof Bert Devriendt (UGent)
  “3D culture of gut organoids to explore the delivery of therapeutics to the epithelium”
• prof Marianne Carlon (KU Leuven)
  “CRISPR-based therapies for cystic fibrosis: precision medicine meets precision (in vitro) models”

14:20 – 15:40     Coffee break

15:40 – 16:40     Session 2 pitches by i.a. 

• prof Sandra Van Vlierberghe (UGent)
  “High-resolution 3D-printing towards miniaturized tissue constructs (cornea-on-chip)”
• prof Hugo Vankelecom (KU Leuven)
  “Organoid modeling of the healthy and diseased endometrium”
• prof Debby Laukens (UGent-VIB)
  “Enhancing the Physiological Relevance of in Vitro Studies of gut mucosa”
• prof Ioannis Papantoniou (KU Leuven)
  “Engineering callus organoids for bone fracture healing”
• prof Ruslan Dmitriev (UGent) 
  “Using FLIM to understand effects of the environment on cell function in the organoid models”

16:40 - 17:30     Coffee break

17:30 – 18:30     Network reception with drinks and snacks

 

via this link.
 

Date & time:

Oct 8, 12h-18h30
 

Venue:

De Rode Bol, Sint-Denijslaan 485, 9000 Gent  
Parking available on site. 
 

Target audience:

We look forward to welcome ZAPs and senior post-docs interested in organoids from KU Leuven, UGent, UZ Gent, VIB-UGent. Please note that the number of participants is limited.
 

For more information about the event, please contact:
Laetitia Cicchelero, PhD
project manager Cross-Health platform 
+32 (0)477 39 23 05
Laetitia.Cicchelero@UGent.be