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Cambridge Healthtech Institute, Omni Parker House, Boston, MA
November 17-18, 2011
Compared to traditional cell-based assay monolayers, three-dimensional (3D) models more closely mimic native tissues. 3D tissue models provide a means for systematic, repetitive, and quantitative investigation of drugs, serving as platforms for screening of drugs as well as pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic analysis of drugs. That said, creating the more biologically relevant third dimension of tissue models requires a multidisciplinary approach and multidisciplinary expertise. Cambridge Healthtech Institute’s Predictive Functional Human Tissue Models: Moving into the Third Dimension of Drug Discovery and Development conference weaves together engineers, biologists, and pharmacologists. As with any 3D model, each specialty provides insights into the complete system advancing drug discovery and development, from designing the bioreactors, developing the 3D models, studying healthy versus diseased states, to utilizing drug screening assays.
Sessions: * Moving into the Third Dimension * Surrogate Model Systems: How Complex Do They Need to Be? * Tissue Models for Drug Discovery & Development: Ready for Prime Time? * Scaffolds: Bridging the Gap between 2D and 3D
Pre-Conference Short Course: * Scaffolds: Bridging the Gap between 2D and 3D
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Scientific Advisory Committee: Linda Griffith, Ph.D., Professor, Biological and Mechanical Engineering, MIT Jonathan Garlick, Ph.D., Director, Cancer Biology and Tissue Engineering, Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, Tufts University School of Medicine Rosemarie Hunziker, Ph.D., Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Program Director, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health
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Deadline for Abstracts:
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N/A
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Registration:
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Ways to Register: Web: https://chidb.com/register/2011/tbs/reg.asp Call: 781-972-5400 Email: reg@healthtech.com
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E-mail:
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reg@healthtech.com
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