ADVANCES IN CELL & TISSUE CULTURE 2017
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
MONDAY 22nd MAY
10.00 – 12.30
Registration, Poster, & Exhibitor Set Up
12.30 – 13.30
Conference Commences with Lunch
13.30 – 13.40
Conference Welcome Address
13.40 – 14.30
Keynote: Dr Harvey Clewell, Scitovation
Making In Vitro Assays Useful for Risk Assessment
14.30 – 17.30 In Vitro Models for Animal Replacement
Chair: Dr Brett Cochrane, Animal Free Research UK
Speakers:
- 14.30 – 15.00 Anaelle da Costa, Sanofi
New in vitro human blood-brain barrier / brain co-culture models to replace in vivo neurovirulence testing of live attenuated yellow fever vaccine strains
- 15.00 – 15.30 Diane Lee, University of Surrey
A bovine alveolus model to replace cattle in the study of host-pathogen interactions in bovine tuberculosis (BTB)
15.30 – 16.00 Coffee Break
- 16.00 – 16.30 Tobias Hasenberg, TissUse
The multi-organ-chip platform – Emulating human system biology in a microphysiological system
- 16.30 – 16.50 Abigail Martin, University of Hertfordshire
Validation of a macrophage specific cell line for the development of an in vitro lower airways co-culture model
- 16.50 – 17.10 Parul Chandorkar, Medical University of Innsbruck
Fungal Conidia are efficiently sensed by Dendritic cells or Macrophages in a Perfused 3D Respiratory Model
- 17.10 – 17.30 Brett Cochrane, Animal Free Research UK
Animal Free Research UK: Funding the development and application of human models for human disease
17.30 – 18.00
Quasi Vivo® User Group Meeting
18.00 – 19.00
Networking, Poster Odd Viewing, and Exhibitions
19.30 til late
Social Dinner at Conference Venue
Included in all registration prices




TUESDAY 23rd MAY
9.00 – 9.50
Keynote: Professor Jamie Davies, University of Edinburgh
Culture of complex, self-organizing systems
9.50 – 12.30 Disease Modelling and Co-Culture
Chair: Dr Pascale Guillot, UCL
Speakers:
- 9.50 – 10.10 Alec O’Keeffe, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
The effect of media perfusion on the infection and drug activity against Leishmania major
- 10.10 – 10.30 Yasmine Tanner, Barts Cancer Institute
Drug resistance mechanisms in FGFR-driven cancers
- 10.30 – 11.00 Sahithi Kuravi, University of Manchester
Micro-engineering novel model of kidney-on-chip involving cell sheet technology
11.00 – 11.30 Coffee Break
- 11.30 – 11.50 Abby Keable, University of Southampton
A novel tool to study the perivascular clearance of Amyloid-beta, significance for Alzheimer’s disease
- 11.50 – 12.10 Robert Owen, University of Sheffield
Can we Tissue Engineer an In Vitro Model of Osteoporosis?
- 12.10 – 12.40
Speaker not confirmed
12.40 – 13.30 Lunch
13.30 – 15.10 Bioreactors, 3D, & Dynamic Flow
Chair: Professor Sarah Cartmell, University of Manchester
Speakers:
- 13.30 – 14.00 Pascale Guillot, UCL
Using the Quasi Vivo cell culture system to understand how stem cells work
- 14.00 – 14.20 Tayebeh Azimi, Westminster University
Development of an in vitro tumour model to evaluate drug efficacy and epidermal mesenchymal transition in triple negative breast cancer
- 14.20 – 14.40 Shehnaz Ahmed, University of Nottingham
Self-reporting scaffolds enabling non-invasive in situ pH monitoring for tissue engineering applications
- 14.40 – 15.10 J Malcolm Wilkinson, Kirkstall Ltd
A Roadmap for how Organ-on-a-Chip Technology will eventually replace Animal Tests for Drug and Chemical Safety
15.10 – 15.40 Coffee Break
15.40 – 17.00 Cultivating Cells under Physiologic Conditions
Chair: Dr Beate Rinner, Medical University of Graz
Speakers:
- 15.40 – 16.00 Sarah Grissenberger, University of Graz
2D and 3D in vitro and in vivo studies on the cytotoxic activity of human Lactoferricin derived antitumor peptide R-DIM-P-LF11-334 on human malignant melanoma
- 16.00 – 16.15 Mehmet Deniz Akyuz, Alveole *Industry Spotlight*
Spatial modulation of light: how to dynamically control cell/material interaction
- 16.15 – 16.35 Simon Whawell, University of Sheffield
Physiological fluid flow moderates fibroblast responses to transforming growth fact beta (TGF-β)
- 16.35 – 17.00 Beate Rinner, Medical University of Graz
MUG-Mel2, a novel highly pigmented and well characterized NRAS mutated human melanoma cell line
17.00 – 18.30
Networking, Poster Even Viewing, and Exhibitions
20.00 til late
Dinner Gala at Manchester Hilton Hotel
£70, reservations must be made minimum of one week prior. For more information or to book your place please email our event organiser.
WEDNESDAY 24th MAY
9.00 – 9.50
Keynote Speaker: Professor Mark Cronin, Liverpool John Moores University
In Silico Models: The Glue to Fix 21st Century Toxicology?
9.50 – 12.30 Tissue Engineering
Chair: Prof Jamie Davies, University of Edinburgh
Speakers:
- 9.50 – 10.05 Sandro Meucci, Micronit *Industry Spotlight*
TEER electrodes integration in resealable microfluidic devices
- 10.05 – 10.35 Chunga Kwon, KIST Europe, University of science and Technology, Republic of Korea
Microscale Topographical Patterning for Preventing Posterior Capsular Opacification by Inhibiting Lens Epithelial Cell Migration
- 10.35 – 11.00 Eleanore Irvine, Biogelx *Industry Spotlight*
Biogelx: Designer Gels for Cell Culture
11.00 – 11.30 Coffee Break
- 11.30 – 12.00 Don Wellings, Spheritech
Proliferate® – 3D scaffolds for regenerative medicine
- 12.00 – 12.30
Speaker not confirmed
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch
13.30 – 15.00 Safety and Toxicology
Chair: Dr Phil Hewitt, Merck KGaA
Speakers:
- 13.30 – 14.00 Ewelina Hoffman, University of Hertfordshire
Investigating the impact of M1 and M2 macrophage polarization on foamy human macrophage responses in vitro
- 14.00 – 14.30 Araida Hidalgo-Bastida, Manchester Metropolitan University
Evaluation of doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity using the Quasi-Vivo® system
- 14.30 – 15.00 Phil Hewitt, Merck KGaA
HepaRG 3D spheroids: Characterization, cytotoxicity and their use in more advanced in vitro models
15.00 – 15.30 Coffee Break
15.30 – 17.30 Late Breaking Abstracts
Chair: Dr Harvey Clewell, Scitovation
Speakers:
- 15.30 – 15.50 Jonas Hansson, Mercene Labs
Ostemer polymers – micro manufacturing and cell studies
- 15.50 – 16.10 Liam Boyle, University of Sheffield
The effects of low level fluid flow stimuli in conjunction with cilia elongation through the use of lithium chloride
- 16.10 – 16.40 David Davies, Parker Hannifin
The use of peristaltic pumps in continuous flow cell culture
- 16.40 – 17.00 Nikloas Gaio, Delft University of Technology
Cytostretch: A Versatile Silicon-Based Organ-On-Chip
- 17.00 – 17.30
Speaker not confirmed
17.30 – 18.00
Conference Close and Prize Giving
Please note that this is a draft only and all times, sessions, and presentations are subject to change.




CALL FOR PAPERS
We invite research from industry and academia to submit their paper abstracts for both poster and verbal presentations.
The final call for papers has now closed but we are still accepting late breaking abstracts. To submit an abstract please fill out the form below and email it to: ACTCconference@kirkstall.dns-systems.net
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