Novel spatial, molecular & imaging approaches to analyse 3D tissue models
Agenda:
14:00-14:10 Introduction and welcome
Dr Susan Heavey, UCL
Academic session:
14:10-14:35 Mass Spectrometry Imaging in Combination with 3D Tissue Models for Early Stage Efficacy and Safety Testing of Drugs and Toxicants
Prof. Malcolm Clench, Sheffield Hallam University
14:35 – 15:00 Imaging organoid responses to drugs
Prof. Trevor Dale, Cardiff University
15:00 – 15:15 Novel methods for investigating stiffness in 3D in vitro models
Ms Auxtine Micalet, UCL
15:15 – 15:40 A technological roadmap for 3D multi-omics and imaging for human disease modelling
Prof Je Hyuk Lee, Cold Spring Harbour Laboratory
15:40 – 16:10 Brainstorming session – what are our unmet needs for endpoint analyses, as 3D tissue model researchers?
Industry session:
16:10 – 16:30 SpheroMatrices: a spheroid tissue microarray (microTMA) platform for multiplexed analysis of 3D microtissue experiments
Dr Simon Plummer, Micromatricies
16:30 – 16:50 Morphology Driven High-Plex Spatial Analysis of Tissue Microenvironments
Dr. Anthony Zucca, NanoString Technologies inc.
16:50 – 17:05 Unlocking Spatial Biology with Orion
Dr Tad George, RareCyte, Inc
17:05 – 17:20 Multiplex tissue imaging approaches for deep phenotyping with single-cell resolution
Dr Roslyn Lloyd, Akoya Bioscience
17:20 – 17:40 Spatially map and quantify the whole transcriptome in the tissue context with Visium spatial solutions
Dr Cristophe Fleury, 10X Genomics

17:40 – 18:00 Round table discussion – where do we see the future of spatial biology going?
Please note this is the second of a paid of twinned summer events from our centre – you can find out about the first event at the link below!