Hello! Thanks for your interest in the Axion World Tour, where researchers across academia and industry come together to share insights, showcase discoveries, and foster collaborations. I’m your host for this city’s MEA User Group Meeting and I’m looking forward to seeing you and other members of the local scientific community in person.

During the event, you’ll hear presentations from scientists using Axion products in their stem cell models & MEA applications research, learn about Axion’s innovative tools & technology designed to elevate your experiments, and have plenty of time for asking questions and networking with peers.

Please see the full agenda below and register today!

Presenter: Mike Clements, PhD
Position: SVP Marketing & Corporate Strategy, Axion BioSystems
Title: Hearts and Minds: How Maestro MEA is advancing stem cell model development, disease research, screening, quality control, and more

Presenter: David Greenberg, PhD
Position: Account Manager, Axion BioSystems
Title: Opening Remarks and Host

Presenter: Robert F. Halliwell, BSc MSc PhD 
Position: Professor, University of the Pacific
Title: Human Cerebral Organoids for the Discovery of Antiseizure Agents

Presenter: Ritu Kumar, PhD
Position: Director, Gladstone Stem Cell Core
Title: Gladstone Stem Cell Core and CIRM-Shared Research Facility: A Centralized Resource for Stem Cell Research

Presenter: Tyne McHugh
Position: Graduate Student, Lisa Ellerby Lab, Buck Institute
Title: EIF4A1-Dependent Translation Mediates APOE2 Driven Synaptic Regulation

Presenter: Henry Ordutowski, PhD
Position: Field Application Scientist, Axion BioSystems
Title: What's new in Maestro MEA

Presenter: Lorena Saavedra, PhD
Position: Associate Director, Stem Cell Platform, Arc Institute
Title: Functional Phenotyping in the QC Pipeline: Using MEA Technology to Characterize Stem Cell-Derived Neural Cells for Perturbation Screens

Presenter: Mandi Schmidt, PhD
Position: Senior Field Applications Scientist, Cell Culture, STEMCELL Technologies
Title: From Cell Culture to MEA: Standardized Workflows for Reliable Data

Presenter: Dez Taylor-Douglas, PhD
Position: iPSC Field Application Specialist, FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific
Title: MEA and iPSCs: A Dynamic Duo for Biological Discovery

Presenter: Vince Truong
Position: Chief Operating Officer & Co-Founder at Anatomic Incorporated
Title: Completing the Circuit: Advanced hiPSC-Based Models of the Peripheral Nervous System for Disease Modeling and Drug Discovery

Presenter: Lana Zholudeva, PhD
Position: Research Investigator, Gladstone Institutes
Title: Coming Soon