Upstate New York Microphysiological Systems Symposium
The Inaugural Upstate New York MPS Symposium (UNY-MPSS 2024) was held at the University of Rochester on June 3, 2024. Entirely planned, coordinated, and executed by biomedical engineering student leaders and volunteers from the Microphysiological Systems (MPS) Network group, the event attracted nearly 100 attendees from over a dozen institutions across Northeast America.
Check out the full 2024 UNY-MPSS Photo Gallery.
Event Highlights
The 2024 symposium featured:
- Advancements in 3D cultures, organoids, and MPS for in vitro disease/tissue modeling and drug discovery
- Faculty and trainee talks, alumni insight presentations, clinical and outreach presentations, workshops, and poster presentations
- Networking with SIMPore Inc., Emulate Inc., and ALine Inc. representatives
You can see a complete list of events on the 2024 Symposium Schedule PDF.
Organized by the MPS Network
The MPS Network provides peer support and professional development for rising MPS researchers at the University of Rochester and Rochester Institute of Technology. For questions, contact Azmeer Sharipol at msharipo@ur.rochester.edu or Kevin Ling at kling4@ur.rochester.edu.
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2024 Sponsors
This event wouldn’t have been possible with generous contributions from the following sponsors:
- University of Rochester Department of Biomedical Engineering
- University of Rochester Medical Center Department of Dermatology
- Translational Center for Barrier Microphysiological Systems (TraCe-bMPS)
- Rochester Institute of Technology Department of Biomedical Engineering
- University of Rochester Biomedical Engineering Graduate Student Council
- University of Rochester Greene Center