CVRI Symposium
THE CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND
JAPAN SOCIETY
FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE
MINI SYMPOSIUM
DEVELOPMENT OF DISEASE MODELS USING
ORGAN ON A CHIP
Health Professionals Education Building, Room LL11B
Texas A&M Health Campus, Bryan, TX
October 26-27, 2023
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Thursday, October 26, 2023
12:00 PM
Thursday, October 26, 2023
11:00 AM
Registration and Lunch
Lobby of Health Professionals Education Building
12:00 PM
Welcome Address:
Mariappan Muthuchamy, PhD
Director, Cardiovascular Research Institute, TAMU
Introductory Remarks:
Mohammad Nasir Uddin, PhD, FAHA
US – Japan Alumni
School of Medicine, Texas A&M Health
Junji Urakawa, PhD
Director, JSPS Washington DC Office
Keiko Kabashima
International Program Associate, JSPS Washington DC Office
Henry Fadamiro, PhD
Associate Vice President for Research, Strategic Initiatives
Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University
12:45 PM
Keynote Speaker:
Ken Takahashi, PhD
Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Okayama University, Japan
"Development of disease modeling using organ-on-a-chip"
"Development of disease modeling using organ-on-a-chip"
1:30 PM
Break
1:50 PM
Abhishek Jain, PhD
Department of Biomedical Engineering,
School of Medicine, Texas A&M University
"Pumps, pipes and AI: Engineering vascular physiology with organ-chips"
"Pumps, pipes and AI: Engineering vascular physiology with organ-chips"
2:30 PM
Sanjukta Chakraborty, PhD
Department of Medical Physiology,
School of Medicine, Texas A&M University
"Tumor-lymphatic interactions in metastasis: Emerging Paradigms and Unexplored challenges"
"Tumor-lymphatic interactions in metastasis: Emerging Paradigms and Unexplored challenges"
3:10 PM
Timothy P. Devarenne, PhD
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics,
Texas A&M University
"Hydrocarbon Biosynthesis in the Green Microalga Botryococcus braunii"
"Hydrocarbon Biosynthesis in the Green Microalga Botryococcus braunii"
3:50 PM
Joseph Rutkowski, PhD
Department of Medical Physiology,
School of Medicine, Texas A&M University
“Targeting lymphatics for the treatment of kidney inflammation”
4:30 - 6 PM
Social, Hors d’oeuvres
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Friday, October 27, 2023
7:30 AM
Registration and Continental Breakfast
Lobby of Health Professionals Education Building
8:30 AM
Komariah, S. TP., PhD
Sebelas Maret University, Indonesia
“The Effects of Environmental Stress on Medicinal Plants in Indonesia”
9:10 AM
Peter P. Nghiem, PhD
Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences,
Texas A&M University
“Gene Therapy Development: Are We On The Right Track?”
9:50 AM
Concluding Remarks:
David C. Zawieja, PhD
Department of Medical Physiology,
School of Medicine, Texas A&M University
10:00 – 11:00 AM
Round Table Discussion