Resources

Upcoming Events

Monday, July 21, 2025, 10 AM to 12 noon EDT Webinar: Evolution of Complex In Vitro Models.

The Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM) is hosting a webinar

Evolution of Complex In Vitro Models. This webinar is open to the public and will include the following speakers and topics:

Danilo Tagle, PhD, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), will discuss NCATS' program on microphysiological systems (MPS), or "tissue chips”
Ivan Rusyn, MD, PhD, Texas A&M University, will present an overview of the TEX-VAL Consortium for validation and qualification of MPS.
Remi Villenave, PhD, Roche, will provide an industry perspective on adoption and validation of advanced models, including consideration of regulatory acceptance.

Tuesday, July 22, 2025, 3 PM - 4 PM EDT PGH Assembloid Seminar: Developing 3D Tissue Systems to Study Muscle Formation and Innervation

Johathan Grasman, PhD presents: Developing 3D Tissue Systems to Study Muscle Formation and Innervation

Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Technology.

"Our research objective is to better elucidate the mechanisms behind tissue innervation and soft tissue reconstruction. Specifically, we focus on fabricating tissue systems from a variety of biopolymers to generate neurovascular and skeletal muscle tissue mimetics to enhance regeneration and innervation in incidents of traumatic injury, neuropathy, or genetic disorders both in in vitro systems and in vivo."

Tuesday, August 26, 2025, 3 PM - 4 PM EDT PGH Assembloid Seminar: Organoid Research Core Update

Dr. Polly Mattila returns to update the group on the new University of Pittsburgh Organoid Research Core.