Virtual MINDDS Workshops - Patient iPSC studies

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A two-day workshop hosted by MINDDS COST Action and the ECNP Thematic Working Group on stem cell technology.

We are pleased to announce a two-day virtual workshop to discuss current and future applications of stem cell research in the context of improved healthcare and drug discovery pipelines. Date: 14 &amp; 15 September 2021Time: 1pm to 4:30pm UK, Ireland, Portugal; 2pm- 5:30 pm CEST; 3pm-6:30pm GreeceRegistration deadline: 10 September Patient iPSC offers the potential to directly investigate human neural tissue in vitro can allow genetic, environmental or pharmacological manipulations to model aspects of human brain behaviour. This opens major opportunities to study brain development and disease-related dysfunction. In addition, patient iPSC cells have direct application for preclinical screening of new therapeutics, cell-based therapies and precision medicine. However, to realise their full potential a number of barriers to translation need to be overcome. The aim of this workshop is to bring stem cell researchers together to identify approaches to overcome current limits to the application of patient-based cell studies.Joining instructions and links will be sent just prior to the meeting on 13 September.<h2>Programme</h2><h2>14 September 2021</h2>Session 1 1pm-2:30pm Chair: Adrian Harwood1pm-1:30pm: Edna Grünblatt, University of Zurich, Switzerland. Title: “Involvement of the Wnt-signaling pathway in methylphenidate treatment of ADHD”.1:30pm-2pm: Lucia F. Cardo, Cardiff University, UK. Title: “WNT/b-catenin dependent alteration of cortical neurogenesis in a human stem cell model of SETBP1 disorder”.2pm-2.30pm: Matthew Tegtmeyer, Broad Institute, US. Title: “22q11.2 deletion disrupts early synaptic programming in iPSC-derived excitatory neurons”.2:30pm-3pm: BreakSession 2 3pm-4.30pm. Chair: Spyros Petrakis3pm-3:30pm: R. Jeroen Pasterkamp, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Title: “Studying the role of microglia in psychiatric disease using advanced iPSC-derived brain organoid models”.3:30pm - 4pm: Rivka Ofir, Ben Gurion University, Israel. Title: “iPSC- derived Blood Brain Barrier (BBB) model for personalized approach to epileptic drug”4pm-4:30pm: Rhiannon McNeill, University Hospital Würzburg, Germany.Title: “Being picky about hiPSCs – best methods for clonal selection”.<h2>15 September 2021</h2>Session 3 1pm-3pm Chair: Edna Grünblatt1pm-1.30pm: Deepak Srivastava, King’s College London, UK. Title: “From brain to cell and back again: determining the molecular mechanisms of psychosis and developing a cellular platform for novel drug discovery”.1:30pm-2pm: Marianthi Papakosta,Takeda, JP. Title: “TBA”.2pm-2:30pm: BreakSession 4 2:30pm-3.30pm Chair: Anna Falk2:30pm-3.00pm: Ravi Jagasia, Roche, Switzerland. Title: “Modelling Angelman&#x27;s Syndrome with patient neurons”.3pm-3.30pm: Farah Patell-Socha, bit.bio, UK. Title: “Coding cells for health | Realising the potential of hiPSC reprogramming for research, disease modelling and drug discovery”.3:30pm - 4pm: Panel discussion<h2>FAQs</h2>How do I access the workshop?Please register through this Eventbrite to confirm your place for the workshops. You will receive the event link and passcode in an email on 13 September. Please be aware this email may be in your Junk mail.If it is the day of the event and you don&#x27;t have an email with the joining details yet, please check your spam/ junk folders first to make sure it is in there. If not, then please email psychmedcomms@cardiff.ac.uk and we will attempt to respond to you with the details before the event starts.Do I need a Zoom account?If this is your first time using Zoom then it is worth joining early so that you can get through set up. You will need an email address to register and then it should only take a couple of minutes. Please find some guidance for joining a Zoom meeting <a href="https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362193-Joining-a-meeting" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>.Will the session be interactive?In a Zoom meeting attendees can use their cameras and microphones to interact but the speaker may ask you if you&#x27;d like to interact through the chat and Q&amp;A function.

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