The North Carolina Biotechnology Center and Western Carolina University will co-sponsor the 2018 "Molecules in the Mountains" conference, which will be held on the WCU campus on Thursday 12 April 2018.
We are excited to again host this meeting which highlights much great science being done in the region and brings together participants from universities, industry, and governmental agencies to share ideas and to foster collaborations. This year's theme is modern human medicine and we look forward to hearing from some experts on topics including the regeneration of tissues and organs, personalized medicine, genetic therapies, and much more.
Our keynote speaker is Justin Strader who will deliver a talk entitled "From Benchtop to Clinic; A Brief History of the Development of Humacyte, Inc." Justin is an expert in tissue engineering with over 14 years of experience in bioprocessing of tissue-engineered products. At Humacyte, Mr. Strader’s work has spanned the areas of benchtop process optimization to process development of scaled solutions for clinical manufacturing. Currently, he focuses on support of clinical production as well as the development of scaled manufacturing systems for the commercial launch of Humacyte’s acellular vascular vessel. Humacyte’s bioengineered blood vessels are the first life-sustaining engineered tissue to be studied in any Phase III trial. Prior to joining Humacyte, Mr. Strader received a BSE in biomedical engineering from Duke University in 2004.
Abstracts are now being accepted and will continue to be accepted until Friday 23 March. Any subject is welcome for presentation – the conference is left intentionally broad to bring together a diversity of people and range of stimulating topics. If your work involves a molecule (or more than one molecule), you're in! The last meeting covered subjects such as molecular biology of viruses, dissolved carbon transport processes in streams, novel chemistry applications, RNAi in yeasts, antimicrobial and anticancer therapies, native plant diversity, and even the politics of craft brewing.
There is no cost to participate in Molecules in the Mountains. Registration is free and lunch and refreshments throughout the day will be provided (please register by 8 April to ensure we have enough food and drinks). The meeting will consist of series of short talks and two poster sessions. You may register at any time and submit an abstract for presentation from the same online form. Students are particularly welcome to attend and are encouraged to submit an abstract for consideration for presentation. Awards will be given for the most noteworthy student presentations.
We look forward to having another great meeting in 2018! Please let me know if we can answer any questions or provide any further information. Please click the years for information about the 2012 and 2015 meetings.
We are excited to again host this meeting which highlights much great science being done in the region and brings together participants from universities, industry, and governmental agencies to share ideas and to foster collaborations. This year's theme is modern human medicine and we look forward to hearing from some experts on topics including the regeneration of tissues and organs, personalized medicine, genetic therapies, and much more.
Our keynote speaker is Justin Strader who will deliver a talk entitled "From Benchtop to Clinic; A Brief History of the Development of Humacyte, Inc." Justin is an expert in tissue engineering with over 14 years of experience in bioprocessing of tissue-engineered products. At Humacyte, Mr. Strader’s work has spanned the areas of benchtop process optimization to process development of scaled solutions for clinical manufacturing. Currently, he focuses on support of clinical production as well as the development of scaled manufacturing systems for the commercial launch of Humacyte’s acellular vascular vessel. Humacyte’s bioengineered blood vessels are the first life-sustaining engineered tissue to be studied in any Phase III trial. Prior to joining Humacyte, Mr. Strader received a BSE in biomedical engineering from Duke University in 2004.
Abstracts are now being accepted and will continue to be accepted until Friday 23 March. Any subject is welcome for presentation – the conference is left intentionally broad to bring together a diversity of people and range of stimulating topics. If your work involves a molecule (or more than one molecule), you're in! The last meeting covered subjects such as molecular biology of viruses, dissolved carbon transport processes in streams, novel chemistry applications, RNAi in yeasts, antimicrobial and anticancer therapies, native plant diversity, and even the politics of craft brewing.
There is no cost to participate in Molecules in the Mountains. Registration is free and lunch and refreshments throughout the day will be provided (please register by 8 April to ensure we have enough food and drinks). The meeting will consist of series of short talks and two poster sessions. You may register at any time and submit an abstract for presentation from the same online form. Students are particularly welcome to attend and are encouraged to submit an abstract for consideration for presentation. Awards will be given for the most noteworthy student presentations.
We look forward to having another great meeting in 2018! Please let me know if we can answer any questions or provide any further information. Please click the years for information about the 2012 and 2015 meetings.