presents:
Monday, 23 June, 2025
10-11 am US CT
11am-12 pm US ET
8-9 am US PT
5-6 pm Central Europe
Presents:
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
3:00-4:00pm CT
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Abstract:
Justyna Jaskiewicz, DVM, Ph.D., and Rebecca Sandlin, Ph.D., will discuss their recent publication, Biopreserving Pathogens: Promise & Peril, that examines the benefits and risks of advanced biopreservation of pathogens. The article focuses on Cryptosporidium and Plasmodium, two pathogens that sicken millions of people each year.
Research on vaccines and therapeutics has been impacted by challenges in preserving and storing these pathogens. With rapid advancements in biopreservation technologies, the development of effective interventions may now be streamlined. However, the authors caution that consideration of legal and ethical strategies are essential to mitigate the risks associated with the long-term storage of pathogens, such as accidental or intentional release to the public.
The article was one of ten, authored by a team of researchers, featured as part of the symposium, Emerging Technologies to Stop Biological Time: The Ethical, Legal & Policy Challenges of Advanced Biopreservation, in the Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics.
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. EEC
Moderated by the Ethics & Public Policy Component Co-Leads:
Susan M. Wolf, JD
Regents Professor
Faegre Drinker Professor of Law Professor of Medicine
Chair, Consortium on Law and Values in Health, Environment & the Life Sciences
University of Minnesota
Timothy L. Pruett, MD
Professor, Division of Transplantation Department of Surgery
University of Minnesota
Presents:
MD, DPhil, FACS
H. Leon Pachter Chair and Professor of Surgery
Director, NYU Langone Transplant Institute
Dr. Robert A. Montgomery is Chair of Surgery and Director of the Transplant Institute at NYU Langone Health. A pioneer in transplantation, he developed laparoscopic live kidney donation, the Domino Paired Donation protocol, and xenotransplanation. A National Academy of Medicine member, he has published over 325 articles and received numerous honors, including the 2022 Liberty Science Center Genius Award, Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Disruptors, and Ukraine’s Order of Merit for humanitarian efforts.
2:45-4:00pm CT
3:45-5:00pm ET
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For decades, Robert Montgomery, MD, PhD, the H. Leon Pachter, MD, Professor of Surgery at NYU Langone, has pioneered advances to make organ transplants more readily available to patients who need them. Among his pioneering innovations are for example (i) domino kidney transplants—in which multiple living-donor kidneys are swapped so each recipient receives a compatible organ, (ii) the safe use of organs that test positive for hepatitis C, (iii) using organs from other species - xenotransplantation - to help fill vast gaps in organ supply and (iv) development and application of the paradigm changing decedent model - brain dead human donors as a targeted testbed for key medical treatments. For these breakthroughs, Dr. Montgomery, who is also chair of the Department of Surgery at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, received the prestigious 2024 Jacobson Innovation Award from the American College of Surgeons.
Dr. Montgomery knows personally all too well about the constraints and gaps in the current transplant ecosystem system having died and been revived multiple times before receiving a heart transplant. He also personally has experienced about the life saving and changing gift of organ donation that enabled him to receive a new heart.
In this designated guest talk and fireside chat Dr. Montgomery will briefly share (i) how the true need for organ transplantation is significantly larger than what waitlist statistics suggest and (ii) his thoughts on the potential of Xeno translation near and medium term, and then (iii) in more depth, discuss pioneering “decedent model” and (iv) how it can help accelerate and transform transplantation, including organ preservation advances and potentially medicine more broadly.
Presents:
Senior Manager of Business Development and Membership Services
Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI)
Jared Matthews drives strategic growth and industry engagement; ensures alignment across ARMI’s initiatives in enabling technology, regulatory strategy, analytical characterization, applied manufacturing, commercialization, and workforce development to accelerate the scalable manufacturing of engineered cells, tissues, and organs; and leads business development for ARMI BioIndustries Corp., a CDMO specializing in stem cell-derived and tissue-based therapeutics.
With a background in business development for engineering consulting, Matthews has experience in robotics, autonomous systems, and biotechnology. He brings a deep passion for cutting-edge technologies to ARMI, helping to shape and expand the regenerative manufacturing ecosystem. He holds a degree in Criminal Justice and Political Science from Plymouth State University and is currently pursuing his MBA.
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Featured Speaker
President & CEO Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Listen and learn about funding opportunities that support students, teachers, scientists, and institutions. IEM & NSF ATP-Bio are proud to co-host a Burroughs Wellcome Fund Webinar featuring Dr. Lou Muglia, President/CEO and Program Officers.
The Burroughs Wellcome Fund serves and strengthens society by nurturing a group of leaders in biomedical sciences to improve human health through education and powering discovery in frontiers of greatest need.
Presenters:
Alfred Mays, MS
Chief Diversity Officer | Senior Program Officer | Director and Chief Strategist for Diversity and Education
Victoria McGovern, PhD
Chief Strategy Officer | Gertrude B Elion Endowed Program Officer
Tammy Collins, PhD
Program Officer
Paige Cooper Byas, PhD
Program Officer
Presents:
Presenters:
Dan Chen (Moderator)
(ATP-Bio Strategic Partner and Innovation Director)
Carla Pavone: “Career Paths in Entrepreneurship”
(Innovation Ecosystems Co-Lead)
Linnea Warburton: “Cryovox”
(UC-Berkeley Postdoctoral Researcher)
Luke Boudreau: “Cool Blood”
(Clinical Research Technician, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard)
Department of Physics, Cornell University
Chairman/CTO/Founder, MiTenGen LLC
In working on problems that arise in determining biomolecular structure/function using X-rays and electrons, Dr. Thorne’s Cornell group and company developed physical insight, tools, and instrumentation relevant to detecting, quantifying and eliminating ice formation.
“We are eager to form collaborations to evaluate and evolve these tools and methods for vitrification-based cryopreservation”
This is a joint webinar between ATP-Bio and the Society for Cryobiology
As Global Warming and other hazards threaten biodiversity on earth, this webinar will examine the latest research in cryo-conservation across a wide variety of species, both plant and animal.
The webinar will take place on Tuesday, January 28th, 2025 at 8 AM US/Pacific | 11 AM US/Eastern | 10 AM US/Central | 5 PM Central Europe | 8 PM Gulf Standard | 12 AM China Standard (next day).
Join ATP-Bio for our Spring 2025 Public Webinar Series
Professor of Advanced Technology Transitions; School for the Future of Innovation in Society; Arizona State University; Member, ATP-Bio’s Ethics & Public Policy Panel (EP3)
Dr. Maynard is a scientist, author, professor, and founder of Arizona State University’s Future of Being Human community. He studies the future and how our actions influence it. Dr. Maynard’s research focuses on successfully transitioning to a future where transformative technologies from artificial intelligence and quantum computing to gene editing, nanotechnology, automation, and more, have the power to fundamentally change every aspect of society.
Join us again for our Fall 2024 Public Webinar Series [details coming very soon]
Joint Seminar with Alberta Transplant Institute
Wednesday 1 May 2024, Noon - 1 PM (MDT)
Presented by:
Professor Emeritus
Professor Thompson was the inaugural occupant of the W.K. Kellogg Chair in Agricultural, Food and Community Ethics at Michigan State University from 2003 to 2022. He now serves as emeritus faculty in the departments of Philosophy, Community Sustainability and Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics. He received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and has held posts at Texas A&M University and Purdue University. His honors include fellowships from the Council on Foreign Relations, the Hastings Center and Yale University.
Join us again for the next webinar: May 1, 2024 (presented by the Society for Cryobiology)
8 AM US/Pacific | 11 AM US/Eastern | 5 PM Central Europe | 8 PM Gulf Standard | 12 AM China Standard (next day)
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Join us for a special webinar with ATP-Bio research leads to learn more about the research activities at ATP-Bio. You will hear first-hand what is happening in ATP-Bio labs and opportunities for collaboration.
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