Brain organoids Summer School

From theory to practice, hands-on course with experts!

Why a brain organoids school at the BBioH?

The main objective of the School is to train the participants in the generation and processing of brain organoids and inspire the elaboration of new collaborations/projects through the close interactions between the speakers (mentors) and the students.

With this school, we want to propose to a selected audience a theoretical and practical course on brain organoids. The principal questions we want to answer are "why use a brain organoid in your research?" “what is the best organoid model for your research?" "how to optimize an organoid protocol for your research".

At the end of the course, participants can integrate in their investigation a new human biomodel to study and understand the main neurodegenerative diseases and mechanisms of neurodegeneration.

The two-day course will consist of:

1. Presentation of milestones and latest findings by the speakers (Day 1-morning)

2. Brainstorming and mentoring with speakers (round table). Closed sessions with 5 participants/mentors (speakers). (Day 1-afternoon)

3. Practical demonstrations of state-of-the-art techniques (Day 2).

Any additional information at fabio.cavaliere@ehu.eus

THE SPEAKERS

The scientific session

ANDRAS LAKATOS

(University of Cambridge, UK)

Andras is a PI/Group Leader in Neurobiology & Consultant Neurologist at the University of Cambridge. He develops and uses human organoid and other stem cell-based models to explore mechanisms underlying glia-neuron-synapse interactions in development, injury and neurodegenerative disorders, including ALS and Frontotemporal Dementia.

VALENTINA FOSSATI

(New York Stem Cell Foundation, USA)

Valentina is a NYSCF Senior Investigator at The NYSCF Research Institute where she focuses on advancing preclinical studies of neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory diseases, using human iPSC-derived models of brain cells. Bringing her stem cell expertise, she has established stem cell-based models to study human glial cells in physiological and pathological conditions.

JULIA LADEWIG

(University of Heidelberg, Germany)

Julia is a group leader at the Hector Institute of Translational Brain Research (HITBR) at the ZI in Mannheim. She uses human pluripotent stem cells as a tool to generate specific cell populations of the human brain and cerebral organoids and used these populations to study neuronal physiology, stem cell-based brain regeneration, neurodevelopmental,degenerative and psychiatric disorders.

JAVIER DEL CAMPO

(BC Materials, Spain)

Javier’s research at the BC Material Institute focuses on the development of new miniaturized electrochemical sensors and biosensors based on electrochromic and semiconducting materials. He specialises in miniaturization and systems integration, covering a number of fabrication techniques including microfabrication, conventional manufacturing processes and screen printing with a focus on prototype development methodologies.