Suruchi Poddar

Postdoctoral Associate, Wake Forest University

As much as I love doing research, I feel great aversion doing it at the cost of countless animals being sacrificed. Being a passionate advocate of ethical and sustainable research practices, I am fascinated by the idea of using alternative in vitro platforms to reduce and ultimately replace animal testing methodologies. While I acknowledge the historical significance of animal testing and the complex physiological interactions that they provide, I firmly believe that the rapid advancements in the field of biomedical research and development of in vitro testing platforms such as microphysiological systems, organoids, 3D bioprinting offer a more humane and robust approach for toxicological assessments.
Murali

Assistant Professor, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), HAJIPUR

Cecilia Sanchez

Chief Scientific Officer, Obatala Sciences

Meritxell B. Cutrona

Head of Patient-derived Organoids, Gustave Roussy Institute

Jonathan Cairns

Associate Principal Biostatistician, AstraZeneca

Dimitra

Research Scientist, Quadram Institute Bioscience