Marianne Carlon

Professor, KU Leuven
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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.
Dr Sharon Mumby

Research Associate, Airway Disease

Emma Laporte

Postdoctoral scientist, KU Leuven

Janneke Hogervorst

Science advisor, PETA UK

Meritxell B. Cutrona

Head of Patient-derived Organoids, Gustave Roussy Institute

Hugo Vankelecom

Professor, KU Leuven

Adrian Ranga

Professor, KU Leuven