On behalf of the Multicellular Engineered Living Systems (M-CELS) Symposium 2025 organizing committee, we are pleased to invite you to participate in the “M-CELS: Advances in Basic Research and Translational Opportunities” symposium, which will be held on March 26-28, 2025, at the OMNI Hilton Head Resort in South Carolina, USA.
Recent breakthroughs in stem cell biology, organ-on-chip assays, 3-D bioprinting, synthetic biology, and cell mechanobiology have revolutionized our ability to design and assemble multicellular living systems, from organoids to embryos. M-CELS symposium brings together key experts from a variety of domains, including developmental biology, organoids, microphysiological systems, synthetic biology, tissue engineering, biobots, and computational modeling, as well as bioethics, to share research, perspectives, and inspirations and allows great opportunities for interactions and collaborations.
We have an amazing lineup of speakers from academia, industry, and government organizations, including Alysson Muotri (UCSD), Kimberly Homan (Genentech), Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic (Columbia University), Jennifer Lewis (Harvard), Mark Skyler-Scott (Stanford), Thomas Hartung (Johns Hopkins), and Linda Griffith (MIT) – for a complete list, please see our website. This symposium will serve as an excellent opportunity to learn about new research, to share your most recent findings, and to develop and strengthen connections in the community.
We have openings for additional contributed talks and posters that will be selected from the submitted abstracts. The deadline for abstract submission is January 20th.
We plan to offer a limited number of M-CELS Fellows Awards that include conference fee waivers and/or travel support. Awards will only be available to those speaking or presenting a poster at the conference.
Registration is already open. We do expect a large turnout, so please register early to ensure you get a spot.