Below are the sessions being presented by the Society for In Vitro Biology during the 2010 In Vitro Biology Meeting.  These include a number of sessions organized by the In Vitro Animal Cell Sciences Section (IVACS) and a special group of sessions covering topics on the possibilities and challenges of micropropagation organized by the Plant Biotechnology Section (PBS) of the SIVB as well as two joint IVACS/PBS focused sessions.

To view the complete program, including all plant biotechnology sessions being offered as part of the joint collaboration with the 12th IAPB Congress, click here.

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1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

In Vitro Approaches to Ensure Plant Biodiversity

Speakers:

Conservation Biotechnology Research for Saving Endangered Flora in a Region of High Biodiversity (Southwest Western Australia)
Eric Bunn, Kings Park and Botanic Garden
Valerie Pence, Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, CREW

3:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Speakers:

Dialogues at the Plant Insect Interface
Garry Felton, Penn State University
Ian Baldwin, Max-Planck, Germany
Gianni Vandenborre, Ghent University

Cryopreservation for Germplasm Preservation

Speaker:

Florent Engelmann, IRD, France

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8:30 am - 10:30

In Vitro Animal Cell Sciences Student Oral Presentation Competition
TBA

11:00 am -  12:00 pm

In Vitro Animal Cell Sciences Student Oral Presentation Competition (Continued)
TBA

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Two dimensional in vitro biology techniques were critical in the development of our basic theoretical understanding of molecular and cell biology in the 20th century.  However, experimental models that accurately mimic the development of animal, including human, diseases will require a new generation of in vitro model systems that will more precisely represent in vivo tissues.  This will require interdisciplinary approaches in biology, chemistry, physics and engineering to construct dynamic three-dimensional tissue model systems.  This symposium has speakers presenting the latest research in three dimensional cell culture systems for studying human diseases, such as cancer, that integrates scaffolding, cell-matrix, cell-cell, cell-soluble, physical forces and fluid dynamic factors in the advanced development of more realistic tissue model systems.

Speakers:

Addy Alt-Holland, Tufts University
Eliot Elson, Washington University
Microfluidic Engineering of Stem Cells Niches and 3D Tissue Models
Shuichi Takayama, University of Michigan

Challenges in Acclimatizing and Rooting In Vitro Propagated Plants

Speaker:      

Robert Geneve, University of Kentucky

3:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Factors Influencing Culture of Recalcitrant Species

The Use of Stem Cells in Regenerative Medicine and In Vitro Toxicology
Conveners: Paul J. Price, D-Finitive Cell Technologies, and John W. Harbell, Mary Kay, Inc.

In the area of Toxicology whole animal rodent studies have been shown to occasionally give either false positive or false negative results in drug screening assays.  The plasticity of human stem cells allows for guiding these cells into cells of all 3 germ layers.  When grown as 3-D aggregates or constructs, phenotypically normal human cells can be further manipulated to give a more relevant picture of drug/human cell interactions as well as form proto-tissues for restoring structure and function (Regenerative Medicine).  The 3 speakers will present key advances in both of these exciting areas.

Speakers:

The Regeneration of Intestinal Stem Cells After Injury
Thaddeus S. Stappenbeck,Washington University School of Medicine
3-D Epithelial Tissues Generated from Human Embryonic Stem Cells
Kyle J. Hewitt, Tufts University
Development and Application of Embryonic Stem Cell derived Neurons for Botulinum Neurotoxin Research
Patrick McNutt, USAMRICD

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Plant Biotechnology Post Doctoral Oral Presentation Competition
TBA

Student Development
Conveners: Richelle Monaghan, University of Waterloo, and Dennis Odokonyero, Texas AgriLife Research

Details to be announced

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8:30 am - 10:30

In Vitro Animal Cell Sciences Contributed Paper Session
TBA

11:00 am -  12:00 pm

In Vitro Animal Cell Sciences Contributed Paper Session (Continued)
TBA

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Biological Sensors of Environmental, Chemical and Biological Toxicants

Convener: William J. Smith, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense

Biosensors are analytical devices incorporating a biological material associated with a physicochemical transducer to produce a digital signal indicating the presence of a specific analyte or related group of analytes. Biosensors have found utility in medical, pharmaceutical, environmental, agricultural and food safety research. More recently, they have had a significant impact in chemical-biological defense research. This session will describe efforts to develop biosensors in which the biological material consists of cultured cells or materials derived from cells and tissues. Speakers the use of biosensors derived from vertebrate and plant sources in research focused on detection of environmental, chemical, or biological toxins and in disease states.

Speakers:

Fish & Chips: Towards the Development of Portable Water Testing Devices
Lucy EJ Lee, Wilfrid Laurier University
A Portable Impedance-based Biosensor and Automated Cell Maintenance System for Water Toxicity Testing
Mark Widder, U.S. Army Center for Environment Health Research
Development of A Cell-based Function Assay for Detecting Very Low Holo-ricin Levels
Vipin K. Rastogi, US Army – Edgewood Chemical Biological Center
Phytosensors: Plants to Report Pathogens and Environmental Contaminants
C. Neal Stewart, University of Tennessee

 

Optimizing Mineral Composition of Plant Growth Media

Speaker:

Mineral Nutrition in Plants In Vitro
Richard Williams, University of Queensland

Evaluating the Impact of Bioactive Molecules on Animals Using In Vitro Models

Convener: Lucy E.J. Lee, Wilfrid Laurier University

Speakers:

The Anti-inflammatory Effect of the Marine Natural Product Malyngamide F Oac
Lena Gerwick
The Effect of Soy Proteins and Anti-nutritional Factors on a Salmonid Gut Cell Line
Brian Dixon, University of Waterloo
Evaluating the Biocidal Activity of Antimicrobials Using Fish Cell Lines
Lucy EJ Lee, Wilfrid Laurier University

Novel Plant Growth Regulators for Plant Production

Speaker:

Miroslav Strnad, Palacky University

 

The Basics of Cellular Imaging

Convener: Thomas M. Gurganus, BASF Corporation

Cellular and molecular imaging is a rapidly advancing discipline in biology.  This workshop will present research and methods using fluorescence microscopy, high content screening, cell-based reporter assays to visualize and study cellular and molecular pathways, processes, and functions in vitro and in vivo.

Speakers:

Caspase-Activated Cell-Penetrating Probes For In Vivo Optical Imaging of Retinal Neurodegeneration
James Johnson, Washington University Molecular Imaging Center
Real-Time Imaging of Signal Transduction Pathways and Drug Action in Live Cells and Animals
David Piwnica-Worms, Washington University School of Medicine
Real-Time Bioluminescence Imaging of NF-kappaB Signal Transduction in Live Cells
Britney L. Moss, Washington University School of Medicine

Plant Biotechnology Student Oral Presentation Competition
TBA

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1:00 pm – 3:00 pm 

Convener: Lia H. Campbell, Cell & Tissue Systems, Inc.

Speakers:

John Critser, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Storage Technologies for Plant Cells and Tissues
Barbara Reed, USDA/ARS
What is Feasible for Mammalian Tissue and Organ Storage
Kelvin Brockbank, Cell and Tissue Systems, Inc.
John Duman, University of Notre Dame

 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm

A Comparative Approach to Innate Immunity
Conveners: Cynthia L. Goodman, USDA/ARS/BCIRL, and Lucy E. J. Lee, Wilfrid Laurier University.

Organisms have evolved a wide variety of mechanisms for resisting infection by pathogens, including adaptive and innate immune responses.  Unlike adaptive immunity, which requires prior exposure to foreign entities, innate immunity involves responses that are independent of previous contact, fairly rapid, and direct.  These responses are found in both invertebrates and vertebrates.  They include humoral responses (e.g., biosynthesis of antimicrobial proteins) and cellular responses (e.g., phagocytosis, microaggregation, and/or nodulation by immune cells).  Studies into innate immunity are important in agriculture (e.g., for optimizing insect control), aquaculture (e.g., for developing vaccines against fish pathogens), and medicine (e.g., for treating human diseases).  Our speakers will touch on some of the underlying components of cellular immunity, including signal transduction, pathogen recognition receptors, and chemoattractant peptides.  

Speakers:

Eicosanoid Signaling in Insect Immunity
David Stanley, USDA/ARS/BCIRL
Class A Scavenger Receptors as Innate Antiviral Sensors
Stephanie DeWitte-Orr, McMaster University
Chemokine CK2 is Produced by and Attracts the Macrophage-like Cell Line RTS11
Brian Dixon, University of Waterloo

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