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DAY 1: Oct. 5, 2026

• Sylvia F. Boj, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, HUB Organoids
• Laura Fischer, PhD, Director of the Human Cells, Tissues & Organoids Core (hCTO), WashU
• Kristen Kroll, PhD, Professor of Developmental Biology, WashU
• Nathaniel Huebsch, PhD, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, WashU
• Chao Zhou, PhD, Joseph and Florence Farrow Professor of Biomedical Engineering, WashU
• Corina Anastasaki, PhD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Neurofibromatosis Center, WashU
• James Friend, PhD, Department Chair and Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, WashU
• Mengcheng Shen, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, WashU
• Andrew S. Yoo, PhD, Phil and Sima Needleman Distinguished Professor of Developmental Biology, WashU
• Xiaoxia Cui, PhD, Associate Professor of Genetics and Director of the Genome Engineering & Stem Cell Center, WashU

DAY 2: Oct. 6, 2026

• Sergiu P. Pașca, MD, Kenneth T. Norris, Jr. Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Bonnie Uytengsu and Family Director of the Stanford Brain Organogenesis Program, Stanford University
• David H. Gutmann, MD, PhD, Donald O. Schnuck Family Professor of Neurology and Director of the Neurofibromatosis Center, WashU
• Shiming Chen, PhD, Dr. Bernard and Janet R. Becker Distinguished Professor in Ophthalmology, WashU
• Siyan “Stewart” Cao, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, WashU
• Duygu Kuzum, PhD, Gilbert A. Hegemier Chair and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UCSD
• Srikanth Singamaneni, PhD, The Lilyan & E. Lisle Hughes Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, WashU
• Jonathan Silva, PhD, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, WashU
• Fumihiko Urano, MD, PhD, Samuel E. Schechter Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipid Research, WashU
• Thorold Theunissen, PhD, Associate Professor of Developmental Biology, WashU
• Jennifer Alexander-Brett, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, WashU
• Stephen I. Stone, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Endocrinology & Diabetes, WashU
• Jeffrey R. Millman, PhD, Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor of Endocrinology, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipid Research, WashU