September 14th, 2018
September 14th, 2018
September 14th, 2018
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Announcing
Toledo CellulART 2025!
DATE: October 3, 2025
Check back here for updates and announcements!
ABOUT THE EVENT
Toledo CellulART is a meeting that brings together the art and scientific communities of Northwestern Ohio, Southern Michigan, and Northeastern Indiana to appreciate the link between art and science while also promoting collaboration, interaction, and discussion between researchers working with the cytoskeleton.
About our 2025 Toledo CellulART Speakers
This year's Keynote Speaker is Dr. Christopher Chen!
And the Scientist/Artist is Dr. Alex Ritter!
Christopher S. Chen, M.D., Ph.D.
Founding Director, Biological Design Center
William F. Warren Distinguished Professor of Boston University
The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University
Chris Chen has been an instrumental figure in the development of engineered cellular microenvironments to understand and control how cells build tissues. His group pioneered the use of micro- and nanofabrication technologies to identify the underlying mechanisms by which cells interact with materials and each other to build tissues – shedding light on the mechanical, biochemical, and physical properties of these regulatory interactions. His innovative technological applications and scientific contributions have provided key insights into the biology and engineering of stem cells, tissue vascularization, cardiac tissue, and cancer. He is using these insights to engineer biomimetic cultures that recapitulate the architecture and function of a variety of human tissues – an exciting new platform for the study of human physiology and disease.
Alex Ritter is a senior cell and tissue reprogramming scientist with Altos Labs in Redwood City, California. His research applies quantitative imaging approaches to visualize and measure effects of perturbation on biological systems, with a special focus on live-cell imaging of cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) killing of cancer cells. He has established imaging techniques that have allowed him to produce high-quality videos and pictures, which are now widely used to demonstrate cytotoxic T-cell activity. He is deeply engaged in science outreach through traditional media and social media outlets, and his work has been featured on BBC and the cover of Science Magazine. Outside the lab, he creates art using hot glass to sculpt 3-dimensional models of biological systems.
Invited Speakers
Allen Liu, Ph.D., University of Michigan
Aniruddha Ray, Ph.D., The University of Toledo
Benjamin Perrin, Ph.D., Indiana University
Joshua Bembenek, Ph.D., Wanye State University
Jaap van Buul, Ph.D., University of Amsterdam
We would like to extend a thank you to all those who attended and
supported Toledo CellulART 2024!
We look forward to seeing you again this year.
OUR 2025 SPONSORS
