Join us for a dynamic exchange of ideas, cutting-edge technologies, and transformative applications shaping the next era of biotechnology research!
The symposium features speakers such as keynote Dr. David Beebe, a pioneer of microengineered organoid systems, Dr. Sri Kidambi, the Director of NIH’s Standardized Organoid Modeling Initiative, and many other leaders in organoid research.
The 2026 Organoids in Action symposium will be held in Madison, WI on April 14, 2026 at the University of Wisconsin campus Biotechnology Center building.
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Organoids in Action includes plenary sessions addressing:
- Bioengineering and organ-on-a-chip
- Disease & personalized medicine
- Multi-omics of organoid studies
Speakers include:
David Beebe, PhD. Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UW-Madison 
Chad Deisenroth, Chemical Insights Research Institute, UL Research Institutes
Dustin Deming, MD. Hematology, Medical Oncology and Palliative Care, UW-Madison
David Gamm, MD, PhD. Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, UW-Madison
Matthew Ishahak, PhD. Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipid Research, Washington University
Sheena Kerr, PhD. School of Medicine and Public Health, UW-Madison
Srivatsan Kidambi, PhD. Standard Organoid Modeling Center, NIH 
Jeremy Kratz, MD. Hematology, Medical Oncology and Palliative Care, UW-Madison
Katelyn Logan, MS, MBA. Advanced Genomics and Cell Culture Models, MilliporeSigma. 
Chun Liu, PhD. Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin 
Nguyen, Duc-Huy, PhD. Biomedical Engineering, UW-Madison
Xinyu Zhao, PhD. Neuroscience, UW-Madison
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