Travel Awards

Are you an academic/government/non-profit researcher interested in presenting Maestro or Lumos data at an upcoming scientific conference? Axion is pleased to announce a Travel Award program to help offset costs associated with attending. The program is open to researchers worldwide attending a conference in North America or Europe.
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2024

Saif Dababneh, University of British Columbia

Saif Dababneh, University of British Columbia

Conference: 2024 Till & McCulloch Meetings

Abstract Title: Inducible arrhythmias in a human iPSC model for calcium release deficiency syndrome

Lucia Kucerova, Comenius University

Lucia Kucerova, Comenius University

Conference: 10th European Testicular Tumor Workshop

Abstract Title: Novel drug combinations for the treatment of refractory testicular germ cell tumors identified by multiplexed drug screening

Lulan Chen, ChemPartner

Lulan Chen, ChemPartner

Conference: Chinese Neuroscience Society 2024

Abstract Title: A higher efficient in vitro functional assay for anti-epileptic drug discovery

Pang Wei, ShanghaiTech University

Pang Wei, ShanghaiTech University

Conference: Cell Symposia: Engineering development and disease in organoids 

Abstract Title: Generation of human region-specific brain organoids with medullary spinal trigeminal nuclei

Wanhao Chi, Northwestern University

Wanhao Chi, Northwestern University

Conference: Society for Neuroscience (SfN) 2024

Abstract Title: Gain of function of KCNH1 induces hypoexcitability in cortical excitatory neurons derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells

Elliot Mock

Elliot Mock, University of Oxford

Conference: EMBO Workshop Autophagy across scales

Abstract Title: Pharmacological correction of excessive basal mitophagy by pathological levels of α-synuclein restores neuronal function in human dopaminergic neurons

Kennedy Barkhouse

Kennedy Barkhouse, The Hospital for Sick Children

Conference: Canadian Association for Neuroscience 2024

Abstract Title: Interrogating the effects of human herpesvirus 6 infection on neurons and glia derived from human pluripotent stem cells 

Xuemei Huang, Wuhan University

Xuemei Huang, Wuhan University

Conference: 海南MPS, Hainan

Abstract Title: Trans-organoid co-differentiation (TOCO) chip for constructing heart-brain developmental model

Giada Cattelan, Eurac Research

Giada Cattelan, Eurac Research

Conference: 13th Congress of The International Society for Autonomic Neuroscience (ISAN)

Abstract Title: In vitro modelling of the neurocardiac junction with a novel human iPSC-based co-culture system: new perspectives for the investigation of cardiac autonomic regulation

Marie Le Bihan

Marie Le Bihan, RadboudUMC

Conference: Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) Forum 2024

Abstract Title: Unraveling mTORopathies: mTOR hyperactivation induces mutation-specific functional phenotypes in human neuronal networks

Marine Tessier

Marine Tessier, Aix Marseille Université

Conference: Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) Forum 2024

Abstract Title: Rescuing Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2A phenotype by counterbalancing MFN2 dysfunction in MNs and SNs using Adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors

Kyndra Higgins, University of Georgia

Kyndra Higgins, University of Georgia

Conference: Gordon Research Conference: Non-Cell-Autonomous Mechanisms in Normal Mammary Gland and Breast Cancer Development

Abstract Title: Utilizing In Vitro Bioelectronic Assays in Cancer Cell Characterization

Curran Landry

Curran Landry, Case Western Reserve University

Conference: Keystone Symposium: Neurodegenerative Diseases

Abstract Title: VAPB P56S Variant Sensitizes ALS Patient-Derived Motor Neurons to the Integrated Stress Response

Adham Farah

Adham Farah, University of Oxford

Conference: OBN BioTrinity 2024

Abstract Title: Using Micro-electrode Array (MEA) to test the impact of patient autoantibodies on sensory neuron excitability

Hsueh-Fu Wu, University of Georgia

Conference: 2024 Spring Brain Conference

Abstract Title: A modular platform to generate functional sympathetic neuron-innervated heart assembloids

Caitlyn Gaffney, MD Andreson Cancer Center, International Association for the Study of Pain

Caitlyn Gaffney, MD Anderson Cancer Center

Conference: International Association for the Study of Pain

Abstract Title: Inflammatory Neuropathy in Mouse and Primate Models of Colorectal Cancer

Ilka Scharkin, Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, 5th International Conference on Developmental Neurotoxicity Testing

Ilka Scharkin, Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine

Conference: 5th International Conference on Developmental Neurotoxicity Testing (DNT5)

Abstract Title: Refinement of stem cell-based in vitro assays towards a regulatory use for developmental and adult neurotoxicity testing of chemicals

Vipendra Kumar, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Gordon Research Conference on Fragile X and Autism-Related Disorders

Vipendra Kumar, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Conference: Gordon Research Conference on Fragile X and Autism-Related Disorders, Advances in Understanding Disease Mechanisms and Translation to Therapeutics

Abstract Title: Role of mGluR7 in Fragile X syndrome

Madeleine Strom, Purdue University, SOT 2024

Madeleine Strom, Purdue University

Conference: Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting 2024

Abstract Title: Developmental Exposure of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-derived Cortical Cultures to Methylmercury Induces Persistent Functional Effects.

Sarah Jolly, UCL, 6th Neuroimmunology Drug Development Summit

Sarah Jolly, University College London

Conference: 6th Neuroimmunology Drug Development Summit

Abstract Title: Astrocytes as drug targets in Alzheimer's disease.

2023

Fiona Ducotterd, University College London, SfN 2023

Fiona Ducotterd, University College London

Conference: Society for Neuroscience 2023

Abstract Title: Validation of astrocytic cAMP signaling to study therapeutic targets for Alzheimer's disease

Laura-Sophie Frommelt, 2023 Meeting of The Society for Glycobiology

Laura-Sophie Frommelt, Eurac Research

Conference: CBFH Biennial Meeting 2023

Abstract Title: Green chemistry, red flags: multiparametric cardiotoxicity screening of phytochemicals using hiPSC-CMs-MEA Assay

Chia-Wei Huang, 2023 Meeting of The Society for Glycobiology

Chia-Wei Huang, The University of Georgia

Conference: The 2023 Meeting of The Society for Glycobiology

Abstract Title: Dysregulated O-GlcNAcylation is a molecular link to Alzheimer's Disease

Kristina Bartmann, 12th World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences

Kristina Bartmann, IUF - Research Institute for Environmental Medicine

Conference: 12th World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences

Abstract Title: Assessment of human neural network formation and function using 2D and 3D hiPSC-derived cell systems

Navroop Kaur Dhaliwal, International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) 2023

Navroop Kaur Dhaliwal, SickKids

Conference: International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) 2023

Abstract Title: Investigating the mechanism of PTEN mutation-related neurodevelopmental disorders in human pluripotent stem cells-derived 2D and 3D neural cultures

James Burford, International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) 2023

James Burford, University of Southern California

Conference: International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) 2023

Abstract Title: Functional characterization of a human pluripotent stem cell-derived cerebellar organoid model of RNA exosome-linked pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 1B

Lora-Sophie Gerber Meeting of the International Neurotoxicology Association (INA) 2023

Lora-Sophie Gerber, Utrecht University

Conference: Meeting of the International Neurotoxicology Association (INA) 2023

Abstract Title: Neurotoxicity of non-volatile and semi-volatile diesel exhaust-derived ultrafine particles

Heather Lin ASGCT 2023

Heather Lin, Emory University

Conference: ASGCT 2023

Abstract Title: Engineering Optimal CAR T Cells to Overcome Pancreatic Tumors with Secreted Antagonistic Peptides

Lucy Granat Neurodegeneration 2023

Lucy Granat, University College London

Conference: Neurodegeneration: New biology guiding the next generation of therapeutic development

Abstract Title: Development of an astrocyte platform to support the validation of astrocytic cAMP signaling as a therapeutic target for AD

Travel Award: Peripheral Nerve Society Meeting 2023 Valérie Delague

Zeinab Hamze, PhD, INSERM/Aix-Marseille University

Conference: Peripheral Nerve Society 2023

Abstract Title: Pathophysiological mechanisms in a new form of Charcot Marie Tooth due to a mutation in PDXK

Hadar Bootz Cell Symposia 2023

Hadar Bootz-Maoz, Bar Ilan University

Conference: Cell Symposia: Infection biology in the age of the microbiome

Abstract Title: Diet-induced modifications to human microbiome reshape colonic homeostasis in irritable bowel syndrome

Anke Tukker Travel Award SOT 2023

Anke Tukker, Purdue University

Conference: 62nd Annual meeting of the Society of Toxicology

Abstract Title: Early-life MeHg exposure of human iPSC-derived cortical cultures persistently alters the homeostatic
neuronal state

Emma Kasteel Society of Toxicology 62nd Annual Meeting 2023

Emma Kasteel, Utrecht University

Conference: 62nd Annual meeting of the Society of Toxicology

Abstract Title:  In vitro neurotoxicity of micro- and nanoplastics measured using microelectrode array (MEA) recordings in rat cortical cultures

Devon Guerrelli Travel Award

Devon Guerrelli, Children's National Hospital

Conference: 2023 Gordon Research Conference: Cardiac Arrhythmia Mechanisms

Abstract Title: Off-Label Drugs in Cardiology: Developing a Pediatric Preclinical Model to Assess Arrhythmogenesis

Sarah Jolly Travel Award ADPD 2023

Sarah Jolly, ARUK-UCL Drug Discovery Institute; UCL

Conference: ADPD 2023, Gothenburg

Abstract Title:  Modelling of glia-neuron crosstalk in vitro to facilitate drug discovery for Alzheimer’s disease

2022

Jacob Adelman Travel Award Neuroscience 2022

Jacob Adelman, Medical College of Wisconsin

Conference: Neuroscience 2022, San Diego

Abstract Title: Evaluating the influence of HCMV infection on Alzheimer's Disease pathology

Hamed Salmanzadeh Dozdabi New York Stem Cell  Foundation Conference 2022

Hamed Salmanzadeh, University of the Pacific

Conference: New York Stem Cell Foundation Conference 2022

Abstract Title: Properties of Human Stem Cell-derived Neurons in Long-term Cell Culture as a Model for Antiseizure Drug Discovery

Zhefu Que Travel Award Neuroscience 2022

Zhefu Que, Purdue University

Conference:  Neuroscience 2022, San Diego

Abstract Title: Regulation of hyperexcitable neuron carrying epilepsy-associated sodium channel Nav1.2-L1342P variant by hiPSC-derived microglia

Maria Isabel Olivero Acosta Travel Award Neuroscience 2022

Maria Isabel Olivero Acosta, Purdue University

Conference:  Neuroscience 2022, San Diego

Abstract Title: Modeling epilepsy-related SCN2A gain-of-function mutation L1342P with CRISPR-edited human-induced

Emma Dyke Travel Award Cilia2022

Emma Dyke, RadboudUMC

Conference: EMBO Cilia2022

Abstract Title: Investigating the role of ciliary proteins in hiPSC-derived excitatory neurons

travel award 2022 Emily Welby

Emily Welby, Medical College of Wisconsin

Conference: Cure SMA 2022 Research and Clinical Care Meeting

Abstract Title: The Role of Astrocytes in Spinal Muscular Atrophy Motor Neuron Synaptic Defects

travel award 2022 marina hommersom

Marina Hommersom, Radboudumc

Conference: FENS 2022, Paris Expo Porte de Versailles

Abstract Title: Electrophysiological characteristics of human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neurons with CACNA1A variants

May 2022 Axion Travel Award

Hamed Salmanzadeh, University of the Pacific

Conference: ISSCR, San Francisco

Abstract Title: Properties of Human Stem Cell-Derived Neurons in 2D and 3D in Long-term Cell Culture

May 2022 Axion Travel Award

Pascal Röderer, University Hospital Bonn

Conference: IASP 2022 World Congress on Pain, Canada

Abstract Title: Forward programmed human sensory neurons for modeling genetic pain disorders

April end 2022 Axion Travel Award

Shannon McDonnell, Queen's University Belfast

Conference: Young International Cell Senescence Association Conference, United Kingdom

Abstract Title: Divergent autocrine roles for the endothelial SASP

Pradeepan Travel Award

Kartik Pradeepan, Robarts Research Institute/Western University

Conference: Gordon Research Seminar/Conference for Fragile X and Autism Related Conditions, Italy

Abstract Title: Modeling from single cell electrophysiology to neuronal network interactions in human induced pluripotent stem cell derived Rett Syndrome and isogenic controls

April 2022 Axion Travel Award

Bettina Weigel, German Cancer Research Center

Conference: Neural stem cells: From basic understanding to translational applications, Greece

Abstract Title: MYT1L haploinsufficiency causes treatable mental disease phenotypes in mice and human neurons

March 2022 Axion Travel Award

Katy Hole, University of Bath

Conference: ADPD 2022 Advances in Science and Therapy in Barcelona, Spain

Abstract Title: Overexpression of an FTLD mutant of Tau disrupts the Tau Interactome and enhances network excitability in primary cortical neurons

2021

October 2021 Axion Travel Award

Ujwal Boddeti, University of Maryland

Conference: Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas

Abstract Title: Role of functional network formation in a stimulation model of cortical epilepsy

2020

Mergaye Travel Award

Muhamad Mergaye, Ohio State University

Conference: 14th Annual Conference on Stem Cell and Biomaterials, Paris, France

Abstract Title: Functional assessment of low oxygen preconditioned human iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes subjected to anoxia challenge

Bartmann Travel Award

Kristina Bartmann, IUF-Leibniz Research Institute

Conference: 2020 Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA

Abstract Title: A human iPSC-based in vitro neuronal network formation assay for regulatory developmental neurotoxicity testing

Davila-Montero Travel Award

Sylmarie Davila-Montero, Michigan State University

Conference: 2020 Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA

Abstract Title: Improving identification of neuroactive compounds using temporal information from microelectrode array recordings of cortical neural networks and a semi-supervised classification algorithm

Zwartsen Travel Award

Anne Zwartsen, Utrecht University

Conference: International Neurotoxicology Association 17 Meeting, Duesseldorf, Germany

Abstract Title: Is the decrease in in vitro neuronal activity reversible following acute and prolonged exposure to new psychoactive substances (NPS)?

2019

Guerrelli Travel Award

Devon Guerrelli, Children's National Medical Center

Conference: 2019 BMES Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA

Abstract Title: Assessing the toxicity of medical device plasticizers on cardiac gap junction intracellular communication

Quezada Travel Award

Maria Jose Quezada, Northwestern University

Conference: Society for Neuroscience 2019, Chicago, IL

Abstract Title: Phenotypic characterization of human iPSC-derived motor neurons that carry the common val66met single nucleotide polymorphism of brain derived neurotrophic factor gene using multielectrode array and an in vitro stretch injury system

Pradeepan Travel Award

Kartik Pradeepan, Western University, Canada

Conference: Society for Neuroscience 2019, Chicago, IL

Abstract Title: Developmental population-level differences of stem cell derived excitatory networks from SHANK2 ASD patients

Zipperly Travel Award

Morgan Zipperly, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Conference: Society for Neuroscience 2019, Chicago, IL

Abstract Title: The role of Gadd45b in striatal physiology and cocaine reward

Sibley Travel Award

Lydia Sibley, Shirley Ryan Ability Lab

Conference: Society for Neuroscience 2019, Chicago, IL

Abstract Title: Establishing a co-culture model of human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived motor neurons and primary stem cell-derived myotubes from patients with cerebral palsy

Tai Travel Award

Derek Tai, Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital

Conference: Society for Neuroscience 2019, Chicago, IL

Abstract Title: Deciphering the molecular basis of neuronal development deficits in the recurrent genomic disorder

Tomasello Travel Award

Danielle Tomasello, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research

Conference: Human Genome Meeting, Seoul, South Korea

Abstract Title: FAM57B Ceramide Synthase, a Hub Gene within 16p11.2 Deletion Syndrome, Maintains Physiological Lipid Membrane Composition

Savell Travel Award

Katherine Savell, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Conference: American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy, Washington, DC

Abstract Title: CRISPR-Based Transcriptional Control of Dopaminergic Gene Programs

Ma Travel Award

Xiaofeng Ma, Washington University School of Medicine

Conference: 66th Annual Meeting of the Society for Reproductive Investigation, Paris, France

Abstract Title: Use of multi-electrode array recordings in studies of electric activities of the uterine smooth muscle of mice

2018

Mok Travel Award

Rebecca Mok, The Hospital for Sick Children & University of Toronto

Conference: Society for Neuroscience 2018, San Diego, CA

Abstract Title: Altered connectivity in Rett syndrome stem cell-derived neural networks

Bryan Black Travel Award

Bryan James Black, The University of Texas at Dallas

Conference: Society for Neuroscience 2018, San Diego, CA

Abstract Title: Human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC)-derived motor neurons co-cultured with primary astrocytes exhibit functional network sensitivity to botulinum neurotoxin

Mike Nestor 2018 Axion Travel Award

Michael Nestor, The Hussman Institute for Autism

Conference: Society for Neuroscience 2018, San Diego, CA

Abstract Title: High throughput screening of hiPSC derived brain organoids to probe for phenotypes in idiopathic autism

Dina Simkin Travel Award

Dina Simkin, Northwestern University

Conference: Society for Neuroscience 2018, San Diego, CA

Abstract Title: Dyshomeostatic mechanisms of KCNQ2-related epileptic encephalopathy in patient-specific iPSC-derived excitatory neurons

Society of toxicology 2018 Axion travel award

Ashwini Sri Hari, University of Colorado

Conference: Society of Toxicology 2018, San Antonio, TX

Abstract Title: Thiol-containing compounds attenuate oxidative stress and neuronal hyperexcitability in vitro