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2024 |
![Kennedy Barkhouse](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Travel%20Award%20Winners%20-%20Website%20Photo.png)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Xuemei%20Huang%2C%20Wuhan%20University.png)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Giada%20Cattelan%2C%20Eurac%20Research.png)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Marie%20Le%20Bihan.png)
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
![Sofia Puvogel](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Sofia%20Puvogel.png)
Sofia Puvogel, RadboudUMC
Conference: Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) Forum 2024
![Marine Tessier](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Travel%20Award%20Winners%20-%20Marine%20Tessier.png)
Marine Tessier, Aix Marseille Université
Conference: Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) Forum 2024
![Kyndra Higgins, University of Georgia](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Kyndra%20Higgins%20-%20Travel%20Award.png)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Untitled%20design%20%2855%29.png)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Untitled%20design%20%2854%29.png)
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
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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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Untitled%20design%20%2848%29.png)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Photo_Scharkin.jpg)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Untitled%20design%20%2840%29.png)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/66973D7A-1194-4494-A639-362F7C1F3AC8_1_201_a.jpeg)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Travel%20Award%20Image%20Dimensions.png)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Industry%20leading%20MEA.png)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Laura%20Sophie%20Axion%20Travel%20Award.png)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Chiawei%20Huang%20Society%20for%20Glycobiology.png)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Untitled%20design%20%2814%29.png)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Axion%20Travel%20Award%20Navroop%20Dhaliwal%20ISSCR.png)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Travel%20Award%20James%20Burford%20ISSCR.png)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Travel%20Award%20Lora-Sophie%20Gerber%20INA_0.png)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Travel%20Award%20Heather%20Lin%20ASGCT%202023.png)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Lucy%20Granat%20Axion%20Travel%20Award%20Website%20Image.png)
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 signalling as a therapeutic target for AD
![Travel Award: Peripheral Nerve Society Meeting 2023 Valérie Delague](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Travel%20Award%20Valeri%20Delague%20%20Peripheral%20Nerve%20Society%20Meeting%202023.png)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Travel%20Award%20Hadar%20Bootz%20Cell%20Symposia.png)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Anke%20Tucker%20Society%20of%20Toxicology%202023.png)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Emma%20Kasteel%20Society%20of%20Toxicology%2062nd%20Annual%20Meeting%202023.png)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Devon%20Guerrelli%20Travel%20Award%20%281%29.png)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Jolly%20%281%29.jpg)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Jacob%20Adelman%2C%20Medical%20College%20of%20Wisconsin%20Travel%20Awards.png)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Hamed%20Salmanzadeh%2C%20University%20of%20the%20Pacific.png)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Zhefu%20Que%2C%20Purdue%20University%20Travel%20Awards.png)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Maria%20Isabel%20Olivero%20Acosta%2C%20Purdue%20University%20Travel%20Award.png)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Emma%20Dyke%2C%20RadboudUMC%20Travel%20Award.png)
Emma Dyke, RadboudUMC
Conference: EMBO Cilia2022
Abstract Title: Investigating the role of ciliary proteins in hiPSC-derived excitatory neurons
![travel award 2022 Emily Welby](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Emily%20Welby%2C%20Medical%20College%20of%20Wisconsin%20Travel%20Awards.png)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Marina%20Hommersom%2C%20Radboudumc%20Travel%20Award.png)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Hamed%20Salmanzadeh%2C%20University%20of%20the%20Pacific_0.png)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Pascal%20R%C3%B6derer%2C%20University%20Hospital%20Bonn%20Travel%20Awards.png)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Shannon%20McDonnell%2C%20Queen%27s%20University%20Belfast%20Travel%20Award.png)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Travel%20Award_2019-10%20Kartik%20Pradeepan.jpg)
Kartik Pradeepan, Robarts Research Institute/Western University
Conference: Gordon Research Seminar/Conference for Fragile X and Autism Related Conditions, Italy
![April 2022 Axion Travel Award](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Bettina%20Weigel%2C%20German%20Cancer%20Research%20Center%20Travel%20Award.png)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Katy%20Hole%2C%20University%20of%20Bath%20Travel%20Award.png)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Ujwal%20Boddeti%2C%20University%20of%20Maryland%20Travel%20Award.png)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Travel%20Award_2020-03%20Muhamad%20Mergaye%20photo.jpg)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Travel%20Award_2020-02%20Kristina%20Bartmann.jpg)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Travel%20Award_2020-01%20Slymarie%20Davila-Montero%20photo.jpg)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Travel%20Award_2019-11%20Anne%20Zwartsen.jpg)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Travel%20Award_2019-11%20Devon%20Guerrelli.jpg)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Travel%20Award_2019-10%20Maria%20Jose%20Quezada.jpg)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Travel%20Award_2019-10%20Kartik%20Pradeepan.jpg)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Travel%20Award_2019-10%20Morgan%20Zipperly.jpg)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Travel%20Award_2019-08%20Lydia%20Sibley.jpg)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Travel%20Award_2019-08%20Derek%20Tai.jpg)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Travel%20Award_2019-05%20Danielle%20Tomasello%20-%20Axion%20Travel%20Award.jpg)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Travel%20Award_2019-04%20Katherine%20Savell.jpg)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Travel%20Award_2019-02%20Xiaofeng%20Ma%20photo.jpg)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Travel%20Award_2018-10%20Rebecca%20Mok%20photo%20V1.jpg)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Travel%20Award_2018-09%20Bryan%20Black%20Axion%20photo.jpg)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Travel%20Award_2018-09%20Mike%20Nestor.jpg)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Travel%20Award_2018-08%20Dina%20Simkin.jpg)
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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Travel%20Award_2018-03%20Ashwini%20Sri%20Hari.jpg)
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