Body-on-a-Chip

Anthony Atala, MD, is the G. Link Professor and Director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine. Seventeen of his lab’s technologies have been translated to patients, including the first tissue-engineered organ for permanent implantation in a human. His research led to the discovery of a multipotent source of stem cells from amniotic fluid and placenta, advances in 3D printing of tissues and organs, and body-on-a-chip technologies. His work was twice listed among Time Magazine’s top 10 medical breakthroughs of the year, and he is a recipient of the Smithsonian Ingenuity Award. He has published over 900 journal articles, is the editor of 25 books, and holds over 250 national and international patents. Dr. Atala is a member of the National Academy of Medicine, the National Academy of Inventors, and the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.Dr. Zhang's research interests include 3D bioprinting, organ-on-a-chip, biomaterials, regenerative engineering, and bioanalysis. His scientific contributions have been recognized by over 40 regional, national, and international awards. He has been invited to deliver more than 170 lectures worldwide and has served as reviewer for more than 700 manuscripts for as many as 60 journals. He is serving as Editor-in-Chief for Microphysiological Systems and is Associate Editor for Bio-Design and Manufacturing, Nano Select, Aggregate, Nano TransMed, and Essays in Biochemistry. He is also on the Editorial Board of Biofabrication, Bioprinting, Advanced Healthcare Materials, Regenerative Biomaterials, Discover Materials, BMC Biomedical Engineering, Materials Today Bio, Bioengineering, Pharmaceutics, Materials Futures, Biomedical Engineering and Computational Biology, International Journal of Bioprinting, and Chinese Chemical Letters, Editorial Advisory Board of Biomicrofluidics, International Advisory Board of Advanced NanoBiomed Research and Advanced Materials Technologies, and Advisory Panel of Nanotechnology. At leisure (if any), Dr. Zhang enjoys bird- and nature-watching, traveling, photography, and technology

• 1. The Concept of Organ-on-a-Chip and Body-on-a-Chip Devices2. Advances in Three-Dimensional Cell Culture3. Organoids and Spheroids4. Microfluidics5. Materials for fabricating Micro-physiological Systems6. Design and Engineering of Multi-organ Systems7. Recent Trends in Microfluidic Platforms for Body-on-a-chip systems8. Chapter Microfabrication Techniques for Making Organ-on-a-Chip and Body-on-a-Chip Devices9. Combining 3D bioprinting with organ-on-a-chip technology10. Incorporating Biological Components within Organ-on-a-Chip and Body-on-a-Chip Systems11. On-chip Sensing and Data Analysis from Multi-organ Systems12. Liver-on-a-chip13. Lung-on-a-chip14. Lung-on-a-chip As a Model for Studying Effects of Cigarette Smoke15. Kidney-on-a-chip16. Adrenals-on-a-Chip17. Heart-on-a-chip18. Pancreas-on-a-Chip19. Spleen-on-a-Chip20. Skin-on-a-Chip21. Blood Vessels-on-a-Chip22. Bone-on-a-Chip23. Cartilage-on-a-Chip24. Muscle-on-a-Chip25. Bladder-on-a-Chip26. Testis-on-a-Chip27. Ovary-on-a-chip28. Thyroid-on-a-Chip29. Thymus-on-a-Chip30. Brain-on-a-Chip31. Salivary glands-on-a-Chip32. Bone marrow on a Chip33. Human Organ-on-a-Chip Models for Diseases34. Cancer-on-a-Chip35. Modeling Disease Pathogenesis Using Organ-on-a-chip Platforms36. Organ-on-a-chip using stem cells37. Role of Body-on-a-chip Technology in Drug Discovery and Development38. Computational Pharmacokinetic Modeling of Body-on-chip Devices39. Drug and Toxicity Screening Using Multi-organ Systems40. Micro-physiological Systems for Screening Environmental Toxins and Pollutants41. Challenges in Manufacturing and Commercial Use of Body-on-a-chip and other Micro-physiological Devices42. Body-on-chip Devices and the Regulatory Agencies43. Body-on-chip Systems and Clinical Biomarkers Discovery44. Body-on-chip Systems and chemical agents45. Body-on-chip Systems and viral agents46. Body-on-chip Systems and omics47. Body-on-chip Systems and artificial intelligence- pathways for the future