Keynote: Human Organ Chips as Tools for Clinical Mimicry

Monday, November 10, 2025

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM CT

Location:225 AB

Keynote Speaker(s)

Girija Goyal, PhD (she/her/hers)

Principal Scientist
Wyss Institute at Harvard University

Moderator(s)

Krishna Veerubhotla, PhD (he/him/his)

Senior Scientist
Pfizer Inc

Dr. Goyal will discuss the discoveries in the human Intestine on chip which is created from primary patient tissues. She will also share brief research updates from other organ systems with the goal to demonstrate how organ chips can improve discovery and translation of therapeutics and diagnostics.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, participants will be able to describe organ chips technology
Upon completion, participants will be able to cite some benefits and the complexity associated with organs on chips
Upon completion, participants will be able to use the presented studies to evaluate the adoption of organ chips for their own research.