Stem Cell Models

How can stem cells be generated, differentiated and characterized in practical ways to support the movement of compounds into candidate status?

Cell-Based Disease Models and Phenotypic Approaches

Have physiologically relevant screens and assays proven more successful than traditional screening methods? Where are the practical examples? How can a phenotypic strategy expand target space?

Compound/Pathway Mapping and Systems Biology

Which screening paradigms and assays best address the complexity of cellular signaling pathways and networks and take a holistic approach to drug discovery?

Critique of Cellular Assays and Technologies: What is Working? What Isn't?

Which cellular assays, models and technologies are being used to replicate human disease biology? Have they improved in vitro-in vivo correlations and the success rate of moving compounds into the clinic?

presentations with unpublished, new data

presentations with practical case studies