Key features of the 2024 CRAFT Symposium
- DATE: Saturday, October 12, 2024
- LOCATION: NRC campus just outside Montreal in Boucherville, Quebec
- Transportation will be provided for all attendees between downtown Montreal and Boucherville (25-minute drive)
- 3 keynote lectures given by internationally renowned academics in microfluidics
- Tours of the CRAFT NRC Integrated Bio-Devices Fabrication Facility
- Trainee breakout sessions with keynote speakers and NRC Research Officers
- Poster session
- Oral presentations from research trainees and NRC researchers
- Exhibitor booths
- …more details coming soon!
Confirmed Speakers
Diagnostics Keynote Speaker
Abraham Lee, PhD
Chancellor’s Professor, Biomedical Engineering & Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California – Irvine
Director, Center for Advanced Design and Manufacturing of Integrated Microfluidics (CADMIM)
View Prof. Lee’s academic profile by clicking here.
Organ-on-a-Chip Keynote Speaker
Samira Musah, PhD
Assistant Professor and Whitehead Scholar, Biomedical Engineering and Medicine, Duke University
Director’s Innovator, NIH
Associate Director, Duke Center for Biomolecular and Tissue Engineering (CBTE)
View Prof. Musah’s academic profile and lab website by clicking here.
Biofabrication Keynote Speaker
Michael Roberts, PhD
Chief Scientist, International Space Station National Laboratory, USA
Center for Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS)
Registration Information
Registration opening shortly!
Registration Fees:
| Early Registration (ends July 31st, 2024) | Regular (opens Aug 1st, 2024) | |
|---|---|---|
| Academic/Government | $200 | $350 |
| Student/PostDoc | $100 | $150 |
| Industry | $250 | $450 |
Abstract Submission
Abstracts will be accepted for poster and oral presentations related to organ-on-chips, microfluidic-powered diagnostic devices, biofabrication/bioprinting approaches, and microfluidic device fabrication and scale-up.
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION IS NOW OPEN! Deadline to submit abstracts is May 14th, 2024 (11:59pm (EST))
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Abstracts should be submitted through the Google form linked above (click on the big red button). Abstracts should be uploaded to the Google form as either an MS Word doc or PDF (Max 2 MB) with the file name “lastname_firstname”.
If you do not have a Google account, you will not be able to submit your abstract through the Google form. Instead, please complete the MS Word submission form linked here and send it and your abstract (as MS Word or PDF with file name “lastname_firstname”) through email to the CRAFT Research Program Manager.
Abstract Format Guidelines:
Abstracts in any format are accepted but should be no longer than 2 pages.
- Title
- Author List and Affiliations: No limit
- Rationale & Objective: (Limit: ~100 words) Briefly describe the problem that you are trying to solve through your project and the over objective of your project.
- Methods: (Limit: ~100 words) Briefly describe how you are able to achieve your objective and the methods you used.
- Results: (Limit: ~150 words) Briefly describe the progress you have made towards your objective, including notable data and results and/or significant challenges.
- Conclusions & Significance: (Limit: ~50 words) Summarize your major findings and why they are important/significant and/or your next steps.
Program
Preliminary schedule coming in spring 2024.
Sponsors
Contact CRAFT Research Program Manager to find out about sponsorship opportunities.
Contact Us
Please contact the CRAFT Research Program Manager with any questions you may have!
