On Thursday, October 20, we held our 13th annual Neuroscience Symposium.  The topic was organoid models of cortical development.  Brain organoids are 3-dimensional tissues grown from pluripotent stem cells. For studying cortical development, the stem cells are cultured under conditions that promote differentiation into cerebral cortex neurons.  The participants in the symposium spoke on the use of organoids as a model to study human cortical development and disorders of development.  

After the symposium, the speakers met for a panel discussion, which was recorded.

Participating:

Jenny Hsieh, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, UTSA

Giorgia Quadrato, Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California

Vanesa Nieto-Estevez, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, UTSA

Fikri Birey, Emory University School of Medicine

Host:

Charles Wilson, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, UTSA