UNMC

Inaugural University of Nebraska Tissue and Organ Engineering Conference

Schedule

Friday, April 17, 2026

Time
Activity
Notes
8:30-9:00 AM
Registration & Breakfast
Coffee, tea, light breakfast
9:00-9:15 AM
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Host- Amanda Brinkworth
IDEA-CTr - Tim Mikuls
9:15-10:15 AM
Keynote Address
Dr. Kevin Healy (UC-Berkeley)
50 min + 10 min Q&A
10:15-10:45 AM
Internal Speakers - Resources
Dr. Kurt Fisher -Tissue Procurement/Biorepository (UNMC)
Dr. Adrian Black - Organoid core (UNMC)
(10 min + 5 min for questions)
10:45-10:50
Morning Break
10:50-12:00
Scientific Session I
Dr. Angie Pannier (UNL)
Dr. Sangamesh Kumbar (UNMC)
Dr. Sukumaran Sunil (UNL)
TBD

Three invited talks (15 min) + Q&A (3 min)

Selected talk (15 min + 3 min)
12:00-12:45 PM
Lunch
12:45-1:30 PM
Scientific Session II
Dr. Surinder Batra (UNMC)
TBD
Poster preview - Lightning talks

Invited talks (15 min) + Q&A (3 min)
Selected talk (15 min + 3 min)
Lightning- 3 min x 5 presenters
1:30-2:45 PM
Poster Session
2:45-3:45 PM
Invited Speaker from NIH Organoid Initiative
Dr. Srivatsan Kidambi
45 min + 15 min Q&A
3:45-4:15 PM
Networking - Small Groups based on Tissue/Organ, Disease or Application
Find new collaborators, start new initiatives
4:15-4:30 PM
Follow-up discussion/Closing remarks
Summary and survey