November 4th, 2026
The Foundry Consortium, Boston, MA
>> Meet your Axion World Tour Guide
Hello, and thanks for your interest in the Axion World Tour. I am your host for Boston’s User Group Meeting, and I'm excited to bring scientists together for a day of research presentations, discussion, and networking. At the event, you’ll hear from peers using Axion Bio platforms in neuroscience, cardiac, and oncology research, learn about Axion’s latest tools and technology, and have time to ask questions and connect with experts from academia and industry.
Please see the full agenda below and register today!
Emily Cox, MBA
Northeast Sales Account Manager
Axion BioSystems
Experience industry-leading innovation
Connect >>
Meet Axion BioSystems specialists and fellow researchers to exchange ideas, ask questions, and build new collaborations.
Learn >>
Hear presenters share discoveries in neuroscience, cardiac research, and more, with discussion of emerging NAMs and evolving regulatory expectations.
Discover >>
Explore applications for Axion’s MEA, impedance, and Omni imaging platforms and see how these technologies are advancing research.
>> Speakers
Bryan James Black, PhD
Principal Investigator, Pain Research Laboratory, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Stacie Chvatal, PhD
VP of Product Management, Axion BioSystems
Skylar Dewees
Senior Field Applications Scientist, Axion BioSystems
Mark Estacion, PhD
Deputy Director, Center for Neuroscience & Regeneration Research, Neurology
Gayathri Srinivasan, PhD
Staff Scientist, Human Neuron Core, Boston Children's Hospital
Vanessa A. Voltarelli, PhD
Instructor in Surgery/Staff Scientist, Harvard Medical School
>> Agenda
Time | Speaker | Abstract Title |
| 10:00AM-10:20AM | Arrival & Registration | |
| 10:20AM-10:30AM | Emily Cox, MBA | Welcome & Opening Remarks |
| 10:30AM-10:55AM | Stacie Chvatal, PhD | To be announced |
| 10:55AM-11:20AM | Bryan James Black, PhD | Opportunities and Challenges in MEA-based Pharmacological Risk Assessment |
| 11:20AM-11:45AM | Gayathri Srinivasan, PhD | Using patient-derived iPSC models and MEA assays to study neurodevelopmental disorders |
| 11:45AM-12:10PM | Mark Estacion, PhD | Illuminating ‘pain-in-a-dish’ assays for analgesic drug development |
| 12:10PM-1:30PM | Complimentary Lunch & Networking | |
| 1:30PM-1:55M | Vanessa A. Voltarelli, PhD | Heme as a Danger Molecule in Traumatic Brain Injury |
| 1:55PM-2:20 PM | Skylar Dewees | Axion MEA Technical Tips & Tricks |
| 2:20PM-2:45 PM | Panel Q&A | |
| 2:45PM-3:00 PM | Final Remarks & Wrap-Up |
>> How to find the Axion World Tour: Boston
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