# Tissue Organoids as Models of Host Physiology and Pathophysiology of Disease

> **NIH NIH R13** · KEYSTONE SYMPOSIA · 2020 · $13,000

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
Support is requested for a Keystone Symposia conference entitled Tissue Organoids as Models of Host
Physiology and Pathophysiology of Disease, organized by Drs. Thaddeus S. Stappenbeck and Linda G.
Griffith. The conference will be held in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada from January 19-23, 2020.
Tissue organoids are becoming an increasingly sophisticated experimental system that is of importance in
investigative work on nearly every organ system. There has been a recent explosion of techniques and
platforms that enable dissection of fundamental questions, modeling cellular alterations in disease states and
screening of compounds and molecules to discover new pathways. Fundamental work into organoid properties
has developed the potential of organoids to become new methods for diagnosis, therapeutic selection and
even to serve as regenerative medicine therapeutics themselves. This conference will bring together experts in
organoids from various tissues and will create valuable cross-fertilization of ideas and approaches that will
benefit many fields. A major gap is that this technology is being siloed in areas of specific tissues and
molecular pathways. A general conference that cuts across all organs and major utilities will be of high value
and will encourage groups to share ideas across organ systems. The conference program will also include
engineering approaches that will highlight novel developments in organoid technology. As a result of this
conference, it is anticipated that participants will have a much better understanding of the capabilities of
organoid systems and see new avenues for exploration. This conference is designed to emphasize synthesis
over reductionism. An additional aim of this conference is to help investigators make the connection to develop
new diagnostic and therapeutic tools using organoids.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9914441
- **Project number:** 1R13EB029303-01
- **Recipient organization:** KEYSTONE SYMPOSIA
- **Principal Investigator:** Thale Cross Jarvis
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $13,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-01-01 → 2020-12-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9914441

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9914441, Tissue Organoids as Models of Host Physiology and Pathophysiology of Disease (1R13EB029303-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9914441. Licensed CC0.

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