From November 11th to 16th, 2024, the Asian Universities Alliance Youth Forum “A Fresh Outlook to Drug Diversity and Personalized Medicine” was successfully held at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. The forum organizers led the students to learn about systems biology methods, microfluidic organ-on-chip technologies, and 3D cell culture technology, also organizing visits to enterprises in the fields of 3D cell culture and bioprinting. This program attracted 40 students from 10 member universities of the alliance to participate.
The forum is rich in content, including practical workshops, brainstorming sessions, industry visits and other parts. The first day of the program focused on basic knowledge of cells cycle, and application of cell cycle indicator based on fluorescence ubiquitination in cell cycle visualization. Thereafter, program students discussed the effects of molecular regulation, the cell cycle regulation in cancer, and the importance of single-cell research in detail.
At the same time, the students visited the relevant laboratories, learned about the microfluidic organoids on a chip model and placenta on a chip model, discussing the needs and challenges of replacing animal experiments with organ on a chip. On the last day of the forum, program students focused their learning and discussion on the image and visualization of cell models and made in-depth visits to enterprise. Throughout the activity there is a strong emphasis on the combination of theory and practice, providing program students with valuable opportunities to understand personalized cancer treatment in depth. This activity also facilitates the construction of an interdisciplinary international collaboration network for young researchers.
