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Scientific program

Symposium topics

COMMET integrates five major scientific areas:

Biomaterials and biofabrication
3D cell cultures and organotypic models
Organ-on-chip and microphysiological systems
Mechanobiology and mechanotransduction
In vivo and ex vivo biological models

These fields collectively represent a paradigm shift from traditional cell culture approaches toward increasingly realistic biological models capable of reproducing human physiology and disease with unprecedented precision.

PROGRAMME

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08:30 - 09:00 TBA

Register

09:00 - 09:30 TBA

Opening Ceremony

09:35 - 09:50 TBA

Opening Remarks

Dr. Tovar y Romo
Director del Instituto de Fisiología Celular

10:00 - 11:00 TBA

Distinguished Keynote Lecture

Distinguished Keynote Lecture
Dr. Donald E. Ingber
Harvard / Wyss Institute

Donald E. Ingber Donald E. Ingber
11:00 - 11:20 TBA

Coffee Break

11:20 - 12:20 TBA

Building Muscular Pumps

Keynote lecture
Dr. Kit Parker
Tarr Family Professor of Bioengineering and Applied Physics Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Boston Children's Hospital

Kit Parker Kit Parker
12:20 - 13:00 TBA

Plenary lecture

Plenary lecture
Dr. Jorge Luis Menchaca
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

Jorge Luis Menchaca Arredondo Jorge Luis Menchaca Arredondo
13:00 - 14:00

Early metastasis detection and personalized therapy design through disseminated tumor cell capture and organoid array screening

Plenary lecture
Dr. Ramón Ocadiz
University of Michigan

Ramón Ocadiz Ruiz Ramón Ocadiz Ruiz
14:00 - 15:00 TBA

Lunch

15:00 - 16:00

COMMET 2026 Group Photo

16:00 - 16:30 TBA

10 Years of LANSBIODYT: A Journey Through Biomimetic Science and Innovation

LANSBIODYT Collaborative Research Talks
Dr. Tatiana Fiordelisio Coll
LANSBIODYT Responsible

Tatiana Fiordelisio Tatiana Fiordelisio
17:00 - 18:00 TBA

Probing Biological Interfaces with Kelvin Force Microscopy: From Interaction Detection to Charge Mapping and Dynamics

Plenary lecture
Dr. Leonardo Ibor Ruiz Ortega
Universidad Estatal de Sonora

Leonardo Ibor Ruiz Ortega Leonardo Ibor Ruiz Ortega
08:30 - 09:00 TBA

Register

09:00 - 09:15 TBA

Opening Remarks

Dr. Remy Ávila Foucat
Director del Centro de Física Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada UNAM (CFATA)

09:15 - 10:15 TBA

New technologies for measuring the molecular forces in living cells

Keynote Speaker
Dr. Khalid Salaita
Emory University

Khalid Salaita Khalid Salaita
10:15 - 11:15 TBA

Cancer Reprogramming: The Hidden Crosstalk Between Adipocytes and Tumor Cells in 3D Cultures

Keynote Speaker
Dr. César López Camarillo
UACM Ciencias Genómicas

César López Camarillo César López Camarillo
11:15 - 11:30 TBA

Coffee Break

11:30 - 12:30 TBA

Development of high-fidelity 3D printing bioinks to build advanced tissue models

Plenary lecture
Dr. José Morán Mirabal
Director - Centre for Advanced Light Microscopy | McMaster University

José Morán Mirabal José Morán Mirabal
12:30 - 13:00 TBA

Cell-based microfluidic assay for anti-inflammatory effects of plant-derived nanovesicles

LANSBIODYT Collaborative Research Talks
Dr. Gabriel Caballero
CINVESTAV Monterrey

Gabriel Caballero Gabriel Caballero
13:00 - 13:30 TBA

Anti-Biofilm Strategies: The New Battle Against Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria

Plenary lecture
Dra. Maria Luisa del Prado Audelo
Tec de Monterrey / INBioTech

Maria Luisa del Prado Audelo Maria Luisa del Prado Audelo
13:30 - 14:00

Microphysiological devices as a platform to study Toxoplasma gondii early human intestinal infection

Plenary lecture
Dr. Carlos Jorge Ramírez Flores
CINVESTAV

Carlos Jorge Ramírez Flores Carlos Jorge Ramírez Flores
14:00 - 15:00 TBA

Lunch

15:00 - 16:00 TBA

Poster Session

16:00 - 16:30 TBA

Open-Source Additive Manufacturing System for Tissue Engineering

Plenary lecture
Dra. América Padilla
Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados (CINVESTAV)

América Padilla América Padilla
16:30 - 17:00 TBA

Effect of Europium Doping on the Structural and Photoluminescent Properties of Hydroxyapatite

Plenary lecture
Dr. Nestor Efren Méndez
Universidad del Valle de México, Campus Querétaro

Nestor Efren Méndez Nestor Efren Méndez

08:30 - 09:00 TBA

Register

09:00 - 09:15 TBA

Opening Remarks

Dra. Laura Cecilia Bonifaz Alfaro
Coordinadora de Investigación en Salud del IMSS

09:15 - 10:15 TBA

Chaotic Printing: Harnessing Flow to Build Living Materials

Keynote Speaker
Dr. Grissel Trujillo de Santiago
Tecnológico de Monterrey/FORMA Foods

Dr. Grissel Trujillo de Santiago Dr. Grissel Trujillo de Santiago
10:15 - 11:15 TBA

Simple Strategies for Complex Tissues: Advancing Biofabrication Through Microarchitectural Control

Plenary lecture
Dr. Mario Moisés Álvarez
Tecnológico de Monterrey/FEMSA

Mario Moisés Álvarez Mario Moisés Álvarez
11:15 - 11:30 TBA

Coffee Break

11:30 - 12:30 TBA

Remote modulation of cellular functions by magneto-mechanical and magneto-thermal switches

Plenary lecture
Dr. Susel del Sol Fernández
Instituto de Ciencias Físicas, UNAM

Susel del Sol Fernández Susel del Sol Fernández
12:30 - 13:00 TBA

Beyond Conventional Fluorescence: TauSense and New Dimensions in Confocal Microscopy with STELLARIS

Plenary lecture
Dr. Piero Bagnaresi
Leica

Piero Bagnaresi Piero Bagnaresi
13:00 - 13:30

Ocular Organoids: Innovative Models for Vision Disease Research

Plenary lecture
Dr. Juan Carlos Zenteno Ruiz
Conde de Valenciana

Juan Carlos Zenteno Ruiz Juan Carlos Zenteno Ruiz
13:30 - 14:00 TBA

Lo que ninguna disciplina resuelve sola: más de dos años diseñando con LANSBIODYT

LANSBIODYT Collaborative Research Talks
DI. Yésica Escalera
Centro de Investigaciones de Diseño Industrial UNAM

Yésica Escalera Yésica Escalera
14:00 - 15:00 TBA

Lunch

15:00 - 16:00 TBA

Poster Session

16:00 - 17:00 TBA

Flash Talks (participants selected)

08:30 - 09:00 TBA

Register

09:00 - 09:15 TBA

Opening Remarks

Dr. Gabriel Ascanio Gasca
Director del Instituto de Ciencias Aplicadas y Tecnología UNAM

Gabriel Ascanio Gasca Gabriel Ascanio Gasca
09:15 - 10:15 TBA

Cuboids: A Microscale cancer model that retains key features of the tumor microenviroment

Keynote Speaker
Dr. Albert Folch
University of Washington

Albert Folch Albert Folch
10:15 - 11:15 TBA

Mechano-mimetic matrices: a progress or a misleading tool for probing cell biology?

Plenary lecture
Dr. Alice Nicolas
Université Grenoble Alpes

Alice Nicolas Alice Nicolas
11:15 - 11:30 TBA

Coffee Break

11:30 - 12:30 TBA

Mechanics and dynamics of the lymph node: a biophysical perspective

Plenary lecture
Dr. Paolo Pierobon
Institut Cochin

Paolo Pierobon Paolo Pierobon
12:30 - 13:00 TBA

Plenary lecture

Plenary lecture
Dra. María Cristina Piña Barba
Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales, UNAM

María Cristina Piña Barba María Cristina Piña Barba
13:00 - 13:30 TBA

A Three-Dimensional Model to Unravel the Molecular Mechanisms of Neural Tube Closure and Myelomeningocele

Plenary lecture
Dr. Ana Zatarain
Facultad de Medicina, UNAM

Ana Zatarain Ana Zatarain
13:30 - 14:00 TBA

Overcoming barriers in neuroinflammation: intranasal therapy and blood-brain barrier-on-chip models

LANSBIODYT Collaborative Research Talks
Dra. Edda Sciutto Conde
Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, UNAM

Edda Sciutto Conde Edda Sciutto Conde
14:00 - 15:00 TBA

Lunch

15:00 - 15:30 TBA

Targeting TGF-β in T Lymphocytes: Lessons from In Vivo Models for Cancer Therapy

LANSBIODYT Collaborative Research Talks
Dra. Paula Licona
Instituto de Fisiología Celular, UNAM

Paula Licona Paula Licona
15:30 - 17:30 TBA

Flash Talks

Flash Talks

08:30 - 09:00 TBA

Register

09:00 - 09:15 TBA

Opening Remarks

Dra. Laura Alicia Palomares Aguilera
Instituto de Biotecnología UNAM

Laura Alicia Palomares Aguilera Laura Alicia Palomares Aguilera
09:15 - 10:15 TBA

Biofabrication of Human Tissues for Diverse Applications

Keynote Speaker
Dr. Shrike Zhang
Harvard Medical School

Shrike Zhang Shrike Zhang
10:15 - 11:15 TBA

Cell growth and biosynthesis under pressure

Plenary lecture
Dr. Morgan Delarue
LAAS-CNRS

Morgan Delarue Morgan Delarue
11:15 - 11:30 TBA

Coffee Break

11:30 - 12:30 TBA

Physical mechanisms of engineered T cell activation and release of toxic payloads

Plenary lecture
Dr. Shalini Low-Nam
Purdue University

Shalini Low-Nam Shalini Low-Nam
12:30 - 13:00 TBA

Multiscale materials for poorly soluble drugs: from supramolecular systems to microfluidic liposomes

Plenary lecture
Dra. Yareli Rojas Aguirre
Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales, UNAM

Yareli Rojas Aguirre Yareli Rojas Aguirre
13:00 - 14:00 TBA

Regulatory Challenges in Emerging Biomimetic Technologies

Discussion Forum

14:00 - 15:00 TBA

Lunch

15:00 - 15:30 TBA

Development of a biomimetic device to evaluate the transmigration of NK lymphocytes

LANSBIODYT Collaborative Research Talks
MSc. Diana Guadalupe Velázquez
LANSBIODYT

Diana Guadalupe Velázquez Diana Guadalupe Velázquez
15:00 - 15:30 TBA

Assessment of cytosolic calcium dynamics in natural killer cells provoked by extracellular mechanical cues

LANSBIODYT Collaborative Research Talks
MSc. Karla Amairani Ventura
LANSBIODYT

Karla Amairani Ventura Karla Amairani Ventura
15:30 - 16:30 TBA

Some aspects of T cell mechanotransduction: from molecular to cellular scale

LANSBIODYT Collaborative Research Talks
Dr. Pierre-Henri Puech
CRNC Inserm

Pierre-Henri Puech Pierre-Henri Puech
16:30 - 17:00

Closing Ceremony

Poster and Flash Talks Awards

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