Frontiers Forum Deep Dive series
The future of organoid intelligence
Recorded 21 June 2023
Renowned researchers delve into the scientific, technological, and ethical steps for realizing the full potential of OI to create biocomputers and better understand the brain.
Speakers
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Prof Thomas Hartung
Johns Hopkins University
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Dr Lena Smirnova
Johns Hopkins University
USA -
Prof David Gracias
Johns Hopkins University
USA -
Prof Alysson Muotri
University of California, San Diego
USA -
Dr Brett Kagan
Cortical Labs
Australia -
Dr Karen Rommelfanger
Institute of Neuroethics (IoNx)
USA
Next steps in developing organoid intelligence (OI) as a scientific discipline
The presentations and discussion in this Frontiers Forum Deep Dive session, build on the Frontiers in Science article ‘Organoid intelligence (OI): the new frontier in biocomputing and intelligence-in-a-dish’. The article was covered by more than 600 news outlets including the Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, and CNN.
Session program
A vision for organoid intelligence
Prof Thomas Hartung
Advancing 3D brain organoid models
Dr Lena Smirnova
Shell microelectrode arrays to communicate with brain organoids
Prof David Gracias
Using organoids as brain disease models
Prof Alysson Muotri
How to investigate intelligence in neural organoids and monolayers
Dr Brett Kagan
Discussion on the ethics of organoid intelligence
Facilitated by Dr Karen Rommelfanger