Model • Collaborate • Accelerate | Translating tomorrow's medical innovations today

FINAL CONFERENCE PROGRAM AVAILABLE
 
The Swine in Biomedical Research Conference 2022 (SBR 2022), hosted at the lakeside University of Wisconsin-Madison, is the seventh in the quintessential conference series. Since its inception in 1995, advances from the sequencing of the pig genome to the recent evolution of gene editing technologies have dramatically changed the landscape of porcine models. SBR 2022 marks the coming era of translational research in pigs, that promises to accelerate the discovery and development of clinically relevant therapies and technologies. It aims to foster collaborations between clinicians, biomedical researchers and animal scientists, and spark partnerships with the biomedical industry.

The planned sessions will:
  • Identify unmet clinical needs and existing gaps in research.
  • Showcase porcine models and reveal their strengths and limitations.
  • Highlight innovative use of models for tackling clinical problems.
  • Discuss novel tools for advancing biomedical swine research.
  • Explore the need for biomedical swine research facilities, resources and expertise (Special Panel Session).

Conference Topics

  • Genetic Engineering & Embryology
  • Phenotyping Porcine Models:
    Comparative Pathology
  • Porcine Research Tools & Resources
  • Cell-Based Therapies and Regenerative Medicine
  • Obesity, Metabolic Disorders
  • Neurology and Neurosciences
  • Oncology
  • Orthopedics
  • Pain
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Xenotransplantation
  • Immunology / Immunotherapy
  • Rare Diseases
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Surgical Innovation
  • Medical Imaging
  • Drugs and Devices
  • Early Childhood Development

 

Conference Chairs


      Dr. Dhanansayan Shanmuganayagam, Ph.D.
      Co-Director | Center for Biomedical Swine Research and Innovation
      Assistant Professor | Dept. of Animal and Dairy Sciences
      Assistant Professor | Dept. of Surgery
      University of Wisconsin-Madison
      Madison, Wisconsin, USA

      Dr. Kyle Schachtschneider, Ph.D.
      Research Assistant Professor | Dept. of Radiology
      University of Illinois at Chicago
      Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Dr. Lawrence B. Schook, Ph.D.
    Edward William and Jane Marr Gutgsell
    Professor Emeritus | Dept. of Animal Science and Radiology
    University of Illinois
    Illinois, USA

 
Interested in Sponsoring?
Please contact the Conference Host at dshanmug@wisc.edu.