Pediatric Grand Rounds (CME): Brain in a Dish, Cure in a Pipeline: Organoid-Based Drug Discovery for Neuropsychiatric Diseases

The Harvey J. Cohen, MD, PhD, Endowed Lectureship in Pediatrics Brain in a Dish, Cure in a Pipeline: Organoid-Based Drug Discovery for Neuropsychiatric Diseases PRESENTER Anca M. Hrastinski, MD Assistant Professor, Neonatal & Developmental Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine Speaker Profile SESSION DESCRIPTION In this session we will review the potential of brain organoids derived from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) as tools for understanding human brain development, function and injury. We will also review data about the role of organoids as novel, high-throughput platforms for drug