We invite you to a mini-symposium focusing on the use of the electrophysiological method known as the “multielectrode array system” (MEA).
Multi-electrode array (MEA) technology uses a grid of closely spaced microscopic electrodes that can detect the collective electrical signals of cells in their immediate vicinity (“field potential”) for passive, non-invasive monitoring of electrical activity. These signals are essential for understanding cell communication, network activity, and physiological tissue behavior. The in vitro MEA system allows researchers to study the electrical properties of cells in a way that mimics the behavior of cells in living organisms and provides valuable insights for fields such as neuroscience, pharmacology, toxicology, and disease modeling. The aim of the mini-symposium is to familiarize our colleagues with this method and its diverse uses through lectures by other users of the method.
The mini-symposium will take place on Tuesday, October 21, 2025. It is a hybrid event available online (ZOOM platform, https://tinyurl.com/yuy5j7tx) or in person in the conference room of the Center of Biosciences of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, 2nd floor in the Medical Sciences Pavilion, block B.
The symposium will be held in English.
Program
- 9:30: Laura Sophie Frommelt: “MEA-Based Screening of Human iPSC-Cardiomyocytes: A Multiparametric Platform to Predict Phytochemical Cardiotoxicity”
- 10:00: Giada Catellan: “A cutting-edge human iPSC-derived platform for in vitro modeling of the neurocardiac junction”
- 10:30: Bastian Roth, uvedenie produktu mini-MEA od Multi Channel Systems.
In the afternoon, practical demonstrations will also be available at the Department of Biophysics and Electrophysiology.
For more information, please contact the organizer, Katarína Macková: katarina.mackova@savba.sk.
