{"id":6377,"date":"2025-07-30T15:39:30","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T19:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oor\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=6377"},"modified":"2025-07-30T15:39:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T19:39:30","slug":"pioneering-the-future-of-biomedical-science-nams-nats-and-core-collaboration-at-unc","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oor\/event\/pioneering-the-future-of-biomedical-science-nams-nats-and-core-collaboration-at-unc\/","title":{"rendered":"Pioneering the Future of Biomedical Science: NAMs, NATs, and Core Collaboration at UNC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> August 21, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time:<\/strong> 3:00 PM \u2013 4:00 PM<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Zoom <a href=\"http:\/\/go.unc.edu\/cores-zoom\"><strong>http:\/\/go.unc.edu\/cores-zoom<\/strong><\/a> (Registration Required)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scott T. Magness, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Faculty Advisor, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cgibd\/cores\/advanced-analytics\/\">Advanced Analytics Core<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cgibd\/cores\/advanced-analytics\/epculture-services\/\">EpCulture Services<\/a><br \/>\nProfessor, Biomedical Engineering, Medicine, and Cell &amp; Molecular Physiology<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:scott_magness@med.unc.edu\">scott_magness@med.unc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Adriana S. Beltran, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Faculty Director, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/humancellcore\/\">Human Pluripotent Cell Core<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Breast Cancer Organoid Biobank<\/p>\n<p>Associate Professor, Genetics<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:adriana_beltran@med.unc.edu\">adriana_beltran@med.unc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Description: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As biomedical research evolves, so do the tools and models we use to understand human health. Join us for an engaging webinar exploring how UNC\u2019s core facilities are advancing the use of\u00a0<strong>New Approach Methodologies (NAMs)<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>New Approach Technologies (NATs)<\/strong>\u00a0to reduce reliance on animal models and accelerate translational discovery.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hear from two leading experts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dr. Scott T. Magness<\/strong>, Faculty Advisor of the Advanced Analytics Core and Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Medicine, and Cell &amp; Molecular Physiology<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Adriana S. Beltran<\/strong>, Faculty Director of the Human Pluripotent Cell Core, Breast Cancer Organoid Biobank and Associate Professor of Genetics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>They will share how their cores support cutting-edge research using organoids, iPSCs, and other human-relevant models, and how interdisciplinary collaboration is key to unlocking the full potential of NAMs and NATs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This session is ideal for investigators interested in applying for the Fall 2025\u00a0<strong>Emerging Challenges in Biomedical Research (ECBR)<\/strong>\u00a0pilot funding, or anyone seeking to integrate NAMs and NATs into their research with the support of UNC\u2019s core infrastructure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: August 21, 2025 Time: 3:00 PM \u2013 4:00 PM Location: Zoom http:\/\/go.unc.edu\/cores-zoom (Registration Required) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Speakers: Scott T. Magness, PhD Faculty Advisor, Advanced Analytics Core, EpCulture Services Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Medicine, and Cell &amp; Molecular Physiology scott_magness@med.unc.edu &nbsp; Adriana S. Beltran, PhD Faculty Director, Human Pluripotent Cell Core Breast Cancer Organoid Biobank &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oor\/event\/pioneering-the-future-of-biomedical-science-nams-nats-and-core-collaboration-at-unc\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Pioneering the Future of Biomedical Science: NAMs, NATs, and Core Collaboration at UNC\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68915,"featured_media":6378,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","_tribe_events_is_hybrid":"","_tribe_events_is_virtual":"","_tribe_events_virtual_video_source":"","_tribe_events_virtual_embed_video":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button_text":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_at":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_to":[],"_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_event":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_views":"","_tribe_events_virtual_url":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[],"research-field":[],"class_list":["post-6377","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","odd"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/6377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68915"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/6377\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6379,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/6377\/revisions\/6379"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6378"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6377"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=6377"},{"taxonomy":"research-field","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/research-field?post=6377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}