Workshops and Presentations

Invited Talk · Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health · June 2026

The Modular μSiM as a Tool for Studying How Systemic Stressors Cause Brain Injury

James L. McGrath

Invited talk (Session IV: Human-Based Methods in Neurological Research) on using the modular μSiM platform to model how systemic stressors — inflammation and aging — drive blood-brain barrier dysfunction and brain injury.

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Workshop · Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health · June 2026

Summer Immersion 2026 — “Build Your Own MPS”

James L. McGrath, Alexis Feidler, and Ahmet Gurcan

A hands-on workshop on the modular μSiM platform for modeling barrier microphysiological systems — from membrane architecture and device assembly through live imaging of barrier function and organ-on-chip models.

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Invited Talk · C-Path CIVM Qualification Framework Public Workshop and 27th NIH Tissue Chip Consortium Meeting · March 2026

Breaking into ISTAND: Training a Disease-Agnostic Tissue Chip Platform to Speak FDA

James L. McGrath

Update on the TraCe-bMPS letters of intent to the FDA ISTAND program, including the μSiM-CRS-ICANS model of cytokine release syndrome and neurotoxicity from T-cell engaging immunotherapies.

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Video and slides are hosted by the Critical Path Institute (C-Path).