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06/04/2026

06/03/2026

Sign up to attend tomorrow's ISBER Annual General Meeting!

⏳ Just 2 days to go!
The ISBER Annual General Meeting (AGM) is happening online on June 3, 2026 at 12:00 pm PT / 3:00 pm ET.

This is your opportunity as a member to stay informed, hear key updates, and take part in voting that helps shape ISBER’s future.

👉 Register now: https://ow.ly/XXBf50YZPC8
We look forward to seeing you there!

06/02/2026

📢 Join us for the next NSF ATP-Bio Public Webinar Series featuring Dr. Lakshya Gangwar!

🧊 One Field, Many Terms: Can Cryobiology Agree on Its Language?

This webinar will explore the need for harmonized terminology in cryopreservation and how shared language can help advance collaboration, reproducibility, and translation across the field.

📅 Tuesday, June 16, 2026
⏰ 3:00–4:00 PM CT | 4:00–5:00 PM ET | 1:00–2:00 PM PT
💻 Zoom: umn.zoom.us/j/93724503705

We hope to see you there!

Learn more about our webinars: atp-bio.org/atp-bio-webinar-series/

05/29/2026

20-21 травня 2026 року відбулася 50-а ювілейна щорічна міжнародна конференція молодих вчених «Холод в біології та медицині – 2026»

05/28/2026

Congratulations to Lakshya Gangwar, ATP-Bio trainee at the University of Minnesota, on receiving the 2026 Pui Best Dissertation Award! 👏

Advised by ATP-Bio Director John Bischof, Lakshya’s work represents an exciting advancement toward the future of organ preservation and transplantation.

We are proud to celebrate this well-deserved recognition and the impact of his contributions to the ATP-Bio mission! 🎉

Congratulations to Lakshya Gangwar for receiving the 2026 Pui Best Dissertation Award! 🌟

Advised by Professor John Bischof, Lakshya’s dissertation tackled one of the hardest problems in cryobiology: scaling vitrification and nanowarming to human-organ volumes. His work demonstrated the largest organ vitrification reported to date — a porcine liver approximately the size of a human organ — along with the largest physical systems vitrified (3 liters) and nanowarmed (2 liters).

These breakthroughs help lay the foundation for future organ banking and transplantation, and reflect the University of Minnesota Mechanical Engineering department’s exemplary heat transfer legacy applied to complex biological systems. ❄️🔬

Read more here: z.umn.edu/bc6o

05/26/2026

New Leaders Join ATP-Bio and NetEthics Ethics & Public Policy Panel — Glenda V. Roberts, BS (Mount Sinai Health System) and Patricia J. Zettler, JD (Ohio State University School of Law) have joined 13 other leaders on the Ethics & Public Policy Panel (EP3) for the NSF-funded ATP-Bio Engineering Research Center. Ms. Roberts is an expert on patient and community engagement in organ transplantation, and Prof. Zettler is an expert on FDA law and policy. EP3 is composed of distinguished experts on ethics, law, and analysis of emerging technologies. EP3 members provide crucial input to ATP-Bio’s Ethics & Public Policy Component. ATP-Bio is a Consortium member center and its Ethics & Public Policy Component is based in the Consortium.

NSF ATP-Bio

05/22/2026

Organ transplantation is at a crossroads. Too many people die for lack of an organ. Confidence in the U.S. transplant system has been shaken. Join three top experts to debate what comes next in our free, public webinar on "Frontier Issues in Organ Transplantation: New Approaches to Saving Lives & Securing Trust."

📅Thursday, June 25
⏰Noon-1:30pm Central
📍Live Webinar on Zoom

Register: https://umn.zoom.us/webinar/register/5617779300711/WN_cftZ9eJfSp-AwvFCeCK8Ig

NSF ATP-Bio

05/20/2026

🚨 TWIN CITIES — GET READY! 🚨
Registration is now open for our Twin Cities STEMFest on Saturday, June 6th at the University of Minnesota’s Maturi Pavilion. 🧪⚙️💻✨

This event is an amazing opportunity for young people and families to explore the world of STEM through hands-on activities, live demonstrations, career exploration, robotics, healthcare, engineering, technology, construction, and more.

✅ FREE to attend
✅ Family-friendly
✅ Interactive STEM experiences
✅ Career exposure for youth K–12
✅ Giveaways, activities, and inspiration all day long

Register now: https://form.jotform.com/260137053177150

We’re bringing together amazing companies, colleges, community partners, and industry professionals to help inspire the next generation of innovators and leaders.

05/20/2026

ATP-Bio will be there - join us! 🎯