Harnessing the Power of 3D Spheroids in Cancer Research

In this joint webinar, Corning and Promega will present tools and solutions to support the continuous evolution of the spheroid model in 3D cell culture applications. Learn about how culture platforms optimized for single spheroid analysis or mass spheroid production can be coupled with novel real-time cell health assays and total RNA purification techniques. Furthermore, learn how to expand the spheroid workflow with downstream analysis of miRNA effects in cancer cell growth and metastasis. 1. Turning the volume up on spheroid production with Corning Elplasia™ microplates - Roxana Ghadessy, Ph.D. Roxana is a Technical Marketing Manager for Corning Life Sciences, based in Singapore. In this role she is responsible for product awareness and education activities to highlight Corning’s workflow solutions in Cell Culture, Drug Discovery and other differentiated applications. Roxana has held previous roles in Sales and Product Management at Corning, BD Biosciences and Tocris. She received her Ph.D. degree in Pharmacology from the University of Bristol. 2. A Complete Workflow for MicroRNA Analysis Paired with Novel Cell Health Assays for 3D Cultures - Fiona Chang, Ph.D. Fiona is an Applications Scientist at Promega Corporation, based in Singapore. She facilitates adoption of products by performing demonstrations, troubleshooting experiments, and giving trainings. Prior to joining Promega, Fiona received her Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Monash University, Melbourne. She has been working as a research fellow at the National University of Singapore before joining the Scientific Applications Group in 2018. Fiona has since been involved in applications in the Genomics, Genetic Identity, Applied Markets, Clinical Diagnostics and Cellular Analysis product areas.