ACMD Special Guest Seminar | Microfluidic and 3D Bioprinting Convergence for Cancer Modelling and Skeletal Regeneration

ACMD SPECIAL GUEST SEMINAR We are delighted to welcome Gianluca Cidonio from the University of Rome La Sapienza and the Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), Rome, Italy, for a special guest seminar: Microfluidic and 3D Bioprinting Convergence for Cancer Modelling and Skeletal Regeneration 📅 21 October 2026 ⏰ 3:00pm - 6:00pm 📍 The Brenda Shanahan AO Auditorium, L1, The Aikenhead Centre for Medical Discovery (ACMD), 27 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, 3065 Bone is the preferred site of breast cancer metastasis, yet current pre-clinical models often struggle to reproduce the complex tumour–stroma interface and the processes involved in skeletal colonisation. In this seminar, Gianluca will discuss how microfluidic-assisted 3D bioprinting can be used to engineer spatially organised, tissue-specific compartments and develop a 3D breast-to-bone (B2B) metastasis model. The seminar will cover: • Microfluidic-assisted 3D bioprinting and bioink design • Engineering bone-like tissue and tumour–stroma interfaces • Modelling breast cancer invasion and skeletal colonisation • The role of tissue-resident growth factors in skeletal homing • Future directions including human ECM-derived bioinks and vascularised models • Potential applications to other bone malignancies, including osteosarcoma Please join us for this special guest seminar and an opportunity to hear about the latest developments at the intersection of biofabrication, cancer modelling and regenerative engineering.