2026 Meeting
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NIH Transporter Elucidation Network Meeting
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September 14, 2026
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Host: MiNED Center,
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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Register Here for In-Person or Online Participation
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8:30 – 9:00 AM. Welcome and Introduction to the NIH Transporter Elucidation Network
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9:00 – 10:45 AM. Advancing Translation in Perinatal Transporter Science
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Maternal Metabolomics throughout Pregnancy
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Defining the Placenta Transporter Proteome in Health and Disease
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Insights on Transporters from Human Milk
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11:00 – 12:00 PM. ‘Omics Approaches to Study Perinatal Transporters
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Placental Transcriptomics and Proteomics
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Ontogeny of Human Intestinal Transporters
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12:00 – 1:00 PM. Computational and Structural Biology Approaches to Transporter Science
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Structures of Blood Brain Barrier Transporters
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Advanced Machine Learning Models for Transport and Placental Transfer
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2:00 – 3:30 PM. New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) for Perinatal Science
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Vectorial Transport in Human Intestinal Enteroids
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Organoids for Investigating Brain Transporters and MDCK Cysts for Polarized Localization
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Human Placenta-on-a-Chip to Study Maternal-Fetal Transfer and Health
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3:30 – 4:15 PM. Panel Discussion
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What’s Next? Challenges and Charting New Directions in Perinatal Transporter Science
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Posters from trainees and early career scientists will be available online for viewing during the lunch break.
Speakers and Panelists
Kathy Giacomini

University of California, San Francisco
Robert Stroud

University of California, San Francisco
Jashvant Unadkat

University of Washington
Joanne Wang
University of Washington
Rajini Rao

Johns Hopkins University
Dongeun Huh

University of Pennsylvania
Hao Zhu

Tulane University
Lauren Aleksunes

Rutgers University
Svetlana Lutsenko

Johns Hopkins University
Ed Kelly

University of Washington
Sam Arnold

University of Washington
Jacqueline Tiley
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Jia Yang

University of California, San Francisco
Aarzoo Thakur
University of Washington
