Obatala® Participates in MPS World Summit

After several years of planning, the first annual MPS World Summit begins on May 31, 2022, and Obatala's Staff will be deeply involved in the conference:

• Dr. Trivia Frazier will participate in Session 15: Disease Modeling, with a talk entitled "Embracing Diversity in a Microphysiological World". She will join several other panelists to discuss how MPS can be used to better model human disease.
• Dr. Cecilia Sanchez will present Poster on Abstract #133, "White and beige/brown human adipose tissue-on-chips as a platform for disease modeling and drug discovery".
• David Bode served on the Executive, Steering, Local Organizing, and Society Committees, and will be involved in launching the International MPS Society coming out of the convention. The Society will take over planning for future conferences and build a community of researchers in the field.
• Several team members will attend the conference and will be available to speak at Booth #105 during exhibit hours.

Trivia Frazier Joins Panel at 2022 BIO Conference

Dr. Frazier will join an illustrious panel at the 2022 BIO International Convention in San Diego, CA. The panel discussion, "Fostering Diversity and Bio-Equity Through Novel Financing and Training Initiatives in the Aging Innovation Ecosystem" will be moderated by Kwame Ulmer, MBA, MS, who is Principal at Ulmer Ventures, Venture Partner at Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health, and Founder of MedTech Color

The other speakers include:

LCDR Michael Banyas, USPHS, M.P.A.; Health Specialist at NIH/National Institute on Minority Health Disparities (NIMHD)

Todd Haim, PhD; Director of the NIH/National Institute on Aging (NIA) Office of Strategic Extramural Programs (OSEP)

Karen Heidelberger, MBA, MS; Chief Partnership and Communications Officer & Partner at Deerfield

Obatala® CEO Participates in New Orleans Entrepreneur Week

Obatala's CEO, Dr. Trivia Frazier, joined a panel during Idea Village's New Orleans Entrepreneur Week, "Enterprise Investing with Local Impact" where she discussed how the support of Ochsner Ventures has allowed Obatala to grow. She was joined on the panel by local investor Tara Hernandez, Ochsner Ventures CEO Aimee Quirk, Hampr founder Laurel Hess, and Benson Capital Partners Managing Director Mike Katz.