Tissue Regeneration Consortium
2025 DOCTRC Retreat
The 6th DOCTRC Annual Joint Retreat was held December 9 – 10, 2025 in Los Angeles, CA. Drawing over 40 participants in-person, with many more joining online, the two-day gathering centered on advancing collaborative translational research in the dental, oral, and craniofacial space.
In addition to the progress update presentations by the Interdisciplinary Translational Project (ITP) teams, the event included Milestones & Mindsets Across the Founder Journey, a discussion and workshop with a panel of distinguished guests, featured presentations from successful academic entrepreneurs, Science, Startups, and Success, and on the topic of FDA Phase-Out of Animal Testing Requirements.
Thank you to all attendees, both in-person and online. We hope you enjoyed the event, and look forward to seeing you at our future events!
Welcome Remarks: Sixth Annual Joint DOCTRC Retreat
Yang Chai, DDS, PhD, Dean, University of Southern California (C-DOCTOR)
David Kohn, PhD, Professor, University of Michigan (Translational Resource Center)
Intranasal Delivery for Brain and Spinal Cord Disorders: Bench to Nasdaq
Thomas Chen, MD, PhD, Professor (University of Southern California)
Histotripsy Cancer Treatment: My Journey from Bench to Bedside and Lessons Learned
Zhen Xu, PhD, Professor (University of Michigan)
Innovative Approaches to Drug Development: FDA’s Move to Phase out Animal Testing and Its Global Regulatory Impact
Erika Fernandez, BPharm, MSC, RAC, Associate Director of Global Regulatory Affairs, Gilead Sciences