Dr. Z. Alan Li, Editorial Board Member of IJAMD, will take part in two upcoming international symposia in 2026 and 2027, reflecting the journal’s engagement with biomaterials, biofabrication, and advanced human tissue models.

From November 6–9, 2026, Dr. Li will serve as an Organizing Committee Member, Invited Speaker, Session Organizer, and Panelist at the funding application session at the 3rd BMEMat–Advanced Materials Joint Symposium at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. Co-organized by BMEMat (hosted by Shandong University) and Advanced Materials (Wiley), and hosted by CUHK, the symposium brings together leading biomaterials scholars from around the world, features plenary talks by leading scientists and top-tier journal editors, and aims to foster communication and collaboration in biomedical engineering materials.

From April 28–30, 2027, Dr. Li will be an Invited Speaker at the Cell Press Symposia: Advanced Models of Human Biology and Disease — From Organoids to NAMs in Bruges, Belgium. The symposium explores how engineered human tissue models—including organoid technology and next-generation New Approach Methodologies (NAMs)—are reshaping disease modeling, drug discovery, toxicity testing, and clinical translation. It brings together leaders from academia, industry, and the clinic to share breakthroughs in tissue engineering, biofabrication, microenvironment design, and platforms for reproducible and standardized model generation, with key themes including multicellular complexity, patient-derived models, and regulatory pathways.