Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Innovations in Bioelectronic Devices and Applications
Discussion Leader: William Bentley (Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices, University of Maryland, USA)
7:40 pm - 8:20 pm
John Rogers (Northwestern University, USA)
"Bioresorbable Electronic Systems for Neuroregeneration"
8:20 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:15 pm
Leonard Tender (U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, USA)
"Putting Microbial Electrochemistry to Work!"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Engineering Biology for Bioelectronic Applications
Discussion Leader: Warren Ruder (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
9:00 am - 9:40 am
Jeffrey Gralnick (University of Minnesota, USA)
"Engineering Electric Bacteria for Fun and Profit"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
Mark Mimee (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
"Engineering Biosensors and Microelectronics to Monitor Gastrointestinal Health"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am
Tanya Tschirhart (U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, USA)
"Engineering Bi-Directional Communication Between Cells and Electronics"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pm
Pamela Silver (Harvard University, USA)
"Design at the Interface of Chemistry and Biology"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢ is designed to address challenges women face in science and issues of diversity and inclusion. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizers: Pamela Silver (Harvard University, USA) and Jeffrey Gralnick (University of Minnesota, USA)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Understanding the Cell-Material Interface in Natural Systems
Discussion Leader: Moh El-Naggar (University of Southern California, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
Tianran Sun (University of Tuebingen, Germany)
"Electron Snorkeling Induced Methane Suppression in Natural Wetland Soil"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm
Annette Rowe (University of Cincinnati, USA)
"Eating Rocks: Mechanisms of Electron Uptake from Minerals, Electrodes and Other Microbes"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm
Allon Hochbaum (University of California, Irvine, USA)
"Electronic Conductivity in Bacterial Protein Filaments"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
Cesar Torres (Arizona State University, USA)
"Microbe Responses to Changes in Electrode Potentials: The 'Biofilm Anode' Concept"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Neurobioelectronic Devices and Brain Machine Interfaces
Discussion Leader: Paul Sheehan (Biological Technologies Office (BTO), DARPA, USA)
9:00 am - 9:40 am
Nicholas Melosh (Stanford University, USA)
"Insertion Mechanics, Ultra-Compliant Devices and Scalable Brain Machine Interfaces"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
Rylie Green (Imperial College London, United Kingdom)
"Tissue Engineering the Brain Machine Interface"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:40 am
Polina Anikeeva (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
"Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Neural Interfaces"
11:40 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm
Jacob Robinson (Rice University, USA)
"Magnetic Microdevices to Read and Write Neural Activity"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Engineered Materials, Processes and Interfaces for Bioelectronics
Discussion Leader: Akif Tezcan (University of California, San Diego, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
Michaela TerAvest (Michigan State University, USA)
"Electrode-Driven Production of Intracellular Reducing Equivalents in Shewanella and E. coli "
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm
Han Li (University of California, Irvine, USA)
"Engineering Redox Metabolism with Unnatural Cofactors"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm
Jonathan Rivnay (Northwestern University, USA)
"Engineering Organic Bioelectronic Materials for Sensing and Tissue Regeneration"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
Markita Landry (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
"Imaging Brain Neuromodulation with a Synthetic Near-Infrared Nanosensor"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Emerging Characterization Techniques, Devices and Materials
Discussion Leader: Laure Kayser (University of Delaware, USA)
9:00 am - 9:40 am
Bianxiao Cui (Stanford University, USA)
"Nanoscale Electrodes and Their Interface with Biological Membranes"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 am
Mikhail Shapiro (California Institute of Technology, USA)
"Biomolecular Engineering for Non-Invasive Imaging and Control of Cellular Function"
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pm
Andreas Offenhaeusser (Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany)
"Characterization of Electrode-Neuron Interfaces and Possible Improvements"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Selected Poster Presentations
Discussion Leader: Benjamin Keitz (University of Texas at Austin, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
Ariel Furst (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
"Tunable Attachment of Living Cells to Electroactive Surfaces"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm
Tzahi Cohen-Karni (Carnegie Mellon University, USA)
"Remote Non-Genetic Photostimulation of Electrogenic Cells Using Hybrid-Nanomaterials"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm
Paolo Bollella (Clarkson University, USA)
"Signal-Switchable Bioelectronics"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
Munehiro Asally (University of Warwick, United Kingdom)
"Electrically Induced Bacterial Membrane Potential Dynamics"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Electron and Ion Transfer in Natural and Synthetic Molecules
Discussion Leader: Vikas Nanda (Rutgers University, USA)
9:00 am - 9:40 am
Marco Rolandi (University of California, Santa Cruz, USA)
"Why Do We Care About H+ and What Can We Do with Them"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 am
Shelley Minteer (University of Utah, USA)
"Direct and Mediated Enzymatic Bioelectrocatalysis"
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pm
Gurol Suel (University of California, San Diego, USA)
"Ion Flux Modulates Ribosomes and Bacterial Resilience"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Applications and Commercialization of Bioelectronics
Discussion Leader: Brett Goldsmith (Cardea Bio, USA)
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm
Gregory Weiss (University of California, Irvine, USA)
"Wiring Viruses and Single Molecules into Bioelectronic Circuits"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm
Firat Yazicioglu (Galvani Bioelectronics, United Kingdom)
"Enabling New Therapies Using Novel Neural Interfaces"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure