Sunday
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2:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Arrival and Check-in
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 7:40 pm |
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
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7:40 pm - 9:30 pm |
Molecular Design in Biomaterials
Discussion Leader: Gregory Hudalla (University of Florida, USA)
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7:40 pm - 7:45 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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7:45 pm - 8:25 pm |
Ashutosh Chilkoti (Duke University, USA)
"Genetically Encoded Biomaterials that Self-Assemble Across Multiple Length Scales"
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8:25 pm - 8:40 pm |
Discussion
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8:40 pm - 9:20 pm |
Suzie Pun (University of Washington, USA)
"Peptide-Based Polymers for Drug Delivery and Cell Therapy"
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9:20 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Monday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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8:30 am - 9:00 am |
Group Photo
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Biomaterials ImmunoEngineering
Discussion Leader: Julia Babensee (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)
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9:00 am - 9:10 am |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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9:10 am - 9:50 am |
Benjamin Keselowsky (University of Florida, USA)
"Dendritic Cell-Targeted Immunomodulation for Tolerance and Suppression"
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9:50 am - 10:05 am |
Discussion
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10:05 am - 10:40 am |
Coffee Break
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10:40 am - 11:20 am |
Aaron Esser-Kahn (University of Chicago, USA)
"Modulating the Innate Immune System - Understanding Adjuvant Design"
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11:20 am - 11:35 am |
Discussion
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11:35 am - 12:15 pm |
Ankur Singh (Cornell University, USA)
"Engineering Ex Vivo Lymphoid Tissues to Model Immunity and Malignancies"
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12:15 pm - 12:30 pm |
Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Biomaterials in Emerging Stem Cell Technologies
Discussion Leader: Andrew Putnam (University of Michigan, USA)
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7:30 pm - 7:40 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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7:40 pm - 8:20 pm |
Milica Radisic (University of Toronto, Canada)
"Towards Human-on-a-Plate and Injectable Functional Tissues"
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8:20 pm - 8:35 pm |
Discussion
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8:35 pm - 9:15 pm |
Young-Sup Yoon (Emory University, USA)
"Peptide Amphiphile-Mediated Stem Cell Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease"
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9:15 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Tuesday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Novel Biomaterials for Delivery
Discussion Leader: Omolola Eniola-Adefeso (University of Michigan, USA)
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9:00 am - 9:10 am |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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9:10 am - 9:50 am |
Craig Duvall (Vanderbilt University, USA)
"Precision Polymer Architectures and Molecular Conjugates to Enable Therapeutics Against Undruggable Targets"
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9:50 am - 10:05 am |
Discussion
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10:05 am - 10:40 am |
Coffee Break
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10:40 am - 11:20 am |
Theresa Reineke (University of Minnesota, USA)
"Tunable Multifunctional Macromolecules for Drug Delivery and Genome Editing"
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11:20 am - 11:35 am |
Discussion
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11:35 am - 12:15 pm |
Alexander M. Cruickshank Lecture: Sangeeta Bhatia (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
"Biomaterials to Query, Model, and Expand Hepatic Tissue Microenvironments"
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12:15 pm - 12:30 pm |
Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Systems and Computational Approaches Exploitable
by Biomaterials
Discussion Leader: Gregory Underhill (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA)
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7:30 pm - 7:35 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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7:35 pm - 8:10 pm |
Karl Deisseroth (Stanford University, USA)
"Building New Structures and Functions Within Intact Biological Tissues"
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8:10 pm - 8:20 pm |
Discussion
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8:20 pm - 8:45 pm |
Princess Imoukhuede (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA)
"…But PDGFs Are Supposed to Bind to PDGFRs! Merging Experiment and Computation to Understand Cross-Axis Binding and Signaling"
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8:45 pm - 8:55 pm |
Discussion
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8:55 pm - 9:20 pm |
Pam Kreeger (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)
"Engineering the Microenvironments of Ovarian Cancer"
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9:20 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Wednesday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Integrative Engineering of Cell/Scaffold
Composites
Discussion Leader: Sam Senyo (Case Western Reserve University, USA)
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9:00 am - 9:10 am |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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9:10 am - 9:50 am |
Shelly Peyton (University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA)
"Tissue-Guided Hydrogel Design"
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9:50 am - 10:05 am |
Discussion
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10:05 am - 10:40 am |
Coffee Break
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10:40 am - 11:20 am |
Shyni Varghese (Duke University, USA)
"Biomineralized Scaffolds: From Fundamental Understandings to Therapy for Bone Diseases"
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11:20 am - 11:35 am |
Discussion
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11:35 am - 12:15 pm |
Katja Schenke-Layland (Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB, Germany)
"ECM as a Biomaterial for Regenerative Medicine Applications"
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12:15 pm - 12:30 pm |
Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Inflammation and Infection in the Context of
Biomaterials
Discussion Leader: Tatiana Segura (University of California, Los Angeles, USA)
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7:30 pm - 7:40 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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7:40 pm - 8:20 pm |
Andres Garcia (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)
"Infection-Fighting Materials"
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8:20 pm - 8:35 pm |
Discussion
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8:35 pm - 9:15 pm |
Evan Scott (Northwestern University, USA)
"Modulation of Atherosclerotic Inflammation with Immunotheranostic Nanobiomaterials"
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9:15 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Thursday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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8:30 am - 9:00 am |
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
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Strategies for the Commercial Success of
Biomaterials
Discussion Leader: Marisha Godek (Medtronic, USA)
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9:00 am - 9:10 am |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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9:10 am - 9:50 am |
Darrel Untereker (Medtronic, USA)
"How Well Can We Predict the Properties of Materials Implanted in the Human Body for 15 Years?"
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9:50 am - 10:05 am |
Discussion
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10:05 am - 10:40 am |
Coffee Break
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10:40 am - 11:20 am |
Muthiah Manoharan (Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, USA)
"Making Drugs out of siRNAs: From Principles to Patients"
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11:20 am - 11:35 am |
Discussion
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11:35 am - 12:15 pm |
Hallie Brinkerhuff (Zimmer Biomet, USA)
"How to Create the Future: Designing the Next Generation Medical Innovations"
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12:15 pm - 12:30 pm |
Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Young Investigator Presentations
Discussion Leader: Jennifer West (Duke University, USA)
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7:30 pm - 7:40 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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7:40 pm - 7:50 pm |
Eric Appel (Stanford University, USA)
"Supramolecular Biomaterials: From Fundamentals to Advanced Healthcare Solutions"
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7:50 pm - 7:55 pm |
Discussion
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7:55 pm - 8:05 pm |
Ashley Brown (North Carolina State University / University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA)
"Wound Interfacing Microgels Enhance Cell Migration and Promote Healing"
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8:05 pm - 8:10 pm |
Discussion
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8:10 pm - 8:20 pm |
Cole DeForest (University of Washington, USA)
"Engineered Modular Biomaterial Logic Gates for Environmentally Triggered Therapeutic Delivery"
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8:20 pm - 8:25 pm |
Discussion
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8:25 pm - 8:35 pm |
John Wilson (Vanderbilt University, USA)
"'Smart' Nanoparticles for Immunotherapeutic Targeting of the STING Pathway"
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8:35 pm - 8:40 pm |
Discussion
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8:40 pm - 8:50 pm |
Paolo Contessotto (CURAM, National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland)
"Elastin-Like Recombinamers-Based Hydrogel Modulates Infarcted Myocardium Glycoprofile Towards a Regenerative State"
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8:50 pm - 8:55 pm |
Discussion
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8:55 pm - 9:05 pm |
Jessica Weaver (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)
"Vasculogenic Degradable Hydrogel to Enhance Islet Engraftment, Function, and Survival Within Extrahepatic Transplant Sites"
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9:05 pm - 9:10 pm |
Discussion
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9:10 pm - 9:20 pm |
General Discussion
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9:20 pm - 9:30 pm |
Closing Remarks
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Friday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am |
Departure
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