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 Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: Biomaterials for Global Impact
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:25 pm
"Injectable Immunomodulating Therapy for Early Stage Breast Cancer"
8:25 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:15 pm
"Biomaterials from Human Origin"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:55 am
"Engineering Biomaterials for Translational Immunotherapy"
9:55 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:50 am
Coffee Break
10:50 am - 11:25 am
"Delivery of Mitochondria via Extracellular Vesicles: Expanding the Horizons of Drug Delivery"
11:25 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:15 pm
"Lipid Nanoparticles for Overcoming Biological Barriers to mRNA Delivery"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Biomaterials for Regeneration
6:00 pm - 6:15 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:15 pm - 6:50 pm
"Functional Biomaterials for Tissue Regeneration"
6:50 pm - 7:10 pm
Discussion
7:10 pm - 7:45 pm
"Proteolytic Remodeling of Natural and Synthetic Biomaterials"
7:45 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:50 am
"Engineer CAR-Neutrophils for Targeted Cancer Treatment"
9:50 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:15 am
"Multidimensional Immunoengineering Approaches to Enhance Cancer Immunotherapy"
11:15 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 12:10 pm
"Engineering an Orthogonal Growth Factor Pathway for Safe and Effective Bone Regeneration"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Biomaterials for Women’s Health and Reproductive Health
6:00 pm - 6:10 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:10 pm - 6:50 pm
"Biomaterial Strategies to Improve Efficacy and Specificity of Breast Cancer Immunotherapies"
6:50 pm - 7:05 pm
Discussion
7:05 pm - 7:45 pm
"Biomimetic Matrices for Modeling The Uterus in Trophoblast Invasion"
7:45 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:55 am
"Translational Regenerative Engineering: From Convergence Research to Pro-Regenerative Medical Products"
9:55 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:50 am
Coffee Break
10:50 am - 11:25 am
"Harnessing Biomaterials to Design and Translate Immunotherapies"
11:25 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:15 pm
"Bioengineering Cell-Based Therapeutics from Bench Side to Bedside"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Nonpolymeric Biomaterials
6:00 pm - 6:10 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:10 pm - 6:50 pm
"Engineering Selectivity and Boosting Sensitivity with Multivalent Biomaterials"
6:50 pm - 7:05 pm
Discussion
7:05 pm - 7:45 pm
"Resorbable Biometals: Opportunities, Trends, and Challenges"
7:45 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:55 am
"Biologically Inspired Tissue Engineering"
9:55 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:50 am
Coffee Break
10:50 am - 11:25 am
"Leveraging Functional Biomaterials for Engineering Biological 3D Tissue"
11:25 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:15 pm
"3D Printing Human Organoids and Organs"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Early Career Investigator Presentations
6:00 pm - 6:20 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
6:20 pm - 6:25 pm
Discussion
6:25 pm - 6:45 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
6:45 pm - 6:50 pm
Discussion
6:50 pm - 7:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
7:10 pm - 7:15 pm
Discussion
7:15 pm - 7:35 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
7:35 pm - 7:40 pm
Discussion
7:40 pm - 7:55 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure