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Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering (GRS)

Gordon Research Seminar

Engineering Dynamic Materials to Manipulate Biological Processes

July 27 - 28, 2019
Chair Brian A. Aguado
Contact Chairs
Rey Don Jaime Grand Hotel
Avinguda de l'Hotel
Castelldefels, ES
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Conference Description

The Gordon Research Seminar on Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering is a unique forum for graduate students, post-docs, and other scientists with comparable levels of experience and education to present and exchange new data and cutting edge ideas.

The focus of this meeting is to showcase novel approaches for engineering dynamic biomaterials for tissue engineering applications, including but not limited to disease modeling, implants for tissue regeneration, and microenvironments for controlling cellular fate. Additionally, there will be a Science Careers panel at the end of the meeting featuring speakers in Science Communication, Industry Start-Ups, and Science Editing, who will describe their transition from their academic (PhD or Post-Doc) positions into to their current role and provide tips for navigating careers outside of academia.

Related Meeting

This GRS will be held in conjunction with the "Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering" Gordon Research Conference (GRC). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRC in addition to an application for the GRS. Refer to the associated GRC program page for more information.

Conference Program

Saturday
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
Keynote Session: Entrepreneurship for Biomaterials Scientists and Engineers
Discussion Leader: Kayla Wolf (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
3:15 pm - 3:50 pm
Amar Sawhney (Ocular Therapeutix, USA)
"MedTech Entrepreneurship: Why and How?"
3:50 pm - 4:00 pm
Discussion
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Poster Session
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Materials and Matrices for Probing Biological Processes
Discussion Leader: Sean Kelly (Duke University, USA)
5:30 pm - 5:50 pm
Emily Ruskowitz (University of Washington, USA)
"Photoactivatable Proteins for Instantaneous 4D Control over Microenvironmental Cell Signaling"
5:50 pm - 6:00 pm
Discussion
6:00 pm - 6:20 pm
Alexandra Edelbrock (Northwestern University, USA)
"Development of Host-Guest Modified Peptide Amphiphiles for Neural Regenerative Therapies"
6:20 pm - 6:30 pm
Discussion
6:30 pm - 6:50 pm
James Armstrong (Imperial College London, United Kingdom)
"Acoustic Cell Patterning for Complex Tissue Engineering"
6:50 pm - 7:00 pm
Discussion
7:00 pm - 7:20 pm
Alexandra Rutz (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)
"Liquid Infused-Elastomers as a Multi-Functional Material in Implantable Bioelectronics"
7:20 pm - 7:30 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Translational Approaches for Biomaterials
Discussion Leader: Shriya Srinivasan (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Daniel Tavakol (Columbia University, USA)
"Integrated Multi-Tissue Platform for Studying Off-Target Effects of Anti-Cancer Therapeutics"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
Maria Coronel (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)
"Immunomodulatory Biomaterials to Improve Allogeneic Islet Graft Survival"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
Aaron Morris (University of Michigan, USA)
"In Vivo Tissue Engineered Diagnostic Sites for Prognosis and Treatment Monitoring in Autoimmunity"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 10:50 am
Lyndsay Stapleton (Stanford University, USA)
"Post-Operative Adhesion Prevention with Polymer Nanoparticle (PNP) Hydrogels"
10:50 am - 11:00 am
Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Mentorship Component: Transferable Skills
Discussion Leaders: Violet Sheffey (University of Michigan, USA) and Aidan Gilchrist (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA)
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel Discussion
Transferable Skills
  • Kelan Hlavaty (SQZ Biotechnologies, USA)
  • Pep Pàmies (Nature Biomedical Engineering, United Kingdom)
  • Amar Sawhney (Ocular Therapeutix, USA)
  • Shane Bowen (Illumina, USA)
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes

Contributors

National Institutes of Health
Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Bio-Techne
Stanford University - Department of Bioengineering
MDPI - Applied Sciences
Integra Foundation
University of Colorado Boulder - Precision Biomaterials IRT
University of Michigan - Biomedical Engineering
Burroughs Wellcome Fund - Career Awards at the Scientific Interface (CASI)

Funding for this conference was made possible (in part) by 1R13EB028134 from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering and National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

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