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.
Application Instructions
The seminar will feature approximately 10 talks and 2 poster sessions. All attendees are expected to actively participate in the GRS, either by giving an oral presentation or presenting a poster. Therefore, all applications must include an abstract.
The seminar chair will select speakers from abstracts submitted by April 27, 2019. Those applicants who are not chosen for talks and those who apply after the deadline to be considered for an oral presentation will be expected to present a poster. In order to participate, you must submit an application by the date indicated in the Application Information section above.
Program Format
Gordon Research Seminars are 2-day meetings which take place on the Saturday and Sunday just prior to the start of the associated GRC. The GRS opens with a 1-hour introductory session on Saturday afternoon, followed by a poster session, dinner and a 2-hour session in the evening. Sunday morning begins with breakfast and is followed by another 2-hour session, a second poster session, and lunch. A final 1-hour session takes place just after lunch, and the associated GRC begins later that evening.
An outline of the program components for this GRS is displayed below. The seminar chair is currently developing their detailed program schedule, which will include the speakers they select from submitted abstracts, in addition to any additional components outlined below. The detailed program will be available by May 27, 2019. Please check back for updates.
Speakers
- To Be Selected from Submitted Abstracts
Discussion Leaders
- To Be Selected from Submitted Abstracts
Mentorship Component
- "Transferable Skills Panel"
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Kelan Hlavaty (SQZ Biotechnologies, USA)
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Pep Pàmies (Nature Biomedical Engineering, United Kingdom)
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Amar Sawhney (Ocular Therapeutix, USA)
