Conference Description
The Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Signal Transduction by Engineered Extracellular Matrices was established in 2000 to enhance the intersection of bioengineering and cell biology with an aim to foster translation of cell-based technologies into practice. The 2022 meeting retains the classic foundations of stem cell biology, bioengineering, and biomaterials design while growing in new emerging directions. In particular, this meeting will focus on the role that engineered matrices can play in advancing developmental biology and in vitroorganogenesis, single cell biology, microphysiological models and biofabrication (i.e. "organs-on-chips"), regenerative medicine therapies, and immunology to study human health and disease. This conference should be of interest to a wide range of basic scientists, engineers, and practitioners in regenerative medicine, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical development. Invited speakers from both industry and academia span a spectrum of fields including cell and developmental biology, chemistry, materials science, and bioengineering. Several short talks will be selected from submitted abstracts. Activities at the conference, including lively discussions and interactive poster sessions, will be designed to encourage interactions between established investigators and young investigators, including students and postdocs. The collegial atmosphere of the conference will provide ample opportunity for informal gatherings to bring together scientists across all experience levels, from trainees to senior scientists, and representing diverse fields of expertise and professional settings, from academic labs to national labs to small and large biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, to foster meaningful, long-lasting collaborations.
The topics, speakers, and discussion leaders for the conference sessions are displayed below. The conference chair is currently developing their detailed program, which will include the complete meeting schedule, as well as the talk titles for all speakers. The detailed program will be available by March 24, 2022. Please check back for updates.
Keynote Session: Exploring and Manipulating the Cell-Matrix Interface in Health and Disease
Discussion Leaders
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Adam Engler (University of California, San Diego, USA)
Speakers
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Valerie Weaver (University of California, San Francisco, USA)
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Juergen Knoblich (Institute of Molecular Biotechnology (IMBA), Austria)
Organoids
Discussion Leaders
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Alex Hughes (University of Pennsylvania, USA)
Speakers
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Jianping Fu (University of Michigan, USA)
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Nuria Montserrat (Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), Spain)
Organs-on-a-Chip
Discussion Leaders
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Peter Loskill (University of Tübingen, Germany)
Speakers
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Nancy Allbritton (University of Washington, Seattle, USA)
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Roger Kamm (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
Advanced Engineered ECMs
Discussion Leaders
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Shyni Varghese (Duke University, USA)
Speakers
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Sarah Heilshorn (Stanford University, USA)
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Cole DeForest (University of Washington, USA)
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Jason Burdick (University of Pennsylvania, USA)
Single Cell Biology and Development
Discussion Leaders
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Karthik Shekhar (Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, USA)
Speakers
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Siddharth Dey (University of California, Santa Barbara, USA)
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Tom Nowakowski (University of California, San Francisco, USA)
ECM Mechanobiology
Discussion Leaders
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Catherine Kuo (University of Rochester, USA)
Speakers
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Xavier Trepat (Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), Spain)
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Ovijit Chaudhuri (Stanford University, USA)
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Celeste Nelson (Princeton University, USA)
ECM and Stem Cell Fate Regulation
Discussion Leaders
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Kris Kilian (University of New South Wales, Australia)
Speakers
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Samira Musah (Duke University, USA)
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Randy Ashton (University of Wisconsin, USA)
Bioinspired Fabrication
Discussion Leaders
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Fabien Guillemot (Poietis, France)
Speakers
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Jordan Miller (Rice University, USA)
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Kelly Stevens (University of Washington, USA)
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Akhilesh Gaharwar (Texas A&M University, USA)
Engineering and Application of Immune-Modulatory Materials
Discussion Leaders
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David Wilson (University of Chicago, USA)
Speakers
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Takahsi Kishimoto (Selecta Biosciences, USA)
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Ankur Singh (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)
The GRC Power Hour™
Organizer:
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Sarah Heilshorn (Stanford University, USA)
