| SATURDAY |
| 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Arrival and Check-in |
| 3:30 pm - 3:45 pm | Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome by the GRS Conference Chair |
| 3:45 pm - 4:30 pm | Molecular Determinants of Cell-ECM Signaling |
| Discussion Leaders: Karen Hirschi (Yale University) and Ema Ciucurel (University of Toronto) |
| 3:45 pm - 4:00 pm | Stephanie Seidlits (Northwestern University)
"A large-scale, real-time array to assess dynamic changes in intracellular signaling in response to biomaterial-mediated mechanical and adhesive stimuli" |
| 4:00 pm - 4:07 pm | Discussion |
| 4:07 pm - 4:22 pm | Susanta Sarkar (National Institutes of Health)
"Single-molecule Tracking of Collagenase on Native Type I Collagen Fibrils Reveals Degradation Mechanism" |
| 4:22 pm - 4:30 pm | Discussion |
| 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session I (Last Names beginning with A-L) |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Cell-ECM Interactions |
| Discussion Leaders: Jason Burdick (University of Pennsylvania) and Nduka Enemchukwu (Georgia Institute of Technology) |
| 7:30 pm - 7:50 pm | Darinka Klumpers (Harvard University)
"Cellular Traction Forces in 3D Tissue Constructs Lead to Patterning and Spatially Regulated Differentiation" |
| 7:50 pm - 8:00 pm | Discussion |
| 8:00 pm - 8:20 pm | Britta Trappmann (University of Pennsylvania)
"Extracellular matrix tethering regulates stem cell fate" |
| 8:20 pm - 8:30 pm | Discussion |
| 8:30 pm - 8:50 pm | Duc-Huy Nguyen (University of Pennsylvania)
"An in vitro model of angiogenesis" |
| 8:50 pm - 9:00 pm | Discussion |
| 9:00 pm - 9:20 pm | Cyrus Ghajar (Lawrence Berkeley National Lab)
"Engineering Disseminated Tumor Cell Microenvironments Reveals that Endothelial Cells Regulate Breast Tumor Dormancy" |
| 9:20 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
| SUNDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 11:00 am | Engineered ECMs for Tissue Repair |
| Discussion Leaders: Jordan Miller (University of Pennsylvania) and Rachael Oldinski (University of Vermont) |
| 9:00 am - 9:20 am | Federico Tortelli (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)
"Fibrin matrices based on interactions between CXCL11 and extracellular matrix proteins facilitate wound repair" |
| 9:20 am - 9:30 am | Discussion |
| 9:30 am - 9:50 am | Janice Lai (Stanford University)
"Engineering cell-cell interactions in 3D for cartilage tissue engineering" |
| 9:50 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
| 10:00 am - 10:20 am | Steven Caliari (University of Illinois)
"Collagen-glycosaminoglycan scaffolds and soluble factor presentation for directing MSC fate" |
| 10:20 am - 10:30 am | Discussion |
| 10:30 am - 10:50 am | Widya Mulyasasmita (Stanford University)
"Injectable protein-engineered hydrogels to improve cell transplantation" |
| 10:50 am - 11:00 am | Discussion |
| 11:00 am - 12:30 pm | Poster Session II (Last names beginning with M-Z) |
| Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Mentor Roundtable |
| Karen Hirschi (Yale University), Jason Burdick (University of Pennsylvania), Sharon Gerecht (Johns Hopkins University) and Robert Mauck (University of Pennsylania)
"Funding a lab: From choosing a research direction to writing grants" |
| 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm | Evaluation Period |
| Fill out GRS Evaluation Forms |
| 3:00 pm | Gordon Research Seminar ends. For those attending the associated Gordon Research Conference, please check in at the GRC Office beginning at 4:00 pm. |
