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  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Multiomics-guided engineering of cellular responses
    Location: 345 (Center, Level 3)
    Track Chair: Omid Veiseh – Rice University Department of Bioengineering
    Moderator: Rong Fan (he/him/his) – Yale University
    Moderator: Michael Diehl, PhD – Rice University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    8:00 AM – 8:15 AM PDT
    High throughput intracellular delivery by viscoelastic mechanoporation
    Location: 345 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Derin Sevenler, PhD (he/him/his) – Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School
    Last Author: Mehmet Toner – Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    8:15 AM – 8:30 AM PDT
    Multiomic Single-Cell Atlas of In Vivo and In Vitro Pancreatic Islet Development Identifies Novel Transcription Factors Regulating Cell Fate
    Location: 345 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Matthew Ishahak, PhD (he/him/his) – Washington University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Mason Schmidt (he/him/his) – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Enrique E. Sanchez-Castro (he/him/his) – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Punn Augsornworawat – Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
    Last Author: Jeffrey Millman (he/him/his) – Washington University School of Medicine
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    8:30 AM – 8:45 AM PDT
    Dissecting the Interaction of Human SUMOylation E3 ligases with the Influenza A Virus M1 Protein using qFRET Technology
    Location: 345 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Chuchu Liu (she/her/hers) – University of California at Riverside
    Co-Author: Gagan Mannur (he/him/they/them) – University of California, Riverside
    Primary Investigator: Jiayu Liao, n/a (he/him/his) – UCR
    Co-Author: Runrui Dang (he/him/his) – University of California, Riverside
    Co-Author: Ruixuan Wang – University of California, Riverside
    Co-Author: You Wu – Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    8:45 AM – 9:00 AM PDT
    Tailoring activation of MSC immunomodulation via genetic priming
    Location: 345 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Michael A. Beauregard (he/him/his) – Rice University
    Co-Author: Guy Bedford – Rice University
    Co-Author: Daniel Brenner – Rice University
    Co-Author: Tomo Nishiguchi, PhD – Baylor College of Medicine
    Co-Author: Leonardo D. Sanchez Solis – Rice University
    Co-Author: Abhi Manyu, PhD – Baylor College of Medicine
    Co-Author: Santiago Carrero Longlax, MD – Baylor College of Medicine
    Co-Author: Omid Veiseh, PhD – Rice University
    Co-Author: Andrew Dinardo, MD PhD – Baylor College of Medicine
    Co-Author: Isaac Hilton, PhD – Rice University
    Primary Investigator: Michael Diehl, PhD – Rice University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    9:00 AM – 9:15 AM PDT
    Integrative single cell transcriptomics and functional profiling with TRAPS-seq and PAINTKiller-seq
    Location: 345 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Lih Feng Cheow, PhD (he/him/his) – National University of Singapore
    Co-Author: Tongjin Wu – National University of Singapore
    Co-Author: Yen Hoon Luah – Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    9:15 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Multiplexing optogenetic signals in yeast for the dynamic control of biological networks using Lustro
    Location: 345 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Zachary Harmer, MS (he/him/his) – University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Primary Investigator: Megan N. McClean, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Cell-cell interactions to tailor cell functions
    Location: 343 (Center, Level 3)
    Track Chair: Omid Veiseh – Rice University Department of Bioengineering
    Moderator: Karin Wang – Temple University
    Moderator: Catherine Kim – Yale University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    12:30 PM – 12:45 PM PDT
    Investigating Nuclear Mechanotransduction by Mapping Genome-wide Changes in Transcription and Chromatin Accessibility in Response to Mechanical Stretch
    Location: 343 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Julien Morival, PhD (he/him/his) – Cornell University
    Co-Author: Joseph Long, PhD – Cornell University
    Co-Author: Julie Heffler, PhD (she/her/hers) – Cornell University
    Primary Investigator: Jan Lammerding, PhD (he/him/his) – Cornell University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    12:45 PM – 1:00 PM PDT
    PDGF-BB induces VEGFR1 phosphorylation and endothelial cell proliferation
    Location: 343 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Xinming Liu, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Washington
    Co-Author: Yingye Fang – University of Washington
    Primary Investigator: Princess Imoukhuede (she/her/hers) – University of Washington
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    1:00 PM – 1:15 PM PDT
    Engineer CAR-neutrophils from human pluripotent stem cells for targeted chemoimmunotherapy against glioblastoma
    Location: 343 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Xiaoping Bao (he/him/his) – Purdue University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    1:15 PM – 1:30 PM PDT
    Number and organization of focal adhesion clustering determine mitotic dynamics and errors in fibrous microenvironments
    Location: 343 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Aniket Jana (he/him/his) – Virginia Tech
    Co-Author: Apurba Sarkar – Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
    Co-Author: Atharva Agashe – Virginia Tech
    Co-Author: Nir Gov – Weizmann Institute of Science
    Co-Author: Raja Paul – Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
    Co-Author: Jennifer G. DeLuca – Colorado State University
    Primary Investigator: Amrinder Nain – Virginia Tech
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    1:30 PM – 1:45 PM PDT
    Polarized NHE1 and SWELL1 regulate migration direction, efficiency and metastasis
    Location: 343 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Qinling Yuan (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Yuqi Zhang – Abbvie
    Primary Investigator: Konstantinos Konstantopoulos – Johns Hopkins University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    1:45 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    The Role of PLC and PKC in Collective Migration of Keratinocytes
    Location: 343 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Vera Shurygina, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Last Author: Kristyn S. Masters – University of Wisconsin - Madison
    Primary Investigator: Pamela K. Kreeger – University of Wisconsin - Madison
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Bioengineering cellular models to study physiology
    Location: 325 (Center, Level 3)
    Track Chair: Omid Veiseh – Rice University Department of Bioengineering
    Moderator: Mehdi Nikkhah – Arizona State University
    Moderator: Erika L. Cyphert, PhD (she/her/hers) – Cornell University/University of California San Francisco
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Controlling intracellular trafficking to modulate cellular responses
    Location: 345 (Center, Level 3)
    Track Chair: Omid Veiseh – Rice University Department of Bioengineering
    Moderator: Gregory Hudalla – University of Florida
    Moderator: Felipe Quiroz – Emory University and Georgia Tech
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    8:00 AM – 8:15 AM PDT
    Derivation of Human Primordial Germ Cell-Like Cells in an Embryonic-Like Culture
    Location: 325 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Yi Zheng, PhD (he/him/his) – Syracuse University
    Co-Author: Sajedeh Esfahani – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Auriana Arabpour – University of California, Los Angeles
    Co-Author: Amander Clark – University of California, Los Angeles
    Co-Author: Jianping Fu – University of Michigan
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    8:00 AM – 8:15 AM PDT
    Developing Novel Microarray-based Platform for Screening and Sorting Gastruloids
    Location: 345 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Ian Jan (he/him/his) – University of Washington
    Co-Author: Yuli Wang – University of Washington
    Co-Author: Adriana S. Beltrán – UNC-Chapel Hill
    Co-Author: Sonja Mihailovic – UNC-Chapel Hill
    Co-Author: Samuel C. Wolff – UNC-Chapel Hill
    Co-Author: Jeremy E. Purvis – UNC-Chapel Hill
    Primary Investigator: Nancy L. Allbritton – University of Washington
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    8:15 AM – 8:30 AM PDT
    Designed triggering of endocytosis drives target degradation and signaling activation
    Location: 345 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Buwei Huang, PhD – University of Washington, Institute for protein design
    Co-Author: Mohamad Abedi – University of Washington, Institute for Protein Design
    Co-Author: Green Ahn – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Carolyn Bertozzi – Stanford University
    Primary Investigator: David Baker, PhD – University of Washington, Institute for Protein Design
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    8:15 AM – 8:30 AM PDT
    Modeling cell trapping and anomalous cell migration on viscoelastic substrates
    Location: 325 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Vivek Sharma (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Ze Gong – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Kolade Adebowale, PhD (he/him/his) – Harvard University
    Primary Investigator: Ovijit Chaudhuri – Stanford University
    Primary Investigator: Vivek Shenoy – University of Pennsylvania
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    8:30 AM – 8:45 AM PDT
    Adhesion-independent migration of monocytes in viscoelastic collagen-based extracellular matrices.
    Location: 325 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Kolade Adebowale, PhD (he/him/his) – Harvard University
    Co-Author: Byunghang Ha, PhD (he/him/his) – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Aashrith Saraswathibhatla – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Dhiraj Indana – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Medeea Popescu – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Roarke Kamber – UCSF
    Co-Author: Jin Yang – UT Austin
    Co-Author: Christian Franck – UW Madison
    Co-Author: Michael Bassik – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Paul Bollyky – Stanford University
    Last Author: Ovijit Chaudhuri – Stanford University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    8:30 AM – 8:45 AM PDT
    Relationship between TGF-β1 and Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotype Switching in Marfan Syndrome
    Location: 345 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Helen Orins (she/her/hers) – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Co-Author: Robert Wiener (he/him/his) – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Primary Investigator: Kevin Costa (he/him/his) – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    8:45 AM – 9:00 AM PDT
    A Liver Extracellular Matrix Nanofiber Platform for the Functional Maturation of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Human Hepatocytes
    Location: 325 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Yang Yuan, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois Chicago
    Presenting Author: Liszt Y.C. Madruga – Colorado State University
    Co-Author: Matt J. Kipper – Colorado State University
    Primary Investigator: Salman R. Khetani (he/him/his) – University of Illinois Chicago
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    8:45 AM – 9:00 AM PDT
    Cell-surface Engineering for Tailored Gene Delivery via Lentiviral Vectors
    Location: 345 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Leyuan Ma, PhD – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Letitia Chan – Unversity of Pennsylvania
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    9:00 AM – 9:15 AM PDT
    Inhibition of Glutaminolysis Restores Age-associated Loss of Mitochondrial Function
    Location: 345 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Debanik Choudhury (he/him/his) – University at Buffalo
    Co-Author: Na Rong, n/a – Sino Biopharmaceutics
    Co-Author: Nika Rajabian – University at Buffalo
    Co-Author: Yulun Wu – University at Buffalo
    Co-Author: Pihu Mehrotra – University at Buffalo
    Co-Author: Pedro Lei, n/a – University at Buffalo
    Primary Investigator: Stelios Andreadis – University at Buffalo
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    9:00 AM – 9:15 AM PDT
    Shining Light on Calcium-Mediated Morphogenesis: Forward Engineering Organ Development with Optogenetics and Mechanosensation
    Location: 325 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Mayesha Sahir Mim, PhD Candidate (she/her/hers) – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Niay Kumar, Ph.D. – University of Notre Dame
    Primary Investigator: Jeremiah Zartman, Ph.D. – University of Notre Dame
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    9:15 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Human Fibroblasts from Patients with Airway Stenosis Have Unique, Targetable Signatures and Retain Transcriptional Memory
    Location: 325 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Daniel Ghaderi (he/him/his) – Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania; Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
    Primary Investigator: Riccardo Gottardi – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Matthew Aronson – Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania; Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    9:15 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Long- and short-read sequencing for AAV-CRISPR in Dmd reveal gene editing outcomes for double-stranded breaks in vivo
    Location: 345 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Mary S. Jia (she/her/hers) – Duke University
    Co-Author: Made Harumi Padmaswari – University of Arkansas Fayetteville
    Co-Author: Landon Burcham – University of Arkansas
    Co-Author: Shilpi Agrawal, PhD – University of Arkansas Fayetteville
    Primary Investigator: Christopher Nelson – University of Arkansas
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
    Advances in experimental and computational cellular and molecular bioengineering
    Location: 324 (Center, Level 3)
    Track Chair: Omid Veiseh – Rice University Department of Bioengineering
    Moderator: Alexander Buffone, Jr., PhD (he/him/his) – New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Moderator: Alison Vander Roest – University of Michigan
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
    Molecular tools and approaches to guide cellular responses
    Location: 420 (Center, Level 4)
    Track Chair: Omid Veiseh – Rice University Department of Bioengineering
    Moderator: Madeleine Oudin – Tufts University
    Moderator: Nicholas Lamson, PhD (he/him/his) – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    2:00 PM – 2:15 PM PDT
    CaMI—a computational framework to profile emergent patterns of single-cell motility
    Location: 324 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Nikita Sivakumar (she/her/hers) – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Debonil Maity, PhD – Institute for Nanobiotechnology, Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Pratik Kamat – Institute for Nanobiotechnology, Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Nahuel Zamponi, PhD – Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Weill Cornell Medicine
    Co-Author: Hasini Jayatilaka, PhD – Institute for Nanobiotechnology, Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Wenxuan Du – Institute for Nanobiotechnology, Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Adrian Johnston – Institute for Nanobiotechnology, Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Bartholomew Starich – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Anshika Agrawal – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Deanna Riley, PhD – Institute for Nanobiotechnology, Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Leandro Venturutti, PhD – Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia
    Co-Author: Ari Melnick, MD – Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Weill Cornell Medicine
    Co-Author: Leandro Cerchietti, PhD – Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Weill Cornell Medicine
    Co-Author: Jeremy Walston, MD – Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Jude Phillip, PhD – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    2:00 PM – 2:15 PM PDT
    Synthetic Morphogenesis of Early Embryonic Development Potentiated by Substratum-Guided Artificial Signaling
    Location: 420 (Center, Level 4)
    Presenting Author: Hannah Brien (she/her/hers) – Vanderbilt University
    Primary Investigator: Jonathan Brunger – Vanderbilt University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    2:15 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
    A long-term in vitro 3D gingival tissue model to investigate host-pathogen interactions.
    Location: 324 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Miryam Adelfio, MA (she/her/hers) – University of Massachusetts Lowell
    Co-Author: Grace Callen (she/her/hers) – University of Massachusset-Lowell
    Co-Author: Devon Hartigan – University of Massachusset-Lowell
    Co-Author: Anyelo Diaz (he/him/his) – University of Massachusset-Lowell
    Co-Author: Hatice Hasturk – The Forsyth Institute
    Co-Author: Bruce Paster – The Forsyth Institute
    Primary Investigator: Chiara Ghezzi – University of Massachusetts Lowell
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    2:15 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
    Genetically encoded guidance of cell fate transitions via endoribonuclease mediated microRNA sensors of cell state
    Location: 420 (Center, Level 4)
    Co-Author: Wenlong xu – MIT
    Co-Author: Shun Zhang – MIT
    Co-Author: Gregory Gundberg – MIT
    Co-Author: Zhengpeng Wan – MIT
    Presenting Author: Lei Wang, PhD (she/her/hers) – MIT
    Last Author: Ron Weiss – MIT
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    2:30 PM – 2:45 PM PDT
    Programmable Protein Stabilization with Language Model-Derived Peptide Guides
    Location: 324 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Lauren Hong (she/her/hers) – Duke University
    Co-Author: Vivian Yudistyra (she/her/hers) – Duke University
    Co-Author: Sophia Vincoff (she/her/hers) – Duke University
    Co-Author: Tianlai Chen – Duke University
    Co-Author: Garyk Brixi – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Pranam Chatterjee, PhD – Duke University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    2:30 PM – 2:45 PM PDT
    Ultra-Fast Multiplexed Live Cell Imaging
    Location: 420 (Center, Level 4)
    Presenting Author: Jina Ko, PhD – University of Pennsylvania
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    2:45 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
    Active-learning guided and high-throughput synthesis of membrane proteins
    Location: 324 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Alessandra Arizzi, MSc – UC Davis
    Presenting Author: Conary Meyer – UC Davis
    Co-Author: Marjorie Longo – UC Davis
    Co-Author: Tingrui Pan – UC Davis
    Primary Investigator: Cheemeng Tan – Department of Biomedical Engineering / UC Davis
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    2:45 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
    Human iPSC-derived cerebral organoids to model microglial dysfunction in Alzheimer’s Disease
    Location: 420 (Center, Level 4)
    Presenting Author: Madison Kuhn (she/her/hers) – Penn State University
    Last Author: Elizabeth Proctor (she/her/hers) – Penn State University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    3:00 PM – 3:15 PM PDT
    Synthetic Ligand Microenvironments for Synthetic Notch Activation and Co-Differentiation
    Location: 420 (Center, Level 4)
    Presenting Author: Tyler Hoffman – UCLA
    Co-Author: Mher Garibyan – USC
    Co-Author: Thijs Makaske – USC
    Co-Author: Nico Pedroncelli – UCLA
    Co-Author: Ricardo Espinosa Lima – UCLA
    Last Author: Leonardo Morsut – USC
    Primary Investigator: Song Li (he/him/his) – UCLA Department of Bioengineering
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    3:00 PM – 3:15 PM PDT
    Untangling the Immune and Injury Response in the Liver as a Result of Simulated Spaceflight Conditions
    Location: 324 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Noah Allen – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Co-Author: Meghana Pendyala, PhD – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Co-Author: Angela Kubik – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Co-Author: Aleeza Zilberman – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Co-Author: Brycelyn Whitman – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Co-Author: Rukmani Cahill (they/she) – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Co-Author: Deva Chan – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Michael Pecaut, PhD – Loma Linda University
    Co-Author: Karen Jonscher, PhD – Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center
    Primary Investigator: Elizabeth Blaber, PhD – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    3:15 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
    Rationally engineered CRISPR/Cas systems as diagnostics and beyond
    Location: 420 (Center, Level 4)
    Co-Author: Long Nguyen – University of Florida
    Co-Author: Santosh Rananaware – University of Florida
    Co-Author: Lilia Yang (she/her/hers) – University of Florida
    Co-Author: Nicolas Macaluso (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University
    Presenting Author: Piyush K. Jain – University of Florida
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
    Applications in Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
    Location: 322
    Track Chair: Omid Veiseh – Rice University Department of Bioengineering
    Moderator: Guohao Dai, Fellow, AHA AIMBE (he/him/his) – Northeastern University
    Moderator: Jamie Spangler, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
    Immunoengineering cellular responses
    Location: 347 (Center, Level 3)
    Track Chair: Omid Veiseh – Rice University Department of Bioengineering
    Moderator: Michael J. Mitchell – University of Pennsylvania
    Moderator: Marian Ackun-Farmmer, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland/Georgia Institute of Technology
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
    Molecular engineering of cellular responses
    Location: 323
    Track Chair: Omid Veiseh – Rice University Department of Bioengineering
    Moderator: Isaac Hilton, PhD – Rice University
    Moderator: Taimoor H. Qazi – Purdue University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    4:00 PM – 4:15 PM PDT
    Dynamic behavior of lymphocytes within the light zone of germinal centers
    Location: 347 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Chanhong Min (he/him/his) – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Nikita Sivakumar – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Kibaek Choe – School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University
    Co-Author: Wendy Béguelin – Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Weil Cornell Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Jude Phillip, PhD – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    4:00 PM – 4:15 PM PDT
    Healing wounds with fat by leveraging 3D adipose organoid produced adipokines to activate fibroblasts using a TGF-beta1 independent mechanism.
    Location: 322
    Co-Author: Mariam El-hattab, PhD – University of Iowa
    Co-Author: Noah Sinclair, BS – University of Iowa
    Presenting Author: Jesse Liszewski (he/him/his) – University of Iowa
    Co-Author: Michael Schrodt – University of Iowa
    Co-Author: Jacob Herrmann – University of Iowa
    Co-Author: Aloysius Klingelhutz, PhD – University of Iowa
    Co-Author: Ed Sander, PhD – University of Iowa
    Presenting Author: James A. Ankrum, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Iowa
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    4:00 PM – 4:15 PM PDT
    Temporally-controlled gene expression via small molecule-regulated self-replicating RNA for cancer immunotherapy
    Location: 323
    Presenting Author: Parisa Yousefpour, PhD – MIT
    Co-Author: Ron Weiss – MIT
    Primary Investigator: Darrell Irvine – MIT
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    4:15 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Biophysical signatures of macrophage activation by cytokines or through Fc receptors
    Location: 347 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Lawrence J. Dooling, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Jason C. Andrechak – University of Pennsylvana
    Co-Author: Tristan Marchena – University of Pennsylvana
    Primary Investigator: Dennis E. Discher, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    4:15 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Genomic REWRITE to Build Designer Class-I HLA Human iPSC Banks
    Location: 323
    Presenting Author: David M. Truong, PhD (he/him/his) – New York University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    4:15 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Tissue Engineered Scaffold-Free Immuno-Universal Cartilage Implants
    Location: 322
    Presenting Author: Carissa R. Garrity (she/her/hers) – UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
    Primary Investigator: Natalia Vapniarsky – University of California Davis
    Co-Author: Diego Castillo – University of California Davis
    Co-Author: Jeroen Saeij – University of California Davis
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    4:30 PM – 4:45 PM PDT
    A Cell-Based Bioelectric Drug Factory with Time and Dosage Control for Regulation of the Circadian System
    Location: 322
    Presenting Author: Samantha Fleury – Rice University Department of Bioengineering
    Co-Author: Cody Fell, MS, MPhil – Rice University
    Co-Author: Jacob Goell – Rice University Department of Bioengineering
    Co-Author: Jing Li – Rice University Department of Bioengineering
    Co-Author: Matthew Parker – Rice University Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Co-Author: Scott Beard – Northwestern University Department of Biomedical Engineering
    Co-Author: Martha Hotz Vitaterna – Northwestern University Center for Sleep and Circadian Biology
    Co-Author: Jonathan Rivnay – Northwestern University Department of Biomedical Engineering
    Co-Author: Jacob Robinson, PhD – Rice University Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Primary Investigator: Omid Veiseh – Rice University Department of Bioengineering
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    4:30 PM – 4:45 PM PDT
    CARTIA: a functional screening platform for engineering the next generation of CAR T-cells against hypoxic solid tumors
    Location: 347 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Cem Y. Kilic, M.S. (he/him/his) – Univeristy of Southern California
    Co-Author: Jeong Oh (he/him/his) – University of Southern California
    Co-Author: Tianze Guo (he/him/his) – University of Southern California
    Primary Investigator: Keyue Shen – University of Southern California
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    4:30 PM – 4:45 PM PDT
    CRISPR Regulation of a Novel Gene, BLST, to Modulate Cellular Activity and Senescence
    Location: 323
    Presenting Author: Christian Lewis, MS – University of Utah
    Co-Author: Hunter Levis, MS (he/him/his) – University of Utah
    Primary Investigator: Robby Bowles – University of Utah
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    4:45 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    Caffeine-operated synthetic modules for chemogenetic control of protein activities by life style
    Location: 322
    Presenting Author: Tianlu Wang, PhD – Texas A&M University
    Co-Author: LIAN He – Texas A&M University
    Co-Author: Guolin Ma – Texas A&M University
    Co-Author: Yun Huang – Texas A&M University
    Primary Investigator: Yubin Zhou – Texas A&M University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    4:45 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    DNA-gated Cytometry for Scarless Isolation of Antigen-specific T cells
    Location: 347 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Aaron Silva – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Fang-Yi Su, PhD (she/her/hers) – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Isaac LeCompte – Georgia Tech
    Co-Author: Shreyas Dahotre – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Gabriel Kwong – Georgia Tech
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    4:45 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    Synthetic intrinsically disordered protein fusion tags that enhance protein solubility
    Location: 323
    Presenting Author: Yulia Shmidov, PhD (she/her/hers) – DUKE University
    Co-Author: Jonathan Su – Duke university
    Co-Author: Nicholas Tang – Duke university
    Last Author: Ashutosh Chilkoti, Ph.D. – Duke University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    5:00 PM – 5:15 PM PDT
    Immortalization of primary resting T cells by CRISPR/dCas9-based epigenetic modifiers and transcriptional activators
    Location: 347 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Siping Huang, PhD (she/her/hers) – City University of HongKong
    Last Author: Hiu Wai Raymond LAM – City University of HongKong
    Co-Author: Cia-Hin Lau – City University of HongKong
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    5:00 PM – 5:15 PM PDT
    Orthogonal inducible control of Cas13 circuits enables programmable RNA regulation in mammalian cells
    Location: 323
    Presenting Author: YAGE DING (she/her/hers) – Boston University
    Co-Author: Cristina Tous – Boston University
    Co-Author: Jaehoon Choi – Boston University
    Co-Author: Jingyao Chen – Boston University
    Primary Investigator: Wilson Wong, PhD – Boston University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    5:00 PM – 5:15 PM PDT
    Spatial multi-omic profiling of human hippocampus reveals region-specific alterations in major depressive disorder
    Location: 322
    Presenting Author: Yang Xiao, PhD (she/her/hers) – Columbia University
    Co-Author: Graham Su – Yale University
    Co-Author: Yanxiang Deng – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Tianyu Li – Columbia University
    Co-Author: Sai Ma – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Co-Author: Zhiliang Bai – Yale University
    Co-Author: Yang Liu – Yale University
    Co-Author: Gorazd Rosoklija – Columbia University
    Co-Author: Cheick Sissoko – Columbia University
    Co-Author: Tingting Wu – Columbia University
    Co-Author: Adrienne Santiago – Columbia University
    Co-Author: Andrew Dwork – Columbia University
    Co-Author: Rene Hen – Columbia University
    Co-Author: Mark Underwood – Columbia University
    Co-Author: John Mann – Columbia University
    Primary Investigator: Kam Leong – Columbia University
    Co-Author: Rong Fan (he/him/his) – Yale University
    Last Author: Maura Boldrini – Columbia University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    5:15 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
    Building synthetic cells performing calcium-triggered membrane fusion
    Location: 323
    Presenting Author: Samuel J. Chen (he/him/his) – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Yen-Yu Hsu – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Julio Bernal-Chanchavac – Arizona State University
    Co-Author: Bineet Sharma – Rutgers University
    Co-Author: Hossein Moghimianavval – University of Michigan
    Primary Investigator: Nicholas Stephanopoulos – Arizona State University
    Last Author: Allen Liu – University of Michigan
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    5:15 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
    Dissecting mechanisms of epitope recognition using engineered B cells
    Location: 347 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Jessica Kuppan – Washington University in St. Louis
    Last Author: Michael Vahey – Washington University in St. Louis
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Cancer Applications in Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
    Location: 344 (Center, Level 3)
    Track Chair: Omid Veiseh – Rice University Department of Bioengineering
    Moderator: Rebecca Scott, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Oklahoma
    Moderator: Madeleine Oudin – Tufts University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Protein engineering and nanotechnology applications in cellular and molecular bioengineering
    Location: 336 (Center, Level 3)
    Track Chair: Omid Veiseh – Rice University Department of Bioengineering
    Moderator: Kevin J. McHugh, PhD (he/him/his) – Rice University
    Moderator: Elizabeth Proctor (she/her/hers) – Penn State University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    8:00 AM – 8:15 AM PDT
    Engineering extracellular matrix dynamics linked to ovarian cancer chemoresistance
    Location: 344 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Kristin Calar – Sanford Research/USD
    Presenting Author: Pilar de la Puente, PhD; MSc. (she/her/hers) – Sanford Research / University of South Dakota School of Medicine
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    8:00 AM – 8:15 AM PDT
    Nanoparticles delivered to primary human airway epithelial cells allows for targeted systemic lung delivery
    Location: 336 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Erin Kavanagh, BS (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Stephany Tzeng, PhD – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Alice Eastman, BA – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Anya Joynt, PhD – UMass Chan Medical School
    Co-Author: Greg Newby, PhD – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Neeraj Sharma, DVM, PhD – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Garry Cutting, MD – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Jordan Green, PhD – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    8:15 AM – 8:30 AM PDT
    High-Throughput Barcoded Nanoparticles Predict Cationic Degradable Lipid-Like Materials for Pulmonary mRNA Delivery
    Location: 336 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Lulu Xue, PhD – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Alex Hamilton (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Ningqiang Gong – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Xuexiang Han, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Christian G. Figueroa-Espada, n/a (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Junchao Xu, n/a (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania
    Last Author: Michael J. Mitchell – University of Pennsylvania
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    8:15 AM – 8:30 AM PDT
    Live Organoid Cyclic Imaging
    Location: 344 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: David Reynolds (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania
    Primary Investigator: Jina Ko, PhD – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Yusha Sun – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Phoebe Vallapureddy (she/her/hers) – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Jianhua Lim – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Menghan Pan – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Guo-li Ming – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Hongjun Song – University of Pennsylvania
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    8:30 AM – 8:45 AM PDT
    Engineering Peptide Hydrogels to Extend the Release of Protein and Small-Molecule Drugs through Dynamic Covalent Bonding
    Location: 336 (Center, Level 3)
    Co-Author: Brett Pogostin – Rice University
    Co-Author: Michael Swierczynski – Rice University
    Co-Author: Christopher Pennington – Rice University
    Co-Author: Samuel Wu – Rice University
    Co-Author: Anushka Agrawal – Rice University
    Co-Author: Carson Cole – Rice University
    Co-Author: Erin Seeley – University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Zachary Ball – Rice University
    Co-Author: Jeffrey Hartgerink – Rice University
    Presenting Author: Kevin J. McHugh, PhD (he/him/his) – Rice University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    8:30 AM – 8:45 AM PDT
    Molecular imaging of patient-derived tumor organoids with clinical radiotracers
    Location: 344 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Syamantak Khan, PhD (he/him/his) – Stanford University
    Co-Author: June Ho Shin – Stanford University
    Co-Author: John Sunwoo – Stanford University
    Last Author: Guillem Pratx – Stanford University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    8:45 AM – 9:00 AM PDT
    A Heterotetramer of Galectin-1 and Galectin-3 Mitigates Localized Sterile Inflammation
    Location: 336 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Megan E. Sanders (she/her/hers) – University of Florida
    Co-Author: Bethsymarie Soto-Morales, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Florida
    Co-Author: Jennifer Simonovich, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Florida
    Co-Author: Renjie Liu – University of Florida
    Co-Author: Benjamin Keselowsky – University of Florida
    Primary Investigator: Gregory Hudalla – University of Florida
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    8:45 AM – 9:00 AM PDT
    Engineering Ovarian Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts using tumor conditioned media
    Location: 344 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Pilar de la Puente, PhD; MSc. (she/her/hers) – Sanford Research / University of South Dakota School of Medicine
    Presenting Author: Hailey Axemaker – Sanford Research/USD
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    9:00 AM – 9:15 AM PDT
    Leveraging gut commensals to create a “clickable” drug delivery platform for oral corticosteroids
    Location: 336 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Tsvetelina Baryakova (she/her/hers) – Rice University
    Last Author: Laura Segatori – Rice University
    Primary Investigator: Kevin J. McHugh, PhD (he/him/his) – Rice University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    9:15 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Modulation of the gut microbiome with engineered inulin gel/allergen leads to potent efficacy against food allergy
    Location: 344 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Fang Xie – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Kai Han – University of Michigan
    Primary Investigator: James Moon – University of Michigan
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    9:15 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Reversible, covalent DNA condensation approach via chemical linkers for enhanced gene delivery
    Location: 336 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Huiliang Wang, PhD – Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Wenliang Wang – Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Aaron Tasset – Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    2:30 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
    Design and engineering of cellular and molecular bio therapeutics
    Location: 339 (Center, Level 3)
    Track Chair: Omid Veiseh – Rice University Department of Bioengineering
    Moderator: Sepideh Dolatshahi, PhD – University of Virgina, Charlottesville
    Moderator: Caroline Jones (she/her/hers) – The University of Texas at Dallas
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    2:30 PM – 2:45 PM PDT
    PAM-Flexible Genome Editing with an Engineered Chimeric Cas9
    Location: 339 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: LIN ZHAO, PhD (she/her/hers) – Duke University
    Co-Author: Sabrina Koseki – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Lauren Hong (she/her/hers) – Duke University
    Co-Author: Vivian Yudistyra (she/her/hers) – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Pranam Chatterjee, PhD – Duke University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    2:45 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
    Remote activation of CAR T cells by MR-guided focused ultrasound for treatment of brain tumors
    Location: 339 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Ali Zamat – Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University
    Co-Author: Chulyong Kim – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Zizhen Zha – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Chloe Thiveaud, BS (she/her/hers) – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Elif Kulaksizoglu – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Costas Arvanitis – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Gabriel Kwong – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    3:00 PM – 3:15 PM PDT
    A molecular signal recorder for mapping T cell differentiation in tumors
    Location: 339 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Morgan Bean, MS (she/her/hers) – Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    Co-Author: Kathleen Abadie – Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    Co-Author: Oren Barboy – Department of Systems Immunology, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, 7610001, Israel
    Last Author: Ido Amit – Department of Systems Immunology, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, 7610001, Israel
    Primary Investigator: Hao Yuan Kueh, PhD – Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    3:15 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
    The Universal ON/OFF Switch for Chimeric Antigen T (CAR-T) Cells
    Location: 339 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Farnaz Naeemikia, PhD (she/her/hers) – The Pennsylvania state university
    Primary Investigator: Justin Pritchard – Penn State University
    Co-Author: Cheng Dong – The Pennsylvania State University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    3:30 PM – 3:45 PM PDT
    Genetically engineered macrophages and polymeric prodrugs for therapy across cancer and pulmonary infectious disease
    Location: 339 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Ciana L. Lopez, BS (she/her/hers) – The University of Washington
    Co-Author: Katherine Brempelis – OncoResponse
    Co-Author: T Eoin West – Harborview Medical Center
    Co-Author: Shawn Skerrett – Harborview Medical Center
    Co-Author: Michael C. Jensen – Seattle Children's Therapeutics
    Co-Author: Courtney Crane – Research at Mozart Therapeutics
    Primary Investigator: Patrick Stayton – University of Washington
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    3:45 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
    Design of an IL-2 based immunocytokine for targeted expansion of regulatory T cells.
    Location: 339 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Charina Fabilane – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: VanDyke Derek – Johns Hopkins University
    Primary Investigator: Jamie Spangler – Johns Hopkins University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering