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  • Wednesday, October 11, 2023
  • 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM PDT
    BMES Board of Directors Meeting
  • 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM PDT
    2023 BME-IDEA Meeting
  • 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
    Industry Tours (Ticketed Event)
  • 12:00 PM – 7:30 PM PDT
    Registration Opens
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
    AIMBE Academic Council Meeting
  • 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    Meet the Faculty Candidates Forum
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PDT
    How to Maximize Your Conference Experience with Annual Meeting Co-Chairs:  Stacey Finley, Brendan Harley, and Kelly Stevens
  • 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM PDT
    BME-IDEA Reception
  • 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM PDT
    Special Event - Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall
  • 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM PDT
    Council of Chairs Meeting (invitation only)
  • 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM PDT
    Council of Diversity Dinner Meeting (invitation only)
  • 8:30 PM – 9:30 PM PDT
    Special Event - LGBTQIA+ in BME & Friends Dessert Social  (ticket purchase required)
  • Thursday, October 12, 2023
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM PDT
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering (CMBE) Special Interest Group - Council Meeting (Invitation Only)
  • 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM PDT
    Registration Badge Pickup
  • 7:30 AM – 8:00 AM PDT
    High School Expo and Poster Competition Orientation 
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM PDT
    BMES Advanced BioManufacturing SIG
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM PDT
    Medical Device Security Regulations
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Accessible Technologies and Sex Differences in Women's Health
    Moderator: Christine O'Brien – Washington University in St. Louis
    Moderator: Maral Mousavi (she/her/hers) – University of Southern California
    Women's Health
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Advancements in Biomaterials for Bone Regeneration: From Targeted Delivery to Electric Stimulation
    Track Chair: Marissa Wechsler – The University of Texas at San Antonio
    Track Chair: Monica Hinds, PhD – Oregon Health & Science University
    Track Chair: Erika Moore – University of Maryland
    Track Chair: Brian Aguado – University of California, San Diego
    Moderator: Aidan E. Gilchrist (he/him/his) – University of California, Davis
    Moderator: Settimio Pacelli
    Biomaterials
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Biomedical Engineering (BME) Education
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Biofluid Mechanics
    Moderator: Mitchel Colebank, PhD (he/him/his) – University of California, Irvine
    Moderator: Valerie Tutwiler
    Biomechanics
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Bioimaging
    Moderator: Leopold Green – Purdue University
    Moderator: Omid Yaghmazadeh, PhD (he/him/his) – New York University School of Medicine
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Bioinformatics
    Track Chair: Jiahe Li
    Moderator: Ivana Parker, Ph.D. – University of Florida
    Moderator: Douglas Brubaker – Center for Global Health and Diseases, Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine & Blood Heart Lung Immunology Research Center, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Technologies for Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Biomaterials/3D Printing
    Moderator: Katherine Hixon (she/her/hers) – Dartmouth College
    Moderator: Irene de Lazaro, PhD MSc PharmD (she/her/hers) – New York University
    Biomanufacturing
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    BMES National Meetings Committee & 2024 Annual Meeting Planning Committee Meeting (invitation only)
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Bone
    Moderator: Nick Willett, PhD – University of Oregon, Knight Campus
    Moderator: Hannah M. Zlotnick, PhD (she/her/hers) – BioFrontiers Institute, University of Colorado at Boulder
    Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Engineering
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Brain & CNS delivery
    Moderator: Leo Chou
    Moderator: Ching-An Peng, n/a – University of Idaho
    Drug Delivery
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Cancer Drug Delivery and Nanotechnology I
    Track Chair: Jan Lammerding, PhD (he/him/his) – Cornell University
    Track Chair: Jessica Winter – The Ohio State University
    Moderator: Daniel Hayes – Pennsylvania State University
    Moderator: Anandi Krishnan, PhD (she/her/hers) – Stanford University - School of Medicine
    Cancer Technologies
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Cancer Mechanobiology

    Track Chair: Jan Lammerding, PhD – Cornell University

    Track Chair: Jessica Winter – The Ohio State University

    Moderator: Indrajit Sriastava – Texas Tech University

    Moderator: Panagiotis Mistriotis – Auburn University

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Cardiovascular Biomechanics and Hemodynamics
    Moderator: Lucas Timmins
    Moderator: Matthew Bersi – Washington University in St. Louis
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Computational Method Development in Deep Learning
    Moderator: Sepideh Dolatshahi, PhD – University of Virgina, Charlottesville
    Moderator: Daniel Abebayehu
    Data Analysis and Deep Learning
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Computational Models of cellular immunology
    Moderator: Mohammad Aminul Islam, PhD (he/him/his) – University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
    Moderator: Ashlee N. Ford Versypt – University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Concurrent Platform Sessions and Special Sessions Track (90 minutes)
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Engaging and Empowering Diverse Populations in BME
    Track Chair: Stacey Finley (she/her/hers) – University of Southern California
    Track Chair: Kelly Stevens – University of Washington
    Track Chair: Brendan A.C. Harley – Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
    Moderator: John R. Clegg, Ph.D. – University of Oklahoma
    Moderator: Mykel D. Green, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Texas, Austin
    Social Transformation
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Engineering Endocrine Tissue Function
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Exploring Biomaterials for Advanced Drug Delivery: From Design to Therapeutic Applications
    Track Chair: Marissa Wechsler – The University of Texas at San Antonio
    Track Chair: Monica Hinds, PhD – Oregon Health & Science University
    Track Chair: Erika Moore – University of Maryland
    Track Chair: Brian Aguado – University of California, San Diego
    Moderator: Craig L. Duvall – Vanderbilt University
    Moderator: Simone A. Douglas-Green, PhD (she/her/hers) – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Biomaterials
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Innovations in Regenerative Medicine: Focusing on Endometrium, Muscle, and Wound Healing
    Track Chair: Marissa Wechsler – The University of Texas at San Antonio
    Track Chair: Monica Hinds, PhD – Oregon Health & Science University
    Track Chair: Erika Moore – University of Maryland
    Track Chair: Brian Aguado – University of California, San Diego
    Moderator: Karina Nakayama, PhD (she/her/hers) – Oregon Health & Science University
    Moderator: Donald Griffin
    Biomaterials
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Nuclear Medicine
    Moderator: Curtis L. Johnson (he/him/his) – University of Delaware
    Moderator: Yingxiao Wang – University of Southern California
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Multiomics-guided engineering of cellular responses
    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
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Novel Carriers and Delivery Systems
    Moderator: Teng Su, PhD (he/him/his) – Duke University
    Moderator: Lakeshia J. Taite – University of Virginia
    Drug Delivery
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Photoacoustic Imaging
    Track Chair: Karl Lewis
    Track Chair: Ria Mazumder, PhD (she/her/hers) – Widener University
    Moderator: Albert Kim – University of South Florida
    Moderator: Brent Winslow
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Starting Off Right: Tips and Tricks for Your First Faculty Position
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Systems analysis of cell signaling
    Moderator: Tamara Kinzer-Ursem – Purdue University
    Moderator: Feilim Mac Gabhann, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Tumor Microenvironment
    Track Chair: Jan Lammerding, PhD (he/him/his) – Cornell University
    Track Chair: Jessica Winter – The Ohio State University
    Moderator: Walter L. Murfee – University of Florida
    Moderator: Catherine F. Whittington – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Cancer Technologies
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Vascular Tissue Engineering
    Keynote Speaker: Guohao Dai, Fellow, AHA AIMBE (he/him/his) – Northeastern University
    Moderator: Moriah Katt – West Virginia University
    Moderator: Zhongkui Hong, PhD – Texas Tech University
    Tissue Engineering
  • 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
    Exhibit Hall Hours
  • 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM PDT
    Learn how you can advance your future in medical device innovation and healthcare design with Johns Hopkins University’s master’s program in bioengineering innovation and design
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
    Posters - Poster Session A 
  • 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM PDT
    Plenary Sessions - State of the Society with Cynthia Reinhart-King & Pritzker Distinguished Lecture
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM PDT
    Cardiovascular Engineering & Technology Journal Editorial Board Meeting (Invitation Only)
  • 11:45 AM – 12:30 PM PDT
    Lunch on Own
  • 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM PDT
    Special Event - Celebration of  Communities of Color in BME Luncheon (ticket purchase required)
  • 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM PDT
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering, Board of Associate Editors Business Meeting (Invitation Only)
  • 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM PDT
    Resilience and Mental Health in Biomedical Engineering Faculty and Students
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Advancements in Biomaterials for Cardiac Tissue Engineering: From Spheroid Assembly to Targeted Delivery
    Track Chair: Marissa Wechsler – The University of Texas at San Antonio
    Track Chair: Monica Hinds, PhD – Oregon Health & Science University
    Track Chair: Erika Moore – University of Maryland
    Track Chair: Brian Aguado – University of California, San Diego
    Moderator: Amber Doiron
    Moderator: Perla Ayala, Ph.D. – CSU Long Beach
    Biomaterials
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Applications of Deep Learning Approaches in Biomedical Engineering
    Moderator: Belinda Akpa, PhD (she/her/hers) – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Moderator: Bryana Harris, BChE – University of Virginia
    Data Analysis and Deep Learning
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Biomaterials in Women's Health
    Moderator: Kaitlin Fogg, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – Oregon State University
    Moderator: Matthew Bersi – Washington University in St. Louis
    Women's Health
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    BME Master's Program Workshop: Types & Challenges
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Cancer
    Moderator: Joscelyn Mejias, PhD (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University
    Moderator: Ali Salifu
    Drug Delivery
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Cancer Drug Delivery and Nanotechnology II
    Track Chair: Jan Lammerding, PhD (he/him/his) – Cornell University
    Track Chair: Jessica Winter – The Ohio State University
    Moderator: Richard Heller, PhD – University of South Florida
    Moderator: Jyothi Menon – University of Rhode Island
    Cancer Technologies
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Cancer

    Moderator: Joscelyn Mejias, PhD – Johns Hopkins University

    Moderator: Ali Salifu

  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Cardiac Pathophysiology: electrophysiology and heart valves
    Moderator: Saami Yazdani – Wake Forest University, Dept of Engineering
    Moderator: Pim Oomen, PhD (he/him/his) – University of California, Irvine
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Cardiovascular Biomechanics I
    Moderator: Brooks Lindsey, PhD (he/him/his) – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Moderator: Wuqiang Zhu
    Biomechanics
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Cartilage I
    Moderator: Blanka Sharma – University OF Florida
    Moderator: Jenny Puetzer (she/her/hers) – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Engineering
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Cell Production
    Moderator: Yuguo Lei, PHD – Penn State University
    Moderator: Xiaoping Bao (he/him/his) – Purdue University
    Biomanufacturing
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Cell-cell interactions to tailor cell functions
    Track Chair: Omid Veiseh – Rice University Department of Bioengineering
    Moderator: Karin Wang – Temple University
    Moderator: Catherine Kim – Yale University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Computational Modeling of Cancer and Systems Biology
    Track Chair: Jan Lammerding, PhD (he/him/his) – Cornell University
    Track Chair: Jessica Winter – The Ohio State University
    Moderator: Ioannis Zervantonakis (he/him/his) – University of Pittsburgh
    Moderator: Sepideh Dolatshahi, PhD – University of Virgina, Charlottesville
    Cancer Technologies
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Concurrent Platform Sessions and Special Sessions Track (90 minutes)
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound and Therapeutic Ultrasound
    Moderator: Choon Hwai Yap (he/him/his) – Imperial College London
    Moderator: Junjie Yao – Duke University
    Track Chair: Ria Mazumder, PhD (she/her/hers) – Widener University
    Track Chair: Karl Lewis
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Diagnostic tools
    Track Chair: Jiahe Li
    Track Chair: Ana M. Porras, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Florida
    Moderator: Sangmoo Jeong
    Moderator: Tatiana Z. Cuellar-Gaviria, PhD (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University
    Technologies for Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Engineering Organ-on-Chip Systems I
    Moderator: Renita Horton
    Moderator: Yuliang Xie – Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Forensic Biomedical Engineering
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Guidelines for Equitable Faculty Hiring based on Research and Practice
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Implantable Devices
    Moderator: Margot damaser
    Moderator: Christopher T. Wagner – The College of New Jersey
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Machine learning for biomedical applications
    Moderator: Jishnu Das, PhD – University of Pittsburgh
    Moderator: Daniel Reker – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Mechnoimmunobiology
    Track Chair: Elizabeth Wayne, PhD (she/her/hers) – Carnegie Mellon University
    Track Chair: John T. Wilson, Ph.D. – Vanderbilt University
    Track Chair: Kathryn Miller-Jensen – Yale University
    Moderator: Karin Wang – Temple University
    Moderator: Dana Reinemann, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Mississippi
    Immunoengineering
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Multicellular Engineered Living Systems
    Moderator: Mehdi Jorfi, PhD – Harvard Medical School
    Moderator: Yi Zheng, PhD (he/him/his) – Syracuse University
    Keynote Speaker: Martin Trapecar – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Institute for Fundamental Biomedical Research
    Tissue Engineering
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Neural Devices to Restore Function After Spinal Cord Injury
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    NIH / NIBIB Funding Panel
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Poster Rapid Fire 1
    Moderator: Craig L. Duvall – Vanderbilt University
    Moderator: Natalia Higuita-Castro, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University
    Moderator: Ting-Yu Shih, PhD (he/him/his) – Boston University
    Drug Delivery
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Representation in BME Research and Data for Health Equity I
    Track Chair: Stacey Finley (she/her/hers) – University of Southern California
    Track Chair: Kelly Stevens – University of Washington
    Track Chair: Brendan A.C. Harley – Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
    Moderator: Patrick M. Boyle – University of Washington
    Moderator: Erica Pratt, PhD (she/her/hers) – Boston University
    Social Transformation
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Science, Engineering, and Identity
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Stem Cells in Tissue Engineering and Disease Modeling
    Moderator: Jingwei Xie – University of Nebraska Medical Center
    Moderator: Abhinav Bhushan – Illinois Institute of Technology
    Keynote Speaker: Feng Zhao – Texas A&M University
    Tissue Engineering
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Systems analysis of spatial and microbial cell signaling
    Track Chair: Aaron Meyer – University of California, Los Angeles
    Moderator: Jaeyun Sung
    Moderator: Ashlee N. Ford Versypt – University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
    High School Poster Competition
  • 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
    AIMBE Board Meeting
  • 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Exhibit Hall Hours
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
    Posters - Poster Session B 
  • 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    The 11th US-Korea Joint Workshop on Biomedical Engineering (2-4pm?)
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
    Deconstructing Virtual Communications
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Advancements in Biomaterials Scaffolds: From Hydrogels to Elastomers
    Track Chair: Marissa Wechsler – The University of Texas at San Antonio
    Track Chair: Monica Hinds, PhD – Oregon Health & Science University
    Track Chair: Erika Moore – University of Maryland
    Track Chair: Brian Aguado – University of California, San Diego
    Moderator: Wilson Poon – University of Texas at El Paso
    Moderator: Michael Blatchley, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Colorado Boulder
    Biomaterials
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Advancements in Experimental & Computational Cardiovascular Engineering
    Keynote Speaker: Johnathan Tune, PhD – University of North Texas Health Science Center
    Moderator: Reza Avaz
    Moderator: Ellie Rahbar – Wake Forest School of Medicine
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Athanasiou Student and Post-doc Awards Session
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Biohybrid Systems and Human-Machine Interfaces
    Moderator: Siwei Zhao – University of Nebraska Medical Center
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Black Women in Biomedical Engineering: Reconnect and Rejuvenate
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    BME Resume Guidance and Review
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Cancer Mechanobiology
    Track Chair: Jan Lammerding, PhD (he/him/his) – Cornell University
    Track Chair: Jessica Winter – The Ohio State University
    Moderator: Indrajit Sriastava – Texas Tech University
    Moderator: Panagiotis Mistriotis – Auburn University
    Cancer Technologies
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Cardiovascular Biomechanics 2: Modeling
    Moderator: Chiara Bellini, PhD (she/her/hers) – Northeastern University
    Moderator: Jacopo Ferruzzi
    Biomechanics
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Cell/Tissue Mechanobiology
    Moderator: Nehal Abu-Lai
    Moderator: Roberto Alonso Matilla – University of Minnesota
    Biomechanics
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Concurrent Platform Sessions and Special Sessions Track (90 minutes)
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    DEI and Engineering Identity
    Moderator: Mirela Ovreiu
    Biomedical Engineering Education
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Design, Laboratories, and Capstone
    Moderator: Dawn M. Kilkenny – Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Toronto
    Moderator: Isaac Macwan – Fairfield University
    Biomedical Engineering Education
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Drug delivery to the pulmonary and digestive systems
    Moderator: Renato Navarro, PhD (he/him/his) – Stanford University
    Drug Delivery
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Endoscopy, OCT, X-Ray and CT
    Moderator: Brooks Lindsey, PhD (he/him/his) – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Moderator: Yin Ren, MD, PhD – Division of Otology, Neurotology, and Cranial Base Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Engineering models
    Track Chair: Jiahe Li
    Track Chair: Ana M. Porras, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Florida
    Moderator: Gregg Duncan – University of Maryland
    Moderator: Rebecca Byler – Yale University
    Moderator: shengjie zhai – University of Nevada Las Vegas
    Technologies for Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Engineering Organ-on-Chip Systems II
    Moderator: Abhinav Bhushan – Illinois Institute of Technology
    Moderator: Bethany Almeida, PhD (she/her/hers) – Clarkson University
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Female Cancers
    Moderator: Jenna Mueller, Dr. – Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland
    Moderator: María Virumbrales-Muñoz – University of Wisconsin - Madison
    Women's Health
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Inside the NIH and NSF: Funding Priorities and the Review Process
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Model Systems for Studying CNS Tissues and Diseases
    Moderator: Dany Munoz Pinto
    Moderator: Allison Andrews, PhD – Temple University, Lewis Katz School of Medicine
    Moderator: Diego F. Alzate (he/him/his) – The Ohio State University
    Neural Engineering
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Molecular Immunoengineering
    Track Chair: Elizabeth Wayne, PhD (she/her/hers) – Carnegie Mellon University
    Track Chair: John T. Wilson, Ph.D. – Vanderbilt University
    Track Chair: Kathryn Miller-Jensen – Yale University
    Moderator: Handan Acar – University of Oklahoma Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering
    Moderator: Aaron H. Morris, PhD – University of Michigan
    Immunoengineering
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Multiscale integrative systems biology
    Moderator: Ashlee N. Ford Versypt – University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
    Moderator: Alexander Vlahos, PhD (he/him/his) – Stanford University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Navigating the Funding and Visibility Landscape in Women’s Health
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Neuroinflammation
    Moderator: Timothy O'Shea – Boston University
    Moderator: Tao Sun
    Moderator: Juhi Samal, PhD (she/her/hers) – Duke University
    Neural Engineering
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Organ-on-Chip for Regenerative Medicine
    Keynote Speaker: Dan Dongeun Huh – NSF Science and Technology Center for Engineering Mechanobiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA., Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA., Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
    Moderator: Shang Song, Ph.D. – University of Arizona
    Moderator: Kunal Mitra, PhD – Florida Institute of Technology
    Tissue Engineering
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Systems immunology
    Moderator: Aaron Meyer – University of California, Los Angeles
    Moderator: Sepideh Dolatshahi – University of Virginia
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Student Chapter and High School Poster Competition Award Ceremony
  • 4:30 PM – 5:10 PM PDT
    Plenary Session - Diversity Award Lecture & BMES New Fellows Presentation