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Thursday, October 12, 2023
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM PDT
Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering (CMBE) Special Interest Group - Council Meeting (Invitation Only)
Location: 326 (Center, Level 3)
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
Registration Badge Pickup
Location: Summit Foyer (Level 1)
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM PDT
High School Expo and Poster Competition Orientation
Location: 431-432 (Center, Level 4)
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
BMES Advanced BioManufacturing SIG
Location: 420 (Center, Level 4)
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
Medical Device Security Regulations
Location: 437 (Center, Level 4)
Speaker: Kevin Fu, PhD – Northeastern University, ECE, Bioengineering, and Computer Science
Moderator: Jenny Amos, PhD
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
Location: 434 (Center, Level 4)
Moderator: Parisa Rashidi – University of Florida
Moderator: Ruogu Fang, Ph.D. – University of Florida
Speaker: Princess Imoukhuede (she/her/hers) – University of Washington
Speaker: Marjolein van der Meulen – Cornell University
Speaker: Christine Schmidt – University of Florida
Speaker: John A. White – Boston University
Speaker: Bruce Wheeler – University of California at San Diego (UCSD)
Speaker: Anthony Guiseppi-Elie, Sc.D.;FAIMBE;FIEEE;FBMES;FRSC – Texas A&M University
Speaker: William Hsu, PhD – UCLA
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)
Location: 430 (Center, Level 4)
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
Location: 436 (Center, Level 4)
Moderator: Evangelia Bellas – Temple University
Moderator: Ariella Shikanov – University of Michigan
Moderator: Cherie Stabler, PhD – University of Florida
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
Location: 433 (Center, Level 4)
Moderator: Caymen Novak – University of Michigan Dearborn
Speaker: Chelsea M. Magin, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado, Denver | Anschutz
Speaker: Ellie Rahbar – Wake Forest School of Medicine
Speaker: Taimoor H. Qazi – Purdue University
Speaker: Shreya A. Raghavan – Texas A&M University Biomedical Engineering
Speaker: Natalia Higuita-Castro, Ph.D. – The Ohio State University
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
Location: Exhibit Hall 1/2 (Center, Exhibit Hall Level)
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
Location: BMES Smart Stage in the Expo Hall
Speaker: Youseph Yazdi, PhD, MBA – John Hopkins University
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM PDT
Posters - Poster Session A
Location: Exhibit Hall 2 (Center, Exhibit Hall Level)
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM PDT
Plenary Sessions - State of the Society with Cynthia Reinhart-King & Pritzker Distinguished Lecture
Location: Flex BC (Center, Level 2)
Speaker: Cynthia Reinhart-King, PhD (she/her/hers) – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Speaker: Tejal Desai, PhD – Brown University
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PDT
Cardiovascular Engineering & Technology Journal Editorial Board Meeting (Invitation Only)
Location: 326 (Center, Level 3)
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)
Location: 423-425 (Center, Level 4)
Moderator: Gregory Hudalla – University of Florida
Speaker: Gabriel Rodriguez-Rivera, PhD (he/him/his) – BioFrontiers Institute, University of Colorado at Boulder
Speaker: Pilar de la Puente, PhD; MSc. (she/her/hers) – Sanford Research / University of South Dakota School of Medicine
Speaker: C. LaShan Hendrix – Mississippi State University
Speaker: David Jamison, PhD – Villanova and formerly DePuy-Synthes
Speaker: Melissa Mendoza-Seale
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM PDT
Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering, Board of Associate Editors Business Meeting (Invitation Only)
Location: 430 (Center, Level 4)
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
Resilience and Mental Health in Biomedical Engineering Faculty and Students
Location: 436 (Center, Level 4)
Moderator: Shayn M. Peirce – University of Virginia
Speaker: Kat McGrady, ED.D, LCPC, NCC – NIH Office of Intramural Training and Education (OITE)
Speaker: Matthew Lazzara – University of Virginia
Speaker: Kim Fitzhugh-Higgins – University of Virginia
Speaker: Donald Griffin
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
Location: 434 (Center, Level 4)
Moderator: Marissa Gray (she/her/hers) – Brown University
Speaker: K. Jane Grande-Allen – Rice University
Speaker: Xiaoping Hu – University of California Riverside
Speaker: Tanya Nocera – The Ohio State University
Speaker: Eric Richardson – Duke University
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
Cancer
Location: 345 (Center, Level 3)
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
Location: 435 (Center, Level 4)
Moderator: Kevin Toosi – BioEx Consulting
Speaker: Michele J. Grimm – Michigan State University
Speaker: Ruth Ochia, PhD (she/her/hers) – Temple University
Speaker: Yashar Aucie – Exponent
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
Guidelines for Equitable Faculty Hiring based on Research and Practice
Location: 433 (Center, Level 4)
Moderator: Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez – University of Texas at Austin
Speaker: Gabriella Coloyan Fleming – The University of Texas at Austin
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
Location: 431-432 (Center, Level 4)
Moderator: Chet Moritz – University of Washington Center for Neurotechnology
Speaker: Jessie Owen
Presenter: Fatma Inanici, MD, PhD – University of Washington
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
NIH / NIBIB Funding Panel
Location: 421-422 (Center, Level 4)
Moderator: Tina Gatlin, PhD
Speaker: Dave Gutekunst, PhD – National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
Panelist: Anandi Krishnan, PhD (she/her/hers) – Stanford University - School of Medicine
Panelist: Kaveh Laksari, PhD – University of Arizona
Panelist: Mia Markey, PhD (she/they) – The University of Texas at Austin
Panelist: Elizabeth Wayne, PhD (she/her/hers) – Carnegie Mellon University
Sponsored By
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
Location: 437 (Center, Level 4)
Moderator: Olivia Lanier, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Texas, Austin
Speaker: Ana M. Porras, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Florida
Speaker: Brian Aguado – University of California, San Diego
Speaker: Edward Castillo – University of Texas at Austin
Speaker: Erika Moore – University of Maryland
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
Location: Exhibit Hall 2 (Center, Exhibit Hall Level)
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
AIMBE Board Meeting
Location: 326 (Center, Level 3)
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
Exhibit Hall Hours
Location: Exhibit Hall 1/2 (Center, Exhibit Hall Level)
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
Posters - Poster Session B
Location: Exhibit Hall 2 (Center, Exhibit Hall Level)
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
The 11th US-Korea Joint Workshop on Biomedical Engineering
Location: 423-425 (Center, Level 4)
Moderator: Hanjoong Jo – Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory
Moderator: Jennifer H. Shin – KAIST
Speaker: Ho-Wook Jun, PhD (he/him/his) – The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Speaker: Adam J. Engler – University of California San Diego
Speaker: Su-Jin Heo – University of Pennsylvania
Speaker: Whasil Lee, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Rochester, NY
Speaker: Jahyun Koo – Korea University
Speaker: Man Bock Gu
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
Deconstructing Virtual Communications
Location: 437 (Center, Level 4)
Moderator: Ashley Brown – North Carolina State University
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
Location: 420 (Center, Level 4)
Moderator: Stefan Duma, PhD – Virginia Tech
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
Location: 433 (Center, Level 4)
Moderator: C. LaShan Hendrix – Mississippi State University
Speaker: Princess Imoukhuede (she/her/hers) – University of Washington
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
BME Resume Guidance and Review
Location: 431-432 (Center, Level 4)
Moderator: Jenny Amos, PhD
Speaker: Cassandra Jamison, PhD – Rowan University
Speaker: David Jamison, PhD – Villanova and formerly DePuy-Synthes
Speaker: Zac Dooley – SeaSpine Inc.
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
Moderator: Christopher Arena
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: Maria Gonzalez Porras
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
Location: 430 (Center, Level 4)
Moderator: Cynthia Reinhart-King, PhD (she/her/hers) – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Speaker: Tatiana Cohen, PhD – NIH, CSR, CMT Study Section
Speaker: Tejal Desai, PhD – Brown University
Speaker: Anthony Kirilusha, PhD – NIH Office of Strategic Coordination
Speaker: Steven Zehnder – NSF, CBET
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
Location: 435 (Center, Level 4)
Moderator: Shreya A. Raghavan – Texas A&M University Biomedical Engineering
Speaker: Kaitlin Fogg, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – Oregon State University
Speaker: Nicole Hashemi – Iowa State University
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
Location: 434 (Center, Level 4)
4:30 PM - 5:10 PM PDT
Plenary Session - Diversity Award Lecture & BMES New Fellows Presentation
Location: Flex BC (Center, Level 2)
Speaker: Christine Schmidt – University of Florida
5:15 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
Fellows - Champagne Toast and Photo (Invitation Only)
Location: 445 (Center, Level 4)
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM PDT
Cornell University Alumni Event
Location: 501 - Chiwawa (Hyatt, 5th Floor
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM PDT
Networking Reception - ABET Program Evaluators Representing BMES (Invitation Only)
Location: 406 Klickitat (Hyatt, 4th floor)
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM PDT
Special Event- Industry Mixer (Ticketed Event)
Location: 423-425 (Center, Level 4)
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM PDT
Florida International University Reception
Location: 502 - Cowlitz (Hyatt, 5th Floor)
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM PDT
Council of Chairs Meeting (Invitation Only)
Location: 402 (Hyatt, 4th Floor)
Chair: Lori Setton – Washington University in St. Louis
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT
Boston University Reception
Location: 440 - 442 (Center, Level 4)
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT
Clemson University Dept of Bioengineering Reception
Location: 401 - Chelan (Hyatt, 4th Floor)
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT
Engineering World Health Reception
Location: 303 - Bogachiel (Hyatt, 3rd Floor)
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Reception
Location: 402 - Chiliwack (Hyatt, 4th Floor)
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT
University of Maryland Fischell Department of Bioengineering
Reception
Location: 405 - Kachess (Hyatt, 4th Floor)
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT
University of Michigan Reception
Location: 3rd Floor Foyer (Hyatt, 3rd Floor)
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT
University of Rochester Reception
Location: 323-325 (Center, Level 3)
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT
University of Washington Reception
Location: Capitol Hill Lounge (Center, Level 3)
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT
Vanderbilt University Reception
Location: 443 - 444 (Center, Level 4)
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT
VT/WF School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences
630 - 930 pm
Location: Terrace Suite (Center, Level 4)
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM PDT
Cornell University Reception
Location: 5th Floor Foyer (Hyatt, 5th Floor)
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT
Johns Hopkins University Reception
Location: Columbia A (Hyatt, 3rd Floor)
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT
Northwestern/Center for Advanced Regenerative Engineering (CARE)
Location: 403 - Cispus (Hyatt, 4th Floor)
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM PDT
Purdue University Reception
Location: Columbia C (Hyatt, 3rd Floor)
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM PDT
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Reception
Location: 304 - Calawah (Hyatt, 3rd Floor)
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM PDT
Special Events - Hosted University Receptions
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM PDT
Tufts University Reception
Location: 508 Tahuya (Hyatt, 5th floor)
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM PDT
UC Systemwide Reception
Location: Elliott Bay (Center, Level 4)
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM PDT
University of Arizona Reception
Location: 503 Duckabush
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM PDT
University of Florida Reception
Location: 301 - Ashnola (Hyatt, 3rd Floor)
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM PDT
University of Pittsburgh Reception
Location: 305 - Chehalis (Hyatt, 3rd Floor)
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM PDT
University of Texas at Austin Reception
Location: Columbia D (Hyatt, 3rd Floor)
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM PDT
USC Reception
Location: 404 - Entiat (Hyatt, 4th Floor)
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM PDT
Wallace Coulter Reception
Location: Paramount Lounge (Center, Level 4)
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM PDT
Washington University in St. Louis Reception
Location: 302 - Beckler (Hyatt, 3rd Floor)
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM PDT
Yale University Reception
Location: 408 - Washougal (Hyatt, 4th Floor)
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM PDT
Duke University Reception
Location: 427-429 (Center, Level 4)
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM PDT
Ohio State University Reception
Location: 505 -Queets (Hyatt, 5th Floor)