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Full Schedule

  • Saturday, October 14, 2023
  • 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
    Registration Badge Pickup
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Bioinspiried/Biomimetic Micro-Nanosystems for Biomedicine

    Moderator: Siwei Zhao – University of Nebraska Medical Center

    Nano and Micro Technologies

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Cancer Applications in Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering

    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

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Concurrent Platform Sessions and Special Sessions Track (90 minutes)
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Drug Delivery Systems for Immunomodulation

    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: Scott Wilson, n/a – Johns Hopkins University

    Moderator: John T. Wilson, Ph.D. – Vanderbilt University

    Immunoengineering

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Engineering approaches for the assessment of thrombosis & hemostasis

    Moderator: Keefe Manning, PhD – The Pennsylvania State University

    Moderator: Valerie Tutwiler – Rutgers-State University of New Jersey

    Cardiovascular Engineering

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Engineering the Stem Cell Microenvironment

    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: Kolade Adebowale, PhD (he/him/his) – Harvard University

    Moderator: Moriah Katt – West Virginia University

    Biomaterials

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Hepatic Tissue Engineering II

    Moderator: Alexander Buffone, Jr., PhD (he/him/his) – New Jersey Institute of Technology

    Moderator: Hae Lin Jang

    Keynote Speaker: Quinton Smith, PhD – University of California, Irvine

    Tissue Engineering

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Hitchhiking on and targeting cells

    Moderator: Simone A. Douglas-Green, PhD (she/her/hers) – Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Moderator: Anthony McGoron

    Drug Delivery

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Innovations in Bioresorbable Scaffolds and Smart Implants: Advances in Additive Manufacturing

    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: Sophia Orbach

    Moderator: Christopher Contag, PhD – The Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering - Michigan State University

    Biomaterials

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Innovations in Nano and Micro Biosensing and Bioanalysis

    Moderator: Elain Fu – Oregon State University

    Moderator: Leopold Green – Purdue University

    Nano and Micro Technologies

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Microfluidic Engineering for Biomedical Applications

    Moderator: Isha Mutreja, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota

    Nano and Micro Technologies

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Molecular Mechanobiology

    Moderator: Jian Zhang, PhD (he/him/his) – Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

    Moderator: Deborah Leckband, PhD – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Biomechanics

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Neuro-Therapeutics and Neuro-Regenerative Medicine

    Keynote Speaker: Sarah Stabenfeldt, PhD (she/her/hers) – Arizona State University

    Moderator: Gabriela Romero – University of Texas at San Antonio

    Moderator: Eleana Manousiouthakis, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Florida

    Neural Engineering

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Protein engineering and nanotechnology applications in cellular and molecular bioengineering

    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

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Wearable and Interventional Devices - Session 1

    Moderator: Woon-hong Yeo – Georgia Institute of Technology

    Moderator: Maral Mousavi (she/her/hers) – University of Southern California

    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics

  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
    Posters - Poster Session E
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM PDT
    Plenary Session - Rita Schaffer Young Investigator Award Lecture, and Mid-Career Award & Presentation of BMES Journal Awards
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM PDT
    Lunch on your own
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Biomaterial Scaffolds: From Neurovascular Models to Dental Pulp Regeneration

    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: Eleana Manousiouthakis, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Florida

    Moderator: Timothy O'Shea – Boston University

    Biomaterials

  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Concurrent Platform Sessions and Special Sessions Track (90 minutes)
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Global Health Technologies II

    Track Chair: Gulden Camci-Unal (she/her/hers) – University of Massachusetts Lowell

    Track Chair: Eduardo Reategui

    Moderator: Eduardo Reátegui – The Ohio State university

    Moderator: Gulden Camci-Unal (she/her/hers) – University of Massachusetts Lowell

    Global Health Technologies

  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Innovations in cardiovascular biosensors and medical devices

    Moderator: Enrique Alvarez Vazquez, PhD – University of North Dakota

    Moderator: Lichao Tang (he/him/his) – Northwestern University

    Cardiovascular Engineering

  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Nature's Inspiration: Exploring Natural and Bioinspired Biomaterials

    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: Donny Hanjaya-Putra, PhD (he/him/his) – Univeristy of Notre Dame

    Moderator: Ali Salifu

    Biomaterials

  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Neural and Neurovascular Tissue Engineering

    Moderator: Timothy O'Shea – Boston University

    Moderator: Hae Lin Jang

    Keynote Speaker: Taher HOSSAIN Saif (he/him/his) – Univ of illinois urbana Champaign

    Tissue Engineering

  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Neuromuscular and Brain Biomechanics

    Moderator: Rodrigo Osuna Orozco

    Moderator: Walt Baxter

    Biomechanics

  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Peptide, Protein and Vaccine Delivery

    Track Chair: Daniel Gallego-Perez, PhD (he/him/his) – The Ohio State University

    Moderator: Ana I. Salazar-Puerta, PhD (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University

    Moderator: Tatiana Z. Cuellar-Gaviria, PhD (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University

    Drug Delivery

  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Representation in BME Research and Data for Health Equity II

    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: Olivia Lanier, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Texas, Austin

    Social Transformation

  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Sports/Rehab Biomechanics

    Moderator: Robin Queen – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

    Moderator: Changjin Huang – Nanyang Technological University

    Biomechanics

  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Translational Studies in Neural Engineering

    Moderator: Joon Shim

    Moderator: Lauren Savannah Dewberry, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Florida

    Neural Engineering

  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Translational systems modeling

    Moderator: Aaron Meyer – University of California, Los Angeles

    Moderator: Ashlee N. Ford Versypt – University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology

  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Wearable and Interventional Devices - Session 2

    Moderator: Joel Stitzel – Wake Forest University School of Medicine

    Moderator: Huiliang Wang, PhD – Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics

  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
    Breaking Barriers: Biomaterials Revolutionizing Drug Delivery Strategies

    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: Jennifer Robinson, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Washington

    Moderator: Richard D’Arcy

    Biomaterials

  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
    Concurrent Platform Sessions and Special Sessions Track (90 minutes)
  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
    Design and engineering of cellular and molecular bio therapeutics

    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

  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
    Engineered Vaccines

    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: Brittany Hartwell

    Moderator: Aaron Esser-Kahn – University of Chicago

    Immunoengineering

  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
    Nano and Micro Biosensing Technologies for Disease Diagnosis and Monitoring

    Moderator: Caroline Jones (she/her/hers) – The University of Texas at Dallas

    Moderator: Huiliang Wang, PhD – Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

    Nano and Micro Technologies

  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
    New Tools and Applications in Biomechanics

    Moderator: Jun Liao – University of Texas at Arlington

    Moderator: Karen May Newman

    Biomechanics

  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
    Other/Non-Specified Biomaterials

    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: Bethany Almeida, PhD (she/her/hers) – Clarkson University

    Moderator: Isha Mutreja, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota

    Biomaterials

  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
    Point of Care Devices and Biosensors - Session 1

    Moderator: Seunghyun Kim – Baylor University

    Moderator: Catherine E. Majors, PhD (she/her/hers) – Northwestern University

    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics

  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
    Traumatic Brain or Spinal Cord Injury

    Keynote Speaker: Brittany Coats, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Utah

    Moderator: Jacob McPherson

    Moderator: Olga Liaudanskaya, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Cincinnati

    Moderator: Mark Begonia – Virginia Tech Helmet Lab

    Neural Engineering