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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: 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: 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