Program and Agenda
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*Please note this is not the full program & agenda. Additional details coming soon.
Friday, January 3, 2025
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7:00 – 8:00 AM |
Breakfast |
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8:00 – 8:15 AM |
Welcoming Remarks (Conference Co-Chairs) |
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8:15 – 10:00 AM |
Session 1: Advances in Regenerative Medicine |
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8:15 – 8:55 AM |
Keynote Speaker Guillermo Ameer (Northwestern University): Modulating tissue and organ regeneration via microtopography engineering |
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8:55 – 9:10 AM |
Oral abstract presentation |
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9:10 – 9:25 AM |
Oral abstract presentation |
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9:25 – 9:40 AM |
Oral abstract presentation |
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9:40 – 9:55 AM |
Rising Star Faculty Award presentation |
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9:55 – 10:00 AM |
Lightning talk |
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10:00 – 10:30 AM |
Coffee Break + Exhibit Hall Viewing
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10:30 – 12:30 AM |
Session 2: Translational Applications of Regenerative Medicine |
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10:30 – 11:10 AM |
Keynote Speaker Karen Christman (UCSD): Design and Translation of Decellularized Extracellular Matrix Biomaterials |
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11:10 – 11:25 AM |
Oral abstract presentation |
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11:25 – 11:40 AM |
Oral abstract presentation |
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11:40 – 11:55 AM |
Rising Star Faculty Award presentation |
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11:55 AM – 12:15 PM |
Rising Star Faculty Award presentation |
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12:15 – 12:20 PM |
Lightning talk |
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12:20 – 12:25 PM |
Lightning talk |
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12:25 – 12:30 PM |
Lightning talk |
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12:30 – 2:00 PM |
Lunch on your own |
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12:30 – 2:00 PM |
Meet the Leaders Lunch for Rising Stars and Travel Awardees (Or lunch on your own) |
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2:00 – 3:00 PM |
Panel Discussion on Careers in Biomedical Engineering |
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4:30 – 6:00 PM |
CMBE Council Meeting (by invitation only) |
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4:30 – 6:00 PM |
Poster Session 1 |
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5:30 – 6:30 PM |
Welcome Reception |
Saturday, January 4, 2025
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7:00 – 8:00 AM |
Breakfast |
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8:00 – 10:00 AM |
Session 3: Engineering Cellular and Tissue Rejuvenation |
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8:00 – 8:40 AM |
Keynote Speaker Thomas Rando (UCLA): Pathways to Rejuvenation of Adult Stem Cells |
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8:40 – 8:55 AM |
Oral abstract presentation |
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8:55 – 9:10 AM |
Oral abstract presentation |
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9:10 – 9:25 AM |
Oral abstract presentation |
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9:25 – 9:40 AM |
Oral abstract presentation |
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9:40 – 9:55 AM |
Rising Star Faculty Award presentation |
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9:55 – 10:00 AM |
Lightning talk |
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10:00 – 10:30 AM |
Coffee break + exhibit hall |
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10:30 AM – 12:30 PM |
Session 4: Advanced Biomaterials for Immunomodulation and Drug Delivery |
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10:30 – 11:10 AM |
Keynote Speaker Tejal Desai (Brown University): Tuning the "Structure" of Biomaterials: Implications for Cell-Based Therapy and Drug Delivery |
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11:10 – 11:25 AM |
Oral abstract presentation |
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11:25 – 11:40 AM |
Oral abstract presentation |
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11:40 – 11:55 AM |
Rising Star Faculty Award presentation |
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11:55 AM – 12:15 PM |
Rising Star Faculty Award presentation |
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12:15 – 12:20 PM |
Lightning talk |
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12:20 – 12:25 PM |
Lightning talk |
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12:25 – 12:30 PM |
Lightning talk |
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12:30 – 2:00 PM |
Industry sponsored lunch or demo (or lunch on your own) |
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2:00 – 3:00 PM |
Workshop Transitioning to Product Development |
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4:30 – 6:00 PM |
Poster Session 2 |
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6:00 – 7:30 PM |
Gala Dinner Shu Chien Achievement Award talk |
Sunday, January 5, 2025
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7:00 – 8:00 AM |
Breakfast |
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8:00 – 10:00 AM |
Session 5: Advancing Mechanomedicine |
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8:00 – 8:40 AM |
Keynote Speaker Konstantinos Konstantopoulos (Johns Hopkins University): The interplay of substrate stiffness and fluid viscosity in breast cancer cell dissemination |
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8:40 – 8:55 AM |
Oral abstract presentation |
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8:55 – 9:10 AM |
Oral abstract presentation |
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9:10 – 9:25 AM |
Oral abstract presentation |
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9:25 – 9:40 AM |
Oral abstract presentation |
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9:40 – 9:55 AM |
Rising Star Faculty Award presentation |
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9:55 – 10:00 AM |
Lightning talk |
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10:00 – 10:30 AM |
Coffee break + exhibit hall |
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10:30 AM – 12:30 PM |
Session 6: Mechanobiology of Rejuvenation |
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10:30 – 11:10 AM |
Keynote Speaker Rong Li (National University of Singapore): Cytoplasmic Dynamics and Mechanics in the Maturation and Aging of Mammalian Oocytes |
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11:10 – 11:25 AM |
Oral abstract presentation |
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11:25 – 11:40 AM |
Oral abstract presentation |
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11:40 – 11:55 AM |
Rising Star Faculty Award presentation |
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11:55 AM – 12:15 PM |
Rising Star Faculty Award presentation |
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12:15 – 12:20 PM |
Lightning talk |
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12:20 – 12:25 PM |
Lightning talk |
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12:25 – 12:30 PM |
Lightning talk |
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12:30 – 2:00 PM |
Industry sponsored lunch or demo (or lunch on your own) |
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2:00 – 3:00 PM |
Workshop Meet the Program Officers |
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2:00 – 2:30 PM |
CIRM grant funding opportunities in mechanomedicine |
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2:30 – 2:45 PM |
NIH grant funding opportunities in mechanomedicine |
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2:45 – 3:00 PM |
NSF grant funding opportunities in mechanobiology |
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4:30 – 6:00 PM |
Poster Session 3 |
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6:00 – 7:30 PM |
Service Recognition Reception and Networking (Christopher Jacobs Award For Excellence in Leadership talk) |
Monday, January 6, 2025
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7:00 – 8:00 AM |
Breakfast |
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8:00 – 8:40 AM |
Momentum Award Lecture |
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8:40 – 10:00 AM |
Session 7: Emerging Technologies in Cell and Molecular Bioengineering |
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8:40 – 9:20 AM |
Keynote Speaker Kun Zhang (UCSD): Dissecting Kidney Injuries and Repairs with Single-Cell Technologies |
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9:20 – 9:35 AM |
Oral abstract presentation |
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9:35 – 9:50 AM |
Oral abstract presentation |
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9:50 – 9:55 AM |
Lightning talk |
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9:55 – 10:00 AM |
Lightning talk |
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10:00 – 10:30 AM |
Networking Coffee Break |
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10:30 – 11:30 AM |
Session 8: Commercialization Considerations and Translation (Panel Discussion) |
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11:30 AM – 12:00 PM |
Award ceremony and conclusion |
NIH Funding Acknowledgement:
Funding for this conference was made possible (in part) by award 1R13EB035466 from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the NIH; nor does mention by trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.