Saturday
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
Keynote Session: Molecular Interactions and Reactions between Cells and Biointerfaces
Discussion Leader: Saehyun Choi (University of California, Berkeley, United States)
3:15 pm - 3:45 pm
Morgan Alexander (University of Nottingham, United Kingdom)
"Molecular Characterization of Cells and Bio-Interfaces using SIMS: Elucidating the Foreign Body Reaction"
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Discussion
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Poster Session
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Chemistry and Physics of Self-Assembled Materials for Biointerface Science
Discussion Leaders: Giovanni Bovone (Harvard SEAS, United States) and Emily Xi Tan (Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore)
5:30 pm - 5:45 pm
Sarah Speed (Institut für Polymerforschung, Germany)
"Programmable Binding and Separation of Biomolecules by Reversibly Crosslinked DNA-Functionalized Polymers"
5:45 pm - 5:50 pm
Discussion
5:50 pm - 6:05 pm
Krishna Gupta (Leibniz Institute for Polymer Research, Dresden, Germany)
"A Leakage-Tolerant DNA Reaction Cascade for Modular Detection of Nucleic Acids"
6:05 pm - 6:10 pm
Discussion
6:10 pm - 6:25 pm
Viviana Maffeis (University of Basel , Switzerland)
"Catalytic Nanocompartments: Orchestrating Artificial Cellular Signaling Cascades"
6:25 pm - 6:30 pm
Discussion
6:30 pm - 6:45 pm
Dario Cecchi (Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies - Pisa, Italy)
"How Does the Oil Influence the Formation of GUVs by the Droplet Transfer Method?"
6:45 pm - 6:50 pm
Discussion
6:50 pm - 7:05 pm
David Johnson (University of Southern California, United States)
"Synergy Between the Structured and Disordered Regions of Alpha-Synuclein In Membrane Remodeling"
7:05 pm - 7:10 pm
Discussion
7:10 pm - 7:30 pm
General Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Interfaces and Compartments in Cellular and In-Vivo Systems
Discussion Leaders: Viviana Maffeis (University of Basel , Switzerland) and Ruofei Wang (The Pennsylvania State University, United States)
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Aida Lopez Ruiz (University of Delaware, United States)
"Production of Cell Therapies: Hydrogel Coated Membranes to Activate and Transduce T Cells"
9:15 am - 9:20 am
Discussion
9:20 am - 9:35 am
Yu-Hsuan Peng (Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e. V., Germany)
"Dynamic Matrices with DNA-Encoded Viscoelasticity for Advanced Biomechanics Studies in 3D Cell Culture"
9:35 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:55 am
Carmen M. Dominguez (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany)
"Exploring Receptor Clustering Effects on Cellular Behaviour"
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:15 am
Nergishan Iyisan (Technische Universitat Muenchen, Germany)
"3D-PRESS: Pressure Regulated Mechanical Stimulation of Single Stem Cells"
10:15 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:35 am
Juan Ivars (Imperial College London, United Kingdom)
"Interfacing Cells with Artificial Lipid-based Compartments for Enhanced Bionic Actuation"
10:35 am - 10:40 am
Discussion
10:40 am - 11:00 am
General Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Mentorship Component: Careers in Academia and Industry
Discussion Leader: Silvia Holler (Università degli Studi di Trento, Italy)
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel Discussion
Journeys as a Scientist in Academia and Industry
Katharina Maniura (Empa, Switzerland)
Martin Hanczyc (University of Trento, Italy)
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Complete the GRS Evaluation Forms; Election of Future Chair(s)
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes