Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: Biomaterials for Global Impact
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:25 pm
"Injectable Immunomodulating Therapy for Early Stage Breast Cancer"
8:25 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:15 pm
"Biomaterials from Human Origin"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:55 am
"Engineering Biomaterials for Translational Immunotherapy"
9:55 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:50 am
Coffee Break
10:50 am - 11:25 am
"Delivery of Mitochondria via Extracellular Vesicles: Expanding the Horizons of Drug Delivery"
11:25 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:15 pm
"Lipid Nanoparticles for Overcoming Biological Barriers to mRNA Delivery"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hour™
The GRC Power Hour™ is designed to address the interests and needs of all scientists and the challenges they face in their careers. Specifically, the program promotes meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages about barriers to career advancement and strategies to support the professional growth of all members of the community. The GRC Power Hour™ is open to all conference participants.
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Biomaterials for Regeneration
6:00 pm - 6:15 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:15 pm - 6:50 pm
"Functional Biomaterials for Tissue Regeneration"
6:50 pm - 7:10 pm
Discussion
7:10 pm - 7:45 pm
"Proteolytic Remodeling of Natural and Synthetic Biomaterials"
7:45 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:50 am
"Engineer CAR-Neutrophils for Targeted Cancer Treatment"
9:50 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:15 am
"Multidimensional Immunoengineering Approaches to Enhance Cancer Immunotherapy"
11:15 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 12:10 pm
"Engineering an Orthogonal Growth Factor Pathway for Safe and Effective Bone Regeneration"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Biomaterials for Women’s Health and Reproductive Health
6:00 pm - 6:10 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:10 pm - 6:50 pm
"Biomaterial Strategies to Improve Efficacy and Specificity of Breast Cancer Immunotherapies"
6:50 pm - 7:05 pm
Discussion
7:05 pm - 7:45 pm
"Biomimetic Matrices for Modeling The Uterus in Trophoblast Invasion"
7:45 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:55 am
"Translational Regenerative Engineering: From Convergence Research to Pro-Regenerative Medical Products"
9:55 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:50 am
Coffee Break
10:50 am - 11:25 am
"Harnessing Biomaterials to Design and Translate Immunotherapies"
11:25 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:15 pm
"Bioengineering Cell-Based Therapeutics from Bench Side to Bedside"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Nonpolymeric Biomaterials
6:00 pm - 6:10 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:10 pm - 6:50 pm
"Engineering Selectivity and Boosting Sensitivity with Multivalent Biomaterials"
6:50 pm - 7:05 pm
Discussion
7:05 pm - 7:45 pm
"Resorbable Biometals: Opportunities, Trends, and Challenges"
7:45 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:55 am
"Biologically Inspired Tissue Engineering"
9:55 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:50 am
Coffee Break
10:50 am - 11:25 am
"Leveraging Functional Biomaterials for Engineering Biological 3D Tissue"
11:25 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:15 pm
"3D Printing Human Organoids and Organs"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Early Career Investigator Presentations
6:00 pm - 6:20 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
6:20 pm - 6:25 pm
Discussion
6:25 pm - 6:45 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
6:45 pm - 6:50 pm
Discussion
6:50 pm - 7:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
7:10 pm - 7:15 pm
Discussion
7:15 pm - 7:35 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
7:35 pm - 7:40 pm
Discussion
7:40 pm - 7:55 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure