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Physics and Chemistry of Microfluidics

Gordon Research Conference

Microscale Systems Spanning Physical Phenomena to Biological Applications

June 1 - 6, 2025

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Vice Chairs

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Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco

Via Giovanni Pascoli

Lucca (Barga), Lucca, Italy

Venue and Travel Information

Application Information

Applications for this meeting must be submitted by May 4, 2025. Please apply early, as some meetings become oversubscribed (full) before this deadline. If the meeting is oversubscribed, it will be stated here. Note: Applications for oversubscribed meetings will only be considered by the conference chair if more seats become available due to cancellations.

Conference Description

The Physics and Chemistry of Microfluidics GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field.

Related Meeting

This GRC will be held in conjunction with the "Physics and Chemistry of Microfluidics" Gordon Research Seminar (GRS). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRS in addition to an application for the GRC. Refer to the associated GRS program page for more information.

Conference Program

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: Microscale Diagnostics in Cancer Research Discussion Leader:
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm	"Bringing Microfluidics into the Clinic: Lessons from COVID19 and Cancer"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm	Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm	"Single Biomarker Profiling for Medical Diagnostics"
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm	Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:15 pm	"Microfluidic Formation, Manufacture and Assembly of Lab on a Particle Systems"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Microscale Molecular Biology and Imaging Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:20 am	"Imaging Flowing Cells in 3D with Point-Spread-Function Engineering"
9:20 am - 9:30 am	Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am	"Ultra High Throughput Screening with Droplet Microfluidics"
9:50 am - 10:00 am	Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am	"Bottom-Up Engineering of Synthetic Cells and Biomembranes Using Microfluidics"
10:20 am - 10:30 am	Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am	Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:10 am	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:10 am - 11:15 am	Discussion
11:15 am - 11:25 am	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:25 am - 11:30 am	Discussion
11:30 am - 11:50 am	"Measuring Single-Cell Biology Using Microfluidic Precision"
11:50 am - 12:00 pm	Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm	Poster Previews
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. Organizers: and
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm	Single-Cell Transcriptomics and High-Throughput, Time-Resolved Microfluidics Discussion Leader:
6:00 pm - 6:20 pm	"Innovations in Microfluidic Electroporation for Cell and EV Engineering"
6:20 pm - 6:30 pm	Discussion
6:30 pm - 6:50 pm	"Biological Discovery: Translating Microfluidics into Practice"
6:50 pm - 7:00 pm	Discussion
7:00 pm - 7:20 pm	"Single-Cell Mechano Sequencing"
7:20 pm - 7:30 pm	Discussion
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm	"Advancing Biology by Directly Interconnecting Robotic Images of Cells to their Single Cell Transcriptomes (IRIS)"
7:50 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	AI, Automation, and Computational Microfluidics Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:20 am	"Building Advanced In Vitro Models to Study Neuroinflammation in Retinal Diseases"
9:20 am - 9:30 am	Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am	"Advanced Sensing and Therapeutic Technologies for Healthcare Automation"
9:50 am - 10:00 am	Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am	"Passive Microfluidic Operations via Control of Viscoelastic Instabilities"
10:20 am - 10:30 am	Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am	Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am	"Integrating On-Chip Neuron Recordings and Transcriptomics to Reveal Chemical Sensors in C. Elegans through AI and Data Mining"
11:20 am - 11:30 am	Discussion
11:30 am - 11:50 am	"Data-Informed Cytometry and Droplet Microfluidics"
11:50 am - 12:00 pm	Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm	"Making Sensing of Label-Free Optofluidic Single-Cell Imaging"
12:20 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	Bacteria and Microbes Discussion Leader:
6:00 pm - 6:20 pm	"Bacterial Individuality in Stressful Environments"
6:20 pm - 6:30 pm	Discussion
6:30 pm - 6:50 pm	"Parallel Droplet Processing for Drug Discovery, Genomics, and Microbiomes"
6:50 pm - 7:00 pm	Discussion
7:00 pm - 7:20 pm	"Microfluidic Tools to Probe the Life Cycle of Oomycete Pathogens"
7:20 pm - 7:30 pm	Discussion
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm	"Droplet-Digital Microfluidics for Microbial Applications"
7:50 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	Microfluidics for Point-of-Care and Precision Health Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:20 am	"Engineering Fit-for-Purpose Affinity Reagents for Rapid Diagnostic Tests"
9:20 am - 9:30 am	Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am	"Air-Gap Paper Analytical Devices"
9:50 am - 10:00 am	Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am	"Real-Time Monitoring of Chemical Biomarkers in Brain Disorders"
10:20 am - 10:30 am	Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am	Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am	"Wearable and Point-of-Care Devices for Women’s Health Needs"
11:20 am - 11:30 am	Discussion
11:30 am - 11:50 am	"High-Throughput Single-Cell DNA and Protein Sequencing of the HIV Reservoir"
11:50 am - 12:00 pm	Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm	"Enzyme Activity Assays and Minimally Instrumented Devices for Real Time Measurement of Medication Levels"
12:20 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	Paradigms in Diagnostics and Therapeutics Discussion Leader:
6:00 pm - 6:20 pm	"Multi-Scale Modeling of Environmental Modulation in Multicellular Systems"
6:20 pm - 6:30 pm	Discussion
6:30 pm - 6:50 pm	"Plasmonic Enhanced Optofluidic Interrogation in Diagnostics and Health Monitoring"
6:50 pm - 7:00 pm	Discussion
7:00 pm - 7:20 pm	"Bioengineering Scalability and Stability of Bacteriophage Antimicrobials"
7:20 pm - 7:30 pm	Discussion
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm	"Participant-Centric Sampling Tools for At-Home Blood and Saliva Collection: Probing Personalized Longitudinal Responses"
7:50 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	Organoids to Tissues on a Chip Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:20 am	"Neurovascular in Vitro Models - Towards Disease Representation"
9:20 am - 9:30 am	Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am	"It Takes Two to Print: Microfluidic-Assisted 3D Bioprinting for the Functional Assembly of Human Tissues"
9:50 am - 10:00 am	Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am	"Millifluidic Technologies to Grow and Culture Organoids"
10:20 am - 10:30 am	Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am	Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am	"Organs-on-a-Chip: A New Tool for Studying Human Physiology"
11:20 am - 11:30 am	Discussion
11:30 am - 11:50 am	"Cell-Cell Interactions in 3D Cultures Studied in Microfluidic Droplets"
11:50 am - 12:00 pm	Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm	"Engineering Hearts-on-a-Chip with Vascularization and Innate Immunity"
12:20 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	Keynote Session: Single-Cell Mammalian Biology Discussion Leader:
6:00 pm - 6:20 pm	"Precision Measurements with Double Emulsion and Single Virus Genomics"
6:20 pm - 6:30 pm	Discussion
6:30 pm - 6:50 pm	"From Flow Cytometry to Flow Zoometry: A Paradigm Shift in High-Throughput Screening"
6:50 pm - 7:00 pm	Discussion
7:00 pm - 7:40 pm	"Designing Functional Microdevices for Biomedical Research and Clinical Applications"
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm	Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Dinner
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am	Departure

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Diversity Funding

Financial assistance is available for qualified applicants through the GRC Carl Storm Underrepresented Minority Fellowship Program. This program provides a grant to underrepresented minority graduate students, postdocs, faculty and scientists to help fund their attendance at their first GRC meeting. Learn more.

Registration Fees

Conferee Single Room:

$1,610.00

Conferee Shared Room:

$1,325.00

Conferee Off-Site:

$915.00

Guest Single Room:

$1,420.00

Guest Shared Room:

$1,135.00

Guest Off-Site:

$725.00

Child 4-12 yrs Shared Room:

$568.00

Child 4-12 yrs Off-Site:

$363.00

Child Under 4 yrs Shared Room:

Free

Child Under 4 yrs Off-Site:

Free

Bus Arriving:

$62.00

Bus Departing:

$62.00

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