Saturday
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Probing Understudied Biological Phenomena in Engineered Microenvironments
Discussion Leaders: Tailynn McCarty (UMASS Amherst, United States) and Nate Richbourg (University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States)
3:45 pm - 3:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
3:50 pm - 4:05 pm
Karen Mancera Azamar (University of Florida, United States)
"Bacteroides Species-Mediated Enzymatic Degradation of Extracellular Matrix Components"
4:05 pm - 4:10 pm
Discussion
4:10 pm - 4:25 pm
Despina Pavlidis (University of Michigan, United States)
"Developing a Microporous Annealed Particle Hydrogel to Promote Revascularization of Human Ovarian Tissue and Restoration of Ovarian Function"
4:25 pm - 4:30 pm
Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Modeling Tissue Heterogeneity in Engineered Microenvironments
Discussion Leaders: Marisa Pacheco (University of Florida, United States) and Junzhe Lou (Harvard University, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 7:55 pm
Abhishek Sharma (University of California, Santa Barbara, United States)
"Extracellular Matrix Cues Combine to Generate Diverse Phenotypes During Breast Cancer Progression"
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm
Kylie Persson (Cornell University, United States)
"Mineralized Collagen Alters Osteoclast Differentiation to Mediate Tumor Cell Invasion"
8:20 pm - 8:25 pm
Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:45 pm
Matthew Tan (University of Michigan, United States)
"Engineering Tools to Probe Nascent Matrix Mechanical Regulation"
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:10 pm
Harini Rajendiran (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
"Bioengineering Intrahepatic Bile Duct Tubulogenesis from hIPSC Using Ligand-Bound Colloidal Scaffolds"
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Strategies for Tissue and Disease Modeling
Discussion Leaders: Yuyao Kuang (University of California Irvine, United States) and Marissa Gionet-Gonzales (UC Santa Barbara, United States)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:25 am
Adeel Ahmed (University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States)
"A Patient-Specific, Head and Neck Cancer Microphysiological System For Personalized Medicine"
9:25 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
Michelle Huang (Stanford University, United States)
"Matrix Stress Relaxation Regulates Neural Maturation and Morphogenesis"
9:50 am - 9:55 am
Discussion
9:55 am - 10:15 am
Anish Vasan (Boston University, United States)
"Senescent-Associated Extracellular Matrix Production and Delayed Wound Healing by Senescent Dermal Fibroblasts"
10:15 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:40 am
Lorenza Garau Paganella (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
"Variations in Fluid Chemical Potential Induce Fibroblast Mechano-response in 3D Hydrogels"
10:40 am - 10:45 am
Discussion
10:45 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: Diverse Career Paths
Discussion Leader: Samantha Zambuto (Washington University in St Louis, United States)
1:30 pm - 1:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
1:35 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel Discussion
Diverse Career Paths
Claudia Fischbach (Cornell University, United States)
Christine-Maria Horejs (Nature Reviews Bioengineering, Germany)
Aritra Nath Kundu (United Therapeutics, United States)
Jordan Miller (Advanced R&D, United States)
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Complete the GRS Evaluation Forms; Election of Future Chair(s)
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes