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  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    8:30 AM – 10:00 AM EST
    Cell mechanics I
    Location: Room 301
    Session Chair: Samhita P. Banavar, PhD (she/her/hers) – Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
    Sponsored By 
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    8:30 AM – 10:00 AM EST
    Engineering cell function
    Location: Room 302
    Session Chair: Nisha Iyer, PhD (she/her/hers) – Tufts University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
    Sponsored By 
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    8:30 AM – 8:45 AM EST
    Energetic efficiency of cell contractility is driven by the mechanics of the microenvironment
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Wenjun Wang, PhD (she/her/hers) – Harvard university
    Co-Author: Curtis T. Schunk, MS (he/him/his) – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Lindsey N. Sabo – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Paul V. Taufalele – Vanderbilt University
    Primary Investigator: Cynthia A. Reinhart-King, PhD – Rice University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    8:30 AM – 8:45 AM EST
    Engineering of Cyborg Mammalian Cells as Therapeutic Materials
    Location: Room 302
    Presenting Author: Luis Eduardo Contreras-Llano, PhD – University of California, Davis
    Co-Author: Jared Lee-Kin, MS (he/him/his) – UC Davis
    Last Author: Aijun Wang, PhD (he/him/his) – University of California, Davis
    Primary Investigator: Cheemeng Tan, PhD – University of California, Davis
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    8:45 AM – 9:00 AM EST
    Mechanical forces and smooth muscle differentiation in the developing lung
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Samhita P. Banavar, PhD (she/her/hers) – Princeton University
    Co-Author: Jake J. Klimek (he/him/his) – Duke University
    Co-Author: Eric Fowler, PhD – Princeton University
    Co-Author: Anna B. Liu – Princeton University
    Primary Investigator: Celeste M. Nelson, PhD (she/her/hers) – Princeton University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    8:45 AM – 9:00 AM EST
    Nanotechnology-driven Direct Cell Reprogramming Therapies Induce Memory Improvement and Reduction of Neuropathological Burden in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease
    Location: Room 302
    Presenting Author: Diego Alzate, PhD – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Jon P. Stranan, MS (he/him/his) – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: María Rincon-Benavides – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Sydney Ripsky – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: McKayla Hagan – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Tracy Nguyen – The Ohio State University
    Last Author: Natalia Higuita-Castro, Dr. (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University
    Primary Investigator: Daniel Gallego-Perez, Dr. (he/him/his) – The Ohio State University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    9:00 AM – 9:15 AM EST
    Nuclear mechanics of intestinal cells determine cellular composition in 3D tissue models and in vivo
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Kaustav Bera, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Colorado Boulder
    Co-Author: Delaney McNally – University of Colorado Boulder
    Co-Author: F. Max Yavitt, PhD – University of Otago
    Co-Author: Peter Dempsey, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
    Last Author: Kristi S. Anseth – University of Colorado Boulder
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    9:00 AM – 9:15 AM EST
    Programmable protease circuits in human cells
    Location: Room 302
    Presenting Author: Medel B. Lim Suan, Jr. (he/him/his) – The University of Texas at Dallas
    Co-Author: Zain Syed – The University of Texas at Dallas
    Co-Author: Ajay Tunikipati – The University of Texas at Dallas
    Co-Author: Rodrigo raposo – The University of Texas at Dallas
    Co-Author: Jaimahesh Nagineni – The University of Texas at Dallas
    Co-Author: Jaideep Kaur (she/her/hers) – The University of Texas at Dallas
    Co-Author: Cheyenne Ziegler – The University of Texas at Dallas
    Co-Author: Faruck Morcos – The University of Texas at Dallas
    Primary Investigator: P. C. Dave P. Dingal, PhD (he/him/his) – The University of Texas at Dallas
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    9:15 AM – 9:30 AM EST
    Programmable Protein Degradation with Language Model-Derived Peptide Guides
    Location: Room 302
    Presenting Author: Divya Srijay – Duke University
    Co-Author: Lauren Hong (she/her/hers) – Duke University
    Co-Author: Tian Z. Wang (he/him/his) – Duke University
    Co-Author: LIN ZHAO – Duke University
    Co-Author: Rio Watson, BS, MS – Duke University
    Co-Author: Sophia Vincoff (she/her/hers) – Duke University
    Co-Author: Tianlai Chen, MS (he/him/his) – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Pranam Chatterjee – Duke University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    9:15 AM – 9:30 AM EST
    Prolonged Exposure to Elevated Hydrostatic Pressure diminishes cell mechanosensitivity
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Ayuba Akinpelu, BEng (he/him/his) – Auburn University
    Co-Author: Farnaz Hemmati – Auburn University
    Co-Author: Farshad Amiri, PhD – Auburn University
    Co-Author: Abby Weaver – Auburn University
    Primary Investigator: Panagiotis Mistriotis, PhD – Auburn University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    9:30 AM – 9:45 AM EST
    3D Traction Force Microscopy inside Compliant Confining Microchannels
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Sanjiban Nath (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Alice Amitrano – Johns Hopkins University
    Primary Investigator: Konstantinos Konstantopoulos, PhD (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    9:30 AM – 9:45 AM EST
    Programmable Protein Stabilization with Language Model-Derived Peptide Guides
    Location: Room 302
    Presenting Author: Lauren Hong (she/her/hers) – Duke University
    Co-Author: Divya Srijay – Duke University
    Co-Author: Tian Z. Wang (he/him/his) – Duke University
    Co-Author: Sophia Vincoff (she/her/hers) – Duke University
    Co-Author: Tianlai Chen, MS (he/him/his) – Duke University
    Co-Author: LIN ZHAO – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Pranam Chatterjee – Duke University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    9:45 AM – 10:00 AM EST
    Actin Binding Site Mutations in Talin Regulate Cell Spreading and Force, but do Not Prevent YAP Activation
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Chaitanya Vibhute (he/him/his) – Florida State University
    Co-Author: Christian Suastegui – Florida State University
    Primary Investigator: Tristan Driscoll, PhD (he/him/his) – Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Florida State University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    9:45 AM – 10:00 AM EST
    Amyloid β-responsive cells as a therapy in Alzheimer’s Disease
    Location: Room 302
    Presenting Author: Madeline R. Spetz (she/her/hers) – Brunger lab, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Dylan J. Conger (he/him/his) – Brunger Lab, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Hyosung Kim – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Matthew S. Schrag – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Ethan S. Lippmann, PhD – Vanderbilt University
    Primary Investigator: Jonathan Brunger, PhD – Vanderbilt University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering - Poster Session A
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
    Sponsored By 
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster V1 - Building Predictive Models of Stem Cell Fate From Curvature-Induced Cytoskeletal Changes
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Elizabeth Byers (she/her/hers) – The Pennsylvania State University
    Primary Investigator: Justin L. Brown, PhD (he/him/his) – The Pennsylvania State University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster H16 - A Specific GSK-3 Inhibitor Attenuates Interferon-gamma Induced CXCL10 Expression by Keratinocytes
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Katie Wilkins (she/her/hers) – Ohio University
    Co-Author: Michael J. Hogrell (he/him/his) – Ohio University Russ College of Engineering and Technology
    Co-Author: Lydia E. Belinski (she/her/hers) – Ohio University Russ College of Engineering and Technology
    Co-Author: Julianna Watrobski (she/her/hers) – Ohio University Russ College of Engineering and Technology
    Co-Author: Mason Thomas (he/him/his) – Ohio University
    Co-Author: Stephen C. Bergmeier – Ohio University College of Arts and Sciences
    Co-Author: Kelly D. McCall, PhD (she/her/hers) – Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Douglas J. Goetz, PhD – Ohio University Russ College of Engineering and Technology
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster I2 - Chondrogenesis of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Aggregates is Influenced by the Dynamism of Chondrogenic Factors
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Jillian S. Seikaly – University of Alberta
    Last Author: Adetola Adesida, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Alberta
    Co-Author: Zhiyao Ma – University of Alberta
    Co-Author: Gordon A. Seikaly, Undergraduate (he/him/his) – University of Alberta
    Co-Author: Aillette Mulet-Sierra, MSc (she/her/hers) – University of Alberta
    Co-Author: Melanie Kunze – University of Alberta
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster V2 - Challenges of Heterologous Plant Defense Receptor Expression in Yeast
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Samantha Schulte (she/her/hers) – Michigan State University
    Co-Author: Benedikt Dolgikh – Michigan State University
    Primary Investigator: Daniel Woldring – Michigan State University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster V3 - Characterization of Collagen Remodeling in HABP-instructed Endogenous HA Environments
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Vanessa Smith, B.S. (she/her/hers) – South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
    Last Author: Tugba Ozdemir, PhD (she/her/hers) – South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
    Co-Author: Steve Smith, PhD (he/him/his) – South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster H20 - Cas9-Mediated Gene Knockdown through Optimized Endosomal Escape of Polymeric Micelles
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Sierra Niskanen – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Lucian Williams (he/him/his) – Clemson University
    Co-Author: George Barbery – Clemson University
    Primary Investigator: Jessica Larsen, PhD – Clemson University Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster I4 - Creating an In Vitro Model of a Cerebral Blood Vessel to Study Endothelial Function
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Malik J. Hickman (he/him/his) – University of Virginia
    Presenting Author: Adasyn Hollinger – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Lauren G. Porter (she/her/hers) – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Remington Martinez – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Grace H. Ford (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Christopher B. Highley, PhD – University of Virginia
    Primary Investigator: Brian P. Helmke, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Virginia
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster V4 - Characterization of Protein-Protein Interactions using Ribosome Display Protein Array
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Kaylie Richard – University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
    Primary Investigator: Casim A. Sarkar, PhD – University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster V5 - Chemical Activation of Piezo1 and Combination Therapies Enhance TRAIL-induced Apoptosis in Glioblastoma
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Co-Author: Samantha Knoblauch – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Shanay Desai – Vanderbilt University
    Presenting Author: Abigail Fabiano – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Jenna Dombroski, PhD – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Nicole S. Sarna, BS, MS (she/her/hers) – Rice University
    Co-Author: Jacob Hope – Vanderbilt University
    Last Author: Charles Caskey, PhD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Primary Investigator: Michael King – Rice University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster H15 - A microfluidic device to quantify immune cell transmigration in the vasculature
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Gulimina Imran – New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Sahmet Ozda – New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Theresa Carlos (she/her/hers) – New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Ana Villanueva – New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Clara Ghaly – New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Subham Guin, MS (he/him/his) – New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Presenting Author: Alexander Buffone, Jr., PhD (he/him/his) – New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster I6 - Development of a Blood-Joint Transwell System to Investigate the Effect of High Blood Glucose Exposure in a Diabetic Osteoarthritis Model
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Kedar Krishnan – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Neeraj Sakhrani, MS (he/him/his) – Columbia University
    Primary Investigator: Clark Hung – Columbia University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster V6 - Coarse-grained modeling and simulation of multi-stranded RNA nanostars
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Justine Lim (she/her/hers) – University of California, Los Angeles
    Presenting Author: Pradnya Kadam (she/her/hers) – University of California, Los Angeles
    Co-Author: Mahdi Dizani, MSc – University of California, Los Angeles
    Last Author: Jaimie Marie Stewart, PhD – University of California, Los Angeles
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster I7 - Development of a Micro-scale Closed-Circuit Peristaltic Pumping System for Long-term Cell Growth Experiments in Microfluidic Channels
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Thomas Morris – Tulane University
    Last Author: Eiichiro Yamaguchi, PhD – Tulane University
    Primary Investigator: Gaver Donald, PhD (he/him/his) – Tulane University
    Co-Author: Mai J. Landry (she/her/hers) – Tulane University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster V7 - Collective Transitions from Orbiting to Matrix Invasion in 3D Multicellular Spheroids
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Jiwon Kim, PhD (she/her/hers) – Brown University
    Co-Author: Alex hruska – Brown University
    Co-Author: Hyuntae Jeong, PhD (he/him/his) – Brown University
    Co-Author: Alejandro Marzoratti – Brown University
    Primary Investigator: Ian Y. Wong, PhD (he/him/his) – Brown University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster V8 - Colonization of intestinal organoids by bacteria in a microfluidic device
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Primary Investigator: Abhinav Bhushan, PhD (he/him/his) – Illinois Institute of Technology
    Presenting Author: Ishita Dasgupta (she/her/hers) – Illinois Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Durga Prasad Rangineni (he/him/his) – Illinois Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Hasan Abdelsaid – Illinois Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: YIXIAO MA – Illinois Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Brennan Shapiro, MA (he/him/his) – Illinois Institute of Technology
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster H19 - Building Protease Sensors using FAST and HaloTag
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Emily R. Pan – University of California, San Diego
    Co-Author: Ryan Woloschuk, PhD – Howard Hughes Medical Institute
    Primary Investigator: Alison Tebo, PhD – Howard Hughes Medical Institute
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster I9 - DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-AFFINITY NANOBODIES FOR POINT OF CARE DIAGNOSTICS
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Amaris Huang (she/her/hers) – Duke University
    Co-Author: Joanna Peng – Harvard University
    Co-Author: Cassio Mendes Fontes, PhD (he/him/his) – Duke University
    Last Author: Ashutosh Chilkoti – Duke University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster V9 - Composition and sorting of polarized cell plasma membrane compartments
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Carolyn Shurer, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Kandice Levental – University of Virginia
    Last Author: Ilya Levental – University of Virginia
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster V10 - Comprehensive Identification of SUMOylated Sites of Essential Viral Protein through Engineered SUMO1/qFRET/MS Technology
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Jiayu Liao, PhD (he/him/his) – University of California, Riverside
    Co-Author: Runrui Dang (he/him/his) – University of California, Riverside (UCR)
    Co-Author: Quangqing Zhang – University of California
    Co-Author: Chuchu Liu (she/her/hers) – University of California
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster V11 - Conformational Changes in Bacteriorhodopsin Embedded Within a Purple Membrane on Adsorption to Graphene and PVA Surfaces
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Primary Investigator: Isaac Macwan, PhD – Fairfield University
    Presenting Author: Elia Haghbin (she/her/hers) – Fairfield University
    Presenting Author: Leslie Abbott – Fairfield University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster U12 - 2.5D Actuating Substrates Enable Decoupling the Mechanical and Biochemical Effects of Muscle Exercise on Motor Neurons
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Angel Bu, MS (he/him/his) – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Ritu Raman, PhD – MIT
    Co-Author: Seyedeh Ferdows Afghah, PhD – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Nicolas Castro, BS (he/him/his) – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Maheera Bawa (she/her/hers) – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Sonika Kohli
    Co-Author: Brandon Rios, MS (he/him/his) – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Vincent Butty
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster V12 - Conservation of Human ZNF865 Gene Function in Rat Genome
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Christian Lewis, MS (he/him/his) – University of Utah
    Primary Investigator: Robby Bowles – University of Utah
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster U13 - A microfluidic patterned endoderm tube model using human pluripotent stem cells
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Zhuowei Zhou – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Shiyu Sun, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Shuibing Chen, PhD – Weill Cornell Medicine,
    Primary Investigator: Jianping Fu, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Michigan
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster V13 - Construction of an Optimization System for Effective Mechanical Stimulation by in situ Predicted Cartilage Matrix Gene Expression
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Ryusei NAGATA, MS candidate – Doshisha University
    Co-Author: Yusuke MORITA – Doshisha University
    Co-Author: Haruka KOBAYASHI, MS candidate – Doshisha University
    Last Author: Koji YAMAMOTO – Doshisha University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster H14 - 2D Micropatterned Membrane for Studying Mechanotransduction in Striated Muscle
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Eitan Jentis – Cornell University
    Co-Author: Julie Heffler – Cornell University
    Primary Investigator: Jan Lammerding, PhD (he/him/his) – Cornell University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster U14 - A Novel Acoustic Levitation Device for YAP Mechanotransduction
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Co-Author: Luke Freyhof – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Co-Author: Brandon Riehl, MS (he/him/his) – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Co-Author: Eunju Kim – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Primary Investigator: Jung Yul Lim, PhD – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster V14 - Controlling Directional Cell Migration Decisions in Multi-cue Environments
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Ian Schneider, PhD – Iowa State University
    Co-Author: Azarnoosh Foroozandehfar, PhD (she/her/hers) – Iowa State University
    Co-Author: Fred Namanda – Iowa State University
    Co-Author: Gopal Niraula, PhD (he/him/his) – Iowa State University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster I5 - Determining the mechanism of myonuclear loss in skeletal muscle fibers with Lmna mutations
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Jun Ni – Cornell University
    Co-Author: Hind Zahr – Cornell University
    Primary Investigator: Jan Lammerding, PhD (he/him/his) – Cornell University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster U15 - A versatile method for patterning complex multi-oriented muscle architectures from mouse and human myoblasts
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Tamara Rossy, MSc, PhD (she/her/hers) – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Laura Schwendeman (she/her/hers) – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Last Author: Ritu Raman, PhD – MIT
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster H18 - Analysis of Scleral Macrophage Markers in a Mouse Glaucoma Model
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Maru Ando – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Shiraj Crowdhury – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Annie Mozzer – Johns Hopkins University Center for Nanomedicine
    Co-Author: Joe Gerald Jesu Raj – Johns Hopkins University Center for Nanomedicine
    Primary Investigator: Pitha Ian – Department of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins Medicine
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster U16 - Adaptive Cyclic Strain, that Increases or Decreases as Hierarchical Collagen Fibers Form, Does not Further Improve Maturation in Engineered Ligaments
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Leia Troop, BSE (All Pronouns) – VCU
    Primary Investigator: Jenny Puetzer, PhD (she/her/hers) – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster H17 - A universal DNA probe platform for long term single cell monitoring and analysis
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Erik Noyman (he/him/his) – University of Southern California
    Co-Author: Hao Zhou, PhD (he/him/his) – UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    Primary Investigator: Keyue Shen – USC
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster U17 - Aligned matrix architecture promotes directional protrusions through P-cadherin mediated matrix deformations in beginning stages of tubulogenesis
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Corinne Leonard (she/her/hers) – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Co-Author: Jesse Rolston – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Co-Author: Jessanne Lichtenberg (she/her/hers) – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Co-Author: Amanda Pearson (she/her/hers) – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Primary Investigator: Priscilla Hwang, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster I1 - Cell Barcoding for Pooled Screening in Multiplexed CD8+ T Cell Phenotyping
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Shelby Cherkas (she/her/hers) – Duke University
    Co-Author: Josie van de Klashorst (she/her/hers) – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: John Hickey, PhD – Duke University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster U18 - Antimicrobial Peptides Reduce Bacterial-Induced Subglottic Stenosis in Mice
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Matthew R. Aronson, BS (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Amrita Mehta – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Co-Author: Ryan M. Friedman (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Daniel Ghaderi – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Hoang Bui-Nguyen – Harvard Medical School
    Co-Author: Kendra McDaid – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Co-Author: Ian Jacobs – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Co-Author: Natasha Mirza – University of Pennsylvania
    Primary Investigator: Riccardo Gottardi, PhD – The University of Pennsylvania
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster I8 - Development of Acetylated LC3 for Characterization of SIRT1 Enzymatic Activity
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Rebecca Miller – Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
    Co-Author: Troy Krzysiak
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster I3 - Comprehensive Histological Evaluation of Murine Elastase Aneurysm Model for Long-Term In Vivo Analysis
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Kassidy Felsinger – University of Pittsburgh
    Co-Author: Keishi Kohyama, PhD., MD. (he/him/his) – University of Pittsburgh
    Co-Author: William R. Wagner, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Pittsburgh
    Primary Investigator: Seungil Kim, PhD – University of Pittsburgh
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster U20 - Basal CD44 / hyaluronic acid and shear stress dependent endothelial cell remodeling
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Zoe Vittum (she/her/hers) – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Primary Investigator: Solomon Mensah – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Co-Author: Udaya Rattan (she/her/hers) – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Co-Author: Jacqueline O'Donnell (she/her/hers) – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    1:15 PM – 2:45 PM EST
    Cell-matrix interactions
    Location: Room 301
    Session Chair: Bethany Almeida, PhD (she/her/hers) – Clarkson University
    Track Chair: Adetola Adesida, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Alberta
    Track Chair: Celeste M. Nelson, PhD (she/her/hers) – Princeton University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
    Sponsored By 
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    1:15 PM – 1:28 PM EST
    Collagen and Beyond: Human-Derived Biomaterials for Tissue Regeneration & Drug Discovery Applications
    Location: Room 301
    Invited Speaker: Mohammad Albanna, PhD – Humabiologics, Inc
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    1:28 PM – 1:41 PM EST
    Collagen structures of demineralized bone paper direct mineral metabolism
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Hyejin Yoon, PhD – University of Massachusetts Amherst
    Primary Investigator: Jungwoo Lee, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Massachusetts Amherst
    Co-Author: Yongkuk Park – University of Massachusetts Amherst
    Last Author: Jun-goo Kwak – University of Massachusetts Amherst
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    1:41 PM – 1:54 PM EST
    Leveraging Design of Experiments and Extracellular Matrix Coatings to Modulate Intestinal Fibroblast Activation In Vitro
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Zahra Mohammadalizadeh, PhD student (she/her/hers) – University of florida
    Co-Author: Tia Monjure (she/her/hers) – University of florida
    Co-Author: Jennifer Gongora Caruncho (she/her/hers) – University of florida
    Co-Author: Joshua ruley (he/him/his) – University of florida
    Co-Author: Kaitlin Fogg, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – Oregon State University
    Primary Investigator: Ana Maria Porras, PhD – University of Florida
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    1:54 PM – 2:07 PM EST
    Matrix invasion of leader cells and cancer-associated fibroblasts regulated by distinct functions of cellular protrusions and collagen remodeling
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Ye Lim Lee (she/her/hers) – University of Washington in St. Louis
    Primary Investigator: Amit Pathak, PhD – Washington University in St. Louis
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:07 PM – 2:20 PM EST
    Matrix Stiffness and Viscoelasticity Influence Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Immunomodulation
    Location: Room 301
    Co-Author: Sara Olsen – Clarkson University
    Co-Author: Rose Leader – Clarkson University
    Presenting Author: Bethany Almeida, PhD (she/her/hers) – Clarkson University
    Co-Author: Abigail Mortimer
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:20 PM – 2:33 PM EST
    Matrix viscoelasticity regulates osteogenesis through histone demethylases KDM4B and KDM6B.
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Ian Tayler – University of California, Santa Barbara
    Co-Author: Amy Zhu – University of California, Santa Barbara
    Primary Investigator: Ryan Stowers, PhD – University of California, Santa Barbara
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:33 PM – 2:45 PM EST
    Roles of Type V Collagen in the Mechanotransduction and Immunoresponses of Fibroblasts
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Neil Patel – Drexel University
    Co-Author: Thomas Li, MS (he/him/his) – Drexel University
    Co-Author: Bryan Kwok, PhD (he/him/his) – Drexel University
    Co-Author: Staci Kallish, DO – Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Kara Spiller, PhD – Drexel University
    Co-Author: Ryan Petrie, PhD – Drexel University
    Primary Investigator: Lin Han, PhD (he/him/his) – Drexel University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering - Poster Session B
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
    Sponsored By 
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster I1 - Engineering platforms to study BEST4+ cell differentiation
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Henry Fosnocht (he/him/his) – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Co-Author: Keith Breau (he/him/his) – Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Co-Author: Henry H. Taylor (he/him/his) – Magness Lab, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Co-Author: Joseph R. Burclaff, PhD (he/him/his) – Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University
    Primary Investigator: Scott Magness, Director, CGIBD Advanced Analytics Core (he/him/his) – Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, UNC-CH/NCSU, Department of Cell & Molecular Physiology
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster V3 - Engineering of genetically encoded blockers for calcium channels
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Syed Sher Ali Bukhari, Scientist (he/him/his) – Texas A&M University
    Co-Author: Xiaoxuan Liu (she/her/hers) – Texas A&M University
    Co-Author: Guolin Ma (he/him/his) – MD Anderson
    Primary Investigator: Yubin Zhou, PhD, MD (he/him/his) – Texas A&M University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster V2 - Electromagnetic Levitation and Sorting of Single Cells
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Malavika Ramarao (she/her/hers) – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Victor J. Gradilla, PhD – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Mehmet Unlu – Ozyegin University
    Primary Investigator: Naside Gozde Durmus, PhD – Stanford University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster H17 - Dynamic Modeling of the Acute Cigarette Exposure Induced Immune Response
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Oliver Trejo – Northeastern University, Massachusetts General Brigham Gene & Cell Therapy Institute
    Co-Author: Nicholas Micovic – Northeastern University
    Co-Author: Simone Sabnis – Northeastern University
    Co-Author: Jessica M. Oakes, PhD – Northeastern University
    Primary Investigator: Chiara Bellini, PhD (she/her/hers) – Northeastern University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster V4 - Estradiol influences epithelial cell actin and shape dynamics imaged with 3D lattice lightsheet microscopy
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Shohini Banerjee (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland
    Co-Author: Corey Herr – University of Maryland
    Primary Investigator: Wolfgang Losert – University of Maryland
    Last Author: Kimberly Stroka, PhD – University of Maryland
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster V13 - Immuno-Mechanical Regulation of Myeloid Cells
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Co-Author: Nghi Tran (she/her/hers) – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Yu-Chang Chen (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster I4 - Enhancing the Potency of anti-Biofilm Extracellular Vesicles
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Casey Byrne (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland, College Park
    Co-Author: Talia Solomon (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland
    Primary Investigator: Steven Jay, PhD – University of Maryland
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster V1 - Effect of Storage Time and Temperature on Aggregation of Alzheimer's Disease Amyloid-β Protein
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Amy Veihdeffer (she/her/hers) – University of South Carolina
    Co-Author: Shannon Depratter – University of South Carolina
    Primary Investigator: Melissa A. Moss, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of South Carolina
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster I9 - Fluid Shear Stress-Dependent Remodeling of Endothelial Cell Basal Hyaluronic Acid
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Jacqueline O'Donnell (she/her/hers) – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Co-Author: Udaya Rattan (she/her/hers) – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Co-Author: Zoe Vittum (she/her/hers) – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Primary Investigator: Solomon Mensah – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster I3 - Enhancing Expression of MMP-9 in Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Amplify Anti-Fibrotic Capacities to Treat Liver Fibrosis
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Sarang Han – University of Maryland - College Park
    Co-Author: Anjali Verma – University of Maryland, School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Shani Kamberi – University of Maryland, School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Kasra shirini – University of Maryland, School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Daniel Juan – University of Maryland, College Park
    Co-Author: Alexandra Max – University of Maryland, College Park
    Co-Author: Valeria Mas, PhD – Unversity of Maryland, School of Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Raphael Meier – University of Maryland, School of Medicine
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster V6 - Exploring the therapeutic potential of primed hMSC extracellular vesicles for biomaterials applications in interfacial tendon-to-bone rotator cuff repair
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Kyle B. Timmer, MS (he/him/his) – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Yuan Liu – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Hua Wang – University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
    Last Author: Brendan A.C Harley, Sc.D. (he/him/his) – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster I7 - Exploring the Effects of Environmental Variables on the Growth of opportunistic Bacteroides members.
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Marcos Javith (he/him/his) – University of Florida
    Co-Author: Karen Mancera Azamar (she/her/hers) – University of Florida
    Primary Investigator: Ana Maria Porras, PhD – University of Florida
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster V7 - Fluorescent protein-dominated shifts in the intracellular liquid-liquid phase separation dynamics of disordered proteins
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Kai A. Littlejohn, BS (she/her/hers) – Georgia Institute of Technology-Emory Univeristy
    Co-Author: Mariell Pascual – Emory University
    Co-Author: Xin Fang – Emory University
    Co-Author: Dakota Ellis – Mercer University
    Co-Author: Kevin Tao – Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Co-Author: Kyle R. Allison, PhD – Emory University
    Primary Investigator: Felipe Quiroz (he/him/his) – Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster I8 - Exploring the time and size dependent actin organization of cardiomyocytes at the single cell scale
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Lillian Hendrey – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Co-Author: Frank Peters – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Primary Investigator: Leo Wan, PhD – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute `
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster V10 - Hypoxia-driven glycolysis contributes to vascular permeability
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Ellie Johandes, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Eva Hall (she/her/hers) – University of Notre Dame
    Primary Investigator: Donny Hanjaya-Putra – University of Notre Dame
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster H18 - Effect of Fluid Shear Stress on Endothelial Cell Basal CD44
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Udaya Rattan (she/her/hers) – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Co-Author: Jacqueline O'Donnell (she/her/hers) – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Co-Author: Zoe Vittum (she/her/hers) – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Primary Investigator: Solomon Mensah – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster I2 - Engineering Probiotic Yeast for Anti-Inflammatory Modulation via IL-10 Therapy
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Christian N. Pile – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Cameron M. Kim, PhD (he/him/his) – Duke University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster V8 - Hybrid Differentiation Strategy to Efficiently Derive Region Specific Spinal Neurons
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Natalie A. Parker (she/her/hers) – Tufts University
    Primary Investigator: Nisha Iyer, PhD (she/her/hers) – Tufts University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster I11 - Identification of Nanobodies for the Observation of Synapse Structure
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Nathan Irvin (he/him/his) – West Virginia University
    Co-Author: Candis Dancy (she/her/hers) – West Virginia University
    Co-Author: Kaitlyn Heintzelman – West Virginia University
    Primary Investigator: Moriah Katt, PhD (she/her/hers) – West Virginia University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster V11 - Identifying the role of macrophages during human heart development in a stem cell-derived heart organoid
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Colin O'Hern – Michigan State University
    Primary Investigator: Aitor Aguirre, PhD – Michigan State University
    Co-Author: Sammie Caywood – Michigan State University
    Co-Author: Mia Dionise – Michigan State University
    Co-Author: Artem Kiselev – Michigan State University
    Co-Author: Sangbum Park – Michigan State University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster I12 - Impact of extracellular matrix protein coatings on Fibronectin synthesis and fibril assembly.
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Abigail Brooks – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Primary Investigator: Christopher Lemmon (he/him/his) – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Co-Author: Kristin Kim (she/her/hers) – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster U14 - Development of a point of care sample preparation-integrated vertical flow immunoassay for the detection of intracellular leukocyte proteins
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Ashkan Khanishayan, M.Sc. – University of Arizona
    Primary Investigator: Jerome Lacombe – UNIV OF ARIZONA
    Co-Author: Helen Turner – Columbia University
    Co-Author: Sally Amundson – Columbia University
    Presenting Author: Frederic Zenhausern – University of Arizona
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster V12 - Imaging Phagocytic Force Over Surface-bound Particles by Macrophages
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Subhankar Kundu, Doctor in Philosophy (he/him/his) – University of Cincinnati
    Co-Author: Kaushik Pal – IIT Tirupati
    Co-Author: Arghajit Pyne, PhD – Hoxworth Blood Center
    Primary Investigator: Xuefeng Wang, PhD – Hoxworth Center
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster I6 - Evaluation of Extracellular Vesicle and Mitochondria Supplemented Organ Storage Strategies Using Precision Cut Tissue Slices as a 3D Model
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Sophie Clarke (she/her/hers) – Carnegie Mellon University
    Primary Investigator: Phil Campbell – Carnegie Mellon University
    Co-Author: Bingda Li (he/him/his) – Carnegie Mellon University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster U13 - Development and Application of a Python-based Image Analysis Pipeline for Phenotypic Screening Reveals Reductions in Calcium Efflux from the Endoplasmic Reticulum Following Bclw Knockout
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Joy Franco, PhD (she/her/hers) – Harvard Medical School
    Last Author: Rosalind A. Segal, MD, PhD – Harvard Medical School
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster U12 - Deciphering CD4 Subtypes: Integrating Biophysical Signatures with Immunological Function
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Nico Macaluso – Johns Hopkins
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster V14 - In vitro cultivation techniques for modeling liver organogenesis, building assembloids, and designing synthetic tissues
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Co-Author: Alex Depczynski – University at Buffalo
    Co-Author: Deryn Ramsoomair – University at Buffalo
    Co-Author: Simran Kumar – University at Buffalo
    Co-Author: Helly Patel – University at Buffalo
    Co-Author: Lokprakash Aravindan – University at Buffalo
    Co-Author: Daniel Guiggey, MS – University at Buffalo
    Presenting Author: Natesh Parashurama, MD PhD – University at Buffalo
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster U15 - Development of an In Vitro Model of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Katherine Peters – Binghamton University
    Co-Author: Federico McCants – Upper Iowa University
    Co-Author: Sanat K. Dash (he/him/his) – Binghamton University
    Co-Author: Jacob Tanzman – BInghamton University
    Co-Author: Jennifer Hill – Guthrie Lourdes Hospital
    Co-Author: Claudia Marques, PHD (she/her/hers) – BInghamton University
    Primary Investigator: Gretchen Mahler, PhD – Binghamton University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster H16 - Development of NanoBRET Model as a Screening Tool in Mycobacteria
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Keya Patel – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Chuan Liang – Texas A&M School of Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Jeffery Cirillo – Texas A&M School of Medicine
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster U16 - Development of an In Vivo Carbon Fixation System in the Syn3B Minimal Cell
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Rridhisha Kumar (she/her/hers) – J. Craig Venter Institute
    Co-Author: Myra S. Ashraf (she/her/hers) – Columbia University
    Co-Author: Parisa Shahabi, MTM (she/her/hers) – UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco
    Co-Author: Sarah Chittle (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Ella Kirwan (she/her/hers) – UC San Diego
    Co-Author: Leo Liu – Harvard Medical School
    Co-Author: Andrew Nguyen – Scripps College
    Co-Author: Amit Klein – UC San Diego
    Co-Author: Neel Dhar – Columbia University
    Co-Author: Aishwarya Mitra – Columbia University
    Primary Investigator: Yo Suzuki, PhD (he/him/his) – J. Craig Venter Institute
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster H20 - Engineering a constitutive nuclear factor receptor 2 construct in chimeric antigen receptor T cells
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Jiayi Jiang (she/her/hers) – University of Southern California
    Co-Author: Cem Kilic, MS (he/him/his) – Univeristy of Southern California
    Primary Investigator: Keyue Shen – USC
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster U17 - Diffusion of inhibitory morphogens determines spacing between branches in the embryonic lung
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Chan Jin Park, PhD – Princeton University
    Primary Investigator: Celeste M. Nelson, PhD (she/her/hers) – Princeton University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster I5 - Epigenetic Responses to Fluid Shear Stress: Mechanistic Insights into Atherosclerosis
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Khalea Avery (she/her/hers) – Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University
    Co-Author: Tyler Blanch (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Felicia Pinto (she/her/hers) – University of Pennsylvania
    Primary Investigator: Su Chin Heo (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania, Departments of Bioengineering and Orthopaedic Surgery
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster H19 - Engineered Extracellular Vesicles loaded with Transcription Factors induce Motor-like Neuron Reprogramming
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Grant Barringer, N/A – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Ana Salazar-Puerta, PhD (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Sara Kheirkhah – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Jon P. Stranan, MS (he/him/his) – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Samuel Cortes (he/him/his) – The Ohio State University
    Primary Investigator: Daniel Gallego-Perez, Dr. (he/him/his) – The Ohio State University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster U19 - Dynamic biomarkers of T-cell senescence
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Ladaisha Thompson (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Annaka Saffron (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins
    Co-Author: Charles Ezenwanne (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Chanhong Min (he/him/his) – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
    Last Author: Jeremy Walston (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University
    Primary Investigator: Jude Phillip (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster I10 - Global Methylation Analysis of Thermal Inkjet Bioprinted Human Dermal Fibroblasts and Effects of Bioprinting on Hippo Pathway Effectors YAP/TAZ
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Jonah Ayala – The University of Texas at El Paso
    Co-Author: Patricia Ablanedo – University of Texas at El Paso
    Primary Investigator: Thomas Boland, PhD – The University of Texas at El Paso
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster U20 - Dysfunctional mechanotransduction regulates progression of vascular malformations
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: William Polacheck, PhD – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Co-Author: Wen Yih Aw, PhD – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    3:45 PM – 5:15 PM EST
    Cancer cell bioengineering
    Location: Room 301
    Session Chair: Youhua Tan, PhD (he/him/his) – Hong Kong Polytechnic University
    Track Chair: Adetola Adesida, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Alberta
    Track Chair: Celeste M. Nelson, PhD (she/her/hers) – Princeton University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
    Sponsored By 
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    3:45 PM – 5:15 PM EST
    Genome engineering
    Location: Room 302
    Session Chair: Samagya Banskota – Boston University
    Track Chair: Adetola Adesida, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Alberta
    Track Chair: Celeste M. Nelson, PhD (she/her/hers) – Princeton University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
    Sponsored By 
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    3:45 PM – 4:00 PM EST
    High-throughput cell motility assay for systemic analysis of the cancer cell invasion
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Tiffany Chu (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Yeongseo Lim – Johns Hopkins University
    Primary Investigator: Denis Wirtz, PhD (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University
    Last Author: Pei-Hsun Wu, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    3:45 PM – 4:00 PM EST
    Novel Cas9 Effectors With Robust Function In Human Cells
    Location: Room 302
    Presenting Author: Gabriel Butterfield, PhD – Duke University
    Co-Author: Dahlia Rohm – Duke University
    Co-Author: Avery Roberts, PhD (he/him/his) – North Carolina State University
    Co-Author: Matt Nethery, PhD – North Carolina State University
    Co-Author: Nahid Iglesias, PhD – Duke University
    Co-Author: Anthony Rizzo – Duke University
    Last Author: Rodolphe Barrangou, PhD (he/him/his) – North Carolina State University
    Last Author: Charles Gersbach, PhD – Duke University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    4:00 PM – 4:15 PM EST
    Investigating spatiotemporal tumor-associated ECM dynamics in response to chemotherapy in ovarian cancer
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Pilar de la Puente, PhD (she/her/hers) – Sanford Research / University of South Dakota School of Medicine
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    4:00 PM – 4:15 PM EST
    RNA-guided DNA integration in mouse muscle as a gene replacement platform
    Location: Room 302
    Co-Author: Made Harumi Padmaswari, MS – University of Arkansas
    Co-Author: Gabrielle Bulliard – University of Arkansas
    Co-Author: Shilpi Agrawal – University of Arkansas
    Co-Author: Mary Jia – University of Arkansas
    Presenting Author: Christopher Nelson, PhD – University of Arkansas
    Co-Author: Sabin Khadgi
    Co-Author: Kevin Murach
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    4:15 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Mechanoadaptation of circulating tumor cells to fluid shear stress during hematogenous metastasis
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Youhua Tan, PhD (he/him/his) – Hong Kong Polytechnic University
    Co-Author: Cunyu Zhang – Hong Kong Polytechnic University
    Co-Author: Keming Li – Hong Kong Polytechnic University
    Co-Author: Kai Tang, PhD – Hong Kong Polytechnic University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    4:15 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Therapeutic in vivo base editing with minimal off-target activity via RNP delivery
    Location: Room 302
    Presenting Author: Samagya Banskota – Boston University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    4:30 PM – 4:45 PM EST
    Ultrasound-actuated Gene Editing in Human Kidney Organoids
    Location: Room 302
    Presenting Author: Michael A. Miller (he/him/his) – Pennsylvania State University
    Co-Author: Nicole Vo, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Washington
    Co-Author: Ivan Sokirniy – Pennsylvania State University
    Co-Author: Justin Pritchard – Pennsylvania State University
    Co-Author: Benjamin Freedman, PhD – University of Washington and Plurexa
    Primary Investigator: Scott H. Medina, PhD (he/him/his) – Pennsylvania State University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    4:30 PM – 4:45 PM EST
    Predicting the fate of tumor cells post mechanically priming on soft substrates
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Loan Khanh Ly, PhD (she/her/hers) – National Institute of Health
    Co-Author: Claudia Wong (she/her/hers) – National Institute of Health
    Co-Author: Woong Young So (he/him/his) – National Institute of Health
    Co-Author: Udochi Azubuike (she/her/hers) – National Institute of Health
    Co-Author: Paniz Rezvan Sangsari (she/her/hers) – NIH/NIBIB
    Co-Author: Patricia B. Gordon, MS (she/her/hers) – National Cancer Institute
    Co-Author: Nicole Y. Morgan, PhD (she/her/hers) – NIH/NIBIB
    Primary Investigator: Kandice Tanner, PHD – National Cancer Institute
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    4:45 PM – 5:00 PM EST
    Comparing lipid nanoparticle mediated delivery of Cas9 mRNA and protein for cystic fibrosis gene editing
    Location: Room 302
    Presenting Author: Ryann Joseph (she/her/hers) – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Rebecca Haley – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Marshall S. Padilla, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Adele Riccardi, MD, PhD, MS, MPhil (she/her/hers) – University of Pennsylvania
    Primary Investigator: Michael J. Mitchell (he/him/his) – Mitchell Lab, University of Pennsylvania
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    4:45 PM – 5:00 PM EST
    Unraveling CAR T-cell Biomechanics in Cancer Immunotherapy to Boost Therapeutic Effectiveness
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Ngoc Luu (she/her/hers) – New York University
    Co-Author: Rui Li – New York University
    Co-Author: Nicholas Ohm – New York University
    Co-Author: Ria Kumar – New York University
    Last Author: Weiqiang Chen, PhD – New York University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    5:00 PM – 5:15 PM EST
    Acidosis-mediated inhibition of cancer cell dissemination is restored by hypoxia
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Alice Amitrano (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Se Jong Lee – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Qinling Yuan – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Bhawana Agarwal (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Avery T. Tran, PhD (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University
    Primary Investigator: Konstantinos Konstantopoulos – Johns Hopkins University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    5:00 PM – 5:15 PM EST
    CRISPR Regulation of ZNF865 Rescues Human Nucleus Pulposus Cell Populations from Senescence
    Location: Room 302
    Presenting Author: Christian Lewis, MS (he/him/his) – University of Utah
    Co-Author: Jake T. Polaski, PhD (he/him/his) – Huntsman Cancer Institute
    Co-Author: Brandon Lawrence – University of Utah Orthopedic Center
    Primary Investigator: Robby Bowles – University of Utah
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    8:30 AM – 10:00 AM EST
    Cell mechanics II
    Location: Room 301
    Session Chair: Jonathan Brunger, PhD – Vanderbilt University
    Track Chair: Adetola Adesida, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Alberta
    Track Chair: Celeste M. Nelson, PhD (she/her/hers) – Princeton University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
    Sponsored By 
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    8:30 AM – 8:45 AM EST
    F-actin regulators and myosin contractility govern the migration switching of epithelial cells on aligned collagen
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Azarnoosh Foroozandehfar, PhD (she/her/hers) – Iowa State University
    Co-Author: Gopal Niraula, PhD (he/him/his) – Iowa State University
    Primary Investigator: Ian Schneider, PhD – Iowa State University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    8:45 AM – 9:00 AM EST
    Heterogeneities in the adhesion energies of chondrocytes isolated from healthy and osteoarthritic donors to a model surface evaluated over 21 days by atomic force microscopy
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Anita Shayan, Anita Shayan (she/her/hers) – The University of Texas at San Antonio
    Co-Author: Robert Stannert (he/him/his) – University of Texas at San Antonio
    Primary Investigator: Nehal I. Abu-Lail, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Texas at San Antonio
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    9:00 AM – 9:15 AM EST
    Mechanobiology inspired engineering of mesenchymal stromal/stem cells to resolve muscle fibrosis in Duchene Muscular Dystrophy
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Helena Roell, MS (she/her/hers) – Colorado State University
    Primary Investigator: Sing-Wan Wong, PhD (he/him/his) – Colorado State University
    Co-Author: Alexa Gonzalez
    Co-Author: Evan Corwin
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    9:15 AM – 9:30 AM EST
    Mechano-osmotic signals control chromatin state and fate transitions in pluripotent stem cells
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Kaitlin McCreery, PhD – Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine
    Last Author: Sara Wickström, MD, PhD – Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine
    Co-Author: Aki Stubb – Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine
    Co-Author: Rebecca Stephens – Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health
    Co-Author: Nadezda Fursova – System Biology of Gene Expression, National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Health
    Co-Author: Kai Kruse – Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine
    Co-Author: Sanna Vuoristo – Helsinki Institute of Life Science
    Co-Author: Yekaterina Miroshnikova – Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    9:30 AM – 9:45 AM EST
    Quantify Integrin Molecular Tensions using Tandem Tension Sensor
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Arghajit Pyne, PhD – University of Cincinnati
    Co-Author: Gopal Niraula, PhD (he/him/his) – Iowa State University
    Primary Investigator: Xuefeng Wang, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Cincinnati
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    9:45 AM – 10:00 AM EST
    Cell Dancing Enhances 3D Stem Cell Chondrogenesis via Early-Stage Cytoskeleton and Nuclear Mechanosensing
    Location: Room 301
    Co-Author: Manish Ayushman, MS – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Georgios Mikos (he/him/his) – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Xinming Tong – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Sarah J. Jones (she/her/hers) – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Pam Cai – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Andrew Spakowitz – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Ashby Morrison – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Sarah Heilshorn, PhD – Stanford University
    Presenting Author: Fan Yang, PhD (she/her/hers) – Stanford University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering - Poster Session C
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
    Sponsored By 
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster H16 - Increasing flexibility and availability of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells- Endothelial Cells protocol
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Arshitha Rayanki – University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Bryce Larsen – University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Sogu Sohn, MS (he/him/his) – University of Texas at Austin
    Primary Investigator: Janet Zoldan – The University of Texas at Austin Biomedical Engineering
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster H17 - Interpreting Crowding Effects on FRET Signals for Protein Kinetics Analysis
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Mandy Hsieh, Published Undergraduate Researcher (she/her/hers) – University of California, Riverside (UCR)
    Co-Author: Chuchu Liu (she/her/hers) – University of California
    Co-Author: Gagan Mannur (he/him/they/them) – University of California, Riverside
    Primary Investigator: Victor Rodgers, DSc – University of California, Riverside
    Co-Author: Jiayu Liao
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster H18 - Investigating Changes in Lymphatic Endothelial Cell Junction Expression and LEC-mediated Immunity Post Exposure to Particulate Matter
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Shreyas Kanwar (he/him/his) – University of Maryland, College Park
    Co-Author: Aisha Abdulkarimu, BS (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland, College Park
    Co-Author: Jacob McCright – University of Maryland, College Park
    Primary Investigator: Katharina Maisel, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster H19 - Investigating Neurite Outgrowth Influenced by Breast Cancer Progression Using In Vitro Models of Collagen I Hydrogel
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Emma C. Waskom – DePauw University
    Co-Author: Nikolas Ala-Kokko (he/him/his) – University of Arkansas
    Primary Investigator: Younghye Song, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Arkansas
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster H20 - Investigating the Role of PTEN and Myosin IIa in Regulating Genomic Instability in Lung Cancer and Melanoma Cells
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Yariani Velez-Vazquez (she/her/hers) – University of Puerto Rico
    Co-Author: Alişya Anlaş, PhD – University of Pennsylvania
    Primary Investigator: Dennis Discher, PhD – Biophysical Eng'g Labs, University of Pennsylvania
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster I1 - Investigating the translation efficiency of modified mRNAs in different cell types
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Ana V. Negrin Sanchez (she/her/hers) – New York Univeristy, Stony Brook University
    Co-Author: Sinuo Yu – New York University
    Co-Author: Yeung Wu – New York University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster I2 - Investigation of Hemoglobin Protease for Surface Presentation of a Lyme Disease Antigen
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Bennett Beaulieu (he/him/his) – Department of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, Union College
    Primary Investigator: Stephanie M. Curley, PhD (she/her/hers) – Department of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, Union College
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster I3 - Investigation on the role of hemp extracts on the enzymatic activity of members of the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS)
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Reagan Moore (she/her/hers) – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Anna C. Chadwick, BS – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Alireza Rahnama, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Illinois Chicago
    Co-Author: Ted Gauthier, PhD – Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
    Primary Investigator: Adam Melvin, PhD (he/him/his) – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Sophia LiVigni – Clemson University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster I4 - Long Term Effects of Senolytics in Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Katherine Comer, 2025 Graduate (she/her/hers) – Hanover College
    Co-Author: David Heinrichs – University of Arkansas
    Primary Investigator: Rebekah Margaret Samsonraj, PhD – University of Arkansas
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster I5 - Mechanistic Study of Structured Cell Penetrating Peptides (CPPs) Uptake by Inhibition of Endocytosis Pathways
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Margaret Zendzian (she/her/hers) – Clemson University
    Presenting Author: Isabella P. Pelt (she/her/hers) – Clemson University
    Primary Investigator: Adam Melvin, PhD (he/him/his) – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Allison Donohue
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster I6 - Muscle regeneration defects and heterotopic bone formation in Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Alexandra L. Goodwin (she/her/hers) – Univeristy of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Loreilys Mejias Rivera (she/her/hers) – University of Pennsylvania
    Last Author: Elieen M. Shore, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Pennsylvania
    Primary Investigator: Foteini Mourkioti, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Pennsylvania
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster I7 - Novel Method to Assess Macrophage Phenotypes Using Eluted Cell Media
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Furqan Mahdi – University of Nebraska Lincoln
    Co-Author: David Lillyman – University of Nebraska Lincoln
    Co-Author: Kayla Ney – University of Nebraska Lincoln
    Primary Investigator: Rebecca Wachs, PhD (she/her/hers) – Arizona State University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster I8 - Nuclear translocation of glutamine synthase in T cells
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Nga Man (Amanda) Looi (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University
    Primary Investigator: Bob Leone – Johns Hopkins University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster I9 - Optimization of imaging chambers for single-cell resolution time-lapse imaging of whole organs
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Nneka Onyea (she/her/hers) – Princeton University
    Co-Author: Chan Jin Park, PhD – Princeton University
    Primary Investigator: Celeste M. Nelson, PhD (she/her/hers) – Princeton University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster I10 - Optimizing CRISPR-Cas9 RNP Delivery with the DIV3W Peptide: Addressing Cellular Uptake and Brand Variability
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Audrey Wessinger (she/her/hers) – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Joseph LaValla (he/him/his) – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Alyson N. Schwartz (she/her/hers) – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Jessica Larsen, PhD – Clemson University Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
    Primary Investigator: Angela Alexander-Bryant, PhD – Clemson University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster I11 - Optimizing Lung Epithelial Cell Culture in a Microfluidic Respiratory Airway Model
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Mai J. Landry (she/her/hers) – Tulane University
    Co-Author: Eiichiro Yamaguchi, PhD – Tulane University
    Primary Investigator: Gaver Donald, PhD (he/him/his) – Tulane University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster U12 - Inducing mineralization of self-assembled neocartilage through the application of triiodothyronine and β-glycerophosphate
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Rachel Nordberg, PhD – University of California Irvine
    Co-Author: Deborah Wen (she/her/hers) – University of California, Irvine
    Co-Author: Dean Wang, MD – University of California, Irvine
    Co-Author: Jerry Hu – University of California, Irvine
    Primary Investigator: Kyriacos A. Athanasiou, MS, MPhil, PhD, D.Sc. (hon) – University of California, Irvine
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster U13 - Inhibition of p38 MAPK Phospho-signaling after TBI Modulates Microglial Markers and Cytokines in a Sex Dependent Manner
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Chenxing LI, Graduate Student (she/her/hers) – The Wallace Coulter H. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Sydney Triplett – Emory University
    Co-Author: Anna Silverio – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Martin N. Griffin (he/him/his) – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Erin Buckley – 2The Wallace Coulter H. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Emory University
    Last Author: Levi B. Wood, PhD – George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster U14 - Investigating the Effects of Parenteral Delivery on Cryptococcus neoformans Biodistribution in Healthy and Immunosuppressed Murine Models
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Clinton Smith, B.S. (he/him/his) – University of Florida
    Primary Investigator: Jamal S. Lewis, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Florida
    Co-Author: Zhenyu Wang, MS (he/him/his) – University of Florida
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster U15 - Leveraging antibody engineering and peptide chemistry to address cell surface receptor function
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Ross Cheloha, PhD – National Institutes of Health
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster U16 - Maternal influenza infection alters offspring’s epigenomic and transcriptomic dynamics in the mouse frontal cortex
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Co-Author: Bohan Zhu – Dept. of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Presenting Author: Gaoshan Li – Virginia tech
    Co-Author: Justin Saunders
    Co-Author: Lynette Naler
    Co-Author: Adolfo García-Sastre – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Co-Author: Javier Gonzalez-Maeso – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Primary Investigator: Chang Lu – Virginia Tech
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster U17 - Metabolic Glycoengineering induces Neural Stem Cell Differentiation in a Thiol Analog-Dependent Manner
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Kris Dammen-Brower (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Kevin Yarema – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Xiaofeng Jia, MD, MS, PhD, FCCM – University of Maryland School of Medicine
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster U18 - Microbial teamwork: circuits for in situ differentiation from seed cells
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Arash Farhadi, PhD (he/him/his) – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Hyoujin Kim – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Phillip Clauer – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Juliana Abramson – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Last Author: Christopher A. Voigt – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster U19 - MINI-BIOREACTORS FOR THE STUDY OF PNEUMOCOCCAL CELL-CELL COMMUNICATION
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Corine Jackman Burden, PhD (she/her/hers) – Carnegie Mellon University
    Co-Author: Matthew Hou (he/him/his) – Carnegie Mellon University
    Co-Author: Shelley Anna, PhD (she/her/hers) – Carnegie Mellon University
    Last Author: Luisa N. Hiller – Carnegie Mellon University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster U20 - MiR-145: A KEY REGULATOR OF BONE MARROW STROMAL CELL DIFFERENTIATION
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Anushka N. Phadke, MS (she/her/hers) – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Co-Author: Thomas Jacobs – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Co-Author: David Joshua Cohen, M.D. – Virginina Commonwealth University
    Co-Author: Barbara Boyan – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Last Author: Zvi Schwartz, D.M.D., Ph.D. – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster V1 - miR-146a is a Novel Regulator of Foreign Body Response to Biomaterials
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Manisha Mahanty, PhD Candidate – University of Maryland, College Park
    Last Author: Bidisha Dutta (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland, College Park
    Primary Investigator: Shaik O. Rahaman – University of Maryland
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster V10 - Proline ameliorates senescence hallmarks and restores mitochondrial function via activation of autophagy
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Hamsa kumar, PhD – University at Buffalo
    Co-Author: Debanik Choudhury, PhD (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Na Rong – Sino Biopharmaceutics
    Co-Author: Sydney Swedick – University of Cambridge
    Co-Author: Ronel Samuel – University at Buffalo
    Co-Author: John Toftegaard – University at Buffalo
    Co-Author: Nika Rajabian – University at Buffalo
    Co-Author: Ramkumar Thiyagarajan – Kansas University Medical Center
    Co-Author: Ashis Kumar Podder – University at Buffalo
    Co-Author: Kenneth Seldeen – Kansas University Medical Center
    Co-Author: Bruce R. Troen, MD, AGSF – University of Kansas Medical Center & VA Kansas City Healthcare System
    Co-Author: Pedro Lei, PhD – University at Buffalo
    Primary Investigator: Stelios T. Andreadis, PhD (he/him/his) – University at Buffalo
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster V2 - MLL1-Menin interaction regulates cytokine-driven 3D cell migration
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Praful R. Nair, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Ludmila Danilova, PhD (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Estibaliz Gómez-de-Mariscal – Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência
    Co-Author: Dongjoo Kim – Yale University
    Co-Author: Rong Fan – Yale University
    Co-Author: Arrate Muñoz-Barrutia, PhD – Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
    Co-Author: Elana J. Fertig, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
    Primary Investigator: Denis Wirtz, PhD (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster V3 - Neuronal Differentiation Acceleration through Modulation of the Cell Cycle
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Jason Wang, PhD – University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
    Co-Author: Andrew Dou – University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
    Co-Author: Sehong Kang, MS – University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
    Co-Author: Gaurav Upadhyay – University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
    Primary Investigator: Hyunjoon kong – University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster V4 - Nitration of a foreign antigen can elicit a stronger immune response
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Christopher Mayhugh (he/him/his) – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Neil Butler – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Emma Sudduth (she/her/hers) – University of Delaware
    Last Author: Catherine Fromen, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Delaware
    Primary Investigator: Aditya M. Kunjapur, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Delaware
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster V5 - Optimization of an Acoustic-Electric Shear Orbiting Poration Device for High Transfection Efficiency and Uniform Intracellular Delivery of mRNA.
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Mahnoor Mirza, BA – University of California, Irvine
    Co-Author: Mohammad Aghaamoo, PhD – University of California, Irvine
    Co-Author: Ze Yan – University of California, Irvine
    Primary Investigator: Abraham Lee – UC Irvine
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster V6 - Optimizing Fc-Specific Antibody-Oligonucleotide Conjugation to Improve Sensitivity of Immunoassay Probes
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Ariel Wilson-Gray (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland, Baltimore County
    Co-Author: Eric Tan – Purdue University
    Primary Investigator: Tamara Kinzer-Ursem, PhD (she/her/hers) – Purdue University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster V7 - Osteogenic and Anti-Osteoclastogenesis Dual Function Induced by Magnetic Actuation of Piezo1 Functionalized Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide-Gold Nanoparticles
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Elias Georgas, MS – Stony Brook University
    Co-Author: Muzhaozi Yuan (she/her/hers) – TA&M University
    Co-Author: Ya Wang (she/her/hers) – TA&M University
    Last Author: Yi-Xian Qin, PhD (he/him/his) – Stony Brook University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster V8 - PAM-free CRISPR/Cas12 systems as next-generation diagnostics
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Co-Author: Santosh Rananaware – University of Florida
    Co-Author: Katelyn Meister – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Grace Shoemaker (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Emma Vesco – Baylor College of Medicine
    Co-Author: Luke Samuel Sandoval – University of Florida
    Co-Author: Jordan Lewis – University of Florida
    Co-Author: August Bodin – University of Florida
    Co-Author: Vedant Karalkar – University of Florida
    Co-Author: Ian Lange – University of Florida
    Co-Author: Brianna Pizzano – University of Florida
    Co-Author: Minji Chang, PhD – University of Florida
    Co-Author: M.Reza Ahmadimashhadi – University of Florida
    Co-Author: Sarah Flannery – University of Florida
    Co-Author: Long Nguyen – University of Florida
    Co-Author: Gary Wang – University of Florida
    Co-Author: Boyu Huang – University of Florida
    Co-Author: Carlos Orosco – University of Florida
    Presenting Author: Piyush Jain, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Florida
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster V9 - Peptide-based Nanoplatform for Cas9 Ribonucleoprotein Delivery and Gene Editing
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Joseph LaValla (he/him/his) – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Alyson N. Schwartz (she/her/hers) – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Audrey Wessinger (she/her/hers) – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Jessica Larsen, PhD – Clemson University Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
    Primary Investigator: Angela Alexander-Bryant, PhD – Clemson University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster V11 - Reprogramming adipocytes to produce Insulin as an alternative therapy in Diabetes.
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Natalia Areiza-Mazo, MSc (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Mia Melde (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Andrew Gotschall (he/him/his) – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Monica Paredes – The Ohio State University
    Primary Investigator: Daniel Gallego-Perez, Dr. (he/him/his) – The Ohio State University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster V12 - Reverse-engineering mechanobiology: Piezo regulates epithelial topology and promotes precision in organ size control
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Jeremiah Zartman, PhD – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Mayesha Sahir Mim, MS – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Nilay Kumar – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Maria Unger – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: David V. Gazzo (he/him/his) – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Megan Levis – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Gabriel Miranda – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Trent Robinett – University of Notre Dame
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster V13 - RNA Sequencing and transfection of R28 retinal progenitor cell line with DNA topoisomerase-2 beta (Top2b)
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Alexandria Logan (she/her/hers) – Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    Presenting Author: Alexandra Dabrowski (she/her/hers) – Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    Co-Author: Li Cai – Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    Co-Author: Maribel Vazquez, PhD (she/her/hers) – Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster V14 - Sequence divergence across a family of skin disordered proteins enables access to an array of intracellular liquid-liquid phase separation dynamics
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Alexa Regina Avecilla, MS (she/her/hers) – Emory University
    Co-Author: Mariell Pascual (she/her/hers) – Emory University
    Primary Investigator: Felipe Quiroz (he/him/his) – Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    2:00 PM – 3:30 PM EST
    Omics approaches for cell and molecular bioengineering
    Location: Room 301
    Session Chair: Pranam Chatterjee – Duke University
    Track Chair: Adetola Adesida, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Alberta
    Track Chair: Celeste M. Nelson, PhD (she/her/hers) – Princeton University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
    Sponsored By 
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    2:00 PM – 3:30 PM EST
    Targeted delivery
    Location: Room 302
    Session Chair: Ana Salazar-Puerta, PhD (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University
    Track Chair: Adetola Adesida, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Alberta
    Track Chair: Celeste M. Nelson, PhD (she/her/hers) – Princeton University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
    Sponsored By 
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    2:00 PM – 2:15 PM EST
    Bacteriophage delivering MACF hydrogels for targeted antibacterial action in diabetic wound healing
    Location: Room 302
    Presenting Author: Hannah A. Durr, BA (she/her/hers) – The University of Akron
    Primary Investigator: Nic Leipzig, PhD (he/him/his) – The University of Akron
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    2:00 PM – 2:15 PM EST
    DBiT-seq spatial proteomics analysis of human lung fibrosis samples
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Mahsa Yazdani, PhD Candidate (she/her/hers) – University at Buffalo
    Co-Author: Rong Fan – Yale University
    Co-Author: Yang Liu – Yale School of medicine
    Primary Investigator: Ruogang Zhao, PhD – University at Buffalo
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    2:15 PM – 2:30 PM EST
    Error-prone nanopore sequencing enables accurate de novo DNA sequencing of long and highly repetitive genes encoding disordered proteins
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Maria C. Giraldo Castano (she/her/hers) – Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University
    Co-Author: Alexa Regina C. Avecilla, MS (she/her/hers) – Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University
    Primary Investigator: Felipe Quiroz (he/him/his) – Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Kevin Tao (he/him/his) – Emory University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    2:15 PM – 2:30 PM EST
    Improved Functional Outcomes Following Peripheral Nerve Injury Mediated by Direct Cell Reprogramming via Tissue Nano-Transfection
    Location: Room 302
    Presenting Author: Ana Salazar-Puerta, PhD (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Jon P. Stranan, MS (he/him/his) – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Sara Kheirkhah – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Hallie Harris, MCR – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Grant Barringer, N/A – The Ohio State University
    Primary Investigator: Daniel Gallego-Perez, Dr. (he/him/his) – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Jordan Moore – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Nada Khattab – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Samuel Cortes (he/him/his) – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: David Arnold, MD – University of Missouri
    Co-Author: Amy Moore – The Ohio State University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    2:30 PM – 2:45 PM EST
    High throughput profiling of single-cell transcriptomes on combinatorial chemical perturbations using microwell-based droplet random pairing
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Zida Li, PhD (he/him/his) – Shenzhen University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    2:30 PM – 2:45 PM EST
    Scaffold-mediated SIRT1 transgene expression enhances wound healing in diabetes
    Location: Room 302
    Presenting Author: Ruyue Luo, MD,PhD (she/her/hers) – 1 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2 Center for Advanced Regenerative Engineering (CARE)
    Co-Author: Michele Jen – 1 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2 Center for Advanced Regenerative Engineering (CARE)
    Primary Investigator: Guillermo Ameer – 1 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2 Center for Advanced Regenerative Engineering (CARE), 3 Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Chongwen Duan – 1 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2 Center for Advanced Regenerative Engineering (CARE)
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    2:45 PM – 3:00 PM EST
    Multi-level transcriptome analysis of LMNA related dilated cardiomyopathy identifies disease driving processes
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Julien Morival, PhD (he/him/his) – Cornell University
    Co-Author: Noam Zuela-Sopilniak, PhD – Cornell University
    Primary Investigator: Jan Lammerding, PhD (he/him/his) – Cornell University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    2:45 PM – 3:00 PM EST
    Towards the Delivery of Genetically-Encodable Protein Degraders to Undruggable Targets via Lipid Nanoparticles
    Location: Room 302
    Presenting Author: Tian Z. Wang (he/him/his) – Duke University
    Co-Author: Lauren Hong (she/her/hers) – Duke University
    Co-Author: Divya Srijay – Duke University
    Co-Author: LIN ZHAO – Duke University
    Co-Author: Rio Watson, BS, MS – Duke University
    Co-Author: Sophia Vincoff (she/her/hers) – Duke University
    Co-Author: Tianlai Chen, MS (he/him/his) – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Pranam Chatterjee – Duke University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:00 PM – 3:15 PM EST
    RNA sequencing analysis identifies stiffness and survivin-associates genes regulating cellular functions
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Rhonda Drewes (she/her/hers) – University at Buffalo
    Co-Author: Khanh LN Pham (she/her/hers) – University at Buffalo
    Co-Author: Bat-Ider Tumenbayar, Bsc (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: John C. Biber III, III, MS (he/him/his) – University at Buffalo
    Primary Investigator: Yongho Bae, PhD (he/him/his) – University at Buffalo
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:00 PM – 3:15 PM EST
    Treatment of vocal folds fibrosis by targeting the mechanobiological MRTF-A/SRF axis
    Location: Room 302
    Presenting Author: Ryan M. Friedman (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Huy Truong – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Matthew Aronson – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Jeffrey Chen – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Elizabeth A. Brown – University of Pennsylvania
    Primary Investigator: Riccardo Gottardi, PhD – The University of Pennsylvania
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:15 PM – 3:30 PM EST
    Subcellular spatial signaling interactomics predict drug responses from multiplexed protein proximity maps
    Location: Room 301
    Co-Author: Shuangyi Cai (she/her/hers) – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Thomas Hu – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Abhijeet Venkataraman – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Presenting Author: Ahmet F. Coskun, PhD (he/him/his) – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:15 PM – 3:30 PM EST
    Ultrasound Modulation of Melatonin Release from Pineal Glands In Vitro
    Location: Room 302
    Presenting Author: Alexis Carmine, B.S. (she/her/hers) – NIH
    Co-Author: Bridget Thorpe, MS (she/her/hers) – George Washington University
    Co-Author: Mallory Brayer, MS (she/her/hers) – The George Washington University
    Co-Author: Aleksandar Jeremic, PhD (he/him/his) – George Washington University
    Primary Investigator: Vesna Zderic, PhD – The George Washington University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering - Poster Session D
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
    Sponsored By 
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster H16 - Optimizing Multiplexing of Antibodies for Immunocytochemistry
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Dennis Ngo (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Huan Ting Ong, PhD (she/her/hers) – Mechanobiology Institute at the National University of Singapore
    Primary Investigator: Jennifer L. Young – Mechanobiology Institute at the National University of Singapore
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster H17 - Optimizing the internalization of a peptide nanoplatform for Cas9 RNP delivery and gene editing
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Alyson N. Schwartz (she/her/hers) – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Joseph LaValla (he/him/his) – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Audrey Wessinger (she/her/hers) – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Jessica Larsen, PhD – Clemson University Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
    Primary Investigator: Angela Alexander-Bryant, PhD – Clemson University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster H18 - Optimizing the Physiology and Transduction Efficiency of Liver Organ-Tissue Equivalents to Study AAV-6 Gene Therapy Related Toxicity
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Roma Desai (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Sarah Wachtman (she/her/hers) – Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine
    Co-Author: James Rice, PhD – Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine
    Co-Author: Anthony Atala, MD – Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine/Wake Forest School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences
    Co-Author: Christopher D. Porada, PhD (he/him/his) – Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Graça Almeida-Porada, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster H19 - Optogenetic Control of RhoA Signaling in HeLa and 3T3 Cells
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Kehinde Olawepo – Alabama A&M University
    Primary Investigator: Joel Boerckel, Ph.D. – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Erin Berlew, PhD – Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Paula Camacho Sierra, DVM, PhD – University of Pennsylvania
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster H20 - Orthogonally controlling the expression of the shell protein and assembly factors enables optimally controlled assembly of gas-filled protein nanostructures in heterologous hosts
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Sumin Jeong (she/her/hers) – Rice University
    Co-Author: Zongru Li – Rice University
    Primary Investigator: George Lu, PhD (he/him/his) – Rice University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster I1 - Paracrine Signaling by Distinct Adipose Tissue Depots Regulate Fibroblast-to-Myofibroblast Transition
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Ryan W. Catlett (he/him/his) – University of Missouri-Columbia
    Co-Author: Yujun Xu, PhD – Washington University in St. Louis
    Primary Investigator: Matthew R. Bersi, PhD (he/him/his) – Washington University in St. Louis
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster I2 - Pericyte Uncoupling and Bridging in Prolonged Hyperglycemia
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Yashasvisai Veeramasu – University of Virginia Biomedical Engineering Department
    Co-Author: Kareem El-Ghazawi – University of Virginia Biomedical Engineering Department
    Co-Author: Anthony C. Bruce, MS – University of Virginia Biomedical Engineering Department
    Primary Investigator: Shayn M. Peirce, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster I3 - Pooled, low-cost synthesis of large-scale T cell receptor libraries
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Rachit Mukkamala (he/him/his) – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Stephanie Gaglione – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Last Author: Michael Birnbaum, PhD – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster I4 - Programmable DNA methylation and tunable transcriptional silencing using engineered CRISPR/Cas9-based DNA methyltransferase variants
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Samantha L. Lydon (she/her/hers) – Rice University
    Last Author: Isaac Hilton, PhD – Rice University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster I5 - Quantifying Breast Cancer Cellular Morphology and its Link to Metastasis
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Lily B. Watts (she/her/hers) – University of Georgia
    Co-Author: Kyndra Higgins (she/her/hers) – University of Georgia
    Primary Investigator: Cheryl T. Gomillion, Ph. D. (she/her/hers) – University of Georgia
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster I6 - Rapid Bacterial Detection in Wastewater via Colorimetric Analysis of Dye-Integrated Copolymer with Machine Learning-Based Quantification
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Manish Rayamajhi (he/him/his) – University of South Dakota
    Co-Author: Tim W. Hartman, MS – University of South Dakota
    Primary Investigator: Dr. Ying Ding, PhD – University of South Dakota
    Co-Author: Venkataramana Gadhamshetty – South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
    Last Author: Etienne Gnimpieba – University of South Dakota
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster I7 - Rationally designed tau-specific receptors for spatiotemporally regulated gene and cell therapies against neurodegeneration
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Dylan J. Conger (he/him/his) – Brunger Lab, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Madeline R. Spetz (she/her/hers) – Brunger lab, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Lauren E. Drake – Lippmann lab, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Vanderbilt Universtity
    Co-Author: Ethan S. Lippmann, PhD – Vanderbilt University
    Primary Investigator: Jonathan Brunger, PhD – Vanderbilt University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster I8 - Reproducing Nanoparticle Uptake in Artificial Cells Using Droplet Interface Bilayers
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Mira Patel – The University of Mississippi
    Co-Author: Sarita Shrestha – University of Georgia
    Primary Investigator: Eric C. Freeman, PhD – University of Georgia
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster I9 - RNA-guided Transcriptional Upregulation of Neuromuscular Disease Modifiers Using CRISPR-DREAM
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Ian Popp (he/him/his) – University of Arkansas
    Primary Investigator: Christopher Nelson, PhD – University of Arkansas
    Co-Author: Eliana Adamos – University of Arkansas Fayetteville
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster I10 - Studying the impact of obese adipose tissues on cartilage - a pilot study
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Matthew Murrison – University of Pittsburgh
    Co-Author: Sophie Hines – Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering & Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Meagan Makarczyk – Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering & Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Hang Lin – Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering & Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster I11 - SUN-KASH Proteins – An Analysis of How They Bind
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Jadel Amaria Estiverne – Inclusion and Innovation in Medical Devices at University of Massachusetts Lowell
    Co-Author: Yanfen Li, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Massachusetts Lowell
    Co-Author: Marla Hilderbrand-Chae, MA (she/her/hers) – University of Massachusetts Lowell
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster U12 - Simulated tumor growth-induced mechanical compression induces epigenetic alternations in glioblastoma models in vitro
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Golnaz Asaadi Tehrani, PhD (she/her/hers) – Notre Dame university
    Co-Author: Becca Kubick – Notre Dame university
    Primary Investigator: Meenal Datta, PhD – University of Notre Dame
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster U13 - Single-cell morphology encodes functional subtypes of senescence in aging human dermal fibroblasts
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Pratik Kamat, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Nico Macaluso – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Chanhong Min (he/him/his) – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Anshika Agrawal – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Aaron Winston – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Lauren Pan – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Bartholomew Starich – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Pei-Hsun Wu, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Jean Fan, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
    Primary Investigator: Jude M. Phillip, PhD (he/him/his) – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Jeremy Walston (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster U14 - Spatial Omic Cellular Taxonomy of Human Hippocampus Reveals Region-Specific Heterogeneity in Proteome, Transcriptome and Epigenome
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Yang Xiao (she/her/hers) – Columbia University
    Co-Author: Graham Su – Yale University
    Co-Author: Yuqi Tan, PhD – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Nima Asaad – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Co-Author: Yanxiang Deng, PhD – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Yao Lu, MS – Yale University
    Co-Author: Tianyu Li – Columbia University
    Co-Author: Dongjoo Kim – Yale University
    Co-Author: Gorazd Rosoklija – Columbia University
    Co-Author: archibald enninful – Yale University
    Co-Author: Zhiliang Bai, PhD (he/him/his) – Yale University
    Co-Author: Yang Liu – Yale School of medicine
    Co-Author: Cheick a t Sissoko, MS – University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
    Co-Author: Madeline Mariani, BA – Columbia University
    Co-Author: Tingting Wu – Columbia University
    Co-Author: Phi Nguyen – Columbia University
    Co-Author: Huiyi Liang, PhD (she/her/hers) – Columbia University
    Co-Author: Andrew Dwork – Columbia University
    Co-Author: Rene Hen – Columbia University
    Co-Author: Garry Nolan – Stanford University
    Co-Author: J. John Mann, MD – Columbia University
    Co-Author: Sai Ma – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Co-Author: Rong Fan – Yale University
    Co-Author: Maura Boldrini – Columbia University
    Last Author: Kam Leong, B.S., Ph.D. – Columbia University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster U15 - Spatial tri-omic mapping of mouse and human brain development and neuroinflammation
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Di Zhang – Yale University
    Primary Investigator: Rong Fan – Yale University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster U16 - Sperm long-distance migration in complex environments
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Meisam Zaferani, PhD – Princeton University
    Co-Author: Christina Kurzthaler – Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems
    Last Author: Howard Stone, PhD – Princeton University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster U17 - Substratum stiffness and Yap dynamics regulate differentiation of bipotent alveolar progenitors
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Eric Fowler, PhD – Princeton University
    Primary Investigator: Celeste M. Nelson, PhD (she/her/hers) – Princeton University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster U18 - Synthetic biomolecular condensates enhance translation from a target mRNA in living cells
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Daniel M. Shapiro – Duke University Biomedical Engineering
    Primary Investigator: Ashutosh Chilkoti – Duke University
    Co-Author: Sonal Deshpande
    Co-Author: Ali Eghtesadi
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster U19 - Targeted Multiplex CRISPRa Upregulation of ACAN, Col2a1, and Novel Gene, ZNF865, Enhances Cell Infiltration, Cartilage Deposition and Mechanical Properties of Human-sized Engineered Discs
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Hunter Levis, MS – University of Utah
    Co-Author: Matthew Fainor, BS – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Sarah Gullbrand, PhD – Univeristy of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Ameerah Lawal, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Pennsylvania
    Last Author: Robby Bowles – University of Utah
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster U20 - The Biochemical Terrain of Tissue Regeneration After Volumetric Muscle Loss: Insights into Pathogenesis and Potential Therapeutic Targets
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Beu P. Oropeza (she/her/hers) – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Ishita Jain, PhD – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Caroline Hu – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Gladys Chiang – Stanford University
    Primary Investigator: Ngan Huang – Stanford University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster V1 - The Electrochemical Functions of Biomolecular Condensates
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Co-Author: Wen Yu – Washington University in St. louis
    Co-Author: Yuefeng Ma – Washington University in St. louis
    Co-Author: Xiao Guo – Washington University in St. louis
    Presenting Author: Yifan Dai – Washington University in St. Louis
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster V2 - The role of cancer-associated fibroblast-remodeled collagen matrix on monocyte recruitment
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Angela Wong Lau, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh
    Primary Investigator: Ioannis Zervantonakis, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Pittsburgh, Bioengineering
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster V3 - Time-lapse Imaging of Keratocyte Morphology in Response to Topography and ECM Composition
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Tarik Shihabeddin (he/him/his) – University of Texas at Dallas
    Primary Investigator: David Schmidtke, PhD – The University of Texas at Dallas
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster V5 - Transcriptomics-Driven De Novo Design of Lipid Nanoparticle for RNA Delivery to Disease-Associated Cellular Subtypes
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Lulu Xue, PhD – Bioengineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Univeristy of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Gan Zhao – Penn Vet School
    Co-Author: Andrew Vaughan – Penn Vet School
    Last Author: Michael J. Mitchell (he/him/his) – Mitchell Lab, University of Pennsylvania
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster V6 - Uncovering the effects of fibrotic stiffening on airway epithelial function
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Co-Author: Sherry Zhang – Princeton University
    Presenting Author: Evelyn S. Navarro Salazar (she/her/hers) – Princeton University
    Co-Author: Phoebe A. Marshall (she/her/hers) – Princeton University
    Primary Investigator: Celeste M. Nelson, PhD (she/her/hers) – Princeton University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster V7 - Understanding mechanisms and consequences of condensation in oncogeneic receptor tyrosine kinase fusions.
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: David Gonzalez-Martinez, M.S. (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Thomas Mumford – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Delaney Wilde – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Sofia Wissert – University of Pennsylvania
    Primary Investigator: Lukasz Bugaj – University of Pennsylvania
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster V8 - Validating microRNA Concentrations in Prostate Cancer Cells to Correlate with Prostate Cancer Stage
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Trisha Patnaik (she/her/hers) – UIUC
    Co-Author: Siva Nalla – UIUC
    Primary Investigator: Andrew Smith – UIUC
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster V9 - VEGF-A and PDGFs: Discovery of high-affinity (nanomolar) interactions between cross-family ligand.
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Shobhan Kuila, PHD (he/him/his) – University of Washington
    Co-Author: YINGYE FANG, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Washington
    Primary Investigator: Princess Imoukhuede, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Washington
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster V10 - Versatile Cell Penetrating Peptide for Multimodal CRISPR Gene Editing in Primary Stem Cells
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Joshua Graham – Lehigh University Bioengineering
    Co-Author: Jose Castro – Lehigh University
    Co-Author: Lisette Werba – Lehigh University
    Co-Author: Luke Fardone – Lehigh University
    Co-Author: Helen McCarthy – Queens University Belfast
    Last Author: Tomas Gonzalez-Fernandez, PhD – Lehigh University Bioengineering
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster V11 - Widespread gene editing in the brain via in utero delivery of mRNA using acid-degradable lipid nanoparticles
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Kewa Gao, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of California, Davis
    Co-Author: Hesong Han – University of California, Berkeley
    Co-Author: Sheng Zhao – University of California, Berkeley
    Co-Author: Matileen Cranick – University of California, Davis
    Co-Author: Shanxiu Xu, MS – University of California, Davis
    Co-Author: Boyan Yin, MA – University of California, Berkeley
    Co-Author: Hengyue Song – University of California, Davis
    Co-Author: Yibo Hu – Central South University
    Co-Author: Jessica Wong (she/her/hers) – University of California, Davis
    Co-Author: Zehua Zhao – University of California, Davis
    Co-Author: Benjamin W. Burgstone (he/him/his) – University of California, Berkeley
    Co-Author: Diana Farmer, MD (she/her/hers) – University of California, Davis
    Co-Author: Niren Murthy – University of California, Berkeley
    Last Author: Aijun Wang, PhD (he/him/his) – University of California, Davis
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster V12 - A CATCH supramolecular peptide assembly induces cross presentation in dendritic cells
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Stephen Michel, BS – University of Florida
    Primary Investigator: Benjamin G. Keselowsky – University of Florida
    Last Author: Gregory A. Hudalla, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Florida
    Co-Author: Elias Sayour – University of Florida
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster V13 - A Combined Tissue-Engineered, Immunomodulatory, and Rehabilitative Therapy for Volumetric Muscle Loss
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Harper McClain (she/her/hers) – University of Oregon, Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance
    Primary Investigator: Nick Willett, PhD – University of Oregon - Knight Campus
    Co-Author: Frank Pittmen, MS (he/him/his) – University of Oregon
    Co-Author: Kait Link, DVM – University of Oregon
    Co-Author: Christine Tran, BA – University of Oregon
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster V14 - Cadherin Switching and Mesoderm Differentiation Trajectories in Human Embryonic Stem Cells
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Ye Zhu – Rice University
    Primary Investigator: Aryeh Warmflash, PhD – Rice University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    4:30 PM – 6:00 PM EST
    Cell signaling
    Location: Room 302
    Session Chair: Longwei Liu, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Southern California
    Track Chair: Adetola Adesida, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Alberta
    Track Chair: Celeste M. Nelson, PhD (she/her/hers) – Princeton University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
    Sponsored By 
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    4:30 PM – 6:00 PM EST
    Vascular bioengineering
    Location: Room 301
    Session Chair: William Polachek – UNC Chapel Hill
    Track Chair: Adetola Adesida, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Alberta
    Track Chair: Celeste M. Nelson, PhD (she/her/hers) – Princeton University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
    Sponsored By 
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    4:30 PM – 4:45 PM EST
    Engineering synthetic enzymes to modulate signaling proteins
    Location: Room 302
    Presenting Author: Sadhya Achanta, Sadhya Achanta (she/her/hers) – The University of Texas at Dallas
    Co-Author: Jaideep Kaur (she/her/hers) – The University of Texas at Dallas
    Co-Author: Nitin Chikkodi (he/him/his) – The University of Texas at Dallas
    Co-Author: Mustafa Alrawi – Long School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Nikhil Koya – The University of Texas at Dallas
    Primary Investigator: P. C. Dave P. Dingal, PhD (he/him/his) – The University of Texas at Dallas
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    4:30 PM – 4:45 PM EST
    Fibroblast cells regulate lymphatic endothelial cell junctional integrity, modulating lymphatic transport
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Sarfaraz A. Ejazi (he/him/his) – University of Maryland, College Park
    Co-Author: Theodore Hsiao (he/him/his) – University of Maryland
    Co-Author: Rony Garcia-Vivas (he/him/his) – University of Maryland
    Primary Investigator: Katharina Maisel, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    4:45 PM – 5:00 PM EST
    Glucocorticoids control bone microvascular barrier function via Connexin 43 pathway
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Peter Lialios, MD (he/him/his) – Georgetown University Medical Center
    Co-Author: Eun-Jin Lee – Biochemistry and Molecular and Cellular Biology, Georgetown University Medical Center
    Co-Author: Micaila Curtis – Georgetown University
    Co-Author: Yoontae Kim, PhD (he/him/his) – Georgetown University
    Primary Investigator: Stella Alimperti, PhD (she/her/hers) – Georgetown University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    4:45 PM – 5:00 PM EST
    Heme Mediates the Akt/mTOR Intracellular Signaling Pathway Through IGF1R in Microglia
    Location: Room 302
    Presenting Author: Chenxing LI, Graduate Student (she/her/hers) – The Wallace Coulter H. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: YIbo Fu – School of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Martin N. Griffin (he/him/his) – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Amit Reddi – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Last Author: Levi B. Wood, PhD – George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    5:00 PM – 5:15 PM EST
    Illuminating T and CAR-T cell dynamics by multiplexed imaging of single-FP biosensors
    Location: Room 302
    Presenting Author: Longwei Liu, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Southern California
    Co-Author: Leonardo Cheng, BS (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Praopim Limsakul, PhD – USC
    Co-Author: Jin Zhang – UC San Diego
    Last Author: Yingxiao Wang, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Southern California
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    5:00 PM – 5:15 PM EST
    Scribble regulates angiogenic symmetry breaking through control of cortical actomyosin
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Lakyn Mayo (she/her/hers) – University of California, San Francisco
    Last Author: Matthew L. Kutys, PhD (he/him/his) – University of California San Francisco
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    5:15 PM – 5:30 PM EST
    Investigating the Role of Tyrosine Phosphorylation on SH2 Domain Binding
    Location: Room 302
    Presenting Author: Gabrielle Martinez (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Swathi R. Shekharan (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Alekhya Kandoor, MS – University of Virginia
    Primary Investigator: Kristen Naegle, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    5:15 PM – 5:30 PM EST
    Single cell mechanical properties of PIK3CA activated mutant endothelial cells contribute to altered mechanotransduction under fluid shear stress
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Aanya Sawhney, BS (she/her/hers) – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Co-Author: Wen Yih Aw, PhD – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Primary Investigator: William Polacheck, PhD – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    5:30 PM – 5:45 PM EST
    Single Epigenetic Enzyme Tracking Predicts Dynamic Chromatin Remodeling in Living Cells
    Location: Room 302
    Presenting Author: Tyler Blanch (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Dong-gi Lee – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Felicia Pinto – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Dokyoon Kim – University of Pennsylvania
    Primary Investigator: Su Chin Heo (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania, Departments of Bioengineering and Orthopaedic Surgery
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    5:30 PM – 5:45 PM EST
    Vasculogenic “Code Switching”: Exploring the Varying Potential of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells (SMCs) during Vasculogenesis
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Mohammadreza Nikmaneshi – HARVARD University`
    Co-Author: Lennard M. Weide – HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
    Co-Author: Pinji Lei Lei – HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
    Co-Author: Sonu Subudhi – HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
    Co-Author: Hajime Taniguchi – HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
    Co-Author: Mark Duquette – HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
    Co-Author: Dan G. Duda – HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
    Primary Investigator: Lance L. Munn – HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    5:45 PM – 6:00 PM EST
    Activity Controllable Surrogate BMP-2 using Bi-Specific Nanobodies
    Location: Room 302
    Presenting Author: Eri Takematsu, PhD (she/her/hers) – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Liming Zhao – Stanford University
    Last Author: Michael Longaker, MD, M.B.A., FACS – Stanford University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    5:45 PM – 6:00 PM EST
    Yoda1 Only Partially Models Laminar Flow Effects on Endothelial Cells
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Lauren V. Smith (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland, College Park
    Co-Author: Brooke Wunderler – University of Maryland, College Park
    Co-Author: Callie M. Weber – University of Maryland, College Park
    Primary Investigator: Alisa Clyne, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland, College Park
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    8:30 AM – 10:00 AM EST
    Bioengineering across the lifespan
    Location: Room 301
    Session Chair: Alexandra Rindone, PhD (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University
    Track Chair: Adetola Adesida, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Alberta
    Track Chair: Celeste M. Nelson, PhD (she/her/hers) – Princeton University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
    Sponsored By 
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    8:30 AM – 10:00 AM EST
    Screens and sensors
    Location: Room 302
    Session Chair: Rajesh Ghosh, PhD (he/him/his) – University of California, Los Angeles
    Track Chair: Adetola Adesida, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Alberta
    Track Chair: Celeste M. Nelson, PhD (she/her/hers) – Princeton University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
    Sponsored By 
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    8:30 AM – 8:45 AM EST
    A High-Throughput Human Display Screen to Identify Target-Specific Binder Proteins via Chimeric Antigen Receptors
    Location: Room 302
    Presenting Author: LIN ZHAO – Duke University
    Co-Author: Aditya Mohan – DUKE UNIVERSITY
    Last Author: Anoop Patel – Department of Neurosurgery
    Primary Investigator: Pranam Chatterjee – Duke University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    8:30 AM – 8:45 AM EST
    GPR81 mediated metabolic reprogramming alleviates skeletal muscle aging
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Stelios T. Andreadis, PhD (he/him/his) – University at Buffalo
    Co-Author: Pihu Mehrotra, PhD (she/her/hers) – University at Buffalo
    Co-Author: Sai Harsha Bhamidipati (he/him/his) – University at Buffalo
    Co-Author: Pedro Lei, PhD – University at Buffalo
    Co-Author: John Toftegaard – University at Buffalo
    Co-Author: Debanik Choudhury, PhD (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Maryam Elsayed – University at Buffalo
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    8:45 AM – 9:00 AM EST
    Engineering glycosyltransferases into glycan binding proteins using a novel mammalian surface display platform
    Location: Room 302
    Last Author: Sriram Neelamegham, PhD – University at Buffalo, Chem. Eng. Dept.
    Presenting Author: Ryoma Hombu (he/him/his) – State University of New York at Buffalo/ Chemical Eng
    Co-Author: Lauren EP Beatty (she/her/hers) – State University of New York-Buffalo/ BME
    Co-Author: John Tomaszewski – State University of New York-Buffalo/ Pathology & Anatomical Sci.
    Co-Author: Sheldon Park – State University of New York-Buffalo/ Chemical Eng
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    8:45 AM – 9:00 AM EST
    Integration of H2O2 releasing hydrogel in 3D microphysiological system for senescence detection and senolytic screening
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Maddison Laney (she/her/hers) – Emory School of Medicine/Georgia Tech
    Co-Author: Hannah Castels (she/her/hers) – Georgia Institute of Technology/Emory
    Co-Author: Innie Y. Kang – Georgia Institute of Technology/Emory
    Co-Author: Thi Thai Thanh Hoang (she/her/hers) – Emory School of Medicine/Georgia Tech
    Last Author: Young C. Jang (he/him/his) – Georgia Institute of Technology/Emory University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    9:00 AM – 9:15 AM EST
    Metabolic Reprogramming Underlying NANOG Induced Reversal of Aging Hallmarks
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Hamsa kumar, PhD – University at Buffalo
    Co-Author: Debanik Choudhury, PhD (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Na Rong – Sino Biopharmaceutics
    Co-Author: Nika Rajabian – University at Buffalo
    Co-Author: Georgios Tseropoulos – University of Colorado Boulder
    Co-Author: Yulun Wu, BS (she/her/hers) – University at Buffalo
    Co-Author: Pihu Mehrotra, PhD (she/her/hers) – University at Buffalo
    Co-Author: Pedro Lei, PhD – University at Buffalo
    Primary Investigator: Stelios T. Andreadis, PhD (he/him/his) – University at Buffalo
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    9:00 AM – 9:15 AM EST
    Functional Selection of Protein Biosensors Using High-throughput Screening in Core-Shell Microparticles
    Location: Room 302
    Presenting Author: Rajesh Ghosh, PhD (he/him/his) – University of California, Los Angeles
    Co-Author: Shosei Imai – University of Tokyo
    Co-Author: William Vo – UCLA
    Co-Author: Wesley Luk (he/him/his) – UCLA
    Co-Author: Darren Fang – UCLA
    Co-Author: Timothy Vernon – UCLA
    Co-Author: Mark Van Zee – UCLA
    Co-Author: Issei Yamaguchi – University of Tokyo
    Co-Author: Cayden Williamson – UCLA
    Co-Author: Takuya Terai, PhD – University of Tokyo
    Co-Author: Robert Campbell – University of Tokyo
    Primary Investigator: Dino Di Carlo, PhD – University of California, Los Angeles
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    9:15 AM – 9:30 AM EST
    Single Cell Analysis Reveals Cell Type-Specific Senescence Signatures in the Foreign Body Response to Synthetic Materials
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Alexandra Rindone, PhD (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Sushma Nagaraj, MS – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Co-Author: Kavita Krishnan – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Joscelyn C. Mejías, PhD – Translational Tissue Engineering Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Co-Author: Emma E. Heeremans – Eindhoven University of Technology
    Co-Author: Anna Ruta, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Frank Haoning Yu – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Christopher Cherry, PhD – C. M. Cherry Consulting
    Co-Author: Locke Davenport Huyer, PhD (he/him/his) – Dalhousie University
    Co-Author: Elana J. Fertig, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
    Primary Investigator: Jennifer H. Elisseeff, PhD – Translational Tissue Engineering Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    9:15 AM – 9:30 AM EST
    Protein Tethering Empowers Epitope-Specific Protein Selection on the Yeast Surface
    Location: Room 302
    Co-Author: Rojhae Panton (he/him/his) – University of South Florida
    Co-Author: Jakob R. Lind (he/him/his) – University of South Florida
    Co-Author: Isabela Panozzo – University of South Florida
    Presenting Author: Lawrence Stern, PhD Chemical Engineering – University of South Florida
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    9:30 AM – 9:45 AM EST
    Single-cell patterns of monocyte migration is a predictive biomarker of aging and frailty
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Chanhong Min (he/him/his) – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Charles Ezenwanne (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Yoseph Dance – Institute of Nanobiotechnology, Johns Hopkins University
    Primary Investigator: Jude M. Phillip, PhD (he/him/his) – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    9:30 AM – 9:45 AM EST
    PyoPower: a self-powered pyocyanin electrochemical biosensor for the detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections
    Location: Room 302
    Presenting Author: Corinne Drabenstott (she/her/hers) – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Co-Author: Joe Kerrigan – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Co-Author: David Probst – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Co-Author: Ellie Wilson – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Primary Investigator: Koji Sode, PhD (he/him/his) – Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    9:45 AM – 10:00 AM EST
    A transgene-free human peri-gastrulation embryo model with trilaminar embryonic disc-, amnion- and yolk sac-like structures
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Shiyu Sun, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Michigan
    Primary Investigator: Jianping Fu, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Yi Zheng – Syracuse University
    Co-Author: Yung Su Kim – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Zheng Zhong, PhD – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Norio Kobayashi, PhD – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Xufeng Xue, PhD (he/him/his) – Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
    Co-Author: Yue Liu – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Zhuowei Zhou – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Yanhong Xu – Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Co-Author: Jinglei Zhai – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Hongmei Wang – Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    9:45 AM – 10:00 AM EST
    Sample-to-answer viremia diagnostic using thermally responsive alkane partitions.
    Location: Room 302
    Presenting Author: Miso Na, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland
    Co-Author: David J. Boegner, PhD – University of Maryland
    Primary Investigator: Ian M. White, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Maryland
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering - Poster Session E
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
    Sponsored By 
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster I1 - Synthetic Biology Applications in Diagnosing and Treating Preeclampsia
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Madeline Dunsmore – Rowan University
    Co-Author: Leah Davis – Rowan University
    Primary Investigator: Mary Staehle, PhD (she/her/hers) – Rowan University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster I2 - Synthetic morphogenesis to develop dorsal-ventral patterning in brain organoids
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Cheryl I. Quartey – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Catherine A. Hamann, BS – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Ethan S. Lippmann, PhD – Vanderbilt University
    Primary Investigator: Jonathan Brunger, PhD – Vanderbilt University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster I3 - TDP-43 depletion accelerates tauopathy driven brain atrophy by increasing neuronal sensitivity to caspase 3-mediated tau cleavage in a mouse model of Multiple Etiology Dementia
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Margarita Tsapatsis – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Meghraj Baghel – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Grace Burns, BS – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Aswathy Mallika – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Anna Cruz – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Tianyu Cao, md (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Xiaoke K. Chen, MSE (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Isabel de la rosa – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Shaelyn Marx – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Yingzhi Ye – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Shuying Sun – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Tong Li – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Philip Wong – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster I4 - The creation of interferon-reporter gene constructs for improved in vitro screening of RNA immunogenicity
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Halide Zeynep Haciguzeller (she/her/hers) – Boston University College of Engineering
    Co-Author: Emily Chang – Boston University
    Co-Author: Jordan A. Smiley – Boston University
    Co-Author: Kexin Li – Boston University
    Co-Author: Joshua E. McGee – Boston University
    Co-Author: Mark W. Grinstaff, PhD – Boston University
    Last Author: Wilson Wong – Boston University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster I5 - The Effect of HSPB1 Silencing on Cell Migration Dynamics
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Yakov Perlov – Cornell University
    Co-Author: Sarah Henretta (she/her/hers) – Cornell University
    Co-Author: Alice Anais Varlet, PhD (she/her/hers) – Cornell University
    Primary Investigator: Jan Lammerding, PhD (he/him/his) – Cornell University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster I11 - Treatment of dental caries biofilms by non-thermal atomspheric plasma
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster I12 - Ultrasound-Mediated Cell Transfection in Microchamber Systems
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Maria Steis – Boston University
    Primary Investigator: Jonathan Kopechek, PhD – University of Louisville
    Co-Author: Madison Colebank – University of Louisville
    Co-Author: Maria Abbinante – University of Louisville
    Co-Author: John Moore – University of Louisville
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster I13 - Understanding 3D Cell-Matrix Interactions Using Microfiber-Hydrogel Composite Materials
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Sabriye Yilmaz – Rowan University
    Co-Author: Umu S. Jalloh (she/her/hers) – Rowan University
    Co-Author: Jay Patel, PhD – Emory University
    Primary Investigator: Sebastian Vega, PhD – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ and Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, NJ
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster I14 - Unveiling Macrophage Dynamics: A Potential Therapeutical Target for Type 1 Diabetes
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Manvir Bamrah – Michigan State University
    Co-Author: Saumya Nigam, PhD (she/her/hers) – Michigan State University
    Co-Author: Brian Jaramillo-Contreras – University of North Carolina Pembroke
    Primary Investigator: Ping Wang, MD, PhD – Michigan State University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster I15 - Unveiling the Hidden Signals: Profiling Pancreatic Tumor Spheroids for Modulators of NK Cells Post Radiotherapy
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Daniel Juan – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: ALfredo Tovar Walker – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Akeem Ngomu Akilimali – University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Carl June – University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
    Last Author: Neil Sheppard, D.Phil – University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster J1 - Use of Precision-Cut Tracheal Slices as a Model to Study Cell-to-cell Interaction
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Samara Buchanan – Ohio State University / Nationwide Children's Hospital
    Co-Author: Jazmin Calyeca, MS; PhD (she/her/hers) – Nationwide Children's Hospital
    Primary Investigator: Tendy Chiang, MD – Nationwide Children's Hospital
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster J2 - Using Centrifugal Concentrators to Concentrate and Purify Liposomes as a Model for Extracellular Vesicle Purification
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: John T. Chon, Jr. – Rochester Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Ethan Kishimori – Rochester Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Nick Luey – Rochester Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Mehdi Dehghani – Sartorius Stedim Biotech
    Primary Investigator: Tom Gaborski, PhD – Rochester Institute of Technology
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster J3 - Validating microRNA Concentrations in Prostate Cancer Cells to Correlate with Prostate Cancer Stage
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Trisha Patnaik (she/her/hers) – UIUC
    Co-Author: Siva Nalla – UIUC
    Primary Investigator: Andrew Smith – UIUC
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster U12 - CELLNET technology: Spatially organized, functional 3D networks at single cell resolution
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Last Author: Pranav Soman, PhD (he/him/his) – Syracuse University
    Presenting Author: Arun Poudel (he/him/his) – Syracuse University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster U13 - Cellular Fractionation and Characterization of Immune Subcellular Vesicles for Synthetic Biology
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Trevor Hatch – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Joshua M. Devier – University of California, San Francisco
    Co-Author: Jody Mou – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Sixiang Wang – Johns Hopkins University
    Primary Investigator: Joshua C. Doloff, MA, PhD (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University, Depts. of Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering, Translational Tissue Engineering Center (TTEC), and the Institute for NanoBioTechnology (INBT)
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster U14 - Chromatin Reprogramming for Cardiovascular Regenerative Engineering
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Nancy Rivera-Bolanos, Ms – Northwestern University
    Co-Author: Cody Dunton – Northwestern University BME
    Co-Author: Vadim Backman, PhD – Northwestern University BME
    Primary Investigator: Guillermo Ameer – 1 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2 Center for Advanced Regenerative Engineering (CARE), 3 Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster U15 - Development of oscillatory biosensors for cellular events based on a bacterial reaction-diffusion system
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Tien-Hung Lan, PhD – Texas A&M University
    Co-Author: Tianlu Wang – Texas A&M University
    Last Author: Yubin Zhou, PhD, MD (he/him/his) – Texas A&M University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster U16 - Development of Strategies for Targeted Delivery and Retention Enhancement of Mitsugumin 53 for Tissue Regeneration
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Abria Granger (she/her/hers) – University of Texas San Antonio
    Co-Author: Bojing Jiang – Department of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis
    Primary Investigator: Fuzhong Zhang – Department of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster U17 - Disrupting Aortic Smooth Muscle Cell and Inflammatory Macrophage Signaling Using PCSK9 Inhibition
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Christian Catano – San Jose State University
    Primary Investigator: Patrick Jurney, PhD – San Jose State University
    Co-Author: Yae Hyun Rhee
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster U18 - Effect of bile salts/phosphatidylcholine micelles on intestinal epithelium inflammation and barrier integrity during bacterial co-culture
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Yuan Li – Northeastern University
    Last Author: Rebecca Carrier, PhD – Northeastern University
    Co-Author: Matthew Fernez – Northeastern University
    Co-Author: Peng Zhao – Northeastern University
    Co-Author: Chia-Ming Wang – Northeastern University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster U19 - Extracellular Matrix regulates the Formation of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs)
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Co-Author: Simrit Safarulla – NC A&T State University
    Co-Author: Vikram Surendran – Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine/Wake Forest School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences
    Co-Author: Simone Josey – NC A&T State University
    Presenting Author: Arvind Chandrasekaran – North Carolina A&T State University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster U20 - Generation of functional islet organoid using pancreas-mimicking hydrogel
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Jungho Bae – Yonsei university
    Co-Author: Su Kyeom Kim – Yonsei University
    Co-Author: Mi Jeong Lee, MS – Yonsei University
    Co-Author: Nathaniel Suk-Yeon Hwang – Seoul National University
    Primary Investigator: Seung-Woo Cho – Yonsei University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster V1 - Human Alveolar Organoids for Modeling Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Evaluating Drug Efficacy
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Young Seok Song – Yonsei University
    Co-Author: Suran Kim – Cellartgen
    Co-Author: Hyebin Joo – Yonsei University
    Co-Author: Nathaniel Suk-Yeon Hwang – Seoul National University
    Primary Investigator: Seung-Woo Cho – Yonsei University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster V2 - Human Myoblast Injections into Skeletal Muscle Injuries Regenerate Differently Depending on Cell Passage
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Aislin West – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Co-Author: Jonathan Dillon – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Co-Author: Kevin Hart, PhD (he/him/his) – Cook Myosite
    Co-Author: Seth Kreger, PhD – Cook Myosite
    Co-Author: Nicholas J. Amoroso, PhD (he/him/his) – Cook Myosite
    Co-Author: James Redden – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Co-Author: Zvi Schwartz, D.M.D., Ph.D. – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Co-Author: David Joshua Cohen, M.D. – Virginina Commonwealth University
    Primary Investigator: Michael McClure, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster V3 - Influence of Protein Condensate Formation on Extracellular Electron Transfer
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Lillian Hutchinson – University of Arkansas
    Co-Author: Bailey Tibbet – University of Texas at Austin
    Last Author: Keith Keitz, PhD – University of Texas at Austin
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster V4 - Investigating the Etiological Role of IL-1R in Pulmonary Fibrosis
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Hayley Sussman – University of Virginia
    Primary Investigator: Daniel Abebayehu – University of Virginia
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster V5 - Lipid droplet impacts on cancer cell growth and chromosomal instability
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Joanna Georgiou (she/her/hers) – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Irena Ivanovska (she/her/hers) – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Michael Tobin – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Alişya Anlaş, PhD – University of Pennsylvania
    Primary Investigator: Dennis Discher, PhD – Biophysical Eng'g Labs, University of Pennsylvania
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster V6 - Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis modeling using human liver organoids in liver-mimicking hydrogel
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Jungho Bae – Yonsei university
    Co-Author: Su Kyeom Kim – Yonsei University
    Co-Author: Mi Jeong Lee, MS – Yonsei University
    Primary Investigator: Seung-Woo Cho – Yonsei University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster V7 - Nesprin-SUN Regulation of Load-induced YAP Mechanotransduction in MSCs
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Co-Author: Eunju Kim – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Primary Investigator: Jung Yul Lim, PhD – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster V8 - Optimizing Cellular Functionality in Hydrogels with Bioprinted Vascular Scaffold
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Anna C. Jaekel, MSc (she/her/hers) – Technical University of Munich
    Last Author: Friedrich C. Simmel, Dr (he/him/his) – Technical University of Munich
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster V9 - Organ Preservation Using iPSC-MSC-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Toward Enhanced Transplantation Outcomes
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Bingda Li (he/him/his) – Carnegie Mellon University
    Primary Investigator: Phil Campbell – Carnegie Mellon University
    Co-Author: Ellen Otto
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster V10 - Single base-pair changes within heart enhancers increase transcription factor binding affinity and disrupt embryonic heart development
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Granton A. Jindal, PhD (he/him/his) – University of California San Diego
    Co-Author: Alexis T. Bantle (she/her/hers) – University of California San Diego
    Co-Author: Joe Solvason, Phd (he/him/his) – University of California San Diego
    Co-Author: Agnieszka D'Antonio-Chronowska, PhD – Center for Epigenomics at UC San Diego
    Co-Author: Fabian Lim (she/her/hers) – University of California San Diego
    Co-Author: Sophia Le (she/her/hers) – University of California San Diego
    Co-Author: Benjamin P. Song, PhD – University of California San Diego
    Co-Author: Michelle F. Ragsac, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of California San Diego
    Co-Author: Adam Klie – University of California San Diego
    Co-Author: Reid Larsen, BSE – University of California San Diego
    Co-Author: Kelly Frazer – University of California San Diego
    Last Author: Emma Farley, PhD – University of California San Diego
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster V11 - The effects of blast-induced traumatic brain injury on brain cellular mechanics
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Co-Author: Nabila Masud, PhD (she/her/hers) – Iowa State University
    Co-Author: Hasibul Hasan Hasib (he/him/his) – Iowa State University
    Presenting Author: Anwesha Sarkar – Iowa State University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster V12 - Thermal inkjet Bioprinting of Human Fibroblasts into Stem Cell Environment Reveals Changes in Protein Expression and Changes in the Hippo Pathway
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Patricia Ablanedo Morales – University of Texas at El Paso
    Co-Author: Jonah Ayala – The University of Texas at El Paso
    Co-Author: Kayla Molina – University of Minnesota
    Primary Investigator: Thomas Boland, PhD – The University of Texas at El Paso
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    12:30 PM – 2:00 PM EST
    Cell migration
    Location: Room 301
    Session Chair: Hyuntae Jeong, PhD (he/him/his) – Brown University
    Session Chair: Jonathan R. Soucy, PhD (he/him/his) – Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass. Eye & Ear, Harvard Medical School
    Track Chair: Adetola Adesida, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Alberta
    Track Chair: Celeste M. Nelson, PhD (she/her/hers) – Princeton University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
    Sponsored By 
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    12:30 PM – 12:45 PM EST
    Chemokine-directed migration improves donor neuron integration into the retina in vivo
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Jonathan R. Soucy, PhD (he/him/his) – Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass. Eye & Ear, Harvard Medical School
    Co-Author: Emil Kriukov – Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass. Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School
    Co-Author: Monichan Phay, PhD – Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass. Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School
    Co-Author: Volha Malechka, MD – Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass. Eye & Ear, Harvard Medical School
    Co-Author: John Dayron Rivera – Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass. Eye & Ear, Harvard Medical School
    Last Author: Petr Baranov, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass. Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    12:45 PM – 1:00 PM EST
    Depletion of SUN1 disrupts mechanosensitive collective cell migration via nuclear and cytoskeletal remodeling
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Akash T. Shaji (he/him/his) – Washington University in St. Louis
    Primary Investigator: Amit Pathak, PhD – Washington University in St. Louis
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    1:00 PM – 1:15 PM EST
    Elucidating the role of survivin on stiffness-dependent VSMC migration using a novel computational pipeline
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Thomas Mousso, BS – University at Buffalo
    Co-Author: Briana A. Santo, PhD (she/her/hers) – MD. Anderson Cancer Center
    Co-Author: Kalina A. Rice, MS (she/her/hers) – NYU Langone Health Experimental Pathology Core Laboratory
    Co-Author: Bat-Ider Tumenbayar, Bsc (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania
    Primary Investigator: Yongho Bae, PhD (he/him/his) – University at Buffalo
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    1:15 PM – 1:30 PM EST
    Live Cell Imaging of Epithelial-Mesenchymal Plasticity during Collective Migration and Spatial Patterning in Monolayer Culture
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Hyuntae Jeong, PhD (he/him/his) – Brown University
    Co-Author: Jiwon Kim, PhD (she/her/hers) – Brown University
    Primary Investigator: Ian Y. Wong, PhD (he/him/his) – Brown University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    1:30 PM – 1:45 PM EST
    Mac-1 Inhibition allows human macrophages to migrate against the direction of shear flow on ICAM-1
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Aman Mittal, B.S. (he/him/his) – New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Subham Guin, MS (he/him/his) – New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Alexander Buffone, Jr., PhD (he/him/his) – New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    1:45 PM – 2:00 PM EST
    Spatiotemporal Mechanoregulation of Cell Migration During Wound Healing
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Jennifer Patten, MS – Temple University
    Co-Author: Nourhan Albeltagy (she/her/hers) – Temple University
    Co-Author: Anna Moore – College of Science and Technology: Biology Temple University
    Last Author: Karin Wang, PhD – Temple University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    2:30 PM – 4:00 PM EST
    Cell-cell interactions
    Location: Room 301
    Session Chair: Franck J. Kamga Gninzeko, PhD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Track Chair: Adetola Adesida, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Alberta
    Track Chair: Celeste M. Nelson, PhD (she/her/hers) – Princeton University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
    Sponsored By 
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    2:30 PM – 2:45 PM EST
    Exploring Hypoxic and Normoxic Extracellular Vesicles in Murine Volumetric Muscle Loss Model: Implications for Immunomodulation and Regeneration
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Avantika Jain, B.S. (she/her/hers) – Saint Louis Unversity
    Co-Author: David Johnson, PhD – Saint Louis University
    Co-Author: Jacki Kornbluth, PhD – Saint Louis University
    Primary Investigator: Koyal Garg, PhD – Saint Louis University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    2:45 PM – 3:00 PM EST
    Investigating Diabetic Osteoarthritis with a 3D Blood-Joint Spheroid Model
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Neeraj Sakhrani, MS (he/him/his) – Columbia University
    Co-Author: Ratna Sharma – Columbia University
    Co-Author: Hagar Kenawy – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Gerard Ateshian – Columbia University
    Primary Investigator: Clark Hung – Columbia University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    3:00 PM – 3:15 PM EST
    Investigating the Role of P-cadherin in Acini Formation and HGF-Induced Tubulogenesis
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Sydnie Tran, BS – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Co-Author: Jessanne Lichtenberg, MS – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Co-Author: Daniel Conway, PhD – The Ohio State University
    Primary Investigator: Priscilla Hwang, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    3:15 PM – 3:30 PM EST
    Quantifying spatial heterogeneity and temporal dynamics of endothelial cell junction phenotypes in mTOR kinase-inhibited cells
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Ken D. Brandon, II (he/him/his) – University of Maryland College Park
    Co-Author: Azkah Anjum – University of Maryland College Park
    Primary Investigator: Kimberly Stroka, PhD – University of Maryland
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    3:30 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Reprogramming of Normal Fibroblasts into Ovarian Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts Via Non-Vesicular Paracrine Signaling Induces an Activated Fibroblast Phenotype
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Hailey Axemaker (she/her/hers) – Sanford Research
    Co-Author: Simona Plesselova, PhD (she/her/hers) – Sanford Research
    Co-Author: Kristin Calar – Sanford Research
    Primary Investigator: Pilar de la Puente, PhD (she/her/hers) – Sanford Research / University of South Dakota School of Medicine
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    3:45 PM – 4:00 PM EST
    Unveiling the Role of NF-kB in Distal Lung Epithelial Regeneration
    Location: Room 301
    Presenting Author: Franck J. Kamga Gninzeko, PhD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Co-Author: Jason Gokey, PhD (he/him/his) – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Co-Author: Jonathan Kropski – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Last Author: Timothy Blackwell – University of Michigan
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering