Biomaterials - Poster Session D

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Presentations:

• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Macroscopic Alignment of Biomimetic Self-Assembling Peptide Nanofibers
  

  Presenting Author: Aidan Donnelly (he/him/his) – Pacific Lutheran University

  Co-Author: Danielle N.R Chew-Martinez (she/her/hers) – Rice University Department of Chemistry

  Primary Investigator: Jeffrey D. Hartgerink, PhD (he/him/his) – Rice University
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Mechanically Tunable and Cellularly Adhesive Highly Entangled Hydrogels with Degradable Crosslinks
  

  Presenting Author: Alex Sunday – Freedman Lab

  Primary Investigator: Benjamin Freedman, PhD – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Metabolite Based Reprogramming of Human CD4+ T Cells
  

  Presenting Author: Anna Mathis (she/her/hers) – Case Western Reserve University

  Co-Author: Srivatsan J. Swaminathan, BS – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

  Co-Author: Joel P. Joseph, MTech (he/him/his) – Indian Institute of Science: Bioengineering Department

  Primary Investigator: Abhinav Acharya, PhD – Case Western Reserve University
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Optimizing PDGF-BB Tethering on PCL-DCB Scaffolds for Bone Defect Injuries
  

  Presenting Author: Eric Zeng (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Allison Horenberg, MS (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Tanishk Sinha – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Tram Nguyen, MSE (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Sydney A. Kanuga (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University

  Primary Investigator: Warren Grayson, PhD (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Nitric Oxide Releasing Oil-Infused Porous Surfaces Preventing Infection, Biofilm Formation, and Thrombosis
  

  Presenting Author: McKenna Clary – The University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Grace Nguyen (she/her/hers) – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Mark Garren (he/him/his) – University of Georgia

  Primary Investigator: Hitesh Handa – University of Georgia

  Last Author: Elizabeth J. Brisbois, PhD – University of Georgia
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Patient Specific Fibrin-Based Nanoparticles for Treatment of Equine Lower Limb Wounds
  

  Presenting Author: Ysabel Rey (she/her/hers) – NC State University

  Co-Author: Sanika Pandit – NC State University

  Co-Author: Shannon Connard, DVM, DACVS (LA), PhD Candidate (she/her/hers) – NC State University

  Co-Author: Alexa Kuyvenhoven – NC State University

  Co-Author: Grace Hardy – NC State University

  Co-Author: Lauren V. Schnabel, DVM, PhD, DACVS, DACVSMR (she/her/hers) – North Carolina State University

  Primary Investigator: Ashley Brown – NC State University
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Outer surface protein C from Borrelia burgdorferi as antigen candidate for an outer membrane vesicle-based vaccine against Lyme disease
  

  Presenting Author: David Krimer – 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
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  PDMS Compositions for Pediatric Conductive Hearing Aids
  

  Presenting Author: Raaha Kumaresan, Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering (she/her/hers) – Rowan University

  Co-Author: Enosh Lim, MS – Wake Forest University

  Primary Investigator: Mohammad Moghimi, PhD – Wake Forest University
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Peptide-Functionalized Injectable Hydrogels for Long Bone Regeneration in Critical-Sized Segmental Defects
  

  Presenting Author: Yeisanai Cardona-Torres (she/her/hers) – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ

  Co-Author: Stacy Love – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ and Bone and Joint Institute, Cooper University Health Care, Camden, NJ

  Co-Author: Eduard I. Dedkov, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Cooper Medical School of Rowan 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

  Co-Author: Tae Won Kim – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ,Bone and Joint Institute, Cooper University Health Care, Camden, NJ, and Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, NJ
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Polymer coated gelatin nanoparticles as an antibiotic-free treatment for Staphylococcus epidermidis infections
  

  Presenting Author: Julia C. Patterson (she/her/hers) – Brown University

  Co-Author: Zhaowei Jiang, MS (she/her/hers) – Brown University

  Co-Author: Yingying Wang, PhD (she/her/hers) – Brown University

  Primary Investigator: Anita Shukla, PhD (she/her/hers) – Brown University
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Polymeric artificial antigen presenting cells for CD8+ T cell activation and phenotypic skewing
  

  Presenting Author: Zoe T. Hsieh – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Sydney R. Shannon – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

  Co-Author: Stephany Y. Tzeng, PhD – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Jonathan P. Schneck, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University

  Primary Investigator: Jordan J. Green, PhD (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Relyophilized collagen scaffold for small molecule loading
  

  Presenting Author: Ashley D. Oliver – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Co-Author: Alison C. Nunes – University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

  Co-Author: Scott D. Boden, MD – Emory University

  Co-Author: Sreedhara Sangadala – Emory University

  Co-Author: Thanh Doan – Emory University

  Co-Author: Nick Willett, PhD – University of Oregon - Knight Campus

  Primary Investigator: Brendan A.C Harley, Sc.D. (he/him/his) – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Rheological Properties of Self-Healing and Electroconductive Hydrogels for Injured Spinal Cord Regeneration
  

  Presenting Author: Samantha Shumard (she/her/hers) – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Gopal Agarwal, PhD, MSPharm, B.Pharm – University of Florida

  Co-Author: John G. Hardy – Lancaster University

  Primary Investigator: Christine E. E. Schmidt, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Florida
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Robust Biopolymer Double Network Hydrogels For Targeted Drug Delivery
  

  Presenting Author: Chloe Deabler – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

  Co-Author: Natalie Crutchfield (she/her/hers) – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Daniele Mayara Catori, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Martin Sobczak – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Kenan Song (he/him/his) – University of Georgia

  Last Author: Hitesh Handa – University of Georgia

  Primary Investigator: Elizabeth J. Brisbois, PhD – University of Georgia
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Role of Hypoxia in Extracellular Matrix Remodeling and Cell Motility in the Context of Breast Cancer Metastasis
  

  Presenting Author: Ross Aiello, III – The Ohio State University

  Primary Investigator: Amit Pathak, PhD – Washington University in St. Louis
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Silk Fibroin Scaffold Fabrication via More Environmentally Friendly Processing
  

  Presenting Author: Sandra L. Shefter – Carnegie Mellon University

  Co-Author: Nathan Roblin (he/him/his) – Carnegie Mellon University

  Co-Author: Megan DeBari – Carnegie Mellon University

  Co-Author: Erica Iizuka – Carnegie Mellon University

  Co-Author: Rosalyn Abbott, PhD (she/her/hers) – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Spectroscopic Analysis of Melanin Variants for Insights into Melanomagenesis
  

  Presenting Author: Veebha Havaldar, Undergraduate Student – Case Western Reserve University

  Co-Author: Yang Yang – Lerner Research Institute

  Co-Author: Hope Zehr – Lerner Research Institute

  Primary Investigator: Vijay Krishna, PhD (he/him/his) – Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Precision Control of DNA Scaffolded Nanoparticle Ligand Presentation for Enhanced Cellular Targeting
  

  Presenting Author: Deblin Jana, PhD (he/him/his) – Brown University

  Primary Investigator: Tejal Desai, PhD – Brown University
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Precision Drug Delivery Using Near-Infrared Activated Ethyl Cellulose Micro/Nanoparticles
  

  Presenting Author: Mishal Pokharel (he/him/his) – University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

  Co-Author: Abid Neron (he/him/his) – University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

  Co-Author: Mariana Hebert, n/a (she/her/hers) – University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

  Last Author: Kihan Park, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Presenting ED-A fibronectin in a bioorthogonally crosslinked hydrogel to control myofibroblast differentiation
  

  Presenting Author: Aditya Natu (he/him/his) – University of Delaware

  Co-Author: Sirajis Salekin (he/him/his) – University of Delaware

  Co-Author: Samuel Scinto (he/him/his) – University of Delaware

  Co-Author: Yinzhi Fang (he/him/his) – University of Delaware

  Co-Author: Joseph Fox – University of Delaware

  Primary Investigator: Xinqiao Jia (she/her/hers) – University of Delaware
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Recapitulating joint calcification using demineralized cartilage-bone paper
  

  Presenting Author: Hyejin Yoon, PhD – University of Massachusetts Amherst

  Primary Investigator: Jungwoo Lee, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Massachusetts Amherst
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Regeneration of Critical Size Bone Defects Using 3D Printed Biomimetic Polymer Scaffolds
  

  Presenting Author: Gerardo Figueroa (he/him/his) – University of Arizona

  Co-Author: David Gonzales – University of Arizona

  Co-Author: John Szivek – University of Arizona

  Last Author: David Margolis, MD, PhD – University of Arizona
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Sacrificial Electrospun Dipeptide for Encapsulation of Cell Therapies
  

  Presenting Author: Nicholas Lee – Carnegie Mellon University

  Primary Investigator: Yu-li Wang, PhD – Carngie Mellon University
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Scalable Manufacturing of Nanoyarns
  

  Presenting Author: Mohamad Keblawi – Rowan University

  Primary Investigator: Vince Beachley – Rowan University
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Screening Cancer Derived Molecules for Immunomodulation in Autoimmune Disease
  

  Presenting Author: Daniel Osorio (he/him/his) – University of Florida

  Primary Investigator: Jamal S. Lewis, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Florida
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Self-assembling peptide (SAP) technology for wound healing, dental and other therapeutic applications.
  

  Co-Author: Corey Heffernan, PhD – NJIT

  Presenting Author: Vivek Kumar, PhD – New Jersey Institute of Technology
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Self-assembling peptide hydrogel platform for microvascular regeneration and limb salvage
  

  Presenting Author: Abhishek Roy, BS – New Jersey Institute of Technology

  Co-Author: Gelavizh Gharati (she/her/hers) – New Jersey Institute of Technology

  Co-Author: Siya Patel – New Jersey Institute of Technology

  Co-Author: Harrison Rohe-Weiner – New Jersey Institute of Technology

  Co-Author: Corey Heffernan, PhD – NJIT

  Last Author: Karim Salem, MD – Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

  Primary Investigator: Vivek Kumar, PhD – New Jersey Institute of Technology
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Sepia Melanin for the Local Deactivation of Matrix Metalloproteinases
  

  Presenting Author: Seth Edwards, PhD – University of New Hampshire

  Co-Author: Zhen Tian – University of New Hampshire

  Primary Investigator: Young Jo Kim, PhD – University of New Hampshire

  Primary Investigator: Kyung Jae Jeong – University Of New Hampshire
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Shelf-Stable Lattice-Reinforced Affibody-Conjugated Hydrogels for Tunable Protein Delivery In Vivo
  

  Presenting Author: Jonathan Dorogin, MASc (he/him/his) – University of Oregon

  Co-Author: Patrick Hall (he/him/his) – University of Oregon

  Co-Author: Morrhyssey Benz (she/her/hers) – University of Oregon

  Co-Author: Payton Jefferis (she/her/hers) – University of Oregon

  Co-Author: Cameron Moore (they/them/theirs) – University of Oregon

  Co-Author: Danielle Benoit (she/her/hers) – University of Oregon

  Co-Author: Paul Dalton, Dr (he/him/his) – University of Oregon

  Primary Investigator: Marian Hettiaratchi, PhD – University of Oregon
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Short Peptides Together with Titania Nanotubes Combating Implant-Associated Infections
  

  Presenting Author: Ramesh Singh, PhD – COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY

  Primary Investigator: Ketul Popat, PhD (he/him/his) – George Mason University
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Silk microfiber-reinforced bioink for muscle tissue repair and in situ printing by a handheld 3D printer
  

  Presenting Author: Meenakshi Kamaraj, PhD (she/her/hers) – Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation

  Co-Author: Omid Rezayof – The University of Texas at Austin

  Co-Author: Farshid Alambeigi – The University of Texas at Austin

  Last Author: Johnson V. John, Ph.D (he/him/his) – Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Silver Nanoparticles with Nanoporous Aerogel in Designing Antimicrobial Medical Casts and Prosthetics
  

  Presenting Author: Molly Bagchee – Seminole High School
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Spatially Controlling Activation of SynNotch receptors on a Gelma Hydrogel
  

  Presenting Author: Stephanie Do – University of Southern California

  Co-Author: Mher Garibyan – University of Southern California

  Co-Author: Tyler Hoffman, PhD – University of California, Los Angeles

  Co-Author: Alexander V. Do – Thomas Jefferson Highschool for Science and Technology

  Last Author: Leonardo Morsut – University of Southern California

  Primary Investigator: Megan McCain – Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Stabilization of TPP1 for the Treatment of Late Infantile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis
  

  Presenting Author: Gabriela Tirado-Mansilla (she/her/hers) – Rutgers University

  Co-Author: Prajakatta Mulay – Rutgers

  Co-Author: Kathrine Larrimore – Rutgers

  Co-Author: Peter Lobel – RBHS, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

  Last Author: David Sleat – Rutgers

  Primary Investigator: Adam Gormley, PhD (he/him/his) – Rutgers University
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  A scalable system for generating polymer lipid-based nanoparticle hydrogels to modulate the immune system
  

  Presenting Author: James S. Wang (he/him/his) – Columbia University

  Co-Author: Satya Nayagam, MS (he/him/his) – Columbia University

  Co-Author: Caterina Piunti, MSc – University of Padua

  Co-Author: Ryan Hosn – Columbia University

  Primary Investigator: Santiago Correa, PhD (he/him/his) – Columbia University
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Stopping Bleeding via Sandcastles: Biopolymer Granules form a Sandcastle-Like Gel Around a Wound by Capillary Adhesion
  

  Presenting Author: Paula Montero Atienza (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland

  Co-Author: Matthew B. Dowling, PhD – Medcura Inc.

  Primary Investigator: Srinivasa Raghavan, PhD – University of Maryland
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Strategic Modification of Carrageenan to Modulate Protein Binding
  

  Presenting Author: Isaac C. Njoku, PhD (he/him/his) – Colorado State University

  Co-Author: Liszt Y.C. Madruga – Colorado State University

  Primary Investigator: Ketul Popat, PhD (he/him/his) – George Mason University

  Last Author: Matt J. Kipper, PhD – Colorado State University
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Subcutaneous site and alloy composition-specific immune responses observed from metallic implants
  

  Co-Author: Stuart J. Bauer, MSE (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University, Biomedical Engineering, Translational Tissue Engineering Center

  Co-Author: Jessica L. Stelzel – Johns Hopkins University, Biomedical Engineering, Translational Tissue Engineering Center

  Presenting Author: Valerie W. Wong (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University, Biomedical Engineering

  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)
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Substituent Effects on pi-Stacking and Self-assembly of Phenylalanine-rich Amphipathic Peptides
  

  Presenting Author: Anirban Das, PhD (he/him/his) – Washington University in St. Louis

  Co-Author: Ushasi Pramanik, Ph. D (she/her/hers) – Washington University in St. Louis

  Co-Author: Jonathan Fascetti – Washington University in St. Louis

  Co-Author: Meredith Jackrel – Washington University in St. Louis

  Primary Investigator: Jai Rudra, Ph. D – Washington University in St. Louis
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Superparamagnetic Nanoclusters for Selective Isolation of Target Molecules from Complex Solutions via Template-Assisted Nucleation and Clustering Process
  

  Presenting Author: Suhyun Kim (she/her/hers) – Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)

  Primary Investigator: Jinmyoung Joo – Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Surface Modified Electrospun Soft PDMS Fibers for Stretchable Bioelectronic Applications
  

  Presenting Author: Serena R. Patel (she/her/hers) – Binghamton University

  Co-Author: Joab S. Dorsainvil (he/him/his) – Binghamton University

  Primary Investigator: Ahyeon Koh, PhD – Binghamton University

  Co-Author: Maya McDonald – Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Sweet Corn Phytoglycogen Dendrimers as a Lyoprotectant for Dry-State Protein Storage
  

  Presenting Author: Junha Park, MS (he/him/his) – University of Florida

  Primary Investigator: Gregory A. Hudalla, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Renjie Liu – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Alexander Kim – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Susan Kim Boehlein, PhD – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Cyr Noah – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Marcio Resende – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Daniel Savin, PhD (he/him/his) – National Science Foundation

  Co-Author: Laura Bailey – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Brent Sumerlin – University of Florida
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Tailored bioactive fiber-reinforced printable hydrogel with tunable mechanical and osteogenic properties for bone repair
  

  Presenting Author: Nafiseh Moghimi, PhD – Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation

  Co-Author: Meenakshi Kamaraj, PhD (she/her/hers) – Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation

  Co-Author: Mohammad Kohandel – University of Waterloo

  Primary Investigator: Johnson V. John, Ph.D (he/him/his) – Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation

  Last Author: Ali Khademhosseini, PhD – Terasaki Institute
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Tailored Injectable Granular Porous Nanofibrous Microspheres for Effective Wound Tissue Regeneration
  

  Presenting Author: Meenakshi Kamaraj, PhD (she/her/hers) – Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation

  Co-Author: Nafiseh Moghimi, PhD – Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation

  Last Author: Jingwei Xie, PHD (he/him/his) – University of Nebraska Medical Center

  Co-Author: Ali Khademhosseini, PhD – Terasaki Institute

  Primary Investigator: Johnson V. John, Ph.D (he/him/his) – Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Targeting sperm-specific proteins with novel cyclic peptides for male contraception
  

  Presenting Author: Corey Heffernan, PhD – NJIT

  Co-Author: Kabir Singh (he/him/his) – NJIT

  Co-Author: Owen West – New Jersey Institute of Technology

  Co-Author: Joseph Dodd-o (he/him/his) – New Jersey Institute of Technology

  Last Author: Vivek Kumar, PhD – New Jersey Institute of Technology
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Temperature-triggered assembly of protein hydrogels via an N-glycosylation consensus sequence polypeptide domain
  

  Presenting Author: Eric Hill, B.S. Chemical Engineering;M.S. Biomedical Engineering, M.S. Biomedical Engineering (he/him/his) – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Stephen Michel, BS – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Natasha Sequeira – University of Florida

  Primary Investigator: Benjamin G. Keselowsky – University of Florida

  Last Author: Gregory A. Hudalla, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Florida
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  The influence of hyperlipidemia on magnesium biocorrosion in vitro and in vivo
  

  Presenting Author: Carolyn Czerniak – Medical College of Wisconsin

  Co-Author: Henry Summers – Michigan Technological University

  Last Author: Roger Guillory, II, PhD – Medical College of Wisconsin

  Co-Author: Mitchell Connon, MS (he/him/his) – Michigan Technological University
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  The role of mechanical properties in Graphene-PDMS based nanocomposite structure opportunity for enhancing cell-surface interactions
  

  Presenting Author: John David Obayemi, BEng, MSc, PhD, MBA – Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

  Co-Author: Adianne Ramos-Delgado – Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  The Universality of Electroadhesion: Gels Can be Reversibly Adhered On-Demand to Tissues of Plants and Animals Across Species
  

  Presenting Author: Faraz Burni, PhD – University of Maryland

  Co-Author: Leah Borden – University of Maryland

  Co-Author: Srinivasa Raghavan, PhD – University of Maryland
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Thermally stable microporous microgels for cell encapsulation and tissue engineering
  

  Presenting Author: ziqiang guan, MA (he/him/his) – University of New Hampshire
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Three Dimensional Pulmonary Fibrosis Modeling with Decellularized ECM Cryogels
  

  Presenting Author: Taylor E. Hendrick (she/her/hers) – Virginia Commonwealth University

  Co-Author: Leigh-Ann Antczak (she/her/hers) – Virginia Commonwealth University

  Last Author: Rebecca Heise, PhD (she/her/hers) – Virginia Commonwealth University

  Co-Author: Tvisha R. Vanteru – Virginia Commonwealth University
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Understanding Protein Interactions with Two-Dimensional Nanosilicate Particles
  

  Presenting Author: Sam Stealey, PhD – Saint Louis University

  Co-Author: Ether Dharmesh – Saint Louis University

  Co-Author: Jai Rudra, Ph. D – Washington University in St. Louis

  Primary Investigator: Silviya P. Zustiak, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – Saint Louis University
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Unnatural Lipids for Simultaneous mRNA Delivery and Metabolic Cell Labeling
  

  Presenting Author: Yusheng Liu, Graduate student (he/him/his) – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Primary Investigator: Hua Wang – University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Utilizing a Sugar Beet Production Byproduct: Development of a Polymer-Based Coating for Biomaterial Applications
  

  Presenting Author: Jenna Crouse – University of Wyoming

  Co-Author: Shad Sellers – University of Wyoming

  Co-Author: Karen Wawrousek – University of Wyoming

  Primary Investigator: Roberta Sabino, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Wyoming
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Whole Transcriptome Analysis of the Tissue-Mesh Interface in Ventral Hernia Recurrence
  

  Presenting Author: Tatiana Cuellar-Gaviria, PhD (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University

  Co-Author: Hamza Jafri – The Ohio State University

  Co-Author: Ludmila Diaz-Starokozheva – The Ohio State University

  Co-Author: Silvia Duarte-Sanmiguel – The Ohio State University

  Co-Author: Savannah Renshaw – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

  Last Author: Benjamin Poulose, MD – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

  Primary Investigator: Daniel Gallego-Perez, Dr. (he/him/his) – The Ohio State University
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Injectable Extracellular Vesicle Hydrogels with Tunable Viscoelasticity for Depot Vaccine
  

  Presenting Author: Rimsha Bhatta, Bachelor (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Primary Investigator: Hua Wang – University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  3D-printed polymeric microchambers as a Materiobiology Platform for Studying the biological response of Stem Cells
  

  Presenting Author: Jenise Jones-Coleman – Alabama State University

  Co-Author: Amrita Natarajan, PhD – Alabama State University

  Co-Author: Derrick Dean – Alabama State University

  Primary Investigator: VINEETH VIIJAYAN, PhD – Alabama State University
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  “Bugs For Drugs”: Encapsulation of a Cooperative Bacterial Consortia as a Therapeutic to Resolve Recurrent C. difficile Infection
  

  Presenting Author: Swathi R. Shekharan (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia

  Presenting Author: Georgia T. Helein (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia

  Co-Author: Jack Whitewolf

  Co-Author: Christopher B. Highley, PhD – University of Virginia

  Co-Author: Glynis Kolling – University of Virginia

  Primary Investigator: Jason Papin – University of Virginia
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Natural aging of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS): Change in PDMS hydrophobicity and stiffness at various mixing ratios and storage conditions
  

  Presenting Author: Shuyu Zhang, MS (he/him/his) – Virginia Tech

  Primary Investigator: Anne Staples (she/her/hers) – Virginia Tech
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Advanced AD-BBB-on-a-Chip microfluidic device
  

  Presenting Author: Yi Zuo, PhD (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Nan Zhao – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Zikai Xia (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Da Huo, MSc (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Jinchong Xu, MD, PhD – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Peter Searson – Johns Hopkins University

  Primary Investigator: Luo Gu, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Evaluation of NMJ Integrity Following Facial Nerve Injury
  

  Presenting Author: Victoria Ortega (she/her/hers) – University of Miami

  Primary Investigator: Courtney M. Dumont, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Miami