Engineering cell function

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Session Chair(s)

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  Nisha Iyer, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Assistant Professor
  Tufts University
  Medford, Massachusetts, United States

Presentations:

• 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM EST

  Engineering of Cyborg Mammalian Cells as Therapeutic Materials
  

  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
• 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
  

  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
• 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM EST

  Programmable protease circuits in human cells
  

  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
• 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM EST

  Programmable Protein Degradation with Language Model-Derived Peptide Guides
  

  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
• 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM EST

  Programmable Protein Stabilization with Language Model-Derived Peptide Guides
  

  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
• 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM EST

  Amyloid β-responsive cells as a therapy in Alzheimer’s Disease
  

  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