2024 Regional Symposia - Midwest
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The 2024 SFB Midwest Symposium will be hosted by Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, September 19-20, 2024.
Symposia programs will include shared plenary speakers from the above locations with content accessible remotely across the country. Participants will include faculty and student populations of the respective host institutions, while also featuring regional presentations, speakers, and posters.
The program provided below is subject to change as needed:
September 19, 2024 (All Times Eastern)
| 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM | Registration & Breakfast | Location: Hallway, Ballroom A/B |
| 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM | Welcome from Site Chairs | Ballroom A/B |
| 8:45 AM - 10:00 AM |
Concurrent Session I: Engineering Cells and Their Microenvironments Invited Speaker: Dr. Abhinav Acharya, Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University |
Ballroom A |
| 8:45 AM - 10:00 AM |
Concurrent Session II: Tissue Engineering Invited Speaker: Dr. Adam Feinberg, Professor, Carnegie Mellon University |
Ballroom B |
| 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM | Coffee Break | All/Any |
| 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM |
Concurrent Session III: BioInterfaces Invited Speaker: Dr. Andrew Shoffstall, Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University |
Ballroom A |
| 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM |
Concurrent Session IV: Nanomaterials Invited Speaker: Dr. Daniel Gallego-Perez, Associate Professor, The Ohio State University |
Ballroom B |
| 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM |
Plenary Session 1: Dr. Joel Collier, Duke University (2024 Clemson Award for Basic Research Recipient) - Supramolecular Immunomodulators for Inflammatory Disease |
Ballroom A/B |
| 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM | Lunch | Ballroom A/B |
| 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM |
Concurrent Session V: Drug Delivery Invited Speaker: Dr. Katelyn Swindle-Reilly, Associate Professor, The Ohio State University |
Ballroom A |
| 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM |
Concurrent Session VI: Engineering Cells and Their Microenvironments Invited Speaker: Dr. Brendon Baker, Associate Professor, University of Michigan |
Ballroom B |
| 3:00 pM - 4:00 PM | Industry Panel | Ballroom A/B |
| 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM | Coffee Break | All/Any |
| 4:15 PM - 5:30 PM |
Plenary Session II: Dr. Danielle Benoit, University of Oregon |
Ballroom A/B |
September 20, 2024 (All Times Eastern)
| 8:15 AM - 8:45 AM | Registration & Breakfast | Hallway Ballroom A or B |
| 8:45 AM - 10:00 AM |
Concurrent Session VII: Drug Delivery Invited Speaker: Dr. Tom Dziubla, Professor, University of Kentucky |
Ballroom A |
| 8:45 AM - 10:00 AM |
Concurrent Session VIII: Cardiovascular Biomaterials Invited Speaker: Dr. William Wagner, Professor, University of Pittsburgh |
Ballroom B |
| 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM | Coffee Break | All/Any |
| 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM |
Concurrent Session IX: BioInterfaces and Tissue Interactions Invited Speaker: Dr. Steven Eppell, Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University |
Ballroom A |
| 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM |
Concurrent Session X: Tissue Engineering Invited Speaker: Dr. Sam Senyo, Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University |
Ballroom B |
| 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM |
Plenary Session III: Dr. Elazer Edelman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2024 Founders Award Recipient) Dr. Cynthia Reinhart-King, Rice University |
Ballroom A/B |
| 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM | Lunch | Ballroom A/B |
| 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM |
Concurrent Session XI: Engineering Cells and Their Microenvironments Invited Speaker: Dr. John Martin, Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati |
Ballroom A |
| 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM |
Concurrent Session XII: Nanomaterials & Biomaterials Commercialization Invited Speaker: Dr. Anirban Sen Gupta, Professor, Case Western Reserve University |
Ballroom B |
| 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Poster Session | Ballroom C |
| 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Coffee Break | All/Any |
| 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM | Closing Remarks & Awards |
Ballroom A/B |
Case Western Reserve University will be hosting a Welcome Reception on September 18 from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM for presenters and attendees of the SFB Regional Symposia.
Food and beverages will be available. If you would like to attend the Welcome Reception, please RSVP here or use the QR code attached in the flyer below. Space is limited to the first 75 guests so if you are interested in attending, please RSVP as soon as possible to secure your place!
Lodging & Travel Information
Please visit the Case Western Reserve University Website for more program infomation.
Sponsorship
For anyone looking to support our exciting work and to help ensure a bright future for biomaterials and all who study them please consider sponsoring SFB's 2024 Regional Symposia!
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Regional Symposia Co-Chairs:
Steven Eppell, PhD, Case Western Reserve University
Anirban Sen Gupta, PhD, Case Western Reserve University
Program Committee:
Abhinav Acharya, PhD, Case Western Reserve University
Adam Feinberg, PhD, Carnegie Mellon University
Daniel Gallego Perez, PhD, Ohio State University
Brittany E. Givens Rassoolkhani, PhD, University of Kentucky
Brendan Harley, PhD, University of Illinois
John Martin, PhD, University of Cincinnati
Ariella Shikanov, PhD, University of Michigan
Katelyn Swindle Reilly, PhD, Ohio State University
Yang Yun, PhD, University of Akron