2024 Regional Symposia - Northeast
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The 2024 SFB Northeast Symposium will be hosted by Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, September 19-20, 2024. Location: Curry Student Center, 360 Huntigton Ave, Boston, MA.
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 Regional Symposia will take place at:
Curry Student Center (CSC)
346 Huntigton Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
The program provided below is subject to change as needed:
September 19, 2024 (All Times Eastern)
| 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM | Outside Indoor Pit | Registration / Check-in |
| 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM | Indoor Pit | Welcome by Site Chairs |
| 8:45 AM - 10:00 AM | McLeod Suites Room 318, Senate Chambers Room 333, & Meeting Room 340 |
Concurrent Session I-A: Drug Delivery 1 Invited Speaker: Tim O-'Shea, Boston University |
| 8:45 AM - 10:00 AM | McLeod 318, Senate Chambers 333 & Meeting Room 340 |
Concurrent Session I-B: Immune Engineering -1 Invited Speaker: Kara Spiller, Drexel University |
| 8:45 AM - 10:00 AM | McLeod 318, Senate Chambers 333 & Meeting Room 340 |
Concurrent Session I-C: Biomaterials-Interface Interaction-1 Invited Speaker: Jeff Ruberti, Northeastern University |
| 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM | McLeod Suites Room 318, Senate Chambers Room 333, & Meeting Room 340 |
Concurrent Session II-A: Drug Delivery 2 |
| 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM | McLeod 318, Senate Chambers 333 & Meeting Room 340 |
Concurrent Session II-B: Immune Engineering 2 Invited Speaker: David Mooney, Harvard University |
| 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM | McLeod 318, Senate Chambers 333 & Meeting Room 340 | Concurrent Session II-C: Biomaterials-Interace Interaction-2 |
| 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM | McLeod Suites 322 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM | McLeod Suites Room 322 | Plenary Session I:
Shana Kelley, Northwestern University Joel Collier, Duke University (2024 Clemson Award for Basic Research Recipient) - Supramolecular Immunomodulators for Inflammatory Disease |
| 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM | Indoor Pit | Lunch |
| 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM | McLeod Suites Room 318, Senate Chambers Room 333, & Meeting Room 340 |
Concurrent Session III-A: BioInterfaces Invited Speaker: Shelly Peyton, Tufts |
| 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM | McLeod 318, Senate Chambers 333 & Meeting Room 340 |
Concurrent Session III-B: Biomaterials and Medical Product Commercialization Invited Speaker: Helen Za, RPI |
| 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM | McLeod 318, Senate Chambers 333 & Meeting Room 340 |
Concurrent Session III-C: Regenerative Medicine Invited Speaker: Anita Shukla, Brown University |
| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | McLeod Suites Room 318 |
Rapid Fire Presentations |
| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1-Minute Poster Talks in Senate Chambers | 1-Minute Poster Talks |
| 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM | McLeod Suites 322 | Coffee Break |
| 4:15 PM - 5:30 PM | McLeod Suite Room 322 | Plenary Session II:
Sarah Stabenfeldt, Arizona State University Danielle Benoit, University of Oregon |
| 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM | Robinson Quad Tents | Poster Session |
| 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Robinson Quad Tents | Mixer |
September 20, 2024 (All Times Eastern)
| 8:15 AM - 8:45 AM | Outside Indoor Pit | Registration / Check-in |
| 8:45 AM - 10:00 AM | McLeod Suites Room 318 & Senate Chambers |
Concurrent Session IV-A: Engineering Cells and Their Microenvironments 2 Invited Speaker: Chris Chen, Boston University |
| 8:45 AM - 10:00 AM | McLeod Suites Room 318 & Senate Chambers |
Concurrent Session IV-B: Orthopedic Biomaterials-1 Invited Speaker: Treena Arinzeh, Columbia University |
| 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM | McLeod Suites Room 318 & Senate Chambers |
Concurrent Session V-A: Engineering Cells and Their Microenvironments 2 |
| 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM | McLeod Suites Room 318 & Senate Chambers |
Concurrent Session V-B: Orthopedic Biomaterials-2 Invited Speaker: Lin Han |
| 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM | McLeod Suites 322 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM | McLeod Suites Room 322 | Plenary Session III:
Elazer Edelman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2024 Founders Award Recipient) Cynthia Reinhart-King, Rice University |
| 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM | Indoor Pit | Lunch |
| 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM | McLeod Suites Room 318 & Senate Chambers |
Concurrent Session VI-A: Bioelectric Materials Invited Speaker: Rebecca Carrier, Northeastern University |
| 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM | McLeod Suites Room 318 & Senate Chambers |
Concurrent Session VI-B: Tissue Engineering-1 Invited Speaker: Mehmet Toner, Harvard University |
| 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM | McLeod Suites Room 318 & Senate Chambers |
Concurrent Session VII-A: Nanomaterials Invited Speaker: Samir Mitragotri, Harvard University |
| 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM | McLeod Suites Room 318 & Senate Chambers | Consurrent Session VII-B: Tissue Engineering-2 |
| 4:15 PM - 5:30 PM | Robinson Quad Tents | Student Award Ceremony |
| 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Robinson Quad Tents | Mixer |
Registration
Registration is open for the SFB 2024 Regional Symposia! All abstract submitters are required to register prior to having their abstract placed in the final program.
More information and to register for the SFB 2024 Regional Symposia can be found here!
Hotel Information
Northeastern University has worked diligently to find affordable accommodations for attendees. Below is a list of local hotels to make your hotel reservations.
Room Rate is $389 per night, plus taxes. The deadline to make your reservation at the discounted rate is Friday, August 16, 2024.
The Copley Square Hotel offers discounted hotel reservations. This exclusive offer provides guests a 15% discount off the BAR rate at the time of booking.
Room Rate is $279 per night, plus taxes. The deadline to make your reservation at the discounted rate is Friday, August 16, 2024.
Directions/Parking
The meeting will take place at the Curry Student Center at Northeastern University. Please see attached map (building # 50 on the map). Please use this link for the exact room location: https://biomaterials.org/2024-regional-symposia-northeast
To get to Curry Student Center (CSC), if you are using a taxi/uber or walking from the hotel, use this address:
360 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Take the ramp on your left as you enter the main Northeastern quad. Follow the signs to CSC. The map is attached for your convenience (NU-Campus-Map Drop off)
If you are driving and need to park, please head to:
Renaissance Parking Garage
835 Columbus Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Take the pedestrian overpass at Ruggles Station. Follow the signs to CSC. The map is attached for your reference (NU-Campus-Map CSC Parking)
For more information regarding directions/parking and other logistics please contact Gabriella Bucci (coe-conferences@northeastern.edu)
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 nationally and/or regionally!
Thank you to our sponsors!
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Regional Symposia Co-Chairs:
Ambika Bajpayee, PhD, Northeastern University
Abigail Koppes, PhD, Northeastern University
Program Committee:
Gulden Camci-Unal, PhD, University of Massachusetts - Lowell
Lesley Chow, PhD, Lehigh University
Nisha Iyer, PhD, Tufts University
Era Jain, PhD, Syracuse University
Ryan Koppes, PhD, Northeastern University
Ashish Kulkarni, PhD, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Brian Kwee, PhD, University of Delaware
Tommy Pashuck, PhD, Lehigh University
Ryan Pearson, PhD, University of Maryland
Ritu Raman, PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Tannin Schmidt, PhD, University of Connecticut