2024 Regional Symposia - Northeast
The 2024 SFB Northeast Symposia will be hosted by Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, 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 sample program provided below is a tentative draft and subject to significant changes:
September 19, 2024 (All Times Eastern)
| 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM | Registration / Check-in |
| 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM | Welcome by Site Chairs |
| 8:45 AM - 10:00 AM | Concurrent Session I-A: Drug Delivery 1 |
| 8:45 AM - 10:00 AM | Concurrent Session I-B: Biomaterials-Interface Interaction-1 |
| 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM | Concurrent Session II-A: Drug Delivery 2 |
| 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM | Concurrent Session II-B: Biomaterials-Interace Interaction-2 |
| 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM | Plenary Session I: Dr. Shana Kelley and Dr. Joel Collier |
| 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM | Lunch |
| 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM | Concurrent Session III-A: BioInterfaces |
| 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM | Concurrent Session III-B: Regenerative Medicine |
| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Rapid Fire Presentations |
| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1-Minute Poster Talks |
| 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM | Coffee Break |
| 4:15 PM - 5:30 PM | Plenary Session II: Dr. Sarah Stabenfeldt and Dr. Danielle Benoit |
| 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM | Poster Session |
September 20, 2024 (All Times Eastern)
| 8:15 AM - 8:45 AM | Registration / Check-in |
| 8:45 AM - 10:00 AM |
Concurrent Session IV-A: Engineering Cells and Their Microenvironments 2 Invited Speaker: Chris Chen |
| 8:45 AM - 10:00 AM | Concurrent Session IV-B: Orthopedic Biomaterials-1 |
| 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM | Coffee Break |
| 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM | Concurrent Session V-A: Engineering Cells and Their Microenvironments 2 |
| 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM | Concurrent Session V-B: Orthopedic Biomaterials-2 |
| 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM | Plenary Session III: Dr. Elazer Edelman and Dr. Cynthia Reinhart-King |
| 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM | Lunch |
| 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM | Concurrent Session VI-A: Bioelectric Materials |
| 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM | Concurrent Session VI-B: Tissue Engineering-1 |
| 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM | Concurrent Session VII-A: Nanomaterials |
| 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM | Consurrent Session VII-B: Tissue Engineering-2 |
| 4:15 PM - 5:30 PM | Student Award Ceremony |
Registration
Registration is now 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 plus taxes. The deadline to make your reservation at the discounted rate is Friday, August 16.
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.
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!
PLATINUM SPONSOR
GOLD SPONSORS
SILVER SPONSORS
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