2024 Regional Symposia - Western
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The 2024 SFB Western Symposium will be hosted by the University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz, in Aurora, Colorado, 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 Regional Symposia will take place at:
Gossard Forum
Fulginiti Pavilion for Bioethics and Humanites
13080 East 19th Avenue
Aurora, CO 80045
Parking: If driving to the Fulginiti Pavilion, park in the Georgetown Visitor Lot, directly northeast of the building.
The program provided below is subject to change as needed:
September 19, 2024 (All Times Mountain)
| 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM | Set-up | ||||||||||||||||
| 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM | Registration / Check-in | ||||||||||||||||
| 8:45 AM - 9:00 AM | Welcome by Site Chairs Chelsea Magin and Nikki Farnsworth | ||||||||||||||||
| 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Invited Talk I: Katie Sikes, Colorado State University, Advancing Biomaterials from Bench to Bedside: Methods in Preclinical Testing |
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| 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM | Plenary Session I:
Shana Kelley, Northwestern University Joel Collier, Duke University (2024 Clemson Award for Basic Research Recipient) - Supramolecular Immunomodulators for Inflammatory Disease |
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| 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM | Coffee Break | ||||||||||||||||
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Single Track Session I: Engineering Cells and Their Microenvironments 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Invited Speaker: Christopher Snow Colorado State University, Application Prospects for Ultra-High-Precision Biomaterials
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| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Lunch | ||||||||||||||||
| 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM |
Single Track Session II: Drug Delivery & Immune Engineering Invited Speaker: Roberta Sabino, University of Wyoming, Biopolymer-Based Biomaterial Surfaces: Enhancing Antibacterial and Antithrombogenic Properties Using Sustainable Sources
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| 2:15 PM - 3:30 PM |
Plenary Session II: Danielle Benoit, University of Oregon |
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| 3:30 PM - 3:50 PM | Break | ||||||||||||||||
| 3:50 PM - 5:00 PM |
Single Track Session III: Tissue Engineering and Rapid-Fire Poster Presentations I
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| 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Poster Session I |
September 20, 2024 (All Times Mountain)
| 8:00 AM - 8:25 AM | Registration / Check-in | ||||||||||||||||
| 8:25 AM - 8:30 AM | Welcome by Site Chairs Chelsea Magin and Nikki Farnsworth | ||||||||||||||||
| 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM |
Invited Talks IV: Karin Payne, CU Anschutz and Sayantani Basu, Tolmar, Biomaterial-based therapeutics for growth plate cartilage injuries |
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| 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | Invited Talk V: Sayantani Basu, Tolmar, Formulation Strategies for the Design of Long Acting Injectables | ||||||||||||||||
| 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM | Plenary Session III:
Elazer Edelman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2024 Founders Award Recipient) Cynthia Reinhart-King, Rice University |
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| 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM | Coffee Break | ||||||||||||||||
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Single Track Session IV: Immune Engineering
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| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Lunch | ||||||||||||||||
| 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM |
Panel Discussion: Navigating Starting a Career in Academia or Industry Panelists: Wyatt Shields University of Colorado, Boulder; Justin Schaffer, Colorado School of Mines; Vitaly Kheyfets, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus; Michael Mestek, Medtronic; Micheal Pink, Biodesix |
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| 2:30 PM - 2:50 PM | Break | ||||||||||||||||
| 2:50 PM - 3:20 PM |
Invited Talks VI: Wyatt Shields, CU Boulder - Biofunctionalization of silicone microparticles for picomolar-level acoustic biosensing. |
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| 3:20 PM - 3:50 PM | Invited Talk VII: Jessica Weaver, ASU – Hydrogel injection molding enables biomanufacture of cell macroencapsulation devices with complex geometries to improve nutrient transport properties | ||||||||||||||||
| 3:50 PM - 5:00 PM |
Single Track Session V: Engineering Models of Type 2 Diabetes and Rapid-Fire Poster Presentations II
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| 5:00 PM - 5:15 PM | Break / Walk to Poster Session | ||||||||||||||||
| 5:15 PM - 7:00 PM | Poster Session II | ||||||||||||||||
| 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM | Awards Ceremony |
LODGING:
Lodging for the Western Region Symposium is available at the Hyatt Regency Aurora Denver Conference Center conveniently located within walking distance of the symposium. A block of 10 rooms has been reserved on a first come first serve basis at the discounted rates shown below:
| Room Type | Block Type | Single Rate | Double Rate | Triple Rate | Quad Rate |
| King Bed Room | Group | $169.00 | $169.00 | $194.00 | $219.00 |
| Queen/Queen | Group | $184.00 | $184.00 | $209.00 | $234.00 |
To reserve a room please call (303)365-1234 and mention that you would like to book in the Biomaterials Western Region Symposium Room Block. Additional rooms will be available at standard rates and can be booked online or by calling the hotel directly.
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:
Nikki Farnsworth, PhD, Colorado School of Mines
Chelsea Magin, PhD, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz
Program Committee:
Jason Burdick, PhD, University of Colorado Boulder
Julianne Holloway, PhD, Arizona State University
Ramya Kumar, PhD, Colorado School of Mines
Kristyn Masters, PhD, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz
Karin Payne, PhD, University of Colorado Anschutz
Melissa Reynolds, PhD, Colorado State University
Jessica Weaver, PhD, Arizona State University
Katie Boncella (SFB Student Chapter President), University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz
