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  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    T-cell Manufacturing
    Location: Room 24B
    Track Chair: Peter Yingxiao Wang, phd – usc
    Track Chair: Daniel Abebayehu, PhD – University of Virginia
    Session Chair: Xiaoping Bao – Purdue University
    Session Chair: Feng Guo, PhD – Indiana University Bloomington
    ImmunoengineeringCancer Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:30 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Biophysical regulation of myeloid lipid accumulation in cardiovascular and neurodegenerative disease
    Location: Room 24B
    Invited Speaker: Wendy F. Liu, PhD – University of California, Irvine
    ImmunoengineeringCancer Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Tumor mechanics mediated suppression against CAR T cells in pediatric brain tumors
    Location: Room 24B
    Presenting Author: Sauradeep Sinha, PhD – St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
    Primary Investigator: Sauradeep Sinha, PhD – St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
    Co-Author: Mark Fleck – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Robert Teis – St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
    Co-Author: Michaela M. Meehl – St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
    Co-Author: Peter Chockley, PhD – St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
    Co-Author: Meghan B. Ward, PhD – St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
    Co-Author: Adeleye Adeshakin, PhD – St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
    Co-Author: Sarah Jones – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Stephen Gottschalk, MD – St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
    Co-Author: Fan Yang, PhD – Stanford University
    Last Author: Giedre Krenciute, PhD – St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
    ImmunoengineeringCancer Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Age and Sex as Biological Variables in Ex Vivo CD3/CD28-Mediated T Cell Activation
    Location: Room 24B
    Presenting Author: Benjamin Kaufman – Rice University
    Primary Investigator: Michael R, King – Rice University
    Co-Author: Elias Sikavitsas
    ImmunoengineeringCancer Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Overcoming Tumor-Antigen Limitations in Solid Tumors: Vascular-Targeted T Cell Redirection via P-Selectin-Directed Nano-based Bispecific T cell Engagers.
    Location: Room 24B
    Presenting Author: Mina Maksimos, MS – UT Southwestern Medical Center
    Co-Author: Feda Azab – UT southwestern Medical Center
    Co-Author: Anne Alsup – University of Texas at Arlington
    Co-Author: Obed Asare – UT Southwestern Medical Center
    Co-Author: Saeideh Arsalani, PhD – UT Southwestern Medical Center
    Co-Author: Yun-Cheng (Winston) Liu – The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    Last Author: Abdel Kareem Azab – UT southwestern Medical Center
    ImmunoengineeringCancer Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Enhancing Focused Ultrasound-Inducible CAR-T Cell Therapy in the Inhibitory Tumor Microenvironment with TGFβ Signaling Redirectors
    Location: Room 24B
    Presenting Author: Anthony Mouchawar, MS – University of Southern California
    Co-Author: Linshan Zhu, PhD – USC
    Co-Author: Longwei Liu – USC
    Primary Investigator: Yingxiao Wang – USC
    ImmunoengineeringCancer Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    Immunoengineering - Posters
    Location: Exhibit Hall F, G & H
    Track Chair: Peter Yingxiao Wang, phd – usc
    Track Chair: Daniel Abebayehu, PhD – University of Virginia
    Immunoengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    W19 - Breaking Barriers in Immunotherapy: Gene-Edited, Self-Sustaining T Cells with Interleukin-2 for Long-Lasting Cancer Defense
    Location: Exhibit Hall F, G & H
    Presenting Author: Pei-Ying pei-yinglo2026@u.northwes, PhD Candidate – Northwestern University
    Co-Author: Abdalla Abdrabou
    Primary Investigator: Shana Kelley – Northwestern University
    Immunoengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    W18 - Modulating Antigen Processing through Metal-Organic Framework Vaccines to Bias Adaptive Immunity
    Location: Exhibit Hall F, G & H
    Presenting Author: Michelle H. Teplensky, PhD – Boston University
    Co-Author: Ezra Cho – Boston University
    Last Author: Michelle H. Teplensky, PhD – Boston University
    Primary Investigator: Michelle H. Teplensky, PhD – Boston University
    Immunoengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    W16 - Immune Checkpoint-Conjugated Hydrogels to Treat Psoriasis
    Location: Exhibit Hall F, G & H
    Presenting Author: Kenneth M. Kim, MS – Drexel University College of Medicine
    Co-Author: Arielle M. D'Elia, M.S. – Drexel University
    Co-Author: Lindsay A. Hager – Drexel University
    Primary Investigator: Christopher B. Rodell – School of Biomedical Engineering, Drexel University
    Immunoengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    W9 - Targeted deletion of non-neutralizing HIV germinal center B cells using antigen-drug conjugates
    Location: Exhibit Hall F, G & H
    Presenting Author: Asheley Chapman, PhD – The Scripps Research Institute
    Co-Author: Elias Paolone – Scripps Research
    Co-Author: Parastoo Amlashi, n/a – MIT Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research
    Co-Author: Heikyung Suh – Scripps Research Institute
    Last Author: Darrell Irvine – Scripps Research
    Primary Investigator: Darrell Irvine – Scripps Research
    Immunoengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    W17 - Modeling the Immunosuppressive Tumor Microenvironment in Glioblastoma Using HA-Based 3D Hydrogels
    Location: Exhibit Hall F, G & H
    Presenting Author: Delaram Parvin – University of Southern California
    Co-Author: Alireza Sohrabi – University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Janielle Cuala – University of Southern California
    Co-Author: Arkadi Shwartz – Translational Imaging Center
    Co-Author: Stephanie Seidlits – University of Texas Austin
    Primary Investigator: Rex Moats – Children's hospital Los Angles
    Last Author: Scott Fraser – University of Southern Califronia
    Immunoengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    W14 - Evaluation of the Immune Response Generated by Lyme Disease Epitopes Expressed on Outer Membrane Vesicles
    Location: Exhibit Hall F, G & H
    Presenting Author: Stephanie Curley – Department of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, Union College
    Primary Investigator: Stephanie Curley – Department of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, Union College
    Co-Author: David Krimer – Union College
    Co-Author: Cagla Numanoglu – Union College
    Co-Author: Elizabeth Bias – Union College
    Immunoengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    W15 - Induction of Cytotoxic Function in CD4+ T Cells for Cancer Immunotherapy
    Location: Exhibit Hall F, G & H
    Presenting Author: Mara Lanis – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Nina M. Nair – Johns Hopkins University Biomedical Engineering Department
    Co-Author: Sujin Kim, MSE – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Opal Jawale, n/a – The Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Lana Cheng – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Sia Badri – Johns Hopkins University
    Last Author: Jonathan Schneck – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Jonathan Schneck – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
    Immunoengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    W10 - Nanotube-mediated mitochondrial transfer in modulating T cell fitness
    Location: Exhibit Hall F, G & H
    Presenting Author: Tanmoy Saha, PhD – Brigham and Women's Hoapital, Harvard Medical School
    Immunoengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    W11 - siRNA-LNP driven macrophage checkpoint silencing to promote anti-tumor immune cell activation in invasive breast cancer
    Location: Exhibit Hall F, G & H
    Presenting Author: Angelina Schorr – Brown University
    Co-Author: Joshua O. Acosta Gonzalez – Brown University
    Co-Author: ShuLan Holmes-Farley – Brown University
    Primary Investigator: Theresa M. Raimondo, PhD – Brown University
    Immunoengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Cell and Molecular Immunoengineering
    Location: Room 24B
    Track Chair: Peter Yingxiao Wang, phd – usc
    Track Chair: Daniel Abebayehu, PhD – University of Virginia
    Session Chair: Aidan Gilchrist – UC Davis
    Session Chair: Brian Aguado – University of California San Diego
    Immunoengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    Determining sex differences in cardiovascular diseases using biomaterials
    Location: Room 24B
    Invited Speaker: Brian A. Aguado – University of California San Diego
    Immunoengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Evaluating the impact of the metabolic milieu during memory-like (ml) NK cell manufacturing on mlNK cell function
    Location: Room 24B
    Presenting Author: Seth Zima, MS – University of Wisconsin - Madison
    Co-Author: Rithvik Turaga, M.S. Biomedical Engineering – University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Last Author: Jose Ayuso – University of Wisconsin - Madison
    Primary Investigator: Jose Ayuso – University of Wisconsin - Madison
    Immunoengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Engineering mucosal stability in protein antigens for mucosal vaccines and immunotherapies
    Location: Room 24B
    Presenting Author: Erin L. Templeton – University of Minnesota
    Last Author: Brittany Hartwell – University of Minnesota
    Primary Investigator: Brittany Hartwell – University of Minnesota
    Co-Author: Ben Hackel
    Immunoengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    CD200 enhances uptake and degradation of amyloid beta plaques by modulating mitochondria and lysosomes of microglia
    Location: Room 24B
    Presenting Author: Thuy-Khanh Tran-Dao – UC Irvine
    Co-Author: Daanish Kulkarni – UC Irvine
    Co-Author: Wendy Ngoc Pham – University of California Irvine
    Co-Author: Matthew M. Morales, AA-S – University of California, Irvine
    Co-Author: Deana E. Horta – Liu Lab / Cardiovascular Innovation and Research Center
    Co-Author: Melissa L. Nunes – University of California Irvine
    Co-Author: Daniela Enriquez-Ochoa, Master in Science – University of California Irvine
    Last Author: Wendy F. Liu, PhD – University of California, Irvine
    Primary Investigator: Wendy F. Liu, PhD – University of California, Irvine
    Immunoengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Integrated Single-Cell Network and LLM-Based Analysis Reveals Activation and Recognition Mechanisms in γδ T Cells in Human Colorectal Cancer
    Location: Room 24B
    Presenting Author: Ran Ran, PhD – Case Western Reserve University
    Primary Investigator: Douglas Brubaker – Department of Pathology, Center for Global Health and Diseases, School of Medicine
    Immunoengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Extending LDL- Binding IL-10 Delivery via Serum Albumin to Reduce Vascular Inflammation
    Location: Room 24B
    Presenting Author: Gabriela Berniac – Northwestern University
    Primary Investigator: Lisa R. Volpatti, Ph.D. – Northwestern University
    Immunoengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    10:00 AM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Immunoengineering - Posters
    Location: Exhibit Hall F, G & H
    Immunoengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    O22 - Spatial Organization of Anti-Tumor Macrophages Enhances Solid Tumor Phagocytosis
    Location: Exhibit Hall F, G & H
    Presenting Author: Lawrence J. Dooling – University of Houston
    Co-Author: Alişya Anlaş, PhD – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Nicholas Ontko – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Tristan Marchena – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Maximilian Y. Wang – University of Pennsylvania
    Last Author: Dennis Discher – University of Pennsylvania
    Immunoengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    O23 - Programmable B Cell Interactions Using Metal–Organic Framework–Hydrogel Depots
    Location: Exhibit Hall F, G & H
    Presenting Author: Lauren Bell – Boston University
    Last Author: Michelle H. Teplensky, PhD – Boston University
    Primary Investigator: Michelle H. Teplensky, PhD – Boston University
    Co-Author: Ezra Cho – Boston University
    Co-Author: Mayayi Izzo – Boston University
    Co-Author: Julia A. Nowak – Boston University
    Co-Author: Fanrui Sha, PhD – Northwestern University
    Co-Author: Julian S. Magdalenski – Northwestern University
    Co-Author: Omar K. Farha, PhD – Northwestern University
    Immunoengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    O26 - Impact of Peptoid Aromatic Residues on Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine Production
    Location: Exhibit Hall F, G & H
    Presenting Author: Abby Scott, BS Biomedical Engineering – University of South Carolina
    Primary Investigator: Melissa A. Moss, PhD – University of South Carolina
    Co-Author: Mihyun Waugh – University of South Carolina
    Immunoengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    O25 - mRNA/LNP-Based In Vivo CAR-Treg Engineering for Autoimmune Disease Immunotherapy
    Location: Exhibit Hall F, G & H
    Presenting Author: Fengqiao Li – Mayo Clinic
    Co-Author: Gloria Kim – Mayo Clinic Arizona
    Primary Investigator: Gloria Kim – Mayo Clinic Arizona
    Immunoengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    O24 - Structural and biochemical analysis of anti-CRISPR protein AcrIIA26 for CRISPR-Cas9 inhibition
    Location: Exhibit Hall F, G & H
    Presenting Author: Iris Zheng – Johns Hopkins University
    Immunoengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    O20 - Fibroblast-secreted IL-17D in skin inflammation and wound healing
    Location: Exhibit Hall F, G & H
    Presenting Author: Lu Wang, MS – University of California, San Diego
    Co-Author: Diane Dinh – University of California, San Diego
    Co-Author: Lance Nguyen – University of California, San Diego
    Last Author: Jack Bui, MD/PhD – University of California, San Diego
    Primary Investigator: Jack Bui, MD/PhD – University of California, San Diego
    Immunoengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    O21 - STING-Activating Lipid Nanoparticles Deliver siRNA for Nonreceptor Tyrosine Kinase Silencing in Macrophages to Suppress Migration and Enhance Immune Cell Recruitment
    Location: Exhibit Hall F, G & H
    Presenting Author: Joshua O. Acosta Gonzalez – Brown University
    Co-Author: Angelina Schorr – Brown University
    Co-Author: ShuLan Holmes-Farley – Brown University
    Last Author: Theresa M. Raimondo, PhD – Brown University
    Primary Investigator: Theresa M. Raimondo, PhD – Brown University
    Immunoengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    O19 - NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation potentiated by varying Ionizable groups in Star Polymer Platform
    Location: Exhibit Hall F, G & H
    Presenting Author: Mehak Malhotra, Postdoctoral Research Fellow – University of Massachusetts Amherst
    Co-Author: Sarmishta Thodur – University of Massachusetts Amherst
    Primary Investigator: Ashish Kulkarni, PhD – University of Massachusetts Amherst
    Immunoengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    O18 - Nanoengineered Platform for Direct Nuclear Delivery of Gene-Editing Tools into Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells
    Location: Exhibit Hall F, G & H
    Presenting Author: Lekshmi sasi – University of California, San Diego
    Primary Investigator: Zeinab Jahed – University of California Sandiego
    Co-Author: Dhivya Pushpa Meganathan, M.Sc., M.S., – University of California, Sandiego
    Immunoengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    X39 - Characterization of Hla H35,48L as a Safe and Effective Vaccine Antigen Against S. aureus Infections
    Location: Exhibit Hall F, G & H
    Presenting Author: Ahseong Jang – KAIST
    Primary Investigator: Yoonsung Nam – KAIST
    Immunoengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    X40 - Covalent Cross-linking Enhances Stability and Retains Functionality of Immune Polyelectrolyte Multilayers
    Location: Exhibit Hall F, G & H
    Presenting Author: Marian Ackun-Farmmer, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Last Author: Christopher Jewell – Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices/University of Maryland; Veterans Affairs MD Healthcare System/Department of Veterans Affairs
    Primary Investigator: Christopher Jewell – Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices/University of Maryland; Veterans Affairs MD Healthcare System/Department of Veterans Affairs
    Immunoengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    X41 - Developing 3D Vascularized Bone Marrow Organoids for B Cell Differentiation
    Location: Exhibit Hall F, G & H
    Presenting Author: Ishita Jain – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Christopher Carlson – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Andres J. Garcia, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Last Author: Ankur Singh – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Ankur Singh – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Immunoengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    X42 - Enhanced transduction of Non-Activated T Cells In Vivo Using Paramyxovirus-based Lentiviral Vectors Coupled with Transduction Enhancers
    Location: Exhibit Hall F, G & H
    Presenting Author: Lucas Olson, MS, PhD – UNC Chapel Hill
    Co-Author: Lucas Olson, MS, PhD – UNC Chapel Hill
    Co-Author: Jingyu Zhao – UNC Chapel Hill
    Co-Author: Samuel Lai – UNC Chapel Hill
    Last Author: Samuel Lai – UNC Chapel Hill
    Co-Author: Limei Shen
    Immunoengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    X43 - Evaluating the Immunomodulatory Properties of Bacterial Extracellular Vesicles
    Location: Exhibit Hall F, G & H
    Presenting Author: Frank S. Borris, III – National Institute of Health
    Co-Author: Parinaz Fathi, PhD – National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
    Primary Investigator: Parinaz Fathi, PhD – National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
    Last Author: Kaitlyn Sadtler – National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
    Immunoengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    X44 - Inactivating Regulatory T Cell Immunosuppression through Nanocage-mediated Delivery
    Location: Exhibit Hall F, G & H
    Presenting Author: Mayayi Izzo – Boston University
    Primary Investigator: Michelle H. Teplensky, PhD – Boston University
    Immunoengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    X45 - In-vitro modeled CAR-T cell infiltration in a HER2+ breast tumor cell microenvironment
    Location: Exhibit Hall F, G & H
    Presenting Author: Walter B. Kaminski, III – University of Pittsburgh
    Immunoengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    X46 - Microfluidic Synthesis of Oxygen-Loaded Liposomes Co-delivering Immune Checkpoint Blocking Proteins
    Location: Exhibit Hall F, G & H
    Presenting Author: Jihyuk Yang – Chung-Ang University
    Co-Author: Yonghyun Choi – Chung-Ang University
    Co-Author: Jaehee Jang – Chung-Ang University
    Co-Author: Jiwon Kim – Chung-Ang University
    Co-Author: Yerin Jang – Chung-Ang University
    Co-Author: Sohyun Yun – Chung-Ang University
    Co-Author: Sehee Kim – Chung-Ang University
    Last Author: Daeyeon Lee – University of Pennsylvania
    Primary Investigator: Jonghoon Choi – Chung-Ang University
    Immunoengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    New Tools for Immuno Regulation
    Location: Room 24B
    Track Chair: Peter Yingxiao Wang, phd – usc
    Track Chair: Daniel Abebayehu, PhD – University of Virginia
    Session Chair: Allison M. Greaney, PhD – Yale University
    Session Chair: Keyue Shen, PhD – University of Southern California
    Immunoengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    Biomaterial Platforms for Monitoring Immune Dysfunction and Promoting Healing
    Location: Room 24B
    Invited Speaker: Aaron H. Morris, PhD – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Mary E. Dickenson – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Sydney N. Wheeler – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Shivanie Kodikalla – PhD Candidate
    Co-Author: Meijuan Lin – University of Michigan
    Immunoengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Engineering Tunable Cyborg Bacterial Vaccines Using Intracellular Hydrogelation
    Location: Room 24B
    Presenting Author: Shahid Khan, PhD – University of California, Davis
    Primary Investigator: Cheemeng Tan – University of California, Davis
    Last Author: Cheemeng Tan – University of California, Davis
    Immunoengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Biodistribution of self-antigens and regulatory cues in lymph nodes induce memory-like Treg to drive antigen-specific tolerance
    Location: Room 24B
    Presenting Author: Christopher Bridgeman – University of Maryland- College Park
    Co-Author: Christopher Jewell – Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices/University of Maryland; Veterans Affairs MD Healthcare System/Department of Veterans Affairs
    Last Author: Christopher Jewell – Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices/University of Maryland; Veterans Affairs MD Healthcare System/Department of Veterans Affairs
    Primary Investigator: Christopher Jewell – Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices/University of Maryland; Veterans Affairs MD Healthcare System/Department of Veterans Affairs
    Co-Author: Alison Scott
    Immunoengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Silencing of the humoral immune response against an enzyme therapeutic with a peptide biomaterial strategy
    Location: Room 24B
    Presenting Author: Lucas Melgar, MS – University of Florida
    Last Author: Gregory Hudalla – University of Florida
    Primary Investigator: Gregory Hudalla – University of Florida
    Co-Author: Ross Jackson
    Immunoengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Single-cell profiling of peripheral blood identifies unique signatures of extracellular matrix scaffold-assisted cancer vaccine with long-term immune memory
    Location: Room 24B
    Presenting Author: Sanjay Pal, Postdoctoral Fellow – National Cancer Institute / National Institute of Health
    Co-Author: Rohan Chaudhari – National Cancer Institute / National Institute of Health
    Co-Author: Iris Baurceanu – National Cancer Institute / National Institute of Health
    Co-Author: Brenna Hill – National Cancer Institute / National Institute of Health
    Co-Author: Ian Bettencourt – National Cancer Institute / National Institute of Health
    Co-Author: Jing Bian – National Cancer Institute / National Institute of Health
    Primary Investigator: Matthew T. Wolf, PhD – National Cancer Institute / National Institute of Health
    Immunoengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Lymphocyte-targeted Immunoantigens improve immune response to HIV Env trimers
    Location: Room 24B
    Presenting Author: Asheley Chapman, PhD – The Scripps Research Institute
    Co-Author: Namit Chaudhary – Scripps Research
    Co-Author: Elias Paolone – Scripps Research
    Co-Author: Agnes Walsh – The Scripps Research Institute
    Co-Author: Ashley A. Lemnios – The Scripps Research Institute
    Last Author: Darrell Irvine – Scripps Research
    Primary Investigator: Darrell Irvine – Scripps Research
    Immunoengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    10:00 AM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Immunoengineering - Posters
    Location: Exhibit Hall F, G & H
    Immunoengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    W28 - Analysis of Potential OspA Fusion Proteins for an Outer Membrane Vesicle-based Lyme Disease Vaccine
    Location: Exhibit Hall F, G & H
    Presenting Author: Cagla Numanoglu – Union College
    Last Author: Stephanie Curley – Department of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, Union College
    Primary Investigator: Stephanie Curley – Department of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, Union College
    Immunoengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    W29 - Analyzing Differences in Age on the Influence of Breast Cancer-derived Signals on T Cell Activation and Cytotoxicity
    Location: Exhibit Hall F, G & H
    Presenting Author: Melody Garcia-Vega – Virginia Tech
    Co-Author: Hailey E. Murphy – Virginia Tech
    Primary Investigator: Monet Roberts – Virginia Tech
    Immunoengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    W30 - Characterizing Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Derived γ𝛅 T Cells Against Ovarian Cancer
    Location: Exhibit Hall F, G & H
    Presenting Author: Khanh Tran, n/a – University of California, Los Angeles
    Co-Author: Khanh Tran, n/a – University of California, Los Angeles
    Co-Author: Tyler Halladay, B.S. – University of California, Los Angeles
    Immunoengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    W31 - Identification of Arrhythmogenic Proteins
    Location: Exhibit Hall F, G & H
    Presenting Author: Jihwan Kim – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Hilda Jafarah – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Katherine Pappas – Lafayette College
    Co-Author: Emily Jacobs – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Ellie Feng – University of Pennsylvania
    Primary Investigator: Noor Momin – University of Pennsylvania
    Immunoengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    W32 - Improving Solid Tumor Immunotherapy: Tonic Signaling CRISPR Knockout Screen in CAR-T Cells
    Location: Exhibit Hall F, G & H
    Presenting Author: Ethen Greenberg – University of Texas at San Antonio
    Primary Investigator: Krishanu Saha – University of Wisconsin - Madison
    Co-Author: Nina La Vonne Denne – University of Wisconsin - Madison
    Immunoengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    W33 - Inhibition of Innate Immunity Using Nanobiologics Effectively Reverses Ongoing Acute Transplant Rejection
    Location: Exhibit Hall F, G & H
    Presenting Author: Kristina N. Heins – University of Pittsburgh
    Last Author: Geoffrey Camirand – University of Pittsburgh
    Primary Investigator: Geoffrey Camirand – University of Pittsburgh
    Immunoengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    W34 - Micro/Nano Plastics Heighten Asthmatic Response in a Mouse Alternaria Model
    Location: Exhibit Hall F, G & H
    Presenting Author: Sai Kathuroju, Student; Researcher; EMT – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Co-Author: Keith Li – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Last Author: Rebecca L. Heise, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Primary Investigator: Rebecca L. Heise, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Immunoengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    W35 - Microglial Piezo1 is Crucial for Regulating Toxic Lipid Uptake and Mitochondrial Function
    Location: Exhibit Hall F, G & H
    Presenting Author: Allison Lee – University of California Irvine
    Co-Author: Tamara Kyaw – University of California Irvine
    Co-Author: Olivia Yoshii – University of California Irvine
    Co-Author: Daanish Kulkarni – UC Irvine
    Co-Author: Thuy-Khanh Tran-Dao – UC Irvine
    Primary Investigator: Wendy F. Liu, PhD – University of California, Irvine
    Immunoengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    W37 - Optimizing Sortase A Transpeptidase Reaction for Protein-Small Molecule Conjugation
    Location: Exhibit Hall F, G & H
    Presenting Author: Alexandra E. Lee – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Neil Chada – Vanderbilt University
    Primary Investigator: John Wilson – Vanderbilt University
    Immunoengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    W38 - Outer surface protein C linked fusion proteins for use in an outer membrane vesicle based Lyme disease vaccine
    Location: Exhibit Hall F, G & H
    Presenting Author: Adam Hecker – Union College
    Co-Author: David Krimer – Union College
    Last Author: Stephanie Curley – Department of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, Union College
    Primary Investigator: Stephanie Curley – Department of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, Union College
    Immunoengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    W39 - The BTK inhibitor acalabrutinib effectively stops ongoing IgE-mediated basophil activation and histamine release
    Location: Exhibit Hall F, G & H
    Presenting Author: Natalia Vilela – University of Southern California
    Immunoengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    W40 - The Mechanosensitive Piezo1 Ion Channel Induces Microglial Lipid Accumulation
    Location: Exhibit Hall F, G & H
    Presenting Author: Gianna Tan – University of California - Irvine
    Co-Author: Man Yi Lee – University of California - Irvine
    Co-Author: Thuy-Khanh Tran-Dao – UC Irvine
    Co-Author: Daanish Kulkarni – UC Irvine
    Primary Investigator: Wendy F. Liu, PhD – University of California, Irvine
    Immunoengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    W41 - Towards Real-Time and Autonomous Tuning of Cell Therapies
    Location: Exhibit Hall F, G & H
    Presenting Author: Ashley Booth – Pennsylvania State University
    Co-Author: Farnaz Naeemikia, MS – Pennsylvania State University
    Last Author: Justin Pritchard – The Pennsylvania State University
    Immunoengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    Y42 - Optimization of Flow Cytometry Parameters to Study aAPC Activated Induced Tregs
    Location: Exhibit Hall F, G & H
    Presenting Author: Sia Badri – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Mara Lanis – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Jonathan Schneck – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
    Immunoengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    3:00 PM - 3:15 PM PDT
    Lymph node depots control T cell fate to safely and durably reverse myelin-driven autoimmunity
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Senta Kapnick, PhD – Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices/University of Maryland; Veterans Affairs MD Healthcare System/Department of Veterans Affairs
    Co-Author: Emily Gosselin – Fischell Department of Bioengineering/University of Maryland
    Co-Author: Shannon Tsai – Fischell Department of Bioengineering/University of Maryland
    Co-Author: Robert Oakes – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Marian Ackun-Farmmer – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Sean T. Carey – Fischell Department of Bioengineering/University of Maryland
    Co-Author: Shrey Shah, PhD – Fischell Department of Bioengineering/University of Maryland
    Co-Author: Ruochen Shen – Fischell Department of Bioengineering/University of Maryland
    Co-Author: Christopher Bridgeman – University of Maryland- College Park
    Co-Author: Ryan McIlvaine – Fischell Department of Bioengineering/University of Maryland
    Co-Author: Lisa H. Tostanoski – Fischell Department of Bioengineering/University of Maryland
    Co-Author: Richard Pierson – Department of Surgery/Massachusetts General Hospital
    Co-Author: Jonathan Bromberg – Department of Surgery/University of Maryland School of Medicine
    Last Author: Christopher Jewell – Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices/University of Maryland; Veterans Affairs MD Healthcare System/Department of Veterans Affairs
    Primary Investigator: Christopher Jewell – Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices/University of Maryland; Veterans Affairs MD Healthcare System/Department of Veterans Affairs
    Immunoengineering