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  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Advances in Helmet Biomechanics and Head Impact Mitigation
    Location: Room 31A
    Track Chair: Luke (Lucas) Timmins, PhD – Texas A&M University
    Track Chair: Kristen Mills – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Session Chair: Nicole E.-P Stark, PhD – Virginia Tech
    Session Chair: Lyndia Wu – University of British Columbia
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Biosensors I
    Location: Room 30E
    Track Chair: Kiana Aran, PhD – University of California, San Diego
    Track Chair: Yongkuk Lee, PhD – Wichita State University
    Track Chair: Aijun Wang, Ph.D. – UC Davis
    Session Chair: Yuliang Xie – Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa
    Session Chair: Lin Zhang, PhD – Department of Biomedical Engineering, University at Buffalo
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Cardiac Regeneration 1
    Location: Room 30A
    Track Chair: Kareen LK Coulombe, PhD – Brown University
    Track Chair: Hoda Hatoum, PhD – Michigan Technological University
    Session Chair: Jangwook P. Jung, PhD – Louisiana State University
    Session Chair: Indrajit Srivastava, PhD – Texas Tech University
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Cellular Mechanisms in Regeneration and Pathogenesis
    Location: Room 33C
    Session Chair: Erika Moore, PhD – University of Maryland
    Track Chair: Aylin Acun, PhD – Widener University
    Track Chair: Cheemeng Tan – University of California, Davis
    Session Chair: Johnson V. John, PhD – Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Concurrent Platform Sessions I
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence In Biomedical Imaging (DL/AI)
    Location: Room 30C
    Track Chair: Stephen LaConte – Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, Roanoke, VA
    Track Chair: Junjie Yao, PhD – Duke University
    Session Chair: Timothy K. Chung, PhD – University of Pittsburgh
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Design & Curriculum
    Location: Room 31C
    Moderator: Ruth Ochia, PhD – Temple University
    Moderator: Nicole H. Urban, PhD – Johnson & Wales University
    Track Chair: Rebecca Scott – University of Oklahoma
    Track Chair: Olivia Coiado, Dr. – Washington State University
    Biomedical Engineering Education
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Drug Delivery
    Location: Room 32B
    Track Chair: Ryan Stowers – UC Santa Barbara
    Track Chair: Ester J. Kwon, PhD – University of California, San Diego
    Track Chair: Janeta Zoldan – The University of Texas at Austin
    Track Chair: MK Sewell-Loftin – University of Alabama Birmingham
    Session Chair: Sufeng Zhang, PhD – Stony Brook University
    Session Chair: Adem Yildirim, Ph.D. – Oregon Health & Science University
    Biomaterials
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Immunoengineering and Immunomodulation in Tissue Engineering I
    Location: Room 29A
    Track Chair: Chelsea M. Magin, PhD – University of Colorado, Denver | Anschutz
    Track Chair: Cathal John Kearney
    Session Chair: Brian Aguado – University of California San Diego
    Session Chair: Joscelyn Mejias, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University
    Tissue Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Lab-on-Chip and Organ-on-Chip Systems: High-throughput screening and studies
    Location: Room 26A
    Session Chair: Karrer Alghazali, Phd – New York Institute of Technology
    Session Chair: Nate J. Cira – Cornell University
    Track Chair: Molly Kozminsky, PhD – Iowa State University
    Track Chair: Onyema Osuagwu, PhD – Morgan State University
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Matrix Effects in Mechanobiology I
    Location: Room 31B
    Track Chair: Luke (Lucas) Timmins, PhD – Texas A&M University
    Track Chair: Kristen Mills – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Session Chair: Weitong Chen, MSc, PhD – University Georgia
    Session Chair: Susan Leggett, Ph.D – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Mechanobiology in Cell and Tissue Engineering I
    Location: Room 29B
    Track Chair: Chelsea M. Magin, PhD – University of Colorado, Denver | Anschutz
    Track Chair: Cathal John Kearney
    Session Chair: Tomas Gonzalez-Fernandez, PhD – Lehigh University
    Session Chair: Stephanie Ellyse Schneider, PhD – University of Colorado Boulder
    Tissue Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Microphysiological Systems (MPS) Biomanufacturing
    Location: Room 24A
    Track Chair: Shengjie Zhai – University of Nevada Las Vegas
    Track Chair: Brenda M. Ogle, PhD – University of Minnesota
    Session Chair: George Christ, PhD – University of Virginia
    Biomanufacturing
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Migration and Metabolism
    Location: Room 24C
    Track Chair: Priscilla Hwang, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Track Chair: Claire Robertson, PhD – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    Session Chair: Jacopo Ferruzzi – University of Texas at Dallas
    Session Chair: Janny Pineiro, PhD – University of Florida
    Cancer Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Models of Metabolism
    Location: Room 33A
    Track Chair: Alexander Xu, PhD – University of Maryland College Park
    Track Chair: Megan McLean
    Session Chair: David Bernstein, PhD – University of Vermont
    Session Chair: Erika Cyphert, Ph.D. – UC San Diego
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Neural Device Interfaces
    Location: Room 29D
    Session Chair: Brent Winslow, PhD – Google
    Session Chair: Alan D. Dorval – University of Utah
    Track Chair: Joon (Simon) Shim, PhD – Marshall University
    Track Chair: Mario I. Romero-Ortega, PhD – University of Arizona
    Track Chair: Nanyin Zhang, PhD – Penn State University
    Neural Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Platform Sessions I
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Regenerative Medicine I
    Location: Room 32A
    Track Chair: Janeta Zoldan – The University of Texas at Austin
    Track Chair: MK Sewell-Loftin – University of Alabama Birmingham
    Track Chair: Ryan Stowers – UC Santa Barbara
    Track Chair: Ester J. Kwon, PhD – University of California, San Diego
    Session Chair: Silviya P. Zustiak, PhD – Saint Louis University
    Session Chair: Teja Guda – University of Texas at San Antonio
    Biomaterials
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Targeted or Localized Drug Delivery Systems
    Location: Room 29C
    Track Chair: Elizabeth Barker, PhD – University of Tennessee
    Track Chair: Jyothi U. Menon, PhD – Texas A&M University
    Session Chair: Ying Chen – Tufts University
    Session Chair: Ashish Kulkarni, PhD – University of Massachusetts Amherst
    Drug Delivery
  • 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 - 10:00 AM PDT
    Women's Cancers
    Location: Room 27A
    Session Chair: Angela Alexander-Bryant – Clemson University
    Track Chair: Mykel D. Green, PhD – Tulane University
    Session Chair: Velencia Witherspoon, PhD – Tulane University
    Women's Health
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    A Vascularized Placenta-on-a-Chip for Metabolomic Profiling of Environmental Metal-Induced Placental Dysregulation During Pregnancy
    Location: Room 24A
    Presenting Author: Pouria Fattahi, PhD – University of Georgia
    Co-Author: Mousa Younesi – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Se-jeong Kim – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Lauren Aleksunes – Rutgers University
    Last Author: Dan Dongeun Huh – University of Pennsylvania
    Primary Investigator: Dan Dongeun Huh – University of Pennsylvania
    Biomanufacturing
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    American Football Helmet Chinstrap Design Can Reduce Impact Severity in Facemask Impacts
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Nicholas J. Cecchi, PhD – SoftShox
    Co-Author: Kyle J. Casazza – SoftShox
    Co-Author: David B. Camarillo – SoftShox
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    Capturing the role of macrophages in vascularized disease models of inflammation
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: Lauren Pruett, PhD – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Laura Bahlmann – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Ryan C. Ogi – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Bryan Bryson – MIT
    Co-Author: Steve S. Palmer – Celmatix
    Co-Author: John Leong – Tufts University
    Co-Author: Michal Tal – MIT
    Co-Author: Douglas Lauffenburger – MIT
    Primary Investigator: Linda Griffith – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Tissue Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    Leveraging Gut Microbiome-Derived Metabolites for Therapeutic Discovery in Ulcerative Colitis
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Alexander Bergendorf – Case Western Reserve University
    Primary Investigator: Douglas Brubaker – Department of Pathology, Center for Global Health and Diseases, School of Medicine
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    Matrix stress relaxation regulates fibroblast activation in a 3D microenvironment
    Location: Room 31B
    Presenting Author: Gianna Gathman – UC Santa Barbara
    Last Author: Ryan Stowers – UC Santa Barbara
    Primary Investigator: Ryan Stowers – UC Santa Barbara
    Co-Author: Maitri Patel
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    Noninvasive Blood Pressure Monitoring Using a Forehead PPG Wearable Device and Deep Learning
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: John BMES Sunwoo, PhD – Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School
    Co-Author: Ceilidh Smith – Brigham and Women’s Hospital
    Co-Author: Julia Davis – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Co-Author: Marco Renna – Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging / Harvard Medical School
    Co-Author: Zachary Starkweather – Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging / Massachusetts General Hospital
    Co-Author: Tina Steele – Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Co-Author: Myrene Johnson – Brigham and Women’s Hospital
    Co-Author: Deborah Cuddyer – Brigham and Women’s Hospital
    Co-Author: Yvonne Sheldon, BSN,RN,MS – Brigham and Women’s Hospital
    Co-Author: Hoda El-Shibiny – Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Co-Author: Maria Angela Franceschini – Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging / Massachusetts General Hospital
    Co-Author: Emily M. Herzberg, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School
    Last Author: Mohamed El-Dib, MD, FAAP – Brigham and Women's Hospital / Harvard Medical School
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    Novel lymphangiogenesis-on-a-chip model of 3-D blind-ended microvessels and associated flow-induced remodeling
    Location: Room 29B
    Presenting Author: Jacob Holter, MS – Ohio State University
    Primary Investigator: Jonathan Song – Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Travis Jones, PhD – Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Shashwat Agarwal – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Joe Tinapple – the Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Joseph M. Barlage – The Ohio State University
    Tissue Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    Physicochemical Targeting to Pulmonary Neutrophils with Abraxane
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Jacob Myerson
    Primary Investigator: Jacob Myerson
    Last Author: Jacob Myerson
    Drug Delivery
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    Self-assembled pH-responsive Nanoparticles for the Oral Delivery of Protein Therapeutics
    Location: Room 32B
    Presenting Author: Fabiola A. Chapa-Villarreal – University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Madison Schraad – University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Sophia Castaneda – University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Nikita Villegas – University of Texas at Austin
    Primary Investigator: Nicholas A. Peppas – University of Texas at Austin
    Biomaterials
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    Stem Cell-Based Heart Regeneration
    Location: Room 30A
    Invited Speaker: Chuck Murry, M.D., Ph.D. – University of Southern California
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    Characterization and Classification of Chronic Kidney Disease by Spatial MIST and Deep Learning Algorithm
    Location: Room 30E
    Presenting Author: Arafat Meah – Stony Brook University
    Primary Investigator: Jun Wang – Stony Brook University
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    Design Thinking and Teamwork in a Bioengineering Design Course: A Role Identity Perspective
    Location: Room 31C
    Presenting Author: Ruth Ochia, PhD – Temple University
    Co-Author: Jennifer Patten – Temple University
    Co-Author: Avi Kaplan – Temple University
    Last Author: Ruth Ochia, PhD – Temple University
    Primary Investigator: Ruth Ochia, PhD – Temple University
    Biomedical Engineering Education
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    Direct Visualization of Lubricin-Mediated Enhancement of Hyaluronic Acid Viscosity Near the Cartilage Surface
    Location: Room 23C
    Presenting Author: Ryan Lyppens – Cornell University/Memorial Sloan Kettering
    Co-Author: Caroline Thompson – Cornell University
    Primary Investigator: Lawrence Bonassar – Cornell University
    Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    Minimally Invasive Wireless EEG System for Freely Moving Mice: Enabling Naturalistic Neurophysiological Studies
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Mohamed Benomar – University of California, Irvine
    Primary Investigator: Hung Cao – University of California, Irvine
    Co-Author: Reza Sayfoori – University of California, Irvine
    Co-Author: Mark Boyher – University of California, Irvine
    Co-Author: Nicolas Lutfi – University of California, Irvine
    Neural Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    High Content Downstream Analysis of Cellular Responses to Physiological Confinement
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Andrew W. Holle – National University of Singapore
    Primary Investigator: Andrew W. Holle – National University of Singapore
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:30 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Adipose-mimetic granular hydrogels uncover biophysical cues driving breast cancer invasion
    Location: Room 24C
    Invited Speaker: Claudia Fischbach, PhD – Cornell University
    Cancer 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
    8:30 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Engineering human blood vessels for modeling and therapeutics
    Location: Room 32A
    Invited Speaker: Sharon Gerecht – Duke University
    Biomaterials
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:30 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Engineering Tissue Repair Enhancing Drugs (TREDs)
    Location: Room 33C
    Primary Investigator: Arjun Deb – UCLA
    Last Author: Arjun Deb – UCLA
    Invited Speaker: Arjun Deb – UCLA
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:30 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Revolutionizing breast cancer recurrence prevention using ablation
    Location: Room 27A
    Invited Speaker: Brian Crouch – Duke University
    Co-Author: Sarah Mekha – Duke University
    Co-Author: Katriana von Windheim – Duke University
    Co-Author: Smita Nair – Duke University
    Co-Author: Miguel A. Salgado – Duke University
    Last Author: Nimmi Ramanujam – Duke University
    Women's Health
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    A systematic investigation of endothelial cell behavior under hydrostatic pressure
    Location: Room 29B
    Presenting Author: Giulia Venturini, MS – University of Illinois at Chicago
    Primary Investigator: David Eddington – University of Illinois Chicago
    Tissue Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    A universal organ-on-a-chip system for non-invasive near real-time spatial profiling of tissue microenvironments
    Location: Room 24A
    Presenting Author: Jose Ayuso – University of Wisconsin - Madison
    Co-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
    Biomanufacturing
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    How Shell Add-On Products Influence Youth Football Helmet Performance
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Lee M. Edwards – Virginia Tech Helmet Lab
    Co-Author: Nicole E.-P Stark, PhD – Virginia Tech
    Co-Author: Caitlyn Jung – Virginia Tech
    Co-Author: Katie Metrey – Virginia Tech Helmet Lab
    Co-Author: Mark Begonia – Virginia Tech Helmet Lab
    Last Author: Steve Rowson – Virginia Tech
    Primary Investigator: Steve Rowson – Virginia Tech
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Immunological Profiling of Macrophage Phenotype Response to Cranial Dural Reconstruction Graft Materials
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: Zoe Turner, MA – University of Maryland
    Co-Author: Abigail S. Aplin – University of Florida
    Primary Investigator: Lakiesha N. Williams – University of Florida
    Last Author: Erika Moore, PhD – University of Maryland
    Tissue Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    In-Space Production of Janus Base Nanoparticles Enhances mRNA Delivery for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis
    Location: Room 32B
    Presenting Author: Jin Zhai – University of Connecticut
    Primary Investigator: Yupeng Chen – Univeristy of Connecticut
    Co-Author: Trystin Cote – University of Connecticut
    Co-Author: Jinhyung Lee, PhD – University of Connecticut
    Co-Author: Nguyen Bao Toan Dang, PhD student – University of Connecticut
    Co-Author: Maxwell Landolina – University of Connecticut
    Biomaterials
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Mechanoregulation of β-Cell Function: Linking Mechanical Cues to Oscillatory Dynamics, Cytoskeletal Remodeling, and Functional Markers
    Location: Room 31B
    Presenting Author: Kelly Vazquez, PhD – Wheaton College
    Primary Investigator: Kelly Vazquez, PhD – Wheaton College
    Co-Author: Kelly Vazquez – Wheaton College
    Co-Author: Luke Bruno – Wheaton College
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Metabolic network analysis of Crohn’s disease reveals sex-specific cellular phenotypes
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Connor Moore – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Mariska Batavia – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: William Shao – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Fatima Zulqarnain – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Glynis Kolling – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Adam Greene – Duke University
    Co-Author: Jason Matthews, PhD – Emory University
    Co-Author: Sana Syed – Duke University
    Co-Author: Jason Papin – University of Virginia
    Last Author: Jason Papin – University of Virginia
    Primary Investigator: Jason Papin – University of Virginia
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Pretrained Deep Learning Models for Classification of Placental Maternal Vascular Malperfusion
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Saleh Abou-Alwan – Carleton University
    Co-Author: Afsoon Khodaee – Carleton University
    Co-Author: Anthony Fuller – Carleton University
    Co-Author: Youssef Megahed – Carleton University
    Co-Author: Shannon Bainbridge – University of Ottawa
    Primary Investigator: Adrian DC Chan – Carleton University
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Targeting nanoparticle delivery to metastatic breast cancer by the intrathecal (cisterna magna) route
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Chung-Fan Kuo – UMass Chan Medical School
    Co-Author: Elena Andreyko – UMass Chan Medical school
    Co-Author: Oluwatobi Babayemi – Rice University
    Co-Author: Kha Uyen Dam – UMass Chan Medical School
    Co-Author: Constance J. Mietus, MD, PhD – UMass Chan School of Medicine
    Last Author: Rachael Sirianni – UMass Chan
    Primary Investigator: Rachael Sirianni – UMass Chan
    Drug Delivery
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Robust and Safe Allogeneic CAR-T Cell Production via Droplet Cell Pinching
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Kim You-Jeong – Korea University
    Co-Author: Sungwon Bang – Korea University
    Primary Investigator: Aram Chung – School of Biomedical Engineering, Korea University
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    A Cross-Evaluation of Generative AI’s Role in BME Medical Device Concept Generation
    Location: Room 31C
    Presenting Author: Abhinav Bhushan, PhD – Illinois Institute of Technology
    Last Author: Abhinav Bhushan, PhD – Illinois Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Abhinav Bhushan, PhD – Illinois Institute of Technology
    Biomedical Engineering Education
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Decorin as a Potential Therapeutic to Stabilize Cartilage Nascent Proteoglycans under Inflammatory Stimulation
    Location: Room 23C
    Presenting Author: Thomas Li, MS – Drexel University
    Co-Author: Yuchen Liu, BS – Drexel University
    Co-Author: Gabriela Canziani – Drexel University
    Co-Author: Annie Porter – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Neil Patel – Drexel University
    Co-Author: Mingyue Fan – Drexel University
    Co-Author: Bryan Kwok – Drexel University
    Co-Author: Irwin M. Chaiken – Drexel University
    Co-Author: X.Lucus Lu – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Robert Mauck – University of Pennsylvania
    Primary Investigator: Lin Han – Drexel University
    Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    KINESIS: A Nanopillar Platform for Selective Potassium Ion Gradient Measurement in iPSC-Derived Cardiomyocytes
    Location: Room 30E
    Presenting Author: Dhivya Pushpa Meganathan, M.Sc., M.S., – University of California, Sandiego
    Co-Author: Romeo Banzon – University of California, San Diego
    Co-Author: Iswerya Ambika Devarajan – University of California, San Diego
    Co-Author: Sarah Reade – University of California, San Diego
    Co-Author: Hillary Vu – University of California, San Diego
    Co-Author: Kuldeep Mahato – University of California, San Diego
    Co-Author: Lekshmi sasi – University of California, San Diego
    Co-Author: Anum Tahir, Visiting Graduate Student – University of California, Sandiego
    Co-Author: Ana Casanova – University of California, San Diego
    Co-Author: Einollah Sarikhani – University of California Sandiego
    Last Author: Zeinab Jahed – University of California Sandiego
    Primary Investigator: Zeinab Jahed – University of California Sandiego
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Transcriptomic Analysis of the Physiological Responses to Injuries Induced Accompanying Intracortical Microelectrode Implantation
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Johnathan R. T Huff – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
    Co-Author: Jaime J. Wang – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
    Co-Author: Yue Gao – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
    Co-Author: Zeynep Yayci – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
    Co-Author: E. Ricky Chan – Institute for Computational Biology, Case Western Reserve University
    Co-Author: Allison Hess-Dunning – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU)
    Last Author: Jeffrey Capadona – Case Western Reserve University
    Primary Investigator: Jeffrey Capadona – Case Western Reserve University
    Neural Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    An Injectable Biomaterial Modulates Immune Cell Recruitment and Attenuates Donor-Specific Antibodies in a Murine Skin Transplant Model
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: Holly Lewis, MD, PhD – Duke University School of Engineering
    Tissue Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Biomechanical Signatures of Head Impacts Across Men's and Women's Contact Sports
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Zaryan Masood, BSc, MSc – University of British Columbia
    Co-Author: David Luke, MASc – University of British Columbia
    Co-Author: Rebecca Kenny – University of British Columbia
    Co-Author: Daniel Bondi – University of British Columbia
    Co-Author: Adam Clansey – University of British Columbia
    Last Author: Lyndia Wu – University of British Columbia
    Primary Investigator: Lyndia Wu – University of British Columbia
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Decoding Aging: Multi-Omics Insights into Oxidative Stress, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, and Cellular Senescence in Fibroblasts
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Rajarshi Mandal – Lexington High School
    Primary Investigator: Rajarshi Mandal – Lexington High School
    Co-Author: Ning Xie – Biomedical Cybernetics Laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Last Author: Gil Alterovitz – Biomedical Cybernetics Laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Deep Learning Enables Automatic Detection of Bacterial Swarming Based on A Single Image
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Yuzhu Li – UCLA
    Co-Author: Hao Li – Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Co-Author: Weijie Chen – Fudan University Intelligent Medicine Institute
    Co-Author: Keelan O’Riordan – UCLA
    Co-Author: Neha Mani – Columbia University
    Co-Author: Yuxuan Qi – UCLA
    Co-Author: Tairan Liu – UCLA
    Co-Author: Sridhar Mani – Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Co-Author: Aydogan Ozcan – UCLA
    Primary Investigator: Aydogan Ozcan – UCLA
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Degradation-controlled Kidney Extracellular Matrix Sponge for Parallel Tissue Remodeling after Renal Cell Carcinoma Surgery
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Jae Yun Kim, PhD – Pohang University of Science and Technology
    Co-Author: Tugce Sen – Pohang University of Science and Technology
    Co-Author: Jae Yeon Lee – Daegu Haany University
    Primary Investigator: Dong-Woo Cho – Pohang University of Science and Technology
    Biomaterials
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    ECM stiffness primes Cancer-associated Fibroblasts to drive breast cancer aggressiveness
    Location: Room 31B
    Presenting Author: somayadineshraj devarasou, MS – KAIST
    Co-Author: Nam ji Sung – KAIST
    Co-Author: Seok Hoon Ham, ME – Mechanical Engineering Department, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Co-Author: Martin Kiwanuka, N/A, n/a – Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore
    Co-Author: Jennifer Young – National University of Singapore
    Primary Investigator: Jennifer H. Shin – KAIST
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Elastin Collagen Nanovesicles – A Novel Platform for Collagen-Targeting and Controlled Drug Delivery
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Christopher Price, PhD – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Ann Thomas – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Sanjna Rao – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Kristi Kiick – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Elaine Kachala – University of Delaware
    Primary Investigator: Christopher Price, PhD – University of Delaware
    Drug Delivery
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Elevated Viscosity as a Biophysical Regulator of Cell Fate and Immune Function with regenerative and immunosuppressive capabilities.
    Location: Room 29B
    Presenting Author: Bhawana Agarwal – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Alice Amitrano – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Qinling Yuan – Johns Hopkins University
    Primary Investigator: Konstantinos Konstantopoulos, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
    Tissue Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Engineering functional human midbrain organoids using vascular networks-inspired scaffolds
    Location: Room 24A
    Presenting Author: Feng Guo, PhD – Indiana University Bloomington
    Last Author: Feng Guo, PhD – Indiana University Bloomington
    Biomanufacturing
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Metabolic profiling of compressed stromal cells in the breast peritumoral microenvironment
    Location: Room 24C
    Presenting Author: Julian Najera, BS – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Hao Chen – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Frank Ketchum – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Bianca V. Batista – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Pinar Zorlutuna – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Scott S. Howard – University of Notre Dame
    Primary Investigator: Meenal Datta – University of Notre Dame
    Cancer Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Tissue nano-transfection and Extracellular Vesicle–Based Nanocarriers for Motor Neuron-Like Reprogramming to Support Muscle Protection After Peripheral Nerve Injury
    Location: Room 32B
    Presenting Author: Ana Salazar-Puerta, PhD – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Jon Stranan – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Sara Kheirkhah – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Hallie Harris – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Megumi E. Fukuda – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Grant Barringer – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Carlos Alejandro Vasquez-Martinez – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Amy M. Moore – The Ohio State University
    Primary Investigator: Daniel Gallego-Perez – The Ohio State University
    Biomaterials
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Late Reperfusion Therapy Broadens and Mechanically Smooths the Borderzone During Post-Infarction Inflammation
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: Daniel Pearce, PhD, MS – University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Co-Author: Tianyi Zheng – University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Co-Author: Paul Campagnola – University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Last Author: Colleen Witzenburg – University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Primary Investigator: Colleen Witzenburg – University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Ultrabright NIR-II Fluorescent Nanoprobes Chaperoned by Albumin Enable Pan-Ovarian Imaging in Multi-Scale Cancer Models
    Location: Room 27A
    Presenting Author: Indrajit Srivastava, PhD – Texas Tech University
    Co-Author: Isabella Vasquez – Texas Tech University
    Co-Author: Md Shahriar – Texas Tech University
    Co-Author: Asma Harun, MSc – Texas Tech University
    Co-Author: Ulrich Bickel – Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
    Co-Author: Changxue Xu – Texas Tech University
    Last Author: Indrajit Srivastava, PhD – Texas Tech University
    Primary Investigator: Indrajit Srivastava, PhD – Texas Tech University
    Women's Health
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Development of a bioresorbable metal-free enzymatic fuel cell
    Location: Room 30E
    Presenting Author: Noah Santos – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Co-Author: Joseph Sharp – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Co-Author: David Probst – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Primary Investigator: Koji Sode – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Distinct Epigenetic Responses of Zone-Specific Meniscus Cells to Pharmacologic Modulation of Rho/ROCK Signaling
    Location: Room 23C
    Presenting Author: Su Chin Heo, PhD – University of Pennsylvania
    Primary Investigator: Jaeun Jung – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Yujia Zhang – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Tyler E. Blanch, M.S. – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Yuna Heo – University of Pennsylvania
    Last Author: Su Chin Heo, PhD – University of Pennsylvania
    Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Ingestible molecular probes for non-invasive monitoring of microbiome drug metabolism
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: Leslie W. Chan – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Last Author: Leslie W. Chan – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Leslie W. Chan – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Novel capstone program evaluative tool for optimizing resources, minimizing faculty workload, and increasing student professional readiness
    Location: Room 31C
    Presenting Author: Nicole H. Urban, PhD – Johnson & Wales University
    Biomedical Engineering Education
  • 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
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Ultraflexible Electrodes Deliver Stable, High-Resolution Microstimulation and Reveal Neuroplasticity During Learning
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Roy Lycke – Rice University
    Co-Author: Robin Kim – Rice University
    Co-Author: Chong Xie – Rice University
    Last Author: Lan Luan – Rice University
    Primary Investigator: Lan Luan – Rice University
    Neural Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    A Nerve Regeneration‑on‑a‑Chip Platform for High‑Throughput Screening of Biomaterials and Drugs
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Donghee Lee, PhD – University of Nebraska Medical Center
    Primary Investigator: Jingwei Xie – University of Nebraska Medical Center
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    A Novel Microfluidic Chip to Induce Linear Concentration Gradients for Differentiation of Cochlear Cells on Inner Ear Organoids
    Location: Room 24A
    Presenting Author: Daniela Freire, MS – University of Miami
    Co-Author: Neil Kumar – University of Miami
    Co-Author: Pei-Ciao Tang – University of Miami
    Last Author: Ashutosh Agarwal – University of Miami
    Biomanufacturing
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Cell Encapsulated in Microgels for the Treatment of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Namdev More, PhD – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Co-Author: Sarah Mohyeddinipour, n/a – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Co-Author: Julia Sheyn, n/a – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Co-Author: Giselle Kaneda – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Co-Author: Lea Zila, n/a – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Co-Author: Dean Roell – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Co-Author: Melissa Chavez – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Co-Author: Tynhinane Hamidouche, n/a – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Co-Author: Danial Khorsandi – Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation,
    Co-Author: Mehmet Dokmeci – Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation,
    Co-Author: Ali Khademhosseini – Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation,
    Co-Author: Dror Seliktar – Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Technion Isreal
    Co-Author: Wafa Tawackoli – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Last Author: Dmitriy Sheyn – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Biomaterials
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Deep Learning-Driven Virtual Staining and Birefringence Imaging of Amyloid in Unlabeled Tissue
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Xilin Yang – University of California, Los Angeles
    Co-Author: Bijie Bai – University of California, Los Angeles
    Co-Author: Yijie Zhang – UCLA
    Co-Author: Musa Aydin – University of California, Los Angeles
    Co-Author: Yuzhu Li – UCLA
    Co-Author: Sahan Selcuk – University of California, Los Angeles
    Co-Author: Paloma C. Costa – University of California, Los Angeles
    Co-Author: Zhen Guo – University of California, Los Angeles
    Co-Author: Gregory Fishbein – David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles
    Co-Author: Karine Atlan – Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
    Co-Author: William D. Wallace, MD – USC
    Co-Author: Nir Pillar – UCLA
    Co-Author: Aydogan Ozcan – UCLA
    Primary Investigator: Aydogan Ozcan – UCLA
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Diurnal Variations in Clinical Biomarkers: Implications for Time-Aware Diagnostics
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Nilan Nandish – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Shampa Chatterjee, Ph.D. – School of Medicine - University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Fikry Nuhuman – University of Peradeniya
    Co-Author: George Asrian – Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Co-Author: Katherine Jia – University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Meena Deshpande – University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Isaac Dcruz – University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Carsten Skarke – University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Chamith S. Rajapakse – University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Force Reduction in a Finite Element Cycling Helmet Model with Liquid Shock Absorbers
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Jessica Towns, MS – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Fady F. Abayazid – Stanford University
    Primary Investigator: David Camarillo – Stanford University
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Leveraging Metabolic Labeling for Targeted Drug Delivery to Lung Metastases
    Location: Room 32B
    Presenting Author: Jiadiao Zhou – Department of Material Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Yusheng Liu – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Wenhao Xu, MS – University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
    Primary Investigator: Hua Wang – University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
    Biomaterials
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Localized Immunosuppression in Nerve Allografts via Tissue Nano-Transfection of FasL to Improve Graft Survival and Regeneration
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: Sara Kheirkhah – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Ana Isabel Salazar Puerta – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Jon Stranan – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Hallie Harris – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Megumi E. Fukuda – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Carlos Alejandro Vasquez – The Ohio State University
    Primary Investigator: Daniel Gallego-Perez – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Amy M. Moore – The Ohio State University
    Tissue Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Mechanical Modulation of RPE Cell Phagocytosis through Dynamic Substrate Stiffening
    Location: Room 31B
    Presenting Author: Colleen Simmerly – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Elise A. Corbin, PhD – University of Delaware
    Primary Investigator: Elise A. Corbin, PhD – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Adam P. Williamson – Bryn Mawr College
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Metabolic and mechanical regulation of tumor cell extravasation in metastasis: Insights from a human microphysiological model
    Location: Room 24C
    Presenting Author: Mouhita Humayun, PhD – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Maria Parlani – Radboud University
    Co-Author: Billy Hill – Radboud University
    Last Author: Peter Friedl – Radboud University Medical Center
    Last Author: Roger Kamm – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Cancer Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Tissue engineering models to assess the fibrotic remodeling of cardiac matrix under diabetic conditions
    Location: Room 29B
    Presenting Author: Alex Carter – Clemson University
    Primary Investigator: Agneta Simionescu – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Dan Simionescu, Ph.D. – Clemson University
    Tissue Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Wearable adjunct ozone and antibiotic therapy system for treatment of Gram-negative dermal bacterial infection
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Akshay Krishnakumar – Purdue University
    Primary Investigator: Rahim Rahimi – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Praveen Srinivasan – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Muhammad Masud Rana – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Devendra Sarnaik, BS – Purdue University
    Drug Delivery
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Comparing Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid to Pocket Colposcopy for Triage of HPV+ women living with HIV in Kisumu, Kenya
    Location: Room 27A
    Presenting Author: Maia S. Raynor – Duke University
    Co-Author: Mary E. Dotson – Duke University
    Co-Author: Lillian Ekem – Duke University
    Co-Author: Megan Huchko, MD, MPH – Duke University
    Co-Author: Nirmala Ramanujam, PhD – Duke University
    Last Author: Nirmala Ramanujam, PhD – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Nirmala Ramanujam, PhD – Duke University
    Co-Author: Francesca A. Odhiambo, MBChB, M.Med – Kenya Medical Research Institute
    Co-Author: Elizabeth A. Bukusi, MBChB, M.Med, MPH, PhD – Kenya Medical Research Institute
    Co-Author: Jeniffer Ambaka
    Co-Author: Rebecca Farrar
    Women's Health
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Multimodal Evaluation of Cardiac Tissue Repair from Therapeutic Response Using Optoacoustic Sensing and Machine Learning-Based Analysis
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: Shu Kang, PhD – Department of Biomedical Engineering, UT Southwestern Medical Center
    Co-Author: Bret M. Evers – Department of Pathology, UT Southwestern Medical Center
    Co-Author: Joseph A. Hill, MD, PhD – Department of Internal Medicine, Division Cardiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center
    Co-Author: Raiyan T. Zaman – Department of Biomedical Engineering, UT Southwestern Medical Center
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Capped nanovials as sealable compartments for high-throughput single-cell functional biology
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Yuta Nakagawa, PhD – University of California, Los Angeles
    Co-Author: Michael Mellody
    Co-Author: Alyssa Arnheim – UCLA
    Co-Author: Lily Shang
    Last Author: Dino Di Carlo – UCLA
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    A Wireless Multimodal Neural Probe for Push-Pull Microsampling and Optogenetics in Freely Moving Animals
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Yi Zhang – University of Connecticut
    Neural Engineering
  • 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
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Dynamic Sensing of Extracellular Matrix Remodeling during TGF-beta induced Fibroblast Phenotype Switching
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: Scott H. Skalak – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: David J. Csordas – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Xuerui Song – Virginia Tech
    Co-Author: Junru Zhang – Virginia Tech
    Co-Author: Clare C. Flanagan – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Claudia Daboin – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Donald R. Griffin – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Blake N. Johnson – Virginia Tech
    Co-Author: Shayn M. Peirce – University of Virginia
    Last Author: Shayn M. Peirce – University of Virginia
    Primary Investigator: Shayn M. Peirce – University of Virginia
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Flexible, Screen-printed Electrodes to Monitor Stress Biomarkers
    Location: Room 30E
    Presenting Author: Erika Solano, MSc – Center for Advanced Microelectronics Manufacturing (CAMM) Binghamton University
    Co-Author: Babatunde Falola – Center for Advanced Microelectronics Manufacturing (CAMM) Binghamton University
    Co-Author: Olya Noruz Shamsian – Center for Advanced Microelectronics Manufacturing (CAMM) Binghamton University
    Co-Author: Mark Shadt – Center for Advanced Microelectronics Manufacturing (CAMM) Binghamton University
    Co-Author: Ralf Lenigk – GE HealthCare Technology & Innovation Center
    Co-Author: Matthew Misner – GE HealthCare Technology & Innovation Center
    Co-Author: Michael Brothers – Blue Halo-UES
    Co-Author: Victoria Coyle – Blue Halo-UES
    Co-Author: Azar Alizadeh – GE HealthCare Technology & Innovation Center
    Primary Investigator: Mark Poliks – Binghamton University CAMM
    Co-Author: Andrew Burns – GE HealthCare Technology & Innovation Center
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Peak Menstrual Concentrations of Estradiol Increase Human Meniscal Fibrochondrocyte Collagen Turnover and Fiber Organization
    Location: Room 23C
    Presenting Author: Andrea M. Frankel, MEng, BS – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Primary Investigator: Jenny Puetzer, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Structural Impacts of Minimum Grade Policies in Prerequisite Chains
    Location: Room 31C
    Presenting Author: Essy Behravesh, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Joseph LeDoux
    Biomedical Engineering Education
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    BlurryScope: An AI-Powered Compact Digital Scanning Microscope for Rapid HER2 Scoring for Breast Cancer Diagnostics
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Michael Fanous, PhD – UCLA
    Last Author: Aydogan Ozcan – UCLA
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Clinical analysis untangles patterns and over-prediction in drug effect models
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Anjali Sivanandan – University of California, Los Angeles
    Primary Investigator: Jennifer L. Wilson – University of California, Los Angeles
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Collagen Fiber Alignment and Internal Architecture Cooperatively Regulate Breast Cancer Cell Migration in a Subtype-Specific Manner
    Location: Room 29B
    Presenting Author: Poorya Esmaili Bambizi, MSc – Rochester Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Tresa M Elias – University of Rochester
    Co-Author: Indranil Joshi – Rochester Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Edward Brown – University of Rochester
    Last Author: Vinay V. Abhyankar, PhD – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Vinay V. Abhyankar, PhD – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology
    Tissue Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Endosome mechanoregulation in endothelial cell migration
    Location: Room 31B
    Presenting Author: Paula Camacho, DVM PhD – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Erin Berlew – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Devon Mason – NIH NCI
    Co-Author: Javier Abello, n/a – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Amber Stratman – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Melike Lakadamyali – University of Pennsylvania
    Last Author: Joel Boerckel – University of Pennsylvania
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Engineering High Cell Density Beating Cords of Cardiomyocytes and Fibroblasts via Photopatterned Alginate
    Location: Room 24A
    Presenting Author: Emanuele Spanghero, MS – University of Illinois Chicago
    Co-Author: Derrick M. Wells – University of Illinois at Chicago
    Co-Author: Yong Duk Han – Systemic Bio
    Last Author: Eben Alsberg – University of Illinois Chicago
    Primary Investigator: Salman Khetani – University of Illinois Chicago
    Biomanufacturing
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Infusible Extracellular Matrix Biomaterial as Therapeutic Pre-Targeting Platform in Inflammatory Injury
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Emily E. Gardner, MS – University of California, San Diego
    Last Author: Karen Christman – University of California, San Diego
    Biomaterials
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Intratumoral Hypoxia and ECM Remodeling Drives Tumor Immune Evasion in Patient-derived Tumor-immune Tunable Tissue Engineered Models of High-grade Serous Carcinoma
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: Simona Plesselova, PhD – Sanford Research
    Last Author: Pilar de la Puente, PhD – Sanford Research/USD
    Primary Investigator: Pilar de la Puente, PhD – Sanford Research/USD
    Tissue Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Migration State-Dependent Traction Force Generation and Energy Regulation in Cancer Cells
    Location: Room 24C
    Presenting Author: Seth Martin – University of Arkansas
    Co-Author: Yasiel Velasquez – University of Arkansas
    Last Author: Jian Zhang, PhD – University of Arkansas
    Primary Investigator: Jian Zhang, PhD – University of Arkansas
    Cancer Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Quantifying Kinematic and Vibrational Responses in Hockey-Style Baseball Helmets
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Richard A. Gillespie – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    Co-Author: Eric J. Shunk, n/a – Virginia Tech Helmet Lab
    Co-Author: Mark Begonia – Virginia Tech Helmet Lab
    Co-Author: Nicole E.-P Stark, PhD – Virginia Tech
    Co-Author: Steve Rowson – Virginia Tech
    Last Author: Steve Rowson – Virginia Tech
    Primary Investigator: Steve Rowson – Virginia Tech
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Rational Formulation Design with Polymeric Excipients to Improve Global Access to Biologics
    Location: Room 32B
    Presenting Author: Alex Prossnitz, Ph.D. – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Carolyn Jons – Stanford University
    Last Author: Eric Appel – Stanford University
    Primary Investigator: Eric Appel – Stanford University
    Biomaterials
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Tunable Dual-Drug Eluting Stent with Anti-Biofouling Properties
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Haritosh Patel, PhD – Harvard University
    Co-Author: Olivia Snapper – Harvard University
    Co-Author: Duygu Dengiz – Kiel University
    Co-Author: Pierce Cousins – Harvard University
    Primary Investigator: Joanna Aizenberg – Harvard University
    Drug Delivery
  • 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
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Identification of a novel mesothelial subpopulation stimulated by lung regeneration
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: Rachel Gilbert, PhD, MEng – Mayo Clinic
    Co-Author: Nichole A. Schussler – Mayo Clinic
    Last Author: Daniel Tschumperlin, Ph.D. – Mayo Clinic
    Primary Investigator: Daniel Tschumperlin, Ph.D. – Mayo Clinic
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Cardiac extracellular matrix-derived matrikine for cardiac regeneration following myocardial infarction
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: Yan-Ru Lai – Tufts University
    Co-Author: Luke Perreault – Boston College
    Co-Author: Greg Martin – Tufts Medical Center, Molecular Cardiology Research Institute
    Co-Author: Robert Blanton – Tufts University School of Medicine
    Last Author: Lauren Black – Tufts University
    Primary Investigator: Lauren Black – Tufts University
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Shear Stress Modulation of Macrophages in the Fallopian Tube Epithelium and High Grade Serous Ovarian Cancers
    Location: Room 27A
    Presenting Author: Nina Treacher, MS – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Eric Horst, PhD – University of Michigan
    Primary Investigator: Geeta Mehta – University of Michigan
    Women's Health
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    A Proficiency-Based Assessment Framework to Evaluate Student Work in Biomedical Engineering Studios
    Location: Room 31C
    Presenting Author: Stephanie Fuchs, PhD – Cornell University
    Primary Investigator: Jonathan T. Butcher, PhD – Cornell University
    Biomedical Engineering Education
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Behavioral Detection Thresholds Using Multi-Channel Intracortical Microstimulation with Ultra-thin Ultramicroelectrode Arrays
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Elizabeth M. Olivo, MS – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Deniz Eksioglu – Purdue University
    Primary Investigator: Kevin J. Otto – Purdue University
    Neural Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Impacts of Type III Collagen Reduction on the Structural Integrity and Fibrogenesis of Murine Knee Joint Development
    Location: Room 23C
    Presenting Author: Yuchen Liu, BS – Drexel University
    Co-Author: Tiffany Wu – University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine
    Co-Author: Sara Tufa – Shriners Children’s Portland
    Co-Author: Mingyue Fan – Drexel University
    Co-Author: William Yen – University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine
    Co-Author: Douglas Keene – Shriners Children’s Portland
    Co-Author: Robert Mauck – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Susan Volk – University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Lin Han – Drexel University
    Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    High Throughput and Cell-Free Protein Modification of Extracellular Vesicles for Improved Therapeutic Applications
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Tanner Henson – University of California Davis
    Co-Author: Sam Emerson – University of California, Davis
    Last Author: Cheemeng Tan – University of California, Davis
    Primary Investigator: Aijun Wang, Ph.D. – UC Davis
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Quantifying Heart Rate Error in Consumer Wearables: Effects of Skin Tone, Exertion, and Sensor Modality on Accuracy
    Location: Room 30E
    Presenting Author: Hayley Whitney – Lehigh University
    Co-Author: Victoria Wagner – Lehigh University
    Co-Author: Hope Flannegin – Lehigh University
    Co-Author: Ryan Gross – Lehigh University
    Co-Author: Emmaly Seyam – Lehigh University
    Primary Investigator: Dhruv Seshadri – Lehigh University
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Blocking the mechanosensitivity of fibroadipogenic progenitors reduces muscle stiffness in a mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy
    Location: Room 31B
    Presenting Author: Gabriel A. Santana, MS – University of California Davis
    Co-Author: Kyle Henricson – University of California Davis
    Co-Author: Nathaniel P. Meyer – University of California Davis
    Co-Author: Perri Gish – University of California Davis
    Last Author: Lucas Smith – University of California Davis
    Primary Investigator: Lucas Smith – University of California Davis
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Electrochemical Sensing Platform for the Detection of Breath CO and NO: Towards Non-Invasive Monitoring of Inflammatory Biomarkers
    Location: Room 30E
    Presenting Author: Nikini Subawickrama M W, post-bachelor – The University of Texas at Dallas
    Co-Author: Anirban Paul – The University of Texas at Dallas
    Last Author: Sriram Muthukumar – EnLiSense LLC
    Primary Investigator: Shalini Prasad – The University of Texas at Dallas
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Evaluation of sulfated dextran-coated iron oxide nanoparticles as site-localizing anticoagulants
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Emily Lee – University of California, Davis
    Primary Investigator: Angelique Louie – University of California, Davis
    Drug Delivery
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    In Vitro Liver Toxicology Testing of Rat and Dog Hepatocytes to Reduce In Vivo Regulatory Requirements
    Location: Room 24A
    Presenting Author: Owen Lally, BS – University of Illinois Chicago
    Co-Author: Paul Deford – Corteva Agriscience
    Co-Author: Josiah McKenna – Corteva Agriscience
    Co-Author: Jeremy Fitzpatrick – Corteva
    Co-Author: Zachary Sutake – Corteva
    Co-Author: Enrica Bianchi – Corteva
    Primary Investigator: Salman Khetani – University of Illinois Chicago
    Biomanufacturing
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Inhibition of Focal Adhesion Kinase Limits, but Does Not Block, Collagen Maturation in Response to Slow Stretch in Engineered Ligaments
    Location: Room 29B
    Presenting Author: Kelly Ott – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Last Author: Jenny Puetzer, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Tissue Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Investigating the crosstalk between metabolism and ECM mechanics in the mammary epithelium
    Location: Room 24C
    Presenting Author: Toheeb E. Alao – New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Alexander Buffone, Jr. – New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Cancer Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Modeling drug kinetics under microgravity
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Abhinav Bhushan, PhD – Illinois Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Abhinav Bhushan, PhD – Illinois Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Lamya Bhat
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Nano-structured, drug-eluting thin films significantly improve airway perfusion in a porcine tracheal patch allotransplantation model of lung transplantation
    Location: Room 32B
    Presenting Author: Mahdi Forouharshad – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Aravind Krishnan – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Laura Ensign – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Alyssa Garrison – Stanford University
    Co-Author: John W. MacArthur – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Arman Farazdaghi – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Shubham Patil – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Alexander R. Berg – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Andreas Maskos – LMU
    Primary Investigator: Kunal S. Parikh – Johns Hopkins University
    Biomaterials
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Optimizing microporous annealed particle scaffold therapies for aged models of stroke
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Cara S. Smith, PhD – Duke University
    Co-Author: Kevin Erning – Duke University
    Co-Author: Sanchuan Che – Duke University
    Co-Author: Emma C. Whitehead – Duke University
    Co-Author: Andrea S.K Jones, PhD – Duke University
    Co-Author: Jennifer An – Duke University
    Co-Author: Audrey Kpodar – Duke University
    Co-Author: Long Nguyen – Duke University
    Co-Author: Rachel Irengo, n/a – Duke University
    Co-Author: Yi Shi – Duke University
    Co-Author: Sihan Lyu – Duke University
    Co-Author: Nhi V. Phan – Duke University
    Co-Author: Aiden Pasinsky – Duke University
    Co-Author: Timothy W. Dunn – Duke University
    Co-Author: S. Thomas Carmichael – David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles
    Last Author: Tatiana Segura – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Tatiana Segura – Duke University
    Co-Author: Junjie Yao, PhD – Duke University
    Co-Author: Yirui Xu
    Biomaterials
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Polymer Scaffold Based Prediction of Survival and Recurrence Following Neoadjuvant Chemoimmunotherapy and Resection in Triple Negative Breast Cancer
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: Guillermo Escalona, MS – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Rebecca S. Pereles, MS – University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
    Co-Author: Chae Young Kim – University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
    Co-Author: Grace J. Desai – University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
    Co-Author: Caroline Zini – University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
    Co-Author: Brian C. Ross – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Jackson Glass – University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
    Primary Investigator: Lonnie D. Shea – University of Michigan
    Tissue Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Temperature-Dependent Impact Dynamics of Padding Materials in American Football Helmets
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Alireza Abbasi Ghiri, Master of Science – University of Texas at San Antonio
    Last Author: Morteza Seidi – University of Texas at San Antonio
    Primary Investigator: Morteza Seidi – University of Texas at San Antonio
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Virtual staining of unstained bacteria via deep learning
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Yuzhu Li – University of California, Los Angeles
    Co-Author: Merve Eryilmaz – UCLA
    Co-Author: Hatice Koydemir – Texas A&M University
    Co-Author: Kevin de Haan – UCLA
    Co-Author: Nir Pillar – UCLA
    Co-Author: Koray Mentesoglu – University of Washington
    Co-Author: Firat Unal – UCLA
    Co-Author: Yair Rivenson – UCLA
    Co-Author: Sukantha Chandrasekaran – UCLA
    Co-Author: Omai Garner – UCLA Health
    Last Author: Aydogan Ozcan – UCLA
    Primary Investigator: Aydogan Ozcan – UCLA
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    qFRET-coupled MS Technology for Identifying Essential SUMOylation Site of Influenza Virus
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: Duo Xu, PhD – UCR
    Co-Author: Runrui Dang – UCR
    Co-Author: Quangqing Zhang – UCR
    Co-Author: Chuchu Liu – UCR
    Primary Investigator: Jiayu Liao – UCR
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Automated and parallelized microfluidic generation of large and precisely-defined lipid nanoparticle libraries
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Andrew Hanna – University of Pennsylvania
    Nano and Micro 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
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Restoring cardiac contractility after myocardial infarction with a composite therapy of aligned electrospun polycaprolactone scaffold and engineered human myocardium
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: Kareen LK Coulombe, PhD – Brown University
    Last Author: Kareen LK Coulombe, PhD – Brown University
    Primary Investigator: Kareen LK Coulombe, PhD – Brown University
    Co-Author: Kiera Dwyer, PhD – Brown University
    Co-Author: Arvin Soepriatna, PhD – Brown University
    Co-Author: Anthony Callanan, PhD – University of Edinburgh
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    The effects of compression on uterine leiomyosarcoma cells in a spheroid model
    Location: Room 27A
    Presenting Author: Justin Stapleton – University of Cincinnati
    Co-Author: Rose Dean – University of Cincinnati
    Primary Investigator: Stacey Schutte – University of Cincinnati
    Women's Health
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Postural Neuronal Activity Recorded by Regenerative Ultramicroelectrode Interface in Amputated Nerves
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Shane Holmes – University of Arizona
    Neural Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Treatment of Spontaneous Osteoarthritis in Guinea Pigs Using sPLA2 Inhibitor-Loaded Nanoparticles
    Location: Room 23C
    Presenting Author: Qiushi Liang – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Qi He – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Yijun Dai – University of Pennsylvania
    Last Author: Ling Qin – University of Pennsylvania
    Primary Investigator: Zhiliang Cheng – University of Pennsylvania
    Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:15 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Biomaterials in Tissue Engineering I
    Location: Room 29A
    Track Chair: Chelsea M. Magin, PhD – University of Colorado, Denver | Anschutz
    Track Chair: Cathal John Kearney
    Session Chair: Samantha Zambuto – University of Kentucky
    Session Chair: Daniel Shiwarski – University of Pittsburgh
    Tissue Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:15 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Cardiovascular Devices 1
    Location: Room 30A
    Session Chair: Jeffrey G. Jacot, PhD – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
    Track Chair: Kareen LK Coulombe, PhD – Brown University
    Track Chair: Hoda Hatoum, PhD – Michigan Technological University
    Session Chair: Maryam Bagheri
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:15 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Computational Modeling and Machine Learning in Drug Delivery
    Location: Room 29B
    Track Chair: Elizabeth Barker, PhD – University of Tennessee
    Track Chair: Jyothi U. Menon, PhD – Texas A&M University
    Session Chair: Ninghao Zhu, PhD – Kansas State University
    Session Chair: Janny Pineiro, PhD – University of Florida
    Drug Delivery
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:15 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Emerging Imaging Processing
    Location: Room 30C
    Track Chair: Stephen LaConte – Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, Roanoke, VA
    Track Chair: Junjie Yao, PhD – Duke University
    Session Chair: Pingkun Yan – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Session Chair: Rahul Rahul, PhD – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:15 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Engineering the Stem Cell Microenvironment
    Location: Room 32A
    Track Chair: Janeta Zoldan – The University of Texas at Austin
    Track Chair: MK Sewell-Loftin – University of Alabama Birmingham
    Track Chair: Ryan Stowers – UC Santa Barbara
    Track Chair: Ester J. Kwon, PhD – University of California, San Diego
    Session Chair: Marley Dewey, PhD – University of California Santa Barbara
    Session Chair: Su Chin Heo, PhD – University of Pennsylvania
    Biomaterials
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:15 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Human Performance/Sports Biomechanics
    Location: Room 31A
    Track Chair: Luke (Lucas) Timmins, PhD – Texas A&M University
    Track Chair: Kristen Mills – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Session Chair: Aisha Chen, PhD – Azusa Pacific University
    Session Chair: Lin Zhang, PhD – Department of Biomedical Engineering, University at Buffalo
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:15 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Infectious Disease Advancements for Global Health
    Location: Room 26B
    Track Chair: Orlando S. Hoilett, PhD – University of Cincinnati
    Track Chair: Anita Shukla, PhD – Brown University
    Session Chair: Frederic Zenhausern, Ph.D., MBA, FAIMBE, FNAI – University of Arizona
    Session Chair: Jiayu Liao, PhD – University of California, Riverside
    Technologies for Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:15 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Infectious Disease Prevention, Diagnosis, & Treatment
    Location: Room 27B
    Track Chair: Kevin J. McHugh, PhD – Rice University
    Track Chair: Scott Berry, PhD, MBA, MEng – University of Kentucky
    Session Chair: Elain Fu – Oregon State University
    Session Chair: Ishita Jain
    Global Health Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:15 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Innovations in Immunotherapy and CAR‑T Targeting
    Location: Room 33B
    Session Chair: Novalia Pishesha – Harvard University/Boston Children's Hospital
    Track Chair: Aylin Acun, PhD – Widener University
    Track Chair: Cheemeng Tan – University of California, Davis
    Session Chair: Hossein Tavana, PhD – University of Akron
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:15 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Applications (MRI)
    Location: Room 30D
    Track Chair: Stephen LaConte – Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, Roanoke, VA
    Track Chair: Junjie Yao, PhD – Duke University
    Session Chair: Walter O'Dell
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:15 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Matrix Effects in Mechanobiology II
    Location: Room 31B
    Track Chair: Luke (Lucas) Timmins, PhD – Texas A&M University
    Track Chair: Kristen Mills – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Session Chair: Sing-Wan Wong, PhD – Colorado State University
    Session Chair: Joshua Francois
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:15 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Mechanotransduction and Matrix‑Guided Cell Behavior
    Location: Room 33C
    Session Chair: Francois Bordeleau, PhD – Universite Laval
    Track Chair: Aylin Acun, PhD – Widener University
    Track Chair: Cheemeng Tan – University of California, Davis
    Session Chair: Bryan Pfister, PhD – New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:15 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Micro/Nano Technologies In Cell, Tissue, and Liquid Handling
    Location: Room 26A
    Session Chair: Ying Chen – Tufts University
    Track Chair: Molly Kozminsky, PhD – Iowa State University
    Track Chair: Onyema Osuagwu, PhD – Morgan State University
    Session Chair: Erika Cyphert, Ph.D. – UC San Diego
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:15 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Multiscale Computation Modeling
    Location: Room 33A
    Track Chair: Alexander Xu, PhD – University of Maryland College Park
    Track Chair: Megan McLean
    Session Chair: John Hickey
    Session Chair: Baihua Ren, PhD – Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University and Medical College of Wisconsin
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:15 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Neuro-Regenerative Engineering
    Location: Room 29D
    Session Chair: Muhammad Rizwan – UT Southwestern Medical Center
    Session Chair: Deependra Ban, Ph.D – University of California San Diego
    Track Chair: Joon (Simon) Shim, PhD – Marshall University
    Track Chair: Mario I. Romero-Ortega, PhD – University of Arizona
    Track Chair: Nanyin Zhang, PhD – Penn State University
    Neural Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:15 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Novel formulations and techniques in DD
    Location: Room 29C
    Track Chair: Elizabeth Barker, PhD – University of Tennessee
    Track Chair: Jyothi U. Menon, PhD – Texas A&M University
    Session Chair: Jerome Lacombe, PhD – University of Arizona
    Session Chair: Ting-Yu Shih, PhD – University of Rhode Island/Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Department of Chemical, Biomolecular, and Materials Engineering
    Drug Delivery
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:15 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Platform Sessions II
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:15 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Stroma in Cancer
    Location: Room 24C
    Track Chair: Priscilla Hwang, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Track Chair: Claire Robertson, PhD – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    Session Chair: Steven C. George, PhD;MD – University of California, Davis
    Session Chair: Stephanie Seidlits – University of Texas Austin
    Cancer Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:15 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    T Cell Biology for Cancer
    Location: Room 24B
    Track Chair: Priscilla Hwang, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Track Chair: Claire Robertson, PhD – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    Session Chair: Caymen Novak, PhD – University of Michigan-Dearborn
    Session Chair: Lance C. Kam – Columbia University
    Cancer Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:15 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Tendon and Muscle
    Location: Room 23C
    Session Chair: Mark Chapman, PhD – University of San Diego
    Session Chair: Stephanie Cone – University of Delaware
    Track Chair: Deva D. Chan, Ph.D. – Purdue University
    Track Chair: Whasil Lee, PhD – University of Rochester, NY
    Track Chair: Jessica Isaacs, PhD PE – Exponent, Inc.
    Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:15 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Wearable Sensors and Devices I
    Location: Room 30E
    Track Chair: Kiana Aran, PhD – University of California, San Diego
    Track Chair: Yongkuk Lee, PhD – Wichita State University
    Track Chair: Aijun Wang, Ph.D. – UC Davis
    Session Chair: Yongkuk Lee, PhD – Wichita State University
    Session Chair: Feng Guo, PhD – Indiana University Bloomington
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:15 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
    A Post-Processing Pipeline Utilizing Biomechanical Constraints for Action Classification in Infant Locomotion
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Tristan McCarty – University of California, Riverside
    Co-Author: Isaiah Hernandez, n/a – University of California, Riverside
    Primary Investigator: Elena Kokkoni – University of California, Riverside
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:15 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
    All-in-one diagnostics: a high-throughput and multiplexed CRISPR-Cas13a assay for the simultaneous detection of tuberculosis, HIV, and malaria
    Location: Room 26B
    Invited Speaker: Mireille Kamariza – UCLA
    Co-Author: Ashvi Jain – UCLA
    Co-Author: Austin Si – UCLA
    Technologies for Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:15 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
    DNA Nanostructure-based Next-Generation Antivirals against Influenza A
    Location: Room 27B
    Presenting Author: Saurabh Umrao, PhD – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Abhisek Dwivedy – University of Illinois
    Co-Author: Laurie Rund – UIUC
    Co-Author: Payton Louis Haak – UIUC
    Last Author: Chen Chi, n/a – UIUC
    Co-Author: Ying Fang, n/a – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Andrew Steelman – UIUC
    Primary Investigator: Xing Wang – UIUC
    Global Health Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:15 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
    Machine learning and active targeting enhance mRNA lipid nanoparticle delivery to B cells ex vivo and in vivo
    Location: Room 29B
    Presenting Author: Leonardo Cheng – The Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Brandon Chang – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Wu Han Toh – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Gene Weng – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Jin Liu – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Joseph Choy – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Xiaoya Lu – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Jinghan Lin – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Autumn Greco – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Yining Zhu – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Ramya Kumar – Colorado School of Mines
    Co-Author: Stephany Tzeng – Johns Hopkins
    Co-Author: Maximilian F. Konig, MD – The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Jordan Green – Johns Hopkins University
    Last Author: Hai-Quan Mao, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
    Primary Investigator: Hai-Quan Mao, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
    Drug Delivery
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:15 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
    SciDatareportR: A Comprehensive R Package for Streamlined Clinical Data Science
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Raha Dastgheyb, PhD – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Raha Dastgheyb, PhD – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Jonathan Ye – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Aparna Bhattacharyya, PhD – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Eran Shorer, MD – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:15 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
    Signal Transduction Pathway for Inducing Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Microislands by Extrinsic Photobiomoulation
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Guan-Ying Tsai, PhD – National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
    Co-Author: Thipwadee Klom-In – Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica
    Co-Author: Ming-Yu Hung – National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
    Moderator: Szu-Yuan Chen – Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica
    Moderator: Meng-Jiy Wang – National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
    Biomaterials
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:15 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
    Stiffness regulates macrophage fusion via Piezo1 and metabolic responses
    Location: Room 31B
    Presenting Author: Daniela Enriquez-Ochoa, Master in Science – University of California Irvine
    Co-Author: Balam Benítez-Mata – University of California Irvine
    Co-Author: Sergei Butenko – University of California Irvine
    Primary Investigator: Wendy F. Liu, PhD – University of California, Irvine
    Co-Author: Michelle A. Digman – University of California Irvine
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:15 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
    Bio-inspired valveless pumping for Fontan circulation: Experimental and modeling insights
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: Saheli Patel – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Gabriel Unger – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Benjamin Kozyak – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Co-Author: Wensi Wu – University of Pennsylvania, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Co-Author: Cynthia Sung – University of Pennsylvania
    Last Author: Jordan Raney – University of Pennsylvania
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:15 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
    Improving Retinal Neuron Transplantation Outcomes Through Microenvironment Engineering and Functional Assessment
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Jonathan Soucy, PhD – Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass. Eye & Ear, Harvard Medical School
    Co-Author: Emil Kriukov – Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass. Eye & Ear
    Co-Author: Zishuai Chou – Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass. Eye & Ear
    Co-Author: Aubin Mutschler – Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass. Eye & Ear
    Co-Author: Volha Malechka – Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass. Eye & Ear
    Co-Author: Monichan Phay – Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass. Eye & Ear
    Co-Author: Julia Oswald – Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass. Eye & Ear
    Last Author: Petr Baranov – Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass. Eye & Ear
    Neural Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:15 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
    Matrix Stiffness Control of YAP Mechanosensing via Nesprin1
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: Eunju Kim – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Co-Author: Taylor D. Boudreaux – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Co-Author: Brandon Riehl – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Primary Investigator: Jung Yul Lim, PhD – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:15 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
    Micropatterning Photoconductive Peptide Assemblies on Stiff and Soft Biomaterial Substrates
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: Emil M. Lundqvist, MS – University of California, Irvine
    Last Author: Herdeline Ann Ardona – University of California, Irvine
    Primary Investigator: Herdeline Ann Ardona – University of California, Irvine
    Tissue Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:15 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
    Label-Free Targeted High Efficiency In-flow Electroporation with Single-Cell Feedback Control Using Focused Microscale Electric Fields
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Aniruddh Sarkar, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Last Author: Aniruddh Sarkar, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Aniruddh Sarkar, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Josiah Rudge – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Yuvraj Rallapalli – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Madeline Hoyle – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:15 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
    Prevention of Muscle Fibrosis in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy via Engineered Mesenchymal Stromal/Stem Cell-Mediated Fibronectin Degradation
    Location: Room 23C
    Presenting Author: Helena Roell – Colorado State University
    Primary Investigator: Sing-Wan Wong – Colorado State University
    Co-Author: Alexa Gonzalez – Colorado State University
    Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:15 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
    Ultra-High Resolution, Large Strain Analysis of Ex Vivo Bovine Brain Tissue Using Magnetic Resonance Elastography
    Location: Room 30D
    Presenting Author: Olivia M. Bailey, MS – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Alexa Diano, MS – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: L. Williams – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Ali Lateef – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Elise A. Corbin, PhD – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Kshitiz Upadhyay – Louisiana State University
    Last Author: Curtis L. Johnson – University of Delaware
    Primary Investigator: Curtis L. Johnson – University of Delaware
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:15 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
    Ultrasound-Inducible Hypoxia-Gated Solid Orthogonal Antigen for CAR-T Therapy in Solid Tumors
    Location: Room 33B
    Presenting Author: Tianze Paul Guo – USC
    Co-Author: Ziyue Zhu – USC
    Co-Author: Yunjia Qu – UCSD
    Co-Author: Xi Yu – USC
    Co-Author: Linshan Zhu, PhD – USC
    Co-Author: Jiaxin (Katie) Cui – University of Southern California
    Co-Author: Peixiang He – UCSD
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:15 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
    Image Processing and Artificial Intelligence Predict Surgery Outcomes in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Seifollah Gholampour, Not applicable – The University of Chicago
    Primary Investigator: Seifollah Gholampour, Not applicable – The University of Chicago
    Co-Author: Arshia Dehghan – The University of Chicago
    Co-Author: Jacob Benjamin Rosen – The University of Chicago
    Co-Author: Bakhtiar Yamini – The University of Chicago
    Last Author: Jay Patel – The University of Chicago
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:15 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    Cell migration in the tumor microenvironment
    Location: Room 24C
    Invited Speaker: Ovijit Chaudhuri, PhD – Stanford University
    Cancer Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:15 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    Engineering Targeted Nanoparticles for Adipose Stromal Cells Subsets to Reprogram Fibrotic and Inflammatory Niches in Obese Adipose Tissue
    Location: Room 29C
    Invited Speaker: Maria Gonzalez Porras
    Co-Author: David Zhang – University of Texas At San Antonio
    Co-Author: Federico Zertuche – University of Texas At San Antonio
    Co-Author: Achraf Noureddine – University of New Mexico
    Drug Delivery
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:15 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    Mechano-immunoengineering for cancer therapy
    Location: Room 24B
    Invited Speaker: Song Li, Ph.D. – UCLA
    Cancer Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:15 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    Soft Wearable Digital Stethoscope Device for Low-Effort Lung Function Estimation via Tracheal Sound and Chest Motion Features Using Machine Learning
    Location: Room 30E
    Presenting Author: Yun Soung Kim, PhD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Last Author: Yun Soung Kim, PhD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Primary Investigator: Yun Soung Kim, PhD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Co-Author: Faheem Karim – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Co-Author: Christopher B. Fitzpatrick – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: W. Hong Yeo – Georgia Tech
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:30 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    Detecting Infectious Disease from Wearable Data: Validation in Real-World and Human Challenge Study
    Location: Room 26B
    Presenting Author: Jiamu Yang, MS – Duke University
    Co-Author: Peter Cho – Duke University
    Co-Author: Christopher Woods – Duke University School of Medicine
    Last Author: Jessilyn Dunn – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Jessilyn Dunn – Duke University
    Technologies for Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:30 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    Effect of Foot Strike Pattern on Joint Kinetics on a Downhill Slope
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Scott Hazelwood, PhD – California Polytechnic State University
    Co-Author: Evan Manley – California Polytechnic State University
    Co-Author: Jordan Allen – California Polytechnic State University
    Co-Author: Connor Lo – California Polytechnic State University
    Last Author: Scott Hazelwood, PhD – California Polytechnic State University
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:30 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    Engineering Mesenchymal Stromal Cells to Facilitate Muscle Regeneration by Correcting Oxidative Stress
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Ali Eldeiry, MS – Colorado State University
    Last Author: Sing-Wan Wong – Colorado State University
    Primary Investigator: Sing-Wan Wong – Colorado State University
    Biomaterials
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:30 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    FALCON: A Machine Learning-Driven Platform for Multi-Objective Optimization of Lipid Nanoparticle Composition Towards Cell Type-Selective Transfection
    Location: Room 29B
    Presenting Author: Wu Han Toh – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Leonardo Cheng – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Di Yu – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Brandon Chang – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Gene Weng – Johns Hopkins University
    Primary Investigator: Hai-Quan Mao, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
    Drug Delivery
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:30 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    Machine Learning Models for Fabrication of Freeform Ice 3D Vasculature Geometries
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Andres A. Garcia – Carnegie Mellon University
    Primary Investigator: Philip R. LeDuc – Carnegie Mellon University
    Last Author: Burak Ozdoganlar – Carnegie Mellon University
    Co-Author: Feimo Yang – Carnegie Mellon University
    Co-Author: Akash Garg – Carnegie Mellon University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:30 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    Matrix viscoelasticity promotes pro-fibrotic macrophage and cardiac fibroblast signaling
    Location: Room 31B
    Presenting Author: Hamza Atcha, PhD – University of California, San Diego
    Co-Author: Thomas Molley, PhD – UCSD
    Co-Author: Alis Balayan – UCSD
    Co-Author: Abhinaba Banerjee – University of California San Diego
    Co-Author: Carrie T. Bishop, BS, MS – University of California San Diego
    Last Author: Adam Engler – University of California San Diego
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:30 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    Population-level monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 by wastewater testing using an integrated microfluidic chip
    Location: Room 27B
    Presenting Author: Mohammad Dehghan Banadaki, PhD – University of kentucky
    Co-Author: Soroosh Torabi – University of Kentucky
    Co-Author: William Strike – University of Kentucky
    Co-Author: Soroush Farahbakhsh – University of Kentucky
    Co-Author: Amir Sakhaei – University of Kentucky
    Co-Author: Ann Noble – University of Kentucky
    Primary Investigator: Scott Berry, PhD, MBA, MEng – University of Kentucky
    Global Health Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:30 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    A 3D Bioprinted Glioblastoma Model with Tunable Hypoxic Microenvironment
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: Emmie J. Yao – UC San Diego
    Primary Investigator: Shaochen Chen, Ph.D. – UC San Diego
    Tissue Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:30 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    Dynamic Control of Lumen Geometry in Pediatric Shunts for Personalized Care Following Heart Reconstruction Surgery
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: Akari Seiner, MS – Drexel University
    Co-Author: Elisabeth Posthill – Drexel University
    Primary Investigator: Christopher B. Rodell – School of Biomedical Engineering, Drexel University
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:30 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    Stage-specific regenerative potential of Schwann cell-derived extracellular vesicles
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Leyla Esfandiari, PhD – University of Cincinnati
    Co-Author: Supasek Kongsomros – University of Cincinnati
    Co-Author: Manju Sharma – University of Cincinnati
    Co-Author: Maulee Sheth – University of Cincinnati
    Last Author: Leyla Esfandiari, PhD – University of Cincinnati
    Primary Investigator: Leyla Esfandiari, PhD – University of Cincinnati
    Neural Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:30 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    A Pneumatically Actuated Microfluidic Capacitor for Flow Stabilization and Controlled Reagent Delivery in Cell Co-Culture Systems
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Heritier S. Adam, PhD, MBA – University of Texas at Dallas
    Co-Author: Ai Do – UT Dallas
    Co-Author: Shuai Shao, MS – UT Dallas
    Co-Author: Michael Burton, PhD – UT Dallas
    Primary Investigator: Caroline N. Jones, PhD – The University of Texas at Dallas and UT Southwestern Medical Center
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:30 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    Assessing the impact of interobserver variability during segmentation on breast cancer MRgFUS simulations
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Christopher Dillon, PhD – Brigham Young University
    Co-Author: Ben Jackson – Brigham Young University
    Co-Author: Nicole Peterson – Brigham Young University
    Co-Author: Rachel Harris – Brigham Young University
    Co-Author: Taylor Forbes – Brigham Young University
    Co-Author: Amelia Martin – Brigham Young University
    Co-Author: Brianne Geiger – Brigham Young University
    Co-Author: Jacob Lehnhof – Brigham Young University
    Last Author: Christopher Dillon, PhD – Brigham Young University
    Primary Investigator: Christopher Dillon, PhD – Brigham Young University
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:30 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    Deciphering the Interplay Between Macrophages and Matrix Formation in the Peripheral Nerve
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Lindsey E. Marquez, MLS(ASCP) – University of Cincinnati
    Co-Author: Emma Busch – University of Cincinnati
    Co-Author: Andrew E. Bryan, PhD – University of Cincinnati
    Last Author: Greg Harris, PhD – University of Cincinnati
    Primary Investigator: Greg Harris, PhD – University of Cincinnati
    Neural Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:30 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    Bioengineered Approach to Study Cell-specific Durotaxis in Lung Fibrosis and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: Tamanna Islam, Master in Science – University of Utah
    Primary Investigator: Taslim A. Al-Hilal, Assoicate Professor – University of UTAH
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:30 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    Inhibition of Histone Deacetylase Preserves Muscle-Specific Gene Expression and Chromatin Architecture During Mechanical Unloading
    Location: Room 23C
    Presenting Author: Kanita Hrustanovic – Colorado State University, College of Engineering
    Last Author: Soham Ghosh – Colorado State University
    Primary Investigator: Soham Ghosh – Colorado State University
    Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:30 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    Adaptable 3D-Printed MRI Cradle for Ferret Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging with Integrated Anesthesia and Commercial Coil Support
    Location: Room 30D
    Presenting Author: Alvaro A. Cruz Perez – University of Arizona - Hutchinson Lab
    Co-Author: Laurel Dieckhaus – University of Arizona - Hutchinson Lab
    Co-Author: Jesús Mendoza Garcia – University of Arizona - Hutchinson Lab
    Co-Author: Leili Asgharzadeh Falbinan – University of Arizona
    Last Author: Elizabeth Hutchinson – University of Arizona - Hutchinson Lab
    Primary Investigator: Elizabeth Hutchinson – University of Arizona - Hutchinson Lab
    Co-Author: Rhea Carlson – University of Arizona - Hutchinson Lab
    Co-Author: Katy O’Connell, DVM, DACLAM – University of Arizona - University Animal Care
    Co-Author: Diego Celdran-Bonafonte, DVM MS PhD MBA Dipl.ECLAM – University of Arizona - University Animal Care
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:45 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Developing an Oxidative Stress Driven Mechanodynamic Hydrogel System to Engineer Mesenchymal Stromal/stem Cells Into a Multipurpose Therapeutic
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Nick Serio – Colorado State University
    Co-Author: Thomas Leachman – Colorado State University
    Co-Author: Hope Smith – Colorado State University
    Last Author: Sing-Wan Wong – Colorado State University
    Primary Investigator: Sing-Wan Wong – Colorado State University
    Biomaterials
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:45 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Empowering Safe Water Access: A Field-Deployable Tool for Rapid Fecal Contamination Detection
    Location: Room 27B
    Presenting Author: Mohammad Dehghan Banadaki, PhD – University of kentucky
    Co-Author: Ann Noble – University of Kentucky
    Co-Author: Soroush Farahbakhsh – University of Kentucky
    Last Author: Scott Berry, PhD, MBA, MEng – University of Kentucky
    Primary Investigator: Scott Berry, PhD, MBA, MEng – University of Kentucky
    Global Health Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:45 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Machine Learning-Accelerated Discovery of Stable Solid-State Lipid Nanoparticle-Formulated RNA Vaccines
    Location: Room 29B
    Presenting Author: Jinbi Tian – MIT (EECS)
    Co-Author: Khanh Tran – MIT-Koch Institute
    Co-Author: Olivia Sheridan – MIT
    Co-Author: Sevinj Mursalova – MIT-Koch Institute
    Co-Author: Daniel Antov – MIT (BE)
    Co-Author: Robert Langer – MIT-Koch Institute
    Co-Author: Mina Luković – MIT (EECS)
    Last Author: Ana Jaklenec, PhD – MIT-Koch Institute
    Primary Investigator: Ana Jaklenec, PhD – MIT-Koch Institute
    Co-Author: Brett Pogostin, PhD – MIT
    Drug Delivery
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:45 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Mapping Metabolic Reprogramming of the Tumor Microenvironment through High-Resolution Optical Imaging of Metabolism and Vasculature
    Location: Room 24C
    Presenting Author: Marcia Cunha dos Santos – Duke University
    Co-Author: Enakshi Sunassee – Harvard Medical School
    Co-Author: Riley Deutsch-Williams – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Co-Author: Megan Madonna – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Nirmala Ramanujam, PhD – Duke University
    Cancer Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:45 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Modeling tumor-macrophage interactions using a collagen-based tumor spheroid model to study extracellular matrix remodeling
    Location: Room 31B
    Presenting Author: Luna Zhang – University of Minnesota
    Primary Investigator: David Wood – University of Minnesota
    Co-Author: Sanab Abdi
    Co-Author: Hannah Szafraniec – University of Minnesota
    Co-Author: Paolo P. Provenzano – University of Minnesota
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:45 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    PD-1 nanoclustering as a mechanism potentiating EV-mediated suppression of T-cells
    Location: Room 24B
    Presenting Author: Seung-Hyun B. Ko, BS in Biological Engineering – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Xiaowei Xu – University of Pennsylvania, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
    Co-Author: Wei Guo – University of Pennsylvania, Department of Biology
    Co-Author: Su Chin Heo, PhD – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Jina Ko – University of Pennsylvania, Departments of Bioengineering and Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
    Last Author: Ravi Radhakrishnan – University of Pennsylvania, Department of Bioengineering
    Primary Investigator: Ravi Radhakrishnan – University of Pennsylvania, Department of Bioengineering
    Cancer Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:45 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Quantitative Detection of Severe COVID-19 in Children via Multiplex Salivary miRNA Profiling Using Ligation-RPA
    Location: Room 26B
    Presenting Author: Md. Ahasan Ahamed, Phd in Electrical Enginnering – Pennsylvania State University
    Co-Author: Zhikun Zhang – Pennsylvania State University
    Co-Author: Aneesh Kshirsagar – The Pennsylvania State University
    Co-Author: Anthony J. Politza – Pennsylvania State University
    Co-Author: Usha Sethuraman – Children's Hospital of Michigan/Central Michigan University
    Co-Author: Srinivasan Suresh – University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Feng Guo, PhD – Indiana University Bloomington
    Technologies for Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:45 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Sex-Specific Muscle Coordination Changes During Walking Under Auditory Stimuli
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Ziyang Zhang, PhD – Oklahoma State University
    Co-Author: Colin Bowersock – Oklahoma State University
    Co-Author: Harshvardhan Singh – Oklahoma State University
    Co-Author: Azarang Asadi – Oklahoma State University
    Co-Author: Matthew B. Bird, PhD, CSCS – Oklahoma State University
    Co-Author: Kwadwo O. Appiah-Kubi – Clarkson University
    Co-Author: Emily Locke – Yale University
    Co-Author: Ryan McCarthy – Clarkson University
    Last Author: Ali Boolani – Oklahoma State University
    Primary Investigator: Ali Boolani – Oklahoma State University
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:45 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Targeted Molecular SPECT Imaging and a Novel Microparticle Therapy in an Acute Rat Model of Bleomycin-Induced Lung Injury and Fibrosis
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Fatema Tuj Zohora, PhD – Yale University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Chima Maduka
    Co-Author: Ana Depino
    Co-Author: Rachel Burns
    Co-Author: Sun-Joo Jang
    Co-Author: Stephanie Thorn
    Co-Author: caroline Zeiss
    Last Author: albert sinusas
    Primary Investigator: Fatema Tuj Zohora, PhD – Yale University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Jason Burdick – University of Colorado Boulder
    Drug Delivery
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:45 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Genetic Engineering of Solid Tumors With Enter for Fus Inducible Antigen Presentation in CAR-T Cell Therapy
    Location: Room 33B
    Presenting Author: Jiaxin (Katie) Cui – University of Southern California
    Co-Author: Yuxuan Wang – USC
    Co-Author: Xi Yu – USC
    Co-Author: Yunjia Qu – UCSD
    Co-Author: Peixiang He – UCSD
    Co-Author: Tianze Paul Guo – USC
    Co-Author: Chi Woo Yoon – USC
    Co-Author: Zhou Yuan – USC
    Co-Author: Linshan Zhu, PhD – USC
    Co-Author: Ada Yixuan Huang – USC
    Co-Author: Jing Hu – USC
    Co-Author: Longwei Liu – USC
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:45 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Latent Diffusion Model to Remove Motion Artifacts in Neonatal MRI
    Location: Room 30D
    Presenting Author: Quanhao Sun, PhD – the University of Southern California
    Co-Author: Yaqiong Chai – University of Southern California
    Co-Author: Duan Xu – the University of California San Francisco
    Co-Author: Michael Khoo – the University of Southern California
    Co-Author: Hosung Kim – the University of Southern California
    Last Author: Hosung Kim – the University of Southern California
    Primary Investigator: Hosung Kim – the University of Southern California
    Co-Author: Steven Li – the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:45 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Frequency-dependent wettability control of dielectric fluids on interdigitated electrodes
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Yeonwoo Lee – San Diego State University
    Primary Investigator: Sung-Yong Park, PhD – San Diego State University
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:45 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Pseudo-Wearable Diagnostics: Defecation as a Digital Biomarker for Precision Health
    Location: Room 30E
    Presenting Author: Seung-min Park – Nanyang Technological University
    Last Author: Seung-min Park – Nanyang Technological University
    Primary Investigator: Seung-min Park – Nanyang Technological University
    Co-Author: Zhiquan Song
    Co-Author: Jihong Kim
    Co-Author: Seong Geon Kim
    Co-Author: Sunny Wong
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:45 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Hemodynamic Shear Gradient-Driven Trenches Enhance Endothelial Retention and Reduce Thrombogenicity on Cardiovascular Devices.
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: Aminat M. Ibrahim, MS – Cornell University
    Co-Author: James F Antaki – Cornell University
    Primary Investigator: Jonathan T. Butcher, PhD – Cornell University
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:45 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Evaluation of the Tissue Specific Effects of an Infusible Decellularized Extracellular Matrix Material in the Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: Michael Nguyen, PhD – University of California, San Diego
    Co-Author: Andrea Rivera – University of California San Diego
    Co-Author: Alex Chen – University of California San Diego
    Co-Author: Colin Luo – University of California San Diego
    Last Author: Karen Christman – University of California San Diego
    Primary Investigator: Karen Christman – University of California San Diego
    Tissue Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:45 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Automated MEG Artifact Removal in MNE Python
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: James Holcomb – UT Southwestern Medical Center
    Co-Author: Anna Manning-Mortimer – UT Southwestern
    Co-Author: Natalie M. Bell, PhD – UT Southwestern
    Co-Author: Mahak Virlley – UT Southwestern
    Co-Author: Tyrell Pruitt – UT Southwestern
    Primary Investigator: Joseph Maldjian – UT Southwestern Medical Center
    Last Author: Elizabeth M. Davenport – UT Southwestern Medical Center
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:45 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Matrix Stiffness and Solid Stress Modulate 3D Hydrogel Growth via Yes-associated Protein Signaling in Neurofibromatosis Type 2
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: Han Nguyen – Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Melanie Fisher, BS – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Rinky Ghosh – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Yael Vodovotz – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Yin Ren – Ohio State University
    Last Author: Yin Ren – Ohio State University
    Primary Investigator: Yin Ren – Ohio State University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:45 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Obesity Alters Adipogenesis Regulation in Human Skeletal Muscle
    Location: Room 23C
    Presenting Author: Alis Balayan – UCSD
    Co-Author: Severin Ruoss, PhD – UC San Diego
    Co-Author: Thomas Molley, PhD – UCSD
    Primary Investigator: Samuel Ward – UCSD
    Last Author: Adam Engler – University of California San Diego
    Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:00 PM - 2:15 PM PDT
    Breast cancer cells that undergo post-dissemination dormancy constituently activate lung fibroblasts
    Location: Room 24C
    Presenting Author: Sarah Libring, PhD – Rice University
    Co-Author: Sid Dsa – Rice University
    Co-Author: Katherine M. Young, PhD – Rice University
    Last Author: Cynthia A. Reinhart-King – Rice University
    Primary Investigator: Cynthia A. Reinhart-King – Rice University
    Cancer Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:00 PM - 2:15 PM PDT
    Computational Modeling of Intravascular and Perivascular Transport of Active Nanoparticles to Target Sites
    Location: Room 29B
    Presenting Author: Shoaib A. Goraya, PhD – Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
    Co-Author: Farhad R. Nezami – Harvard Medical School
    Co-Author: Arif Masud, PhD – University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
    Last Author: Arif Masud, PhD – University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
    Primary Investigator: Arif Masud, PhD – University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
    Co-Author: Hyunjoon Kong, PhD – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Drug Delivery
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:00 PM - 2:15 PM PDT
    Direct Human Stem Cell Bioprinting for 3D Expansion Culture and Temporally Controlled Differentiation
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Jacob Schimelman, PhD – University of California San Diego
    Co-Author: Ting-yu Lu, Ph.D. – UC San Diego
    Co-Author: Devansh Agarwal, M.S. – UC San Diego
    Co-Author: Karl Wahlin, Ph.D. – UC San Diego
    Last Author: Shaochen Chen, Ph.D. – UC San Diego
    Primary Investigator: Shaochen Chen, Ph.D. – UC San Diego
    Biomaterials
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:00 PM - 2:15 PM PDT
    Glycation-Driven Activation of Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts Enhances Tumor Fibrosis via YAP Signaling in Breast Cancer
    Location: Room 31B
    Presenting Author: Madison Bates – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Wenjun Wang – Harvard University
    Primary Investigator: Cynthia Reinhart-King – Rice University
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:00 PM - 2:15 PM PDT
    Health Crisis Communication on Instagram: An Analysis During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Colombia
    Location: Room 27B
    Presenting Author: Ana M. Porras – University of Florida
    Last Author: Ana M. Porras – University of Florida
    Primary Investigator: Ana M. Porras – University of Florida
    Global Health Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:00 PM - 2:15 PM PDT
    Identifying Key Microbiome Profiles of SARS-COV-2 Saliva Samples Using Respiratory Pathogen Target Enrichment
    Location: Room 26B
    Presenting Author: Congyue Annie Peng – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Aya Naser – Clemson University
    Last Author: Congyue Annie Peng – Clemson University
    Primary Investigator: Congyue Annie Peng – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Delphine Dean, PhD – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Connor B. McClain, n/a – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Ellison B. Fleming – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Sofia Bufano – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Mya Beasley – Clemson University
    Technologies for Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:00 PM - 2:15 PM PDT
    Implementing Injury Prevention Programs in Youth Community Sports: Relating Intervention Fidelity to Outcomes
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Giovanny A. Romero – Wake Forest University
    Co-Author: Justin B. Moore – Department of Implementation Science, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Ty D. Holcomb – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Madison E. Marks – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Christopher M. Miles – Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Johna K. Register-Mihalik, PhD, LAT, ATC – Department of Exercise and Sport Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Co-Author: Joel D. Stitzel – Wake Forest University
    Co-Author: Kristie L. Foley, PhD, MS – Department of Implementation Science, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Jillian E. Urban – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
    Last Author: Jillian E. Urban – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Jillian E. Urban – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:00 PM - 2:15 PM PDT
    Physics-Informed Graph Neural Network Emulation for Rapid Cardiac Mechanics Modeling
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Baihua Ren, PhD – Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University and Medical College of Wisconsin
    Co-Author: Jenny S. Choy – California Medical Innovations Institute
    Co-Author: Ghassan S. Kassab – California Medical Innovations Institute
    Co-Author: Jake Luo – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
    Co-Author: Lei Fan – Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University and Medical College of Wisconsin
    Last Author: Lei Fan – Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University and Medical College of Wisconsin
    Primary Investigator: Lei Fan – Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University and Medical College of Wisconsin
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:00 PM - 2:15 PM PDT
    Rewiring Cancer Cell Mechano-stemness into “Kill Me” Signal for Immunotherapy
    Location: Room 24B
    Presenting Author: Yunjia Qu – UCSD
    Co-Author: Linshan Zhu, PhD – USC
    Co-Author: Chi Woo Yoon – USC
    Co-Author: Yuxuan Wang – USC
    Co-Author: Jiaxin (Katie) Cui – University of Southern California
    Co-Author: Tianze Paul Guo – USC
    Co-Author: phuong ho – USC
    Co-Author: Longwei Liu – USC
    Primary Investigator: Yingxiao Wang – USC
    Cancer Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:00 PM - 2:15 PM PDT
    Sinonasal Tissue Microenvironment Characterization in Eosinophilic Chronic Rhinosinusitis to Inform Drug Delivery Strategies
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Nejra Mujkanovic, B.S - Department of Biomedical Engineering – The University of Utah
    Co-Author: Richard Orlandi, MD, MBA – University of Arizona Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
    Drug Delivery
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:00 PM - 2:15 PM PDT
    Moment-Based Double Nakagami Distribution Method for Quantitative Ultrasonography
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Ladan Yazdani, PhD – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Co-Author: Cameron Hoerig – Weill Cornell Medicine
    Co-Author: Tadashi Yamaguchi – Chiba University
    Co-Author: Kazuki Tamura – Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Jonathan Mamou – Weill Cornell Medicine
    Last Author: Jeffrey A. Ketterling – Weill Cornell Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Jeffrey A. Ketterling – Weill Cornell Medicine
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:00 PM - 2:15 PM PDT
    Sodium MRI as a Biomarker of Metabolic Dysfunction in Alzheimer’s Disease
    Location: Room 30D
    Presenting Author: Akbar Alipour, PhD – ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE M.SINAI
    Primary Investigator: Akbar Alipour, PhD – ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE M.SINAI
    Co-Author: Andy Ho Wing Chan – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Co-Author: Bradley N. Delman, MD MS – ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI
    Co-Author: Trey Hedden – ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE M.SINAI
    Last Author: Priti Balchandani – ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE M.SINAI
    Co-Author: Lazar Fleysher
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:00 PM - 2:15 PM PDT
    Engineering a Bi-directional and Bi-temporal Delivery System for Enhancing Intrasynovial Tendon Repair
    Location: Room 23C
    Presenting Author: Emily Yan, Master of Biomedical Innovation and Development Candidate – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Yidan Chen – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Younan Xia – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:00 PM - 2:15 PM PDT
    Engineering Antibody/Cytokine Fusion Proteins to Selectively Inhibit Tumor-Infiltrating Regulatory T Cells
    Location: Room 33B
    Presenting Author: Luke M. Tomasovic – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Sofia Farhangnia – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: JAKUB TOMALA – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Drew Pardoll – Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy
    Last Author: Jamie Spangler – Johns Hopkins University
    Primary Investigator: Jamie Spangler – Johns Hopkins University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:00 PM - 2:15 PM PDT
    Matrix stiffness and viscoelasticity regulate osteogenesis through histone demethylases KDM4B and KDM6B.
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: Ian Tayler – University of California, Santa Barbara
    Co-Author: Amy Zhu – University of California, Santa Barbara
    Last Author: Ryan Stowers – UC Santa Barbara
    Primary Investigator: Ryan Stowers – UC Santa Barbara
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:00 PM - 2:15 PM PDT
    Super Stretchable Strain-Insensitive Bioelectronics Using Printed Microscopic Universal Gradient Interfaces
    Location: Room 30E
    Presenting Author: Yanliang Zhang – University of Notre Dame
    Primary Investigator: Yanliang Zhang – University of Notre Dame
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:00 PM - 2:15 PM PDT
    Biomimetic-scaffolds recapitulating native microarchitecture improved long-term survival and function of stem-cell-derived β-cells transplanted in subcutaneous space for treating type1 diabetes
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: Bhushan N. Kharbikar, PhD – University of California San Francisco
    Co-Author: Sudipta Ashe, Ph.D. – University of California San Francisco
    Co-Author: Julie B. Sneddon, Ph.D. – University of California, San Francisco
    Co-Author: Mathias Hebrok, Ph.D. – Helmholtz Munich
    Co-Author: Tejal Desai, Ph.D. – Brown University
    Last Author: Tejal Desai, Ph.D. – Brown University
    Tissue Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:00 PM - 2:15 PM PDT
    Engineering Urchin-Shaped Gold Nanoparticles with Tunable NIR Absorption for Efficient Deep-Tissue Photothermal Reaction
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Saman Ebrahimibasabi, PhD – Arizona State University
    Co-Author: Naghmeh Shahraki – Arizona State University
    Co-Author: Jeremy Graunke – Arizona State University
    Co-Author: Seyedamin Hashemi – Arizona State University
    Co-Author: Delaram Tamjid Shabestari – Arizona State University
    Co-Author: Mostafa Sajjadi – Arizona State University
    Co-Author: Maryam Golshahi – Arizona State University
    Co-Author: Layla Khalifehzadeh – Arizona State University
    Primary Investigator: Hamed Arami – Arizona State University
    Neural Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:00 PM - 2:15 PM PDT
    Substrate Stiffness Modulates Endothelial Inflammation and Infection Susceptibility in Cardiac Device Implantation
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: Jingyi Zhu, MES – Duke University
    Last Author: Stacey Maskarinec – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: George Truskey – Duke University
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:00 PM - 2:15 PM PDT
    Design and Optimization of Compliant Microneedle Holders Using Corrugated Joints to Improve Robustness for Microsurgical Applications
    Location: Room 26A
    Co-Author: Kaleb Ugalde – University of California San Diego
    Co-Author: Ishan Duriseti – University of California San Diego
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:15 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    A high-throughput engineered tumor model for mechanobiology-informed clinical applications
    Location: Room 24B
    Presenting Author: Ahmadreza Kashefi – U of I
    Co-Author: Darbaz Adnan – RUSH University
    Co-Author: Natalia Ospina Munoz – U of I
    Co-Author: Seamus Mellican – U of I
    Co-Author: Katie T. Ly, n/a – U of I
    Co-Author: Sophia Grace Santiago – U of I
    Co-Author: Hahnseul Hong – U of I
    Co-Author: Bumsoo Han – U of I
    Co-Author: Faraz Bishehsari – UTHealth
    Last Author: M. Taher A. Saif – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Primary Investigator: M. Taher A. Saif – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Bashar Emon – U of I
    Cancer Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:15 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Crosstalk between adipocyte and cancer cells in obesity-associated breast cancer severity
    Location: Room 24C
    Presenting Author: Tanmoy Saha, PhD – Brigham and Women's Hoapital, Harvard Medical School
    Primary Investigator: Tanmoy Saha, PhD – Brigham and Women's Hoapital, Harvard Medical School
    Cancer Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:15 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Environmental modulation of antibiotic resistance evolution in Psuedomonas aeruginosa
    Location: Room 26B
    Presenting Author: Joseph Ficarrotta – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Glynis Kolling – University of Virginia
    Primary Investigator: Jason Papin – University of Virginia
    Technologies for Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:15 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Extracellular matrix stiffness drives cancerous cargo profiles in head and neck spheroid-derived extracellular vesicles
    Location: Room 31B
    Presenting Author: Leyla Esfandiari, PhD – University of Cincinnati
    Co-Author: Maulee Sheth – University of Cincinnati
    Co-Author: Manju Sharma – University of Cincinnati
    Co-Author: Supasek Kongsomros – University of Cincinnati
    Last Author: Leyla Esfandiari, PhD – University of Cincinnati
    Primary Investigator: Leyla Esfandiari, PhD – University of Cincinnati
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:15 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Improving Procurement-to-Transplantation Timeline via Hemoglobin Based Oxygen Carriers (HBOC)-Enhanced Machine Perfusion for Optimal Trauma Care
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Dena Norouzi, PhD Candidate – Uthealth
    Co-Author: Braden Miller, MD – Metis foundation
    Drug Delivery
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:15 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Lower Limb Kinematics Markerless to Marker-Based Motion Capture System Comparison in Adolescent Athletes
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Alexandra Stibler, BS – Virginia Tech
    Co-Author: Vaibhavi Rathod – Virginia Tech
    Last Author: Robin Queen, PhD – Virginia Tech
    Primary Investigator: Robin Queen, PhD – Virginia Tech
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:15 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Machine Learning and Automation to Optimize Hydrogel Release Profiles
    Location: Room 29B
    Presenting Author: Cristian Lopez – Rutgers University
    Last Author: Adam Gormley – Rutgers University
    Primary Investigator: Adam Gormley – Rutgers University
    Co-Author: Chee Meng Eugene Cheong – Rutgers University
    Drug Delivery
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:15 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Multiscale Hybrid Surface Topographies Orchestrate Immune Regulation, Antibacterial Defense, and Tissue Regeneration
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Mohammad Asadi Tokmedash – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Jacob Robins – University of Michigan
    Primary Investigator: Jouha Min – University of Michigan
    Biomaterials
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:15 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Redesigned Vaccine Carrier: Minimizing Cold Chain Disruption in Rural Uganda
    Location: Room 27B
    Presenting Author: Menaka Wijeratne – Case Western Reserve University
    Presenting Author: Anushka Abhilash – Case Western Reserve University
    Presenting Author: Krupa Venkatesan – Case Western Reserve University
    Presenting Author: Elmaz Abliazova – Case Western Reserve University
    Presenting Author: Aarushi Jain – Case Western Reserve University
    Presenting Author: Jordan Gray – Case Western Reserve University
    Co-Author: Riddhi Srinivasan – Case Western Reserve University
    Co-Author: Samuel Haugen – Case Western Reserve University
    Co-Author: Ann Shen – Case Western Reserve University
    Co-Author: Sruthi Potluri – Case Western Reserve University
    Co-Author: Sharvi Agrawal – Case Western Reserve University
    Co-Author: Layasri Ranjith – Case Western Reserve University
    Co-Author: Mau Koishida – Case Western Reserve University
    Co-Author: Andre Lozano – Case Western Reserve University
    Last Author: Andrew Rollins – Case Western Reserve University
    Last Author: Racheal Nalwoga – Makerere University
    Last Author: Robert Ssekitoleko – Makerere University
    Global Health Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:15 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Structure–Function Mapping of Therapeutic Membrane-Active Peptides Using an Interpretable Fourier Transform-Based Sequence Encoding and Feature Selection
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Atefe Alimirzaei, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Hyeju Song – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Chris A. Kieslich – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:15 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    A Scalable Microfluidic Platform for High-Throughput 3D Microbial Culturomics
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Yoon Jeong, PhD – University of Chicago
    Co-Author: Gabriel Mercado-Vásquez – University of Chicago
    Co-Author: Abinash Padhi – University of Chicago
    Co-Author: Yiyu Deng – University of Chicago
    Co-Author: Madhumitha Prakash – University of Chicago
    Last Author: Savas Tay – University of Chicago
    Primary Investigator: Savas Tay – University of Chicago
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:15 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Autonomous Image Quality and Hallucination Assessment for Virtual Staining and Digital Pathology
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Yuzhu Li – UCLA
    Co-Author: Luzhe Huang – UCLA
    Co-Author: Nir Pillar – UCLA
    Co-Author: Tal Keidar Haran – Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center
    Co-Author: William D. Wallace, MD – USC
    Primary Investigator: Aydogan Ozcan – UCLA
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:15 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Enhancing Tendon Repair Through Non-Invasive Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
    Location: Room 23C
    Presenting Author: Afton K. Limberg – Dartmouth College, Thayer School of Engineering
    Co-Author: Jay Buckey – Dartmouth Health, Geisel School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Frances D. Faro, MD – Dartmouth Health, Geisel School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Katherine Hixon – Dartmouth College, Thayer School of Engineering
    Last Author: Douglas Van Citters – Dartmouth College, Thayer School of Engineering
    Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:15 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    N-Cadherin Regulates 3D Tumor Spheroid Migration and Enhances Sensitivity to Tyrosine Kinase Inhibition in Neurofibromatosis Type 2
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: Han TN Nguyen, PhD – Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Melanie Fisher – Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Shimayali Kaushal – Ohio State University
    Primary Investigator: Yin Ren – Ohio State University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:15 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Pneumonitor 4: An Ambulatory System for Quantitative Cardiorespiratory Monitoring with Motion Tracking
    Location: Room 30E
    Presenting Author: Marcel Mlynczak, PhD, DSc – Warsaw University of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Marcel Mlynczak, PhD, DSc – Warsaw University of Technology
    Co-Author: Kacper Korzeniewski – Warsaw University of Technology
    Co-Author: Maciej Rosol – Warsaw University of Technology
    Co-Author: Jakub Gasior – Medical University of Warsaw
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:15 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Accelerated MR Elastography to Image Brain and Skull Motion
    Location: Room 30D
    Presenting Author: Alexa Diano, MS – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Alexander Cerjanic – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Co-Author: Olivia M. Bailey, MS – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Mary Kramer, MS – University of Delaware
    Last Author: Curtis L. Johnson – University of Delaware
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:15 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Regulation of antigen-specific response to peptide therapeutics is independent of distribution in lymph nodes
    Location: Room 33B
    Presenting Author: Ryan McIlvaine – Fischell Department of Bioengineering/University of Maryland
    Co-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: Sean T. Carey – Fischell Department of Bioengineering/University of Maryland
    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
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:15 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Atherosclerotic three-layer nanomatrix vascular sheets for high-throughput therapeutic evaluation
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: Ho-Wook Jun, PhD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Co-Author: Jun Chen – Endomimetics
    Co-Author: Robbie Cross – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Co-Author: Yujin Ahn – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Co-Author: Jeong-a Kim – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Co-Author: Brigitta Brott – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Co-Author: Young-sup Yoon – Emory University
    Last Author: Ho-Wook Jun, PhD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Primary Investigator: Ho-Wook Jun, PhD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:15 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Engineering the peripheral nervous system for high-performance brain-body systems
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Guillermo Herrera-Arcos, MsC – MIT
    Co-Author: Hyungeun Song – MIT
    Primary Investigator: Hugh Herr – MIT
    Neural Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:15 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Enhancing Tenogenic Priming of iMSCSCX-GFP Cells Using Tendon-Derived Injectable Gels and Pharmacological Mechanostimulation
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: Ahmet E. Pazarceviren, PhD – Cedars Sinai Medical Center
    Co-Author: Hyeongseop (Chris) Keum – Harvard Medical School
    Co-Author: Minoo Bastani – Cedars Sinai Medical Center
    Co-Author: Benjamin Freedman – Harvard Medical School
    Primary Investigator: Dmitriy Sheyn – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Tissue Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Criterion Validity and Reliability of a Smartphone-Based Markerless Motion Capture System
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: William Carter – Wake Forest University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Jared Duane – Wake Forest University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Kristen Nicholson – Wake Forest School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Jillian E. Urban – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
    Last Author: Garrett S. Bullock – Wake Forest University School of Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Garrett S. Bullock – Wake Forest University School of Medicine
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Development of a self-boosting rabies vaccine using PULSED microparticles
    Location: Room 27B
    Presenting Author: Kevin J. McHugh, PhD – Rice University
    Co-Author: Tyler Graf – Rice University
    Co-Author: Alyssa Kunkel – Rice University
    Last Author: Kevin J. McHugh, PhD – Rice University
    Primary Investigator: Kevin J. McHugh, PhD – Rice University
    Global Health Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    ECM Regulates Surface-Based EV Delivery by Altering Cellular Adhesion and EV Uptake
    Location: Room 31B
    Presenting Author: Sailesti Joshi, PhD Candidate – Florida State University
    Last Author: Yan Li – FAMU-FSU College Of Engineering
    Co-Author: Tristan Driscoll, PhD – FAMU-FSU College Of Engineering
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Enhancing Nose-to-Brain Transport of HEX via Nebulized PEG-b-PLA Polymersomes
    Location: Room 26B
    Presenting Author: David S. Forsman – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Jillian E. M. McKeon – Clemson University
    Co-Author: James Morris – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Jessica Larsen – Clemson University
    Primary Investigator: Jessica Larsen – Clemson University
    Technologies for Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Modulation of Endothelial Progenitor Cell Secretome by LXW7-DS-SILY: Demographic-Specific Extracellular Vesicle Signatures for Enhanced Angiogenesis and Precision Wound Healing
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Vanessa Dartora, PhD – Georgia Tech
    Primary Investigator: Vanessa Dartora, PhD – Georgia Tech
    Co-Author: Randy P. Carney – University of California, Davis
    Co-Author: Aijun Wang, Ph.D. – UC Davis
    Last Author: Alyssa Panitch – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Biomaterials
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    On-chip evaluation of angiogenesis in diverse TFE3-rearranged renal cell carcinoma microenvironments
    Location: Room 24C
    Presenting Author: Atsuya Kitada, MEng – Kyoto University
    Co-Author: Kazuya Fujimoto, Doctor of Engineering – Kyoto University
    Co-Author: Miwa Tanaka – Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research
    Co-Author: Masaya Baba – Kumamoto University
    Co-Author: Takuro Nakamura – Tokyo Medical University
    Last Author: Ryuji Yokokawa – Kyoto University
    Primary Investigator: Ryuji Yokokawa – Kyoto University
    Cancer Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Pan-Organ Spatial-omics Insights Built on First Unified Single-cell Spatial-omics Atlas
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Yuexi Li, MEng – Duke University
    Last Author: John Hickey – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: John Hickey – Duke University
    Co-Author: Roy Chen – Duke University
    Co-Author: Mariah Culpepper – Duke University
    Co-Author: Justin Zhao – Duke University
    Co-Author: Mathew Chu – Duke University
    Co-Author: Fuyao Li – Duke University
    Co-Author: Kyra Van Batavia – Duke University
    Co-Author: Alexander Christ – Duke University
    Co-Author: Seijung Kim – Duke University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Polymer Stabilization of Tripeptidyl-Peptidase 1 for Late-Infantile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (LINCL)
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Gabriela Tirado-Mansilla, BSE – Rutgers University
    Last Author: Adam J. Gormley – Rutgers University
    Primary Investigator: Adam J. Gormley – Rutgers University
    Co-Author: Prajakatta B. Mulay – Rutgers University
    Co-Author: Kathrine Larrimore – Rutgers
    Co-Author: David Sleat – Rutgers
    Drug Delivery
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Refillable Cartridge-based Microfluidic Peristaltic Pump System for Targeted Neurological Drug Delivery
    Location: Room 29B
    Presenting Author: Haowei Ma – Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Case School of Engineering, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU)
    Co-Author: Allison Hess-Dunning – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU)
    Last Author: Melinda Lake-Speers – Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Case School of Engineering, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU)
    Primary Investigator: Melinda Lake-Speers – Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Case School of Engineering, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU)
    Drug Delivery
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    T cell mechanomemory for cellular immunotherapy
    Location: Room 24B
    Presenting Author: Anna-Liisa Sepp – Columbia University
    Primary Investigator: Lance C. Kam – Columbia University
    Cancer Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Impact of Type V Collagen Haploinsufficiency on the Immuno-Mechanosensitive Transcriptomic Responses in Fibroblasts
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: Neil Patel – Drexel University
    Co-Author: Yuchen Liu, BS – Drexel University
    Co-Author: Thomas Li – Drexel University
    Co-Author: Bryan Kwok – Drexel University
    Co-Author: Staci Kallish – University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Kara Spiller – Drexel University
    Co-Author: Ryan J. Petrie – Drexel University
    Last Author: Lin Han – Drexel University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Engineering Sonogenetic EchoBack-CAR T cells
    Location: Room 33B
    Presenting Author: Peixiang He – UCSD
    Co-Author: Longwei Liu – USC
    Co-Author: Yuxuan Wang – USC
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Focused Ultrasound Stimulation of Nitric Oxide-releasing Hydrogels for Tendon Healing
    Location: Room 23C
    Presenting Author: Emily P. Rogers, BS – Virginia Tech
    Co-Author: Dylan Easley, Ph.D. – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Rebecca Abi-Aad – Virginia Tech
    Co-Author: Sara Elnahhas – Virginia Tech
    Co-Author: Smitha Rao, Ph.D. – Michigan Technological University
    Co-Author: Gunnar Brolinson, D.O. – Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
    Co-Author: Rupak Rajachar, Ph.D. – University of Washington
    Co-Author: Eli Vlaisavljevich, Ph.D. – Virginia Tech
    Last Author: Vincent Wang, Ph.D. – Virginia Tech
    Primary Investigator: Vincent Wang, Ph.D. – Virginia Tech
    Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    A 3D-Printed β-TCP–Cryogel Composite Scaffold to Enhance Bone–Vascular Crosstalk in Mandibular Defects
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: Levi Olevsky – Dartmouth College
    Co-Author: Katherine Cox – Dartmouth College
    Co-Author: Lynne Li – Dartmouth College
    Co-Author: Eric Holmgren, MD, DMD – Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine
    Last Author: Katherine Hixon – Dartmouth College, Thayer School of Engineering
    Primary Investigator: Katherine Hixon – Dartmouth College, Thayer School of Engineering
    Tissue Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Magnetic Resonance Elastography Detects Brain Stiffness Reductions during Acute Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Neuroinflammation
    Location: Room 30D
    Presenting Author: Sabrina S. Vander Wiele, M.S. – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Katrina Milbocker – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: L. Williams – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Emma Zarate – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Kaelin Penna – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Meggan Bischoff – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Anna Klintsova – University of Delaware
    Last Author: Curtis L. Johnson – University of Delaware
    Primary Investigator: Curtis L. Johnson – University of Delaware
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Statistical Modeling of Breast Shape from 3-Dimensional Surface Imaging
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Urmila Sampathkumar, PhD – Department of Engineering Technology, University of Houston
    Co-Author: Ashleigh Francis, MD, FACS – Department of Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Co-Author: Gregory Reece, MD, FACS – Department of Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Co-Author: Mia Markey, PhD – Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Fatima Merchant, Ph.D. – Department of Engineering Technology, University of Houston
    Last Author: Fatima Merchant, Ph.D. – Department of Engineering Technology, University of Houston
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Effects of Stent Implantation on Pulmonary Artery Stenosis: Insights from Subject-Specific Computational Modeling
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: Baihua Ren, PhD – Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University and Medical College of Wisconsin
    Co-Author: Jaeson Wang – Department of Computer Engineering, Queen's University
    Co-Author: Chenghan Cai – Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University and Medical College of Wisconsin
    Co-Author: Lei Fan – Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University and Medical College of Wisconsin
    Last Author: Lei Fan – Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University and Medical College of Wisconsin
    Primary Investigator: Lei Fan – Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University and Medical College of Wisconsin
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Antibacterial and Biofouling-Resistant Coatings for Wearable Devices via Cold Atmospheric Plasma-Deposited Polypyrrole–Silver Nanocomposites
    Location: Room 30E
    Presenting Author: Md Mahabubur Rahman – Purdue University West Lafayette
    Co-Author: Akshay Krishnakumar – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Muhammad Masud Rana – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Sarath Gopalakrishnan – Keysight Technologies
    Primary Investigator: Rahim Rahimi – Purdue University
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Surface patterned omniphobic tiles (SPOTs) for versatile, high-throughput liquid handling
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Nate J. Cira – Cornell University
    Last Author: Nate J. Cira – Cornell University
    Primary Investigator: Nate J. Cira – Cornell University
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    3:45 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    3D Printing
    Location: Room 32B
    Track Chair: Janeta Zoldan – The University of Texas at Austin
    Track Chair: MK Sewell-Loftin – University of Alabama Birmingham
    Track Chair: Ryan Stowers – UC Santa Barbara
    Track Chair: Ester J. Kwon, PhD – University of California, San Diego
    Session Chair: Cody Crosby, PhD – Southwestern University
    Session Chair: Ana Jaklenec, PhD – MIT-Koch Institute
    Biomaterials
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    3:45 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Biomaterials for Cell Manufacturing and Tissue Biofabrication
    Location: Room 24A
    Track Chair: Shengjie Zhai – University of Nevada Las Vegas
    Track Chair: Brenda M. Ogle, PhD – University of Minnesota
    Session Chair: Jeffrey G. Jacot, PhD – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
    Session Chair: Ali Salifu – Boston College
    Biomanufacturing
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    3:45 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Biomaterials for Immunoengineering I
    Location: Room 32A
    Track Chair: Janeta Zoldan – The University of Texas at Austin
    Track Chair: MK Sewell-Loftin – University of Alabama Birmingham
    Track Chair: Ryan Stowers – UC Santa Barbara
    Track Chair: Ester J. Kwon, PhD – University of California, San Diego
    Session Chair: John Hickey – Duke University
    Session Chair: Kolade Adebowale – UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering
    Biomaterials
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    3:45 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Biomechanics of Rehabilitation/Injury
    Location: Room 31A
    Track Chair: Luke (Lucas) Timmins, PhD – Texas A&M University
    Track Chair: Kristen Mills – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Session Chair: Marzieh Memar, PhD – University of Texas at San Antonio
    Session Chair: Megan R. Routzong, PhD – University of California, San Diego
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    3:45 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering
    Location: Room 30B
    Track Chair: Kareen LK Coulombe, PhD – Brown University
    Track Chair: Hoda Hatoum, PhD – Michigan Technological University
    Session Chair: Zhengpeng (Jason) Wan, PhD – Michigan Technological University
    Session Chair: Wuqiang Zhu, MD, PhD – Mayo Clinic
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    3:45 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Fem-Tech and Digital Health
    Location: Room 27A
    Session Chair: Rebekah Neal
    Session Chair: Joyce Wong – Boston University
    Track Chair: Mykel D. Green, PhD – Tulane University
    Women's Health
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    3:45 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    High‑Content Single‑Cell and Spatial Profiling Platforms
    Location: Room 33C
    Session Chair: Michelle A. Digman – University of California Irvine
    Session Chair: Jiayu Liao, PhD – University of California, Riverside
    Track Chair: Aylin Acun, PhD – Widener University
    Track Chair: Cheemeng Tan – University of California, Davis
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    3:45 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Immunomodulation- Drug Delivery
    Location: Room 29C
    Track Chair: Elizabeth Barker, PhD – University of Tennessee
    Track Chair: Jyothi U. Menon, PhD – Texas A&M University
    Session Chair: Indrajit Srivastava, PhD – Texas Tech University
    Session Chair: Su Yan – Pennsylvania State University
    Drug Delivery
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    3:45 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Implantable and Neural Devices I
    Location: Room 30E
    Track Chair: Kiana Aran, PhD – University of California, San Diego
    Track Chair: Yongkuk Lee, PhD – Wichita State University
    Track Chair: Aijun Wang, Ph.D. – UC Davis
    Session Chair: Aijun Wang – University of California Davis
    Session Chair: Dake Hao, PhD – University of California, Davis
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    3:45 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Innovations in Infectious Disease Diagnostics, Discovery, and Delivery
    Location: Room 26B
    Track Chair: Orlando S. Hoilett, PhD – University of Cincinnati
    Track Chair: Anita Shukla, PhD – Brown University
    Session Chair: Congyue Peng – Clemson University
    Session Chair: Rohan Ingrole
    Technologies for Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    3:45 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Mechanotransduction Under Applied Forces
    Location: Room 31B
    Track Chair: Luke (Lucas) Timmins, PhD – Texas A&M University
    Track Chair: Kristen Mills – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Session Chair: Ahmed Alshareef, n/a – Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of South Carolina, SC, US
    Session Chair: Yuliang Xie – Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    3:45 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Micro/Nano Tools for Precision Medicine
    Location: Room 26A
    Session Chair: Yevgeny Berdichevsky – Lehigh University
    Track Chair: Molly Kozminsky, PhD – Iowa State University
    Track Chair: Onyema Osuagwu, PhD – Morgan State University
    Session Chair: Zhenjiang Zhang, PhD – Rice University
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    3:45 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Neuromodulation: Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
    Location: Room 29D
    Session Chair: Alexander Boys, PhD – Dartmouth College
    Session Chair: Hyunjoon Kong, PhD – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Track Chair: Joon (Simon) Shim, PhD – Marshall University
    Track Chair: Mario I. Romero-Ortega, PhD – University of Arizona
    Track Chair: Nanyin Zhang, PhD – Penn State University
    Neural Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    3:45 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
    Location: Room 30C
    Session Chair: Feng Yan – University of Oklahoma & Duke University
    Session Chair: Kirill Larin – University of Houston
    Track Chair: Stephen LaConte – Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, Roanoke, VA
    Track Chair: Junjie Yao, PhD – Duke University
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    3:45 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Photo or Sono immunotherapy in Cancer
    Location: Room 24B
    Track Chair: Priscilla Hwang, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Track Chair: Claire Robertson, PhD – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    Session Chair: Adem Yildirim, Ph.D. – Oregon Health & Science University
    Session Chair: Carolyn Schutt, PhD – Oregon Health & Science University
    Cancer Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    3:45 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Platform Sessions III
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    3:45 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Single-Cell Measurements and Models
    Location: Room 33A
    Track Chair: Alexander Xu, PhD – University of Maryland College Park
    Track Chair: Megan McLean
    Session Chair: Sophia Orbach, PhD – Rowan University
    Session Chair: Raha Dastgheyb
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    3:45 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Tissue Engineering Models of Disease I
    Location: Room 29A
    Track Chair: Chelsea M. Magin, PhD – University of Colorado, Denver | Anschutz
    Track Chair: Cathal John Kearney
    Session Chair: Xun Wang, PhD – Massachusetts Institute of Technology & Massachusetts General Hospital
    Session Chair: Annie Kathuria, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
    Tissue Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    3:45 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Tumor Microenvironment and Immunity
    Location: Room 24C
    Track Chair: Priscilla Hwang, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Track Chair: Claire Robertson, PhD – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    Session Chair: Keyue Shen, PhD – University of Southern California
    Session Chair: Claire Robertson, PhD – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    Cancer Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    3:45 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Vascular & Blood Biomechanics
    Location: Room 30A
    Track Chair: Kareen LK Coulombe, PhD – Brown University
    Track Chair: Hoda Hatoum, PhD – Michigan Technological University
    Session Chair: Anandi Krishnan, PhD – Rutgers University
    Session Chair: Bryan C. Good, PhD – University of Tennessee
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    3:45 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    Engineering macrophages with immunomodulatory nanoparticles for photoacoustic image-guided cancer immunotherapy
    Location: Room 24B
    Presenting Author: Seoyoon Song – Georgia Institute of Technology/ Emory University
    Co-Author: Melissa Cadena, BS – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Myeongsoo Kim – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Last Author: Stanislav Emelianov, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University School of Medicine
    Cancer Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    3:45 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    Light-Pipe FRESH - Bringing the Power of Photochemistry to Embedded 3D Bioprinting
    Location: Room 32B
    Invited Speaker: Adam W. Feinberg, PhD – Carnegie Mellon University
    Co-Author: Caner Dikyol – University of Toronto
    Co-Author: William B. O'Brien – Carnegie Mellon University
    Biomaterials
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    3:45 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    Mechanical Compression Promotes Pro-Aggressive Phenotypic Shifts in Vestibular Schwannoma
    Location: Room 31B
    Presenting Author: Han TN Nguyen, PhD – Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Ryan C. Brune – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Karpagam Palaniappan – Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Melanie Fisher – Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Kyle VanKoevering – Ohio State University
    Primary Investigator: Yin Ren – Ohio State University
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    3:45 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    Modeling Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease and Subsequent Progression with Stem Cell-Derived Hepatocytes
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: Yao Wang – University of California, Irvine
    Co-Author: Yong Li – University of California, Irvine
    Co-Author: Lok Man Ko – University of California, Irvine
    Co-Author: Zhenzhu Qi – University of Southern California
    Co-Author: David Berlin – University of California, Irvine
    Co-Author: Jiayi Feng – University of California, Irvine
    Co-Author: Christopher Clark – University of California, Irvine
    Co-Author: Diandian Cheng – University of California, Irvine
    Co-Author: MELISA ANDRADE, PhD – University of California, Irvine
    Co-Author: Eric Potma – University of California, Irvine
    Last Author: Quinton Smith – University of California, Irvine
    Primary Investigator: Quinton Smith – University of California, Irvine
    Tissue Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    3:45 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    Nanoscale Strategies for Real-Time Monitoring and Therapeutic Modulation of Inflammasome
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Ashish Kulkarni, PhD – University of Massachusetts Amherst
    Primary Investigator: Ashish Kulkarni, PhD – University of Massachusetts Amherst
    Drug Delivery
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    3:45 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    Recent Advances in Low Cost OCT for POC
    Location: Room 30C
    Invited Speaker: Adam Wax – Duke University
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    3:45 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    Relating Head Impacts to Pupillary Light Reflex Metrics and Symptom Reporting in Collegiate Rugby Players Throughout a 7s Tournament
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Lauren Duma – Virginia Tech
    Co-Author: Macy Calhoun – Virginia Tech
    Co-Author: Lee M. Edwards – Virginia Tech Helmet Lab
    Co-Author: Katie Metrey – Virginia Tech Helmet Lab
    Primary Investigator: Steve Rowson – Virginia Tech
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    3:45 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    Tip-specific Endothelial Cells in Human Lungs
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Maria Mendoza – UC Merced
    Co-Author: Metzli Montero, B.S. – University of California, Merced
    Primary Investigator: Kara E. McCloskey – University of California, Merced
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    3:45 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    Bioengineered immunocompetent pre-clinical trial-on-chip tool enables screening of CAR T cell therapy for leukemia
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Chao Ma – Center for Immunotherapy and Precision Immuno-oncology
    Last Author: Weiqiang Chen – New York University
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    3:45 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    Chemomagnetic Capsaicin Delivery for TRPV1 Modulation in Chronic Pain and Neural Repair
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Athena B. Santi – University of Texas at San Antonio
    Primary Investigator: Gabriela Romero Uribe – University of Texas at San Antonio
    Co-Author: Nicolas Muzzio – University of Missouri-Kansas City
    Co-Author: Amanda Gomez – University of Texas at San Antonio
    Neural Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    3:45 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    Shear Stress and Vascular Heparan Sulfate-Dependent Expression of Endothelin B Receptor
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: Camden Holm – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Co-Author: Son Nam Nguyen – WPI
    Primary Investigator: Solomon A. Mensah, PhD FAHA – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    3:45 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    Stretch-induced remodeling of engineered human cardiac microtissues derived from patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome
    Location: Room 30B
    Presenting Author: Riya Verma, MSc – University of Southern California
    Primary Investigator: Megan L. McCain, PhD – University of Southern California
    Co-Author: Megan Rexius, PhD – University of Southern California
    Last Author: Ram Subramanyan
    Co-Author: Antonina Maxey
    Co-Author: Madison Pierce – University of Southern California
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    3:45 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    Lymph node therapeutics stop Type 1 Diabetes by promoting Rapamycin-dependent long-lived Treg populations
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Sean T. Carey – Fischell Department of Bioengineering/University of Maryland
    Co-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: Ryan McIlvaine – Fischell Department of Bioengineering/University of Maryland
    Co-Author: Robert Oakes – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Shrey Shah, PhD – Fischell Department of Bioengineering/University of Maryland
    Last Author: Christopher Jewell – Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices/University of Maryland; Veterans Affairs MD Healthcare System/Department of Veterans Affairs
    Biomaterials
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    3:45 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    Visualizing the Dynamic Locus-specific DNA Repair and Cancer Resistance in Single Cells
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: Linshan Zhu, PhD – USC
    Co-Author: Longwei Liu – USC
    Primary Investigator: Yingxiao Wang – USC
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    3:45 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    Biofilm Comes Back: Inhibiting regrowth with Self-Locomotive Antibacterial Micromotors (SLAM)
    Location: Room 26B
    Invited Speaker: Hyunjoon Kong, PhD – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Technologies for Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    3:45 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    Effects of granular hydrogel shapes on jammed based extrusion printing
    Location: Room 24A
    Presenting Author: Raza ur Rehman Syed, Phd Candidate – TX A&M College Station
    Co-Author: John Soukar – Texas A&M University
    Co-Author: Saptarshi Biswas, B.Tech, M.Tech, M.S. – Texas A&M University
    Co-Author: Gene T. Felix – Gaharwar Laboratory
    Co-Author: Ryan Davis – Texas A&M University
    Co-Author: Kayla Dixon – Gaharwar Laboratory
    Co-Author: Vibhav Jaripatke – The Gaharwar Lab
    Co-Author: Akhilesh Gaharwar – Texas A&M University
    Primary Investigator: Akhilesh Gaharwar – Texas A&M University
    Biomanufacturing
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    3:45 PM - 4:15 PM PDT
    Extracellular matrix regulates anti-tumor immunity
    Location: Room 24C
    Invited Speaker: Claire Robertson, PhD – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    Cancer Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    3:45 PM - 4:15 PM PDT
    Multimodal Imaging of the Preeclamptic Placenta
    Location: Room 27A
    Invited Speaker: Carolyn Bayer – Tulane University
    Women's Health
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    3:45 PM - 4:15 PM PDT
    Optoelectronics On and In Tissue for Cardiac Modulation
    Location: Room 30E
    Invited Speaker: Cunjiang Yu – University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:00 PM - 4:15 PM PDT
    Engineered Indocyanine Green and PD-L1 Inhibitors Co-Loaded Perfluorocarbon Dual-Layered Nanodroplets Provide Efficacious Photoimmunotherapy against Colorectal Cancer
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Yu-Hsiang Lee – National Central University
    Primary Investigator: Yu-Hsiang Lee – National Central University
    Drug Delivery
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:00 PM - 4:15 PM PDT
    Extended Dynamic Analysis of Cervical Lordosis During Normal Swallowing: A Pilot Study Using VF-Based Tracking
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Kojiro Mekata, PhD – Shijonawate Gakuen University, Japan
    Primary Investigator: Kojiro Mekata, PhD – Shijonawate Gakuen University, Japan
    Co-Author: Hotaka Takizawa – University of Tsukuba, Japan
    Last Author: Hotaka Takizawa – University of Tsukuba, Japan
    Co-Author: Tomoyuki Takigawa – Kobe Red Cross Hospital, Japan
    Co-Author: Yasuo Ito – Kobe Red Cross Hospital, Japan
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:00 PM - 4:15 PM PDT
    hiPSC-derived Functional Salivary Gland Organoids
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: Laura Sherwood – University at Buffalo
    Co-Author: Ronel Samuel – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Co-Author: Kihoon Nam – University of Missouri
    Co-Author: Frank Maslow – University of Missouri
    Co-Author: Travis Small – University of Missouri
    Co-Author: Jianmin Wang – Roswell Park
    Co-Author: Song Liu – Roswell Park
    Co-Author: Olga Baker – University of Missouri
    Primary Investigator: Stelios Andreadis – University at Buffalo
    Tissue Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:00 PM - 4:15 PM PDT
    Imaging-guided deep tissue in vivo sound printing
    Location: Room 32B
    Presenting Author: Elham (Emma) Davoodi – University of Utah
    Biomaterials
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:00 PM - 4:15 PM PDT
    Mechanical stretch induced collective cell alignment
    Location: Room 31B
    Presenting Author: Xuechen Shi – University of Pennsylvania
    Primary Investigator: Xuechen Shi – University of Pennsylvania
    Last Author: Sulin Zhang – Pennsylvania State University
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:00 PM - 4:15 PM PDT
    Numerical solutions to the Cahn-Hilliard equation are physically accurate models of biomolecular condensates
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Kevin Janes, PhD – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Sarah Groves, PhD – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Min-Jhe Lu, PhD – National Tsing Hua University
    Co-Author: Astrid Catalina Alvarez-Yela – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Monserrat Gerardo-Ramirez, PhD – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: P. Todd Stukenberg, PhD – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: John Lowengrub – University of California Irvine
    Last Author: Kevin Janes, PhD – University of Virginia
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:00 PM - 4:15 PM PDT
    Ultrahigh-Speed Optical Coherence Tomography and its Biomedical Applications
    Location: Room 30C
    Invited Speaker: Chao Zhou, PhD – Washington University in St. Louis
    Primary Investigator: Chao Zhou, PhD – Washington University in St. Louis
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:00 PM - 4:15 PM PDT
    Wireless Implantable Light-Emitting Device (WILD) for Immunogenic Photodynamic Therapy of Breast Cancer
    Location: Room 24B
    Presenting Author: Catherine G. Price – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Hailey Sallaberry – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Ana Flavia Davison de Almeida Barreto – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Alejandro Lopez-Ramirez – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: SungHoon Rho – Carnegie Mellon University
    Co-Author: Thomas O'Sullivan – University of Notre Dame
    Primary Investigator: Bradley Smith – University of Notre Dame
    Cancer Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:00 PM - 4:15 PM PDT
    Cytoskeletal and Integrin Dysregulation in Stem Cell-derived Neural Crest Smooth Muscle Cells Supports a Mechanobiological Basis for Marfan Syndrome Phenotype
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: Kevin D. Costa, PhD – Mount Sinai School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Robert Wiener – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Co-Author: Helen Orins – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:00 PM - 4:15 PM PDT
    In vitro Sex-specific Function-Structure Relationship in Neonatal Rat Cardiac Tissues
    Location: Room 30B
    Presenting Author: Mary Tran – University of California, Irvine
    Primary Investigator: Anna Grosberg – University of California, Irvine
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:00 PM - 4:15 PM PDT
    Neuromodulation Enhances Axon Regeneration in Cancer Drug Induced Neuropathy
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Khayzaran Qubbaj, Masters – UNC, Charlotte
    Co-Author: Bayne Albin – UNC, Charlotte
    Co-Author: Prashant Adhikari, Masters – UNC, Charlotte
    Primary Investigator: In Hong Yang – UNC, Charlotte
    Neural Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:00 PM - 4:15 PM PDT
    Enzyme-Free, Automated Tissue Dissociation Preserves Cell Integrity for Single-Cell Studies
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: Sarah Planchak, MEng – Brown University
    Co-Author: E Celeste Welch, PhD – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Benjamin Phelps – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Joshua Phelps – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Alejandra Hernandez Moyers – Brown University
    Co-Author: Kathryn Whitehead – Brown University
    Last Author: Anubhav Tripathi, PhD – Brown University
    Primary Investigator: Anubhav Tripathi, PhD – Brown University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:00 PM - 4:15 PM PDT
    Ultrasound-Responsive Biomaterials for Controlled Genetic Manipulation of 3D-Biofabricated Tumor Models with Vascular Structures
    Location: Room 24A
    Presenting Author: Holly Day – Oregon Health and Science University
    Co-Author: Mary K. Lowrey – Oregon Health & Science University
    Co-Author: Kira Lynch – Oregon Health & Science University
    Co-Author: Kevin Schilling, PhD – Oregon Health& Science University
    Last Author: Carolyn Schutt, PhD – Oregon Health & Science University
    Primary Investigator: Carolyn Schutt, PhD – Oregon Health & Science University
    Co-Author: Cristiane Franca – Oregon Health & Science University
    Biomanufacturing
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:00 PM - 4:15 PM PDT
    From Blood to Brain: Age-Specific Exosomal Signatures modulate Neurodegeneration in a Human Brain-on-Chip Model
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Ami Doshi, Dr – University of California San Diego
    Co-Author: Deependra Ban, Ph.D – University of California San Diego
    Last Author: Kiana Aran, PhD – University of California, San Diego
    Primary Investigator: Kiana Aran, PhD – University of California, San Diego
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:00 PM - 4:15 PM PDT
    SCI Recovery Reinvented: Targeting Inflammation through Fused Enzyme Indoleamine-2,3-Dioxygenase and Galectin3 with Pro-Regenerative Hydrogel Delivery
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Gopal Agarwal, PhD, MSPharm, B.Pharm – University of Florida
    Co-Author: Arun Wanchoo – University of Florida
    Co-Author: Prodip Bose – University of Florida
    Co-Author: Gregory Hudalla – University of Florida
    Last Author: Benjamin G. Keselowsky – University of Florida
    Primary Investigator: Christine E. Schmidt, PhD – University of Florida
    Co-Author: Allison Campbell – University of Florida
    Biomaterials
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:15 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Frailty Assessment Through Motor and Heart Rate Interaction
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Mohammad Hosseinalizadeh, MS – Rutgers University
    Last Author: Nima Toosizadeh – Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences, Rutgers University
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:15 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Integrated CRISPR-Cas9 and Sonogenetic Tumor Engineering Boosts CAR-T Cell Efficacy in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
    Location: Room 24B
    Presenting Author: Zhou Yuan, PhD – University of Southern California
    Last Author: Yingxiao Wang – USC
    Cancer Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:15 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Modeling the Role of Follicular Dendritic Cells in Accelerating HIV Colonization of Lymphoid Tissues
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Sobia Anam – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Ryan Zurakowski – University of Delaware
    Primary Investigator: Ryan Zurakowski – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Michael Piovoso – University of Delaware
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:15 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Multi Kidney Disease Modelling using hiPSC-Derived Biomimetic Glomerulus-on-a-Chips
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: Yize Zhang – Duke University
    Co-Author: Amanda Barreto – Duke University
    Co-Author: Anavi Kaul – Duke University
    Co-Author: Bowen Jiang – Duke University
    Last Author: Samira Musah – Duke
    Primary Investigator: Samira Musah – Duke
    Co-Author: Yasmin Roye – Duke University
    Tissue Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:15 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Rapid Collagen Assembly Enabled Direct Cell Printing of Functional Cardiac Tissues
    Location: Room 32B
    Presenting Author: Zixie Liang, MS – Yale University
    Co-Author: Xiangyu Gong, PhD – Stony Brook University
    Co-Author: Michael Mak – Stony Brook University
    Primary Investigator: Michael Mak – Stony Brook University
    Biomaterials
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:15 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Steroid-Incorporated Lipid Nanoparticles for Reduced Inflammatory Response of mRNA Delivery in Autoimmune Disease Models
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Benjamin Nachod – The University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Ajay Thatte – The University of Pennsylvania
    Primary Investigator: Michael Mitchell – University of Pennsylvania
    Drug Delivery
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:15 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Tension Anisotropy Induces Mechanical Memory and Long-term Activation of Fibroblasts
    Location: Room 31B
    Presenting Author: Farid Alisafaei, PhD – New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Delaram Shakiba – Johns Hopkins
    Co-Author: Mohammad Jafari – New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Guy Genin, PhD – Washington University in St Louis
    Co-Author: Yuan Hong
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:15 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    The role of cancer-associated fibroblasts-remodeled collagen matrix on monocyte recruitment in 3D collagen matrices
    Location: Room 24C
    Presenting Author: Angela Wong Lau, MS – University of Pittsburgh
    Primary Investigator: Ioannis Zervantonakis – University of Pittsburgh
    Cancer Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:15 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    HueFertility: A color correction and ML-driven smartphone application enabling accurate quantification of hormones in lateral flow assays
    Location: Room 27A
    Presenting Author: Nidhi Menon, PhD – HueDx, Inc.
    Primary Investigator: Nidhi Menon, PhD – HueDx, Inc.
    Co-Author: Prava Sharma – HueDx, Inc.
    Co-Author: Adrian Crutchfield – HueDx, Inc.
    Co-Author: Brianna Wronko-Stevens – HueDx, Inc.
    Co-Author: Ayesha Azimuddin – HueDx, Inc.
    Women's Health
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:15 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Optical coherence tomography of magnetically controllable photomagnetic nanoactuators for particle localization and background-free imaging
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Myeongsoo Kim – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Samuel M. A. Morais – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Anamik Jhunjhunwala, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University
    Co-Author: Shivashankar Subramanian – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Paul Pelkowski – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Last Author: Stanislav Emelianov, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University School of Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Stanislav Emelianov, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University School of Medicine
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:15 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Spatiotemporal dynamics of mammalian brain development and neuroinflammation by multimodal tri-omics mapping
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: Di Zhang, PhD – Yale University
    Primary Investigator: Di Zhang, PhD – Yale University
    Session Chair: Di Zhang, PhD – Yale University
    Last Author: Rong Fan
    Co-Author: Leslie Leslie
    Co-Author: yingxin lin
    Co-Author: hongyu zhao
    Co-Author: Mengyi Song
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:15 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Engineering Thick Myocardial Tissues with 3D Printed Perfusable Vascular Networks
    Location: Room 24A
    Presenting Author: Bing Ren, PhD – The George Washington University
    Co-Author: Shengbo Guo – The George Washington University
    Co-Author: Shuaiqi Song – The George Washington University
    Last Author: Lijie Zhang – The George Washington University
    Primary Investigator: Lijie Zhang – The George Washington University
    Biomanufacturing
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:15 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Microfluidic Patient-Derived Organoids for Testing Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy in Pancreatic Cancer
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Daheui Choi – Mayo Clinic
    Co-Author: Alan M. Gonzalez-Suarez – Sersense, Inc.
    Co-Author: Jose M. de Hoyos Vega – Mayo Clinic
    Co-Author: Gulnaz Stybayeva – Mayo Clinic
    Last Author: Alexander Revzin – Mayo Clinic
    Primary Investigator: Alexander Revzin – Mayo Clinic
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:15 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Engineered Heart Tissue Models of Focal Fibrosis to Assess New Cardiac Therapeutics
    Location: Room 30B
    Presenting Author: Mackenzie Obenreder – University of Colorado Boulder
    Co-Author: Abhishek Dhand – University of Pennsylvania
    Primary Investigator: Leslie Leinwand – University of Colorado Boulder
    Last Author: Jason Burdick – University of Colorado Boulder
    Co-Author: Arianna McCarty
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:15 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Plasma-Primed Pericyte-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Enhance Angiogenic Responses and Promote Recovery in Ischemic Limb Tissue
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: Goodluck Okoro – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Pawel Wityk – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Zhenglun Wu – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Catherine Applegate – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Michael Nelappana – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Ane Vijayan – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Guillermo L. Monroy, PhD – Beckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Iwona Dobrucki – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: J. Gary Eden – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Marni Boppart – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Last Author: Wawrzyniec W. Dobrucki – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Primary Investigator: Wawrzyniec W. Dobrucki – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:15 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Water-mediated Optoacoustic Neurostimulation
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Xinrui Gong – Boston University
    Last Author: Xinrui Gong – Boston University
    Co-Author: Guo Chen – Boston University
    Co-Author: Chen Yang – Boston University
    Co-Author: Ji-Xin Cheng – Boston University
    Co-Author: Deming Li – Boston University
    Neural Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:15 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Development of avidity-controlled biotherapeutic delivery systems for the treatment of acute kidney injury
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Arielle M. D'Elia, M.S. – Drexel University
    Co-Author: Kenneth M. Kim, MS – Drexel University College of Medicine
    Co-Author: Carl Russell III, III – Purdue University Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering
    Co-Author: Akari Seiner, MS – Drexel University
    Co-Author: Alexander R. Osidach – Drexel University
    Co-Author: Winni Gao – Drexel University
    Co-Author: Danielle Soranno – Indiana University
    Primary Investigator: Christopher B. Rodell – School of Biomedical Engineering, Drexel University
    Co-Author: Abigail L. McSweeny – Drexel University
    Biomaterials
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:15 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Smart Nanoparticle Drug Delivery Systems for the Treatment of Bacterial and Fungal Infections
    Location: Room 26B
    Presenting Author: Anita Shukla, PhD – Brown University
    Co-Author: Zhaowei Jiang, Ph.D. – Brown University
    Co-Author: Veronica LaMastro, Ph.D. – University of Southern California
    Last Author: Anita Shukla, PhD – Brown University
    Technologies for Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:15 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    A soft multimodal optoelectronic array interface for multiparametric mapping of heart function in vivo
    Location: Room 30E
    Presenting Author: Nathaniel Quirion – The George Washington University
    Last Author: Luyao Lu – The George Washington Univeristy
    Primary Investigator: Luyao Lu – The George Washington Univeristy
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM PDT
    3D Printing of Nanofibrous Peptide Hydrogels to Engineer Human Brain Tissue Models
    Location: Room 32B
    Presenting Author: Adam Farsheed, PhD – Salk Institute for Biological Studies
    Co-Author: Jonathan T. Makhoul – Rice University
    Co-Author: Justin Liu – University of California San Diego
    Co-Author: Jeffrey Hartgerink – Rice University
    Last Author: Fred H. Gage – Salk Institute for Biological Studies
    Primary Investigator: Fred H. Gage – Salk Institute for Biological Studies
    Biomaterials
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM PDT
    Deciphering and Reprogramming T Cell Dysfunction in Pancreatic Cancer Using Integrated Systems Approaches
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Yapeng Su, PhD – Fred Hutch Cancer Center
    Primary Investigator: Yapeng Su, PhD – Fred Hutch Cancer Center
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM PDT
    Engineered Tissue Platforms Reveal Irisin's Role in Mediating Exercise-Induced Protection Against Muscle Wasting and Cardiotoxicity
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: Young Hoon Son – Georgia Tech and Emory University
    Co-Author: Jihee Won – Georgia Tech and Emory University
    Co-Author: Young Il Park – Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology
    Last Author: Sung Jin Park – Georgia Tech and Emory Univ
    Primary Investigator: Sung Jin Park – Georgia Tech and Emory Univ
    Tissue Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM PDT
    Harnessing Engineered Probiotics to Regulate Desmoplasia and Improve Immunotherapy by Targeting Pin1
    Location: Room 24C
    Presenting Author: Xicheng Yang – University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Cancer Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM PDT
    Immune Reprogramming of Melanoma via Ultrasound-Activated Nanomaterials
    Location: Room 24B
    Presenting Author: Michael I. Henderson, B.A. – Oregon Health & Science University
    Co-Author: Li Xiang, Ph.D. – Oregon Health & Science University
    Co-Author: Samuel Drennan, B.A. – Oregon Health & Science University
    Co-Author: Jared Fischer, Ph.D. – Oregon Health & Science University
    Co-Author: Rajan Kulkarni, M.D., Ph.D. – Oregon Health & Science University
    Co-Author: Rebekka Duhen, Ph.D. – Oregon Health & Science University
    Last Author: Adem Yildirim, Ph.D. – Oregon Health & Science University
    Cancer Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM PDT
    Integration of Subject-Specific Rib Cages in Human Body Models for Injury Analysis
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Andrea S. Robinson – Wake Forest University School of Medicine
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM PDT
    siRNA- and Steroid-Eluting Endotracheal Tubes Enhance Mucosal Healing by Modulating Immune, Microbial, and Mechanical Responses in Injured Airways
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Teja Guda – University of Texas at San Antonio
    Co-Author: Joo Ong – University of Texas at San Antonio
    Last Author: Teja Guda – University of Texas at San Antonio
    Drug Delivery
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM PDT
    Studying the effect of compressive solid stress on macrophage phenotype and function in the context of glioblastoma
    Location: Room 31B
    Presenting Author: Alice Burchett – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Hao Chen – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Scott S. Howard – University of Notre Dame
    Last Author: Meenal Datta – University of Notre Dame
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM PDT
    A point-mutated Ag85B antigen improves recombinant bacterial expression and protects mice from aerosol M. tuberculosis challenge via liposomal vaccine delivery.
    Location: Room 26B
    Presenting Author: Wen-Ling Hsu, MS – University at Buffalo
    Primary Investigator: Wen-Ling Hsu, MS – University at Buffalo
    Co-Author: Yang Jiao – University at Buffalo
    Co-Author: Wei-Chiao Huang – University at Buffalo/POP Biotechnologies
    Co-Author: Kristina N. Tran – Colorado State University
    Co-Author: Brennen T. Troyer – Colorado State University
    Co-Author: Matthew Hvasta – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Co-Author: Brian Kuhlman – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Co-Author: Andres Obregon-Henao – Colorado State University
    Last Author: Jonathan Lovell – University at Buffalo
    Technologies for Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM PDT
    Porous Microparticles with a Leaf-Stacked Structure Enhance Cell Spheroid Formation and Function
    Location: Room 24A
    Presenting Author: Min Ji Kim, PhD – Mayo Clinic
    Co-Author: Quoc Huynh Nguyen, PhD – Mayo Clinic
    Co-Author: Se Heang Oh, n/a – Dankook University
    Co-Author: Gulnaz Stybayeva – Mayo Clinic
    Last Author: Alexander Revzin – Mayo Clinic
    Primary Investigator: Alexander Revzin – Mayo Clinic
    Biomanufacturing
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM PDT
    A Novel Ventriculoamniotic Shunt for Treating Fetal Aqueductal Stenosis
    Location: Room 30E
    Presenting Author: Hassan Beheshti Seresht – Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
    Co-Author: Stephen P. Emery – Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Stephanie Greene – Department of Neurosurgery, Duke University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Nika Hazen, RQAP-GLP – Magee Women's Research Institute
    Co-Author: Youngjae Chun – Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM PDT
    An Adhesive, Hemostatic Hydrogel for Treatment of Postpartum Hemorrhage
    Location: Room 27A
    Presenting Author: Sarah Hargett – Texas A&M University
    Primary Investigator: Akhilesh Gaharwar – Texas A&M University
    Co-Author: Anya A. Stolyarova – Texas A&M University
    Co-Author: Prasenjeet Ingole – Texas A&M University
    Co-Author: Dylan Po – Texas A&M University
    Co-Author: Tripp Moss – Texas A&M University
    Co-Author: Lauren Blanchard – Texas A&M University
    Women's Health
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM PDT
    Neonatal Cardiac Extracellular Matrix as a Biomaterial for Immunomodulation
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Keely Nugnes – Tufts University
    Last Author: Lauren Black – Tufts University
    Primary Investigator: Lauren Black – Tufts University
    Co-Author: Ying Luo – Tufts University
    Biomaterials
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM PDT
    Segmentation of Retinal Layers and Classification of Optical Coherence Tomography Scans for Retinal Disease Detection
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Bayan Ahmad – The University of Akron
    Co-Author: Maria Leyba – The University of Akron
    Primary Investigator: Maria Leyba – The University of Akron
    Co-Author: Elijah Ray – The University of Akron
    Last Author: Buket Barkana – The University of Akron
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM PDT
    Vertically Aligned Nanowires for Longitudinal Intracellular Sampling
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: David Reynolds – University of Pennsylvania
    Primary Investigator: Jina Ko, PhD – University of Pennsylvania
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM PDT
    Engineering viscoelastic hydrogels for cardiomyocyte culture
    Location: Room 30B
    Presenting Author: Marissa Gionet-Gonzales, PhD – University of California, Santa Barbara
    Primary Investigator: Beth Pruitt, PhD – University of California, Santa Barbara - Santa Barbara, CA
    Last Author: Ryan Stowers – UC Santa Barbara
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM PDT
    Implantable Scaffold-Guided Use of Polymeric Nanoparticles to Extend Post-Resection Survival in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Rebecca S. Pereles, MS – University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
    Co-Author: Guillermo Escalona, MS – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Chae Young Kim – University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
    Co-Author: Caroline Zini – University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
    Co-Author: Kate V. Griffin – University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
    Co-Author: Jackson Glass – University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
    Co-Author: Grace J. Desai – University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
    Co-Author: Rithik Puri – University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
    Co-Author: Agustina Diener – University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
    Last Author: Lonnie D. Shea – University of Michigan
    Primary Investigator: Lonnie D. Shea – University of Michigan
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM PDT
    Regulation of Local Cerebral Blood Flow by Capillary Pericytes: Insights from a Mathematical Model
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: Niloufar Khakpour, PhD – Florida International University
    Co-Author: Danielle Jeffrey – University of Colorado
    Co-Author: Fabrice Dabertrand – University of Colorado
    Primary Investigator: Nikolaos M. Tsoukias – Florida International University
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM PDT
    Wireless, Battery-Free Neuromodulatory Technologies for Organism-Level Intervention
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Philipp Gutruf – University of Arizona
    Primary Investigator: Philipp Gutruf – University of Arizona
    Neural Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Bioactive by Design: 3D-Printed AMP-PEEK Composites for Next-Generation Dental Implants
    Location: Room 32B
    Presenting Author: Prabaha Sikder – Cleveland State University
    Biomaterials
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Effects of Fluid Shear Stress on Primary M2 Macrophage Functionality and Polarization
    Location: Room 31B
    Presenting Author: Natalie Curry – Rice University
    Primary Investigator: Michael King – Rice University
    Co-Author: Abigail Fabiano – Vanderbilt University
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Gas-permeable Plates to Model Synergetic Effects of Oxygen and Endothelial Factors on Liver Zonation
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: Lesly Villarreal – University of Illinois at Chicago
    Primary Investigator: Salman Khetani – University of Illinois Chicago
    Tissue Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Leveraging µMESH for Sustained Delivery of Synergistic Chemo-Immunotherapies to Eradicate Glioblastoma
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Paolo Decuzzi, PhD – Italian Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: AnnaLisa Palange – Italian Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Irene Guerriero – Italian Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Ana María López-Estévez – Italian Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Daniele Di Mascolo – Polytecnical Unviersity of Bari
    Co-Author: Raffaele Spanò – Italian Institute of Technology
    Last Author: Paolo Decuzzi, PhD – Italian Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Paolo Decuzzi, PhD – Italian Institute of Technology
    Drug Delivery
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Molecular-cellular dynamic modeling of CAR-NK cell therapy using agent based models
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Yujia Wang – University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Last Author: Ken Chen – University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Primary Investigator: Ken Chen – University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Co-Author: Stefano Casarin – Houston Methodist Research Institute
    Co-Author: Vakul Mohanty – University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Co-Author: Merve Dede – University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Co-Author: Mayra Shanley – University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Co-Author: Rafet Basar – University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Co-Author: May Daher
    Co-Author: Katy Rezvani
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Spatial Cues from Tumor ECM Patterns Regulate CD8⁺ T Cell Motility and Deformation
    Location: Room 24C
    Presenting Author: Zeyu Wen – Texas A&M University
    Co-Author: Yijia Fan – Texas A&M University
    Co-Author: Alvis Chiu – Texas A&M University
    Primary Investigator: Feng Zhao – Texas A&M University
    Last Author: Jason George – TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
    Cancer Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Testosterone Influences Bladder Mechanics and Reflects Natural Sex Differences
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Jordan D. Escarcega, PhD. - Mechanical Engineering;B.S. - Mechanical Engineering – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Eli Broemer, PhD. – Michigan State University
    Co-Author: Chiho Sugimoto – Michigan State University
    Co-Author: Alfred J. Robison, PhD. – Michigan State University
    Co-Author: Michelle Mazei-Robison, PhD. – Michigan State University
    Co-Author: Nathan R. Tykocki, PhD – Michigan State University
    Last Author: Sara Roccabianca – Washington University in St Louis
    Primary Investigator: Sara Roccabianca – Washington University in St Louis
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Versatile Nanotechnology Platform for Image-Guided Surgery and Photothermal Treatment of Solid Tumors
    Location: Room 24B
    Presenting Author: Jennifer Ferd – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Ahmad Amirshaghaghi – University of Pennsylvania
    Last Author: Andrew Tsourkas – University of Pennsylvania
    Cancer Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Control of Microbial Infection through Interfering with Nucleotide Second Message Signaling
    Location: Room 26B
    Presenting Author: LICHONG XU, PhD – Penn State College of Medicine
    Co-Author: Jiale Liu – Penn State College of Medicine
    Co-Author: Dongxiao Sun – Penn State College of Medicine
    Co-Author: Chen Chen – Penn StateUniversity
    Last Author: Christopher Siedlecki – Penn State College of Medicine
    Co-Author: Parya Akram
    Co-Author: Gaurav Pendey
    Technologies for Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Engineering a 4D-Printed Culture Scaffold with Dual Stimuli for Modulating Cellular Differentiation
    Location: Room 24A
    Presenting Author: Shengbo Guo – The George Washington University
    Co-Author: Tarun Agarwal – The George Washington University
    Co-Author: Shuaiqi Song – The George Washington University
    Co-Author: Bing Ren, PhD – The George Washington University
    Last Author: Lijie Zhang – The George Washington University
    Primary Investigator: Lijie Zhang – The George Washington University
    Biomanufacturing
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Optical Clearing with Absorbing Dyes Enables Non-Invasive OCT Characterization of Adipose Tissue Subtypes In Vivo
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Rosana Alfaro, BE – Washington University in St. Louis
    Last Author: Chao Zhou, PhD – Washington University in St. Louis
    Primary Investigator: Chao Zhou, PhD – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Abigail Matt – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Hongwu Liang – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Guosong Hong – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Ping Wang – Michigan State University
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Quantitative Estimation of Blood Loss Volume Using Laser Speckle Flow Index Signals from a Wireless Wearable Device
    Location: Room 27A
    Presenting Author: Francesca Bonetta-Misteli – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Todd Pavek – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Madison Carlgren – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Antonina Frolova – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Leonid Shmuylovich – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Peinan Zhao – Washington University in St. Louis
    Last Author: Christine M. O'Brien, BS, PhD – Washington University in St. Louis
    Primary Investigator: Christine M. O'Brien, BS, PhD – Washington University in St. Louis
    Women's Health
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Sensory Airway Stent for Wireless Chip-free Sensing in the Airway
    Location: Room 30E
    Presenting Author: Yusheng Wang – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Fabien Maldonado, n/a – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Co-Author: Caitlin Demarest – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Co-Author: Xiaoguang Dong, PhD – Vanderbilt University
    Last Author: Xiaoguang Dong, PhD – Vanderbilt University
    Primary Investigator: Xiaoguang Dong, PhD – Vanderbilt University
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Squeezable Hydrogel Microparticles for Single Extracellular Vesicle Protein Profiling
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Renee T. Morales, BS, MSE – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: YoonHo Roh
    Co-Author: Emily Huynh – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: David Reynolds – University of Pennsylvania
    Primary Investigator: Jina Ko – University of Pennsylvania, Departments of Bioengineering and Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Characterizing the effect of vagus nerve stimulation parameters on cortical plasticity
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Pariya Zare, M.S. in Chemical Engineering – The University of Texas as Dallas
    Co-Author: Sahithi Hastavaram – The University of Texas at Dallas
    Co-Author: Tanya Danaphongse – The University of Texas at Dallas
    Co-Author: Connor Neifert, B.S. in Biomedical Engineering – The University of Texas at Dallas
    Last Author: Seth Hays, Ph.D. in Neuroscience – The University of Texas at Dallas
    Last Author: Michael Kilgard, Ph.D. in Neuroscience – The University of Texas at Dallas
    Neural Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Engineering the Immune Interface: High-throughput discovery of surface microtopographies that direct macrophage polarization in vitro and in vivo.
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Sudip Chakraborty – Mayo Clinic
    Primary Investigator: Suman Bose, Ph.D. – Department of Immunology at the Mayo Clinic
    Biomaterials
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Heterogeneity in Red Blood Cell Properties Drives Patient Variability in Sickle Cell Disease
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: Hannah Szafraniec – University of Minnesota
    Co-Author: Philip Pearce – University College London
    Co-Author: Freya Bull – University College London
    Last Author: David Wood – University of Minnesota
    Primary Investigator: David Wood – University of Minnesota
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Perfusion of human cardiac vascularized organoids
    Location: Room 30B
    Presenting Author: Oscar J. Abilez, MD, PhD – Stanford University
    Primary Investigator: Oscar J. Abilez, MD, PhD – Stanford University
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Same-cell analyses enabled by precision microfluidic device
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: Xin Wang, PhD – UC Berkeley
    Co-Author: Md Nazibul Islam – UC Berkeley
    Co-Author: Ana Gomez – UC Berkeley
    Co-Author: Trinh Lam – UC Berkeley
    Co-Author: Anna Fomitcheva Khartcheko – UC Berkeley
    Primary Investigator: Amy E. Herr – UC Berkeley
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    5:00 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Collagen III downregulates surface presentation of class II major histocompatibility complexes through transforming growth factor β signaling in relapsed neuroblastoma
    Location: Room 24C
    Presenting Author: Vic Zamloot, PhD – Children's Hospital Los Angeles
    Last Author: JinSeok Park, PhD – University of Southern California/Children's Hospital Los Angeles
    Primary Investigator: JinSeok Park, PhD – University of Southern California/Children's Hospital Los Angeles
    Co-Author: Yuanzhong Pan, PhD – Children's Hospital Los Angeles
    Co-Author: Edward Trope – University of Southern California/Children's Hospital Los Angeles
    Co-Author: Sarah Richman, MD, PhD – University of Southern California/Children's Hospital Los Angeles
    Cancer Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    5:00 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Dynamic Composite Hydrogel with Programmable Swelling-Shrinking for 4D Bioprinting
    Location: Room 32B
    Presenting Author: Peter Jensen, M.S. Bioengineering – University of Maryland School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Josh Graham, B.S. Chemical Engineering – Lehigh University
    Co-Author: Trevor Bush – Lehigh University
    Co-Author: Owen Fitz, B.S. Bioengineering – West Pharmaceuticals
    Co-Author: Sivani Jayanadh – Lehigh University
    Co-Author: Thomas Pashuck, PhD – Lehigh University
    Last Author: Tomas Gonzalez-Fernandez, PhD – Lehigh University
    Primary Investigator: Tomas Gonzalez-Fernandez, PhD – Lehigh University
    Biomaterials
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    5:00 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Engineering probiotic yeast for targeted delivery of therapeutics to the gut
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Anthony Hazelton – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Last Author: Juliane Nguyen – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Primary Investigator: Juliane Nguyen – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Drug Delivery
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    5:00 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Fine-tuning photodynamic immunogenic cell death by a panel of verteporfin-lipid nanoparticles: a machine learning approach
    Location: Room 24B
    Presenting Author: Nimit Shah, PhD – University of Texas at Dallas
    Co-Author: Siddharth Soma – University of Texas at Dallas
    Co-Author: Maxwell Quaye – University of Texas at Dallas
    Co-Author: Doha Mahmoud – University of Texas at Dallas
    Co-Author: Ashritha Malkoochi – University of Texas at Dallas
    Co-Author: Taksheel Aileni – University of Texas at Dallas
    Primary Investigator: Girgis Obaid – University of Texas at Dallas
    Cancer Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    5:00 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Investigating Nuclear Mechanotransduction by Mapping Genome-wide Changes in Transcription and Chromatin Accessibility in Response to Mechanical Stretch
    Location: Room 31B
    Presenting Author: Julien Morival, PhD – Cornell University
    Co-Author: Anna Hazelwood – Cornell University
    Co-Author: Jacob Odell, PhD – Cornell University
    Primary Investigator: Jan Lammerding, PhD – Cornell University
    Co-Author: Ameen Haj Yahia – Cornell University
    Co-Author: Joseph Long, PhD
    Primary Investigator: John Lis, PhD – Cornell University
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    5:00 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Optimization of media to support a long-lasting 3D in vitro neurovascular niche quad-culture model
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: Abigail Ecker, MS – Northeastern University
    Primary Investigator: Guohao Dai, PhD – Northeastern University
    Tissue Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    5:00 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Relating Real-World Falls to Laboratory Test Conditions
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Katie Metrey – Virginia Tech Helmet Lab
    Co-Author: Susanna Gagliardi – Virginia Tech
    Co-Author: Nicole E.-P Stark, PhD – Virginia Tech
    Co-Author: Michael Madigan – Virginia Tech
    Last Author: Steve Rowson – Virginia Tech
    Primary Investigator: Steve Rowson – Virginia Tech
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    5:00 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Spatial renal biomarker profiling using multiplexed immunofluorescent and colorimetric staining
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Aditi A. Kumar – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Nicholas Zhang – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Hector Torres – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Felix G. Rivera Moctezuma – Georgia Insitute of Technology
    Co-Author: Alton B. Farris, III, M.D., M.B.A. – Emory University
    Last Author: Ahmet F. Coskun – Biomedical Engineering Department at Georgia Tech and Emory
    Primary Investigator: Ahmet F. Coskun – Biomedical Engineering Department at Georgia Tech and Emory
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    5:00 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Targeting Biofilms with a Novel Secondary Dithiol S-Nitrosothiol: Synthesis, Characterization, and Antibacterial Evaluation
    Location: Room 26B
    Presenting Author: Anastasia Marx – University of Georgia
    Co-Author: Sumit Kumar – University of Georgia
    Primary Investigator: Elizabeth Brisbois – University of Georgia
    Last Author: Hitesh Handa – University of Georgia
    Primary Investigator: Hitesh Handa – University of Georgia
    Technologies for Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    5:00 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    An Ingestible Device for Real-Time Profiling of GI Tract Inflammation
    Location: Room 30E
    Presenting Author: Praveen Srinivasan – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Sarath Gopalakrishnan – Keysight Technologies
    Co-Author: Akshay Krishnakumar – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Muhammad Masud Rana – Purdue University
    Primary Investigator: Rahim Rahimi – Purdue University
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    5:00 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    DensiSense: Artificial Intelligence-Powered At-Home Wearable Self-Exam for Dense Breasts
    Location: Room 27A
    Presenting Author: Sonali Dalwadi, Master of Engineering – Stevens Institute of Technology
    Presenting Author: Simran Salem – Stevens Institute of Technology
    Last Author: Kevin Lu – Stevens Institute of Technology
    Women's Health
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    5:00 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    scGlyco-seq: High-Fidelity Multiplexed Targeted Single-Cell RNA-Seq for Glycogene Profiling
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: Pathum Chandika S. D. P. M, PhD – University at Buffalo
    Co-Author: Lauren EP Beatty – University at Buffalo
    Co-Author: Rudiyanto Gunawan – University at Buffalo
    Primary Investigator: Sriram Neelamegham – University at Buffalo
    Co-Author: Shriramprasad Venkatesan – Versiti Wisconsin, Inc.
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    5:00 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Arterial Grafts Targeting Atherosclerosis in Carotid Murine Model
    Location: Room 30B
    Presenting Author: Katherine Tang – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Sharon Gerecht – Duke University
    Co-Author: Lisheng Zhang
    Co-Author: Neil Freedman
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    5:00 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Assessment of Intrathecal Delivery of MaCPNS as an Effective Technique for Localized Transduction of Dorsal Root Ganglia in Rats
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Anna-Lena Stein, MS – University of North Carolina
    Co-Author: Emeline Ibtisam (Root) – Temple University
    Co-Author: Gavin Koma – Temple University
    Co-Author: Zenub M. Abouzid – Temple University
    Co-Author: Jacquelynn Rajavong – Temple University
    Primary Investigator: Andrew J. Spence – Temple University
    Co-Author: George Smith – Temple University
    Neural Engineering
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    5:00 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    High-throughput production of sub-10 micron droplets for ultrasensitive extracellular vesicle profiling
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Emily Huynh – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: David Reynolds – University of Pennsylvania
    Primary Investigator: Jina Ko, PhD – University of Pennsylvania
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    5:00 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Raw Material Selection Is Critical for Clinical Trial Success
    Location: Room 24A
    Invited Speaker: Russell Marians – Gates Biomanufacturing Facility/University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
    Biomanufacturing
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    5:00 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Bispecific Targeting of CD44 and Sialic Acid via NK Cell Surface Engineering for Enhanced Killing of Heterogeneous Solid Tumors
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Jaewon Park, BS – Dongguk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    Last Author: Kyobum Kim – Dongguk University
    Primary Investigator: Kyobum Kim – Dongguk University
    Biomaterials
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Biomaterials in Biomechanical Investigations
    Location: Room 32B
    Track Chair: Janeta Zoldan – The University of Texas at Austin
    Track Chair: MK Sewell-Loftin – University of Alabama Birmingham
    Track Chair: Ryan Stowers – UC Santa Barbara
    Track Chair: Ester J. Kwon, PhD – University of California, San Diego
    Session Chair: Blanka Sharma – University of Florida
    Session Chair: Rahimeh Rasouli, PhD – Dalhousie University
    Biomaterials
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Biosensors II
    Location: Room 30E
    Track Chair: Kiana Aran, PhD – University of California, San Diego
    Track Chair: Yongkuk Lee, PhD – Wichita State University
    Track Chair: Aijun Wang, Ph.D. – UC Davis
    Session Chair: Kiana Aran, PhD – University of California, San Diego
    Session Chair: Jinhwan Kim
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Cardiac Biomechanics
    Location: Room 30A
    Track Chair: Kareen LK Coulombe, PhD – Brown University
    Track Chair: Hoda Hatoum, PhD – Michigan Technological University
    Session Chair: Reza Avaz, PhD – Texas A&M University
    Session Chair: Saeed Tiari, PhD – Widener University
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • 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 - 10:00 AM PDT
    Cellular and Molecular Mechanobiology I: From Outside to Inside of the Cell
    Location: Room 31B
    Track Chair: Luke (Lucas) Timmins, PhD – Texas A&M University
    Track Chair: Kristen Mills – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Session Chair: Megan Rexius
    Session Chair: Matthew R. Bersi, PhD – Washington University in St. Louis
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Cellular Biomanufacturing
    Location: Room 24A
    Track Chair: Shengjie Zhai – University of Nevada Las Vegas
    Track Chair: Brenda M. Ogle, PhD – University of Minnesota
    Session Chair: Yonghui Ding – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Session Chair: Bo Wang, Phd – Medical college of Wisconsin
    Biomanufacturing
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Cellular Forces, Mechanics, and Dynamic Regulation
    Location: Room 33B
    Session Chair: Adam Engler – University of California San Diego
    Session Chair: Sangyoon Han, PhD – Michigan Technological University
    Track Chair: Aylin Acun, PhD – Widener University
    Track Chair: Cheemeng Tan – University of California, Davis
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Experimental and Computational Tools in Brain Tissue Mechanics
    Location: Room 31A
    Track Chair: Luke (Lucas) Timmins, PhD – Texas A&M University
    Track Chair: Kristen Mills – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Session Chair: Grace McIlvain, PhD – Columbia University
    Session Chair: Jordan D. Escarcega, PhD. - Mechanical Engineering;B.S. - Mechanical Engineering – Washington University in St. Louis
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Frontiers in CRISPR Tools and Genome Engineering
    Location: Room 33C
    Session Chair: Xiaoping Bao – Purdue University
    Session Chair: Yubin Zhou – Texas A&M University
    Track Chair: Aylin Acun, PhD – Widener University
    Track Chair: Cheemeng Tan – University of California, Davis
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Gynecological and Breast Health
    Location: Room 27A
    Session Chair: Shaniel T. Bowen, PhD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Session Chair: Joscelyn Mejias, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University
    Track Chair: Mykel D. Green, PhD – Tulane University
    Women's Health
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Immunoengineering and Immunomodulation in Tissue Engineering II
    Location: Room 29A
    Track Chair: Chelsea M. Magin, PhD – University of Colorado, Denver | Anschutz
    Track Chair: Cathal John Kearney
    Session Chair: Zhouquan Fu, PhD – BioMed X Institute
    Session Chair: Erika Cyphert, Ph.D. – UC San Diego
    Tissue Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Lab-on-Chip and Organ-on-Chip Systems: Tools and models
    Location: Room 26A
    Session Chair: Yan Li – Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Florida State University
    Track Chair: Molly Kozminsky, PhD – Iowa State University
    Track Chair: Onyema Osuagwu, PhD – Morgan State University
    Session Chair: Tristan Driscoll, PhD – FAMU-FSU College Of Engineering
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Mechanobiology in Cell and Tissue Engineering II
    Location: Room 29B
    Track Chair: Chelsea M. Magin, PhD – University of Colorado, Denver | Anschutz
    Track Chair: Cathal John Kearney
    Session Chair: Sunghee Estelle Park, PhD – Purdue University
    Session Chair: Baihua Ren, PhD – Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University and Medical College of Wisconsin
    Tissue Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Metabolic Imaging of Aging and Diseases
    Location: Room 30C
    Track Chair: Stephen LaConte – Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, Roanoke, VA
    Track Chair: Junjie Yao, PhD – Duke University
    Session Chair: Lingyan Shi, PhD – University of California San Diego
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    MPS for Brain Cancers
    Location: Room 24C
    Track Chair: Priscilla Hwang, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Track Chair: Claire Robertson, PhD – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    Session Chair: Sigrid A. Langhans, PhD – Nemours Children's Health
    Session Chair: Shang Song, PhD – University of Arizona
    Cancer Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Nanoparticle-Based DDS
    Location: Room 29C
    Track Chair: Elizabeth Barker, PhD – University of Tennessee
    Track Chair: Jyothi U. Menon, PhD – Texas A&M University
    Session Chair: Tam Nguyen – The University of Texas at Arlington
    Session Chair: Kellen Chen, PhD – University of Arizona
    Drug Delivery
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Neural Decoding & Control
    Location: Room 29D
    Session Chair: Chris Puleo – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Session Chair: Stephanie Seidlits – University of Texas Austin
    Track Chair: Joon (Simon) Shim, PhD – Marshall University
    Track Chair: Mario I. Romero-Ortega, PhD – University of Arizona
    Track Chair: Nanyin Zhang, PhD – Penn State University
    Neural Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Omics Data: Methods, Modeling and Analysis
    Location: Room 33A
    Track Chair: Alexander Xu, PhD – University of Maryland College Park
    Track Chair: Megan McLean
    Session Chair: Shawn M. Gomez, MS; EngScD – Joint University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Session Chair: Allison Greaney
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Platform Sessions IV
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Regenerative Medicine II
    Location: Room 32A
    Track Chair: Janeta Zoldan – The University of Texas at Austin
    Track Chair: MK Sewell-Loftin – University of Alabama Birmingham
    Track Chair: Ryan Stowers – UC Santa Barbara
    Track Chair: Ester J. Kwon, PhD – University of California, San Diego
    Session Chair: Gulden Camci-Unal, PhD – University of Massachusetts Lowell, Chemical Engineering
    Session Chair: Ying Mei – Clemson University, Bioengineering
    Biomaterials
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Teaching, Learning, & Pedagogy
    Location: Room 31C
    Track Chair: Rebecca Scott – University of Oklahoma
    Track Chair: Olivia Coiado, Dr. – Washington State University
    Moderator: Karin Jensen, PhD – University of Michigan
    Moderator: Rebecca Scott – University of Oklahoma
    Biomedical Engineering Education
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    Biomanufacturing and Curcumin-loading of Human Choroid Plexus Organoid-derived Extracellular Vesicles from a Vertical Wheel Bioreactor to Alleviate Neuro-inflammation
    Location: Room 24A
    Presenting Author: Justice Ene – FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
    Co-Author: Laureana Muok – FAMU-FSU College Of Engineering
    Co-Author: Vanessa Gonzalez – FAMU-FSU College Of Engineering
    Co-Author: Nicolas Sanchez – FAMU-FSU College Of Engineering
    Co-Author: Tristan Driscoll, PhD – FAMU-FSU College Of Engineering
    Last Author: Yan Li – FAMU-FSU College Of Engineering
    Primary Investigator: Yan Li – FAMU-FSU College Of Engineering
    Biomanufacturing
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    Cardiac disease mechanobiology, energetics, and structural remodeling from myosin to matrix
    Location: Room 30A
    Invited Speaker: Alison Vander Roest – University of Michigan
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    Decellularized meniscus (MEND) resists a pro-inflammatory response in vitro and in vivo
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: Yixiao Zhao – University of Pennsylvania / Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
    Co-Author: Sophia Klessel – University of Pennsylvania / Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
    Co-Author: Hagar M. Kenawy – University of Pennsylvania / Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
    Co-Author: Hannah Bonelli – University of Pennsylvania / Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
    Co-Author: Stephanie Fung – Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
    Last Author: Riccardo L. Gottardi, PhD – University of Pennsylvania
    Primary Investigator: Riccardo L. Gottardi, PhD – University of Pennsylvania
    Tissue Engineering
  • 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
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    Differentially Expressed Genes in Multifocal and Multicentric Breast Cancer (MMBC) and Their Role in Breast Cancer Progression: A Multi-Cohort Analysis
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Lan Thanh Thanh Chu – University of Dayton
    Primary Investigator: Loan Bui – University of Dayton
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    Investigating the Effect of Cerebral Atrophy and Age-Related Changes in Brain Stiffness on Brain Deformation
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Bashar Elkhatib – University of South Carolina, Columbia
    Co-Author: Aaron Carass – Johns Hopkins University
    Primary Investigator: Ahmed Alshareef, n/a – Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of South Carolina, SC, US
    Co-Author: Jerry L. Prince, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    Microalgae empower skeletal muscle via increased force production and viability
    Location: Room 29B
    Presenting Author: Xiang Wang, MSc – ETH Zurich
    Co-Author: Claire Schirmer – ETH Zurich
    Co-Author: Elena Totter – ETH Zurich
    Last Author: Simone Schuerle – ETH Zurich
    Primary Investigator: Simone Schuerle – ETH Zurich
    Tissue Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    pH-Targeted Drug Delivery using pH Low Insertion Peptides (pHLIPs) for Liver Fibrosis Treatment
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Judith E. John, Ph.D – Texas A&M University
    Co-Author: Janitha M. Unagolla – University of Rhode Island
    Co-Author: Yana Reshetnyak – University of Rhode Island
    Primary Investigator: Jyothi U. Menon, PhD – Texas A&M University
    Drug Delivery
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    Quantification of Mechanical Stresses Within 3D Matrices Using Quantitative polarization Microscopy
    Location: Room 32B
    Presenting Author: Francois Bordeleau, PhD – Universite Laval
    Co-Author: Reza Alavi – Universite Laval
    Co-Author: Benjamin Trudel – Universite Laval
    Co-Author: Olivier Chancy – Universite Laval
    Co-Author: solange Landreville – Universite Laval
    Biomaterials
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    SuMMIT-SRS imaging of metabolic rewiring during aging and diseases
    Location: Room 30C
    Invited Speaker: Yajuan Li, PhD – University of California San Diego
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    The Significant Impact of Fractionated Radiation Doses on Cryogel-Mediated Bone Regeneration in a Murine Femoral Critical Defect
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Peter M. Bertone, M.S.E – Dartmouth College
    Co-Author: Levi Olevsky – Dartmouth College
    Co-Author: Hunter C. Kui – Dartmouth
    Last Author: Katherine Hixon – Dartmouth College, Thayer School of Engineering
    Primary Investigator: Katherine Hixon – Dartmouth College, Thayer School of Engineering
    Co-Author: Raed Narvel – Dartmouth College
    Co-Author: Sreejith Panicker – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Samuel Frolich
    Co-Author: Katherine Cox – Dartmouth College
    Biomaterials
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    General Abstract Submissions - Coordinated Roles of Superior Colliculus and Substantia Nigra in Skilled Goal-Oriented Forelimb Movements
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Punarva Harapalli Belliappa, MS – Brown University
    Neural Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    PAC-ROPHAGE: Teaching Macrophage Phagocytosis through Game Play
    Location: Room 31C
    Presenting Author: Elise A. Corbin, PhD – University of Delaware
    Primary Investigator: Elise A. Corbin, PhD – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Caroline Cvetkovic – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Ali Ansari – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Madison C. Fanning, n/a – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Trisha Patnaik – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Adam P. Williamson – Bryn Mawr College
    Biomedical Engineering Education
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    CRISPR-Cascade reaction for amplification-free pathogen detection in 10 minutes
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: An Van – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Jongwon Lim, PhD – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Katherine Koprowski, BS – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Matthew Wester – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Enrique Valera – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Primary Investigator: Rashid Bashir – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    Generation of a 3D Human Microchannel Blood-Brain Barrier under Flow and Its Application in Tumor Metastasis
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Bingmei Fu, PhD – City College of New York
    Co-Author: Yunfei Li – The City College of the City University of New York
    Co-Author: Lyna Ait Akli – The City College of the City University of New York
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    Next generation electroporation pulses for more efficient transfection of cartilage tissue
    Location: Room 33B
    Presenting Author: Alexia Cash, BS – North Carolina State University and UNC Chapelhill
    Co-Author: Robert H. Williamson – North Carolina State University
    Last Author: Michael B. Sano – North Carolina State University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    A Novel ECM Stiffness-driven FAK isoform Tunes Cell Mechanosensing in Breast Cancer
    Location: Room 31B
    Presenting Author: Martial Millet, MSc – Universite Laval
    Co-Author: Juliette Gouhier – Universite Laval
    Co-Author: William David Zakzuk Vivas – Universite Laval
    Co-Author: Olivier Chancy – Universite Laval
    Co-Author: Elise Tahon – Universite Laval
    Co-Author: Gabriel Khelifi – Universite Laval
    Co-Author: Samer Hussein – Universite Laval
    Last Author: Francois Bordeleau, PhD – Universite Laval
    Co-Author: Dwayne Stupack – UCSD
    Co-Author: Caree Carson – UCSD
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    Characterization of Structure-Function Relationships in the Murine Vagina Throughout Adolescence
    Location: Room 27A
    Presenting Author: Niyousha Karbasion – Washington university in stLouis
    Co-Author: Victoria Knox – Macalester College
    Co-Author: Abigail Fisk – Washington University in St. Louis
    Last Author: Matthew R. Bersi, PhD – Washington University in St. Louis
    Primary Investigator: Matthew R. Bersi, PhD – Washington University in St. Louis
    Women's Health
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:30 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Bioengineered GBM-Vascular Model Captures Glioblastoma Infiltration, Dormancy, and Gene Signatures
    Location: Room 24C
    Invited Speaker: Guohao Dai, PhD – Northeastern University
    Co-Author: Nathaniel Silvia – Northeastern University
    Last Author: Guohao Dai, PhD – Northeastern University
    Invited Speaker: Vivian Lee – Harvard Medical School
    Cancer Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:30 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Inertial Sensor Analysis of Trunk Angle to support Low Back Pain Prevention
    Location: Room 30E
    Presenting Author: Elsa E. Bates – California Polytechnic State University
    Co-Author: Madeline Everson – California Polytechnic State University
    Co-Author: Allie McAullife – California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
    Co-Author: Eric Ocegueda, PhD – California Polytechnic State University
    Co-Author: Britta Berg-Johansen, PhD – California Polytechnic State University
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    A dual-resolution force sensor for simultaneous nano- and micronewton measurement of neurite and muscle tension in developing motor units
    Location: Room 29B
    Presenting Author: William Drennan – University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
    Presenting Author: M. Taher A. Saif – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Onur Aydin – Northwestern Univeristy
    Co-Author: Alexandra Barishman – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Yelim Kim – Northwestern University
    Co-Author: M. Taher A. Saif – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Tissue Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Computational framework for multi-organ cell type annotation of HuBMAP single-cell spatial-omics data
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Yang Miao, MS – Duke University
    Last Author: John Hickey – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: John Hickey – Duke University
    Co-Author: Zachary Deutsch – Duke University, Department of Biomedical Engineering
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Cytoskeletal Disassembly: Shrinking immunogenic response towards decellularized extracellular matrix scaffolds one filament at a time
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: Ali Babaie, PhD – Mayo clinic
    Primary Investigator: Leigh Griffiths – Mayo Clinic
    Tissue Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Determining the cellular and non-cellular effects of liver pathology on lipid nanoparticle biodistribution using tissue clearing and 3D lightsheet imaging
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Wilson Poon, PhD – University of Texas at El Paso
    Primary Investigator: Wilson Poon, PhD – University of Texas at El Paso
    Co-Author: Hannia V. Balcorta – University of Texas at El Paso
    Drug Delivery
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Early Prediction of Chemotherapy Effects through Tissue Metabolism Analysis using Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy and Diffuse Correlation Spectroscopy
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Jaewoo Baek, MS – Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology(GIST)
    Co-Author: Yoonho Oh – Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology(GIST)
    Co-Author: Pimlapat Chaweeruk – Chulalongkorn University
    Primary Investigator: Jae Gwan Kim – Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology(GIST)
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    High-yield Mass Production of High-quality Homogenous Human iPSC Spheroids Under Chemical-free 3D Culture Enabled by Micropatterning and Cold-triggered Detachment
    Location: Room 24A
    Presenting Author: Mitsuo Kumagai – University of Maryland, College Park
    Co-Author: Zhiyuan Wang – University of Maryland College Park
    Primary Investigator: Xiaoming He, Ph.D. – University of Maryland, College Park
    Co-Author: Samantha Stewart – UMDCP
    Biomanufacturing
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    MRI-Based Characterization of the Mechanical Properties of the Biofidelic ANGUS Phantom with Enhanced Skull-Brain Formulations
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Yuan-Chiao Lu, PhD – Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
    Co-Author: Joy Mojumder, n/a – The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc.,
    Co-Author: Kevin Eckstein – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Alexa Diano, MS – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Michaelann Tartis – New Mexico Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Ahmed Alshareef, n/a – Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of South Carolina, SC, US
    Co-Author: Tony Yuan – Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
    Co-Author: Curtis L. Johnson – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Philip Bayly – Washington University in St. Louis
    Last Author: Dzung Pham, n/a – Department of Radiology and Bioengineering, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, US
    Primary Investigator: Dzung Pham, n/a – Department of Radiology and Bioengineering, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, US
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Shielded for Stability: Oxidant-Resistant Nickel and Cobalt Nanoparticles for Enhanced X-Ray Fluorescence Microscopy and In Vivo Biocompatibility
    Location: Room 32B
    Presenting Author: Anshika Nagar, Master of Science – Oregon State University
    Primary Investigator: Marilyn Mackiewicz – Oregon State University
    Biomaterials
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Tuning the Morphological Properties of Granular Hydrogels to Control Lymphatic Capillary Formation
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Daniel Montes Pinzon – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Sanjoy Saha – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Angela Taglione – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Donghyun Paul Jeong – University of Notre Dame
    Last Author: Donny Hanjaya-Putra – University of Notre Dame
    Primary Investigator: Donny Hanjaya-Putra – University of Notre Dame
    Biomaterials
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    A matrix-mimicking bioadhesive epicardium for tunable modulation of biomechanics in the acutely infarcted heart
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: Claudia Varela – Boston University
    Co-Author: Diego Quevedo-Moreno, n/a – Massachussetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Jean Bonnemain, n/a – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Keegan Mendez, n/a – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Yiling Fan, n/a – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Jonathan Tagoe, n/a – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Hyunwoo Yuk – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Xuanhe Zhao, n/a – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Ellen T. Roche – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Disturbed flow induces endothelial cell DNA damage and senescence in venous endothelial cells in vitro
    Location: Room 33B
    Presenting Author: Hannah Northrup, PhD – University of Utah
    Co-Author: Yuxia He – University of Utah
    Last Author: Yan-Ting Shiu – University of Utah
    Primary Investigator: Yan-Ting Shiu – University of Utah
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Decoding Micturition from Brain and Spinal Cord Hemodynamics with Functional Ultrasound imaging: A Step Towards developing restorative computer Interfaces
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Fatemeh Zareian, MD – University of Southern California
    Co-Author: Kofi Agyeman, PhD – University of Southern California
    Primary Investigator: Charles Liu – University of Southern California
    Last Author: Vasileios Christopoulos – University of Southern California
    Primary Investigator: Vasileios Christopoulos – University of Southern California
    Co-Author: Yu Tung Lo
    Co-Author: Darrin Lee – University of Southern California
    Neural Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Unanimous Until the Flip: A Game-Theoretic Study of Team Dynamics in a Biomedical Engineering Studio
    Location: Room 31C
    Presenting Author: Viswajith Siruvallur, PhD – Cornell University
    Last Author: Jonathan T. Butcher, PhD – Cornell University
    Primary Investigator: Jonathan T. Butcher, PhD – Cornell University
    Biomedical Engineering Education
  • 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
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Mechanical-context-dependent Ezrin Force Regulation in Cancer Cells
    Location: Room 31B
    Presenting Author: Siyan He, ms – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Brenton Hoffman, PhD – Duke University
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    The Modular µSiM Instrumented: Integration of Impedance Sensing for Real-Time Monitoring of Barrier Function
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Sami Farajollahi, Graduate Student – Rochester Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: mehran mansouri – Rochester Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Dinindu De Silva – Rochester Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Kaihua Chen – Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester
    Co-Author: Krittika Goyal – Department of Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology, Rochester Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Steven W. Day – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: James McGrath, PhD – Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester
    Co-Author: Vinay V. Abhyankar, PhD – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology
    Last Author: Vinay V. Abhyankar, PhD – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    DNA-guided CRISPR/Cas12 for programmable RNA sensing and transcriptome editing
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: Piyush Jain, PhD – University of Florida
    Last Author: Piyush Jain, PhD – University of Florida
    Primary Investigator: Piyush Jain, PhD – University of Florida
    Co-Author: Carlos Orosco – University of Florida
    Co-Author: Santosh Rananaware – CasNx
    Co-Author: Boyu Huang – University of Florida
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    A spatially resolved multi-omics atlas of human intestinal metabolism
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Bobby Ni – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: John Hickey – Duke University
    Co-Author: Rachel Wu – Duke University
    Co-Author: Jiaqi Liu – UT Sourthwestern
    Last Author: Angela Kruse – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Lukasz Migas – Delft University of Technology
    Co-Author: Seung Hyun Jin – Duke University
    Co-Author: Julio Maragall – University of Florida
    Co-Author: Ky Ariano – Duke University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Analyte Accumulation in Hydrogel Microparticles - Fabricating the Perfect Particle
    Location: Room 32B
    Presenting Author: Alyssa Arnheim – UCLA
    Co-Author: Ian Morales – UCLA
    Primary Investigator: Dino Di Carlo – UCLA
    Co-Author: Andrew Tran – UCLA
    Biomaterials
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Anti-inflammatory macrophage activation and TGF-β signaling drive a fibrosis-like phenotype in response to oxidative stress in a hydrogel model
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: Nana Owusu-Boaitey – University of Maryland, College Park
    Co-Author: Katriel B. Kasayan, n/a – University of Maryland College Park
    Last Author: Erika Moore, PhD – University of Maryland
    Primary Investigator: Erika Moore, PhD – University of Maryland
    Tissue Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Comparative Characterization of Placental Mesenchymal Stromal Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles From 3D Hollow Fiber Bioreactor and 2D Tissue Flask Culture
    Location: Room 24A
    Presenting Author: David Wang – UC Davis
    Co-Author: Blaine Baker – UC Davis
    Co-Author: Emma G. Loll – UC Davis
    Last Author: Aijun Wang, Ph.D. – UC Davis
    Primary Investigator: Aijun Wang, Ph.D. – UC Davis
    Co-Author: Kaitlin Clark
    Co-Author: Yuguo Lei, PHD – Penn State University
    Co-Author: Diana Farmer
    Biomanufacturing
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Determining Uniformity and Diffusion of Exogenous Fluorescent Metabolism Markers in Triple Negative Breast Cancer Organoids
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Katie Broun – Duke University
    Co-Author: Tam Binh Bui, MD – University of California San Francisco
    Co-Author: Megan Madonna – Duke University
    Co-Author: Jennifer M. Rosenbluth, MD PhD – University of California San Francisco
    Primary Investigator: Nirmala Ramanujam, PhD – Duke University
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Rapid in situ gelling PEG hydrogels for mucosal drug delivery
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Taj Yeruva, PhD – University of Maryland - College Park
    Co-Author: Robert J. Morris – University of Maryland
    Co-Author: Sahana Kumar – University of Maryland
    Co-Author: Luke Zhao – University of Maryland
    Co-Author: Peter Kofinas – University of Maryland
    Primary Investigator: Gregg Duncan, Ph.D. – University of Maryland
    Drug Delivery
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Rapid Prediction of Brain Tissue Response in Pig TBI Models Using Machine Learning
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Amirhossein Bagherian Rekavandi, PhD – University of Texas at San Antonio
    Co-Author: Xianghao Zhan – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Hope Caylor – University of Texas at San Antonio
    Co-Author: Vahidullah Tac – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Michael Zeineh – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Susan Margulies – Emory University
    Co-Author: David Camarillo – Stanford University
    Primary Investigator: Marzieh Memar, PhD – University of Texas at San Antonio
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Self-Assembling Peptide Hydrogel for Endodontic Therapy in Apical Periodontitis
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Abhishek Roy, PhD – University of Houston
    Co-Author: Gelavizh Gharati – New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Laura Osorno – NJIT
    Co-Author: Emi Shimizu – Rutgers School of Dental Medicine
    Last Author: Yoshifumi Kobayashi – Rutgers School of Dental Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Vivek Kumar, PhD – University of Houston
    Biomaterials
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Wireless Mechanical Stimulation Upregulates the Foreign Body Response to Biomedical Implants Through Immune Cell Pathways
    Location: Room 29B
    Presenting Author: Emily Galvin, MS – University of Arizona
    Last Author: Kellen Chen, PhD – University of Arizona
    Primary Investigator: Kellen Chen, PhD – University of Arizona
    Co-Author: Philipp Gutruf – University of Arizona
    Co-Author: Eamonn McKenna
    Co-Author: Abdelrahman Alsharif – University Of Arizona
    Co-Author: Fidel Saenz – University of Arizona
    Co-Author: Ethan McNew
    Co-Author: Andrew C. Hostler – University of Arizona
    Co-Author: Alyssa Claussen
    Co-Author: Kayleigh Berthiaume Fox, MS – University of Arizona College of Medicine
    Tissue Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Real-Time Monitoring of Infection Biomarkers and Cerebrospinal Fluid Dynamics for Neurocritical Care Management
    Location: Room 30E
    Presenting Author: Fatemeh Keyvani – University of Waterloo
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Mechanical assessment of MYH7 variants in genome-edited cardiomyocytes to predict cardiomyopathy risk
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: Alexander Loiben, PhD – University of Washington
    Co-Author: Ashley McKinstry – University of Washington
    Last Author: Kai-Chun Yang, M.D. – University of Washington
    Co-Author: Wei-Ming Chien – University of Washington
    Co-Author: Dania Ahmed – University of Washington
    Co-Author: Matthew Childers – University of Washington
    Co-Author: Michael Regnier – University of Washington Department of Bioengineering
    Co-Author: Chuck Murry, M.D., Ph.D. – University of Southern California
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Integrating Wellness into the Engineering Classroom: Perspectives of Instructors
    Location: Room 31C
    Presenting Author: Karin Jensen – University of Michigan
    Primary Investigator: Karin Jensen – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Faith Gacheru – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Fatima Albrehi – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Neorah Oommen – University of Michigan
    Biomedical Engineering Education
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Investigating the Effect of Interstitial Flow on Glioblastoma Stem Cell Dormancy in an In Vitro 3D Glioblastoma-Vascular Model
    Location: Room 24C
    Presenting Author: Nathaniel Silvia, NSF GRFP Fellow – Northeastern University
    Primary Investigator: Guohao Dai, PhD – Northeastern University
    Cancer Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    MEAnalyzer: A GUI-Driven Platform for Comprehensive Spike Train Analysis, Bursting Patterns, and Connectivity Metrics
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Raha Dastgheyb, PhD – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Raha Dastgheyb, PhD – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Eran Shorer, MD – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Christa Habela, MD., PhD – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
    Neural Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    A Microphysiological System Reveals the Anti-inflammatory Effect of IL-4 on Human Astrocyte and Microglia Communication
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Heritier S. Adam, PhD, MBA – University of Texas at Dallas
    Co-Author: Ai Do – UT Dallas
    Co-Author: Michael Burton, PhD – UT Dallas
    Primary Investigator: Caroline N. Jones, PhD – The University of Texas at Dallas and UT Southwestern Medical Center
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Vector shattering for scalable rapid synthesis and shuttling of repetitive gene libraries
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: Maria C. Giraldo Castano – Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University
    Last Author: Felipe Garcia Quiroz – Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Felipe Garcia Quiroz – Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • 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
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    New Methods for Cellular Traction Force Microscopy
    Location: Room 33B
    Presenting Author: Gabriel Peery – The University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Toni M M. West – The University of Texas at Austin
    Last Author: Michael S. Sacks – The University of Texas at Austin
    Primary Investigator: Michael S. Sacks – The University of Texas at Austin
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Validation of a Nanobody-Based Keratin Strain Sensor and It's Use in Keratinocyte Stretch
    Location: Room 31B
    Presenting Author: Sarah Seman, MS – The Ohio State University
    Primary Investigator: Daniel Conway – The Ohio State University
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Fibrin hydrogel increases bacterial biofilm resistance to antibiotic treatment in a cell culture model of a recurrent urinary tract infection
    Location: Room 27A
    Presenting Author: Sydney Nierstedt – Binghamton University Biomedical Department
    Co-Author: Rachel Proper – Binghamton University
    Co-Author: Sadie Wyatt – Binghamton University Summer 2024 REU Student
    Co-Author: Sanat Dash, PhD – Binghamton University
    Primary Investigator: Gretchen Mahler – Binghamton University
    Co-Author: Claudia N. H. Marques – Binghamton University
    Co-Author: Jennifer Hill – Guthrie Lourdes Hospital, Binghamton, NY
    Women's Health
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    A New Class of Anti-Inflammatory Fucoidan Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Muhammad Rizwan, PhD – UT Southwestern Medical Center
    Primary Investigator: Muhammad Rizwan, PhD – UT Southwestern Medical Center
    Co-Author: Shajia Afrin – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    Co-Author: Asma T. Qureshi – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    Co-Author: Omanin Siddiqua Prova – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    Last Author: Omanin Siddiqua Prova – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    Biomaterials
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Characterizing the Relationship between Mechanical and Diffusive Properties in the Aging Hippocampus
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Nicholas J. Pyontek, MS – University of Delaware
    Last Author: Curtis L. Johnson – University of Delaware
    Primary Investigator: Curtis L. Johnson – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Mary Kramer, MS – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Christopher R. Martens, n/a – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Matthew Cohen – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Alyssa Lanzi – University of Delaware
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Coaxing Vasculature in Engineered Stem Cell Models
    Location: Room 28B
    Presenting Author: Quinton Smith – University of California, Irvine
    Primary Investigator: Quinton Smith – University of California, Irvine
    Symposiums
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Developing an Adipocyte-Macrophage Coculture Model to Improve Assessment of Environmental Toxin-Induced Metabolic Syndrome
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: James Ankrum, PhD – University of Iowa
    Co-Author: Riley M. Behan-Bush – University of Iowa
    Co-Author: Jesse Liszewski – University of Iowa
    Co-Author: Ryan Byrd – University of Iowa
    Co-Author: Elizabeth Kilburg – University of Iowa
    Co-Author: Aloysius J. Klingelhutz, PhD – University of Iowa
    Tissue Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Development of a Controlled, Pneumatic Rotation Device to Measure Brain Deformation using Tagged MRI
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Olugbenga Aina – University of South Carolina
    Co-Author: Ahmed Alshareef, n/a – Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of South Carolina, SC, US
    Last Author: Ahmed Alshareef, n/a – Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of South Carolina, SC, US
    Primary Investigator: Ahmed Alshareef, n/a – Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of South Carolina, SC, US
    Co-Author: Yuan-Chiao Lu – Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
    Co-Author: Dzung Pham, n/a – Department of Radiology and Bioengineering, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, US
    Co-Author: Joy Mojumder, n/a – The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc.,
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    High-Precision DLP-Printed Silk Fibroin Microneedles for Dual Transdermal Drug Delivery and Mechanically Stimulated Skin Regeneration
    Location: Room 29B
    Presenting Author: Xuyang Zhang – American Heritage Schools
    Last Author: Jun Zhang, Dr. – Soochow University
    Primary Investigator: Jun Zhang, Dr. – Soochow University
    Tissue Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Light-triggered electromechanical feedback in a flexible cardiac polymeric interface
    Location: Room 32B
    Presenting Author: Yuyao Kuang, PhD Candidate – University of California, Irvine
    Primary Investigator: Herdeline Ann Ardona – University of California, Irvine
    Biomaterials
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    MARVEL: A Multiscale Approach Using RBC-Mediated Hitchhiking and Vascular Endothelium Leakage for Enhanced AAV Gene Delivery to the Lungs
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Charles Park, PhD – Harvard University
    Co-Author: Samir Mitragotri – Harvard University
    Primary Investigator: Samir Mitragotri – Harvard University
    Co-Author: Bijay Singh – Harvard University
    Last Author: Bijay Singh – Harvard University
    Drug Delivery
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Preconditioning Mesenchymal Stem Cells with Mechanical Stimulation Increases their Potency for the Treatment of Osteoporosis
    Location: Room 24A
    Presenting Author: Vitali V. Maldonado – University of Arkansas
    Co-Author: David Heinrichs – University of Arkansas
    Primary Investigator: Rebekah Margaret Samsonraj – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
    Biomanufacturing
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Scaling Up Spatial Insights: From 2D to 3D Tissue Analysis
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Yuqi Tan, PhD – Stanford University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Modeling Neural Pathology-Driven Glioblastoma Progression Using a 3D Microfluidic Co-culture System
    Location: Room 24C
    Presenting Author: Joonha Park – KAIST
    Co-Author: Ji Yeon Lee – KAIST
    Co-Author: Yoonsung Nam – KAIST
    Last Author: Jessie S. Jeon – KAIST
    Primary Investigator: Jessie S. Jeon – KAIST
    Cancer Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Targeting YAP signaling attenuates hypoxia-induced angiogenic and fibrotic responses in uterine fibroid cells
    Location: Room 27A
    Presenting Author: Md Soriful Islam, PhD – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Valeria I. Macri – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Eslam Abd El-Fattah – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Joscelyn Mejias, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University
    Co-Author: Rachel Michel – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Samya El Sayed – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Casie Post, RN – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Bhuchitra Singh, MD, MPH, MS, MBA – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Joshua T. Brennan, MPH – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Mostafa Borahay, MD, PhD – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Jennifer Elisseeff, PhD – Translational Tissue Engineering Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Last Author: James Segars, MD – Johns Hopkins University
    Women's Health
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Determining Force Thresholds in ssDNA-ssDNA Interactions for Mechanically Triggered Molecular Devices
    Location: Room 31B
    Presenting Author: Hasibul Hasan Hasib, MSc – Iowa State University
    Co-Author: Abigail Koep – Iowa State University
    Co-Author: Ian Schneider – Iowa State University
    Primary Investigator: Anwesha Sarkar – Iowa State University
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Fungal Bioelectronic Thermoreceptor for Artificial Afferent Nerve
    Location: Room 30E
    Presenting Author: Yulu Cai – Michigan State University
    Primary Investigator: Jinxing Li – Michigan State University
    Co-Author: Caleb Ronders – Michigan State University
    Co-Author: Vittorio Mottini – Michigan State University
    Co-Author: Liuxi Xing – Michigan State University
    Co-Author: Hang Yuan – Michigan State University
    Co-Author: Iha G. Singh – Michigan State University
    Co-Author: Denghao Fu – Michigan State University
    Co-Author: Kyla G. Zhao – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Khoi HT Nguyen, MS – Michigan State University
    Co-Author: Waller Bryce – Michigan State University
    Co-Author: Gregory Bonito – Michigan State University
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • 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
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    CRISPRa Regulation of ZNF865 Decreases SASP Expression and Reverses Chromatin Differences Between Healthy and Degenerative NP cells
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: Christian Lewis – University of Utah
    Co-Author: Jake Polaski – Huntsman Cancer Institute
    Co-Author: Brandon Lawrence – University of Utah Orthopedic Center
    Co-Author: Jason Gertz – Huntsman Cancer Institute
    Last Author: Robby Bowles – University of Utah
    Primary Investigator: Robby Bowles – University of Utah
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Role of Applied Pressure Differentials on Confined Cell Migration
    Location: Room 33B
    Presenting Author: Dylan R. Bowen, BE – Auburn University
    Co-Author: Farshad Amiri – Auburn University
    Primary Investigator: Panagiotis Mistriotis – Auburn University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    The Serotonin 2B Receptor in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: William Livingston, Bachelors of Science – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Lin Zhong – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: John Snider – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Camryn Johnson – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: David Armstrong – Vanderbilt University
    Last Author: W. David Merryman – Vanderbilt University
    Primary Investigator: W. David Merryman – Vanderbilt University
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    A Trails B-inspired 3-dimensional reach-to-grasp task provides insight into aspects of cognition needed to interact with real-world objects
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Rachel N. Mazorow – Marquette University & Medical College of Wisconsin
    Co-Author: Gina H. Guidarelli, MS – Marquette University & Medical College of Wisconsin
    Co-Author: Joana Flores – Marquette University & Medical College of Wisconsin
    Co-Author: Erik M. O'Reilly – Marquette University
    Co-Author: Mary C. Polking – Marquette University
    Co-Author: Henry J. Licht – Marquette University
    Co-Author: Kimberly D. Bassindale, PT, DPT – Marquette University & Medical College of Wisconsin
    Co-Author: Kristy A. Nielson, PhD – Marquette University
    Primary Investigator: Robert A. Scheidt, PhD – Marquette University & Medical College of Wisconsin
    Neural Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Development of Inquiry-based Bonus Modules to Improve Engineering Concept Learning
    Location: Room 31C
    Presenting Author: Liang Zhu, PhD – University of Maryland Baltimore County
    Co-Author: ronghui Ma – University of Maryland Baltimore County
    Co-Author: Shuyan Sun – University of Maryland Baltimore County
    Biomedical Engineering Education
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Lab-on-a-Chip Platform for Studying Respiratory Droplet Formation in Bronchiolar Airways
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Sima Asadi – University of Notre Dame
    Primary Investigator: Reihaneh Toutouni – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Ziting Tan – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Carter Verst – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Fred Foueppe – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Patrick S. Doyle – Massachussets Institute of Technology
    Last Author: Sima Asadi – University of Notre Dame
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Advancing Biomechanical Measurement and Self-Sensing Biomaterials with Mechanochemical Tools
    Location: Room 32B
    Presenting Author: Xiaocun Lu, PhD – Clarkson University
    Primary Investigator: Xiaocun Lu, PhD – Clarkson University
    Biomaterials
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Bioengineered 3D Glioblastoma Multiforme Model
    Location: Room 24C
    Presenting Author: Autumn McManis – Texas A&M University
    Co-Author: Charles Jimenez – TX A&M College Station
    Co-Author: Abha A. Shirolkar – TX A&M College Station
    Co-Author: Raza ur Rehman Syed, Phd Candidate – TX A&M College Station
    Co-Author: Akhilesh Gaharwar – Texas A&M University
    Last Author: Irtisha Singh – TX A&M College Station
    Primary Investigator: Irtisha Singh – TX A&M College Station
    Cancer Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    ICAM-1-Targeted Antibody-Nanocarrier System for Selective Delivery to Ischemic Muscles: A Biodistribution Study in PAD
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Vy Tran – University of Texas at Arlington
    Co-Author: Vy Tran – University of Texas at Arlington
    Co-Author: Na Nguyen – The University of Texas at Arlington
    Co-Author: Kytai T. Nguyen – The University of Texas at Arlington
    Primary Investigator: George Alexandrakis – University of Texas at Arlington
    Last Author: Tam Nguyen – The University of Texas at Arlington
    Drug Delivery
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Immuno-regulation of brain region-specific organoids with isogenic microglia-like cells
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: Justice Ene – FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
    Co-Author: Chang Liu – FAMU-FSU College Of Engineering
    Co-Author: Wenyan Lu – Mayo Clinic
    Co-Author: Takahisa Kanekiyo – Mayo Clinic
    Last Author: Yan Li – FAMU-FSU College Of Engineering
    Primary Investigator: Yan Li – FAMU-FSU College Of Engineering
    Tissue Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Optical Redox Ratio Distinguishes Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor Margins in an Ex Vivo Xenograft Model
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Helena Hurbon, MA – The University of Arizona
    Co-Author: Thomas Knapp, PhD – The University of Arizona
    Primary Investigator: Travis Sawyer, PhD – The University of Arizona
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Plasma-Assisted Silver Nanoparticle-Modified 3D Printed PLA Scaffolds for Biomimetic Mineralization and High-Throughput Osteoinductive Screening
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: PRATHEESH KANAKARAJAN VIJAYA KUMARI, Dr – Alabama State University
    Co-Author: Derrick Dean – Alabama State University
    Primary Investigator: Vineeth Vijayan – Alabama State University
    Biomaterials
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Pulsed electric field stimulation of endothelial cells produced pro-angiogenic factors and enhanced wound healing analogous to mechanical stimulation
    Location: Room 29B
    Presenting Author: Neeraj Raghuraman Rajagopalan, MS-PhD student – University of Massachusetts Amherst
    Primary Investigator: Govind Srimathveeravalli – University of Massachusetts Amherst
    Co-Author: Juan M. Jiménez – University of Massachusetts Amherst
    Co-Author: Oliver Rose – University of Massachusetts Amherst
    Co-Author: Cici Labbe – University of Massachusetts Amherst
    Tissue Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Qualitative and quantitative comparison of tissue microstructural and mechanical properties among post-mortem and in-vivo human subjects
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Joy Mojumder, n/a – The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc.,
    Co-Author: Yuan-Chiao Lu – Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
    Co-Author: Alexa Diano, MS – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Ahmed Alshareef, n/a – Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of South Carolina, SC, US
    Co-Author: Curtis L. Johnson – University of Delaware
    Last Author: Dzung Pham, n/a – Department of Radiology and Bioengineering, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, US
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Scalable, Power-Free Osmotic Filtration Platforms for Biomanufacturing-Ready Isolation of Extracellular Vesicles and Biomarkers
    Location: Room 24A
    Presenting Author: James J. Lai, PhD – National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
    Last Author: James J. Lai, PhD – National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
    Co-Author: Casey Huang – National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
    Co-Author: Helen Nguyen – Taipei Medical University
    Co-Author: Samuel Chen – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: David J. Lundy – Taipei Medical University
    Biomanufacturing
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Uncovering developmental dynamics in the embryonic lung using single-cell and high-resolution spatial transcriptomics
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Pengfei Zhang, PhD – Princeton University
    Co-Author: Benjamin Law – Princeton University
    Co-Author: Katharine Goodwin – Princeton University
    Primary Investigator: Michelle Chan – Princeton University
    Last Author: Celeste M. Nelson – Princeton University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Inducible CRISPR-Interference Enables Dynamic Control of miR-302 in Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: YiRan Li – Columbia University
    Co-Author: Nicole Rosas – Columbia University
    Co-Author: Sharon Fleischer – Columbia University
    Last Author: Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic – Columbia University
    Primary Investigator: Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic – Columbia University
    Co-Author: Ke Cheng – Columbia University
    Primary Investigator: Ke Cheng – Columbia University
    Co-Author: Yilan Hu – Columbia University, Biomedical Engineering
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • 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
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    siRNA-mediated knockdown of ITGA11 offers a treatment for vocal fold scarring through reduced myofibroblast activation
    Location: Room 31B
    Presenting Author: Yashna Gupta – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Ryan M. Friedman – University of Pennsylvania
    Last Author: Riccardo L. Gottardi, PhD – University of Pennsylvania
    Primary Investigator: Riccardo L. Gottardi, PhD – University of Pennsylvania
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    A microvascularized endometriosis lesion model for evaluating efficacy of inflammation-targeting therapies
    Location: Room 27A
    Presenting Author: Lauren Pruett, PhD – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Laura Bahlmann – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Angela Jiao – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Ryan C. Ogi – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Steve S. Palmer – Celmatix
    Last Author: Linda Griffith – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Women's Health
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Reprogramming T Cell Motility and Function Through the RhoA Pathway
    Location: Room 33B
    Presenting Author: Hongrong Zhang, MS – University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
    Co-Author: Zhongming Chen – University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
    Co-Author: Guhan Qian – University of Minnesota - Twin cities
    Co-Author: Chris Zahm – University of Minnesota - Twin cities
    Co-Author: Branden Moriarity – University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
    Primary Investigator: Paolo P. Provenzano – University of Minnesota
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Bioorthogonal Tetrazine Ligation Enables Spatial Patterning of Hydrogel to Control Myofibroblast Differentiation in a Microfluidic Model of Vocal Fold Injury
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Samiksha Udan – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Aditya Natu – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Yinzhi Fang – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Joseph M. Fox – University of Delaware
    Primary Investigator: Xinqiao Jia – University of Delaware
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    DEP PenCell: Development of Low-cost Dielectrophoretic Cell Separating Device Using Negative Anisotropic Thermal Expanding Material
    Location: Room 30E
    Presenting Author: Mi Thant Mon Soe, PhD – Rutgers University
    Last Author: Moses Noh, Ph.D. – Drexel University
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Chronic Myotrope Treatment Induces Contractile and Myofibrillar Remodeling in Cardiomyocytes
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: Miguel Sanchez-Lozano, MS – University of California, Santa Barbara
    Co-Author: Gabriela Villalpando Torres, BS – University of California, Santa Barbara
    Co-Author: Anela Bautista, BS – University of California, Santa Barbara
    Co-Author: Janae Gayle, BS – University of California Santa Barbara
    Co-Author: Samuel D. Feinstein, BS – University of California, Santa Barbara
    Co-Author: Anna Tomov, BS – University of California, Santa Barbara
    Primary Investigator: Beth Pruitt, PhD – University of California, Santa Barbara - Santa Barbara, CA
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Negotiation-Based Fusion for Reliable Multimodal Physiological Signal Classification
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Saba Azizabadi Farahani, - – University of California Irvine
    Co-Author: Manoj Vishwanath – University of California, Irvine
    Co-Author: Steven Cao – University of California Irvine
    Last Author: Hung Cao – University of California, Irvine
    Co-Author: Amir Rahmani – University of California Irvine
    Neural Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Using Virtual Laboratories for Cell Manufacturing Training and Teaching in Higher Education
    Location: Room 31C
    Presenting Author: Cheryl T. Gomillion, PhD – School of Chemical, Materials, and Biomedical Engineering, University of Georgia
    Co-Author: Deborah Moyaki – Engineering Education Transformations Institute, University of Georgia
    Co-Author: Pravalika Irukulla – School of Chemical, Materials, and Biomedical Engineering, University of Georgia
    Co-Author: Nathaniel Hunsu – Engineering Education Transformations Institute, University of Georgia
    Co-Author: Dominik May – University of Wuppertal, Germany
    Last Author: Cheryl T. Gomillion, PhD – School of Chemical, Materials, and Biomedical Engineering, University of Georgia
    Primary Investigator: Cheryl T. Gomillion, PhD – School of Chemical, Materials, and Biomedical Engineering, University of Georgia
    Biomedical Engineering Education
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Bacterial infection regulates Epithelial Barrier Function via E-cadherin/b-catenin/FOXO1 mechanisms
    Location: Room 29B
    Presenting Author: Alison Grafton – Georgetown University
    Co-Author: Peter Lialios – Georgetown University
    Co-Author: Sana Surrency, MS – Georgetown University
    Last Author: Stella Alimperti – Georgetown University
    Primary Investigator: Stella Alimperti – Georgetown University
    Tissue Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    In-silico Analysis of Population Variation in Brain Vibration Mechanics
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Turner Jennings – Northeastern University
    Co-Author: Diego Acosta – Texas A&M University
    Co-Author: Mahika Sharma – Northeastern University
    Co-Author: Mahsa Karamzadeh – Northeastern University
    Co-Author: Philip Bayly – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Sinan Muftu – Northeastern University
    Primary Investigator: Sinan Muftu – Northeastern University
    Co-Author: Rouzbeh Amini – Northeastern University
    Last Author: Rouzbeh Amini – Northeastern University
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Label-free multi-modal optical biopsy reveals biomolecular and morphological features of diabetic kidney tissue in 2D and 3D
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Anthony A. Fung, PhD – Yale University
    Primary Investigator: Anthony A. Fung, PhD – Yale University
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Lightning Rod Approach: Enhanced Cell Selective Low-Voltage Electroporation for In-Vivo Cell Manufacturing
    Location: Room 24A
    Presenting Author: Vaishali Malik, MS – University of Massachusetts Amherst
    Co-Author: Ritam Das – University of Massachusetts Am
    Co-Author: Badal Singh – University of Massachusetts
    Last Author: S. Thayumanavan – University of Massachusetts
    Primary Investigator: Govind Srimathveeravalli – University of Massachusetts Amherst
    Biomanufacturing
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Melanoma-targeting patch encapsulating Manganese Oxide Nanoparticles coated with Urine-derived iPSC membranes
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Dasong Hong, BEng (Bachelor of Engineering) – yonsei university
    Primary Investigator: Jinkee Hong – Yonsei University
    Drug Delivery
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Modeling the Effects of long term effects of Low Dose Radiation on Immunometabolism and Its Effect on Liver Organoid Physiology
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: Ruth S. Singh – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Co-Author: Noah Allen – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Co-Author: Brycelyn Whitman – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Primary Investigator: Elizabeth Blaber, Ph.D. – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Co-Author: Jennifer Marie Hurley, Ph.D. – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Tissue Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Physiological buffer effects on the mechanical properties of a dynamic covalently crosslinked hydrogel
    Location: Room 32B
    Presenting Author: Daiyao Zhang – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Neil Baugh – Stanford University
    Last Author: Sarah C. Heilshorn – Stanford University
    Primary Investigator: Sarah C. Heilshorn – Stanford University
    Biomaterials
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Powering the heart: fully bioresorbable epicardial pacing leads
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Juncen Zhou – Stony Brook University
    Co-Author: Hanbo wang – Stony Brook University
    Biomaterials
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Single-Sequence, Structure Free Allosteric Residue Prediction with Protein Language Models
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Gokul Kannan, BS, MA – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Chu Zheng – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Brian Hie – Stanford University
    Last Author: Peter Kim – Stanford University
    Primary Investigator: Peter Kim – Stanford University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Acoustic traveling wave induced shear torsion (A-TWIST) platform in biomimetic hydrogels to promote endothelial cell vascularization
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Joseph Rich, PhD – Brigham Young University
    Co-Author: Connor Amelung – Duke University
    Co-Author: Xianchen Xu – Duke University
    Co-Author: Zhiteng Ma – Duke University
    Co-Author: Ruoyu Zhong – Duke University
    Co-Author: John D. H. Mai – Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California
    Co-Author: Brandon Lu – Duke University
    Co-Author: Parker Esswein, BS – Duke University
    Co-Author: Dimitris Ntekoumes – Duke University
    Co-Author: Zhenhua Tian – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    Co-Author: Sharon Gerecht – Duke University
    Last Author: Tony Huang – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Tony Huang – Duke University
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Size-dependent peri-gastruloid model to investigate the regulatory factors influencing self-organization
    Location: Room 33B
    Presenting Author: Diandian Cheng – University of California, Irvine
    Co-Author: David Berlin – University of California, Irvine
    Last Author: Quinton Smith – University of California, Irvine
    Primary Investigator: Quinton Smith – University of California, Irvine
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • 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
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Microengineered Glioblastoma Perivascular Niche on-a-Chip for Dissecting the Role of Microglia in Tumor Progression
    Location: Room 24C
    Presenting Author: Twinkle Jina Minette Manoharan – Arizona State University
    Co-Author: Kalpana Ravi – Arizona State University
    Co-Author: Shwetal Mehta – Ivy Brain Tumor Center, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ
    Primary Investigator: Mehdi Nikkhah – Arizona State University
    Cancer Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    A Biomimetic Hydrogel Model of Uterine Fibroids: Investigating Fibroblast Activation and Extracellular Matrix Deposition
    Location: Room 27A
    Presenting Author: Erika Moore, PhD – University of Maryland
    Co-Author: Allison Moses – University of Maryland, Fischell Department of Bioengineering
    Women's Health
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Biomechanical Profiling of Murine Fibroblasts in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Microenvironments
    Location: Room 31B
    Presenting Author: Connor Nguyen – The University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Co-Author: Shalarria Cooper – The University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Primary Investigator: MK Sewell-Loftin – University of Alabama Birmingham
    Co-Author: Vaishali Bala, MEng – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Smart Sticker-Type Antenna for Non-invasive and Early Risk Detection of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections
    Location: Room 30E
    Presenting Author: Muhammad Masud Rana – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Sarath Gopalakrishnan – Keysight Technologies
    Co-Author: Akshay Krishnakumar – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Yashwanth Ramesh – Purdue University
    Primary Investigator: Rahim Rahimi – Purdue University
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Mechanotransduction in Cardiac Fibroblasts on a Novel Device Mimicking Myocardial Infarction
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: Ali Lateef – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Atia Rahman – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Rayesa Haque Rupanti – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Ryan Zurakowski – University of Delaware
    Last Author: Elise A. Corbin, PhD – University of Delaware
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Silence and Replace Gene Therapy Approach for SMC1A Related Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: Nik Lind, PhD Student – University of California, Davis Biomedical Engineering
    Last Author: Julian Halmai – University of California, Davis Department of Neurology
    Primary Investigator: Julian Halmai – University of California, Davis Department of Neurology
    Co-Author: Kyle Fink, PhD – UC Davis
    Co-Author: Casiana Gonzalez – UC Davis
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    AI-based Modeling of Electrophysiological Bursts in In Vitro Neural Cultures
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Md Sayed Tanveer Azam – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Co-Author: Chuang Niu – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Co-Author: Mohammad Mostajo-Radji – University of California Santa Cruz
    Co-Author: Brett J. Kagan – Cortical Labs
    Co-Author: Ge Wang – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Last Author: Ge Wang – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Primary Investigator: Ge Wang – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Neural Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Medical Device Design and Engineering Learning through Virtual Reality Technology and Environment
    Location: Room 31C
    Presenting Author: Charles Patrick, Jr., PhD, MDIV – Texas A&M University, Department of Biomedical Engineering
    Primary Investigator: Charles Patrick, Jr., PhD, MDIV – Texas A&M University, Department of Biomedical Engineering
    Biomedical Engineering Education
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    8:45 PM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Menstrual Phase Influences Performance Indicators in Division I Women’s Basketball: A Longitudinal Multi-modal Study
    Location: Room 27A
    Presenting Author: Hayley Whitney – Lehigh University
    Co-Author: Addie Micir – Lehigh University
    Co-Author: Rupa Ravi – Seshadri Lab
    Primary Investigator: Dhruv Seshadri – Lehigh University
    Women's Health
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:00 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Profiling and Precision Medicine
    Location: Room 24B
    Track Chair: Priscilla Hwang, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Track Chair: Claire Robertson, PhD – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    Session Chair: Ian Y. Wong – Brown University
    Session Chair: Joseph Chen, PhD – University of Louisville
    Cancer Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Biohybrid Technologies
    Location: Room 33C
    Session Chair: Michelle H. Teplensky, PhD – Boston University
    Session Chair: Megan L. McCain, PhD – University of Southern California
    Track Chair: Aylin Acun, PhD – Widener University
    Track Chair: Cheemeng Tan – University of California, Davis
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Biomaterials in Tissue Engineering II
    Location: Room 29A
    Track Chair: Chelsea M. Magin, PhD – University of Colorado, Denver | Anschutz
    Track Chair: Cathal John Kearney
    Session Chair: Aidan Gilchrist – UC Davis
    Session Chair: Marley Dewey, PhD – University of California Santa Barbara
    Session Chair: Adam C. Farsheed, PhD – Salk Institute for Biological Studies
    Tissue Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Cardiovascular Metabolism & Immunity
    Location: Room 30A
    Session Chair: Kareen LK Coulombe, PhD – Brown University
    Track Chair: Kareen LK Coulombe, PhD – Brown University
    Track Chair: Hoda Hatoum, PhD – Michigan Technological University
    Session Chair: Matthew R. Bersi, PhD – Washington University in St. Louis
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Cellular and Molecular Mechanobiology II: Between Cells
    Location: Room 31B
    Track Chair: Luke (Lucas) Timmins, PhD – Texas A&M University
    Track Chair: Kristen Mills – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Session Chair: Alexander Boys, PhD – Dartmouth College
    Session Chair: Oleg V. Kim, PhD – Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech; Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Ethics, Access, and Outreach
    Location: Room 31C
    Track Chair: Rebecca Scott – University of Oklahoma
    Track Chair: Olivia Coiado, Dr. – Washington State University
    Moderator: Jad El Harake
    Moderator: Aisha Chen, PhD – Azusa Pacific University
    Biomedical Engineering Education
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Imaging Tissues, Organs, and Physiological Systems
    Location: Room 30D
    Track Chair: Stephen LaConte – Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, Roanoke, VA
    Track Chair: Junjie Yao, PhD – Duke University
    Session Chair: Bingmei Fu – City College of New York
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Low-resource Clinical Technology Development
    Location: Room 27B
    Track Chair: Kevin J. McHugh, PhD – Rice University
    Track Chair: Scott Berry, PhD, MBA, MEng – University of Kentucky
    Session Chair: Bryan Ranger, PhD – Boston College
    Session Chair: Mohammad Dehghan Banadaki, PhD – University of kentucky
    Global Health Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Mechanics-Driven Brain Injury
    Location: Room 31A
    Track Chair: Luke (Lucas) Timmins, PhD – Texas A&M University
    Track Chair: Kristen Mills – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Session Chair: Curtis L. Johnson – University of Delaware
    Session Chair: Morteza Seidi – University of Texas at San Antonio
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Micro/Nano Technologies In Detection and Diagnostics
    Location: Room 26A
    Session Chair: Melikhan Tanyeri – Duquesne University
    Session Chair: Brian Meckes – University of North Texas
    Track Chair: Molly Kozminsky, PhD – Iowa State University
    Track Chair: Onyema Osuagwu, PhD – Morgan State University
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Microphysiological Organ System Development
    Location: Room 24C
    Track Chair: Priscilla Hwang, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Track Chair: Claire Robertson, PhD – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    Session Chair: Song Ih Ahn, PhD – Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Session Chair: Priscilla Hwang, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Cancer Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Neuromodulation: Brain & Spinal Cord Stimulation
    Location: Room 29D
    Session Chair: Bingmei Fu – City College of New York
    Session Chair: Enrico Opri, PhD – University of Michigan Ann Arbor
    Track Chair: Joon (Simon) Shim, PhD – Marshall University
    Track Chair: Mario I. Romero-Ortega, PhD – University of Arizona
    Track Chair: Nanyin Zhang, PhD – Penn State University
    Neural Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Nucleic Acid Delivery
    Location: Room 29C
    Track Chair: Elizabeth Barker, PhD – University of Tennessee
    Track Chair: Jyothi U. Menon, PhD – Texas A&M University
    Session Chair: Maria Porras
    Session Chair: Alireza Najafabadi, PhD – University of Cincinnati
    Drug Delivery
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Optical Microscopy, Endoscopy and Spectroscopy (Optics)
    Location: Room 30C
    Track Chair: Stephen LaConte – Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, Roanoke, VA
    Track Chair: Junjie Yao, PhD – Duke University
    Session Chair: Caigang Zhu – University of Kentucky
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Platform Sessions V
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Precision and Predictive Medicine
    Location: Room 33A
    Track Chair: Alexander Xu, PhD – University of Maryland College Park
    Track Chair: Megan McLean
    Session Chair: Hermann Frieboes, Ph.D. – University of Louisville
    Session Chair: Atefe Alimirzaei, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Self-Assembling and Stimuli-Responsive Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering
    Location: Room 32A
    Track Chair: Janeta Zoldan – The University of Texas at Austin
    Track Chair: MK Sewell-Loftin – University of Alabama Birmingham
    Track Chair: Ryan Stowers – UC Santa Barbara
    Track Chair: Ester J. Kwon, PhD – University of California, San Diego
    Session Chair: Grace Ying Chen, PhD – Rowan University
    Session Chair: Vanessa Dartora, PhD – Georgia Tech
    Biomaterials
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Technology Advances and Modeling in Infectious Diseases
    Location: Room 26B
    Track Chair: Orlando S. Hoilett, PhD – University of Cincinnati
    Track Chair: Anita Shukla, PhD – Brown University
    Session Chair: Rajarshi Chattaraj – New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Session Chair: Erika Cyphert, Ph.D. – UC San Diego
    Technologies for Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Theory and Practice of Synthetic Biology
    Location: Room 33B
    Track Chair: Alexander Xu, PhD – University of Maryland College Park
    Track Chair: Megan McLean
    Session Chair: Vivek Kumar, PhD – University of Houston
    Session Chair: Johane H. Bracamonte, Dr – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Translational Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
    Location: Room 23C
    Session Chair: Karina Nakayama – Oregon Health & Science University
    Session Chair: Zachary A. Dooley, MS – OrthoFix Medical
    Track Chair: Deva D. Chan, Ph.D. – Purdue University
    Track Chair: Whasil Lee, PhD – University of Rochester, NY
    Track Chair: Jessica Isaacs, PhD PE – Exponent, Inc.
    Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Wearable Sensors and Devices II
    Location: Room 30E
    Track Chair: Kiana Aran, PhD – University of California, San Diego
    Track Chair: Yongkuk Lee, PhD – Wichita State University
    Track Chair: Aijun Wang, Ph.D. – UC Davis
    Session Chair: Kiana Aran, PhD – University of California, San Diego
    Session Chair: Ami Doshi, Dr – University of California San Diego
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:00 PM - 2:15 PM PDT
    Automated Fluorescence-Guided Platform for Subtype Targeting
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Ethan Marschall, MS – Arizona State University
    Co-Author: Jamie Akbari-Carpenter – Arizona State University
    Co-Author: Jarrett Eshima – Arizona State University
    Co-Author: Derek Smetanick – Arizona State University
    Primary Investigator: Barbara Smith – Arizona State University
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:00 PM - 2:15 PM PDT
    Decoding Immune Networks with Implantable Cytokine Sensors
    Location: Room 29A
    Invited Speaker: Maria Coronel – University of Michigan
    Last Author: Maria Coronel – University of Michigan
    Primary Investigator: Maria Coronel – University of Michigan
    Tissue Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:00 PM - 2:15 PM PDT
    Drug discovery for emerging pathogens using transfer learning & ultra-high-throughput screening
    Location: Room 26B
    Invited Speaker: Sriram Chandrasekaran, PhD – University of Michigan
    Technologies for Emerging Infectious Diseases@@Invited Speaker
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:00 PM - 2:15 PM PDT
    Dynamic Hydrogel Implants with Shape Memory and Therapeutic Functionality for Minimally Invasive Applications
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Benjamin Wilson – Mayo Clinic
    Co-Author: Sudip Chakraborty – Mayo Clinic
    Primary Investigator: Suman Bose, Ph.D. – Department of Immunology at the Mayo Clinic
    Biomaterials
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:00 PM - 2:15 PM PDT
    Dynamic Nanomedicines: Engineering Polymeric Nanoparticles to Overcome Biological Barriers
    Location: Room 29C
    Invited Speaker: Alexandra S. Piotrowski-Daspit, Ph.D. – University of Michigan
    Drug Delivery
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:00 PM - 2:15 PM PDT
    Full-Field Brain Strain Reconstruction from Sparse Displacement Data using Machine Learning
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Andrew H. Chang – University of South Carolina
    Co-Author: Samuel Remedios – The Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Dzung Pham, n/a – Department of Radiology and Bioengineering, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, US
    Last Author: Ahmed Alshareef, n/a – Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of South Carolina, SC, US
    Primary Investigator: Ahmed Alshareef, n/a – Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of South Carolina, SC, US
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:00 PM - 2:15 PM PDT
    Mechanical cues mediate P-cadherin dependent adhesions driving collective tumor invasion
    Location: Room 24C
    Invited Speaker: Priscilla Hwang, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Cancer Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:00 PM - 2:15 PM PDT
    Microbial Community Colony Morphology as a Medium towards Biological Information Processing
    Location: Room 33B
    Presenting Author: Kristen Lok – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Lingchong You – Duke University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:00 PM - 2:15 PM PDT
    Network-Based Kidney Allocation Simulation: Evaluating Organ Matching Strategies in Variable Hospital Networks
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Benjamin Z. Hu – University of North Texas
    Presenting Author: Aniruth Ananthanarayanan – University of North Texas
    Co-Author: Alexander Sha – University of North Texas
    Co-Author: Sudeep R. Senivarapu – University of North Texas
    Co-Author: Anishsairam Murari – University of North Texas
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:00 PM - 2:15 PM PDT
    Next generation stem cell-based bioimplant for articular cartilage repair
    Location: Room 23C
    Invited Speaker: Denis Evseenko – USC
    Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:00 PM - 2:15 PM PDT
    Vinculin enhances tumor growth independent of its interactions with actin
    Location: Room 31B
    Presenting Author: Emily Fabiano – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Brenton Hoffman, PhD – Duke University
    Last Author: Cynthia A. Reinhart-King – Rice University
    Primary Investigator: Cynthia A. Reinhart-King – Rice University
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:00 PM - 2:15 PM PDT
    Wearable quantitative near-infrared spectroscopy for noninvasive sensing of human physiology
    Location: Room 30D
    Presenting Author: Shashikant Lahade – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Siavash Yazdi – University of California Irvine
    Co-Author: Nicholas Ross – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Saba Mohammadi – University of California Irvine
    Co-Author: Michael Green – University of California Irvine
    Last Author: Thomas O'Sullivan – University of Notre Dame
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:00 PM - 2:15 PM PDT
    Biomedical Ethics in the Age of Emerging Technology: Experiential Learning Strategies for Engineering Students
    Location: Room 31C
    Presenting Author: Pun To (Douglas) Yung, PhD – Syracuse University
    Primary Investigator: Pun To (Douglas) Yung, PhD – Syracuse University
    Biomedical Engineering Education
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:00 PM - 2:15 PM PDT
    Transcranial Temporal Interference Stimulation on Motor and Cognitive Functions in Stroke Animals
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Chih-Wei Peng, PhD, PT – School of Biomedical Engineering, Taipei Medical University
    Co-Author: Chun-Wei Wu – School of Biomedical Engineering, Taipei Medical University
    Last Author: Siti Ainun Marufa – International PhD Program in Biomedical Engineering, Taipei Medical University
    Co-Author: Kenneth J. Gustafson – Departments of Biomedical Engineering & Urology, Case Western Reserve University
    Neural Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:00 PM - 2:15 PM PDT
    Sensitive Colorimetric Diagnostics Enabled by Catalytic Nanoparticles
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Xiaohu Xia – University of Central Florida
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:00 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Druggable Control Mechanisms for the Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in the Pancreas Cancer Tumor Microenvironment
    Location: Room 24B
    Invited Speaker: Matthew Lazzara – University of Virginia
    Cancer Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:00 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Engineering Methods for Fitting Digital Dynamical Manifolds for Human Health AI
    Location: Room 30E
    Invited Speaker: Benjamin Smarr, PhD in Neurobiology and Behavior from UW – University of California San Diego
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:00 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    From sequence to structure to function: Engineering RNA as a molecular toolset
    Location: Room 33C
    Invited Speaker: Jaimie Stewart, PhD – University of California, Los Angeles
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:00 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Predictive Computational Modeling of Cardiac Metabolism in Heart failure Patients
    Location: Room 30A
    Invited Speaker: Anja Karlstaedt – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:15 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    4D myocardial deformation analysis in preclinical zebrafish model using Light Sheet Microscopy and nnUnet
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Tanveer Teranikar, PhD – University of Texas at Arlington
    Co-Author: Nazmus Sakib, PhD – University of Texas at Arlington
    Last Author: Juhyun Lee – University of Texas at Arlington
    Primary Investigator: Juhyun Lee – University of Texas at Arlington
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:15 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Accumulation of axonal damages from repeated stretches
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Chaokai Zhang, PhD – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Last Author: Songbai Ji – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Primary Investigator: Songbai Ji – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:15 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Colon Organoids on-a-Chip to Study the Influence of Bile Acids on Gut Bacterial Colonization
    Location: Room 24C
    Presenting Author: Ishita Dasgupta – Illinois Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Durga Prasad Rangineni – Illinois Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Miriam Duran – Illinois Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Arianna Brevi, PhD – University of California San Diego
    Last Author: Abhinav Bhushan, PhD – Illinois Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Abhinav Bhushan, PhD – Illinois Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Amir Zarrinpar, MD, PhD, AGAF – University of California San Diego
    Co-Author: Yixiao Ma – University of Illinois Chicago
    Cancer Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:15 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Esomeprazole and cargo-free nanoparticle "decoys" modulate phagocytic clearance of polymeric nanoparticles
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Peyton Panovich – University of Michigan- Department of Biomedical Engineering
    Co-Author: Aditi Ganesan – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Miriam E. Stevens – University of Michigan
    Last Author: Alexandra S. Piotrowski-Daspit, Ph.D. – University of Michigan
    Primary Investigator: Alexandra S. Piotrowski-Daspit, Ph.D. – University of Michigan
    Drug Delivery
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:15 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Impacts of Head Tissue Variability on Predicted Current Density in Aging Brains
    Location: Room 30D
    Presenting Author: Gavin Hart, BS – University of Florida
    Primary Investigator: Aprinda Indahlastari – University of Florida
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:15 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Light-Directed Collagen Self-Assembly for Engineering Spatially Structured Hydrogels
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Jingtong Zhao, MSE – California Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Akash Dhawan – California Institute of Technology
    Last Author: Julie Kornfield – California Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Julie Kornfield – California Institute of Technology
    Biomaterials
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:15 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Loss of Novel Mechanosensitive Ion Channel TMEM63A Impairs Osteoblast Differentiation and Mechanostransduction
    Location: Room 31B
    Presenting Author: Meghana Davuluri, MS – stony brook university
    Primary Investigator: Yi-Xian Qin – Stony Brook University
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:15 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Nanofiber-Hydrogel Composite Improves Survival of Co-Transplanted Fat Grafts for Soft Tissue Restoration
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: Kevin Yang, PhD – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Kevin Yang, PhD – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Zhi-Cheng Yao – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Jiayuan Kong – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Hai-Quan Mao, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
    Last Author: Hai-Quan Mao, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
    Tissue Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:15 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Scaling Biomedical Innovation to Save Newborn Lives: The NEST360 Experience Across Four African Countries
    Location: Room 27B
    Invited Speaker: Rebecca Richards-Kortum, PhD – Rice University
    Global Health Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:15 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Therascript: A Data-Efficient Foundation Model for Predicting Therapeutic Efficacy
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Daniel Mukasa – MIT
    Co-Author: Giovanni Traverso – MIT
    Co-Author: Heather Kulik – MIT
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:15 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Tunable, self-contained gene dosage control via proteolytic cleavage of CRISPR-Cas
    Location: Room 33B
    Presenting Author: Noa Katz, Dr. – Stanford
    Primary Investigator: Xiaojing Gao, Ph.D. – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Connie An – Stanford
    Co-Author: Yu-Ju Lee – McGill University
    Co-Author: Meng Zhang – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Jeewoo Kang – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Wei-Hsiang Huang – McGill University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:15 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    High-Throughput Microfluidic Platform for Monitoring Viral Infection Dynamics at Single-Cell Resolution
    Location: Room 26B
    Presenting Author: Tongjia Ella Kang – UNC Chapel Hill
    Co-Author: Mohamad Sotoudegan – UNC Chapel Hill
    Primary Investigator: Craig E. Cameron – UNC Chapel Hill
    Technologies for Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:15 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Advances in Intrathecal Delivery to the Spinal Cord by Laser-Activated Perfluorocarbon Nanodroplets
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Robert Nikolai – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Anthony Donsante – Emory University
    Co-Author: Melissa Cadena, BS – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: David Qin – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Anamik Jhunjhunwala, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University
    Co-Author: Jason J. Lamanna – Emory University
    Co-Author: Huyju Mun – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Nicholas Boulis – Emory University
    Last Author: Stanislav Emelianov, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University School of Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Stanislav Emelianov, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Arya Oak – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Shreya Vavilala – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Neural Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:15 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Fostering Intercultural Skills in Biomedical Engineering though an International Virtual Exchange
    Location: Room 31C
    Presenting Author: Ana M. Porras – University of Florida
    Co-Author: Daniel Suárez Venegas – Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
    Biomedical Engineering Education
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:15 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Digitalizing magnetic microdroplets for medical diagnostics using Lab-on-a-3D-Printer driven Ferrobots
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Shun Ye, PhD Candidate – UCLA
    Co-Author: Bella Rose Schremmer – UCLA
    Co-Author: Tianyi Li – UCLA
    Co-Author: Adam Hurst – UCLA
    Co-Author: Ian Murray – UCLA
    Co-Author: Gyeo-Re Han – UCLA
    Co-Author: Maximilian Mitterberger – UCLA
    Co-Author: Dino Di Carlo – UCLA
    Primary Investigator: Dino Di Carlo – UCLA
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:15 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Characterizing the Effects of Indirect Histotripsy Treatment on Tendon Structure and Function
    Location: Room 23C
    Presenting Author: Megan Gulian, MS – North Carolina State University
    Last Author: Vincent Wang, Ph.D. – Virginia Tech
    Primary Investigator: Vincent Wang, Ph.D. – Virginia Tech
    Co-Author: Joanne Tuohy – Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
    Co-Author: Eli Vlaisavljevich, Ph.D. – Virginia Tech
    Co-Author: Elliana Vickers – Virginia Tech, Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health
    Co-Author: Blake T. Bangay – Virginia Tech, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics
    Co-Author: Zoe Miloszewski – Virginia Tech, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics
    Co-Author: Sheryl Coutermarsh-Ott, DVM, PhD, DACVP – Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology
    Co-Author: Georgina Flynn-Smith – Virginia Tech, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics
    Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    3D microsphere tumor models for single-cell analyses
    Location: Room 24C
    Presenting Author: Julea Vlassakis, PhD – Rice University
    Last Author: Julea Vlassakis, PhD – Rice University
    Primary Investigator: Julea Vlassakis, PhD – Rice University
    Co-Author: Jocie Baker – Rice University, Department of Bioengineering
    Cancer Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    3D Tumor-Mimicking Phantom Models for Assessing NIR I/II Nanoparticles in Fluorescence-Guided Surgical Interventions
    Location: Room 30D
    Presenting Author: Asma Harun, MSc – Texas Tech University
    Co-Author: Nathaniel Bendele – Texas Tech University
    Co-Author: Mohammad Ibrahim Khalil – TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
    Co-Author: Isabella Vasquez – Texas Tech University
    Co-Author: Jonathan Djuanda – TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
    Co-Author: Robert Posey – Texas Tech University
    Co-Author: Md Hasnat Rashid – Texas Tech University
    Co-Author: Gordon Christopher – TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
    Co-Author: Ulrich Bickel – Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
    Co-Author: Joshua Tropp – Texas Tech University
    Co-Author: Paul F. Egan – TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
    Primary Investigator: Indrajit Srivastava, PhD – Texas Tech University
    Co-Author: Viktor Gruev
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    An Anisotropic Natural-Synthetic Composite Scaffold for Heart Valve Tissue Engineering
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: Mario Brock Leao – University of South Florida
    Co-Author: Azin Ghasemi, n/a – University of south florida
    Last Author: Neda Latifi – University of South Florida
    Primary Investigator: Neda Latifi – University of South Florida
    Tissue Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Cadherins cooperate with EGFR to regulate rigidity sensing, proliferation and invasion in 3D cultures
    Location: Room 31B
    Presenting Author: Deborah Leckband, PhD – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Evan Hebner – University of Illinois
    Co-Author: Yubo Zou – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Deep Learning Approaches to Ultrasound-based Body Composition Estimation in Newborns
    Location: Room 27B
    Presenting Author: Bryan Ranger, PhD – Boston College
    Co-Author: Keshi He – Boston College
    Co-Author: Julia Hohenberg – Boston College
    Co-Author: Emily Nagel, PhD, RD – University of Minnesota
    Co-Author: Sara E. Ramel – University of Minnesota
    Co-Author: Katherine A. Bell – Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Co-Author: Donglai Wei – Boston College
    Co-Author: Jinhee Park – Boston College
    Last Author: Bryan Ranger, PhD – Boston College
    Primary Investigator: Bryan Ranger, PhD – Boston College
    Co-Author: Audrey Xiao
    Co-Author: Melkamu Berhane
    Co-Author: Tsinuel Girma
    Global Health Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Exosomal Thomsen–Friedenreich Glycoantigen as a Pan-cancer Biomarker for Cancer Diagnosis
    Location: Room 24B
    Presenting Author: Yafei Su – University at Buffalo
    Co-Author: Man Qi – University at Buffalo
    Co-Author: Kate Rittenhouse-Olson, Ph.D. – University at Buffalo
    Co-Author: Wilfrido Mojica – University at Buffalo
    Co-Author: Mary E Reid – Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Co-Author: Grace K Dy – Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Last Author: Yun Wu – University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
    Cancer Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Oral Delivery of Polymeric Nanoparticles for Effective Gene Editing
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Huiyi Liang, PhD – Columbia University
    Drug Delivery
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Pathological brain compression drives neuronal apoptosis, impairs synaptic activity, and promotes glial neuroinflammation in mice and humans
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Maksym Zarodniuk, MSc – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Anna Wenninger – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Julian Najera, BS – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Jihaeng Lee – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Jack Markillie – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Cameron MacKenzie – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Bianca V. Batista – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Megna Panchbhavi – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: R’nld Rumbach – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Alice Burchett – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Hailey Sallaberry – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Bradley Smith – University of Notre Dame
    Primary Investigator: Meenal Datta – University of Notre Dame
    Last Author: Christopher Patzke – University of Notre Dame
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Physics-Guided Lateral and Axial Restoration for Fast In Vivo Two-Photon Fluorescence Imaging
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Zhengyuan Pan – Shanghai Jiao Tong University
    Last Author: Bobo gu – Shanghai Jiao Tong University
    Primary Investigator: Bobo gu – Shanghai Jiao Tong University
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Single-Molecule Sensors Integrated with Machine Learning Enable Early Diagnosis of Neonatal Sepsis and Breast Cancer
    Location: Room 33B
    Presenting Author: Justin Rolando, PhD – Harvard Medical School; Brigham and Women's Hospital; Wyss Institute for Bioinspired Engineering
    Last Author: David Walt – Harvard Medical School; Brigham and Women's Hospital; Wyss Institute for Bioinspired Engineering
    Primary Investigator: David Walt – Harvard Medical School; Brigham and Women's Hospital; Wyss Institute for Bioinspired Engineering
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Subject-Specific Modeling of the Early Childhood Consequences of Preterm Birth
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Salla Kim, MS – UC Irvine
    Co-Author: Filip Jezek – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Pim Oomen – University of California Irvine
    Co-Author: Gregory Barton – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    Co-Author: Kara Goss, MD – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    Co-Author: Mitchel J. Colebank – University of South Carolina
    Co-Author: Naomi C. Chesler, PhD – University of California, Irvine
    Last Author: Naomi C. Chesler, PhD – University of California, Irvine
    Primary Investigator: Naomi C. Chesler, PhD – University of California, Irvine
    Co-Author: Daniel Beard
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Unique Antimicrobial Properties of Carbobenzyloxy-Modified Amino Acids and their Self-Assembly
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Alexa Sowers – West Virginia University
    Co-Author: Bingyun Li, PhD – West Virginia University School of Medicine
    Biomaterials
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    DNA-Guided, on-Membrane Assembly of Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles for Enhanced Detection of Cell Surface Markers
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Yuki Maeda, MEng – University of Tokyo
    Co-Author: Noriko Nakamura – University of Tokyo
    Co-Author: Seiichi Ohta – University of Tokyo
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Macrophages Alter Metabolism of Engineered Cardiac Tissue in Infarct Conditions
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: Frank Ketchum – University of Notre Dame
    Last Author: Pinar Zorlutuna – University of Notre Dame
    Primary Investigator: Pinar Zorlutuna – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Michael Monaghan – Trinity College Dublin
    Co-Author: Meenakshi Suku – Trinity College Dublin
    Co-Author: Annalisa Rovinelli – Trinity College Dublin
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    A Bioengineered Lymph Node-on-a-Chip Enabling Personalized Evaluation of Vaccine Efficacy
    Location: Room 26B
    Presenting Author: Fanghao Shi, PHD – New York University
    Primary Investigator: Weiqiang Chen – New York University
    Co-Author: dongdong Liu – New York University
    Technologies for Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Cyborg Bacteria as Living Organelles for Mammalian Cells Augmentation
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: Ofelya Baghdasaryan – UC Davis
    Co-Author: Jared Lee-Kin – UC Davis
    Last Author: Russell Hovey – Department of Animal Sciences
    Primary Investigator: Cheemeng Tan – University of California, Davis
    Last Author: Cheemeng Tan – University of California, Davis
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Integrating equity and sustainability principles into upper-division bioengineering courses
    Location: Room 31C
    Presenting Author: Andrew Ramirez, MS – University of California, Los Angeles
    Primary Investigator: Aaron Meyer – University of California, Los Angeles
    Last Author: Chase Linsley – University of California, Los Angeles
    Biomedical Engineering Education
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Mapping Interictal Activity and Revealing Effects of Responsive Neurostimulation and Epilepsy-foci Resection in the Human Brain using Functional Ultrasound Imaging
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Kofi Agyeman, PhD – University of Southern California
    Co-Author: Darrin Lee – University of Southern California
    Co-Author: Jonathan Russin – University of Southern California
    Co-Author: Charles Liu – University of Southern California
    Primary Investigator: Vasileios Christopoulos – University of Southern California
    Co-Author: Wooseong Choi – University of Southern California
    Neural Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    A Trans-Epidermal Vapor Condenser toward Non-Contact Monitoring of Wound Volatiles and Bacterial Signatures
    Location: Room 30E
    Presenting Author: Sarena Wapnick – Northwestern University
    Co-Author: Soongwon Cho – Northwestern University
    Co-Author: Kenneth Madsen – Northwestern University
    Co-Author: Yu-Ting (Tina) Huang – Northwestern University
    Co-Author: Ansen Tan – Northwestern University
    Primary Investigator: John A. Rogers – Northwestern University
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Paraspinal Muscle Architecture Analysis in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Using Diffusion MRI
    Location: Room 23C
    Presenting Author: Zhenhao Liu, MSc – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Co-Author: Yueh Z. Lee, MD, PhD – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Co-Author: Nevaeh Nez – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Co-Author: James O. Sanders, MD, MD – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Last Author: Geoffrey Handsfield, PhD – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Active EMI Cancellation Solution for Low-Field MRI in Resource-Limited Settings
    Location: Room 27B
    Presenting Author: Marilene Van den Berg, MA – Northwestern University
    Co-Author: Oladapo Suleiman – Northwestern University
    Co-Author: Isabel Zhang – Northwestern University
    Co-Author: Sean Luo – Northwestern University
    Co-Author: Matthew Glucksberg – Northwestern University
    Primary Investigator: Ernesta Meintjes – University of Cape Town
    Co-Author: Jasper Jooste – University of Cape Town
    Co-Author: Stephen Jermy – University of Cape Town
    Global Health Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Artificial Intelligence (AI)-aided Label-free Detection of Cytokine Storm- and Cytokine Release-like Conditions
    Location: Room 30D
    Presenting Author: Tingwei HE, PhD – The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    Co-Author: Dan Michelle WANG – The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    Last Author: Elmer Dai Fei KER – The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
    Primary Investigator: Elmer Dai Fei KER – The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Development of extended field of view and submicron resolution light-sheet microscopy
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Nazmus Sakib, PhD – University of Texas at Arlington
    Co-Author: Tanveer Teranikar – University of Texas at Arlington
    Last Author: Juhyun Lee – University of Texas at Arlington
    Primary Investigator: Juhyun Lee – University of Texas at Arlington
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Engineering placenta-tropic lipid nanoparticles for the treatment of pregnancy disorders
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Kelsey L. Swingle, PhD – Rice University
    Drug Delivery
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Engineering the Bone–Tendon Interface: A Composite Scaffold Approach
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Amritha Anup – Dartmouth College, Thayer School of Engineering
    Primary Investigator: Katherine Hixon – Dartmouth College, Thayer School of Engineering
    Co-Author: Katelyn M. Wasacz – Dartmouth College, Thayer School of Engineering
    Co-Author: Milenka Men – Dartmouth College, Thayer School of Engineering
    Co-Author: Michelle L. Bok – Dartmouth College, Thayer School of Engineering
    Co-Author: Afton Limberg – Dartmouth College, Thayer School of Engineering
    Biomaterials
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Establishment of an Engineered Colorectal Cancer Tissue Model to Recapitulate Obesity-associated Insulin-Resistant Tumor Microenvironment for Assessing Mechanisms Driving Disease Progression
    Location: Room 24C
    Presenting Author: Kwaghtaver S. Desongu, PhD Candidate, MSc – Auburn University
    Presenting Author: Elizabeth A. Lipke – Department of Chemical Engineering, Auburn University
    Co-Author: Ifeoluwa Odenyi – Department of Nutritional Sciences
    Co-Author: Peter Abraham – Department of Chemical Engineering, Auburn University
    Co-Author: Callie Pope – Department of Chemical Engineering, Auburn University
    Co-Author: Grace Hester – Department of Chemical Engineering, Auburn University
    Co-Author: Michael W. Greene, PhD – Department of Nutritional Sciences
    Last Author: Elizabeth A. Lipke – Department of Chemical Engineering, Auburn University
    Primary Investigator: Elizabeth A. Lipke – Department of Chemical Engineering, Auburn University
    Cancer Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Learning and memory under mechanical tension in vitro
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Ki Yun Lee – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Last Author: M. Taher A. Saif – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Primary Investigator: M. Taher A. Saif – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Machine Learning Approaches to Predict Liver Toxicity in Breast Cancer Patients
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Hoi Yan Yu, MA in Mathematical Statistics – Rowan University
    Last Author: Sophia Orbach – Rowan University
    Primary Investigator: Sophia Orbach – Rowan University
    Co-Author: Charalampos Papachristou – Rowan University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Profiling Memory and Plasticity of Mesenchymal-Epithelial Transitions in Multicellular Spheroids
    Location: Room 24B
    Presenting Author: Anh Vu – Brown University
    Primary Investigator: Ian Y. Wong – Brown University
    Co-Author: Hyuntae Jeong – Brown University
    Cancer Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Programming human cell type-specific gene expression via artificial intelligence models of chromatin accessibility
    Location: Room 33B
    Presenting Author: Sebastian Castillo-Hair, PhD – University of Washington
    Co-Author: Christopher Yin – University of Washington
    Co-Author: Leah VandenBosch – Seattle Children's Research Institute
    Co-Author: Timothy Cherry – Seattle Children's Research Institute
    Co-Author: Wouter Meuleman – Altius Institute for Biomedical Sciences
    Co-Author: Georg Seelig – University of Washington
    Primary Investigator: Georg Seelig – University of Washington
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Targeted Osteosarcoma Therapy via Tumor Treating Fields and MXene-Enhanced Scaffolds
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: Aleyna La Croix, PhD – Dartmouth College
    Co-Author: Emma Kerimo – Dartmouth College
    Co-Author: Jewelia Durant – Dartmouth College
    Primary Investigator: Katherine Hixon – Dartmouth College, Thayer School of Engineering
    Co-Author: Sreejith Panicker – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: William J. Scheideler – Dartmouth College
    Co-Author: Anand Tiwari – University of South Florida
    Tissue Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Uncovering Unique Properties of the Mechanobiology of N-cadherin Mediated Adherens Junctions
    Location: Room 31B
    Presenting Author: Brenton Hoffman, PhD – Duke University
    Co-Author: Ishaan Puranam, PhD – Duke University
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Hydroxyapatite mineral induces metabolic shift and lipid deposition during advanced CAVD
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: Alexander D, Cruz, M.S. in Biomedical Engineering – Cornell University
    Co-Author: Adithya Prabakaran – Cornell University
    Co-Author: Isabel Voellmicke – Cornell University
    Primary Investigator: Jonathan T. Butcher, PhD – Cornell University
    Last Author: Lara A. Estroff, PhD – Cornell University
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    ATPase-functionalized Nanoparticles Chemotax up Endothelial Cell-generated ATP gradients and target mitochondria
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: Ekta Shandilya, PhD – Penn State University
    Primary Investigator: Ayusman Sen – Pennsylvania State University
    Last Author: Peter Butler – Penn State University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Surface tension-driven sorting of bacteria-laden droplets
    Location: Room 26B
    Presenting Author: Giulia Venturini, MS – University of Illinois at Chicago
    Primary Investigator: David Eddington – University of Illinois Chicago
    Last Author: Donald Morrison – University of Ilinois Chicago
    Technologies for Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Adaptive deep brain stimulation for enhancing gait functions in patients with Parkinson’s disease
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Hamid Fekri Azgomi, PhD – University of California San Francisco
    Co-Author: Rithvik Ramesh – University of California San Francisco
    Co-Author: Kenneth Louie – University of California San Francisco
    Co-Author: Jessica Bath – University of California, San Francisco
    Co-Author: Jannine Balakid – University of California San Francisco
    Co-Author: Jacob Marks – University of California San Francisco
    Co-Author: Amanda Sayaseng – University of California San Francisco
    Last Author: Doris Wang – University of California San Francisco
    Primary Investigator: Doris Wang – University of California San Francisco
    Neural Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Exploring Career Path Awareness and Pre-College Experiences of First-Generation BME Students
    Location: Room 31C
    Presenting Author: Rebecca Scott – University of Oklahoma
    Co-Author: Alex Frickenstein – University of Oklahoma
    Biomedical Engineering Education
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Title: Electrotransfer-Enabled Single-Cell Western Blotting Microarray Analysis for High Molecular Weight Proteins
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Carla Canales, MS Bioengineering – Rice University
    Co-Author: Edgar Ruiz Bello – Rice University
    Primary Investigator: Julea Vlassakis, PhD – Rice University
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Strain-Isolated Kirigami-Structured Bioelectronics for Drug Efficacy Assessment of Bulbar Muscle Functions
    Location: Room 30E
    Presenting Author: youngjin kwon, MS – Georgia Institute of technology
    Primary Investigator: W. Hong Yeo – Georgia Tech
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Automated Bone Transport for Healing Critical-Sized Defects
    Location: Room 23C
    Presenting Author: Chloe Brekhus – Colorado State University
    Co-Author: Kevin Labus – Colorado State University
    Co-Author: Kirk McGilvray – Colorado State University
    Co-Author: Christian Puttlitz – Colorado State University
    Last Author: Ben Gadomski – Colorado State University
    Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    3:00 PM - 3:15 PM PDT
    A Pipeline for Developing Population-Specific Axonal-Embedded Brain Finite Element Models
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Bahram Jafari – University of Texas at San Antonio
    Co-Author: Amirhossein Bagherian Rekavandi, PhD – University of Texas at San Antonio
    Primary Investigator: Marzieh Memar, PhD – University of Texas at San Antonio
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    3:00 PM - 3:15 PM PDT
    Cellulose Nanofiber Composite as a Potential Bone Repair Material
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Adeola Abraham Fadahunsi, M.Eng – University of Maine
    Primary Investigator: Michael D. Mason – University of Maine
    Biomaterials
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    3:00 PM - 3:15 PM PDT
    Developing Defined Serum-Free Media for Reproducible Breast Cancer Models
    Location: Room 24C
    Presenting Author: Melika Hajimohammadi, MSc – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Revathi Manoharaan – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Yuanning Liu – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Tillman Dillon – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Miles Bimrose – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Hyeongkeun Kim – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Mark Duncan – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Prasanth Kumar KV. Kannanganattu – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: William P. King – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Primary Investigator: Rohit Bhargava – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Cancer Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    3:00 PM - 3:15 PM PDT
    Engineering large meniscal tissue constructs via digital light processing 3D-printed multipart molds
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: Alysse DeFoe – University of Colorado Boulder
    Co-Author: Arkodip Mandal – University of Colorado Boulder
    Last Author: Jason Burdick – University of Colorado Boulder
    Primary Investigator: Jason Burdick – University of Colorado Boulder
    Tissue Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    3:00 PM - 3:15 PM PDT
    High-Throughput Functional Mapping of Protein Biosensors via Deep Mutational Profiling
    Location: Room 33B
    Presenting Author: Rajesh Ghosh, PhD – UCLA
    Last Author: Dino Di Carlo – UCLA
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    3:00 PM - 3:15 PM PDT
    Imaging of cell dynamics and interactions across scales with self-driving, multi-scale microscopy
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Hanieh Mazloom Farsibaf, PhD – UT Southwestern Medical Center
    Primary Investigator: Stephan Daetwyler – UT Southwestern Medical Center
    Co-Author: Felix Y. Zhou – UT Southwestern Medical Center
    Last Author: Reto Fiolka – UT Southwestern Medical Center
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    3:00 PM - 3:15 PM PDT
    ImmunoMPI: A New Frontier in Color MPI Imaging of Immune Response for Advancing β-Cell Transplantation in Type-1 Diabetes
    Location: Room 30D
    Presenting Author: Alireza Aminoroaya Yamini, MSc – Michigan State University
    Co-Author: Arihant Kumar Singh – Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering, Michigan State University
    Co-Author: Payson Fraser – Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering, Michigan State University
    Co-Author: Caroline Huang – Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering, Michigan State University
    Co-Author: Bryan Smith – Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering / Michigan State University
    Primary Investigator: Bryan Smith – Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering / Michigan State University
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    3:00 PM - 3:15 PM PDT
    In vivo generation of CAR T cells via polymeric mRNA nanoparticles for the treatment of B cell diseases
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Manav Jain, B.S. – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Savannah Est-Witte, PhD – Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
    Co-Author: Sydney R. Shannon – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Stephany Tzeng – Johns Hopkins
    Co-Author: Jonathan Schneck – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
    Last Author: Jordan Green – Johns Hopkins University
    Primary Investigator: Jordan Green – Johns Hopkins University
    Drug Delivery
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    3:00 PM - 3:15 PM PDT
    Inter-cellular force reciprocally modulates cell-matrix traction force
    Location: Room 31B
    Presenting Author: Zaria M. Booth, MS – Old Dominion University
    Last Author: Venkat Maruthamuthu – Old Dominion University
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    3:00 PM - 3:15 PM PDT
    Isolation and molecular characterization of exosomes from glioblastoma patients using a microfluidic device after opening of the blood brain barrier
    Location: Room 24B
    Presenting Author: Abha Kumari – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Mark Youngblood – Northwestern University
    Co-Author: Yoon-Tae Kang – University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
    Co-Author: Andrew Gould – Northwestern University
    Co-Author: Karl J. Habashy – Northwestern University
    Co-Author: Mateo Gomez – Northwestern University
    Co-Author: Harika Lingamarla – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Trevor morey – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Li Chen – Northwestern University
    Co-Author: Kathleen McCortney – Northwestern University
    Co-Author: Adam Sonabend – Feinberg School of Medicine
    Last Author: Adam Sonabend – Feinberg School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Sunitha Nagrath – University of Michigan
    Primary Investigator: Sunitha Nagrath – University of Michigan
    Cancer Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    3:00 PM - 3:15 PM PDT
    Near-field Communication Based Smart Urine Bag for Urinary Tract Infection Monitoring
    Location: Room 27B
    Presenting Author: Devendra Sarnaik, BS – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Yashwanth Ramesh – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Muhammad Masud Rana – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Akshay Krishnakumar – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Sarath Gopalakrishnan – Keysight Technologies
    Co-Author: Praveen Srinivasan – Purdue University
    Primary Investigator: Rahim Rahimi – Purdue University
    Global Health Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    3:00 PM - 3:15 PM PDT
    Targeting Stress-Induced Depression with a Hippocampal-Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Model and Therapeutical Interventions
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Laasya Munjeti, n/a – Individual Researcher in affiliation with my mentor Dr. Achint Kumar
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    3:00 PM - 3:15 PM PDT
    Ultrasensitive and Quantitative Detection of miR-21 Using a CRISPR-Cascade System
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Katherine Koprowski, BS – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Jongwon Lim, PhD – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: An Van – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Enrique Valera – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Last Author: Rashid Bashir – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Primary Investigator: Rashid Bashir – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Matthew Wester – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    3:00 PM - 3:15 PM PDT
    3D Bioprinted Models of Atrial Dysfunction Reveal the Role of Cardiac-Resident Macrophages in the Obese Heart
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: Lara Celebi – University of Notre Dame
    Primary Investigator: Pinar Zorlutuna – University of Notre Dame
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    3:00 PM - 3:15 PM PDT
    An AI-guided Data-driven Methodology to Design Thermostable Long-acting HIV-1 Immunogen
    Location: Room 26B
    Presenting Author: Khanh Tran – MIT-Koch Institute
    Co-Author: Jinbi Tian – MIT (EECS)
    Co-Author: Namit Chaudhary – Scripps Research
    Co-Author: Olivia Sheridan – MIT
    Co-Author: Mina Luković – MIT (EECS)
    Co-Author: Darrell Irvine – Scripps Research
    Co-Author: Robert Langer – MIT-Koch Institute
    Primary Investigator: Ana Jaklenec, PhD – MIT-Koch Institute
    Technologies for Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    3:00 PM - 3:15 PM PDT
    Inflatable Chip to Study Malignant Ascites in Ovarian Cancer
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: Md Mahedi Hasan, MSc – Unieversity of Utah
    Co-Author: Tamanna Islam, Master in Science – University of Utah
    Primary Investigator: Taslim A. Al-Hilal, Assoicate Professor – University of UTAH
    Co-Author: Kanghoon Choi
    Co-Author: Jungkyu Kim
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    3:00 PM - 3:15 PM PDT
    Broadening Participation in STEM Outreach Through a Low-Cost Sport Science Combine
    Location: Room 31C
    Presenting Author: Joseph P. Duszak – Fairfield University
    Co-Author: Mikayla Haut – Fairfield University
    Co-Author: Michael Sylvester – Fairfield University
    Co-Author: Vaibhav Khatri – Fairfield University
    Last Author: John F. Drazan, Ph.D. – Fairfield University
    Primary Investigator: John F. Drazan, Ph.D. – Fairfield University
    Biomedical Engineering Education
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    3:00 PM - 3:15 PM PDT
    The Impact of Focal Cooling on Somato-Dendritic Biophysics and Goal-Directed Behavior
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Meisam Habibimatin, PhD – Purdue University-Main Campus
    Co-Author: Shulan Xiao, PhD – Purdue
    Last Author: Krishna Jayant, PhD – Purdue University-Main Campus
    Neural Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    3:00 PM - 3:15 PM PDT
    Wearable Electromyography Devices to Quantify Suprahyoid Activity During Swallowing for Management of Dysphagia
    Location: Room 30E
    Presenting Author: Hayley Whitney – Lehigh University
    Co-Author: Anthony Cino – Lehigh University
    Co-Author: Travis Brady – Lehigh University
    Co-Author: Kelly Troxell, MA, CCC-SLP – Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital
    Primary Investigator: Dhruv Seshadri – Lehigh University
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    3:00 PM - 3:15 PM PDT
    Analysis of Tissue Response in Revision Total Knee Replacement Patients: Influence of Titanium and Cobalt-Chromium Corrosion and Metallosis
    Location: Room 23C
    Presenting Author: Taylor A. Squiers – Clemson University
    Presenting Author: Carys Rudell – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Melinda Harman – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Devan Taylor – Clemson University
    Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    3:15 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    (Re-)Deconstructing Ewing Sarcoma Bone Marrow Niche On-Chip for Better Therapeutics
    Location: Room 24C
    Presenting Author: Chao Ma – Center for Immunotherapy and Precision Immuno-oncology
    Last Author: Chao Ma – Center for Immunotherapy and Precision Immuno-oncology
    Primary Investigator: Chao Ma – Center for Immunotherapy and Precision Immuno-oncology
    Co-Author: Yuan Gao – Case Western Reserve University
    Co-Author: Mikayla Ybarra – The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Co-Author: Muyi Ye – Case Western Reserve University
    Cancer Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    3:15 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Bronchoconstriction Modulates CC16 Levels and Subsequent Dysregulation of Epithelial Cell Metabolism in Asthma.
    Location: Room 31B
    Presenting Author: Kayleigh Berthiaume Fox, MS – University of Arizona College of Medicine
    Co-Author: Julia Li – University of Arizona
    Co-Author: Paul Langlais – University of Arizona Department of Endocrinology
    Co-Author: Paul Victor Santiago Raj – University of Arizona
    Co-Author: Natalie Iannuzo – University of Arizona
    Last Author: Julie G. Ledford – University of Arizona
    Primary Investigator: Julie G. Ledford – University of Arizona
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    3:15 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Collagen content and Nanomechanics of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
    Location: Room 30D
    Presenting Author: Aratrika Pan, MS – The Ohio State University
    Primary Investigator: Gunjan Agarwal – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Arunark Kolipaka – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Stevan Glisic
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    3:15 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Comparing Regions of Interest for Extracting Thermographic Variations Due to Pulsatile Blood Flow
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: CHRIS KIBLER – University Of South Carolina Acute Stress Center
    Last Author: Nick D. Boltin – University of South Carolina
    Primary Investigator: Nick D. Boltin – University of South Carolina
    Co-Author: Elizabeth Hinkley – University of South Carolina Acute Stress Center
    Co-Author: Isabelle Webb – University Of South Carolina Acute Stress Center
    Co-Author: Gavin Paull – University of South Carolina
    Co-Author: Lauren Chappell – University of South Carolina
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    3:15 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Electrochemical immunosensor enables liquid biopsy of circulating extracellular vesicles for diagnosis of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis
    Location: Room 27B
    Presenting Author: Thanh Qui Nguyen, PhD – Mayo Clinic
    Primary Investigator: Alexander Revzin – Mayo Clinic
    Co-Author: Daheui Choi – Mayo Clinic
    Co-Author: Diana F. Cedillo Alcantar – Mayo Clinic
    Co-Author: Harmeet Malhi – Mayo Clinic
    Global Health Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    3:15 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Extracellular Matrix Regulation of Gene Drive Therapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
    Location: Room 24B
    Presenting Author: Ninette Irakoze – University of Massachusetts Amherst
    Co-Author: Leah Nelson – Tufts University
    Co-Author: Nathan Richbourg – Tufts University
    Co-Author: Michael Lee – UMass Chan Medical School
    Co-Author: Justin Pritchard – Penn State University
    Last Author: Shelly Peyton – Tufts University
    Cancer Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    3:15 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    FK506 enhances BMP-2 peptide signaling and downstream bone differentiation in 3D degradable hydrogels
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: Umu S. Jalloh, MS – Rowan University
    Primary Investigator: Sebastián Vega – Rowan University
    Co-Author: Stacy Love – Cooper Hospital
    Co-Author: Matthias Recktenwald – Rowan University
    Last Author: Christian Torres – Rowan University
    Tissue Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    3:15 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    In-vitro Stress Relaxation Response of Human Neonatal Peripheral Nerves
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Kalyani Ghuge – Temple University
    Co-Author: Scott Kozin – Shriners Childrens Hospital
    Co-Author: Sriram Balasubramanian – School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University
    Co-Author: Anita Singh – Temple University
    Primary Investigator: Anita Singh – Temple University
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    3:15 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Logic-based network model calibrated with machine-learning predicts the effect of drug therapies on cardiac hypertrophy induced by multiple different interventions
    Location: Room 33B
    Presenting Author: Johane H. Bracamonte, Dr – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Primary Investigator: Johane H. Bracamonte, Dr – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Co-Author: Lionel Watkins – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Betty Pat, PhD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Co-Author: Jeffrey J. Saucerman, Ph.D. – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Jeffrey W. Holmes, MD, PhD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Last Author: Jeffrey W. Holmes, MD, PhD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    3:15 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Salivary Biomarkers for Early Detection of Periodontal Disease
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Geena Boasi, MS – Binghamton University
    Co-Author: Sha Jin – Binghamton University
    Co-Author: Kaiming Ye – Binghamton University
    Primary Investigator: Kaiming Ye – Binghamton University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    3:15 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Tissue-Engineered Constructs for Dermal Closure Around Osseointegrated Prosthetics
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Adelaide Cagle, B.S. – Dartmouth College
    Co-Author: Jack Flaggert – Dartmouth College
    Co-Author: I. Leah Gitajn, M.D. – Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
    Co-Author: Hung V.-T. Nguyen, Ph.D. – Dartmouth College
    Last Author: Katherine Hixon – Dartmouth College, Thayer School of Engineering
    Biomaterials
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    3:15 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Modeling Oxidative Stress in Small Arteries In Vitro
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: Claudia Wong – Duke University
    Last Author: Sharon Gerecht – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Sharon Gerecht – Duke University
    Co-Author: Arya Kumar – Duke University
    Co-Author: Shloka Bhakta – Duke University
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    3:15 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Dual-Mechanism Strategy for Cross-Reactivity-free and High-throughput Multiplex Protein Detection
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Chi Chia C. Wang, MS – Department of Biomedical Engineering
    Co-Author: Emily Dorsey, M.S. – Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan
    Primary Investigator: Connie Wu – University of Michigan
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    3:15 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Reactive Oxygen Species Generated from Water Microdroplets for Chemical-Free Disinfection and Respiratory Therapy
    Location: Room 26B
    Presenting Author: Jae Kyoo Lee, PhD – Seoul National University
    Technologies for Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    3:15 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Size-Differentiated Gas-Core Microparticles for Selective Ultrasound-Activated Gene Delivery in Engineered Tissue Constructs
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: Alexandra Tihomirov Bukchin, PhD – Oregon Health & Science University
    Co-Author: Kevin Schilling, PhD – Oregon Health& Science University
    Last Author: Carolyn Schutt, PhD – Oregon Health & Science University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    3:15 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Bayesian Models of Parkinsonian Symptom States for Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation: A Comparison of Classifiers With and Without Temporal History
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Brianna Leung – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Stephanie Cernera – University of California, San Francisco
    Co-Author: Carina R. Oehrn – University of California, Davis
    Co-Author: Maria Shcherbakova – University of California, San Francisco
    Co-Author: Jiaang Yao – University of California, San Francisco
    Co-Author: Amelia Hahn – University of California, San Francisco
    Co-Author: Simon Little – University of California, San Francisco
    Co-Author: Philip Starr – University of California, San Francisco
    Co-Author: Lauren Hammer – University of Pennsylvania
    Last Author: Lauren Hammer – University of Pennsylvania
    Primary Investigator: Lauren Hammer – University of Pennsylvania
    Neural Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    3:15 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Mobile Bioengineering Lab: A Hands-On Workshop Series to Bring Experiments to 8th Grade Science Classes
    Location: Room 31C
    Primary Investigator: Caroline Cvetkovic – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Biomedical Engineering Education
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    3:15 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Nitric Oxide Releasing Bionanomatrix Coating for Percutaneous Osseointegrated Prostheses
    Location: Room 23C
    Presenting Author: Anderson Duke – UAB
    Co-Author: Pierce Plumlee – UAB
    Co-Author: Anna Rainey – UAB
    Co-Author: Yujin Ahn – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Co-Author: Jennifer Sherwood – Endomimetics
    Co-Author: Kyounga Cheon, DMD;MS – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Last Author: Ho-Wook Jun, PhD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Primary Investigator: Ho-Wook Jun, PhD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    3:15 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Prediction of Cardiovascular Vital Signs Using Laser Speckle Flow Index Signals from a Wireless Wearable Device
    Location: Room 30E
    Presenting Author: Francesca Bonetta-Misteli – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Madison Carlgren – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Folaoluwashewa Shofu – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Todd Pavek – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Antonina Frolova – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Leonid Shmuylovich – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Peinan Zhao – Washington University in St. Louis
    Last Author: Christine M. O'Brien, BS, PhD – Washington University in St. Louis
    Primary Investigator: Christine M. O'Brien, BS, PhD – Washington University in St. Louis
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:30 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Biomechanics In Cell and Tissue Engineering
    Location: Room 31B
    Track Chair: Luke (Lucas) Timmins, PhD – Texas A&M University
    Track Chair: Kristen Mills – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Session Chair: Katherine Young, MS, PhD – Rice University
    Session Chair: Xiangyu Gong, PhD – Stony Brook University
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:30 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Cellular Stress, Adhesion, and Metabolic Regulation
    Location: Room 33B
    Track Chair: Aylin Acun, PhD – Widener University
    Track Chair: Cheemeng Tan – University of California, Davis
    Session Chair: Sangyoon Han, PhD – Michigan Technological University
    Session Chair: Shahid Khan, PhD – University of California, Davis
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:30 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    CNS Drug Delivery
    Location: Room 29C
    Track Chair: Elizabeth Barker, PhD – University of Tennessee
    Track Chair: Jyothi U. Menon, PhD – Texas A&M University
    Session Chair: Feng Guo, PhD – Indiana University Bloomington
    Session Chair: Jeffrey G. Jacot, PhD – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
    Drug Delivery
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:30 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Computational Cardiovascular Biomechanics
    Location: Room 30A
    Session Chair: Vidya Murthy, PhD – University of Nevada, Reno
    Track Chair: Kareen LK Coulombe, PhD – Brown University
    Track Chair: Hoda Hatoum, PhD – Michigan Technological University
    Session Chair: Philippe Sucosky – Kennesaw State University
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:30 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Drug Delivery/Immunotherapy
    Location: Room 24B
    Track Chair: Priscilla Hwang, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Track Chair: Claire Robertson, PhD – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    Session Chair: Simona Plesselova, PhD – Sanford Research
    Session Chair: Sheng Tong – University of Kentucky
    Cancer Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:30 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Emerging Imaging Technologies
    Location: Room 30D
    Track Chair: Stephen LaConte – Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, Roanoke, VA
    Track Chair: Junjie Yao, PhD – Duke University
    Session Chair: Sangpil Yoon – University of Oklahoma
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:30 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Experimental and Computational Approaches in Vascular Mechanics
    Location: Room 31A
    Track Chair: Luke (Lucas) Timmins, PhD – Texas A&M University
    Track Chair: Kristen Mills – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Session Chair: Laura Hansen – Emory University
    Session Chair: Hadi Wiputra, PhD – University of Minnesota
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:30 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Hydrogel Based Drug Delivery
    Location: Room 32B
    Track Chair: Janeta Zoldan – The University of Texas at Austin
    Track Chair: MK Sewell-Loftin – University of Alabama Birmingham
    Track Chair: Ryan Stowers – UC Santa Barbara
    Track Chair: Ester J. Kwon, PhD – University of California, San Diego
    Session Chair: Jonathan Zuidema
    Session Chair: Erika Cyphert, Ph.D. – UC San Diego
    Biomaterials
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:30 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Imaging Genome, Molecules, Cells, and Organoids
    Location: Room 30C
    Track Chair: Stephen LaConte – Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, Roanoke, VA
    Track Chair: Junjie Yao, PhD – Duke University
    Session Chair: John Hickey – Duke University
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:30 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Implantable and Neural Devices II
    Location: Room 30E
    Track Chair: Kiana Aran, PhD – University of California, San Diego
    Track Chair: Yongkuk Lee, PhD – Wichita State University
    Track Chair: Aijun Wang, Ph.D. – UC Davis
    Session Chair: Xiaoguang Dong, PhD – Vanderbilt University
    Session Chair: Maryam Moarefian, Maryam Moarefian, PhD – University of California Santa Cruz
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:30 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Machine Learning for Biomedical Applications
    Location: Room 33A
    Track Chair: Alexander Xu, PhD – University of Maryland College Park
    Track Chair: Megan McLean
    Session Chair: Reza Avaz, PhD – Texas A&M University
    Session Chair: Kwonmoo Lee, PhD – Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:30 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Modeling Metastasis In Vitro
    Location: Room 24C
    Track Chair: Priscilla Hwang, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Track Chair: Claire Robertson, PhD – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    Session Chair: Elizabeth Lipke – Auburn University
    Session Chair: Walter L. Murfee – University of Florida
    Cancer Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:30 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Molecular Sensors and Nanodevices for Diagnostics and Biomedical Imaging
    Location: Room 26A
    Track Chair: Molly Kozminsky, PhD – Iowa State University
    Track Chair: Onyema Osuagwu, PhD – Morgan State University
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:30 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Natural and Bioinspired Biomaterials
    Location: Room 32A
    Track Chair: Janeta Zoldan – The University of Texas at Austin
    Track Chair: MK Sewell-Loftin – University of Alabama Birmingham
    Track Chair: Ryan Stowers – UC Santa Barbara
    Track Chair: Ester J. Kwon, PhD – University of California, San Diego
    Session Chair: Greg Harris, PhD – University of Cincinnati
    Session Chair: Ali Salifu – Boston College
    Biomaterials
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:30 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Neural Models & Tissue Engineering
    Location: Room 29D
    Session Chair: Jungwook Paek – Binghamton University, SUNY
    Session Chair: Yevgeny Berdichevsky – Lehigh University
    Track Chair: Joon (Simon) Shim, PhD – Marshall University
    Track Chair: Mario I. Romero-Ortega, PhD – University of Arizona
    Track Chair: Nanyin Zhang, PhD – Penn State University
    Neural Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:30 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Platform Sessions VI
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:30 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Reproductive and Maternal Health
    Location: Room 27A
    Session Chair: Megan R. Routzong, PhD – University of California, San Diego
    Session Chair: Samantha Zambuto – University of Kentucky
    Track Chair: Mykel D. Green, PhD – Tulane University
    Women's Health
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:30 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Stem Cells and Developmental Bioengineering
    Location: Room 33C
    Track Chair: Aylin Acun, PhD – Widener University
    Track Chair: Cheemeng Tan – University of California, Davis
    Session Chair: Vivek Kumar, PhD – University of Houston
    Session Chair: Megan L. McCain, PhD – University of Southern California
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:30 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Thrombosis & Hemostasis
    Location: Room 30B
    Track Chair: Kareen LK Coulombe, PhD – Brown University
    Track Chair: Hoda Hatoum, PhD – Michigan Technological University
    Session Chair: Megan Rexius
    Session Chair: Oleg V. Kim, PhD – Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech; Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:30 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Tissue Engineering for Regenerative Medicine and Translation I
    Location: Room 29A
    Track Chair: Chelsea M. Magin, PhD – University of Colorado, Denver | Anschutz
    Track Chair: Cathal John Kearney
    Session Chair: Olivia Boerman – Bucknell University
    Session Chair: Neda Latifi – University of South Florida
    Tissue Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM PDT
    3D Microfluidic Model of the Metastatic Bone Microenvironment
    Location: Room 24C
    Presenting Author: Kylie Persson, MS – Cornell University
    Co-Author: Nikol Miojevic
    Co-Author: Matthew Whitman – Cornell University
    Co-Author: Matthew Tan – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Lara A. Estroff, PhD – Cornell University
    Primary Investigator: Claudia Fischbach, PhD – Cornell University
    Cancer Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM PDT
    Alginate Hydrogels loaded with pyruvate dehydrogenase enzyme: a novel anti-biofilm wound dressing
    Location: Room 32B
    Presenting Author: Omid Sedighi – University of Vermont
    Co-Author: Nicole M. Roode – University of Vermont
    Co-Author: Tucker Johnsen, n/a – University of Vermont
    Co-Author: Maisie Moses – University of Vermont
    Primary Investigator: Amber Doiron – University of Vermont
    Biomaterials
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM PDT
    An AI-Based Model for Trauma Care with Field and Policy Implications
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Sambit Panda, PhD – University of Texas at San Antonio
    Co-Author: Christian Cruz – MATRIX AI Consortium
    Co-Author: Amina Qutub – University of Texas at San Antonio
    Last Author: Amina Qutub – University of Texas at San Antonio
    Primary Investigator: Amina Qutub – University of Texas at San Antonio
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM PDT
    Design and evaluation of SymClot, a synthetic platelet for hemostasis and tissue repair
    Location: Room 32A
    Invited Speaker: Ashley C. Brown – North Carolina State University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Biomaterials
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM PDT
    Different physiologic biomechanical metrics correlate with aortic diameter increases in normal maturation compared to aneurysm progression in mice
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Jessica Wagenseil – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Yufan Wu – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Krashn Dwivedi – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Maya K. Sumra – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Jacob Rother – Washington University in St. Louis
    Last Author: Jessica Wagenseil – Washington University in St. Louis
    Primary Investigator: Jessica Wagenseil – Washington University in St. Louis
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM PDT
    Label-Free Detection of Nuclear Membrane Nano-Poration
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Keivan Rahmani – University of California Sandiego
    Co-Author: Leah Sadr, Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering – University of California San Diego
    Co-Author: Einollah Sarikhani – University of California Sandiego
    Co-Author: Hamed Naghsh-Nilchi – University of California Sandiego
    Co-Author: Chinyelugo M.O. Onwuasoanya – University of California Sandiego
    Co-Author: Yu Ching Wong – Texas A&M University
    Primary Investigator: Zeinab Jahed – University of California Sandiego
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM PDT
    Modular optimization of lipid nanoparticles improves brain transfection after traumatic brain injury
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Yazmin Hernandez – University of California, San Diego
    Co-Author: Jason Wu, PhD – University of California, San Diego
    Co-Author: Akash Canjels – University of California, San Diego
    Co-Author: Kit Bailey – University of California, San Diego
    Primary Investigator: Ester J. Kwon, PhD – University of California, San Diego
    Drug Delivery
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM PDT
    Super-resolution ultrasound imaging of visual stimulus-evoked activity in freely-moving rats
    Location: Room 30D
    Presenting Author: Yike Wang – Duke University
    Co-Author: Matt Lowerison – Duke University
    Co-Author: Bing-Ze Lin – Duke University
    Co-Author: Zhe Huang – Duke University
    Co-Author: YiRang Shin – Duke University
    Last Author: Pengfei Song, PhD – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Pengfei Song, PhD – Duke University
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM PDT
    Systemic cancer vaccination by albumin-binding nanobody-antigen fusions and immunostimulatory drug conjugates generates CD8+ T cells and inflames the tumor microenvironment
    Location: Room 24B
    Presenting Author: Alexander Kwiatkowski, PhD – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Hayden Pagendarm – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Neil Chada – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Blaise R. Kimmel, PhD – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Karan Arora, PhD – Vanderbilt University
    Primary Investigator: John Wilson – Vanderbilt University
    Cancer Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM PDT
    Validating Cell Deformation Response Across Timescales of Seven Orders of Magnitude using Atomic Force Microscopy and Microfluidic Deformability Cytometry
    Location: Room 31B
    Presenting Author: Sheng-You Chen – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Todd Sulchek – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM PDT
    Blast-induced shockwave model of traumatic brain injury in organotypic brain slices
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Jason Wu, PhD – University of California, San Diego
    Co-Author: Akash Canjels – University of California, San Diego
    Co-Author: Rukmani Cahill – University of California, San Diego
    Co-Author: Oscar Calzada Martinez – University of California, San Diego
    Co-Author: Veronica Eliasson – Colorado School of Mines
    Co-Author: Nathan Clark – Battelle
    Co-Author: Ryan Daly – Battelle
    Co-Author: Matthew Neal – Battelle
    Primary Investigator: Ester J. Kwon, PhD – University of California, San Diego
    Neural Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM PDT
    From myocardial infarction to heart failure: role of tissue anisotropy and its prediction through probabilistic neural network
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: Rana Raza Mehdi – Texas A&M University
    Primary Investigator: Sunder Neelakantan – Texas A&M University
    Co-Author: Rana Raza Mehdi – Texas A&M University
    Last Author: Reza Avazmohammadi – Texas A&M University
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM PDT
    Murine Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Intraluminal Thrombus Composition and Structure
    Location: Room 30B
    Presenting Author: Cortland H. Johns, BS – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Luke E. Schepers, PhD – MED Institute
    Co-Author: Ethan P. Foster – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Anish Bedi – Indiana University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Niharika Narra – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Claudia K. Albrecht – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Abigail D. Cox, PhD – Purdue University
    Last Author: Craig J. Goergen, PhD – Purdue University
    Primary Investigator: Craig J. Goergen, PhD – Purdue University
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM PDT
    Ultrasound Texture Analysis Correlates to Placental Microvascular Structure in Fetal Growth Restriction and Healthy Pregnancies
    Location: Room 27A
    Presenting Author: Adrienne Scott, PhD – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Erin Louwagie – Wayne State University
    Co-Author: Samyuktha Kolluru – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Patrick Yang – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Caroline Fosher, RDMS (OB/GYN, ABD, BR) – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Abigail Arter – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Fran Manyx – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Ulugbek S. Kamilov – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Anthony Odibo – University of Missouri, Kansas City
    Last Author: Michelle Oyen – Wayne State University
    Primary Investigator: Michelle Oyen – Wayne State University
    Women's Health
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM PDT
    iTenocytes as Novel Stem Cells for Functional Tendon Regeneration
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: Ahmet E. Pazarceviren, PhD – Cedars Sinai Medical Center
    Co-Author: Melissa Chavez – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Co-Author: Julia Sheyn, n/a – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Primary Investigator: Dmitriy Sheyn – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM PDT
    Alveolar macrophages drive tissue organization and regeneration in engineered whole lungs ex vivo
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: Allison M. Greaney, PhD – Yale University
    Co-Author: Sam Micha Brickman Raredon – Yale University
    Co-Author: Naftali Kaminski – Yale University
    Co-Author: Robert Langer – MIT-Koch Institute
    Co-Author: Laura Nikalson – Yale University
    Last Author: Ruslan Medzhitov – Yale University
    Tissue Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM PDT
    Cell Type-Specific Isolation of Extracellular Vesicles from Heart Failure Patient Plasma for Biomarker Discovery
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: David Wang – UC Davis
    Co-Author: Thant Zaw – UC Davis
    Co-Author: Van Duong – UC Davis
    Primary Investigator: Aijun Wang, Ph.D. – UC Davis
    Co-Author: Diana Farmer
    Co-Author: Katie Huh
    Co-Author: Dua Hassan
    Co-Author: Carson Hicks
    Co-Author: Blaine Baker – UC Davis
    Co-Author: Charles DeCarli
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM PDT
    Substrate Compliance Rewires Cytoskeletal and Metabolic Pathways to Drive Confined Cancer Cell Migration
    Location: Room 33B
    Presenting Author: Alice Amitrano – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Brent Ifemembi – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Debanik Choudhury – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Sanjiban Nath – Johns Hopkins University
    Primary Investigator: Konstantinos Konstantopoulos – Johns Hopkins University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:30 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Therapeutic Ultrasound Neuromodulation of Peripheral Nerves – Basic Science, Applied Engineering, and Translational Research Working Together
    Location: Room 30E
    Invited Speaker: Chris Puleo – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    CAF to leader cell signaling drives collective cell migration during breast cancer metastasis
    Location: Room 24C
    Presenting Author: Jessica Williamson – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Co-Author: Jesse Rolston – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Co-Author: Musaddiq Lodi – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Co-Author: Preetam Ghosh – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Co-Author: Priscilla Hwang, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Primary Investigator: Priscilla Hwang, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Cancer Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Co-Stimulatory Molecule Adjuvanted mRNA Lipid Nanoparticle Vaccines Create Immune Hot Tumors
    Location: Room 24B
    Presenting Author: Amy Laflin – Cornell University
    Primary Investigator: Shaoyi Jiang – Cornell University
    Cancer Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Dual-Mode Ultrasound-Guided Focused Ultrasound System Can Modulate Thermal Gene Switch-Engineered Immune Cells in Solid Tumor
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Jeungyoon Lee – Georgia Tech
    Co-Author: Melissa Cadena, BS – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Seoyoon Song – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Myeongsoo Kim – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Ali Zamat, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Gabriel Kwong, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Stanislav Emelianov, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University School of Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Stanislav Emelianov, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University School of Medicine
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Generational-Based Constrained Mixture Model Captures Changes in Aortic Geometry and Material Properties in an AngiotensinII-Infused Mouse
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Hadi Wiputra, Dr. – University of Minnesota
    Last Author: Victor Barocas, PhD – University of Minnesota
    Co-Author: Craig J. Goergen, PhD – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Matthew R. Bersi, PhD – Washington University in St. Louis
    Primary Investigator: Hadi Wiputra, Dr. – University of Minnesota
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Generative Artificial Intelligence - All Models are Not the Same: A Comparison of System Fallibility on Medical Misinformation
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Zachary Hansen – The Arizona Center for Accelerated Biomedical Innovation
    Co-Author: Ryan Chung – The Arizona Center for Accelerated Biomedical Innovation
    Co-Author: Bryce Michael – The Arizona Center for Accelerated Biomedical Innovation
    Co-Author: David M. Neelappa – The Arizona Center for Accelerated Biomedical Innovation
    Co-Author: Rebecca Slepian – The Arizona Center for Accelerated Biomedical Innovation, University of Arizona
    Co-Author: Natalie Grubb – The Arizona Center for Accelerated Biomedical Innovation
    Last Author: Marvin Slepian – The Arizona Center for Accelerated Biomedical Innovation
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Hyaluronic Acid Microgels for Controlled Decorin Delivery To Reduce Upper Airway Fibrosis
    Location: Room 32B
    Presenting Author: Yashna Gupta – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Ryan M. Friedman – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Elizabeth A. Brown, MSE – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Hannah M. Bonelli – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Matthew Aronson – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Yashna Gupta – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Kendra S. McDaid, BS, CVT, RLATG – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Co-Author: Karen B. Zur, MD – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Primary Investigator: Riccardo L. Gottardi, PhD – University of Pennsylvania
    Biomaterials
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Indirect Measurement of Cell Loading in Hydrogel Bioinks During Handling and Preparation of 3D Models
    Location: Room 31B
    Presenting Author: Swaprakash Yogeshwaran, Doctoral Candidate – New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Amir K. K. Miri – New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Ayda Pormoustafa
    Co-Author: Leila Donyaparastlivari – New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Vidhi Patel – New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Alexander Buffone, Jr. – New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Rajarshi Chattaraj – New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Nanotopographic Regulation of Cellular Senescence Biomarkers in Mammalian Cells
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Amarnath Singam, PhD – UNLV
    Co-Author: Deok-Ho Kim – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Tatsuya Matsubara, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Isaac Berk
    Co-Author: Calvinique Lee
    Co-Author: Jihoon Lee
    Co-Author: Jeremy Cho
    Last Author: Seungman Park – UNLV
    Primary Investigator: Seungman Park – UNLV
    Biomaterials
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Nucleic Acid Delivery via Engineered Extracellular Vesicles for Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Therapy
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Maria Angelica Rincon-Benavides – The Ohio State University
    Last Author: Natalia Higuita-Castro – The Ohio State University
    Primary Investigator: Natalia Higuita-Castro – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Daniel Gallego-Perez – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Juan David Salazar-Gil – The Ohio State University.
    Co-Author: Daniel Velásquez-Ramírez – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Faeze Chaharsoughiamin – Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Ethan Stamas – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Junyan Yu – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Aarti Patel – Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Jad S. Hussein, BS – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Diego Alzate – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Tatiana Z. Cuellar-Gaviria, PhD – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Diana L. Jimenez-Zapata – The Ohio State University
    Drug Delivery
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Ultrasound/photoacoustic/shear wave imaging of skin vasculature and elasticity to predict craniofacial implant exposure
    Location: Room 30D
    Presenting Author: Xinyue Huang – Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Anthony M. Yu, n/a – Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Samuel M. A. Morais – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Jeong Hun Park – Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: David Zopf – University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
    Co-Author: Scott Hollister – Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University School of Medicine
    Last Author: Stanislav Emelianov, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University School of Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Stanislav Emelianov, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University School of Medicine
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Characterizing the Impact of Transfusion Products on Blood Clot Failure
    Location: Room 30B
    Presenting Author: Andrew Gosselin – Rutgers University - Department of Biomedical Engineering
    Co-Author: Julie Goswami – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Primary Investigator: Valerie Tutwiler – Rutgers University - Department of Biomedical Engineering
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    DNA Damage in Intervertebral Disc Degeneration: CRISPR Modulation of ZNF865 (BLST)
    Location: Room 33B
    Presenting Author: Jonah Holbrook, BS – University of Utah
    Co-Author: Christian Lewis – University of Utah
    Co-Author: Hunter Levis, PhD – University of Utah
    Last Author: Robby Bowles – University of Utah
    Primary Investigator: Robby Bowles – University of Utah
    Co-Author: Brian Diekman, PhD – Joint Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Exogenous inputs that scale ion channel kinetics modulate activity in a computational CA3 pyramidal cell
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Alana Maluszczak – University of Utah
    Last Author: Alan D. Dorval – University of Utah
    Co-Author: Mathew Yarossi – Northeastern University
    Neural Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Probes for multiplexed protease activity sensing for chronic lung allograft dysfunction diagnosis
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Khoi N. Le – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Leslie W. Chan – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Rapid Cardiac Simulations Using JAX
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: Benjamin Thomas, MS – Oden Institute
    Co-Author: Christian Goodbrake – Oden Institute
    Co-Author: Kenneth Meyer – Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences
    Last Author: Michael S. Sacks – The University of Texas at Austin
    Primary Investigator: Michael S. Sacks – The University of Texas at Austin
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Timed to Heal: Investigating Circadian Modulation of Wound Healing in Temperature-Entrained Ex Vivo Skin Using a Novel Temperature Controlled Device
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: Kaiyin(Kelly) Zhang – University of Massachusetts Amherst
    Co-Author: Cathryn Cutia – Smith College
    Co-Author: Meghan E. Huber – University of Massachusetts Amherst
    Primary Investigator: Mary E. Harrington – Smith College
    Last Author: Cathal Kearney – University of Massachusetts Amherst
    Co-Author: Ilia Karatsoreos, PhD – University of Massachusetts Amherst
    Tissue Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Analog Intracellular-Phase Tuning of Cyborg Stem Cells
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: Jared Lee-Kin, MS – University of California, Davis
    Co-Author: Luis Contreras-Llano – UC Davis
    Co-Author: Daniel Elnatan – UC Davis
    Co-Author: G.W Gant Luxton – UC Davis
    Primary Investigator: Cheemeng Tan – University of California, Davis
    Co-Author: Aijun Wang – University of California Davis
    Last Author: Cheemeng Tan – University of California, Davis
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Determining the viscoelastic properties of murine placenta via micro-indentation
    Location: Room 27A
    Presenting Author: Sean Harrington – Northeastern University
    Last Author: Rouzbeh Amini – Northeastern University
    Co-Author: Ana Vargas – Northeastern University
    Co-Author: Chiara Bellini – Northeastern University
    Women's Health
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:00 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Automated 3D Centerline Tracking to Remove Electromagnetic Wire Artifacts from DT-MREIT Data
    Location: Room 30D
    Presenting Author: Jade Lariviere – Arizona State University
    Co-Author: Warren Boschen – University of Florida
    Co-Author: Thomas H. Mareci, Ph.D. – University of Florida
    Primary Investigator: Rosalind Sadleir, Ph.D. – Arizona State University
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:00 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Changes in mechanics and microstructure of decellularized murine pulmonary arteries
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Abhay Ramachandra – Iowa State University
    Co-Author: Md Ashadujjaman – Iowa State University
    Co-Author: Johad Khoury – Yale School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Yifan Yuan – University of Maryland School of Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Edward PM Manning, MD, PhD – Yale University Pulmonary Section
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:00 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Engineering a mucosal-targeting immunotherapy to enhance gut anti-tumor immunity
    Location: Room 24B
    Presenting Author: Noah Sinclair, BSE BME;PhD Student – University of Minnesota
    Primary Investigator: Noah Sinclair, BSE BME;PhD Student – University of Minnesota
    Last Author: Brittany Hartwell – University of Minnesota
    Co-Author: Paolo P. Provenzano – University of Minnesota
    Cancer Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:00 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Liposome-hyaluronic acid hydrogels for controlled protein release as a myocardial infarction therapy
    Location: Room 32B
    Presenting Author: Neil Baugh – Stanford University
    Last Author: Sarah C. Heilshorn – Stanford University
    Primary Investigator: Sarah C. Heilshorn – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Narelli de Paiva Narciso, MS – Stanford University
    Biomaterials
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:00 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Modulation of LEC-Directed Immune and Tumor Cell Migration within the Pancreatic Tumor Microenvironment
    Location: Room 24C
    Presenting Author: Stephen Larson, NA – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Primary Investigator: Catherine F. Whittington – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Cancer Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:00 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Neurotrophin-3 mRNA-Loaded Electrospun Fiber Conduits to Promote Axonal Growth and Regeneration Following Sciatic Nerve Injury
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Payton O'Connor – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Co-Author: Jack Devlin – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Co-Author: Derek W. Nelson – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Co-Author: Conrad Cheung – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Co-Author: Weibo Zhao – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Co-Author: Martin Oudega – Northwestern University
    Primary Investigator: Ryan Gilbert – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Drug Delivery
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:00 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Scalable Real-Time Deployment of Predictive Algorithms Using Continuous Cardiorespiratory Monitoring Data
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Mohamed Elmahdy, PhD – Nihon Kohden Digital Health Solutions
    Co-Author: Brian Tu – Nihon Kohden Digital Health Solutions
    Co-Author: Harsh Dharwad – Nihon Kohden Digital Health Solutions
    Co-Author: Abel lin – Nihon Kohden Digital Health Solutions
    Co-Author: Jessa Kempton – Nihon Kohden Digital Health Solutions
    Co-Author: Mark Mai, MD – Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
    Last Author: Timothy Ruchti, PHD – Nihon Kohden Digital Health Solutions
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:00 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    The Mechanofiltration Assay: A New Technique to Study Bacterial Biomechanics at High Throughput
    Location: Room 31B
    Presenting Author: Kelsey DeFrates, PhD – University of CA, San Francisco
    Co-Author: Gissell Jimenez – University of CA, San Francisco
    Last Author: Christopher Hernandez, PhD – University of CA, San Francisco
    Primary Investigator: Christopher Hernandez, PhD – University of CA, San Francisco
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:00 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Tunable Keratin Biomaterial Carriers for Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 Delivery and Bone Regeneration in a Rat Non-Union Model
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Justin Saul, PhD – Miami University
    Primary Investigator: Justin Saul, PhD – Miami University
    Co-Author: Judy Bohnert – University of Cincinnati
    Co-Author: Molly O'Brien, CCP – Cincinnati Children's Hospital
    Co-Author: Saif Alnuaimi – Tawam Hospital
    Co-Author: Troy Carnwath – Carolinas Medical Center
    Co-Author: Quinn Dunivan – University of Cincinnati
    Co-Author: Douglas W. Coffin, Ph.D. – Miami University
    Last Author: Thomas Smith, Ph.D. – Wake Forest University School of Medicine
    Biomaterials
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:00 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Virtual histological staining of label-free imaging mass spectrometry using diffusion models
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Yijie Zhang – UCLA
    Co-Author: Luzhe Huang – UCLA
    Co-Author: Nir Pillar – UCLA
    Co-Author: Yuzhu Li – UCLA
    Co-Author: Yuhang Li – UCLA
    Co-Author: Lukasz Migas – Delft University of Technology
    Co-Author: Raf Van de Plas – Delft University of Technology
    Co-Author: Jeffrey Spraggins – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Aydogan Ozcan – UCLA
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:00 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    An Ingestible Capsule for Luminance-Based Diagnosis of Mesenteric Ischemia
    Location: Room 30E
    Presenting Author: Jack Chen, SM, BASc – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Last Author: Giovanni Traverso – MIT
    Primary Investigator: Giovanni Traverso – MIT
    Co-Author: Alexander Alexiev – MIT
    Co-Author: Anthony J. Sergnese – Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Co-Author: Alison Hayward – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Niora Fabian – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Andrew J. Pettinari, BVMS – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Yubin Cai – MIT
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:00 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Morphogen signaling and mechanical forces determine spacing between branches in the lung
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: Chan Jin Park – Princeton University
    Co-Author: Pengfei Zhang, PhD – Princeton University
    Last Author: Celeste M. Nelson – Princeton University
    Primary Investigator: Celeste M. Nelson – Princeton University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:00 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Spatial Proteomics with Nanoparticle Probes: Advancing Highly Multiplexed Immune Profiling for Personalized Medicine
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Olga Eremina – University of Southern California
    Co-Author: Pegah Bagheri – University of Southern California
    Co-Author: Alexander Czaja – University of Southern California
    Last Author: Cristina Zavaleta – University of Southern California
    Primary Investigator: Cristina Zavaleta – University of Southern California
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:00 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    A 1D Digital Twin Framework for Prediction of Pulmonary Artery Pressure in Heart Failure
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: Guinevere Ferreira – Duke University
    Co-Author: Cyrus Tanade – Duke University
    Last Author: Amanda Randles – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Amanda Randles – Duke University
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:00 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Cortical cell tri-culture-based mechanical injury model and neuroprotective compound screening assay
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Alllison Pickle – University of California, Davis
    Co-Author: Hyehyun Kim – University of California, Davis
    Primary Investigator: Erkin Seker, PhD – University of California, Davis
    Neural Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:00 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Shear-Activated Drug Release from Red Blood Cell Carriers in Arterial Stenosis
    Location: Room 30B
    Presenting Author: Rukiye Tuna, PhD student – Florida State University
    Co-Author: Danielle Nemcovsky Amar, MSc – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Tirosh Mekler – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Netanel Korin – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Zixiang Leonardo Liu – FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
    Last Author: Zixiang Leonardo Liu – FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
    Primary Investigator: Zixiang Leonardo Liu – FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:00 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Engineering of Mechanically Enhanced Vascular Graft Containing Endothelium and Smooth-Muscle layer for Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: Minjun Ahn – Pusan National University / Medical Research
    Co-Author: Wonbin Park – Tissenbiofarm
    Co-Author: Jae-Seong Lee – Pusan National University / Department of Biomedical Convergence Engineering
    Co-Author: Yohan Jung – Pusan National University / Department of Biomedical Convergence Engineering
    Co-Author: Dong-Woo Cho – Pohang University of Science and Technology / Mechanical Engineering
    Last Author: Byoung Soo Kim – Pusan National University / Department of Biomedical Convergence Engineering
    Tissue Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:00 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Methods for In Situ Mechanical Testing of the Murine Vagina
    Location: Room 27A
    Presenting Author: Ritika Singh, B.S. in Bioengineering – Virginia Tech
    Primary Investigator: Raffaella De Vita – Virginia Tech
    Women's Health
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:00 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
    Paxillin mechanisms control wound healing process under inflammatory conditions.
    Location: Room 33B
    Presenting Author: Rahul Patil, PhD – Georgetown University
    Co-Author: Peter Lialios – Georgetown University
    Co-Author: Micaila Curtis – Georgetown University
    Primary Investigator: Stella Alimperti – Georgetown University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:15 PM - 5:30 PM PDT
    A human lung alveolus chip enables modeling ventilator-associated pneumonia for rapid therapeutic discovery in vitro
    Location: Room 31B
    Presenting Author: Yuncheng Man, PhD – Boston Children's Hospital
    Primary Investigator: Yuncheng Man, PhD – Boston Children's Hospital
    Co-Author: Yunhao Zhai – Wyss Institute
    Co-Author: Aakanksha Gulati – Wyss Institute
    Co-Author: Jie Ji – Wyss Institute
    Co-Author: Haiqing Bai – XellarBio
    Co-Author: Amanda Jiang – Boston Children's Hospital
    Co-Author: Chaitra Belgur – Wyss Institute
    Last Author: Donald Ingber – Wyss Institute
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:15 PM - 5:30 PM PDT
    Bio-Inspired Underwater Adhesion for Soft Substrates
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Ziliang Kang, PhD – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Last Author: Giovanni Traverso – MIT
    Biomaterials
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:15 PM - 5:30 PM PDT
    Development of Super-Lubricious Platelet-Rich Plasma Loaded Microgels for the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis
    Location: Room 32B
    Presenting Author: Samuel Stealey, PhD – Saint Louis University
    Last Author: Silviya P. Zustiak, PhD – Saint Louis University
    Primary Investigator: Silviya P. Zustiak, PhD – Saint Louis University
    Co-Author: Yousef Abu-Amer – Washington University in Saint Louis
    Co-Author: Paul Jelliss – Saint Louis University
    Biomaterials
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:15 PM - 5:30 PM PDT
    Intracerebral Injection of “Parenchygel” in Rat Intracerebral Hemorrhage Accelerated Recover and Recruits Endogenous Microglia/Macrophages
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Christopher Pierce – University of Oklahoma
    Co-Author: Hannah Homburg – University of Oklahoma Health Science Center
    Co-Author: Esmeralda Castaneda – University of Oklahoma
    Co-Author: Andrew Bauer – University of Oklahoma Health Science Center
    Co-Author: Kar-ming Fung – University of Oklahoma Health Science Center
    Last Author: John R. Clegg – The University of Oklahoma
    Primary Investigator: John R. Clegg – The University of Oklahoma
    Drug Delivery
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:15 PM - 5:30 PM PDT
    Lung cancer microphysiological systems for modeling sex-specific effects of estradiol on treatment response and proangiogenic capacity
    Location: Room 24C
    Presenting Author: Wills Kpeli – Tulane University
    Co-Author: Conner Sweat – Tulane University
    Cancer Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:15 PM - 5:30 PM PDT
    Mapping Weak Neuronal Currents in a Human Head Model Using Neuronavigated Transcranial Acoustoelectric Imaging
    Location: Room 30D
    Presenting Author: Nadia Abu Farha, PhD candidate – University of Arizona
    Co-Author: Parker J. Harris – University of Arizona
    Co-Author: Margaret Allard, MS – University of Arizona
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:15 PM - 5:30 PM PDT
    Multimodal Imaging and Mechanical Characterisation Techniques to Assess the Impact of Aortic Calcification in Ex Vivo Aneurysmal Tissue
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Tudor Muresan – University of Calgary
    Co-Author: Timothy J. Gadzella – University of Calgary
    Co-Author: Randy D. Moore – University of Calgary
    Co-Author: Danielle E. Whittier – University of Calgary
    Co-Author: Taisiya Sigaeva – University of Calgary
    Last Author: Elena S. Di Martino – University of Calgary
    Primary Investigator: Elena S. Di Martino – University of Calgary
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:15 PM - 5:30 PM PDT
    Rapid cardiac activation prediction for cardiac resynchronization therapy planning using geometric deep learning
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Ehsan Naghavi – Michigan State University
    Co-Author: Haifeng Wang – Michigan State University
    Co-Author: Vahid Ziaei-Rad – Michigan State University
    Co-Author: Julius Guccione – 3DT Holdings LLC
    Co-Author: Ghassan Kassab – 3DT Holdings LLC
    Co-Author: Vishnu Boddeti – Michigan State University
    Co-Author: Seungik Baek – Michigan State University
    Last Author: Lik-Chuan Lee – Michigan State University
    Primary Investigator: Lik-Chuan Lee – Michigan State University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:15 PM - 5:30 PM PDT
    Single-particle imaging of nanomedicine crossing the blood-brain barrier
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Mian Wei, PhD – Columbia University
    Last Author: Wei Min – Columbia University
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:15 PM - 5:30 PM PDT
    CD45-Targeted Cytokine Delivery Drives Epitope Spreading for Enhanced Lung Cancer Immunotherapy
    Location: Room 24B
    Presenting Author: Brett Pogostin, PhD – MIT
    Co-Author: Vidit Bhandarker – MIT
    Co-Author: Olivia Sheridan – MIT
    Co-Author: Robert Langer – MIT-Koch Institute
    Co-Author: Ana Jaklenec, PhD – MIT-Koch Institute
    Co-Author: Stefani Spranger – MIT
    Last Author: Darrell Irvine – Scripps Research
    Cancer Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:15 PM - 5:30 PM PDT
    Development of a biomimetic spiral artery remodeling model
    Location: Room 27A
    Presenting Author: Sebastian Naranjo, MS – Boston University
    Primary Investigator: Catherine Klapperich – Boston University
    Last Author: Joyce Wong – Boston University
    Co-Author: Noo Li Jeon – Seoul National University
    Women's Health
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:15 PM - 5:30 PM PDT
    Wireless Ultrasonic-Powered Tumor Treating Fields via BaTiO₃ Pyramid Receivers for Cancer Treatment
    Location: Room 30E
    Presenting Author: Sophia Selvarajan, Doctor of Philosophy – University of South Florida
    Co-Author: Raneen Qasim – University of South Florida
    Primary Investigator: Albert Kim – University of South Florida
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:15 PM - 5:30 PM PDT
    Multimodal sensitivity enhancement of immunoassays using modular and functional hydrogels
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Pranshu Rajurkar, MS – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Samantha Wise – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Aniruddh Sarkar, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:15 PM - 5:30 PM PDT
    Predicting right ventricle growth and fiber remodeling in pulmonary hypertension using a multilayer perceptron model
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: Reza Avazmohammadi – Texas A&M University
    Co-Author: Emilio Mendiola – Texas A&M University
    Co-Author: Prathmesh Bhatt – Texas A&M University
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:15 PM - 5:30 PM PDT
    Regulation of Single Dental Pulp Stem Cell Polarization and Differentiation Using a Bio-Inspired 3D Tubular Matrix
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: Xiaohua Liu – University of Missouri
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:15 PM - 5:30 PM PDT
    Spatiotemporal changes in gene and protein expression and dynamic viscoelastic characteristics at acute and chronic timepoints after spinal cord injury
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Chandra Kothapalli, PhD – Cleveland State University
    Co-Author: Elif Ertugral – Cleveland State University
    Co-Author: Gowsia Banu Shaik – Cleveland State University
    Co-Author: Vasanti Dhakate – University of Akron
    Co-Author: Rounak Pokharel – University of Akron
    Co-Author: Jessica Onyak – University of Akron
    Co-Author: Peng Jiang – Cleveland State University
    Co-Author: Nic D. Leipzig, PhD – University of Akron
    Last Author: Chandra Kothapalli, PhD – Cleveland State University
    Neural Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:15 PM - 5:30 PM PDT
    The balance of von Willebrand factor and platelet activation in causing bleeding in an aortic stenosis
    Location: Room 30B
    Presenting Author: Alice Liu – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Jorge Di Paola – Washington University in St. Louis
    Last Author: David Bark – Colorado State University/School of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering. Washington University School of Medicine/Pediatriac Hematology and Oncology
    Primary Investigator: David Bark – Colorado State University/School of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering. Washington University School of Medicine/Pediatriac Hematology and Oncology
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:15 PM - 5:30 PM PDT
    Investigating the Impact of Adhesome Modulation on Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Genome Stability
    Location: Room 33B
    Presenting Author: Nolan Origer – University of California Irvine
    Co-Author: Edouard Aleman – University of California Irvine
    Co-Author: Hanjuan Shao – University of California Irvine
    Co-Author: Tri Andrew Q. Phan – Novoglia
    Last Author: Timothy L. Downing – University of California Irvine
    Primary Investigator: Timothy L. Downing – University of California Irvine
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:30 PM - 5:45 PM PDT
    A Microfluidic Blood-Brain Barrier Model for Real-Time Analysis of Metastatic Breast Cancer Cell Invasion and Barrier Integrity
    Location: Room 24C
    Presenting Author: Mohamad Orabi, PhD – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Ali Dabaja – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Victor Zhao – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Sivani Manimaran – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Vesko Zlatev – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Mark Slayton – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Nathan Merrill – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Ryan Oliver – University of Michigan
    Primary Investigator: Sofia Merajver – University of Michigan
    Cancer Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:30 PM - 5:45 PM PDT
    A simulation study of electrical impedance tomography algorithms for Sarcopenia applications
    Location: Room 30D
    Presenting Author: Sadaf Tabatabaei, MS – Thayer School of Engineering
    Co-Author: Ethan K. Murphy – Thayer School of Engineering
    Primary Investigator: Ethan K. Murphy – Thayer School of Engineering
    Co-Author: Zenia valdiviezo – Thayer School of Engineering
    Co-Author: Alicia everitt – Thayer School of Engineering
    Co-Author: Ryan Halter – Thayer School of Engineering
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:30 PM - 5:45 PM PDT
    Bond selective imaging uncovers mitochondria metabolic heterogeneity in cancer cells
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Dingcheng Sun – Boston University
    Primary Investigator: Ji-Xin Cheng – Boston University
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:30 PM - 5:45 PM PDT
    Cerebrospinal Fluid Flow Enhancement (CFE) For improving small molecule and nanoparticle delivery to the Central Nervous System
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Constance J. Mietus, MD, PhD – UMass Chan School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Olivia Mihalek – UMass Chan
    Last Author: Rachael Sirianni – UMass Chan
    Primary Investigator: Rachael Sirianni – UMass Chan
    Co-Author: Oluwatobi H. Babayemi – Rice University
    Co-Author: Elena Andreyko – UMass Chan Medical school
    Drug Delivery
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:30 PM - 5:45 PM PDT
    Extremely Rapid Gelling Curcumin Silk-Tyrosine Crosslinked Hydrogels
    Location: Room 32B
    Presenting Author: Aswin Sundarakrishnan, PhD Biomedical Engineering – University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
    Primary Investigator: Aswin Sundarakrishnan, PhD Biomedical Engineering – University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
    Co-Author: Trixie Tah
    Co-Author: Seth Waalen – University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
    Co-Author: Andres Jimenez
    Biomaterials
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:30 PM - 5:45 PM PDT
    Mask Matching Network for Self-supervised Few-shot Medical Image Segmentation
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: zeyun Zhao – University of Florida
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:30 PM - 5:45 PM PDT
    Sweet Corn Phytoglycogen as a Lyoprotectant for Dry-State Protein Storage
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Junha Park, MS – University of Florida
    Co-Author: Susan Kim Boehlein – University of Florida
    Primary Investigator: Gregory Hudalla – University of Florida
    Co-Author: Marcio Resende – University of Florida
    Biomaterials
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:30 PM - 5:45 PM PDT
    Thoracic aorta remodeling precedes third-order mesenteric contractile dysfunction in adiposity-induced hypertension in a sex-dependent manner
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Dillon McClintock – Washington University in St Louis
    Co-Author: Maxwell Hakun – Washington University in St Louis
    Co-Author: Matthew Fular – Michigan State University
    Co-Author: Osvlado Vega Rodríguez – Michigan State University
    Co-Author: Lisa Sather – Michigan State University
    Co-Author: Adam Lauver – Michigan State University
    Co-Author: Gregory Fink, n/a – Michigan State University
    Co-Author: Stephanie Watts – Michigan State University
    Co-Author: Nathan R. Tykocki, PhD – Michigan State University
    Co-Author: Sara Roccabianca – Washington University in St Louis
    Last Author: Sara Roccabianca – Washington University in St Louis
    Primary Investigator: Sara Roccabianca – Washington University in St Louis
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:30 PM - 5:45 PM PDT
    Using a Ventilator-on-a-Chip Device to Examine the Effect of Cyclic-Stretch Frequency on Barrier Disruption
    Location: Room 31B
    Presenting Author: Skylar Trent – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Jon Fritz, MS – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Joshua Englert, MD – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
    Co-Author: Samir Ghadiali, BMES Fellow – The Ohio State University
    Primary Investigator: Samir Ghadiali, BMES Fellow – The Ohio State University
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:30 PM - 5:45 PM PDT
    Metabolic Labeling and Targeted Modulation of Adipocytes
    Location: Room 33B
    Presenting Author: Yueji Wang – University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
    Primary Investigator: Hua Wang – University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:30 PM - 5:45 PM PDT
    Modeling the Interplay Between Liver and Heart Diseases via a Human Dual-Organ Platform
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: Emanuele Spanghero, MS – University of Illinois Chicago
    Primary Investigator: Salman Khetani – University of Illinois Chicago
    Tissue Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:30 PM - 5:45 PM PDT
    New Models and Treatments for Craniosynostosis
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: Samuel Swearson, Bachelors of Science – University of Iowa
    Primary Investigator: Brad Amendt, PhD;MS – University of Iowa
    Co-Author: Steven Eliason – University of Iowa
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:30 PM - 5:45 PM PDT
    Non-Surgical, In-Stent Membrane Bioelectronics for Long-Term Intracranial Pressure Monitoring
    Location: Room 30E
    Presenting Author: Jimin Lee, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: W. Hong Yeo – Georgia Tech
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:30 PM - 5:45 PM PDT
    Polymeric tumor antigens bearing a novel glycol-adjuvant suppresses melanoma tumor growth
    Location: Room 24B
    Presenting Author: Scott Wilson, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Sabrina S. Chen – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Sandeep Kumar – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Mengheng Yang – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Swagatam Barman – John’s Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Cancer Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:30 PM - 5:45 PM PDT
    Investigating the Effects of Mechanical Stretch on the Physiology of Engineered Human Myometrium
    Location: Room 27A
    Presenting Author: Alisa Peshina, Bioengineering B.S. – University of Southern California
    Primary Investigator: Megan L. McCain, PhD – University of Southern California
    Co-Author: Aava Abedinpour – University of Southern California
    Co-Author: Antonina Maxey – University of Southern California
    Women's Health
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:30 PM - 5:45 PM PDT
    Rapid continuous monitoring of protein biomarkers in vivo
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Fatemeh Esmaeili – Northwestern University
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:30 PM - 5:45 PM PDT
    Characterizing the progression of neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction in rats after spinal cord injury via awake transurethral cystometry
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Mia Sargusingh – Case Western Reserve University
    Co-Author: Pranav Akella – Case Western Reserve University
    Co-Author: Madeleine Dietrich – Case Western Reserve University
    Co-Author: Isabelle Deputy – Case Western Reserve University
    Co-Author: Philippe Zimmern – University of Texas Southwestern
    Co-Author: Margot S. Damaser – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
    Last Author: Ana G. Hernandez Reynoso – Case Western Reserve University
    Primary Investigator: Ana G. Hernandez Reynoso – Case Western Reserve University
    Neural Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:30 PM - 5:45 PM PDT
    Leveraging heart rate variability to reduce hemodynamics simulations for heartbeat data in a 3D left coronary artery digital model
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: Japneet K. Mavi – Duke University
    Co-Author: William Ladd – Duke University
    Co-Author: Justen Geddes – Duke University
    Last Author: Amanda Randles – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Amanda Randles – Duke University
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:30 PM - 5:45 PM PDT
    Sexual dimorphism in platelet-like particle mediated clotting response
    Location: Room 30B
    Presenting Author: Krista Hilmas – NC State University
    Co-Author: Uditi Patil – NC State University
    Co-Author: Ethan Jones – NC State University
    Co-Author: Margaret Elizabeth Easson – NC State University
    Co-Author: Matthew Fisher – NC State University
    Primary Investigator: Ashley Brown – NC State University
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:45 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Automation and Machine Learning for the Development of Protein-Like Single-Chain Polymer Nanoparticles
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Elena Di Mare, ME – Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    Co-Author: Cesar Ramirez – Rutgers University
    Co-Author: N. Sanjeeva Murthy – Rutgers University
    Primary Investigator: Adam J. Gormley – Rutgers University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:45 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Background Suppressed Deep Chemical Imaging by Low-temperature Shortwave Infrared Photothermal Microscopy
    Location: Room 30D
    Presenting Author: Thao Pham – Boston University
    Co-Author: Jiaze Yin – Boston University
    Co-Author: Yuhao Yuan – Boston University
    Co-Author: Dingcheng Sun – Boston University
    Primary Investigator: Ji-Xin Cheng – Boston University
    Co-Author: Bethany Weinberg
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:45 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Cellular Nanoparticles Treat Coronavirus Infection in Vivo
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Yiyan Yu – University of California San Diego
    Primary Investigator: Liangfang Zhang – University of California San Diego
    Co-Author: Zhidong Zhou
    Co-Author: Yifei Peng
    Co-Author: Ronnie Fang
    Co-Author: Weiwei Gao
    Biomaterials
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:45 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Characterization of Corneal Epithelium Health Using the Mechanical Properties of the Corneal Epithelial Glycocalyx
    Location: Room 31B
    Presenting Author: Nemea Courelli – University of California, Santa Barbara
    Co-Author: Ahmed Al Kindi – University of California, Santa Barbara
    Primary Investigator: Angela Pitenis – University of California, Santa Barbara
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:45 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Controlling matrix-bound extracellular vesicle release to guide wound repair using alginate biomaterials
    Location: Room 32B
    Presenting Author: Renata Dos Reis Marques – University of California Santa Barbara
    Co-Author: Jane Baude – University of California, Santa Barbara
    Co-Author: Gianna Gathman – UC Santa Barbara
    Primary Investigator: Marley Dewey, PhD – University of California Santa Barbara
    Last Author: Ryan Stowers – UC Santa Barbara
    Biomaterials
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:45 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Effect of Peptoid Side Chain Aromatics and Chirality on Aggregation and Oligomerization of Alzheimer's Disease Amyloid-β Protein
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Amy Veihdeffer, MS – University of South Carolina
    Primary Investigator: Melissa A. Moss, PhD – University of South Carolina
    Drug Delivery
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:45 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Ex-vivo Microfluidic Model to Identify Shear Stresses Role During Ovarian Tumor Cell Attachment to Peritoneal Mesothelial Cells
    Location: Room 24C
    Presenting Author: Vasilios Morikis, PhD – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Breanna Baker – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Jillian Martin – Washington University in St. Louis
    Primary Investigator: Gregory Longmore – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Whitney Grither – Washington University in St. Louis
    Last Author: Whitney Grither – Washington University in St. Louis
    Cancer Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:45 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    In Vitro Characterization of Stenotic Valve Hemodynamics Using Optical and Echo-PIV Techniques
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Yan Zhang, PhD – North Dakota State University
    Last Author: Yan Zhang, PhD – North Dakota State University
    Primary Investigator: Yan Zhang, PhD – North Dakota State University
    Co-Author: Santu Golder – North Dakota State University
    Co-Author: William Fish – North Dakota State University
    Co-Author: Colten Alme
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:45 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Label-Free Holotomographic Analysis of Lipid Transport and Biophysical Changes in Senescent Human Microglia
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Amarnath Singam, PhD – UNLV
    Co-Author: Nikita Gopakumar, PhD student – UNLV
    Co-Author: Łukasz Sznajder
    Co-Author: Manisha Gun
    Co-Author: Jennifer Zheng
    Co-Author: Jingchun Chen
    Last Author: Seungman Park – UNLV
    Primary Investigator: Seungman Park – UNLV
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:45 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    An antibody–toxin conjugate targeting CD47 linked to the bacterial toxin listeriolysin O for cancer immunotherapy
    Location: Room 24B
    Co-Author: Yifan wang, PhD – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Co-Author: Wen Jiang – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Primary Investigator: Wen Jiang – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Cancer Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:45 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Engineering a 3D Placental Trophoblast Invasion Platform Via Droplet Microfluidics
    Location: Room 27A
    Presenting Author: Lesly Villarreal – University of Illinois at Chicago
    Primary Investigator: Salman Khetani – University of Illinois Chicago
    Last Author: Almudena Veiga-Lopez – University of Illinois Chicago
    Co-Author: Ria Marathe – University of Illinois at Chicago
    Co-Author: Zaynab Vahora – University of Illinois at Chicago
    Women's Health
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:45 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Wirelessly Controlled Soft Robotic Patches for Targeted and Sustained Drug Release
    Location: Room 30E
    Presenting Author: Boyang Xiao – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Yi Zhu – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Jeffrey Tosoian – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Last Author: Xiaoguang Dong, PhD – Vanderbilt University
    Primary Investigator: Xiaoguang Dong, PhD – Vanderbilt University
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:45 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    An in vitro 3D model of hiPSC-derived neuronal networks using neurogenin2-overexpression in co-culture with human astrocytes
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Alia Alameri – Columbia University
    Co-Author: Bas Lendemeijer – columbia university
    Co-Author: Cheng Gong – Columbia University
    Co-Author: Chai-Hoon Quek – Columbia University
    Last Author: Kam Leong – Columbia University
    Co-Author: Steven Kushner – Columbia University
    Co-Author: Joseph Gogos – Columbia University
    Co-Author: Raju Tomer – Columbia University
    Primary Investigator: Raju Tomer – Columbia University
    Neural Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:45 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Computational calibration of a novel valve-on-chip device replicating native aortic valve hemodynamics
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: Nasrin Sam – Kennesaw State University
    Co-Author: Gustavo Vaca Diez – University of Arkansas
    Co-Author: Kartik Balachandran – University of Arkansas
    Co-Author: Philippe Sucosky – Kennesaw State University
    Last Author: Philippe Sucosky – Kennesaw State University
    Primary Investigator: Philippe Sucosky – Kennesaw State University
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:45 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Implementation of a primary cardiovascular prevention strategy in a Colombian city
    Location: Room 30B
    Presenting Author: Juan Carlos Briceño Triana – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Universidad de los Andes; Fundación Cardioinfantil-Instituto de Cardiología
    Last Author: Juan Carlos Briceño Triana – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Universidad de los Andes; Fundación Cardioinfantil-Instituto de Cardiología
    Primary Investigator: Juan Carlos Briceño Triana – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Universidad de los Andes; Fundación Cardioinfantil-Instituto de Cardiología
    Co-Author: Juan Pablo Perez Uribe – Universidad de los Andes
    Co-Author: Paula N. Sierra P – Universidad de los Andes
    Co-Author: Victor G. Aldana, n/a – Instituto Cardiovascular del Tolima
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:45 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) Force Myography Sensor for Comprehensive Joint Torque Evaluation
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Michael C. Kohler, PhD – New York Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Ioana Voiculescu – The City College of New York
    Co-Author: Fang Li – New York Institute of Technology
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:45 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Therapeutic Modulation of Red Blood Cell-derived Atp Release Using Hydroxyurea
    Location: Room 33B
    Presenting Author: Ashley Davis – Michigan State University
    Co-Author: Morgan Geiger, PhD – Michigan State University
    Co-Author: Suzanne Summers – Michigan State University
    Co-Author: Dana Spence – Michigan State University
    Last Author: Dana Spence – Michigan State University
    Primary Investigator: Dana Spence – Michigan State University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Friday, Oct 10th
    5:45 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Tissue-specific granular extracellular matrix biomaterials drive differential responses in human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: Katie Gallagher, MS – University of Colorado Boulder
    Co-Author: Juliet Heye, M.S. – University of Colorado Boulder
    Co-Author: Stephanie Ellyse Schneider, PhD – University of Colorado Boulder
    Co-Author: Jeanne E. Barthold – CU Boulder/TissueForm
    Last Author: Corey P. Neu – University of Colorado Boulder
    Primary Investigator: Corey P. Neu – University of Colorado Boulder
    Tissue Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Bioinspired and Biomaterials-based Micro/Nano Devices
    Location: Room 26A
    Track Chair: Molly Kozminsky, PhD – Iowa State University
    Track Chair: Onyema Osuagwu, PhD – Morgan State University
    Session Chair: Jing Wang – Iowa State University
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Biomaterials for Studying and Controlling Cell Behaviors
    Location: Room 32A
    Track Chair: Janeta Zoldan – The University of Texas at Austin
    Track Chair: MK Sewell-Loftin – University of Alabama Birmingham
    Track Chair: Ryan Stowers – UC Santa Barbara
    Track Chair: Ester J. Kwon, PhD – University of California, San Diego
    Session Chair: Susan Leggett, Ph.D – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Session Chair: Jon Scoucy, PhD – UW-Madison
    Biomaterials
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Biomaterials Undergraduate Fire Talks
    Location: Room 32B
    Track Chair: Ester J. Kwon, PhD – University of California, San Diego
    Track Chair: Ryan Stowers – UC Santa Barbara
    Track Chair: MK Sewell-Loftin – University of Alabama Birmingham
    Track Chair: Janeta Zoldan – The University of Texas at Austin
    Session Chair: Cody Crosby, PhD – Southwestern University
    Session Chair: Mykel D. Green, PhD – Tulane University
    Session Chair: Alex Frickenstein – University of Oklahoma
    Biomaterials
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Cardiac Regeneration 2
    Location: Room 30A
    Track Chair: Kareen LK Coulombe, PhD – Brown University
    Track Chair: Hoda Hatoum, PhD – Michigan Technological University
    Session Chair: Lakeshia Taite
    Session Chair: Neda Latifi – University of South Florida
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Engineering Tools and Therapeutics for Targeted Therapy
    Location: Room 33C
    Track Chair: Aylin Acun, PhD – Widener University
    Track Chair: Cheemeng Tan – University of California, Davis
    Session Chair: Larry Dooling
    Session Chair: Jacob Schimelman, PhD – University of California San Diego
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Experiential Learning & Career Readiness
    Location: Room 31C
    Track Chair: Rebecca Scott – University of Oklahoma
    Track Chair: Olivia Coiado, Dr. – Washington State University
    Moderator: Charles Peak
    Moderator: Janine Hoelscher – Clemson University
    Biomedical Engineering Education
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Interventional Devices, Prosthetics, Robotics, and Assistive Technology
    Location: Room 30E
    Track Chair: Kiana Aran, PhD – University of California, San Diego
    Track Chair: Yongkuk Lee, PhD – Wichita State University
    Track Chair: Aijun Wang, Ph.D. – UC Davis
    Session Chair: Brent Winslow, PhD – Google
    Session Chair: Jimin Lee, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Mechanosensing in Cancer
    Location: Room 24C
    Track Chair: Priscilla Hwang, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Track Chair: Claire Robertson, PhD – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    Session Chair: Adam Engler – University of California San Diego
    Session Chair: Jian Zhang, PhD – University of Arkansas
    Cancer Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Multiscale Modeling and Simulations in Cardiopulmonary Systems
    Location: Room 31A
    Track Chair: Luke (Lucas) Timmins, PhD – Texas A&M University
    Track Chair: Kristen Mills – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Session Chair: Reza Avaz, PhD – Texas A&M University
    Session Chair: Bryana N. Harris – University of Minnesota
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Neuroimaging
    Location: Room 29D
    Session Chair: Thomas Everett – Indiana University School of Medicine
    Session Chair: Su Yan – Pennsylvania State University
    Track Chair: Joon (Simon) Shim, PhD – Marshall University
    Track Chair: Mario I. Romero-Ortega, PhD – University of Arizona
    Track Chair: Nanyin Zhang, PhD – Penn State University
    Neural Engineering
  • 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 - 10:00 AM PDT
    Novel Methods for Systems Biology
    Location: Room 33A
    Track Chair: Alexander Xu, PhD – University of Maryland College Park
    Track Chair: Megan McLean
    Session Chair: Siddharth Dey, PhD – University of California, Santa Barbara
    Session Chair: Jangwook P. Jung, PhD – Louisiana State University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Photoacoustic and Optoacoustic Imaging (PAI)
    Location: Room 30C
    Session Chair: Lei S. Li, PhD – Rice University
    Session Chair: Jesse Jokerst
    Track Chair: Stephen LaConte – Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, Roanoke, VA
    Track Chair: Junjie Yao, PhD – Duke University
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Platform Sessions VII
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Protein and Vaccine delivery
    Location: Room 29C
    Track Chair: Elizabeth Barker, PhD – University of Tennessee
    Track Chair: Jyothi U. Menon, PhD – Texas A&M University
    Session Chair: Rajarshi Chattaraj – New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Session Chair: Rohan Ingrole
    Drug Delivery
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Sex Differences in Health and Disease
    Location: Room 27A
    Session Chair: Brian A. Aguado – University of California San Diego
    Session Chair: Caymen Novak, PhD – University of Michigan-Dearborn
    Track Chair: Mykel D. Green, PhD – Tulane University
    Women's Health
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Tissue and Organ Biomanufacturing
    Location: Room 24A
    Track Chair: Shengjie Zhai – University of Nevada Las Vegas
    Track Chair: Brenda M. Ogle, PhD – University of Minnesota
    Session Chair: Dake Hao, PhD – University of California Davis
    Session Chair: Lin Zhang, PhD – Department of Biomedical Engineering, University at Buffalo
    Biomanufacturing
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Tissue Engineering for Regenerative Medicine and Translation II
    Location: Room 31B
    Track Chair: Chelsea M. Magin, PhD – University of Colorado, Denver | Anschutz
    Track Chair: Cathal John Kearney
    Session Chair: Jason Marvin, Ph.D. – AIMBE
    Session Chair: Ramya Prabhakar, PhD – KBI Biopharma
    Session Chair: Aparna Bhattacharyya, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
    Tissue Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Tissue Engineering Models of Disease II
    Location: Room 29A
    Track Chair: Chelsea M. Magin, PhD – University of Colorado, Denver | Anschutz
    Track Chair: Cathal John Kearney
    Session Chair: Di Zhang, PhD – Yale University
    Session Chair: Jeongmin Hwang, PhD – Northwestern University
    Tissue Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:30 AM - 8:35 AM PDT
    A Poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) Self-Expanding Vaginal Drug Delivery System
    Location: Room 32B
    Presenting Author: Mercedes Romo – University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
    Primary Investigator: Michaela Pfau-Cloud, Biomedical Engineering PhD – University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire
    Biomaterials
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:30 AM - 8:35 AM PDT
    A Tamoxifen-Induced XBP1 Deletion Model for Studying Dysregulation in 12-Hour Ultradian Rhythms
    Location: Room 33B
    Presenting Author: Brooke M. Hudec – University of Pittsburgh
    Primary Investigator: Bokai Zhu – UPMC Aging Institute
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:30 AM - 8:35 AM PDT
    A Tissue Clearing Protocol for Optimal Imaging of Collagen-Targeting Nanovesicles in Osteoarthritic Joints
    Location: Room 29B
    Presenting Author: Elaine Kachala – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Ann Thomas – University of Delaware
    Last Author: Christopher Price, PhD – University of Delaware
    Primary Investigator: Christopher Price, PhD – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Shashika Gammanchiralage – University of Delaware
    Drug Delivery
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:30 AM - 8:35 AM PDT
    Monitoring of Kidney Hemodynamics and Oxygenation during Perfusion Using Integrated Photoacoustic and Ultrasound Localization Microscopy
    Location: Room 30D
    Presenting Author: Kaustubh R. Pandit – University of Oklahoma
    Primary Investigator: Qinggong Tang, PhD – Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oklahoma
    Co-Author: Tri Vu
    Co-Author: Qinghao Zhang – University of Oklahoma
    Co-Author: Yan Cui
    Co-Author: Nanchao Wang, PhD – Duke University
    Co-Author: Jingting Li
    Co-Author: Rui Yao
    Co-Author: Zhongxin Yu – University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
    Co-Author: Kar-ming Fung – University of Oklahoma Health Science Center
    Co-Author: Walid Ali
    Co-Author: Paige Parrack
    Co-Author: Ashley N. Milam
    Co-Author: Bradon Nave
    Co-Author: Ron Squires
    Co-Author: Paulo N. Martins
    Co-Author: Chongle Pan – University of Oklahoma
    Co-Author: Junjie Yao, PhD – Duke University
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:30 AM - 8:35 AM PDT
    Role of plasma prekallikrein in medical device-induced thrombosis and inflammation
    Location: Room 30B
    Presenting Author: Amelia Rodolf – University of California, Los Angeles
    Co-Author: Samantha Moellmer, B.S. – Oregon Health & Science University
    Co-Author: Priyanka Srivastava – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Aleksandr Shamanaev – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Co-Author: Ting Liu, M.D. – Oregon Health & Science University
    Co-Author: Owen McCarty, PhD – Oregon Health & Science University
    Co-Author: Joseph J. Shatzel, M.D. – Oregon Health & Science University
    Co-Author: Christina U. Lorentz, Ph.D. – Aronora Inc.
    Co-Author: Karina Nakayama – Oregon Health & Science University
    Co-Author: Erik Tucker, PhD – Aronora Inc.
    Co-Author: Cristina Puy, Ph.D. – Oregon Health & Science University
    Co-Author: David Gailani, MD – Vanderbilt University
    Last Author: Owen McCarty, PhD – Oregon Health & Science University
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:30 AM - 8:40 AM PDT
    Advancing Polymer-Coated Gelatin Nanoparticles as an Antibiotic-Free Treatment for Staphylococcus epidermidis Infections
    Location: Room 26B
    Presenting Author: Julia C. Patterson – Brown University
    Co-Author: Julia C. Patterson – Brown University
    Co-Author: Zhaowei Jiang, Ph.D. – Brown University
    Co-Author: Alec Mccall, BSE – Brown University
    Co-Author: Yingying Wang, PhD – Brown University
    Co-Author: Anita Shukla, PhD – Brown University
    Last Author: Anita Shukla, PhD – Brown University
    Primary Investigator: Anita Shukla, PhD – Brown University
    Technologies for Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    A Granular Extracellular Matrix-Based Biomaterial for Engineering of Biological Tissues
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Faith O. Olulana, MS – University of Colorado Boulder
    Co-Author: Stephanie Ellyse Schneider, PhD – University of Colorado Boulder
    Co-Author: Juliet Heye, M.S. – University of Colorado Boulder
    Co-Author: Franck Vernerey – University of Colorado Boulder
    Primary Investigator: Corey P. Neu – University of Colorado Boulder
    Co-Author: Jeanne E. Barthold – CU Boulder/TissueForm
    Biomaterials
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    An Artificial intelligence time-series analysis to identify pre-menses microbial signatures linked to protection against post-menses bacterial vaginosis
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Sina Bonakdar, PhD – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
    Primary Investigator: Sina Bonakdar, PhD – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
    Co-Author: Kayvan Najarian – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
    Last Author: Kelly Arnold – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    An Experimentally Informed Digital Twin of Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Elisa Serafini, MS – Houston Methodist Research Institute
    Co-Author: Antonio Martino – Houston Methodist Research Institute
    Co-Author: Luca Pasini – Houston Methodist Research Institute
    Co-Author: Maria Sole Lami – Houston Methodist Research Institute
    Co-Author: Giuseppe De Nisco – Polytechnic of Turin
    Co-Author: Anna Corti – Polytechnic of Milan
    Co-Author: Diego Gallo – Polytechnic of Turin
    Co-Author: Claudio Chiastra – Polytechnic of Turin
    Co-Author: Xian C. Li – Houston Methodist Research Institute
    Co-Author: Carly S. Filgueira – Houston Methodist Research Institute
    Primary Investigator: Stefano Casarin – Houston Methodist Research Institute
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    Biodegradable Ionogels Amplify Prolonged Therapeutic Protein Delivery for Glioblastoma
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Anujan Ramesh – Harvard University
    Primary Investigator: Samir Mitragotri – Harvard University
    Drug Delivery
  • 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
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    Cardiac Bridging Integrator 1 Gene Therapy Reduces Fibrosis in Failing Myocardium in a Pre-Clinical Model of Ischemic Heart Failure
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: M. Sofia Ruiz Castillo, BS;MS – The University of Utah
    Co-Author: Muhammad Shuja Khan, PhD – The University of Utah
    Co-Author: Kyoichiro Yazaki, MD – The University of Utah
    Co-Author: Emmanuel Offei, MS – The University of Utah
    Co-Author: Ava Yektaeian Vaziri – The University of Utah
    Co-Author: Ankur Shah, PhD – The University of Utah
    Co-Author: Douglas Smego, MD – The University of Utah
    Co-Author: TingTing Hong, MD;PhD – The University of Utah
    Co-Author: Robin M Shaw, MD;PhD – The University of Utah
    Last Author: Derek Dosdall, PhD – The University of Utah
    Primary Investigator: Derek Dosdall, PhD – The University of Utah
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    Integrated Full-Thickness Human Skin Model with Enhanced Structural and Functional Integrity for Topical Applications
    Location: Room 31B
    Presenting Author: Jihee Won – Georgia Tech and Emory University
    Co-Author: Young Hoon Son – Georgia Tech and Emory University
    Co-Author: Hye Joung Kim – Korea University
    Co-Author: Jin-A Kim – Korea University
    Co-Author: Young Il Park – Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology
    Last Author: Seok Chung – Korea University
    Primary Investigator: Seok Chung – Korea University
    Last Author: Sung Jin Park – Georgia Tech and Emory Univ
    Primary Investigator: Sung Jin Park – Georgia Tech and Emory Univ
    Tissue Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    Investigating the Role of Lamins A/C in Maintaining Nuclear Stability Using a Novel 3D in vitro Model of Muscular Dystrophy
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: Anna Hazelwood – Cornell University
    Co-Author: Arne Hofemeier – University Medical Center Göttingen
    Co-Author: Timo Betz – University of Göttingen
    Primary Investigator: Jan Lammerding, PhD – Cornell University
    Tissue Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    Sonicated Inks and Focused Ultrasound Writing Enable Acoustic Volumetric Printing for Minimally Invasive Surgery
    Location: Room 24A
    Presenting Author: Xiao Kuang, PhD – University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Primary Investigator: Xiao Kuang, PhD – University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Biomanufacturing
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    Imaging neurochemical signaling in prairie voles to study social relationships with synthetic fluorescent nanosensors
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Natsumi Komatsu, PhD – University of California, Berkeley
    Co-Author: Alexis Black – University of California, Berkeley
    Co-Author: Devanand S. Manoli – University of California San Francisco
    Co-Author: Annaliese Beery – University of California, Berkeley
    Last Author: Markita Landry – University of California, Berkeley
    Primary Investigator: Markita Landry – University of California, Berkeley
    Neural Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    Towards AI-enabled, Ultrasound-guided Automated Junctional Tourniquets
    Location: Room 30E
    Presenting Author: Sofia Hernandez Torres, BS – U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research
    Co-Author: Isiah Mejia – USAISR
    Co-Author: Carlos Bedolla – USAISR
    Co-Author: Theodore Winter – USAISR
    Co-Author: James Collier – USAISR
    Co-Author: Michael Lopez – USAISR
    Last Author: Eric Snider, PhD – U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research
    Primary Investigator: Sofia Hernandez Torres, BS – U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    Workforce-Ready Core Competencies for Biomedical Engineering Undergraduates
    Location: Room 31C
    Presenting Author: Dayan Ranwala, PhD – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Delphine Dean, PhD – Clemson University
    Biomedical Engineering Education
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    Enzyme triggered engineered retroviral therapy (EnTRy) for tissue specific transduction
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: Susanna Elledge, PhD – MIT
    Co-Author: Qingyang Zhao – MIT
    Co-Author: Sofia Neaher – MIT
    Co-Author: Kasturi Chakraborty – MIT
    Co-Author: Michael Birnbaum – MIT
    Last Author: Sangeeta Bhatia – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Sangeeta Bhatia – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    Sex Differences Between Two Major Macrophage Cell Lines in 2D and 3D Cultures Reveal Divergent Functional Responses to 17β-Estradiol (E2)
    Location: Room 27A
    Presenting Author: Erika Moore, PhD – University of Maryland
    Co-Author: Alison Veintimilla – University of Maryland, College Park
    Co-Author: Margaret McCarthy – University of Maryland of Medicine
    Women's Health
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    Mechanically resilient hybrid aerogels containing fibers of dual-scale sizes and knotty networks for tissue regeneration
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Shatil Shahriar, BPharm, MPharm, MEng, PhD(c) – University of Nebraska Medical Center
    Primary Investigator: Jingwei Xie – University of Nebraska Medical Center
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    Investigating the influence of gold nanoparticle clustering on macrophage uptake and photoacoustic signal generation to enable cell tracking
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Caroline R. Fox – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Sheryl Loden – University of Virginia
    Primary Investigator: Kelsey P. Kubelick, PhD – University of Virginia
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:30 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Cancer Cell Mechanosensing: How Confinement, Stiffness and Fluid Viscosity Shape Cell Function
    Location: Room 24C
    Invited Speaker: Konstantinos Konstantopoulos, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
    Cancer Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:35 AM - 8:40 AM PDT
    Advancing cell therapies with in vitro barrier tissue models
    Location: Room 33B
    Presenting Author: Annika Deans, BS – University of Rochester
    Co-Author: Isabelle Linares, MS – University of Rochester
    Co-Author: Lydia Taylor – Wallace H Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University
    Co-Author: Michael Malloy – Department of Medicine, Aab Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of Rochester
    Primary Investigator: Craig Morrell – Department of Medicine, Aab Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of Rochester
    Primary Investigator: Tara Deans – Wallace H Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University
    Primary Investigator: James McGrath, PhD – Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:35 AM - 8:40 AM PDT
    Advancing Pre-Transplant Liver Assessment with Photoacoustic Imaging and Ultrasound Localization Microscopy
    Location: Room 30D
    Presenting Author: Kaustubh R. Pandit – University of Oklahoma
    Primary Investigator: Qinggong Tang, PhD – Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oklahoma
    Co-Author: Tri Vu
    Co-Author: Qinghao Zhang – University of Oklahoma
    Co-Author: Yan Cui
    Co-Author: Feng Yan – University of Oklahoma & Duke University
    Co-Author: Luca Menozzi – Duke University
    Co-Author: Kar-ming Fung – University of Oklahoma Health Science Center
    Co-Author: Zhongxin Yu – University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
    Co-Author: Walid Ali
    Co-Author: Paige Parrack
    Co-Author: Ashley N. Milam
    Co-Author: Bradon Nave
    Co-Author: Ron Squires
    Co-Author: Paulo N. Martins
    Co-Author: Chongle Pan – University of Oklahoma
    Co-Author: Junjie Yao, PhD – Duke University
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:35 AM - 8:40 AM PDT
    Automated Design of Polymers to Solubilize Proteins in Organic Solvent by Machine Learning
    Location: Room 32B
    Presenting Author: Dylan Bariexca – Fairleigh Dickinson University
    Co-Author: Eman Ahmed, PhD – Rutgers University
    Primary Investigator: Adam J. Gormley – Rutgers University
    Biomaterials
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:35 AM - 8:40 AM PDT
    Elastin Degradation Limits Aortic Function by Imposing a Mechanical Ceiling on Contractile and Dilatory Responses
    Location: Room 30B
    Primary Investigator: Jessica Wagenseil – Washington University in St. Louis
    Presenting Author: Jasmine Brown – Georgia Institute of Technology, Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Parker J. Ernst – Washington University in St. Louis
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:35 AM - 8:40 AM PDT
    Engineering Extracellular Vesicles to Optimize Biotherapeutic Delivery
    Location: Room 29B
    Co-Author: Beth DiBiase – Northwestern University
    Presenting Author: Adam D. DiPasquale – Northwestern University
    Co-Author: Jonathan Boucher – Northwestern University
    Co-Author: Rachel Mizenko – Northwestern University
    Last Author: Joshua Leonard – Northwestern University
    Primary Investigator: Joshua Leonard – Northwestern University
    Drug Delivery
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:40 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation Undergraduate Fire Talks
    Location: Room 30D
    Presenting Author: Jose M. Ardila – The University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Sydney A. Erales, n/a – University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Corina Margain, BSE – University of Texas at Austin, BME
    Co-Author: Emily Powell – Department of Biomdeical Engineering
    Co-Author: Connor Quinn – University of Texas at Austin
    Last Author: Adam Bush – The University of Texas at Austin
    Primary Investigator: Adam Bush – The University of Texas at Austin
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:40 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    Cell Contact-Mediated Macrophage Polarization in Glioblastoma Multiforme
    Location: Room 33B
    Presenting Author: Kien K. Phuong – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Yufei Cui – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Last Author: Forest White – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:40 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    Compacted Monolithic Formulations for Long-Acting Delivery of Hydrophobic Drugs in Women’s and Global Health
    Location: Room 29B
    Presenting Author: Julia Green – University of Toronto
    Co-Author: Tianqin Tan – Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Co-Author: Ethan D'Orio – Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Co-Author: Kent J. Qi – Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Co-Author: Flavia Codreanu – Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Co-Author: Benjamin G. Clark – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Parmiss Khosravi – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Colin Cotter – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Jason Li – Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Primary Investigator: Giovanni Traverso – MIT
    Drug Delivery
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:40 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    Develop an Organotypic 3D Model using GelMA Hydrogel and HA Nanofibers to Mimic Axon-Cell Interaction
    Location: Room 32B
    Presenting Author: Shree Dharshini Subramaniyan – Wayne State University
    Co-Author: Ahmad Zunnu Rain – Wayne State University
    Primary Investigator: Harini G. Sundararaghavan, PhD – Wayne State University
    Biomaterials
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:40 AM - 8:45 AM PDT
    Early Inflammatory Signatures Precede Cardiac Injury in Doxorubicin Chemotherapy-Induced Heart Failure​
    Location: Room 30B
    Presenting Author: Batool Salman – Northwestern University
    Co-Author: Katy Trampel, BS – Northwestern University
    Co-Author: Micah Madrid – Northwestern University
    Co-Author: Tatiana Efimova, PhD – Northwestern University
    Last Author: Igor R. Efimov – Northwestern University
    Primary Investigator: Igor R. Efimov – Northwestern University
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:40 AM - 8:50 AM PDT
    Community-Based Hepatitis C Assay Development
    Location: Room 26B
    Presenting Author: Amelise Morrison – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Samantha Mata-Robles – Purdue University
    Primary Investigator: Jacqueline C. Linnes, PhD – Purdue University
    Technologies for Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:45 AM - 8:50 AM PDT
    CRISPR-dCas9 Interference for In Vitro Inhibition of Disease-Associated Microbial Metabolites
    Location: Room 33B
    Presenting Author: Hania Timek – University of Michigan College of Engineering
    Co-Author: Hania Timek – University of Michigan College of Engineering
    Co-Author: Brian Hamp – University of Michigan College of Engineering
    Co-Author: Amber Haley – University of Michigan College of Engineering
    Co-Author: Collins I. Chimezie – University of Michigan College of Engineering
    Last Author: Jiahe Li, PhD – University of Michigan
    Primary Investigator: Jiahe Li, PhD – University of Michigan
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:45 AM - 8:50 AM PDT
    Development of a 3D-Printed Alveoli-on-a-Chip for Modeling the Air-Blood Barrier
    Location: Room 32B
    Presenting Author: Nicholas A. Blanco, N/A, n/a – Florida Gulf Coast University
    Co-Author: Marzhan Sypabekova – Florida Gulf Coast University
    Last Author: Marzhan Sypabekova – Florida Gulf Coast University
    Primary Investigator: Marzhan Sypabekova – Florida Gulf Coast University
    Co-Author: Derek Lura, PhD – Florida Gulf Coast University
    Co-Author: Rodman Smith – Florida Gulf Coast University
    Biomaterials
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:45 AM - 8:50 AM PDT
    Effect of Synthetic Surfactant Dry Powder Aerosol on Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome-Related Hypoxemia
    Location: Room 29B
    Presenting Author: Jessica Nguyen – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Co-Author: Casie Slaybaugh – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Co-Author: Michael Hindle, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Co-Author: Worth Longest, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Last Author: Rebecca L. Heise, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Primary Investigator: Rebecca L. Heise, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Drug Delivery
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:45 AM - 8:50 AM PDT
    In Vivo & In Vitro Spectral Analysis of Hemoglobin Microbubbles
    Location: Room 30D
    Presenting Author: Adam Azizi – University of Texas at Dallas
    Co-Author: Amine Azizi – University of Texas at Dallas
    Co-Author: Ghazal Rastegar – University of Texas at Dallas
    Co-Author: Baherah Kian Pour – University of Texas at Dallas
    Co-Author: Shashank R. Sirsi, PhD – University of Texas at Dallas
    Last Author: Katherine G. Brown, MBA, PhD – University of Texas at Dallas
    Primary Investigator: Katherine G. Brown, MBA, PhD – University of Texas at Dallas
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:45 AM - 8:50 AM PDT
    Rheological Evaluation of Low-Volume Resuscitation Solutions from Hemorrhagic Shock
    Location: Room 30B
    Presenting Author: Destiny C. Okechukwu-Nwabueze – Fullerton College
    Co-Author: Carlos J. Munoz, B.S. M.S. – UC San Diego
    Co-Author: Jacinda Martinez – UC San Diego
    Last Author: Pedro Cabrales, Ph.D. – UC San Diego
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    A vascularized midbrain-on-a-chip model for studying a-synuclein-induced vascular pathology in Parkinson's Disease.
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: Anika Alim – Binghamton University, SUNY
    Primary Investigator: Jungwook Paek – Binghamton University, SUNY
    Tissue Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Adipocyte-Conditioned Medium Induces a Transcriptionally Distinct Myofibroblast Phenotype with Enhanced Remodeling and Reduced Fibrosis
    Location: Room 31B
    Presenting Author: Zhenru Wang – University of Iowa
    Co-Author: Austin Scholp, MS – University of Iowa
    Co-Author: Aloysius J. Klingelhutz, PhD – University of Iowa
    Co-Author: James Ankrum, PhD – University of Iowa
    Co-Author: Edward Sander, PhD – University of Iowa
    Primary Investigator: Edward Sander, PhD – University of Iowa
    Tissue Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Batch Manufacturing of Hepatocyte-laden Polyelectrolyte Microcapsules with Tunable Internal Environments using an Optimized Electrospray Technique.
    Location: Room 24A
    Presenting Author: Rafael Ramos, B.S Biomedical Engineering;M.S. Bioengineering – Wayne State University School of Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Howard W.T. Matthew, PhD – Wayne State University
    Biomanufacturing
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Delivery of Mature Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane-Conductance Regulator Protein via Mechanically Generated Extracellular Vesicles
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Nattarat Wongsuwan – Carnegie Mellon University
    Co-Author: Zhuowei Gong – Carnegie Mellon University
    Co-Author: Mengrou Lu – Carnegie Mellon University
    Co-Author: Charlie Ren – Carnegie Mellon University
    Last Author: Siyang Zheng – Carnegie Mellon University
    Drug Delivery
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Dual-Printing of Vascularized 4D Cardiac Patches with Tunable Anisotropy and Curvature
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: Shuaiqi Song – The George Washington University
    Co-Author: Bing Ren – The George Washington University
    Co-Author: Tarun Agarwal – The George Washington University
    Co-Author: Shengbo Guo – The George Washington University
    Co-Author: James Lee – The George Washington University
    Last Author: Lijie Zhang – The George Washington University
    Primary Investigator: Lijie Zhang – The George Washington University
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Fabricating Minimally Invasive Injectable Scaffolds to Monitor Metastatic Breast Cancer Progression
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Kathryn Kang, MS – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Jian Toy – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Kathryn Darlak – University of Michigan
    Last Author: Lonnie D. Shea – University of Michigan
    Primary Investigator: Lonnie D. Shea – University of Michigan
    Biomaterials
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Fully Automated Deep-Learning and CFD Framework for intracranial Aneurysm hemodynamic Analysis
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Seyedmostafa Rezaeitaleshmahlleh – Harvard Medical School
    Co-Author: Andrea Santoro – ETH Zürich university
    Co-Author: ali homaei – Harvard Medical School
    Co-Author: Felipe Ramirez Velandia – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Co-Author: Shashvat Purohit – Boston University
    Co-Author: Wei Wu – University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Christopher Ogilvy – BIDMC Brain Aneurysm Institute
    Primary Investigator: Farhad R. Nezami – Harvard Medical School
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Using network analysis to uncover rates of tissue development
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Niles Huang, MBiochem – Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrated Genomics, Princeton University
    Co-Author: Bridget Waas – Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University
    Last Author: Celeste M. Nelson – Princeton University
    Primary Investigator: Celeste M. Nelson – Princeton University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    BME Career Tea: A weekly professional development event to support career attainment in biomedical engineering students
    Location: Room 31C
    Presenting Author: Jennifer L. Leight, PhD – The Ohio State University
    Primary Investigator: Jennifer L. Leight, PhD – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Tanya M. Nocera, PhD – The Ohio State University
    Biomedical Engineering Education
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    High-Throughput Quantification of Sex Differences in Ferret Hunting Behavior Using Autonomous Robotics and Deep Learning
    Location: Room 30E
    Presenting Author: Reed Frankeberger, MS – University of Arizona BMES
    Co-Author: Alvaro A. Cruz Perez – University of Arizona - Hutchinson Lab
    Co-Author: Leili Asgharzadeh Falbinan – University of Arizona
    Co-Author: Jesús Mendoza Garcia – University of Arizona - Hutchinson Lab
    Co-Author: Laurel Dieckhaus – University of Arizona - Hutchinson Lab
    Last Author: Elizabeth Hutchinson – University of Arizona - Hutchinson Lab
    Primary Investigator: Elizabeth Hutchinson – University of Arizona - Hutchinson Lab
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Multi-Entropy Analysis of Individual Brain Dynamics in 1200 Subjects
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Jeonghoon Park – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Maysam Nezafati – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Neural Engineering
  • 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
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Estrogen deficiency modulates the local tissue response after stroke in a photothrombotic stroke model
    Location: Room 27A
    Presenting Author: Andrea S.K Jones, PhD – Duke University
    Co-Author: Cara S. Smith – Duke University
    Co-Author: Emma C. Whitehead – Duke University
    Last Author: Tatiana Segura – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Tatiana Segura – Duke University
    Co-Author: Abigail Clement
    Co-Author: Martina Peroni
    Co-Author: Cierra Min
    Women's Health
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Tunable Gold Nanorods Enable Four-Channel Multiplex Photoacoustic Imaging
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Anamik Jhunjhunwala, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University
    Co-Author: Xinyue Huang – Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Brooke Chambliss – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Myeongsoo Kim – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Jinhwan Kim, Ph.D. – UC Davis
    Last Author: Stanislav Emelianov, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University School of Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Stanislav Emelianov, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Huyju Mun – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Autonomous Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) delivery using chronogenetic circuits for osteoporosis
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: Katelyn E. Lipa – Washington University in Saint Louis
    Co-Author: Amanda Cimino – Washington University in Saint Louis
    Co-Author: Fiona Pat – Washington University in Saint Louis
    Co-Author: Alireza Savadipour – Washington University in Saint Louis
    Co-Author: Lara Pferdehirt, PhD – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Kristin Lenz – Washington University in Saint Louis
    Primary Investigator: Farshid Guilak – Washington University in Saint Louis
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:50 AM - 8:55 AM PDT
    Designing Soft-Stiff Materials to Study Three-Dimensional Matrix Mechanosensing
    Location: Room 33B
    Presenting Author: Sabriye Yilmaz – Rowan University
    Co-Author: Jay Patel, PhD – Emory University
    Primary Investigator: Sebastián Vega – Rowan University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:50 AM - 8:55 AM PDT
    Engineering a 3D composite scaffold to culture pancreatic β-cell aggregates
    Location: Room 32B
    Presenting Author: Cameron Toland – California State University, Long Beach
    Co-Author: Steven T. Harris, II – California State University Long Beach
    Co-Author: Julia S. Geddy, n/a – California State University - Long Beach
    Primary Investigator: Maricela Maldonado, PhD – California State University, Long Beach
    Biomaterials
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:50 AM - 8:55 AM PDT
    Enhancing Quantification for Bicuspid Aortic Valve Surgical Planning Through 3D Geometric Analysis and Modeling in Transesophageal Echocardiography
    Location: Room 30B
    Presenting Author: Taylor J. Gloystein – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Silvani Amin, B.A. – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Jessie Dong, B.S. – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Lourdes Al Ghofaily, M.D. – Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Albert Cheung, M.D. – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Matthew A. Jolley, M.D. – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Co-Author: Y. Joseph Woo, M.D. – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Joseph E. Bavaria, M.D. – Thomas Jefferson University
    Co-Author: Nimesh D. Desai, M.D., Ph.D. – Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Alison M. Pouch, Ph.D. – University of Pennsylvania
    Last Author: Alison M. Pouch, Ph.D. – University of Pennsylvania
    Primary Investigator: Alison M. Pouch, Ph.D. – University of Pennsylvania
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:50 AM - 8:55 AM PDT
    Modeling Misoprostol Delivery In Vitro from a Hydrogel for Intrauterine Uterine Atony Management
    Location: Room 29B
    Presenting Author: Tripp D. Moss – Texas A&M University
    Co-Author: Sarah Hargett – Texas A&M University
    Co-Author: Akhilesh Gaharwar – Texas A&M University
    Primary Investigator: Akhilesh Gaharwar – Texas A&M University
    Drug Delivery
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:50 AM - 8:55 AM PDT
    The Effects of Adipose Tissue Trauma on Vascular Function After Arteriogenesis
    Location: Room 30D
    Presenting Author: Nathan Tran – California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
    Primary Investigator: Trevor Cardinal, PhD – California Polytechnic State University
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:50 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    The Synergistic Activity of Positively Charged Liposomes and LL-37 on Bacteria
    Location: Room 26B
    Presenting Author: Lillian Y. Wu – Lehigh University
    Co-Author: Mahsa Khodabakhshmajd – Lehigh University
    Primary Investigator: Angela Brown, PhD – Lehigh University
    Technologies for Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:55 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Assessing the size-dependent uptake of gold nanoparticles to develop custom, cell-specific photoacoustic imaging strategies
    Location: Room 30D
    Presenting Author: Sheryl A. Loden – The University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Caroline R. Fox – University of Virginia
    Primary Investigator: Kelsey Kubelick – University of Virginia
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:55 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Directed Differentiation of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells into Arterial Endothelial Cells for Vascular Disease Modeling
    Location: Room 33B
    Presenting Author: Lisa Garnier – Duke Univeristy
    Co-Author: Jake J. Klimek – Duke University
    Co-Author: Claudia Wong – Duke University
    Co-Author: Sharon Gerecht – Duke University
    Last Author: George Truskey – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: George Truskey – Duke University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:55 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Enhanced Ocular Drug Delivery via Novel Extended-Release Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lenses: An In Vivo Comparison to Topical Administration
    Location: Room 32B
    Presenting Author: Alexa Warren – Biomimetic & Biohybrid Materials, Biomedical Devices, & Drug Delivery Laboratories Department of Biomedical Engineering, Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering, Glassboro, NJ
    Co-Author: Hope Seybold, MS – Biomimetic & Biohybrid Materials, Biomedical Devices, & Drug Delivery Laboratories Department of Biomedical Engineering, Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering, Glassboro, NJ
    Co-Author: Katerina Kasatkin – Rowan University
    Co-Author: Stephen DiPasquale – OcuMedic
    Co-Author: Alyssa Di Rico – Biomimetic & Biohybrid Materials, Biomedical Devices, & Drug Delivery Laboratories Department of Biomedical Engineering, Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering, Glassboro, NJ
    Co-Author: Walter Miller – Biomimetic & Biohybrid Materials, Biomedical Devices, & Drug Delivery Laboratories Department of Biomedical Engineering, Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering, Glassboro, NJ
    Co-Author: Katherine E. Byrne – Biomimetic & Biohybrid Materials, Biomedical Devices, & Drug Delivery Laboratories Department of Biomedical Engineering, Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering, Glassboro, NJ & OcuMedic, Inc, Mullica Hill, NJ
    Co-Author: Sarah Libby – Biomimetic & Biohybrid Materials, Biomedical Devices, & Drug Delivery Laboratories Department of Biomedical Engineering, Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering, Glassboro, NJ
    Co-Author: Shruti Kaul – Biomimetic & Biohybrid Materials, Biomedical Devices, & Drug Delivery Laboratories Department of Biomedical Engineering, Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering, Glassboro, NJ
    Last Author: Mark Byrne – Biomimetic & Biohybrid Materials, Biomedical Devices, & Drug Delivery Laboratories Department of Biomedical Engineering, Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering, Glassboro, NJ & OcuMedic, Inc, Mullica Hill, NJ
    Primary Investigator: Mark Byrne – Biomimetic & Biohybrid Materials, Biomedical Devices, & Drug Delivery Laboratories Department of Biomedical Engineering, Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering, Glassboro, NJ & OcuMedic, Inc, Mullica Hill, NJ
    Biomaterials
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:55 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Ultrasound-Guided Delivery of Laccase-Loaded Microbubbles for Enzymatic Degradation of Doxorubicin and Cardioprotection
    Location: Room 29B
    Presenting Author: Amine Azizi – University of Texas at Dallas
    Last Author: Shashank R. Sirsi, PhD – University of Texas at Dallas
    Co-Author: Ghazal Rastegar – University of Texas at Dallas
    Drug Delivery
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    8:55 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Wearable Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation System for Safer Patient Ambulation
    Location: Room 30B
    Presenting Author: Lawrence W. Li – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Sriya Bapatla – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Gabriella Glomp – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Colleen Burke – Vanderbilt University
    Last Author: Rei Ukita, PhD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Primary Investigator: Rei Ukita, PhD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Co-Author: Andrew R. Kumpfbeck – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Co-Author: Yerin Woo – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:00 AM - 9:05 AM PDT
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation Undergraduate Fire Talks
    Location: Room 30D
    Presenting Author: Kiersten A. Williams – University of Pittsburgh
    Co-Author: Michael Sun – University of Pittsburgh
    Co-Author: Devin Raine Everaldo Cortes – University of Pittsburgh
    Co-Author: Walter Schneider – University of Pittsburgh
    Co-Author: Connor Rees – University of Pittsburgh
    Primary Investigator: Walter Schneider – University of Pittsburgh
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:00 AM - 9:05 AM PDT
    Decoding the Spatiotemporal Patterns of Acute Myocardial Ischemia and Coronary Artery Interaction
    Location: Room 30B
    Presenting Author: Connor Browning – University of Utah
    Session Chair: Bryan C. Good, PhD – University of Tennessee
    Session Chair: Ellie Rahbar – Wake Forest School of Medicine
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:00 AM - 9:05 AM PDT
    Evaluating the impact of collagen stiffness and inflammatory cytokine exposure on VE-Cadherin and ZO-1 expression in lymphatic endothelial cells
    Location: Room 33B
    Presenting Author: Annabelle Feller – Worcester Polytechnic Insitute
    Co-Author: Stephen Larson, NA – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Primary Investigator: Catherine F. Whittington – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:00 AM - 9:05 AM PDT
    Freeze-resistant, Conductive and Stretchable HANa Organohydrogels for Health Monitoring
    Location: Room 32B
    Presenting Author: Meklit G. Tilahun – Washington and Lee University
    Biomaterials
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:00 AM - 9:05 AM PDT
    RVG-functionalized lipid nanoparticles for improved mRNA delivery in primary neurons
    Location: Room 29B
    Presenting Author: Kyran To, UT Austin Undergraduate Research Fellowship Winner – The University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Aaron Tasset – The University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Haiyue Xu
    Primary Investigator: Huiliang (Evan) Wang, PhD – Unversity of Texas at Austin
    Drug Delivery
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:00 AM - 9:10 AM PDT
    Low-Cost Microfluidic Rapid Detection of Antimicrobial-Resistant Bacteria at the Point of Care
    Location: Room 26B
    Presenting Author: Samadhi L. Attanayaka – Georgia Institute of Technology & Emory University
    Co-Author: Anjana Dissanayaka – Georgia Institute of Technology/Emory University
    Co-Author: Ali Haider – University of Tennessee Health and Sciences Center
    Co-Author: Priscilla Delgado, MS – Georgia Tech & Emory University
    Co-Author: Luyao Shen, PhD – Georgia Tech & Emory
    Co-Author: Ahmed Babiker, MBBS, MSc – Rush University Medical Center
    Co-Author: Jesse J. Waggoner – Emory University
    Last Author: David Myers – Emory
    Primary Investigator: David Myers – Emory
    Technologies for Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Developing a Biofabricated Vascular Model to Study Endothelial Cell Roles in Breast Cancer Progression Following Cardiovascular Disease
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: Kira Lynch – Oregon Health & Science University
    Co-Author: Holly Day – Oregon Health and Science University
    Co-Author: Kevin Schilling, PhD – Oregon Health& Science University
    Co-Author: Monica Hinds – Oregon Health & Science University
    Primary Investigator: Carolyn Schutt, PhD – Oregon Health & Science University
    Tissue Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Developing a Functional Human Cardiovascular Micro-Organ System for Modeling Heart Development, Mechanobiology, and Disease
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: David Sachs, PhD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Co-Author: Alan Shao – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Co-Author: Riley Zheng – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Primary Investigator: Kevin D. Costa, PhD – Mount Sinai School of Medicine
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Directing myofiber alignment in engineered skeletal muscle tissues
    Location: Room 31B
    Presenting Author: Sydnee Sicherer – New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Jonathan Grasman – New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Noor Haque – New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Tissue Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Instant assembly of unmodified collagen for multiscale functional tissue engineering
    Location: Room 24A
    Presenting Author: Xiangyu Gong, PhD – Stony Brook University
    Co-Author: Zixie Liang – Yale University
    Co-Author: Zhang Wen – Yale University
    Co-Author: Michael Mak – Stony Brook University
    Primary Investigator: Michael Mak – Stony Brook University
    Biomanufacturing
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Integrated Computational Fluid Dynamics of Pulmonary Arterial and Venous Flow in a Porcine Model of Pulmonary Hypertension
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Sofia Altieri Correa, BS – University of California Irvine
    Co-Author: Amirreza Kachabi – University of California. Irvine
    Co-Author: Alina L. Jones – University of California, Irvine
    Co-Author: Timothy W. Houston – Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Co-Author: Oliver Wieben – University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Co-Author: Eric Schmuck – University of Wisconsin Madison
    Co-Author: Mette Olufsen – North Carolina State University
    Last Author: Naomi C. Chesler, PhD – University of California, Irvine
    Primary Investigator: Naomi C. Chesler, PhD – University of California, Irvine
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Modular Recombinant Nanocarriers for Enhanced Delivery of Antiviral Mini-Proteins
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Giang H. Pham – New Jersey Institute of Technology/Rutgers University
    Primary Investigator: Rajarshi Chattaraj – New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Drug Delivery
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Nuclear envelope protein lamin A can define breast cancer cell phenotype.
    Location: Room 24C
    Presenting Author: Sarah Henretta – Cornell University
    Primary Investigator: Sarah Henretta – Cornell University
    Co-Author: Karisa Bockley – Cornell University
    Last Author: Jan Lammerding, PhD – Cornell University
    Cancer Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Single-network, viscoelastic hydrogels with static and dynamic covalent bonds enhance hydrogel stability for 3D cell culture
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Renato S. Navarro – University of Florida
    Co-Author: Michelle Huang – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Narelli de Paiva Narciso, MS – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Neil Baugh – Stanford University
    Primary Investigator: Sarah C. Heilshorn – Stanford University
    Biomaterials
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Using PARAFAC2-RISE to Identify Determinants of Pneumonia Mortality via Single-Cell Bronchoalveolar Lavage Measurements
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Andrew Ramirez, MS – University of California, Los Angeles
    Co-Author: Jackson L. Chin – University of California, Los Angeles
    Primary Investigator: Aaron Meyer – University of California, Los Angeles
    Co-Author: Michael Yeaman, PhD, MSc – University of California, Los Angeles
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • 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
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Advancing Field Suction Capability: Evaluation of the SCEPTRE Device for Combat and Prehospital Trauma Care
    Location: Room 30E
    Presenting Author: Lyle Hood, PhD – University of Texas at San Antonio
    Co-Author: Eric Wiatrek – University of Texas at San Antonio
    Co-Author: Maria Londono – UT Health San Antonio
    Co-Author: Daniel Garza – University of Texas at San Antonio
    Co-Author: Connor J. Evans – University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
    Co-Author: Robert A A. De Lorenzo – University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
    Last Author: Lyle Hood, PhD – University of Texas at San Antonio
    Primary Investigator: Lyle Hood, PhD – University of Texas at San Antonio
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Classifying impulsivity in cocaine use disorder from fMRI brain maps
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Daniel Rivinius – School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
    Co-Author: Jeff Soldate – Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, Roanoke, VA
    Co-Author: Rafaela Fontes – Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, Roanoke, VA
    Last Author: Stephen LaConte – Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, Roanoke, VA
    Primary Investigator: Stephen LaConte – Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, Roanoke, VA
    Neural Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Elucidating the role of sex and inflammation on post-ACL tear outcomes and post-traumatic osteoarthritis development
    Location: Room 27A
    Presenting Author: Giselle Kaneda – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Co-Author: Lea Zila, n/a – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Co-Author: Julia Sheyn, n/a – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Co-Author: Dave Huang – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Co-Author: Lihong Huo – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Co-Author: Natasha Schimmoeller – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Co-Author: Natasha Trentacosta – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Co-Author: Bert Mandelbaum, MD – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Co-Author: Caroline Jefferies – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Co-Author: Wafa Tawackoli – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Co-Author: Melodie F. Metzger, PhD – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Last Author: Dmitriy Sheyn – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Women's Health
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Through Their Eyes: Biomedical Engineering Students’ Perceptions of Landing Their First Undergraduate Research Role
    Location: Room 31C
    Presenting Author: Darshini Render – Purdue University
    Primary Investigator: Darshini Render – Purdue University
    Biomedical Engineering Education
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    A complete protein suite for compact programmable secretion in mammalian cells
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: Alexander Vlahos, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Connor Call – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Noah Eckman – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Samarth E. Kadaba – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Abby Thurm – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Jeewoo Kang – Stanford University
    Last Author: Xiaojing Gao, Ph.D. – Stanford University
    Primary Investigator: Xiaojing Gao, Ph.D. – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Siqi Guo
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Nanoparticle-Augmented Photoacoustic Imaging Enables Calibration-Free Temperature Monitoring in Tissue
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Jeungyoon Lee – Georgia Tech
    Co-Author: Myeongsoo Kim – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Ayoung Choe – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Kelsey Kubelick – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Stanislav Emelianov, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University School of Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Stanislav Emelianov, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University School of Medicine
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Integrating Gelatin and Silicone to Engineer a Self-Oscillating Vocal Fold Model
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Leila Donyaparastlivari – New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Scott Thomson – BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
    Co-Author: Chen shen – ROWAN UNIVERSITY
    Primary Investigator: Amir K. K. Miri – New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:05 AM - 9:10 AM PDT
    Characterization of a Novel Pulsatile Bioreactor for Patient-Specific Aortic Valve Testing
    Location: Room 30B
    Presenting Author: Rachel Landa – Cornell University
    Co-Author: Rachel Landa – Cornell University
    Co-Author: John Toftegaard – Cornell University
    Co-Author: Jonathan T. Butcher, PhD – Cornell University
    Last Author: Jonathan T. Butcher, PhD – Cornell University
    Primary Investigator: Jonathan T. Butcher, PhD – Cornell University
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:05 AM - 9:10 AM PDT
    High-frame-rate Doppler Ultrasound Imaging with Contrast Agents Enables Delineation of Deep Vein Thrombosis
    Location: Room 30D
    Presenting Author: Jiaming Sun – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Jacob Elliott – The Penn State University
    Last Author: Julianna Simon – The Penn State University
    Primary Investigator: Julianna Simon – The Penn State University
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:05 AM - 9:10 AM PDT
    KLF4 promotes a KRT13+ hillock-like state in squamous lung cancer
    Location: Room 33B
    Presenting Author: Srijan Meesala – Duke University
    Co-Author: Srijan Meesala – Duke University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:05 AM - 9:10 AM PDT
    Microfabrication Strategies for Developing Energy Transducing Bio scaffolds for Cardiac Tissue Engineering
    Location: Room 32B
    Presenting Author: Brandon Ilori – University of California, Irvine
    Co-Author: Yuyao Kuang – University of California, Irvine
    Co-Author: Natalie Celt – University of California, Irvine
    Primary Investigator: Herdeline Ann Ardona – University of California, Irvine
    Biomaterials
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:05 AM - 9:10 AM PDT
    PEG-PLGA Polymersomes Encapsulate and Deliver CRISPR-Cas9 Ribonucleoprotein to Elicit Gene Knockout in HEK-293 GFP Cells
    Location: Room 29B
    Presenting Author: Ava McKee – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Quintin Martin – Clemson University
    Last Author: Jessica Larsen – Clemson University
    Primary Investigator: Jessica Larsen – Clemson University
    Drug Delivery
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:10 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    An In Vitro Model of LMNA-Associated Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy Assessing the Effect of Variable Stiffness
    Location: Room 30B
    Presenting Author: Baljinder Singh – University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Co-Author: Mitchell Josvai – UW-Madison
    Co-Author: Janay Walters – University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Co-Author: Jodi Lawson – University of Wisconsin Madison
    Co-Author: Wendy C. Crone, Ph.D. – University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Primary Investigator: Lee L. Eckhardt – Univeristiy of Wisconsin-Madison
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:10 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Estimating internal temperature profiles during hyperthermia with infrared thermometry
    Location: Room 30D
    Presenting Author: Advith S. Natarajan – University of California, Berkeley
    Co-Author: Nooshin Zeinali – Kansas State University
    Co-Author: Punit Prakash – George Washington University
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:10 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Gentamicin and fibroblast growth factor-loaded polycaprolactone nanofiber mesh for wound healing
    Location: Room 29B
    Primary Investigator: Gabriela Miller – Hofstra University
    Presenting Author: Naatram Jotis – Hofstra University
    Co-Author: Esther Thomas – Hofstra University
    Co-Author: Allison Meer – Hofstra University
    Co-Author: Aidan A. Mathews – Hofstra University
    Co-Author: Jessica Barayuga – Hofstra University
    Last Author: Roche C. de Guzman, PhD – Hofstra University
    Drug Delivery
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:10 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Modeling 3D Glioblastoma Invasion and Angiogenesis in a Microfluidic Device
    Location: Room 33B
    Presenting Author: Sophie Davis – East Carolina University
    Co-Author: Amin Davarzani – University of Georgia
    Last Author: Lohitash Karumbaiah – University of Georgia
    Primary Investigator: Lohitash Karumbaiah – University of Georgia
    Co-Author: Leidong Mao – University of Georgia
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:10 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Modulating the Porosity and Granular Diameter of Brain-mimetic Hydrogels for Cell Delivery.
    Location: Room 32B
    Presenting Author: Esmeralda Castaneda – University of Oklahoma
    Co-Author: Christopher Pierce – University of Oklahoma
    Last Author: John R. Clegg – The University of Oklahoma
    Primary Investigator: John R. Clegg – The University of Oklahoma
    Biomaterials
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:10 AM - 9:20 AM PDT
    Classification of Surgical Instruments with Known Reprocessing Risks: A Design Feature Based Assessment
    Location: Room 26B
    Presenting Author: Sydney Demers – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Mark T. Martin – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Megan Lucente – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Azrin Jamison – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Delphine Dean, PhD – Clemson University
    Last Author: Melinda Harman – Clemson University
    Primary Investigator: Melinda Harman – Clemson University
    Technologies for Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:15 AM - 9:20 AM PDT
    A low-cost microscope for three-dimensional embryo imaging
    Location: Room 30D
    Presenting Author: Jacob Stoebner – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Yunqin Zhao – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Riona Siffermann – Vanderbilt University
    Primary Investigator: Audrey K. Bowden, PhD – Vanderbilt University
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:15 AM - 9:20 AM PDT
    Optimization of Large-Scale DNA Tetrahedral Nanostructure for Enhanced Drug Delivery
    Location: Room 32B
    Presenting Author: Keith Yung, BS – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Grigorii Rudakov – Purdue University
    Primary Investigator: Tamara Kinzer-Ursem – Purdue University
    Biomaterials
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:15 AM - 9:20 AM PDT
    Piezo1 Activation in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Decreases Elastin Expression
    Location: Room 30B
    Presenting Author: Megan Parsons – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Garrett Easson – Washington University in St. Louis
    Primary Investigator: Jessica Wagenseil – Washington University in St. Louis
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:15 AM - 9:20 AM PDT
    Plasmin-Functionalized PLGA Nanoparticles
    Location: Room 29B
    Presenting Author: Anderson Gattis – University of Michigan-Dearborn
    Primary Investigator: Mathumai Kanapathipillai, PhD – University of Michigan-Dearborn
    Drug Delivery
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:15 AM - 9:20 AM PDT
    The Effect of Matrix Stiffening on Tip-Stalk Cell Switching during Angiogenic Sprouting
    Location: Room 33B
    Presenting Author: Avril Gallegos Espinosa – Columbia University in the City of New York
    Co-Author: Raghu Kondapaneni – Rice University
    Last Author: Cynthia A. Reinhart-King – Rice University
    Primary Investigator: Cynthia A. Reinhart-King – Rice University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    A Cell-free Small Molecule-Driven Platform to Drive Urinary Bladder Tissue Regeneration
    Location: Room 31B
    Presenting Author: Neeti Gandhi – Lurie Children's/ Northwestern University
    Co-Author: Matthew Bury – Lurie Children's
    Co-Author: Simran Sharma – Lurie Children's
    Co-Author: Brooke Hilderbrant – Lurie Children's
    Primary Investigator: Arun Sharma – Lurie Children's/ Northwestern University
    Tissue Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Enhancing Maturation of hiPSC-derived Cardiomyocytes Using Heart-derived ECM Microspheres
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: Yi Hong, PhD – The University of Texas at Arlington
    Co-Author: Joel Aboagye – University of North Texas
    Co-Author: Marcella Edward – University of North Texas
    Co-Author: Nick Rogozinski – University of North Texas
    Co-Author: Yufeng Wen – The University of Texas at Arlington
    Co-Author: Angello Huerta Gomez – University of North Texas
    Co-Author: Zui Pan – The University of Texas at Arlington
    Co-Author: Ge Zhang – University of Akron
    Co-Author: Huaxiao Adam Yang – University of North Texas
    Primary Investigator: Yi Hong, PhD – The University of Texas at Arlington
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Ferroptosis is regulated by matrix mechanics
    Location: Room 24C
    Presenting Author: Emma Villares – Duke University
    Co-Author: Chao-Chieh Lin – Duke University
    Co-Author: Jen-Tsan Ashley Chi – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Sharon Gerecht – Duke University
    Cancer Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    In vivo estimation of right ventricular biomechanics from hemodynamic data using a physics-informed neural networks approach.
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Rana Raza Mehdi – Texas A&M University
    Co-Author: Sunder Neelakantan – Texas A&M University
    Co-Author: Peng Zhang, MD – Providence VA Medical Center
    Co-Author: Gaurav Choudhary – Brown University
    Last Author: Reza Avazmohammadi – Texas A&M University
    Primary Investigator: Reza Avazmohammadi – Texas A&M University
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Modeling the synergistic effects of alcohol and fats on liver disease via engineered cocultures
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: Owen Lally, BS – University of Illinois Chicago
    Primary Investigator: Salman Khetani – University of Illinois Chicago
    Tissue Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Nucleotide modifications enhance self-amplifying RNA safety and payload expression
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Ting-Yu Shih, PhD – University of Rhode Island/Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Department of Chemical, Biomolecular, and Materials Engineering
    Co-Author: Joshua McGee – Boston University/Department of Biomedical Engineering
    Co-Author: Jack Kirsch – Boston University/Department of Biomedical Engineering
    Co-Author: Wilson Wong – Boston University/Department of Biomedical Engineering
    Last Author: Mark Grinstaff – Boston University/Department of Chemistry and Department of Biomedical Engineering
    Primary Investigator: Mark Grinstaff – Boston University/Department of Chemistry and Department of Biomedical Engineering
    Drug Delivery
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    SABER Bioprinting: Sequential Additive Biofabrication Extended Over Real-Time
    Location: Room 24A
    Presenting Author: Joshua Gershlak, PhD – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Biomanufacturing
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Spatiotemporal Delivery of Growth Factor-Mimetic Peptides
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Alexis Kelerchian, Bachelor of Science – Lehigh University
    Co-Author: F. Gerardo Ortega Oviedo – Lehigh University
    Co-Author: Lesley W. Chow – Lehigh University
    Primary Investigator: Lesley W. Chow – Lehigh University
    Co-Author: Fenet G. Demissie – Lehigh University
    Co-Author: Kelly Seims – Regeneron
    Biomaterials
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Super Resolution Mass Spectrometry Imaging, Multimodal Integration, & Metabolic Barcoding
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Efe Ozturk – Georgia Insitute of Technology
    Co-Author: Felix G. Rivera Moctezuma – Georgia Insitute of Technology
    Co-Author: Abhijeet Venkataraman – Georgia Insitute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Ahmet F. Coskun – Biomedical Engineering Department at Georgia Tech and Emory
    Co-Author: Facundo Fernandez, PhD – School of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Georgia Institute of Technology
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Interfacing Thin-film Bioelectronics with Bone Regenerative Cryogel Scaffolds for Transosseous Cortical Access
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Jonathan Pelusi – Dartmouth College
    Co-Author: Levi Olevsky – Dartmouth College
    Last Author: Alexander Boys – Dartmouth College
    Primary Investigator: Alexander Boys – Dartmouth College
    Co-Author: Katherine Hixon – Dartmouth College, Thayer School of Engineering
    Co-Author: Amir Khan – Dartmouth College
    Co-Author: Peter M. Bertone, M.S.E – Dartmouth College
    Co-Author: Avery Jones – Dartmouth College
    Co-Author: Aleyna La Croix – Dartmouth College
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • 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
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    An IL-2 based immunocytokine to enable gene replacement therapy in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: Peiying Liu – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Charina Fabilane – Johns Hopkins
    Co-Author: JAKUB TOMALA – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Philip k. Farahat – University of California, Irvine
    Co-Author: S Armando Villalta – University of California, Irvine
    Primary Investigator: Jamie Spangler – Johns Hopkins University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Spatial and Single-Cell Profiling Reveal Sex-Linked Fibroblast Heterogeneity in Calcified Aortic Valves
    Location: Room 27A
    Presenting Author: Talia Baddour, PhD candidate – UC San Diego
    Primary Investigator: Brian A. Aguado – University of California San Diego
    Co-Author: Van Ninh
    Co-Author: Rayyan Gorashi
    Co-Author: Rene Peña
    Co-Author: Kevin King
    Women's Health
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Tracking Virus-Like-Particles using Ultrasound-Guided Photoacoustic Imaging
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Melissa Cadena, BS – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Josie A. Hickman, MS – School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Robert Hincapie, PhD – Columbia University
    Co-Author: MG Finn, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Robert Dickson, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Last Author: Stanislav Emelianov, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Stanislav Emelianov, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Assessment of Mentorship of Trainees at all levels in a Bioengineering Research Program
    Location: Room 31C
    Presenting Author: Wendy Thomas, PhD – University of Washington
    Last Author: Wendy Thomas, PhD – University of Washington
    Co-Author: Ken Yasuhara – University of Washington
    Co-Author: Susana P. Simmonds Bohorquez – University of Washington
    Co-Author: Kalei Combs – University of Washington
    Co-Author: Marta Scatena – University of Washington
    Biomedical Engineering Education
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Characterization of Real-time Nozzle Height Compensation System in Laparoscopic Robotic In-Situ Bioprinting on Simulated Heart and Lung
    Location: Room 30E
    Presenting Author: Sarah Vyvyan – Wake Forest School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Mulham Soudan – Wake Forest University School of Medicine
    Last Author: Philip J. Brown, PhD – Wake Forest University School of Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Philip J. Brown, PhD – Wake Forest University School of Medicine
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Distinct Somatosensory Connectivity Patterns Linked to Cramping and Stabbing Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Joel Dzidzorvi Kwame Disu, MSc – Carnegie Mellon University
    Co-Author: Charles R. Jonassaint – University of Pittsburgh
    Co-Author: Tales Santini – University of Pittsburgh
    Co-Author: Tamer S. Ibrahim – University of Pittsburgh
    Co-Author: Enrico M. Novelli, MD, MPH – University of Pittsburgh
    Primary Investigator: Sossena Wood, PhD – Carnegie Mellon University
    Neural Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:20 AM - 9:25 AM PDT
    Deep learning-based pose estimation using CT-derived image sweeps for cardiac ultrasound transducer guidance
    Location: Room 30D
    Presenting Author: Emily Y. Zhang – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Jessie Dong, B.S. – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Zaiyang Guo – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Filippos Bellos – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Emily J. Mackay, DO, MS – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Steve Vance, MD, MBA – Central Michigan University College of Medicine
    Co-Author: Sethu Reddy – Central Michigan University
    Co-Author: Jason J. Corso – University of Michigan
    Primary Investigator: Alison M. Pouch, Ph.D. – University of Pennsylvania
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:20 AM - 9:25 AM PDT
    Engineering Hierarchical Vasculature in Fibrin Hydrogels Using Sacrificial Alginate Microfibers
    Location: Room 30B
    Presenting Author: Kaylin Hanna – University of Michigan Ann Arbor
    Co-Author: Firaol Midekssa – University of Michigan Ann Arbor
    Co-Author: Maggie Jewett – University of Michigan Ann Arbor
    Co-Author: Margaret E` Stanley – University of Michigan Ann Arbor
    Primary Investigator: Brendon Baker – University of Michigan Ann Arbor
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:20 AM - 9:25 AM PDT
    Mucin-coated nanoparticles for modulating neutrophilic inflammation
    Location: Room 29B
    Presenting Author: Alexis Johnson, Undergraduate – University of Maryland, College Park
    Co-Author: Allison Boboltz – University of Maryland
    Co-Author: Owen Tabah – University of Maryland
    Last Author: Gregg Duncan, Ph.D. – University of Maryland
    Drug Delivery
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:20 AM - 9:25 AM PDT
    PEGylation of Cell Penetrating Peptide for Increased Serum Stability and CRISPR Efficiency
    Location: Room 32B
    Presenting Author: Benjamin Childs – Lehigh University
    Co-Author: Josh Graham, B.S. Chemical Engineering – Lehigh University
    Co-Author: Tomas Gonzalez-Fernandez, PhD – Lehigh University
    Last Author: Tomas Gonzalez-Fernandez, PhD – Lehigh University
    Primary Investigator: Tomas Gonzalez-Fernandez, PhD – Lehigh University
    Biomaterials
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:20 AM - 9:25 AM PDT
    The regulation of fibroblast cell metabolism by migration state
    Location: Room 33B
    Presenting Author: Bryleigh Wickham – Louisiana Tech University
    Co-Author: Seth Martin – University of Arkansas
    Primary Investigator: Jian Zhang, PhD – University of Arkansas
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:25 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Novel oxidative stress responsive nanoparticles
    Location: Room 29B
    Presenting Author: Nasser Assi – University of Michigan-Dearborn
    Co-Author: Nasser Assi – University of Michigan-Dearborn
    Co-Author: Gabriel Floarea – University of Michigan-Dearborn
    Co-Author: Anderson Gattis – University of Michigan-Dearborn
    Co-Author: Mathumai Kanapathipillai, PhD – University of Michigan-Dearborn
    Primary Investigator: Mathumai Kanapathipillai, PhD – University of Michigan-Dearborn
    Drug Delivery
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:25 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Optimizing Bubble Release and Longevity for Non-Invasive PEI Contrast Agent to Image Vesicoureteral Reflux
    Location: Room 30D
    Presenting Author: Dominic De La Torre – University of Southern California
    Co-Author: Zoe Nussbaum – University of Southern California
    Primary Investigator: Jesse Yen – University of Southern California
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:25 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Real-time RNA-based Biosensor for Detection of Healthcare-Associated Infections
    Location: Room 32B
    Presenting Author: Puja Bhavsar – New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Niranjan Haridas Menon, n/a – New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Last Author: Niranjan Haridas Menon, n/a – New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Sagnik Basuray – New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Biomaterials
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:30 AM - 9:35 AM PDT
    Impact of the Natural Nasal Cycle on Intranasal Spray Deposition in a Pediatric Nasal Airway Replica
    Location: Room 29B
    Presenting Author: Caroline Forrest – University of Rhode Island
    Co-Author: Amr Seifelnasr – University of Massachusetts Lowell
    Co-Author: James E. Boucher – University of Massachusetts Lowell
    Co-Author: Walfre Franco, PhD – University of Massachusetts Lowell
    Co-Author: Jinxiang Xi – University of Massachusetts Lowell
    Drug Delivery
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Computational modeling elucidates mechanistic targets for treating surfactant dysfunction after bacterial or mechanical lung injury
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Jon Fritz, MS – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Ian Bentley, MD – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
    Co-Author: Joshua Englert, MD – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
    Primary Investigator: Samir Ghadiali, BMES Fellow – The Ohio State University
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Engineering assembloid-on-a-chip to model tissue-tissue interactions and microenvironmental chemical gradients
    Location: Room 31B
    Presenting Author: Jong-Keun Sim – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Abigail J. Dressman – Purdue University
    Last Author: Sunghee Estelle Park, PhD – Purdue University
    Primary Investigator: Sunghee Estelle Park, PhD – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Leandra Suter – Purdue University
    Tissue Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Evaluation of critical quality attributes of aligned nanofibrillar collagen scaffolds for the prevention of secondary lymphedema
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Ande X. Marini, PhD – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Shivesh Anand – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Dongeon Kim – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Tatiana Zaitseva – Fibralign Corp
    Co-Author: Michael Paukshto – Fibralign Corp
    Co-Author: Renato Reyes – Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Hospital
    Co-Author: Sree Aravindan – Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Hospital
    Co-Author: Xinguo Jiang – Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Hospital
    Last Author: Ngan Huang – Stanford University
    Primary Investigator: Ngan Huang – Stanford University
    Biomaterials
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Extracellular matrix stiffness promotes cell division errors, chromosome loss and genetic variation in 3D tumor spheroids
    Location: Room 24C
    Presenting Author: Alişya Anlaş, PhD – University of Pennsylvania
    Primary Investigator: Dennis Discher – University of Pennsylvania
    Cancer Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Inferring Transcription Factor Activity from Single-Cell RNA-Seq Using Regulatory-Embedded Variational Inference
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Mehrdad Zandigohar, MS – University of Illinois Chicago
    Co-Author: Jalees Rehman – University of Illinois College of Medicine
    Last Author: Yang Dai – University of Illinois Chicago
    Primary Investigator: Yang Dai – University of Illinois Chicago
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Integration of an Innovative, Non-invasive, Long-lived, Robust Optical O2 Sensor into an Automated Manufacturing System
    Location: Room 24A
    Presenting Author: Mike Jacobs, MS, MS – DEKA Research and Development
    Presenting Author: Martine Behra, PhD – ARMI BioFabUSA
    Co-Author: Jim Berilla – Case Western Reserve University
    Co-Author: Richard McFarland, PhD, MD – ARMI BioFabUSA
    Co-Author: Jean Welter, MD PhD – Case Western Reserve University
    Co-Author: Tom Bollenbach, PhD – ARMI BioFabUSA
    Co-Author: Harihara Baskaran, PhD – CWRU
    Last Author: Harihara Baskaran, PhD – CWRU
    Biomanufacturing
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Multi-physics 3D human brain models elucidate mechanical mechanisms in Alzheimer’s disease
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: Xun Wang, PhD – Massachusetts Institute of Technology & Massachusetts General Hospital
    Co-Author: Zhengyu Zhang – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Seunggyu Kim – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Maria Proestaki – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Annabel Tiong – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Zhengpeng Wan – Massachusetts Inst Technology - Cambridge, MA
    Co-Author: Rudolph Tanzi – Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School
    Co-Author: Ming Guo – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Se Hoon Choi – Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School
    Last Author: Roger Kamm – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Roger Kamm – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Tissue Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Rational control of toll-like receptor signaling using microneedles for enhanced vaccination
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Camilla M. Edwards – Fischell Department of Bioengineering/University of Maryland
    Co-Author: Shrey Shah, PhD – Fischell Department of Bioengineering/University of Maryland
    Co-Author: Robert Oakes – University of Delaware
    Co-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: Ruochen Shen – Fischell Department of Bioengineering/University of Maryland
    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
    Drug Delivery
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    The Effect of Notch1b Gene on Contractility of Zebrafish’s Cardiomyocyte
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: Phuc Nguyen, Phuc Nguyen – University of Texas at Arlington
    Last Author: Juhyun Lee – University of Texas at Arlington
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Functionalized Hydrogel Scaffold for Guiding Axonal Connections Between Cortical Organoids
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: James Eichenbaum, M.S. – University of Southern California
    Last Author: Megan L. McCain, PhD – University of Southern California
    Primary Investigator: Megan L. McCain, PhD – University of Southern California
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Understanding in vivo variability of NK cells from different sources using multiplexed ultrasound-guided photoacoustic imaging
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Tasneem Mukarrama, B.S. – University of California, Davis
    Co-Author: Megan Purl, M.D.-Ph.D. Student – University of California, Davis
    Co-Author: Brendan Barlow, B.S. – University of California, Davis
    Co-Author: Sohaib Mahri, Ph.D. – University of California, Davis
    Co-Author: Alex LeBeau, B.S. – University of California, Davis
    Co-Author: Marshall Lammers, Ph.D. Student – University of California, Davis
    Co-Author: Arta M. Monjazeb, M.D., Ph.D. – University of California, Davis
    Co-Author: Yuanpei Li, Ph.D. – University of California, Davis
    Co-Author: Sean Judge, M.D. – University of California, Davis
    Last Author: Jinhwan Kim, Ph.D. – UC Davis
    Primary Investigator: Jinhwan Kim, Ph.D. – UC Davis
    Co-Author: Robert J. Canter, M.D. – University of California, Davis
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • 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
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Directed functional connectivity analysis of bimanual motor skill learning under acute stress
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Joydip Paul – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Co-Author: Anil Kamat – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Co-Author: Lora Cavuoto – The State University of New York at Buffalo
    Co-Author: Matthew Hackett – U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command - Soldier Center
    Co-Author: Jack Norfleet – U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command - Soldier Center
    Last Author: Rahul Rahul, PhD – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Primary Investigator: Rahul Rahul, PhD – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Neural Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Forced Nuclear Deformation Guides sgRNA Design for Enhanced CRISPR/Cas9 Efficiency
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: Yang Song, PhD – Sichuan University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Sparse Flexible Ultrasound Arrays Enables Personalized Deep-Brain Neuromodulation in Humans: Simulations and Ex Vivo Validation
    Location: Room 30E
    Presenting Author: Haoming Huo – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Junjie Yao, PhD – Duke University
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Supporting an Entrepreneurial Mindset to Improve Undergraduate Biomedical Research Experiences
    Location: Room 31C
    Presenting Author: Katelyn E. Swindle Reilly, PhD – The Ohio State University
    Primary Investigator: Katelyn E. Swindle Reilly, PhD – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Rachel Kajfez – The Ohio State University
    Last Author: Rachel Kajfez – The Ohio State University
    Biomedical Engineering Education
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Sexual Dimorphism in Preeclampsia-Associated Endothelial Dysfunction Revealed by 3D Vascular Modeling
    Location: Room 27A
    Presenting Author: María Virumbrales-Muñoz, PhD – University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Co-Author: Ana Sofia Peraza Muñuzuri – University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Co-Author: Yalmarie Numan-Vazquez – University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Co-Author: Aishwarya Rengarajan – University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Last Author: María Virumbrales-Muñoz, PhD – University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Primary Investigator: María Virumbrales-Muñoz, PhD – University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Women's Health
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:35 AM - 9:40 AM PDT
    Multimodal AI for de novo CNS Drug Design via Molecular Generation
    Location: Room 29B
    Presenting Author: Lars P. W Arntsen – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Co-Author: Lars P. W Arntsen – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Co-Author: Zefan Yang – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Co-Author: Diego Machado Reyes – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Co-Author: Nadine Grant – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Last Author: Pingkun Yan – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Primary Investigator: Pingkun Yan – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Drug Delivery
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:40 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Fabrication of Transdermal Microneedles for Allergen Immunotherapy in Low-Resource Settings
    Location: Room 29B
    Presenting Author: Fatin Raid – University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
    Co-Author: Seth Waalen – University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
    Co-Author: Gabrielle Orth – University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
    Primary Investigator: Aswin Sundarakrishnan, PhD Biomedical Engineering – University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
    Drug Delivery
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:45 AM - 9:50 AM PDT
    Clinically relevant dosing of miR-145 micelles curbs atherosclerosis in vivo
    Location: Room 29B
    Presenting Author: Eddie Kim – University of Southern California
    Co-Author: Isabella Suzuki, PhD – University of Southern California
    Co-Author: Anisa Ashraf – University of Southern California
    Primary Investigator: Eun Ji Chung, Ph.D. – University of Southern California (USC)
    Drug Delivery
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    An Open-Source Workflow for Fontan Surgical Planning
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Isabella R. Stanley – University of Nevada, Las Vegas
    Co-Author: Akash Shivlal Shahu – University of Nevada, Las Vegas
    Co-Author: Kylee Brahma – University of Nevada, Las Vegas
    Co-Author: Colton E. Andrews – Baylor College of Medicine
    Co-Author: Christopher R. Broda – Baylor College of Medicine
    Last Author: Huang Chen – University of Nevada, Las Vegas
    Primary Investigator: Huang Chen – University of Nevada, Las Vegas
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Building transcriptional regulatory networks with single-cell multiome data using a binary classification approach
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Yasin Uzun, PhD – Penn State College of Medicine
    Last Author: Yasin Uzun, PhD – Penn State College of Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Yasin Uzun, PhD – Penn State College of Medicine
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Delivery of DNA Vaccines for Post-surgical Immunotherapy against Advanced Melanoma
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Kaushal Rege – Arizona State University
    Co-Author: Vanshika Singh – Vyriad
    Co-Author: sudhakar Godeshala – Arizona State University
    Co-Author: Sannia Hagag – Arizona State University
    Co-Author: Jordan R. Yaron – Arizona State University
    Drug Delivery
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Effect of RGD density and viscoelasticity of culture scaffolds on cell adhesion behaviour
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Teppei Matsushita – Keio University
    Co-Author: Sho Shimada – Keio University
    Co-Author: Ryo Sudo – Keio University
    Co-Author: Masumi Taki – The University of Electro-Communications
    Last Author: Tadahiro Yamashita – Keio University
    Biomaterials
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Evaluating In Vitro Cardiovascular Toxicity using Tissue-Engineered Blood Vessels (TEBVs)
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: Enmeng Xu, MS – Duke University
    Co-Author: Nicole C. Kleinstreuer – National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    Co-Author: Kelly Shipkowski, PhD, DABT – Division of Translational Toxicology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
    Co-Author: Brandiese Beverly – Integrative Health Assessment Branch in the Division of Translational Toxicology (DTT) at NIEHS
    Co-Author: Shagun Krishna – Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM)
    Co-Author: David Gerhold, Ph.D. – NCATS, NIH Chemical Genomics Center Rockville
    Last Author: George Truskey – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: George Truskey – Duke University
    Tissue Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Large Scale Manufacturing of Precisely Patterned Flexible Soft Tissue Grafts with High Porosity
    Location: Room 24A
    Presenting Author: Amal Shabazz – University of Maryland
    Co-Author: Alexandra P. Christensen – University of Maryland
    Co-Author: Julia Fitlin – University of Maryland
    Co-Author: Sahar Vakili – University of Maryland
    Co-Author: David Garvey – The LaunchPort
    Co-Author: Mike Pallotta – The LaunchPort
    Co-Author: Stephen L. Farias, PhD – Materic
    Last Author: John Fisher – University of Maryland
    Primary Investigator: John Fisher – University of Maryland
    Biomanufacturing
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Novel Engineered system for ex-vivo preload and Afterload modeling in Living Myocardial slices from human hearts
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: Benjamin W. Lee – University of Pennsylvania
    Presenting Author: Nesrine Bouhrira – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Lan Cheng – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Kenneth Bedi – University of Pennsylvania
    Last Author: Kenneth Margulies – University of Pennsylvania
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Prolonged Preconditioning to Elevated Fluid Viscosity Imprints Memory and Promotes Cancer Cell Motility and Metastasis
    Location: Room 24C
    Presenting Author: Anindya Sen – JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
    Co-Author: Debanik Choudhury – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Kaustav Bera, PhD – University of Colorado Boulder
    Primary Investigator: Konstantinos Konstantopoulos, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
    Cancer Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    CRISPR-Based Direct Reprogramming of Adult Fibroblasts into Endothelial Cells
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: Grace Flynn – Northeastern University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Determining sex differences in drug combinations targeting aortic valve myofibroblast activation using a digital medicine platform
    Location: Room 27A
    Presenting Author: Brandon J. Vogt – UCSD
    Primary Investigator: Brian A. Aguado – University of California San Diego
    Co-Author: Peter Wang
    Co-Author: Megan Chavez
    Co-Author: Peng Guo
    Co-Author: Ed Kai-Hua Chow
    Co-Author: Dean Ho
    Women's Health
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Tracking Dendritic Cells via Ultrasound-Guided Photoacoustic Imaging
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Melissa Cadena, BS – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Myeongsoo Kim – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Kelsey P. Kubelick, PhD – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Elena Vassilieva, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Last Author: Stanislav Emelianov, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University School of Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Stanislav Emelianov, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University School of Medicine
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Investigating the crosstalk between human lamina cribrosa cells and astrocytes under elevated pressure using an optic nerve head chip array
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Sachin Kaluarachchi – University of North Texas
    Co-Author: Kudakwashe P. Murinda – University of North Texas Health Science Center
    Primary Investigator: Yong Yang – University of North Texas
    Last Author: Denise M. Inman, PhD – University of North Texas Health Science Center
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • 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
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Design for Community Wellness: A Community-Engaged Learning Experience for BME Undergraduate Students
    Location: Room 31C
    Presenting Author: Theo Hopper, PhD – Bucknell University
    Primary Investigator: Theo Hopper, PhD – Bucknell University
    Biomedical Engineering Education
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Rapid Mapping of Spinal and Supraspinal Connectome
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Yasin Baris Seven – University of Florida
    Primary Investigator: Yasin Baris Seven – University of Florida
    Co-Author: Mehmet Aydin – University of Florida
    Co-Author: Elif Sezin Seven – CDots Nanotec
    Neural Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    9:50 AM - 9:55 AM PDT
    Chaotropic Salts Influence Protein Corona Formation on Polyethylene (PEG)-b-polylactic acid (PLA) Polymersomes
    Location: Room 29B
    Presenting Author: Ashley Blake – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Grace Witt – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Owen Tabah – University of Maryland
    Co-Author: Daniel M. Nichols – University of Virginia
    Primary Investigator: Jessica Larsen – Clemson University
    Drug Delivery
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    H6 - Development of Minimally Invasive, Biodegradable Implants for Multi-Year Contraception
    Location: Exhibit Hall F, G & H
    Presenting Author: Tianqin Tan – Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Co-Author: Julia Green – Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Co-Author: Ethan D'Orio – Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Co-Author: Kent J. Qi – Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Co-Author: Flavia Codreanu – Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Co-Author: Benjamin G. Clark – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Parmiss Khosravi – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Colin Cotter – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Jason Li – Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Last Author: Giovanni Traverso – MIT
    Drug Delivery
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Advances in Diagnostics for Infectious Diseases
    Location: Room 26B
    Track Chair: Orlando S. Hoilett, PhD – University of Cincinnati
    Track Chair: Anita Shukla, PhD – Brown University
    Session Chair: Maryam Moarefian, Maryam Moarefian, PhD – University of California Santa Cruz
    Session Chair: Atefe Alimirzaei, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Technologies for Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Analysis of Cell Signaling
    Location: Room 33A
    Track Chair: Alexander Xu, PhD – University of Maryland College Park
    Track Chair: Megan McLean
    Session Chair: Sameer S. Bajikar – University of Virginia
    Session Chair: Hanieh Mazloom Farsibaf, PhD – UT Southwestern Medical Center
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Biomaterials-based Tissue on a Chip Models
    Location: Room 32A
    Track Chair: Janeta Zoldan – The University of Texas at Austin
    Track Chair: MK Sewell-Loftin – University of Alabama Birmingham
    Track Chair: Ryan Stowers – UC Santa Barbara
    Track Chair: Ester J. Kwon, PhD – University of California, San Diego
    Session Chair: Monica Moya
    Session Chair: Larry Dooling
    Biomaterials
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Cancer Drug Delivery
    Location: Room 29C
    Track Chair: Elizabeth Barker, PhD – University of Tennessee
    Track Chair: Jyothi U. Menon, PhD – Texas A&M University
    Session Chair: Ali Salifu – Boston College
    Session Chair: Johnson V. John, PhD – Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation
    Drug Delivery
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Cardiovascular Devices 2
    Location: Room 30A
    Track Chair: Kareen LK Coulombe, PhD – Brown University
    Track Chair: Hoda Hatoum, PhD – Michigan Technological University
    Session Chair: Hoda Hatoum, PhD – Michigan Technological University
    Session Chair: Netanel Korin – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    ECM dynamics in Cancer
    Location: Room 24C
    Track Chair: Priscilla Hwang, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Track Chair: Claire Robertson, PhD – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    Session Chair: Alexander Buffonne
    Session Chair: Amit Patak
    Cancer Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Imaging Cancer
    Location: Room 30D
    Track Chair: Priscilla Hwang, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Track Chair: Claire Robertson, PhD – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    Session Chair: Sangpil Yoon – University of Oklahoma
    Session Chair: Walter O'Dell, PhD – University of Florida
    Cancer Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Mechanotransduction and Inflammatory Signaling in Vascular Endothelium
    Location: Room 31A
    Track Chair: Luke (Lucas) Timmins, PhD – Texas A&M University
    Track Chair: Kristen Mills – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Session Chair: Soham Ghosh – Colorado State University
    Session Chair: Olivia Boerman – Bucknell University
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Micro/Nano Technologies In Therapeutic Development
    Location: Room 26A
    Track Chair: Molly Kozminsky, PhD – Iowa State University
    Track Chair: Onyema Osuagwu, PhD – Morgan State University
    Session Chair: Chris Puleo – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Session Chair: Sheng Tong – University of Kentucky
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Musculoskeletal Biology and Mechanics
    Location: Room 23C
    Session Chair: Alejandro Almarza
    Session Chair: Katherine Hixon – Dartmouth College, Thayer School of Engineering
    Track Chair: Deva D. Chan, Ph.D. – Purdue University
    Track Chair: Whasil Lee, PhD – University of Rochester, NY
    Track Chair: Jessica Isaacs, PhD PE – Exponent, Inc.
    Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Neural & Glial Cell Engineering
    Location: Room 29D
    Session Chair: In Hong Yang – UNC, Charlotte
    Session Chair: Jonathan Zuidema
    Track Chair: Joon (Simon) Shim, PhD – Marshall University
    Track Chair: Mario I. Romero-Ortega, PhD – University of Arizona
    Track Chair: Nanyin Zhang, PhD – Penn State University
    Neural Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Platform Sessions VIII
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Point-of-Care Diagnostics
    Location: Room 27B
    Track Chair: Kevin J. McHugh, PhD – Rice University
    Track Chair: Scott Berry, PhD, MBA, MEng – University of Kentucky
    Session Chair: Xiaoguang Dong, PhD – Vanderbilt University
    Session Chair: Benjamin Casteneda, MS, MS, PhD – University of Rochester
    Global Health Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Synthetic Biology and Genetic Engineering Toolkits
    Location: Room 33C
    Session Chair: Vivek Kumar, PhD – University of Houston
    Session Chair: Congyue Peng – Clemson University
    Track Chair: Aylin Acun, PhD – Widener University
    Track Chair: Cheemeng Tan – University of California, Davis
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    T Cell Therapeutics
    Location: Room 24B
    Track Chair: Priscilla Hwang, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Track Chair: Claire Robertson, PhD – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    Session Chair: Jiahe Li, PhD – University of Michigan
    Session Chair: Xiaoping Bao – Purdue University
    Cancer Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Therapeutic & Cell Delivery in Tissue Engineering
    Location: Room 29A
    Track Chair: Chelsea M. Magin, PhD – University of Colorado, Denver | Anschutz
    Track Chair: Cathal John Kearney
    Session Chair: MK Sewell-Loftin – University of Alabama Birmingham
    Session Chair: Weitong Chen, MSc, PhD – University Georgia
    Tissue Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Ultrasound Imaging and Therapeutic Ultrasound (US)
    Location: Room 30C
    Session Chair: Pengfei Song, PhD – Duke University
    Track Chair: Stephen LaConte – Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, Roanoke, VA
    Track Chair: Junjie Yao, PhD – Duke University
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:30 PM - 12:45 PM PDT
    "One-Step" Sorting and Recovery of Helper and Cytotoxic T-Cells Using Floating and Magnetically Manipulated Hollow Glass Microspheres
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Rutwik Joshi – Texas Tech University, Department of Chemical Engineering
    Co-Author: Wei Li, Ph.D. – Texas Tech University, Department of Chemical Engineering
    Primary Investigator: Wei Li, Ph.D. – Texas Tech University, Department of Chemical Engineering
    Biomaterials
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:30 PM - 12:45 PM PDT
    Bifunctional antibody-conjugated nano-therapeutics for combination drug delivery
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Tanmoy Saha, PhD – Brigham and Women's Hoapital, Harvard Medical School
    Primary Investigator: Tanmoy Saha, PhD – Brigham and Women's Hoapital, Harvard Medical School
    Drug Delivery
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:30 PM - 12:45 PM PDT
    Building μSiM hVasc-SkM as a drug development tool for Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM)
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: Mingzhi Xu, MS – Duke University
    Co-Author: Ananya Sridhar – Duke University
    Co-Author: Jianing Chen – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: George Truskey – Duke University
    Tissue Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:30 PM - 12:45 PM PDT
    DNA-Net-based Lateral Flow Assays for Cross-Species Viral Detection: Advancing One Health Diagnostics
    Location: Room 27B
    Presenting Author: Saurabh Umrao, PhD – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Akhila Naru, n/a – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Mengxi Zheng – UIUC
    Co-Author: Ying Fang, n/a – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Primary Investigator: Xing Wang – UIUC
    Co-Author: Abhisek Dwivedy – University of Illinois
    Global Health Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:30 PM - 12:45 PM PDT
    Endothelial Prostanoid Signaling at the Intersection of Shear Stress and Inflammation Promoting Atherosclerosis
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Yushuan Peng, MS – UC Davis
    Co-Author: Tianyu Gao, MS – UC Davis
    Co-Author: Emily Moreno, MS – UC Davis
    Co-Author: Lesly Carrasco, MS – UC Davis
    Last Author: Anthony Passerini, PhD – UC Davis
    Primary Investigator: Anthony Passerini, PhD – UC Davis
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:30 PM - 12:45 PM PDT
    Intracellular Delivery of Single Walled Carbon Nanotube Sensors in Cancer Cells for Nitric Oxide Detection
    Location: Room 30D
    Presenting Author: Portia Plange – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Co-Author: Sofia Morales – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Primary Investigator: Nicole Iverson – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Cancer Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:30 PM - 12:45 PM PDT
    Mechano-transduction pathways for sensing stress regulation in healthy and OA cartilage
    Location: Room 23C
    Invited Speaker: Nidhi Bhutani – Stanford University
    Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:30 PM - 12:45 PM PDT
    Remote Metronomic Control of CAR T Cells to Overcome Brain Tumor Immunosuppression
    Location: Room 24B
    Presenting Author: Ali Zamat, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Chulyong Kim – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Riya Sen – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Costas Arvanitis – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Last Author: Gabriel Kwong, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Gabriel Kwong, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Cancer Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:30 PM - 12:45 PM PDT
    Studying Immunomodulation in Infectious Disease Using Structurally Resolved Networks
    Location: Room 33A
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:30 PM - 12:45 PM PDT
    Benchtop and In-Vivo Testing of a Novel PHb-Adsorbing Device for Extracorporeal Therapies
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: Madison Butler – University of Pittsburgh
    Co-Author: Morgan DiLeo – University of Pittsburgh
    Last Author: Nahmah Kim-Campbell – University of Pittsburgh
    Primary Investigator: Nahmah Kim-Campbell – University of Pittsburgh
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:30 PM - 12:45 PM PDT
    Integrin β1 mediates neural stem cell multipotency on laminin 511 substrates.
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Taryn Loomis, PhD – NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
    Co-Author: Narges Yazdani – Genezen
    Last Author: Rebecca Willits – Northeastern University
    Primary Investigator: Rebecca Willits – Northeastern University
    Neural Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:30 PM - 12:45 PM PDT
    Ultrasensitive and long-lasting bioluminescence immunoassay for point-of-care viral antigen detection
    Location: Room 26B
    Invited Speaker: Sungwan Kim, PhD – Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Technologies for Emerging Infectious Diseases@@Invited Speaker
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:30 PM - 12:45 PM PDT
    Cellular Poration-Enabled Massive Production of Therapeutic Extracellular Vesicles for Targeting Tumor Lesions and Regenerative Medicines
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Yifan Ma, PhD – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Last Author: Wen Jiang – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Co-Author: Shiyan Dong – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Co-Author: Yifan wang, PhD – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Co-Author: Betty Kim – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:30 PM - 12:45 PM PDT
    MAGIK: A rapid and efficient method to create lineage-specific reporters in human pluripotent stem cells
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: Xiaojun Lian, PhD – Pennsylvania State University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:30 PM - 12:45 PM PDT
    Towards a Fully-Automated System for Patent Ductus Arteriosus Detection by Echocardiography in Preterm Infants
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Dane Hudson Smith, PhD – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Xiaofeng Yang – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Anjali Mohan – Medical University of South Carolina
    Co-Author: Addison Gearhart – Seattle Children's Hospital
    Co-Author: George Baker – Medical University of South Carolina
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:30 PM - 1:00 PM PDT
    Memories of tumor microenvironment mechanics and hypoxia in cell invasion
    Location: Room 24C
    Invited Speaker: Amit Pathak – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Jose Almeida – Washington University in St Louis
    Co-Author: Jade Weber – Washington University in St. Louis
    Cancer Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:45 PM - 1:00 PM PDT
    Age-associated changes of liver macrophage populations affect nanomedicine delivery
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Yifan wang, PhD – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Co-Author: Shiyan Dong – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Co-Author: Yifan Ma, PhD – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Co-Author: Weiye Deng – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Co-Author: Betty Kim – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Primary Investigator: Wen Jiang – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Drug Delivery
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:45 PM - 1:00 PM PDT
    Effects of low shear stress and donor sex on human pulmonary artery endothelial cell morphology and gene regulation
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Tasneem Mustafa, BS – University of California, Irvine
    Co-Author: Nasim Khorasani – University of California, Irvine
    Co-Author: Jimmy Nguyen – University of California, Irvine
    Co-Author: Nolan Origer – University of California Irvine
    Co-Author: Naina Manoj – University of California, Irvine
    Co-Author: Alexandra Slepchenkova – UC Irvine
    Co-Author: An Tran – University of California, Irvine
    Last Author: Naomi C. Chesler, PhD – University of California, Irvine
    Primary Investigator: Naomi C. Chesler, PhD – University of California, Irvine
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:45 PM - 1:00 PM PDT
    Enhancing Glaucoma Surgery Outcomes via Local Delivery of Lymphangiogenic Growth Factor Using an Antifibrotic Hydrogel
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: Zixi Chen – Northwestern University
    Last Author: Guillermo Ameer – Northwestern University
    Primary Investigator: Guillermo Ameer – Northwestern University
    Tissue Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:45 PM - 1:00 PM PDT
    Heterodimeric Bispecific Antibodies Direct T Cell-Mediated Cytotoxicity Against Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumors
    Location: Room 24B
    Presenting Author: Ryan Lyppens – Cornell University/Memorial Sloan Kettering
    Co-Author: Madelyn Espinosa-Cotton – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    Primary Investigator: Nai-Kong Cheung – Memorial Sloan Kettering
    Cancer Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:45 PM - 1:00 PM PDT
    In vivo imaging-guided targeting of immune evasion within tumor microenvironment in human patients
    Location: Room 30D
    Presenting Author: Aditi Sahu, MSc, PhD – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    Primary Investigator: Aditi Sahu, MSc, PhD – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    Co-Author: Mamadou Bah
    Co-Author: Sanah Sanduja
    Co-Author: Cailian Liu
    Co-Author: Melissa Gill
    Co-Author: Miguel Cordova
    Co-Author: Christi Fox
    Co-Author: Piyush Kumar
    Co-Author: Anthony Rossi
    Co-Author: Allan Halpern
    Co-Author: Pascale Guitera
    Last Author: Taha Merghoub
    Last Author: Milind Rajadhyaksha
    Cancer Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:45 PM - 1:00 PM PDT
    Omnidirectional In-Vivo Energy Harvesting via Differential Capacitive Coupling for Bioelectronic Applications
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Sung-eun Heo, BEng (Bachelor of Engineering) – Yonsei University
    Primary Investigator: Jinkee Hong – Yonsei University
    Biomaterials
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:45 PM - 1:00 PM PDT
    Smartphone-based fluorescence detection for HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer screening
    Location: Room 27B
    Presenting Author: Reid S. Loeffler – University of Arizona
    Co-Author: Bofan Song – University of Arizona
    Co-Author: Darya Pershina – University of Arizona
    Co-Author: Christian Chan – University of Arizona
    Co-Author: Rongguang Liang – University of Arizona
    Global Health Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:45 PM - 1:00 PM PDT
    Systems-Level Inference of Stepwise Maturation in Human Th1 Differentiation
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Vinay Mahajan – Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Last Author: Vinay Mahajan – Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Primary Investigator: Vinay Mahajan – Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Co-Author: Chinmay V. Gadiraju – Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:45 PM - 1:00 PM PDT
    Core-shell Polymeric Nanoparticles for the Detection and Treatment of Infected Breast Cancer Cells
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Spencer Phillips, MS – Wake Forest University
    Co-Author: Santu Sarkar – Atrium Health Wake Forest
    Co-Author: Scott Northrup – Wake Forest School of Medicine Plastic Surgery Research Lab
    Primary Investigator: Nicole Levi – Wake Forest School of Medicine Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:45 PM - 1:00 PM PDT
    Targeting the Mechano-Epigenetic Pathway: A Novel Approach for Primary Mesenchymal Stem Cell Manufacturing to Achieve Quality and Quantity
    Location: Room 23C
    Presenting Author: Lauren Monroe – Colorado State University
    Last Author: Soham Ghosh – Colorado State University
    Primary Investigator: Soham Ghosh – Colorado State University
    Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:45 PM - 1:00 PM PDT
    Astrocyte Interactions with Ti3C2Tx MXene Flakes: A Foundation for Glial-Targeted Neural Interfaces
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Dimitris Boufidis – University of Pennsylvania
    Primary Investigator: Flavia Vitale, PhD – University of Pennsylvania
    Primary Investigator: Daniel Kacy Cullen, PhD – University of Pennsylvania
    Neural Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:45 PM - 1:00 PM PDT
    Engineering Genetic Tools to Control Individual Microbes and Microbiota without Antibiotic Resistance Genes at a Single Strain Level
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: Tae Seok Moon, PhD – J. Craig Venter Institute
    Last Author: Tae Seok Moon, PhD – J. Craig Venter Institute
    Primary Investigator: Tae Seok Moon, PhD – J. Craig Venter Institute
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:45 PM - 1:00 PM PDT
    In Vivo Performance of Airway and Lung Ultrasound Enhanced via Inhalable Contrast Agents
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Andrew Weitz – UNC Chapel Hill
    Co-Author: Phillip W. Clapp, Ph.D. – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Co-Author: Phillip Durham – UNC Chapel Hill
    Co-Author: David B. Hill – UNC - Chapel Hill
    Co-Author: James Tsuruta – UNC Chapel Hill
    Co-Author: Yueh Z. Lee, MD, PhD – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Co-Author: Paul A. Dayton, Ph.D. – University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
    Last Author: Melissa Caughey – Johns Hopkins University
    Primary Investigator: Melissa Caughey – Johns Hopkins University
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    12:45 PM - 1:00 PM PDT
    Resilient ECMO/ECPR Systems under Variable Hypovolemia and Systemic Hypertension Using Adaptive Cascaded Controllers
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: Amin Ramezani – Harvard Medical School
    Co-Author: Farhad R. Nezami – Harvard Medical School
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:00 PM - 1:15 PM PDT
    4D force patterning enables spatial control of angiogenesis
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Sina Kheiri, PhD – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Jessica Shah – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Roger Kamm – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Last Author: Ritu Raman – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:00 PM - 1:15 PM PDT
    Light-Responsive Nanocomposite Scaffolds for Controlled Delivery of Prodigiosin for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Therapy
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Maria Chinyerm E. Onyekanne, PhD – Boston College
    Co-Author: Tom A. A. Buckman – Boston College
    Co-Author: Vanessa Uzonwanne – Boston College
    Co-Author: John Obayemi, PhD – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Worcester Polythecnic Institute
    Co-Author: Wole Soboyejo – Department of Engineering, SUNY Polytechnic Institute, Utica, NY
    Primary Investigator: Ali Salifu – Boston College
    Drug Delivery
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:00 PM - 1:15 PM PDT
    Microenvironment-Mediated Regulation of Chemotherapy Response in Lung Adenocarcinoma
    Location: Room 24C
    Presenting Author: Sevgi Sarıca, PhD – Koc University
    Last Author: Ece Ozturk – Koc University
    Cancer Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:00 PM - 1:15 PM PDT
    Nanoparticle-Driven Adipose Thermogenesis: A Novel Strategy to Reduce Frostbite Wound Severity
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: David Zhang, M.S. – University of Texas at San Antonio
    Co-Author: Breanna Herrera – UTSA
    Last Author: Achraf Noureddine – University of New Mexico
    Primary Investigator: Maria A. Gonzalez Porras – University of Texas San Antonio
    Co-Author: Eric Brey – The University of Texas at San Antonio
    Tissue Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:00 PM - 1:15 PM PDT
    Nanoscale Curvature Regulates YAP/TAZ Nuclear Localization Through Nuclear Deformation and Rupture
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Emmet Francis, PhD – UC San Diego
    Co-Author: Einollah Sarikhani – University of California Sandiego
    Co-Author: Vrund Patel – UC San Diego
    Co-Author: Dhivya Pushpa Meganathan, M.Sc., M.S., – University of California, Sandiego
    Co-Author: Leah Sadr, Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering – University of California San Diego
    Co-Author: Anum Tahir, Visiting Graduate Student – University of California, Sandiego
    Co-Author: Zeinab Jahed – University of California Sandiego
    Last Author: Padmini Rangamani – UC San Diego
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:00 PM - 1:15 PM PDT
    Scalable Microelectrode Functionalization for In-Vivo Neurotransmitter Monitoring via Multiphoton Patterned Crosslinking
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Pejman Ghelich, PhD – Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh
    Co-Author: May Y. Pwint – University of Pittsburgh
    Co-Author: Cort Thompson – Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh
    Last Author: Xinyan Cui – University of Pittsburgh
    Primary Investigator: Xinyan Cui – University of Pittsburgh
    Biomaterials
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:00 PM - 1:15 PM PDT
    Single-Molecule Nanopore and Deep Learning–Based Platform for Probe-Free Multiplex RPA Detection
    Location: Room 27B
    Presenting Author: Md. Ahasan Ahamed, Phd in Electrical Enginnering – Pennsylvania State University
    Co-Author: Muhammad Asad Ullah Khalid – Indiana University
    Co-Author: Anthony J. Politza – Pennsylvania State University
    Co-Author: Wahid Uz Zaman – Pennsylvania State University
    Global Health Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:00 PM - 1:15 PM PDT
    T cell display of masked protease-activatable receptor for mapping the protease substrate repertoire
    Location: Room 24B
    Presenting Author: Hathaichanok Phuengkham, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Anirudh Sivakumar – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Gabriel Kwong, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Cancer Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:00 PM - 1:15 PM PDT
    Ultrabright NIR-II Nanoprobes for Ex Vivo Deep Tissue Bioimaging: Protein Nanoengineering Meets Molecular Engineering
    Location: Room 30D
    Presenting Author: Isabella Vasquez – Texas Tech University
    Co-Author: Asma Harun, MSc – Texas Tech University
    Co-Author: Robert Posey – Texas Tech University
    Co-Author: Md Hasnat Rashid – Texas Tech University
    Co-Author: Ulrich Bickel – Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
    Co-Author: Joshua Tropp – Texas Tech University
    Primary Investigator: Indrajit Srivastava, PhD – Texas Tech University
    Cancer Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:00 PM - 1:15 PM PDT
    Regenerative Spiny Mice Exhibit Enhanced Achilles Tendon Mechanics and Cellular Behavior Compared to CD1 Mice
    Location: Room 23C
    Presenting Author: Mariah Turner – University of Florida
    Co-Author: Harrison Broadaway – University of Florida
    Co-Author: Sebastian Pena – University of Florida
    Co-Author: Janak Gaire – University of Florida
    Primary Investigator: Brittany Taylor, PhD – University of Florida
    Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:00 PM - 1:15 PM PDT
    Single-sample melt analysis for screening emerging tuberculosis mutation hotspots: Application to rifampicin susceptibility in the rpoB codon 491 hotspot
    Location: Room 26B
    Presenting Author: Nicole Malofsky, M.S. – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Swayashreyee B. Dhungel – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Megan Pask – Vanderbilt University
    Primary Investigator: Frederick Haselton – Vanderbilt University
    Technologies for Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:00 PM - 1:15 PM PDT
    HemoLens: An Open-Source Pressure Myography and Cardiac Simulator Platform
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: Antonio PereiraTavares – University of Pittsburgh
    Co-Author: Liam Aranda-Michel – Vascular Medicine Insitute
    Co-Author: Scott Hahn – University of Pittsburgh
    Co-Author: Brian Coffin, Phd – University of Pittsburgh
    Co-Author: Syed Faaz Ashraf – University of Pittsburgh
    Co-Author: Jason  Szafron – Carnegie Mellon University
    Co-Author: Adam Straub – University of Pittsburgh
    Last Author: Daniel Shiwarski – University of Pittsburgh
    Primary Investigator: Daniel Shiwarski – University of Pittsburgh
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:00 PM - 1:15 PM PDT
    Twinkling Peptide Nanoemulsions for Precision Ultrasound Detection of Atherosclerotic Plaques
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Inhye Kim, PhD – The Penn State University
    Co-Author: Jacob Elliott – The Penn State University
    Co-Author: Atip Lawanprasert – University of California, Berkeley
    Co-Author: Julianna Simon – The Penn State University
    Primary Investigator: Scott Medina – The Penn State University
    Co-Author: Grace Wood
    Co-Author: Rita Castro
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:00 PM - 1:15 PM PDT
    Applications of ZNF865 CRISPR-activation Upregulation in Biopharmaceutics
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: Hunter Levis, PhD – University of Utah
    Co-Author: Lauren Kelly – University of Utah
    Co-Author: Jessica Kramer – University of Utah
    Last Author: Robby Bowles – University of Utah
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:00 PM - 1:15 PM PDT
    Surface-Modified T cells to Engineer Immune Cell Infiltration through 3D Collagen
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Zhenjiang Zhang, PhD – Rice University
    Primary Investigator: Michael King – Rice University
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:15 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
    3D multi-modal photoacoustic and ultrasound localization imaging to probe the tumor microenvironment
    Location: Room 30D
    Presenting Author: Shensheng Zhao – University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
    Primary Investigator: Yun-Sheng Chen, PhD – University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
    Cancer Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:15 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
    Alumina Surface Property Characterization for Implantable Bioartificial Kidney
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Michele E. Picard – San Jose State University
    Co-Author: Tida Ngov – San Jose State University
    Co-Author: Casey Tompkins-Rhoades – Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
    Co-Author: Shuvo Roy, PhD – Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco
    Last Author: Patrick Jurney, PhD, FAHA – San Jose State University
    Biomaterials
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:15 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
    Basal Cd44 and hyaluronic acid shear stress dependent endothelial cell remodeling
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Zoe Vittum – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Last Author: Solomon A. Mensah, PhD FAHA – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Primary Investigator: Solomon A. Mensah, PhD FAHA – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:15 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
    Bio-orthogonal Metabolic Labeling Reveals Platinum Chemotherapy Dysregulates Spatiotemporal ECM Dynamics in Ovarian Cancer
    Location: Room 24C
    Presenting Author: Pilar de la Puente, PhD – Sanford Research/USD
    Co-Author: Kristin Calar – Sanford Research
    Co-Author: Jessica Faragher – Sanford Research
    Last Author: Pilar de la Puente, PhD – Sanford Research/USD
    Primary Investigator: Pilar de la Puente, PhD – Sanford Research/USD
    Cancer Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:15 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
    Bivalent nanobodies anchoring to tumor extracellular matrix extend localized IL-12 produced by thermogenetic CAR T cells
    Location: Room 24B
    Presenting Author: Zizhen Zha – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Samuel Henshaw – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Paige Woodham – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Last Author: Gabriel Kwong, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Gabriel Kwong, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Cancer Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:15 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
    Data-driven parameter tuning of on-chip vascular bed formation simulation
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Kazuya Fujimoto, Doctor of Engineering – Kyoto University
    Co-Author: Yoshikazu Kameda – Physios Biotech Inc.
    Last Author: Ryuji Yokokawa – Kyoto University
    Primary Investigator: Ryuji Yokokawa – Kyoto University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:15 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
    Development of novel Ac-225 loaded gold nanoparticles for radioisotope cancer therapy
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Ayaka Otsuka, ME – University of Tokyo
    Co-Author: Noriko Nakamura – University of Tokyo
    Co-Author: Kenji Shimazoe – University of Tokyo
    Last Author: Seiichi Ohta – University of Tokyo
    Drug Delivery
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:15 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
    Injectable Niches for Hepatocyte Transplant
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: Vardhman Kumar, PhD – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Joa Yun – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Heather Fleming – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Last Author: Sangeeta Bhatia – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Sangeeta Bhatia – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Tissue Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:15 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
    Machine Learning-Assisted Paperfluidic Assay for Topoisomerase II Alpha: Advancing Cervical Cancer Screening in Low-Resource Settings
    Location: Room 27B
    Presenting Author: Sayeh Jalali Dowlatshahi, MS – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Samrin F. Habbani, MBBS, M.S. – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Scott Charles C. Bolton, Ph.D. – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Lucy Tecle, B.S. – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Lisa Flowers, MD, MPH, FACOG – Emory University School of Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Jacqueline C. Linnes, PhD – Purdue University
    Global Health Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:15 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
    Applying Ultrasound to Mechanically and Noninvasively Sensitize Prostate Tumors to TRAIL-Mediated Apoptosis in Vivo
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Abigail Fabiano – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Malachy Newman – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Jenna Dombroski – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Samantha Knoblauch – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Katherine Gibson-Corley – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Co-Author: Benjamin Kaufman – Rice University
    Co-Author: Liqin Ren, PhD – Rice University
    Co-Author: Charles Caskey – Vanderbilt University/ Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Last Author: Michael King – Rice University
    Primary Investigator: Michael King – Rice University
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:15 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
    Combined Slow Elongation and Rapid Intermittent Cyclic Stretch Synergistically Drive Maturation in Tissue Engineered Ligaments
    Location: Room 23C
    Presenting Author: Leia Troop – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Primary Investigator: Jenny Puetzer, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:15 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
    Investigation of the structural and molecular alteration of the astrocytes by thermal stimulation using a PVC-Gel heater-based chamber
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Uk Jegal – Korea advanced institute for science and technology (KAIST)
    Co-Author: Minki Kim – Korea advanced institute for science and technology (KAIST)
    Co-Author: Namji Sung, MA – Korea advanced institute for science and technology (KAIST)
    Co-Author: Eun Min Ko – Korea advanced institute for science and technology (KAIST)
    Co-Author: Seungseop Kim – Korea advanced institute for science and technology (KAIST)
    Co-Author: Ki-Uk Kyung – Korea advanced institute for science and technology (KAIST)
    Primary Investigator: Jennifer H. Shin – KAIST
    Neural Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:15 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
    Simulation of Balloon Post-Dilatation following Self-Expanding Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Challenging Cases of Bicuspid Aortic Valve Stenosis
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: Sam Boxwell – University of Galway
    Co-Author: Dylan Armfield – University College Dublin
    Co-Author: Rachel Cahalane – University of Galway
    Co-Author: William Hickey – Boston Scientific Corporation
    Co-Author: Scott Cook – Boston Scientific Corporation
    Co-Author: Patricia Kelly – Boston Scientific Corporation
    Co-Author: Philip Cardiff – University College Dublin
    Co-Author: Farhad R. Nezami – Harvard Medical School
    Last Author: Laoise McNamara – University of Galway
    Primary Investigator: Laoise McNamara – University of Galway
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:15 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
    Synovial fibroblasts exacerbate inflammation and peritendinous adhesions in a tissue-on-chip model of tendon fibrosis
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Isabelle Linares, MS – University of Rochester
    Primary Investigator: James McGrath, PhD – Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester
    Last Author: Hani Awad, PhD – University of Rochester
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:15 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
    Rapid Electrochemical Detection of Influenza A Virus using User Switchable Biosensor Platform for Point-of-Care Diagnostics
    Location: Room 26B
    Presenting Author: Donggee Rho, PhD – National NanoFab Center (NNFC)
    Co-Author: Jeongsu Kim – National NanoFab Center (NNFC)
    Co-Author: Jaehee Lee – National NanoFab Center (NNFC)
    Co-Author: Kyung Won Lee – National NanoFab Center (NNFC)
    Co-Author: Kyoung G. Lee – National NanoFab Center (NNFC)
    Primary Investigator: Yoo Min Park – National NanoFab Center (NNFC)
    Last Author: Nam Ho Bae – National NanoFab Center (NNFC)
    Technologies for Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:30 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    Augmenting Artificial APCs with ICAM-1 to Enhance CD8+ T Cell Expansion for Anti-Cancer Immunotherapy
    Location: Room 24B
    Presenting Author: Benjamin Biggs – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Clayton Tomlinson – Johns Hopkins University
    Last Author: Jonathan Schneck – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Jonathan Schneck – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
    Cancer Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:30 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    Conductive and degradable polymers for injectable bioelectronic hydrogels
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Hossein Montazerian – University of Utah
    Biomaterials
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:30 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    Deciphering the distinct roles of extracellular matrix ligands and mechanics in cardiac aging
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Avery Rui Sun – National University of Singapore
    Co-Author: Roger Foo – National University of Singapore
    Co-Author: Yuchen Long – National University of Singapore
    Co-Author: Jin Zhu – NUS
    Co-Author: Matthew Ackers-Johnson – National University of Singapore
    Last Author: Jennifer Young – National University of Singapore
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:30 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    Implementation of Drug-Induced Rhabdomyolysis and Acute Kidney Injury in Microphysiological System
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: Jaesang Kim – KAIST
    Primary Investigator: Jaesang Kim – KAIST
    Co-Author: Zhuo Feng Lee – KAIST
    Co-Author: Gi-Dong Sim – KAIST
    Co-Author: Sejoong Kim – Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
    Last Author: Jessie S. Jeon – KAIST
    Tissue Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:30 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    Large-Scale Point-of-Care Liver Cancer Screening by Multiplexed Quantification of Serum Biomarkers
    Location: Room 27B
    Presenting Author: Afarin Aghassizadeh, MSc – Duke University
    Last Author: Ashutosh Chilkoti, Fellow of BMES – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Ashutosh Chilkoti, Fellow of BMES – Duke University
    Co-Author: Emilie Pauwels – Duke University
    Co-Author: Jason Liu – Duke University
    Co-Author: Jacob Heggestad – Duke University
    Co-Author: Cynthia Moylan – Duke University
    Co-Author: David Kinnamon – Duke University
    Co-Author: Cassio Mendes Fontes – Duke University
    Co-Author: Nelson Chao – Duke University
    Co-Author: Christian S. Alvarez – National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
    Co-Author: Katherine McGlynn – National Cancer Institute
    Co-Author: Alvaro Rivera-Andrade – Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama
    Co-Author: Manuel Ramirez-Zea – Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama
    Co-Author: Eduardo Gharzouzi – Instituto de Cancerología
    Global Health Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:30 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    Signal processing and robustness of the BMP network during zebrafish embryogenesis
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Nissa Larson – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Linlin Li – Purdue University
    Primary Investigator: David M. Umulis – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Bobby Madamanchi – University of Michigan
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:30 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    Targeting Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts for Rapid Intra-Operative Diagnostics with a Novel Fluorescent Ligand
    Location: Room 30D
    Presenting Author: Riley Deutsch – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Primary Investigator: Riley Deutsch – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Last Author: Ralph Weissleder – Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
    Cancer Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:30 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    The impact of peptide surface density on PD-L1 receptor inhibition as a therapeutic strategy for triple negative breast cancer
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Naira Keshishian – Northeastern University
    Primary Investigator: Debra T. Auguste – Northeastern University
    Co-Author: Rudolf G. Abdelmessih – Northeastern University
    Drug Delivery
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:30 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    Tunable Synthetic Extracellular Matrix for Scalable and Reproducible 3D Breast Tumor Growth
    Location: Room 24C
    Presenting Author: Revathi Manoharaan – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Primary Investigator: Rohit Bhargava – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Prasanth Kumar KV. Kannanganattu – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: William P. King – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Melika Hajimohammadi, MSc – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Zhengmin Cong – Cell & Developmental Biology
    Co-Author: Isabella Rose Lebovic – Beckman Institute, UIUC
    Cancer Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:30 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    GLUT1 and CD44-Targeted Natural Killer Cell Surface Engineering for Blood-Brain Barrier Transmigration and Precision Glioblastoma Immunotherapy
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: Minseon Ryu – Dongguk University
    Primary Investigator: Kyobum Kim – Dongguk University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:30 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    Magnetic achiral erythrocyte micromotors for localized therapeutic delivery
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Qi Wang, MS – Florida State University
    Last Author: Jamel Ali – FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
    Primary Investigator: Jamel Ali – FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:30 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    The Influence of Infrapatellar Fat Pad Removal on Knee Joint Friction and Damping
    Location: Room 23C
    Presenting Author: Will J. Clayton, MS – University of Memphis/University of Tennessee Health Science Center
    Co-Author: Davis Ballard – The University of Memphis
    Co-Author: John L. Williams, Ph.D. – The University of Memphis
    Last Author: John L. Williams, Ph.D. – The University of Memphis
    Primary Investigator: John L. Williams, Ph.D. – The University of Memphis
    Co-Author: Amelia J. Strozier – University of Memphis
    Co-Author: Kelly S. Santangelo, DVM PhD DACVP – Colorado State University
    Co-Author: Maryam F. Afzali, PhD – Colorado State University
    Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:30 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    Determining the endoplasmic reticulum stress response in stretch-grown dorsal root ganglion axons
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Kelly N. DiCristina, PhD Candiate;SMART Scholar – New Jersey Institute of Technology, Rutgers
    Primary Investigator: Bryan Pfister – New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Neural Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:30 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    Effects of transcatheter edge-to-edge repair on mitral valve diastolic hemodynamics
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: Keon Ho Kim, PhD – University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Ashton Corpuz – Iowa State University
    Co-Author: Mehdi Saraeian – Iowa State University
    Co-Author: Natalie Simonian – University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Ming-Chen Hsu – Iowa State University
    Last Author: Michael S. Sacks – The University of Texas at Austin
    Primary Investigator: Michael S. Sacks – The University of Texas at Austin
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:30 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    Pathogen to Read: A Rapid, Automated Workflow for Public Health-Ready Microbial Sequencing in Resistance and Evolution Tracking
    Location: Room 26B
    Presenting Author: Kathryn Whitehead – Brown University
    Co-Author: Lloyd Bwanali – Revvity
    Co-Author: Shreyas Shah – Revvity
    Co-Author: Trinity Williams – Brown University
    Co-Author: Anubhav Tripathi, PhD – Brown University
    Last Author: Anubhav Tripathi, PhD – Brown University
    Primary Investigator: Anubhav Tripathi, PhD – Brown University
    Technologies for Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:30 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    Characterizing Temperature-dependent Properties of Fat for High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Therapies
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Brian Easthope – Brigham Young University
    Co-Author: Ben Jackson – Brigham Young University
    Co-Author: Brianne Geiger – Brigham Young University
    Co-Author: Amelia Martin – Brigham Young University
    Last Author: Christopher Dillon, PhD – Brigham Young University
    Primary Investigator: Christopher Dillon, PhD – Brigham Young University
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:45 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    3D-Printed Lung Microphysiological System for Cancer Studies and Drug Testing
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Ata Ullah, Doctor of Phillosphy – University of Utah
    Co-Author: Bruce Gale, Professor – University of Utah
    Moderator: Bruce Gale, Professor – University of Utah
    Co-Author: Taslim A. Al-Hilal, Assoicate Professor – University of UTAH
    Primary Investigator: Taslim A. Al-Hilal, Assoicate Professor – University of UTAH
    Co-Author: Matt Nelson
    Biomaterials
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:45 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    A mechanistic neural network framework to optimize the potency and toxicity of antimicrobial combination therapies
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Harkirat Singh Arora – University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
    Co-Author: Katherine Lev – University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
    Co-Author: Aaron Robida – University of Michigan -
    Co-Author: Ramraj Velmurugan – Komodo Health
    Last Author: Sriram Chandrasekaran, PhD – University of Michigan
    Primary Investigator: Sriram Chandrasekaran, PhD – University of Michigan
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:45 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Antibody Modulation via Protein L-Linked Blockers for Precision Immunotherapy
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Michael I. Henderson, B.A. – Oregon Health & Science University
    Co-Author: Michael Brasino, Ph.D. – University of Vermont
    Co-Author: Vaibhav Murthy, B.S. – Oregon Health & Science University
    Co-Author: Sean Speese, Ph.D. – Oregon Health & Science University
    Co-Author: Randall Armstrong, B.S. – Oregon Health & Science University
    Co-Author: Jason Ware, B.S. – Oregon Health & Science University
    Co-Author: Alexander Davies, D.V.M., Ph.D. – Oregon Health & Science University
    Primary Investigator: Stuart Ibsen, Ph.D. – Oregon Health & Science University
    Drug Delivery
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:45 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Brain tumor-specific safety mechanism engineering of therapeutic probiotics
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: Sophia Windemuth, B.S., M.S. – Columbia University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:45 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    CytoPrism: Artificial Intelligence Microscope for Cervical Cancer Screening
    Location: Room 30D
    Presenting Author: Diya V. Jariwala, BE – Stevens Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Olivia Castro – Stevens Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Kyra Pitarresi – Stevens Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Zoe Hindman – Stevens Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Julianna Villella – Stevens Institute of Technology
    Cancer Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:45 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Dual Nanoparticle Labeling Enables Real-Time Photoacoustic Imaging and Magnetic Retention of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells
    Location: Room 29A
    Presenting Author: Anamik Jhunjhunwala, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University
    Co-Author: Kelsey P. Kubelick, PhD – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Masako Ishikawa – Nagoya University
    Co-Author: Brooke Chambliss – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Myeongsoo Kim – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Jinhwan Kim, Ph.D. – UC Davis
    Last Author: Stanislav Emelianov, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University School of Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Stanislav Emelianov, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University School of Medicine
    Tissue Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:45 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Fiber-Dependent Remodeling of Solid Tumor Microenvironment in a 3D Breast Cancer Model
    Location: Room 24C
    Presenting Author: Ayda pourmostafa, PhD – New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Gabrielle E. Uskach – New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Daniel J. Li, n/a – New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Amir K. K. Miri – New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Khushi Dengale – New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Teresa L. Wood – New Jersey Medical Sch, Rutgers Health
    Cancer Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:45 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Fully automated device incorporating dried blood spots and the lateral-flow immunoassay for point-of-care digoxin level monitoring
    Location: Room 27B
    Presenting Author: Teagan Carr – University of California, Los Angeles
    Global Health Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:45 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Matrix Mechanics Induces Microvascular Senescence and Pro-inflammation
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Jiyeon Song, PhD – Duke University
    Co-Author: Ya Guan – Duke University
    Co-Author: Connor Amelung – Duke University
    Last Author: Sharon Gerecht – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Sharon Gerecht – Duke University
    Co-Author: Alexandra Rindone, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Jennifer Elisseeff, PhD – Translational Tissue Engineering Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:45 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    50-Fold Adjuvant and 20-fold Antigen Vaccine Dose Sparing from Nanoliposome Display of a Stabilized Malarial Protein Antigen
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Yiting Song, PhD – University at Buffalo
    Co-Author: Wei-Chiao Huang – University at Buffalo/POP Biotechnologies
    Co-Author: Danton Ivanochko – The Hospital for Sick Children
    Co-Author: Carole A. Long – NIH
    Co-Author: Qinzhe Li – University at Buffalo
    Co-Author: Jean-Philippe Julien – Canada Research Chair in Structural Immunology at The Hospital for Sick Children
    Co-Author: Kazutoyo Miura – National Institutes of Health
    Last Author: Jonathan Lovell – University at Buffalo
    Primary Investigator: Jonathan Lovell – University at Buffalo
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:45 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Multiplexed isothermal assays for the detection of P. falciparum, T. vaginalis, and C. trachomatis in urine
    Location: Room 26B
    Presenting Author: Joshua Dupaty, MS – Boston University
    Presenting Author: Catherine Klapperich – Boston University
    Co-Author: Clement Shiluli, PhD – Mount Kenya University
    Co-Author: Berit Schaus – Boston University
    Co-Author: Srinivasa R. Lolabattu – Jigsaw Bio Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
    Co-Author: Jesse Gitaka, PhD, MBChB, MTM, PhD – Mount Kenya University
    Last Author: Catherine Klapperich – Boston University
    Technologies for Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:45 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Beyond Linear Elasticity Imaging with Acoustic Radiation Force Ultrasound Shearwave Elastography
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Stephen McAleavey – University of Rochester
    Co-Author: Siladitya Khan – University of Rochester
    Co-Author: Fan Feng – University of Rochester
    Co-Author: Zimeng Gao – University of Rochester Medical Center
    Co-Author: Stefanie Hollenbach – University of Rochester Medical Center
    Co-Author: Marvin Doyley – University of Rochester
    Last Author: Stephen McAleavey – University of Rochester
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:45 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Multi-parametric integration reveals exercise and prebiotics reverse microbiome mediated bone loss
    Location: Room 23C
    Presenting Author: Cameron Villarreal – Purdue University
    Last Author: Deva D. Chan, Ph.D. – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Douglas Brubaker – Department of Pathology, Center for Global Health and Diseases, School of Medicine
    Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:45 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Auxetic patch material thickens during systole and improves pump function in a finite element model of myocardial infarct repair
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: Kevin D. Costa, PhD – Mount Sinai School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Joseph Borrello – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Co-Author: Ana C. Estrada – Fairfield University
    Co-Author: Riley Zheng – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Last Author: Kevin D. Costa, PhD – Mount Sinai School of Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Kevin D. Costa, PhD – Mount Sinai School of Medicine
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    1:45 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Electrophysiological Activity of Primary Cortical Neuron-Glia Mixed Cultures Under Amyloid-Beta Treatment
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Nidhi Vadulas – University of California, Davis
    Co-Author: Hyehyun Kim – University of California, Davis
    Primary Investigator: Erkin Seker, PhD – University of California, Davis
    Neural Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    2:30 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    Analysis of Multi-Cellular and Spatial Systems
    Location: Room 33A
    Track Chair: Alexander Xu, PhD – University of Maryland College Park
    Track Chair: Megan McLean
    Session Chair: Joshua Francois
    Session Chair: Mark Chapman, PhD – University of San Diego
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    2:30 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    Cancer Mechanobiology: Mechanics of Metastasis, Migration, and Invasion
    Location: Room 31A
    Track Chair: Luke (Lucas) Timmins, PhD – Texas A&M University
    Track Chair: Kristen Mills – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Session Chair: Jian Zhang, PhD – University of Arkansas
    Session Chair: Quinton Smith – University of California, Irvine
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    2:30 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
    Location: Room 30A
    Track Chair: Kareen LK Coulombe, PhD – Brown University
    Track Chair: Hoda Hatoum, PhD – Michigan Technological University
    Session Chair: Megan L. McCain, PhD – University of Southern California
    Session Chair: Ho-Wook Jun, PhD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    2:30 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    Lipid-based mRNA delivery
    Location: Room 29C
    Track Chair: Elizabeth Barker, PhD – University of Tennessee
    Track Chair: Jyothi U. Menon, PhD – Texas A&M University
    Session Chair: Kuei-Chun Wang – Arizona State University
    Session Chair: Jacob Schimelman, PhD – University of California San Diego
    Drug Delivery
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    2:30 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    Molecular Sensors and Nanodevices for Diagnostics, Imaging, and Therapeutics: Nucleic acids and nucleic acid technology
    Location: Room 26A
    Track Chair: Molly Kozminsky, PhD – Iowa State University
    Track Chair: Onyema Osuagwu, PhD – Morgan State University
    Session Chair: Jing Wang – Iowa State University
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    2:30 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    MPS for modeling immunity
    Location: Room 24C
    Track Chair: Priscilla Hwang, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Track Chair: Claire Robertson, PhD – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    Session Chair: Sarah Shelton, PhD – North Carolina State University & University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
    Session Chair: Zhengpeng Wan – Massachusetts Inst Technology - Cambridge, MA
    Session Chair: Sarah Shelton, PhD – North Carolina State University & University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
    Session Chair: Zhengpeng Wan – Massachusetts Inst Technology - Cambridge, MA
    Cancer Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    2:30 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    Neurodegeneration & Hydrocephalus
    Location: Room 29D
    Session Chair: Bin Duan, PhD – University of Nebraska Medical Center
    Session Chair: Raha Dastgheyb, PhD – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
    Track Chair: Joon (Simon) Shim, PhD – Marshall University
    Track Chair: Mario I. Romero-Ortega, PhD – University of Arizona
    Track Chair: Nanyin Zhang, PhD – Penn State University
    Neural Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    2:30 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    Platform Sessions IX
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    2:30 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    Point of Care and Mobile Devices
    Location: Room 30E
    Track Chair: Kiana Aran, PhD – University of California, San Diego
    Track Chair: Yongkuk Lee, PhD – Wichita State University
    Track Chair: Aijun Wang, Ph.D. – UC Davis
    Session Chair: Bhushan N. Kharbikar, PhD – University of California San Francisco
    Session Chair: Lin Zhang, PhD – Department of Biomedical Engineering, University at Buffalo
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    2:30 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    Stress Responses, Disease Modeling, and Therapeutic Insights
    Location: Room 33C
    Session Chair: Olivia Boerman – Bucknell University
    Session Chair: Duc‑Huy Nguyen
    Track Chair: Aylin Acun, PhD – Widener University
    Track Chair: Cheemeng Tan – University of California, Davis
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    2:30 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    X-ray Computed Tomography (CT)
    Location: Room 30C
    Track Chair: Stephen LaConte – Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, Roanoke, VA
    Track Chair: Junjie Yao, PhD – Duke University
    Session Chair: Amber Doiron – University of Vermont
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    2:30 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    Biomaterials for Immunoengineering II
    Location: Room 32A
    Track Chair: Janeta Zoldan – The University of Texas at Austin
    Track Chair: MK Sewell-Loftin – University of Alabama Birmingham
    Track Chair: Ryan Stowers – UC Santa Barbara
    Track Chair: Ester J. Kwon, PhD – University of California, San Diego
    Session Chair: Christopher Jewell – Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices/University of Maryland; Veterans Affairs MD Healthcare System/Department of Veterans Affairs
    Session Chair: Kolade Adebowale – UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering
    Biomaterials
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Advantages and Disadvantages of Breast Cancer Cell Size and Stiffness During the Metastatic Cascade
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Katherine M. Young, PhD – Rice University
    Primary Investigator: Katherine M. Young, PhD – Rice University
    Co-Author: Xavier Gallart – Rice University
    Co-Author: Mehmet B. Acikel – Rice University
    Co-Author: Avery Valz – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Bryne Knowles – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Ryan Zurcher – Vanderbilt University
    Last Author: Cynthia A. Reinhart-King – Rice University
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Brain Tissue Mimicking Hydrogel for Benchtop Investigation of Hydrocephalus Mechanisms
    Location: Room 29D
    Invited Speaker: Gwendolyn Williams – Wayne State University
    Co-Author: Rafael Ramos, B.S Biomedical Engineering;M.S. Bioengineering – Wayne State University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Kenae Thomspon – Wayne State University
    Co-Author: Howard W.T. Matthew, PhD – Wayne State University
    Co-Author: Charles Manke – Wayne State University
    Last Author: Carolyn Harris – Wayne State University
    Invited Speaker: Carolyn Harris – Wayne State University
    Neural Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Microengineered glioblastoma-on-a-chip for rapid evaluation of CAR T-cells efficacy against solid tumors
    Location: Room 24C
    Presenting Author: Kalpana Ravi – Arizona State University
    Co-Author: Shannon G. Trottier – Mayo Clinic Arizona
    Co-Author: Grace C. Russell – Mayo Clinic Arizona
    Co-Author: Daniel Rho – Mayo Clinic Arizona
    Co-Author: Gloria Kim – Mayo Clinic Arizona
    Co-Author: Mehdi Nikkhah – Arizona State University
    Primary Investigator: Mehdi Nikkhah – Arizona State University
    Cancer Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    mRNA-LNP Aggregation Detected by Surfactant Solubilization Kinetics
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Shreeya Iyer – Carnegie Mellon University
    Primary Investigator: James W. Schneider – Carnegie Mellon University
    Drug Delivery
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Physics constrained photorealistic prediction of self-organized P. aeruginosa patterns
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Kinshuk Sahu, MS – Duke University
    Last Author: Lingchong You – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Lingchong You – Duke University
    Co-Author: Harris Davis – Univerity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
    Co-Author: Cesar Villalobos – Duke University
    Co-Author: Avi Heyman – Duke University
    Co-Author: Jia Lu
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Voxel-Wise Radiomics of Computed Tomography Angiography for Detecting Intraplaque Hemorrhage in Acute Ischemic Stroke
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Navami Shenoy, BA – University of Iowa Health Care
    Co-Author: Carlos Dier – University of Iowa Health Care
    Co-Author: Elena Sagues – University of Iowa Health Care
    Co-Author: Andres Gudino – University of Iowa Health Care
    Primary Investigator: Edgar Samaniego – University of Iowa Health Care
    Co-Author: Linder Wendt
    Co-Author: Osorio Lopez
    Co-Author: Maria Torres
    Co-Author: Emily Garces
    Last Author: Minako Hayakawa
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Muscle Sympathetic Nerve Activity Entropy in POTS During Valsalva Maneuver
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: Surat Kulapatana, MD – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Stefano Rigo – Humanitas University
    Co-Author: Vasille Urechie – myDoctorAngel Medical Center
    Co-Author: Luis Okamoto – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Co-Author: William Dupont – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Co-Author: Italo Biaggioni – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Co-Author: Raffaello Furlan – Humanitas University
    Last Author: Andre' Diedrich – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Primary Investigator: Andre' Diedrich – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    A programmable nanovaccine platform based on M13 bacteriophage for personalized cancer vaccine and therapy
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Shengnan Huang, PhD – MIT
    Last Author: Angela Belcher, PhD – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Angela Belcher, PhD – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Yanpu He – MIT
    Co-Author: Allison Madow – MIT
    Co-Author: Huaiyao Peng – MIT
    Co-Author: Mirielle Griffin – MIT
    Co-Author: Jifa Qi – MIT
    Co-Author: Mantao Huang – MIT
    Co-Author: Heather Amoroso – MIT
    Co-Author: Riley Abrashoff – MIT
    Co-Author: Nimrod Heldman – MIT
    Biomaterials
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Hyperoxia Induced Alteration of Chromatin Structure in Human Bone Marrow Derived Primary Mesenchymal Stromal Cells
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: Lauren Monroe – Colorado State University
    Last Author: Soham Ghosh – Colorado State University
    Primary Investigator: Soham Ghosh – Colorado State University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    homeProtein: a patient-centric method to stabilize proteins for at-home blood collection to study disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis
    Location: Room 30E
    Presenting Author: Sophie R. Cook, PhD – University of Washington
    Co-Author: Wan-Chen Tu – University of Washington
    Co-Author: Xiaojing Su – University of Washington
    Co-Author: Sanitta Thongpang – University of Washington
    Co-Author: Erwin Berthier – University of Washington
    Primary Investigator: Ashleigh Theberge – University of Washington
    Co-Author: Ingrid Robertson
    Co-Author: Karen Adams
    Co-Author: Yunos Alizai
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Kinetic Modeling of Amplification-Free CRISPR-Based Autocatalysis Reactions
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Matthew Wester – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Jongwon Lim, PhD – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: An Van – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Katherine Koprowski, BS – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Enrique Valera – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Last Author: Rashid Bashir – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Primary Investigator: Rashid Bashir – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    “Green” Chemistry-Mediated Lipid Nanoparticle Synthesis Enables Pyroptosis-Triggered mRNA Delivery for Enhanced Cancer Immunotherapy in Immunologically Cold Tumors
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Xiaoyang Xu – New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Xiaoyang Xu – New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Drug Delivery
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Alginate & Lead-Based Nanoparticle Contrast Agent for Post-Mortem Vascular MicroCT Imaging
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Anna X. Le – The Ohio State University
    Last Author: Sara McBride-Gagyi – The Ohio State University
    Primary Investigator: Sara McBride-Gagyi – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Steven Buckner – Saint Louis University
    Co-Author: Paul Jelliss – Saint Louis University
    Co-Author: Madhushika Gamage – Saint Louis University
    Co-Author: Kell Sprangel – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Matthew A. Reilly – The Ohio State University
    Co-Author: Katelyn E. Swindle Reilly, PhD – The Ohio State University
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Developing Microfluidic Models of the Pancreatic Tumor Microenvironment to Decode Opposing Cancer-Associated Fibroblast Phenotypes
    Location: Room 24C
    Presenting Author: Charles W. Blackledge, III – NC State University & UNC-Chapel Hill
    Co-Author: Ian McCabe – UNC-Chapel Hill
    Co-Author: Jen Jen Yeh – UNC-Chapel Hill
    Last Author: Sarah Shelton – North Carolina State University & University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Primary Investigator: Sarah Shelton – North Carolina State University & University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Cancer Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Exploring the Synergistic Effect between Mechanical Stimulation and VEGFR-2 Expression in TNBC
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Shalarria Cooper – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Last Author: MK Sewell-Loftin – University of Alabama Birmingham
    Primary Investigator: MK Sewell-Loftin – University of Alabama Birmingham
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Neurospectrum: A Geometric and Topological Deep Learning Framework for Uncovering Spatiotemporal Signatures in Neural Activity
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Dhananjay Bhaskar, PhD – University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Co-Author: Yanlei Zhang
    Co-Author: Jessica Moore
    Co-Author: Feng Gao
    Co-Author: Bastian Rieck
    Co-Author: Guy Wolf – Mila, Université de Montréal
    Co-Author: Firas Khasawneh
    Co-Author: Elizabeth Munch
    Co-Author: J. Adam Noah
    Co-Author: Valentina Greco – Yale University
    Primary Investigator: Smita Krishnaswamy – Yale University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Electrical Stimulation Guides Neuronal Process Development and Enhances Maturation in iPSC-Derived Autonomic Neurons
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: Alex Ropars, MS – Binghamton University
    Co-Author: Tracy Hookway – Binghamton University
    Primary Investigator: Tracy Hookway – Binghamton University
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Multi-level transcriptome analysis of LMNA related dilated cardiomyopathy identifies disease driving processes
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: Julien Morival, PhD – Cornell University
    Co-Author: Noam Zuela-Sopilniak, PhD – Cornell University
    Co-Author: Sarah Henretta – Cornell University
    Co-Author: Jacob Odell, PhD – Cornell University
    Primary Investigator: Jan Lammerding, PhD – Cornell University
    Primary Investigator: Iwijn De Vlaminck, PhD – Cornell University
    Co-Author: Ioannis Ntekas – Cornell University
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Whole Blood-Based Single-Tier Serology Assay for Lyme Disease Detection at the Point-of-Care
    Location: Room 30E
    Presenting Author: Mihye Lee – University of California, Los Angeles
    Co-Author: Rajesh Ghosh, PhD – UCLA
    Co-Author: Rui-chian Tang – University of California, Los Angeles
    Co-Author: Barath Palanisamy – University of California, Los Angeles
    Co-Author: Gyeo-Re Han – UCLA
    Co-Author: Adrian A. Anaya – University of California, Los Angeles
    Co-Author: Pranava Jana – University of California, Los Angeles
    Co-Author: Elizabeth J. Horn – Lyme Disease Biobank, Portland
    Co-Author: Paul M. Arnaboldi – Biopeptides, Corp. Ridgefield CT, USA
    Co-Author: Raymond J. Dattwyler – Biopeptides, Corp. Ridgefield CT, USA
    Co-Author: Aydogan Ozcan – UCLA
    Primary Investigator: Dino Di Carlo – UCLA
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    RIG-I Activating Nanoparticles for Glioblastoma Immunotherapy
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Alexander Kwiatkowski, PhD – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Jake Schulman – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Mia Woodruff – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Hayden Pagendarm – Vanderbilt University
    Last Author: John Wilson – Vanderbilt University
    Primary Investigator: John Wilson – Vanderbilt University
    Biomaterials
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    An in vivo Magnetic Resonance Imaging Method for Quantifying Complex CSF Abnormalities in Rat Models of Posthemorrhagic Hydrocephalus
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Hawley E. Helmbrecht, PhD – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Timothy Heck, MD – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Riddhi Patel, MS – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Joshua Robinaugh, BA – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Chelsea Vallery, BS – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Victor Omoniyi, BS – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Lauren Jantzie, PhD – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Shenandoah Robinson, MD – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Last Author: Shenandoah Robinson, MD – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Shenandoah Robinson, MD – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Neural Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    A CRISPR-Integrated Graphene Field-Effect Transistor for Space Radiation Risk Assessment by monitoring miRNA level
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Deependra Ban, Ph.D – University of California San Diego
    Co-Author: Austin Wong – University of California San Diego
    Primary Investigator: Kiana Aran, PhD – University of California, San Diego
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    3:00 PM - 3:15 PM PDT
    Automatic Explainable Segmentation of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm from Computed Tomography Angiography
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Merjulah Roby, Postdoctoral Fellow – UTSA
    Co-Author: Zijie Zhang – University of texas at San Antonio
    Co-Author: Abu Noman Md Sakib – University of texas at San Antonio
    Co-Author: Satish Muluk – Allegheny General Hospital
    Co-Author: Mark Eskandari – Northwestern University
    Primary Investigator: Ender Finol – The University of Texas at San Antonio
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    3:00 PM - 3:15 PM PDT
    Behaviorome profiling of anti-tumor and pro-tumor human neutrophil subtypes in a microphysiological system
    Location: Room 24C
    Presenting Author: Shuai Shao, MS – The University of Texas at Dallas and UT Southwestern Medical Center
    Co-Author: Caroline N. Jones, PhD – The University of Texas at Dallas and UT Southwestern Medical Center
    Last Author: Caroline N. Jones, PhD – The University of Texas at Dallas and UT Southwestern Medical Center
    Primary Investigator: Caroline N. Jones, PhD – The University of Texas at Dallas and UT Southwestern Medical Center
    Co-Author: Daniel Duncko – The University of Texas at Dallas
    Cancer Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    3:00 PM - 3:15 PM PDT
    Cancer-associated Osteoblasts Exhibit Inhibited Mineral Deposition and Altered Gene Expression in an Engineered Bone Metastatic Niche
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Sarah Nano – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Julian Najera, BS – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Vatsal Kumar – University of Galway
    Co-Author: Meenal Datta – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Laurie Littlepage – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Laoise McNamara – University of Galway
    Last Author: Glen Niebur – University of Notre Dame
    Primary Investigator: Glen Niebur – University of Notre Dame
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    3:00 PM - 3:15 PM PDT
    Glycan-modified lipid nanoparticle enhances cell-specific mRNA delivery
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Ruoxin Li – Cornell University
    Primary Investigator: Shaoyi Jiang – Cornell University
    Drug Delivery
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    3:00 PM - 3:15 PM PDT
    High throughput multi-omic measurement of single-cell mRNA, protein and protein-complexes
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Abinash Padhi, PhD – University of Chicago
    Co-Author: Bijentimala Keisham – University of Chicago
    Co-Author: Huili Wang – University of Chicago
    Co-Author: Suhail Rahman – University of Chicago
    Last Author: Savas Tay – University of Chicago
    Primary Investigator: Savas Tay – University of Chicago
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    3:00 PM - 3:15 PM PDT
    BMX-001 as a Therapeutic for Preventing Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathic Pain
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Tianshu pan, PhD Candidate – University of Nebraska Medical Center
    Co-Author: Olawale A. Alimi – University of Nebraska Medical Center
    Co-Author: Bo Liu – University of Nebraska Medical Center
    Co-Author: Mena Asha Krishnan, PhD – University of Nebraska Medical Center
    Co-Author: Mitchell Kuss – University of Nebraska Medical Center
    Co-Author: Rebecca Oberley-Deegan – University of Nebraska Medical Center
    Primary Investigator: Bin Duan, PhD – University of Nebraska Medical Center
    Neural Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    3:00 PM - 3:15 PM PDT
    Deep learning-powered chemiluminescence vertical flow assay for high-sensitivity troponin detection at the point of care
    Location: Room 30E
    Presenting Author: Gyeo-Re Han, PhD – University of California, Los Angeles
    Co-Author: Artem Goncharov – UCLA
    Co-Author: Merve Eryilmaz – UCLA
    Co-Author: Shun Ye, PhD Candidate – UCLA
    Co-Author: Rajesh Ghosh, PhD – UCLA
    Co-Author: Emily Ngo – UCLA
    Co-Author: Aoi Tomoeda – University of California, Los Angeles
    Co-Author: Elizabeth Melton – UC Davis
    Co-Author: Dino Di Carlo – UCLA
    Primary Investigator: Aydogan Ozcan – UCLA
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    3:00 PM - 3:15 PM PDT
    A simple approach to develop human neurocardiac organoids from pluripotent stem cells
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: Muhammad Tayyab – Binghamton University SUNY
    Primary Investigator: Tracy Hookway – Binghamton University
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    3:00 PM - 3:15 PM PDT
    A Nucleic Acid-Based Electrochemical Detection Method for Post Hoc Sample Analysis
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Erkin Seker, PhD – University of California, Davis
    Co-Author: Logan Echeveria – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    Co-Author: Sadi Shahriar – University of California, Davis
    Co-Author: Allison Yorita – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    Primary Investigator: Erkin Seker, PhD – University of California, Davis
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • 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
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    3:15 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Endogenous Targeting Lipid Nanoparticles (ENDO) for Systemic Delivery of mRNA to Pancreas
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Chandrabali Bhattacharya, PhD – UNLV
    Last Author: Chandrabali Bhattacharya, PhD – UNLV
    Primary Investigator: Chandrabali Bhattacharya, PhD – UNLV
    Co-Author: Ivan Isaac – UNLV
    Drug Delivery
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    3:15 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Harnessing Spectral Radiomics from Photon-Counting CT for Advanced Liver Lesion Classification
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Simon Hellbrueck – University Hospital Augsburg
    Co-Author: Thilo Brandmayr – University Hospital Augsburg
    Co-Author: Humberto Abraham Cortes Magdaleno – University Hospital Augsburg
    Co-Author: Thomas Wendler – University Hospital Augsburg
    Primary Investigator: Thomas Kroencke – University Hospital Augsburg
    Last Author: Josua Decker – University Hospital Augsburg
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    3:15 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Microfluidic Assay for Quantification of Cell Invasion: an integrative tool for invasion-proliferation profiling and response to ADM-driven glioblastoma progression
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Nitish Srivastava, Mr – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Alice Amitrano – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Brent Ifemembi – Johns Hopkins University
    Primary Investigator: Konstantinos Konstantopoulos, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    3:15 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    MINGLE: A Novel Probabilistic Model for Identifying Spatial Gradients and Multi-Neighborhood Membership in Spatial-Omics
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Kyra Van Batavia – Duke University
    Co-Author: Yuexi Li, MEng – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: John Hickey – Duke University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    3:15 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Modeling Immune-ECM Crosstalk and Therapeutic Response in an Aged ER+/PR+ Breast Cancer Model
    Location: Room 24C
    Presenting Author: Lauren Hawthorne – University of Notre Dame
    Last Author: Pinar Zorlutuna – University of Notre Dame
    Primary Investigator: Pinar Zorlutuna – University of Notre Dame
    Cancer Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    3:15 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Metallo-nanoassemblies potentiate systemic STING activation across different species
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Xingwu Zhou, MS – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
    Co-Author: Wang Gong – the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
    Co-Author: Quguang Li – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
    Co-Author: Yu L. Lei, D.D.S., Ph.D. – The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
    Primary Investigator: James Moon – University of Michigan
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    3:15 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Finite Element Modeling Study of the Sensitivity of Electromechanical Dyssynchrony to Left Branch Bundle Block Location
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: Sandra Hager, MSc, PhD – Michigan State University
    Primary Investigator: Lik-Chuan Lee – Michigan State University
    Co-Author: Vahid Ziaei-Rad – Michigan State University
    Co-Author: Jenny S. Choy – California Medical Innovations Institute
    Co-Author: Mengjun Wang – California Medical Innovations Institute
    Co-Author: Ghassan Kassab – 3DT Holdings LLC
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    3:15 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Point-of-Clinic Oximeter-Based Absorbance Sensor for Personalized Treatment of Vascular Eye Diseases
    Location: Room 30E
    Presenting Author: Jeongyun Kim, MS – Johns Hopkins University
    Last Author: Sangmoo Jeong – Johns Hopkins University
    Primary Investigator: Sangmoo Jeong – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Geonhui Lee, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Dae Joong Ma
    Co-Author: Leo Rocha Munguba – University of South Florida
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    3:15 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Common environmental toxicants induce phenotypic plasticity of human monocyte-derived macrophages: Implications for cell therapy.
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: Riley M. Behan-Bush – University of Iowa
    Co-Author: Michael V. Schrodt, PhD – University of Iowa
    Co-Author: Elizabeth Kilburg – University of Iowa
    Co-Author: Jesse Liszewski – University of Iowa
    Co-Author: Laura Bitterlich, PhD – Maynooth University
    Co-Author: Karen English, PhD – Maynooth University
    Co-Author: Aloysius J. Klingelhutz, PhD – University of Iowa
    Last Author: James Ankrum, PhD – University of Iowa
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    3:15 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    One-Step Surface Engineering of NK Cells with Lipid-Based Hyaluronic Acid and Anti-PD-L1 Peptides for Enhanced Immunotherapy of Lung Cancer
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Kyung Mu Noh – Dongguk University
    Primary Investigator: Kyobum Kim – Dongguk University
    Biomaterials
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    3:30 PM - 3:45 PM PDT
    Adhesion Plasticity and Paracrine “Education” Shape the Invasive Trajectory of Glioblastoma (GBM)
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Abhinaba Banerjee – University of California San Diego
    Co-Author: Audrey Iwashita – University of California San Diego
    Co-Author: Afsheen Banisadr – University of California San Diego
    Co-Author: Frank Furnari – University of California San Diego
    Co-Author: Adam Engler – University of California San Diego
    Last Author: Adam Engler – University of California San Diego
    Primary Investigator: Adam Engler – University of California San Diego
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    3:30 PM - 3:45 PM PDT
    Aromatic mRNA lipid nanoparticle platform confers lymph node tropism and vaccine protection with reduced hepatic delivery
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Hannah Yamagata, BS – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Marshall Padilla – University of Pennsylvania
    Last Author: Michael Mitchell – University of Pennsylvania
    Primary Investigator: Michael Mitchell – University of Pennsylvania
    Drug Delivery
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    3:30 PM - 3:45 PM PDT
    CAR T-cell Resistance in Multiple Myeloma Using a Novel Human Bone Marrow Chip
    Location: Room 24C
    Presenting Author: Mikayla A. Ybarra, B.S. – Case Western Reserve University/Lerner Research Institute
    Primary Investigator: Chao Ma – Cleveland Clinic
    Co-Author: Jaehun Lee
    Co-Author: Yun-Ya Chen
    Cancer Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    3:30 PM - 3:45 PM PDT
    Modeling Drug Resistance in Prostate Cancer Through Cue-Signal-Response Heterogeneity in Apoptotic Pathways
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: Diamond Mangrum – University of Southern California
    Co-Author: Stacey Finley – University of Southern California
    Primary Investigator: Stacey Finley – University of Southern California
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    3:30 PM - 3:45 PM PDT
    Multiple Respiratory-phase Deep Learning Model for Artifact Correction in 4DCT Images
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Joshua Carrizales – The University of Iowa
    Last Author: Joseph M. Reinhardt, PhD – The University of Iowa
    Primary Investigator: Joseph M. Reinhardt, PhD – The University of Iowa
    Co-Author: William Bethard – Oregon Health & Science University
    Co-Author: John Bayouth – Oregon Health & Science University
    Co-Author: Sarah Gerard – University of Iowa
    Co-Author: Gary Christensen – The University of Iowa
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    3:30 PM - 3:45 PM PDT
    Employing MSC Exosomes to Mitigate Mitochondrial Dysfunction Caused by Exposure to Ionizing Radiation
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: Christopher Delavan, MS – U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR)
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    3:30 PM - 3:45 PM PDT
    A Hydrogel-Interfaced Nanopore System for Sub-100 bp Nucleic Acid Sizing and Multiplexed Virus Detection
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Weihua Guan – Indiana University
    Co-Author: Muhammad Asad Ullah Khalid – Indiana University
    Co-Author: Md Ahasan Ahamed – Pennsylvania State University
    Co-Author: Ming Dong – Pennsylvania State University
    Co-Author: Aneesh Kshirsagar – The Pennsylvania State University
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    3:30 PM - 3:45 PM PDT
    Detection of Calpain Activity in Plasma via Fluorogenic Substrate as a Diagnostic for Traumatic Brain Injury
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Akash Canjels – University of California - San Diego
    Co-Author: Ruiqi Tian – University of California - San Diego
    Last Author: Ester J. Kwon, PhD – University of California, San Diego
    Neural Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    3:30 PM - 3:45 PM PDT
    Multiplexed Inflammatory Cytokine Monitoring via a Vertical Flow Assay during Normothermic Liver Perfusion
    Location: Room 30E
    Presenting Author: Rui Chian Tang – University of California, Los Angeles
    Co-Author: Barath Palanisamy – University of California, Los Angeles
    Co-Author: Rajesh Ghosh, PhD – UCLA
    Co-Author: Mihye Lee – University of California, Los Angeles
    Co-Author: Gyeo-Re Han – UCLA
    Co-Author: Aydogan Ozcan – UCLA
    Last Author: Dino Di Carlo – UCLA
    Primary Investigator: Dino Di Carlo – UCLA
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    3:30 PM - 3:45 PM PDT
    On-demand, non-invasive cardiac optogenetic model to induce fibrillatory conduction in mice
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: Abigail Matt – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Fei Wang – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Elena Gracheva – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Hongwu Liang – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Andrew Tang – Washington University in St. Louis
    Primary Investigator: Chao Zhou, PhD – Washington University in St. Louis
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    3:30 PM - 3:45 PM PDT
    Janus-Based Nanopieces for mRNA Delivery Enhance Cancer Immunotherapeutic Efficacy in 3D Sarcoma Organoid Models
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Nguyen Bao Toan Dang, PhD student – University of Connecticut
    Last Author: Yupeng Chen – Univeristy of Connecticut
    Primary Investigator: Yupeng Chen – Univeristy of Connecticut
    Co-Author: Jinhyung Lee, PhD – University of Connecticut
    Co-Author: Trystin Cote – University of Connecticut
    Co-Author: Jin Zhai – University of Connecticut
    Biomaterials
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    3:45 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    Adaptive Physics Refinement enables investigation of red blood cells’ impact on adhesive tumor cell transport
    Location: Room 31A
    Presenting Author: Jorik Stoop – Duke University
    Co-Author: Aristotle Martin – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Amanda Randles – Duke University
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    3:45 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    Integrated transcriptomics analysis of matched tumors, whole ascites, and ascites derived organoid to study ovarian cancer ascites microenvironment
    Location: Room 33A
    Presenting Author: MD Zulfikar Azam, PhD – University of UTAH
    Co-Author: MD Mynul Hasan – The University of Texas El Paso
    Primary Investigator: Taslim A. Al-Hilal, Assoicate Professor – University of UTAH
    Co-Author: S M Riajul Wahab, 36 – University of Utah
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    3:45 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    Interleukin 12 mRNA lipid nanoparticles to treat metastatic ovarian cancer
    Location: Room 29C
    Presenting Author: Amanda M. Murray, MS – University of Pennsylvania
    Primary Investigator: Michael Mitchell – University of Pennsylvania
    Drug Delivery
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    3:45 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    Novel microphyiological platform to generate and profile custom tumor microenvironments in a non-destructive manner
    Location: Room 24C
    Presenting Author: Rithvik Turaga, M.S. Biomedical Engineering – University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Co-Author: Seth Zima, MS – University of Wisconsin - Madison
    Last Author: Jose Ayuso – University of Wisconsin - Madison
    Primary Investigator: Jose Ayuso – University of Wisconsin - Madison
    Cancer Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    3:45 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    Ventilation Prediction from IE-CT Using Self-Supervised Learning and a Physics-Informed Swin Transformer Architecture
    Location: Room 30C
    Presenting Author: Hsu-Ting Kuo, BS – University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Yi-Kuan Liu – The Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
    Last Author: Edward Castillo, PhD – The University of Texas at Austin
    Primary Investigator: Edward Castillo, PhD – The University of Texas at Austin
    Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    3:45 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    Multiplexed quantification of cancer-related miRNAs via multi-color and multi-cycle DNA catalytic reactions
    Location: Room 26A
    Presenting Author: Lei Wang, ME – The University of Tokyo
    Co-Author: Noriko Nakamura – University of Tokyo
    Co-Author: Seiichi Ohta – University of Tokyo
    Nano and Micro Technologies
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    3:45 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    A Preclinical Model for Investigating Post-Traumatic Epilepsy Following Repeated Blast Exposure
    Location: Room 29D
    Presenting Author: Sushant Prajapati – University of Kentucky
    Co-Author: Caleb Hunley – University of Kentucky
    Co-Author: Nathan J. Eapen, B.S. – University of Kentucky
    Co-Author: Henry Mentzel – University of Kentucky
    Primary Investigator: W Brad Hubbard, Ph.D. – University of Kentucky
    Neural Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    3:45 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    Shaping the Gut Microbiome: An Integrative Study of Demographic Variation in Healthy Individuals
    Location: Room 33C
    Presenting Author: Hannaneh Kabir, PhD – university of California, Berkeley
    Co-Author: Matilda Holtz – University of Harvard
    Co-Author: Justine Choueiri – University of California Berkeley
    Last Author: Mohammad R. K. Mofrad – University of California, Berkeley
    Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    3:45 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    Functional Paintable Hydrogel for Repairing Infarcted Myocardium
    Location: Room 30A
    Presenting Author: Nathaniel Suk-Yeon Hwang – School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University
    Co-Author: Vuong Pham Dac – School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University
    Co-Author: Arun Kumar Rajendran – School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University
    Co-Author: Seul-Gi Lee – College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University
    Co-Author: Jaewoo Lee – School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University
    Co-Author: Hyewon Shin – College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University
    Co-Author: Jeong-Uk Kim – School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University
    Co-Author: Esther Jeong – School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University
    Last Author: C-yoon Kim – College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University
    Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    3:45 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    Traceable Electronic-free Ingestible Smart Capsule for Targeted Gastrointestinal Microbiome Sampling
    Location: Room 30E
    Presenting Author: Devendra Sarnaik, BS – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Sarath Gopalakrishnan – Keysight Technologies
    Co-Author: Akshay Krishnakumar – Purdue University
    Primary Investigator: Rahim Rahimi – Purdue University
    Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics
  • Saturday, Oct 11th
    3:45 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    Engineering polymeric RNAs as innate immune agonists for combinatorial activation in cancer immunotherapy
    Location: Room 32A
    Presenting Author: Yinying Yang, MS – University of Michigan
    Primary Investigator: Connie Wu – University of Michigan
    Biomaterials