Biomaterials Undergraduate Fire Talks

Track Chair(s)

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  Ester Kwon, PhD

  Associate Professor
  University of California, San Diego, California, United States
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  Ryan Stowers

  Assistant Professor
  UC Santa Barbara, United States
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  MK Sewell-Loftin

  Assistant Professor
  University of Alabama Birmingham, Alabama, United States
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  Janeta Zoldan

  Associate Professor
  The University of Texas at Austin, United States

Session Chair(s)

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  Cody Crosby, PhD

  Assistant Professor of Physics
  Southwestern University
  Georgetown, Texas, United States
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  Mykel Green, PhD

  Assistant Professor
  Tulane University
  Destrehan, Louisiana, United States
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  Alex Frickenstein

  Assistant Professor
  University of Oklahoma
  Norman, Oklahoma, United States

Presentations:

• 8:30 AM - 8:35 AM PDT

  A Poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) Self-Expanding Vaginal Drug Delivery System
  

  Presenting Author: Mercedes Romo – University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

  Primary Investigator: Michaela Pfau-Cloud, Biomedical Engineering PhD – University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire
• 8:35 AM - 8:40 AM PDT

  Automated Design of Polymers to Solubilize Proteins in Organic Solvent by Machine Learning
  

  Presenting Author: Dylan Bariexca – Fairleigh Dickinson University

  Co-Author: Eman Ahmed, PhD – Rutgers University

  Primary Investigator: Adam J. Gormley – Rutgers University
• 8:40 AM - 8:45 AM PDT

  Develop an Organotypic 3D Model using GelMA Hydrogel and HA Nanofibers to Mimic Axon-Cell Interaction
  

  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
• 8:45 AM - 8:50 AM PDT

  Development of a 3D-Printed Alveoli-on-a-Chip for Modeling the Air-Blood Barrier
  

  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
• 8:50 AM - 8:55 AM PDT

  Engineering a 3D composite scaffold to culture pancreatic β-cell aggregates
  

  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
• 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
  

  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
• 9:00 AM - 9:05 AM PDT

  Freeze-resistant, Conductive and Stretchable HANa Organohydrogels for Health Monitoring
  

  Presenting Author: Meklit G. Tilahun – Washington and Lee University
• 9:05 AM - 9:10 AM PDT

  Microfabrication Strategies for Developing Energy Transducing Bio scaffolds for Cardiac Tissue Engineering
  

  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
• 9:10 AM - 9:15 AM PDT

  Modulating the Porosity and Granular Diameter of Brain-mimetic Hydrogels for Cell Delivery.
  

  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
• 9:15 AM - 9:20 AM PDT

  Optimization of Large-Scale DNA Tetrahedral Nanostructure for Enhanced Drug Delivery
  

  Presenting Author: Keith Yung, BS – Purdue University

  Co-Author: Grigorii Rudakov – Purdue University

  Primary Investigator: Tamara Kinzer-Ursem – Purdue University
• 9:20 AM - 9:25 AM PDT

  PEGylation of Cell Penetrating Peptide for Increased Serum Stability and CRISPR Efficiency
  

  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
• 9:25 AM - 9:30 AM PDT

  Real-time RNA-based Biosensor for Detection of Healthcare-Associated Infections
  

  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