Saturday
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Keynote Session: Unlocking the Regenerative Capacity of Skin and Brain Tissues Using Biomaterials
3:45 pm - 4:20 pm
"Unlocking the Regenerative Capacity of Skin and Brain Tissues Using Biomaterials"
4:20 pm - 4:30 pm
Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Instructive Biomaterials Using Molecular Engineering Techniques
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
"Twin Protein Superglues Give Hydrogels Mimicking Cell-Cell Interactions"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm
"Self-Assembling Nanoparticles with Enhanced Stability"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm
"Controlled Cell Migration Within Cell Selective Hydrogels"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
"Biomimetic Alginate Sulfate Hydrogels Provide a Chondrogenic and Anti-Inflammatory Microenvironment for Articular Chondrocytes"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Immunomodulatory and Cell-Targeted Biomaterials for Translational Technologies
9:00 am - 9:20 am
"Targeted Extracellular Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase Suppresses Immune Responses In Vitro and In Vivo "
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
"Alpha-Helical Peptide Nanofibers as Non-Inflammatory Self-Adjuvanting Vaccines"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
"Early Fibrin Stabilization with a Fibrin-Stabilizing Polymer in Breast Cancer Brain Metastatic Development Aides in Macrophage Recruitment and Propagates Reactive Gliosis Enhancing Metastatic Outgrowth"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 10:50 am
"Recapitulating Niche Interactions in T-Cell Neogenesis"
10:50 am - 11:00 am
Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Mentorship Component: Alternative Career Paths Panel
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel Discussion
Alternative Career Paths - Industry, Start-Up, Science Policy, Government
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes