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Physics and Chemistry of Microfluidics

Gordon Research Conference

Microscale Systems: From Physical Phenomena to Biological Applications

June 4 - 9, 2023

Chairs Ashleigh B. Theberge and Danielle Marie Dube

Vice Chairs Katherine S. Elvira and Polly M. Fordyce

Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco

Via Giovanni Pascoli

Lucca (Barga), Lucca, Italy

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Conference Description

The Physics and Chemistry of Microfluidics GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field.

Related Meeting

This GRC will be held in conjunction with the "Physics and Chemistry of Microfluidics" Gordon Research Seminar (GRS). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRS in addition to an application for the GRC. Refer to the associated GRS program page for more information.

Conference Program

Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm	Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm	Single Cell Analysis and Cellular Complexity Discussion Leader: Petra Dittrich (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
7:40 pm - 8:05 pm	Aaron Streets (University of California, Berkeley, United States) "Imaging and Sequencing Single Cells"
8:05 pm - 8:25 pm	Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:50 pm	Angela Wu (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR China) "Transcriptomic Analysis of Vasculature-On-Chip"
8:50 pm - 9:10 pm	Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:20 pm	Julea Vlassakis (Rice University, United States) "Microscale Measurements of Protein Interactions in Pediatric Cancer Cell Subpopulations"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	New Materials and Biosensing Discussion Leader: Netz Arroyo (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, United States)
9:00 am - 9:30 am	Shana Kelley (Northwestern University, United States) "Reagentless Pendulum Sensing for Continuous Monitoring and Tissue Integration"
9:30 am - 9:55 am	Discussion
9:55 am - 10:05 am	Robbyn Anand (Iowa State University, United States) "Integration of Electrokinetic Pre-Concentration of Bioanalytes with an Ion Conduction-Based Sensor Comprising a Packed Bed of Microbeads"
10:05 am - 10:15 am	Discussion
10:15 am - 10:45 am	Coffee Break
10:45 am - 11:10 am	Fabiana Arduini (Tor Vergata University, Italy) "Paper-Based Electrochemical (Bio)sensors as Smart and Sustainable Microfluidic Devices"
11:10 am - 11:35 am	Discussion
11:35 am - 12:05 pm	Alberto Escarpa (University of Alcalá, Spain) "Tailored Electrochemical Microfluidics for Bioanalysis"
12:05 pm - 12:30 pm	Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm	Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm	The GRC Power Hour™ The GRC Power Hour™ is designed to address diversity and inclusion in the scientific workplace by providing a safe environment for informal and meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities, including ethnicity, race and/or gender identity by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring. Organizers: Yi-Chin Toh (Queensland University of Technology, Australia) and Aaron Streets (University of California, Berkeley, United States)
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm	Open Microfluidics, Wetting, and Capillarity Discussion Leader: Noo Li Jeon (Seoul National University, South Korea)
6:00 pm - 6:25 pm	Jean Berthier (University of Washington, United States) "Recent Advances in Open Microfluidics"
6:25 pm - 6:50 pm	Discussion
6:50 pm - 7:15 pm	David Quere (ESPCI Paris / École Polytechnique, France) "How Quick Can be Drops in Open Microfluidics?"
7:15 pm - 7:40 pm	Discussion
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm	Nate Cira (Cornell University, United States) "Surface Patterned Omni phobic Tiles (SPOTs) for Scalable Liquid Handling"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm	Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Dinner
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am	Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Clinical Applications of Microfluidics Discussion Leader: Aman Russom (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden)
9:00 am - 9:30 am	Martyn Boutelle (Imperial College London, United Kingdom) "New Microfluidic Devices for Real-Time Critical Care Patient Monitoring"
9:30 am - 9:55 am	Discussion
9:55 am - 10:05 am	Stefano Cinti (University of Naples "Federico II", Italy) "Electroanalysis Empowered by Paper-Based Multidimensional Fluidics"
10:05 am - 10:15 am	Discussion
10:15 am - 10:45 am	Coffee Break
10:45 am - 11:15 am	Stephanie Descroix (Institut Curie - IPGG, France) "Organ on Chip from Biophysical Mechanisms to Clinical Applications"
11:15 am - 11:40 am	Discussion
11:40 am - 12:05 pm	Nadnudda Rodthongkum (Chulalongkorn University, Thailand) "Thread Based Wearable Electrochemical Sensor for Non-Invasive Diagnosis"
12:05 pm - 12:30 pm	Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm	Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm	Fundamentals of Flow Discussion Leader: Rosanne Guijt (Deakin University, Australia)
6:00 pm - 6:25 pm	Thomas Gervais (Polytechnique Montréal, Canada) "Convection and Diffusion in 2D Flow Fields: A New Dimension in Creative Microfluidics Design"
6:25 pm - 6:50 pm	Discussion
6:50 pm - 7:15 pm	Moran Bercovici (Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Israel) "Programmable Shaping of Thin Films"
7:15 pm - 7:40 pm	Discussion
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm	Burcu Gumuscu (Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands) "Towards an Automated Micro-Scale Lab With High-Content Screening"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm	Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Dinner
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Point-of-Care Diagnostics and Capillary Microfluidics Discussion Leader: Hadley Sikes (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States)
9:00 am - 9:30 am	Daniel Citterio (Keio University, Japan) "Paper-Based Analytical Devices (PADs) for On-Site Applications"
9:30 am - 9:55 am	Discussion
9:55 am - 10:05 am	Netz Arroyo (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, United States) "Enabling Continuous Molecular Monitoring in the Body via Electrochemical, Aptamer-Based Sensors"
10:05 am - 10:15 am	Discussion
10:15 am - 10:45 am	Coffee Break
10:45 am - 11:15 am	Jacqueline Linnes (Purdue University, United States) "Multistage Reactions in Paper-Based Diagnostic Devices"
11:15 am - 11:40 am	Discussion
11:40 am - 12:05 pm	Bhushan Toley (Indian Institute of Science, India) "Paper Microfluidics Beyond Patterned Paper: New Applications Enabled By Paper Stacking"
12:05 pm - 12:30 pm	Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm	Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm	Cell Microenvironment Discussion Leader: Maribel Vazquez (Rutgers University, United States)
6:00 pm - 6:25 pm	Yi-Chin Toh (Queensland University of Technology, Australia) "Engineering Tissue Interfaces with Heterogenous Oxygen Environments"
6:25 pm - 6:50 pm	Discussion
6:50 pm - 7:15 pm	David Beebe (UW-Madison, United States) "Moving Micro Scale Models Towards the Clinic: Patient Specific Functional Models"
7:15 pm - 7:40 pm	Discussion
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm	Sally Peyman (University of Leeds, United Kingdom) "We Could Not Delivery Your Parcel: Modeling the Biophysical Barriers to Drug Delivery in Tumours"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm	Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Dinner
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am	Business Meeting Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Dates and Venue; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Droplet and Multiphase Microfluidics Discussion Leader: Jean-Christophe Baret (Univ Bordeaux, France)
9:00 am - 9:30 am	John Oakey (University of Wyoming, United States) "Droplet Templates for Tissue Microscaffolds"
9:30 am - 9:55 am	Discussion
9:55 am - 10:05 am	Zeynep Culfaz Emecen (Middle East Technical University (METU), Turkey) "Forming membranes inside microfluidic channels: New opportunities for both fields"
10:05 am - 10:15 am	Discussion
10:15 am - 10:45 am	Coffee Break
10:45 am - 11:15 am	Christopher Easley (Auburn University, United States) "Quantitative Assays on Ex Vivo Endocrine Tissue Every Few Seconds Using Programmable, Droplet-Based Analog-to-Digital Components"
11:15 am - 11:40 am	Discussion
11:40 am - 12:05 pm	Paul Abbyad (Santa Clara University, United States) "SIFT: Label-Free Sorting by Droplet Microfluidics"
12:05 pm - 12:30 pm	Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm	Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm	Organs on a Chip Discussion Leader: Jaap Den Toonder (Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands)
6:00 pm - 6:25 pm	Roisin Owens (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom) "Bioelectronic Tools to Study the Gut-Brain Axis in Vitro"
6:25 pm - 6:50 pm	Discussion
6:50 pm - 7:15 pm	Rebecca Pompano (University of Virginia, United States) "Integrating Adaptive Immunity into Organs-on-Chip"
7:15 pm - 7:40 pm	Discussion
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm	Tae-Eun Park (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), South Korea) "Microfluidic Approach to Discover Human Organ-Targeting Molecular Shuttles"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm	Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Dinner
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am	Departure

Contributors

Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute Of Biomedical Imaging And Bioengineering and the National Institute for Advancing Translational Science of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number R13EB034600. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

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