Microscale Systems: From Physical Phenomena to Biological Applications

June 4 - 9, 2023

Chairs

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Vice Chairs

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Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco

Via Giovanni Pascoli

Lucca (Barga), Lucca, Italy

Venue and Travel Information

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scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages.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:
7:40 pm - 8:05 pm	"Imaging and Sequencing Single Cells"
8:05 pm - 8:25 pm	Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:50 pm	"Transcriptomic Analysis of Vasculature-On-Chip"
8:50 pm - 9:10 pm	Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:20 pm	"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:
9:00 am - 9:30 am	"Reagentless Pendulum Sensing for Continuous Monitoring and Tissue Integration"
9:30 am - 9:55 am	Discussion
9:55 am - 10:05 am	"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	"Paper-Based Electrochemical (Bio)sensors as Smart and Sustainable Microfluidic Devices"
11:10 am - 11:35 am	Discussion
11:35 am - 12:05 pm	"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: and
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm	Open Microfluidics, Wetting, and Capillarity Discussion Leader:
6:00 pm - 6:25 pm	"Recent Advances in Open Microfluidics"
6:25 pm - 6:50 pm	Discussion
6:50 pm - 7:15 pm	"How Quick Can be Drops in Open Microfluidics?"
7:15 pm - 7:40 pm	Discussion
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm	"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:
9:00 am - 9:30 am	"New Microfluidic Devices for Real-Time Critical Care Patient Monitoring"
9:30 am - 9:55 am	Discussion
9:55 am - 10:05 am	"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	"Organ on Chip from Biophysical Mechanisms to Clinical Applications"
11:15 am - 11:40 am	Discussion
11:40 am - 12:05 pm	"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:
6:00 pm - 6:25 pm	"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	"Programmable Shaping of Thin Films"
7:15 pm - 7:40 pm	Discussion
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm	"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:
9:00 am - 9:30 am	"Paper-Based Analytical Devices (PADs) for On-Site Applications"
9:30 am - 9:55 am	Discussion
9:55 am - 10:05 am	"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	"Multistage Reactions in Paper-Based Diagnostic Devices"
11:15 am - 11:40 am	Discussion
11:40 am - 12:05 pm	"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:
6:00 pm - 6:25 pm	"Engineering Tissue Interfaces with Heterogenous Oxygen Environments"
6:25 pm - 6:50 pm	Discussion
6:50 pm - 7:15 pm	"Moving Micro Scale Models Towards the Clinic: Patient Specific Functional Models"
7:15 pm - 7:40 pm	Discussion
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm	"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:
9:00 am - 9:30 am	"Droplet Templates for Tissue Microscaffolds"
9:30 am - 9:55 am	Discussion
9:55 am - 10:05 am	"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	"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	"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:
6:00 pm - 6:25 pm	"Bioelectronic Tools to Study the Gut-Brain Axis in Vitro"
6:25 pm - 6:50 pm	Discussion
6:50 pm - 7:15 pm	"Integrating Adaptive Immunity into Organs-on-Chip"
7:15 pm - 7:40 pm	Discussion
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm	"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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