| SATURDAY |
| 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Arrival and Check-in |
| 3:00 pm - 3:15 pm | Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome by the GRS Conference Chair |
| 3:15 pm - 4:00 pm | KEYNOTE LECTURE |
| 3:15 pm - 3:45 pm | Christopher S. Chen (University of Pennsylvania) |
| 3:45 pm - 4:00 pm | Discussion |
| 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session I |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | NOVEL MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT TO CONTROL CELL FUNCTION |
| Discussion Leader: Karen K. Hirschi (Baylor College of Medicine) |
| 7:30 pm - 7:50 pm | Sudhir Khetan (University of Pennsylvania)
"Patterning network structure to spatially control cellular remodeling and stem cell fate within 3-dimensional hydrogels" |
| 7:50 pm - 8:00 pm | Discussion |
| 8:00 pm - 8:20 pm | Christine Muth (Max Planck Society and University of Heidelberg)
"Mimicking signals of the hematopoietic stem cell niche" |
| 8:20 pm - 8:30 pm | Discussion |
| 8:30 pm - 8:50 pm | Brendon M. Baker (University of Pennsylvania)
"Tunable nanofibrous composites with sacrificial content enhance cellular colonization and functional tissue formation" |
| 8:50 pm - 9:00 pm | Discussion |
| 9:00 pm - 9:20 pm | Rachel M. Smith (Northwestern University)
"Synthetic, degradable hydrogels for in vitro ovarian follicle culture" |
| 9:20 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
| SUNDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 11:00 am | ENGINEERING THE STEM CELL NICHE |
| Discussion Leader: Christopher S. Chen (University of Pennsylvania) |
| 9:00 am - 9:20 am | Kristopher A. Kilian (University of Chicago)
"Using Self-assembled Monolayers to Explore the Physical, Chemical and Biological Basis of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Differentiation" |
| 9:20 am - 9:30 am | Discussion |
| 9:30 am - 9:50 am | Penney M. Gilbert (Stanford University)
"Matrix Elasticity Regulates Muscle Stem Cell Self Renewal" |
| 9:50 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
| 10:00 am - 10:20 am | Christy L. Franco (Rice University)
"Hydrogel Microspheres for Support and Delivery of Neural Stem Cells in a Rat Model for Stroke" |
| 10:20 am - 10:30 am | Discussion |
| 10:30 am | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 am - 12:30 pm | SIGNALING IN ENGINEERED ECMS |
| Discussion Leader: Karen K. Hirschi (Baylor College of Medicine) |
| 11:00 am - 11:20 am | Matthew J. Paszek (University of California, San Francisco)
"Slimy Forces: the Glycocalyx Controls Integrin Perception of the Extracellular Matrix" |
| 11:20 am - 11:30 am | Discussion |
| 11:30 am - 11:50 am | Benjamin Kim Kiat Teo (National University of Singapore)
"Signal transduction in nanotopography induced stem cell differentiation: Role of Focal Adhesion Kinase and Stress Fibers" |
| 11:50 am - 12:00 pm | Discussion |
| 12:00 pm - 12:20 pm | Nathaniel D. Huebsch (Harvard University)
"Harnessing traction-mediated manipulation of the cell/matrix interface to control stem-cell fate" |
| 12:20 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm | Poster Session II |
| 3:30 pm | Gordon Research Seminar ends. For those attending the associated Gordon Research Conference, please check in at the GRC Office beginning at 4:00 pm. |
