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Signal Transduction by Engineered Extracellular Matrices (GRS)

Gordon-Kenan Research Seminar

June 26 - 27, 2010
Chairs Jennifer L. Leight and Wesley R. Legant

Conference Description

The Gordon-Kenan Research Seminar on Signal Transduction By Engineered Extracellular Matrices is a unique forum for graduate students, post-docs, and other scientists with comparable levels of experience and education to present and exchange new data and cutting edge ideas.

The focus of this meeting is to provide opportunities for young researchers to present and discuss their cutting edge work pertaining to the signaling interactions between cells and their surrounding microenvironment. This meeting will strive to bring together graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from a variety of disciplines across biology and engineering to stimulate new ideas and foster future collaborations.

Related Meeting

This GRS will be held in conjunction with the "Signal Transduction by Engineered Extracellular Matrices" Gordon Research Seminar (GRS). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRC in addition to an application for the GRS. Refer to the associated GRC program page for more information.

Conference Program

SATURDAY
1:00 pm - 5:00 pmArrival and Check-in
3:00 pm - 3:15 pmIntroductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome by the GRS Conference Chair
3:15 pm - 4:00 pmKEYNOTE LECTURE
3:15 pm - 3:45 pmChristopher S. Chen (University of Pennsylvania)
3:45 pm - 4:00 pmDiscussion
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session I
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmNOVEL 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 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 amENGINEERING 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 pmSIGNALING 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 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 3:30 pmPoster Session II
3:30 pmGordon Research Seminar ends. For those attending the associated Gordon Research Conference, please check in at the GRC Office beginning at 4:00 pm.

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