Summary Draft Program

DRAFT SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

As of February 21, 2022

Subject to change

Wednesday, April 27, 2022:

8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.        Workshop 1: Biomaterials Translation Timeline: From Inception to
                                            Manufacturing

                                           Workshop 2: Advancing Translational Science and Regulatory Science Synergistically  

8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.       Workshop 3: Writing, Graphics and Science Communication

8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.       Workshop 4: Future Biomaterials Faculty Workshop

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.    Workshop 5: Recent Advances in 3D Printing of Biomaterials

                                           Workshop 6: Mental Health and Wellbeing As a Scientist

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.      SIG Officers Meeting

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.       Lunch (on your own)

12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.        SFB Council Meeting

1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.         Concurrent Session 1:

  • Biomaterial-Tissue Interaction (SIG)
  • Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Biomaterials Strategies 1
  • BioInterfaces (SIG)
  • Biomaterials Education (SIG)
  • Biomaterials in Engineering the Tumor Immune Microenvironment
  • Drug Delivery (SIG)
  • Immunomodulatory Biomaterials
  • Stimuli-Responsive Materials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.          Break

2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.          Concurrent Session 2: RAPID FIRE SESSIONS:

  • 3-Minute Thesis Competition
  • Nanomaterials (SIG) - RAPID FIRE
  • Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Biomaterials Strategies - RAPID FIRE
  • Biomaterial Systems for Immunomodulation & Immune Cell Therapy - RAPID FIRE
  • Biomaterial-Based In Vitro Cancer/Tumor Models for Drug Screening and Diagnostics RAPID FIRE
  • Biomaterials for Regenerative Engineering - RAPID FIRE
  • Drug Delivery (SIG) - RAPID FIRE
  • Tissue Engineering (SIG) RAPID FIRE

3:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.          Break

4:15 p.m. – 6:15 p.m.          Opening Ceremony

6:15 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.          Opening Reception

8:15 p.m. - 9:15 p.m.           LGBTQIA+ Mixer

Thursday, April 28, 2022:

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.        SIG Meetings

8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.      Plenary Session I: Clemson Awards

  • Clemson Award for Applied Research: David Kohn, PhD, University of Michigan
  • Clemson Award for Basic Research: Julia Babensee, PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature: Laura Suggs, PhD, The University of Texas at Austin

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.    Break

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.   Concurrent Session 3:

  • Panel Discussion: Biomaterials Standards: Using Them, Teaching Them, and Getting Involved
  • Biomaterial-Tissue Interaction (SIG)
  • Biomaterials Approaches to Address Health and Healthcare Disparities
  • Biomaterials for Trauma, Surgery and Wound Healing Applications 1 *BTI*
  • Cardiovascular Biomaterials (SIG)
  • Engineering the Lung Microenvironment
  • Drug Delivery 2 (SIG)
  • Orthopaedic Biomaterials (SIG)

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.     Lunch (on your own)

                                         Women’s Networking Lunch: Assertiveness Training: How to Make Yourself Heard

1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.        Concurrent Session 4:

  • Panel Discussion: Tips and Tricks for Translating Academic Technologies into Commercial Products
  • Biomaterial Innovations for Women’s and Children’s Health: Translation from Idea to the Clinic
  • Biomaterial-Based In Vitro Cancer/Tumor Models for Drug Screening and Diagnostics
  • Biomaterials for Organoids
  • Cardiovascular Biomaterials (SIG) 2
  • Dental/Craniofacial Biomaterials (SIG)
  • Immunomodulatory Biomaterials 2
  • Leveraging Advanced Biomaterials for Infectious Diseases
  • Black & LatinX Voices in Biomaterials

2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.       Break

2:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.       Concurrent Session 5:

  • Panel Discussion: Osteonecrosis: From Scaffolds to Cells to Biologics
  • Panel Discussion: Medical Device Product Development – From Lab to Patient
  • Nanomaterials (SIG)
  • Biomaterials for Regenerative Engineering 1
  • Biomimetic Hydrogels for Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering Applications 1
  • Bioprinting for Tissue Engineering: from Open Source to Commercial Platforms
  • Engineered Biomaterials for Neural Applications
  • Engineering Cells and Their Microenvironments (SIG)

4:45 p.m. – 6:15 p.m.       Poster and Exhibit Session 1

                                         Biomaterials Education Challenge

6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.        Student/YSG Mixer

7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.        SIG Mixers - TBD

                                         Chinese Association for Biomaterials (CAB) Award Ceremony & Reception

Friday, April 29, 2022:

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.       SIG Meetings

8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.       Plenary Session II: Society Awards

  • Founders Award:  Kam Leong, PhD, Columbia University
  • Mid-Career Award: Ankur Singh, PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Technology Innovation and Development Award: Guillermo Ameer, PhD, Northwestern University

9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.       BREAK

9:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.     Plenary Session III: Society Awards

  • Mid-Career Award: Ashley Brown, PhD, NC State University/UNC‐Chapel Hill
  • Technology Innovation and Development Award:  Allen Y. Wang, Ph.D. and ETHICON SURGICEL® Powdercross-functional Team
  • Young Investigator Award: Michael J. Mitchell, PhD, University of Pennsylvania

11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.    BREAK

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.    Concurrent Session 6

  • Postdoctoral Recognition Award Competition
  • Panel Discussion: The Commercialization Highway – How to Navigate your Discovery to the Marketplace
  • Biodegradable and Bio-reactive Smart Materials
  • Biomaterials for Pancreatic Islet Replacement and Immune Tolerance in T1D - 1
  • Biomaterials for Regenerative Engineering 2
  • Biomaterials for Trauma, Surgery and Wound Healing Applications 2 *BTI*
  • Drug Delivery for Cardiovascular Applications
  • Ophthalmic Biomaterials (SIG)

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.    Lunch (on your own)

                                        Student Lunch

1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.      Concurrent Session 7

  • Panel Discussion: Biomaterials Battle: Are In Vitro Models Worth It?
  • Panel Discussion: Global Trends for Reprocessing, Reuse, and Infection Control
  • Biomaterials for Regenerative Engineering 3
  • Biomimetic Hydrogels for Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering Applications 2
  • Characterization of Materials for Regulatory Submissions
  • Immune Cell Interfaces: Immunotherapies, Implants, and Immunobiology
  • Smart Biomaterials for Drug Delivery
  • Tissue Engineering (SIG) 1

3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.      Poster and Exhibit Session 2

                                        Business Plan Competition

5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.      SFB Annual Business Meeting / SFB National Student Chapter Meeting

6:15 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.      Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and Persons of Color Mixer

7:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.    BASH at the Maryland Science Center

Saturday, April 30, 2022:

8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.     Plenary Session IV: Acta Biomaterialia Gold and Silver Medal Awards

  • Acta Gold: Chad Mirkin, PhD, Northwestern University
  • Acta Silver: Milica Radisic, PhD, University of Toronto

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.    BREAK

10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.    Concurrent Session 8

  • Panel Discussion: Translating Engineered MultiCellular Living Systems and Cellular Microenvironments
  • Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Biomaterials Strategies 2
  • Biomaterials for Pancreatic Islet Replacement and Immune Tolerance in T1D - 2
  • Biophysical Strategies for Regulation of Cellular Microenvironments
  • Drug Delivery 3(SIG)
  • Engineering Cells and Their Microenvironments (SIG) 2
  • Immune Engineering (SIG)
  • Tissue Engineering (SIG) 2

12:30 p.m.                        ADJOURN