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