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