Agenda

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Agenda

 
All events will take place at the Student Activity Center (SAC) in the Ballroom, room 2.410, and the Auditorium, room 1.402. Details subject to change.

 

8:30–9:25 am        

    Breakfast/Registration/Poster Setup

9:25–9:30 am

    Opening Remarks: Dr. Aaron Baker & Dr. Jeanne Stachowiak
    The University of Texas at Austin

9:30–10:00 am 

     Dr. Dan Siegwart
     Assistant Professor
     Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center
     UT Southwestern Medical Center
     Non-viral CRISPR/Cas gene editing enabled byco-delivery
    of mRNA and sgRNA inside of synthetic lipid nanoparticles

10:00–10:30am

    Dr. Melissa Grunlan
    Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering   
    Texas A&M University
    "Self-fitting" shape memory polymer (SMP) scaffolds to
    treat craniomaxillofacial (CMF) bone defects

10:30–10:45am

    Break
    

10:45–11:15am

   Dr. Patrick Kelley, MD
   Associate Professor, Department of Surgery and
   Perioperative Care
   UT Austin Dell Medical School
   Clinical Application Of Biomaterials Today; What We Need
   for Tomorrow And How Value-Based Healthcare Will Impact
   Future Biomaterials Adoption

11:15–11:45am

    Dr. Michael Detamore
    Chair, Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering
    The University of Oklahoma
    Will Chondroninductive Materials Revolutionize Cartilage
    Regeneration? 

11:45-noon

     TA Instruments Presentation

noon–2:00pm

    Lunch & Student Poster Presentation

2:00–2:40pm

    Dr. Shelly Sakiyama-Elbert
    Professor and Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering
    The University of Texas at Austin
    Keynote

2:40–3:10pm

    Anjan Contractor
    Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder
    BeeHex
    Rethink Personalization with 3D Food Printing  

3:10–3:30pm

    Break

3:30–4:00pm

    Dr. Hyun Jung Kim
    Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
    The University of Texas at Austin
    Microengineered Human Gut-on-a-chip: From Organ
    Mimicry to Precision Medicine

4:00–4:30pm

    Dr. Jordan Miller
    Assistant Professor, Department of Bioengineering
    Rice University
    3D Printing of Engineered Tissues with Vascular Networks

4:30 pm

    Reception Begins

5:00 pm

    Student Poster Award Winners Announced

6:30 pm

    Reception Ends