Conference Agenda
Agenda is subject to change
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Tuesday, February 25, 2025 |
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Times TBD
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Optional Ski Outing (more details coming)
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Brighton Ski Resort
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6:00 PM
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WELCOME RECEPTION
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Granite Ballroom
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Wednesday, February 26, 2025 |
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7:00 AM
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REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST
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Douglas Ballroom Lobby
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8:00 - 8:15 AM
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OPENING SESSION
Erin Rothwell, Vice President for Research |
University of Utah Randall Peterson, Dean, College of Pharmacy | University of Utah Hamid Ghandehari, Chair, Molecular Pharmaceutics | University of Utah |
Douglas Ballroom
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8:15 - 10:15 AM
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SESSION I
Moderators: Juliane Nguyen, Claus-Michael Lehr
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Douglas Ballroom
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8:15 AM
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Title TBD
Kam Leong, Columbia University Medical Center
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8:45 AM
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Biomaterials for Drug Delivery in Women’s Health
Brittany E. Givens, University of Kentucky
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9:15 AM
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Bioreducible Polymer Nanoparticles for CRISPR-Cas Ribonucleoprotein Delivery
Christopher L. Grigsby, Queen's University, Belfast
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9:45 AM
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Multipotent Polymer-Enabled Tumor Active Drug Delivery and Clinical Translation
Youqing Shen, Zhejiang University
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10:15 - 10:45 AM
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COFFEE BREAK
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10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
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SESSION II
Moderators: Eun Ji Chung, Alexandros Marios Sofias
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Douglas Ballroom
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Title TBD
Theresa M. Reineke, University of Minnesota
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Automation and Active Learning for the Autonomous Design of Drug Formulations
Adam Gormley, Rutgers University
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Computational Approaches for Improving RNA Nanocarriers for Inhalation Therapy
Olivia Merkel, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
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12:15 - 1:15 PM
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LUNCH
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1:15 - 2:30 PM
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SESSION III
Poster Session and Coffee
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Granite Ballroom
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2:30 - 5:00 PM
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SESSION IV
Moderators: Hagar Labouta, Nobuhiro Nishiyama
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Douglas Ballroom
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2:30 PM
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A Futuristic (or not so?) Approach for Assessing Nanoparticles Immunotoxicity
Marina Dobrovolskaia, Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research
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3:00 PM
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Controlling Timing and Location in Vaccine Delivery
Darrell J. Irvine, Scripps Research
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3:30 PM
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Engineering Tolerance: Acetalated Dextran Microparticles in the Generation of B-regs and T-regs
Kristy Ainslie, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
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4:00 PM
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Nanomedicine Hitchhiking with Immune Cells in Cancer and Inflammation
Alexandros Marios Sofias, RWTH Aachen University Hospital
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4:30 PM
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Harnessing possibilities: Extracellular Vesicles as the Upcoming Breakthrough in Treatment Approaches
In-San Kim, Korea Institute Science & Technology
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Thursday, February 27, 2025 |
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7:00 AM
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REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST
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Douglas Ballroom Lobby
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8:00 - 10:00AM
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SESSION V
Moderators: Yue Lu, Kam Leong
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Douglas Ballroom
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8:00 AM
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Multiscale Engineering of Immune Cells Using Organoids and Nanowires
Ankur Singh, Georgia Tech and Emory University School of Medicine
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8:30 AM
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Engineering Extracellular Vesicles as Nanotherapeutics for Cardiovascular Disease
Eun Ji Chung, University of Southern California
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9:00 AM
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Lipid Nanoparticle-Based mRNA Delivery for Retinal Therapies
Katrien Remaut, Ghent University
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9:30 AM
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Sticky Solutions: Probiotics, Velcro, and Zippers in Targeted Therapies
Juliane Nguyen, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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10:00 - 10:30 AM
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COFFEE BREAK
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10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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SESSION VI
Moderators: Olivia Merkel, Ronald Siegel
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Douglas Ballroom
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10:30 AM
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Activity Based Nanosensors for Precision Medicine in the Injured Brain
Ester Kwon, University of California San Diego
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11:00 AM
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Microfluidic-Captured Patient-Derived Circulating Endothelial Cells Identifies Novel Mediators of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Taslim Al-Hilal, University of Utah
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11:30 AM
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Using Microfluidics to Drive Innovation in Nanomedicine
Hagar Labouta, University of Toronto
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12:00 PM
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Engineering and Controlling Biohybrid and Bioinspired Microrobots for Magnetically Enhanced Drug Delivery
Simone Schuerle-Finke, ETH Zürich
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12:30 - 1:30 PM
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LUNCH
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1:30 - 2:45 PM
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SESSION VII: Poster Session & Coffee
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Granite Ballroom
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2:45 - 4:45 PM
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SESSION VIII
Moderators: Naama Geva-Zatorsky, Mingnan Chen
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Douglas Ballroom
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2:45 PM
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Vascular Drug Delivery: Fortuitous Homing vs Cognizant Targeting
Vladimir R. Muzykantov, University of Pennsylvania
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3:15 PM
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Building Hybrid Biologics for Therapeutics and Diagnostics
Shawn Owen, University of Utah
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3:45 PM
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Bioengineering Cell-Based Therapeutics From Benchside to Bedside
Omid Veiseh, Rice University
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4:15 PM
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Prodrug/Enzyme Intranasal Delivery for Rapid Prevention or Reversal of Seizure Emergency
Ronald A. Siegel, University of Minnesota
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7:00 PM
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BANQUET
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Granite Ballroom
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Friday, February 28, 2025 |
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8:00 AM
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BREAKFAST
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9:00 - 11:30 AM
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SESSION IX
Moderators: Adam Gormley, Shrey Goel
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Douglas Ballroom
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9:00 AM
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Drug Delivery Across Biological Barriers to Combat Bacterial Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance
Claus-Michael Lehr, Saarland University
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9:30 AM
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Functional Plasticity in Microbiota-Host Interactions
Naama Geva-Zatorsky, Technion- Israel Institute of Technology
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10:00 AM
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Title TBD
Nobuhiro Nishiyama, Tokyo Institute of Technology
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10:30 AM
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Anticipating a New Wave of HPMA-Based Copolymer-drug Conjugates: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives in Cancer Therapy
Jiyuan (Jane) Yang, University of Utah
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11:00 AM
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Awards for Posters and Presentations
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11:30 AM
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Closing Remarks
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11:40 AM
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LUNCH
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