Aegean Conferences

8th International Conference on Tissue Engineering

Program

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Sunday, May 25

06:30 PM - 07:30 PM

Conference Registration

07:30 PM - 10:30 PM

Welcome Dinner (networking and informal discussions)

Monday, May 26

08:00 AM - 08:50 AM

Breakfast

08:50 AM - 09:00 AM

Welcome and Opening Remarks - Luis Diaz-Gomez

Special Session: A Tribute to Dr. John Jansen (Introduction by Antonios Mikos - 10 min.)

Chair: Antonios Mikos

09:10 AM - 09:50 AM

Revolutionizing Oral Health: The Future of Regenerative Dentistry
John A Jansen

Session I Engineering complex 3D tissues

Chairs: Khoon Lim and Jelena Rnjak-Kovacina

09:50 AM - 10:05 AM

Modulating physical cues in tissue engineered constructs using 3D bioprinting
Khoon Lim

10:05 AM - 10:20 AM

Photo-crosslinked silk fibroin microgels and microgel scaffolds for biomedical applications
Fatemeh Karimi¹, Mahsa Haghighattalab¹, Khoon S. Lim², Nona Farbehi¹, and Jelena Rnjak-Kovacina¹

10:20 AM - 10:35 AM

Unraveling the potential of Melt-Electrowriting for biomedical applications: towards biomimetic microvasculature and ultrastructural matrix-mimicry
Jürgen Groll

10:35 AM - 10:50 AM

Bioprinting Technology for Advanced Cells and Tissue Therapeutics
Jinah Jang

10:50 AM - 11:05 AM

3D Printing to Engineer Complex Tissues
John P Fisher

11:05 AM - 11:20 AM

Investigating the effect of a proangiogenic peptide on properties of 3D printable hydrogel for soft tissue implants
Alexandra P Christensen and John P Fisher

11:20 AM - 11:50 AM

Coffee Break and Poster Viewing (Odd Numbers)

Session II Long-term integration and function of engineered tissues

Chairs: Patricia Diaz-Rodriguez and Barbara Blanco-Fernandez

11:50 AM - 12:05 PM

Adaptive Bone Scaffolds for Controlled Drug Release and Enhanced Healing
Patricia Diaz-Rodriguez¹, Lara Touza-Otero¹, Patricia Garcia-Garcia², Carmen Evora², Mariana Landin¹, and Araceli Delgado²

12:05 PM - 12:20 PM

Mimicking the Breast Tumor Microenvironment Using Protein-Based Bioinks
Barbara Blanco-Fernandez¹, Gülsün Bağcı³, Soledad Perez-Amodio³, Uxia Gato-Diaz¹, Angel Concheiro¹, Carmen Alvarez-Lorenzo¹, and Elisabeth Engel^3,⁴

12:20 PM - 12:35 PM

From Light to Life: 3D-Printing of Photo-Responsive Polymers Offering Healthcare Solutions
Sandra Van Vlierberghe¹, Quinten Thijssen¹, Bo Van Durme¹, Astrid Quaak¹, Kristyna Kolouchova¹, Steven Ballet³, Lana Van Damme¹, Laurens Parmentier¹, and Hayden Taylor²

12:35 PM - 12:50 PM

Real-Time Calorimetric Monitoring of Bacterial Growth in Scaffolds
Carmen Alvarez Lorenzo

12:50 PM - 01:05 PM

Tissue engineering approaches for understanding the biological effect of nano/microplastics
Masaya Yamamoto^1,², Tadao Tanabe⁴, and Tsuyoshi Kimura³

01:05 PM - 01:20 PM

Developing Platforms to Study Cell/Materials and Using Them for the Elaboration of Innovative Complex 3D In Vitro Disease Models
Rui L. Reis

01:20 PM - 01:35 PM

Enhancing porosity and control over mechanical properties in granular biomaterials to permit dynamic cell behaviors using hydrogel microfibers
Christopher B Highley

01:35 PM - 01:50 PM

Development of 3D-printed bone decellularized extracellular matrix scaffolds for improved bone repair (Trainee Awardee)
Vasiliki Kolliopoulos, Ana Letca, Sadhana Chari, Ellena Jeon, Marissa Perez, and Antonios G Mikos

01:50 PM - 03:00 PM

Lunch and Informal Discussions

03:00 PM - 07:00 PM

Informal Discussions

07:30 PM - 11:00 PM

Dinner and Informal Discussions (Buses Depart from Hotel Lobby)

Tuesday, May 27

08:00 AM - 09:00 AM

Breakfast

Session III Stem cells in tissue engineering

Chairs: Mariana B. Oliveira and Edorta Santos-Vizcaino

09:00 AM - 09:15 AM

Materials made of stem cells and their derivatives
Mariana B. Oliveira

09:15 AM - 09:30 AM

Mesenchymal stromal cells: from cell-based to cell-free therapeutic strategies for inflammatory bowel disease
Edorta Santos-Vizcaino, Manoli Igartua, and Rosa Maria Hernandez

09:30 AM - 09:45 AM

Effects of Microcarrier Substrate Properties on Scale-up and Function of Marrow Stromal Cells
Johnna S Temenoff

09:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Harnessing Sphingolipid Remodeling for Enhanced Extracellular Vesicle Biogenesis and Therapeutic Function
Edward Botchwey

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Production of cultured red blood cells from stem cells
Shouping Zhang, Zi Yan, karl Roberts, and Eric E Bouhassira

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

Polyelectrolyte shields as secretome delivery systems for tissue engineering
Justin J Chung

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

In situ partial reprogramming of mouse cardiomyocytes results in their molecular rejuvenation and amelioration of a cardiac failure
Irene de Lazaro

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Laser micropatterning of 3D scaffolds to modulate cellular behavior
Lucia Aboal, Maria Pita-Vilar, Carmen Lorenzo Alvarez-, Antonios G Mikos, M Teresa Flores-Arias, and Luis Diaz-Gomez

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Matrix mechanics and mechanostranduction: synergistic drivers of osteogenesis-vascularization coupling in bone tissue engineering
Eugenia Morales Carrillo, Alisa Isaac, Gennifer Chiou, Joo L Ong, Rena Bizios, and Teja Guda

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Do cells like better rock music or classic music? A sonomechanobiology journey into orchestrating tissue engineering
Lorenzo Moroni

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Coffee Break and Poster Viewing (Even Numbers)

Session IV Neurological tissue/ Digestive/endocrine/urinary organ regeneration

Chairs: Xiumei Wang and Shengmin Zhang

12:00 PM - 12:15 PM

Aligned fiber hydrogels coordinate multicellular behaviors for nerve regeneration
Xiumei Wang, Jia Yang, and Zheng Cao

12:15 PM - 12:30 PM

Biomaterials scaffolds to modulate the role of astrocytes after spinal cord injury
Shelly Sakiyama-Elbert

12:30 PM - 12:45 PM

Microfiber cues drive neural development and extracellular matrix deposition in hyaluronic acid hydrogels
Kyle J Lampe and Rachel A Mazur

12:45 PM - 01:00 PM

Repairing the Central Nervous System: Directing Cell Fate & Tissue Response with Biomimetic Scaffolds
Sing Yian Chew

01:00 PM - 01:15 PM

Neural Innervation into Engineered Muscle Tissue for Muscle-Brain Cross-Talk Study
Hyunjoon (Joon) Kong

01:15 PM - 01:30 PM

Bioenergetic-active Materials in Tissue Engineering
Shengmin Zhang

01:30 PM - 01:45 PM

Development of a Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in vitro Placenta Barrier Model
Pieper Holeman, Sarang Han, Kristen Bradish, and John P. Fisher

01:45 PM - 02:00 PM

Enhanced Encapsulation Strategies for Islet Transplantation
Kisuk Yang

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM

Lunch and Informal Discussions

03:00 PM - 07:00 PM

Informal Discussions

07:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Dinner and Informal Discussions (Buses Depart from Hotel Lobby)

Wednesday, May 28

08:00 AM - 09:00 AM

Breakfast

Session V Musculoskeletal tissue regeneration

Chairs: Yingying Du and Antonios Mikos

09:00 AM - 09:15 AM

3D printed scaffold for osteochondral tissue repair
Yingying Du¹, Xin Zhang¹, Xulong Liu¹, Ziyang Lan¹, and Shengmin Zhang¹

09:15 AM - 09:30 AM

Investigating the Effect of Charge on Controlled Release of a Model Osteogenic Peptide
Emily Y Jiang¹, Zina Helal¹, Reyhan Umurhan², Maya Moise³, Vasiliki Kolliopoulos¹, Shelby Desroches¹, Hannah A Pearce¹, and Antonios G Mikos¹

09:30 AM - 09:45 AM

Physiologically functional co-assembled strategy for articular cartilage regeneration
Yong Sun

09:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Bio-adapted Micro/nanoparticles: A Versatile formulation for Simultaneous Antibacterial and Bone Regenerative Therapy in Periodontitis
Qihui Zhou

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

3D bioprintable Mg2+-incorporated hydrogels for the regeneration of volumetric muscle loss
Kyung Min Park¹, Moon Sung Kang³, Jeong Min Kim¹, Hyo Jung Jo³, Yun Hak Kim, and Dong-Wook Han³

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

Musculoskeletal Regenerative Medicine as a Tool for Traumatic Brain Injury
Michael S Detamore

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

The impact of polyphoshoesters on bone therapeutics
Yasuhiko Iwasaki

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Additive manufacture for multi-level structured bioactive bone regenerative scaffolds
Yujiang Fan

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Biofabrication of osteochondral constructs using functional biomaterials and extrusion bioprinting
Maria Chatzinikolaidou

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Investigating the Role of Osteoclasts in Embryonic and Ectopic Bone Formation
xiang qianfeng¹, Lei Li^1,², Wei Ji², X Frank Walboomer^1,³, and Jeroen JJP van den Beucken^1,³

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Coffee Break and Poster Viewing (Odd Numbers)

Session VI Vascular regeneration and Delivery systems

Chairs: Marissa Wechsler and Fergal O'Brien

12:00 PM - 12:15 PM

Engineered Hydrogels for Drug Delivery and Biomolecule Detection
Marissa E Wechsler

12:15 PM - 12:30 PM

Biomaterial scaffolds for the delivery of gene therapeutics for enhanced tissue repair
Fergal J O'Brien

12:30 PM - 12:45 PM

Interactions between the endothelial cell location and the process of bone vascularization
Hwan D Kim

12:45 PM - 01:00 PM

Adhesive Hydrogel Systems for Cardiac and Skeletal Muscle Tissue Regeneration
Jae Young Lee

01:00 PM - 01:15 PM

Biologically-engineered pediatric conduits that grow
Robert T Tranquillo

01:15 PM - 01:30 PM

Long circulating biomolecular condensate cloaked by natural lipids
Yadong Wang, Chia-Wei Yeh, Chris Schaffer , Lianne Trigiani, and Chelsea Loh

01:30 PM - 01:45 PM

Architectured Biomaterial Constructs: Simulating Tissue Complexity for Enhanced Medical Device Evaluation
Garry Paul Duffy

01:45 PM - 03:00 PM

Lunch and Informal Discussions

03:00 PM - 08:00 PM

Archaeological Tour of Knossos and the Museum (Buses Depart Hotel Lobby)

08:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Dinner and Informal Discussions (Buses do not return or pickup from the hotel prior to dinner)

Thursday, May 29

08:00 AM - 09:00 AM

Breakfast

Session VII Enabling technologies in tissue engineering

Chairs: Marian H. Hettiaratchi and Heungsoo Shin

09:00 AM - 09:15 AM

Design of affinity-controlled biomaterials for tissue regeneration
Marian H Hettiaratchi

09:15 AM - 09:30 AM

Self-assembled multifunctional nanoparticles enabling controlled delivery of bioactive ions for tissue regeneration
Heungsoo Shin

09:30 AM - 09:45 AM

Advancing intervertebral disc disease therapy: the role of biofabrication technologies in animal-free biomedical research
Catherine Le Visage

09:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Bioengineered strategies to harness host cells for enhanced skeletal muscle regeneration
Larion Santiago¹, Kasoorelope Oguntuyo^1,⁴, Britney Chin-Young¹, Angelo Amabile^2,^3,⁶, and Woojin M Han^1,^4,⁵

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Novel fabrication of support-less bioceramic bone substitutes using bath printing technology
Hui-Suk Yun

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

Suspension electrospinning of decellularized extracellular matrix: A new approach to retain bioactivity
Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez¹, Sarah Jones¹, Simon Rogers³, and Shreya Raghavan²

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

On demand, temporal control of alignment within fiber-hydrogel composites for tissue engineering applications
Julianne L. Holloway^1,² and Grace Schwarz²

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

PrintabilityAssist: an AI-integrated decision support tool for extrusion bioprinting
Ryan B Felix^1,^2,³, Marylyn Uzoukwu^1,³, Laena Nho^1,³, Dylan Jesner^1,^2,³, Srikar Bala^1,³, Tara Adusumilli^1,³, Mark Z Litman^1,³, Peter Hu², and John P Fisher^1,³

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Biomedical Soft Tissue Repair Strategies and Applications, Stemming from Physiological Microenvironment Modulation
Weixian Zhou, Ying Liu, Chunying Chen, and Yuliang Zhao

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Personalized osteoinductive scaffolds based on α-Tricalcium Phosphate and Carboxymethylcellulose for enhancing bone tissue engineering (Trainee Awardee)
Maria Pita-Vilar^1,^2,³, Patricia Diaz-Rodriguez^1,^2,³, Patricia Garcia-Garcia^4,⁵, Araceli Delgado^4,⁵, Maria Rosa Arnau⁵, Carmen Alvarez-Lorenzo^1,^2,³, and Luis Diaz-Gomez^1,^2,³

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Coffee Break and Poster Viewing (Even Numbers)

Session VIII Biomaterials for tissue engineering and clinical translation

Chairs: Mikyung Shin and Sebastian L. Vega

12:00 PM - 12:15 PM

Tissue-adhesive hydrogel interfaces for peripheral nerve and muscle tissue regeneration
Mikyung Shin

12:15 PM - 12:30 PM

Injectable hydrogels with bioactive peptides for bone regeneration
Sebastian Vega

12:30 PM - 12:45 PM

Understanding the Regenerative Response Induced by Biomaterials Systems: Insight into the Role of Glycosylation
Abhay Pandit

12:45 PM - 01:00 PM

Harnessing Cell-instructive Microenvironments for Scalable Biofabrication of Functional Tissues
F. Max Yavitt¹, Axel Norberg¹, Gretel Major¹, Bram Soliman¹, Laura Veenendaal¹, Gabriella Lindberg^1,³, Xiaolin Cui¹, Khoon Lim^1,², and Tim Woodfield¹

01:00 PM - 01:15 PM

Engineering development and disease in organoids-on-a-chip
Estelle Park

01:15 PM - 01:30 PM

3D bioprinting for engineered tissue constructs and patient-specific models
Sang Jin Lee

01:30 PM - 01:45 PM

Biomaterials development for building model tissues: from supramolecular assembly to force induced activities
Kris Kilian

01:45 PM - 02:00 PM

Glioblastoma cells respond to matrix stress relaxation rate in engineered 3D viscoelastic microenvironments
Sadegh Ghorbani^1,², Michelle S. Huang¹, Christopher Long¹, Riley Zwetsloot¹, Rameshwar R. Rao⁴, and Sarah C. Heilshorn¹

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM

Lunch and Informal Discussions

03:00 PM - 07:00 PM

Informal Discussions

07:30 PM - 11:00 PM

Farewell Dinner

Friday, May 30

08:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Breakfast

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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