Schedule at a Glance

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

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Registration
Normandie Lounge

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Speaker Ready

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Personal Care Lounge
4R

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Workshop 1: Photonic & Metallic -Based Nanomaterials & Devices
4D
Workshop 2: Recent Advances in 3D Printing of Biomaterials
4C
Workshop 5: Medical Device Under Design Control
BLVD C
Workshop 7: Biomaterials Science Excellence and Technology Translation Workshop
Marquette
Workshop 8: The Doctor is In: Clinician Scientist Tracks in Biomaterials
BLVD B

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Workshop 4: On Chip Approaches in Immune Engineering for Commercialization and Translation
Joliet

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Workshop 6: Future Biomaterials Faculty Workshop
BLVD A

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SFB Governing Council Meeting
4A

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1A: PANEL: New Investigators Anonymous: Navigating the Academic Path Together
Grand Ballroom
1B: Biomaterials for Functional Vasculature
BLVD B
1C: Dental/Craniofacial Biomaterials SIG 1
BLVD C
1D: Fibrous Biomaterials in Tissue Engineering
BLVD A
1E: Immune Biomechanics & Mechanobiology
4C
1F: Microfluidics and Biomaterials for Engineering 3D In Vitro Models
Marquette
1G: Nanomaterials for Immune Modulation
Joliet
1H: Ophthalmic Biomaterials SIG ( Innovative Biomaterials for Advanced Ophthalmic Solutions: Bridging Research and Clinical Practice)
4D

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Break
Normandie Lounge

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2A: PANEL: Freedom-to-Fail Culture Drives Innovation in Biomaterial Research
Grand Ballroom
2B: Biomaterial-Mediated Immune Modulation for Autoimmunity Treatment
4D
2C: Cardiovascular Biomaterials SIG
BLVD A
2D: Dental/Craniofacial Biomaterials SIG 2
BLVD C
2E: Engineering Heart and Lung Models to Study Disease Progression and Therapeutic Development
BLVD B
2F: High Performance Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Joliet
2G: Immune Engineering SIG 1
Marquette
2H: Three Minute Thesis
4C

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Opening Ceremony
Grand Ballroom

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Exhibits/Networking/Posters 1
Salon A

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Industry Mixer

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Student/YSG Mixer

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LGBTQIA+ Mixer
Thursday, April 10, 2025

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Registration
Normandie Lounge
Speaker Ready

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3A: PANEL: Biomaterials and Medical Products Entrepreneurship & Commercialization
Grand Ballroom
3B: Advanced Applications and Novel Methods in 3D Bioprinting 1
4D
3C: Antimicrobial Biomaterials 1
BLVD C
3D: Biomaterials for Neural Engineering
BLVD B
3E: Biomaterials in Biomedicine: Diagnostics, Therapeutics, and Wound Care 1
BLVD A
3F: Drug Delivery SIG 1
Marquette
3G: Novel Biomaterial Developments in Non-Viral Drug Delivery Systems
4C
3H: Tissue Engineering SIG 1
Joliet

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Personal Care Lounge
4R

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Break with Exhibitors
Salon A

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Plenary Session 1: DEI, Mid-Career, YIA, Tech Awards
Grand Ballroom

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JBMRA Editorial Board Meeting
4A
Women's Networking Luncheon
Grand Ballroom

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4A: PANEL: Breaking Into Women’s Health Research with Biomaterials Technologies
Grand Ballroom
4B: Antimicrobial Biomaterials 2
BLVD C
4C: Biomaterials in Biomedicine: Diagnostics, Therapeutics, and Wound Care 2
BLVD A
4D: Drug Delivery SIG 2
Marquette
4E: Orthopaedic Biomaterials SIG 1
4D
4F: Regenerative Biomaterials for Complex Tissue Regeneration 1
BLVD B
4G: Tissue Engineering SIG 2
Joliet
4H: Postdoctoral Recognition Award
4C

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Break with Exhibitors
Salon A

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Plenary Session 2 - ACTA Awards
Grand Ballroom

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Biomaterials Education Challenge
Salon A
Exhibits & Poster Session 2
Salon A
Historically Marginalized Voices in Biomaterials
Marquette

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ACTA Reception - By Invitation Only
BLVD C

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SIG Mixer 1 - Drug Delivery, Immune Engineering, Ophthalmic Biomaterials
SIG Mixer 2 - BioInterfaces, Cardiovascular Biomaterials, Engineering Cells and Their Microenvironments, Tissue Engineering
SIG Mixer 3 - Biomaterials Education, Nanomaterials, Orthopaedic Biomaterials
Friday, April 11, 2025

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Registration
Normandie Lounge

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Speaker Ready

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5A: PANEL: Navigating Commercialization Challenges of Medical Devices from a Scientist’s Perspective
Grand Ballroom
5B: Orthopaedic Biomaterials SIG 2
BLVD B
5C: Biomaterials for Organoids
4C
5D: Biomaterials-Enhanced Cell Therapy: Beta Cells and Beyond
Joliet
5E: Computational and Machine Learning Approaches for Biomaterial Design & Evaluation
4D
5F: Health Equity SIG: Biomaterials in Women's Health Engineering
BLVD A
5G: Nanomedicine for Targeted Drug Delivery 1
Marquette
5H: Regenerative Biomaterials for Complex Tissue Regeneration 2
BLVD C

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Personal Care Lounge
4R

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Break with Exhibitors
Salon A

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Plenary Session 3 - Founders & Clemson Awards
Grand Ballroom

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JBMRB Editorial Board Meeting
4A
President's Advisory Committee
McCormick
Student Luncheon
Grand Ballroom

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6A: PANEL: Meet the Editors of Biomaterials Journals
Grand Ballroom
6B: Advancing the Hemocompatibility of Biomaterials
Joliet
6C: Biomaterial-Based Cancer Models
BLVD B
6D: Extracellular Vesicles for Biomedical Applications
4D
6E: Nanomaterials SIG
4C
6F: Navigating the Path of Biomaterials and Medical Products
BLVD C
6G: Stimuli-Responsive Biomaterials
BLVD A
6H: Symposium in Honor of Shelly Sakiyama-Elbert’s 50th Birthday: Celebrating 25 Years of Shaping Biomaterials in Neuroengineering
Marquette

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Annual Business Meeting
Marquette
Student & PostDoc Forum
BLVD C

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Exhibit & Poster Session 3
Salon A

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BASH
Adler Planetarium

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Black, LatinX, & Persons of Color Mixer
Saturday, April 12, 2025

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Registration
Normandie Lounge

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Speaker Ready

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7A: Advanced Applications and Novel Methods in 3D Bioprinting 2
Grand Ballroom
7B: Biomaterials for Cancer Immunotherapy
BLVD B
7C: Matrix & Peptides in Biomaterials
Joliet
7D: Engineering Cells and Their Microenvironments SIG 1
BLVD C
7E: Granular & Macroporous Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering 1
4D
7F: Nanomedicine for Targeted Drug Delivery - 2
BLVD A
7G: Novel Materials - Biologically Inspired
4C
7H: Orthopaedic Biomaterials SIG 3
4A

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Personal Care Lounge
4R

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Break

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8A: PANEL: Insights & Perspectives from NSF/NIBIB Next Generation Biomaterials
BLVD C
8B: Bioelectronics & Wearable Sensors
4C
8C: Engineering Cells and Their Microenvironments SIG 2
BLVD A
8D: Granular & Macroporous Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering 2
4D
8E: Immune Engineering SIG 2
Joliet
8F: BioInterfaces SIG
BLVD B
8G: Tissue Engineering SIG 3
4A