FOUNDER'S AWARD
John Brash, PhD - McMaster University
Awardee Address: Proteins at Interfaces: At the Core of Biomaterials Science
C. WILLIAM HALL AWARD
Harold Alexander, PhD - Orthogen, LLC
Awardee Address: Society for Biomaterials Journals: Past, Present and Future
TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT AWARD
Julio Palmaz, PhD - The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Keynote Presentation: Twenty Years of the Intravascular Stent: Did we have Sufficient Progress?
CLEMSON AWARD FOR BASIC RESEARCH
Linda Griffith, PhD - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Awardee Address: Tissue Engineering From Bench to Bedside and Back
CLEMSON AWARD FOR APPLIED RESEARCH
Kazuhiko Ishihara, PhD - The University of Tokyo
Awardee Address: Bioinspired Phospholipid Polymers for Controlling Biological Responses on the Medical Devices
CLEMSON AWARD FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LITERATURE
Tae Gwan Park, PhD - Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology
Awardee Address: Smart Nano-biomaterials for Drug, Gene, Cell Delivery
YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD
Niren Murthy, PhD - Georgia Institute of Technology
Awardee Address: New materials for treating and imaging inflammatory diseases
STUDENT AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING RESEARCH - PhD CANDIDATE
Amy Chung - University of Wisconsin
Awardee Address: Fibroblasts Regulate Monocyte Response to ECM-derived Matrix: The Effects on Monocyte Adhesion and the Production of Inflammatory, Matrix Remodeling and Growth Factor Proteins
STUDENT AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING RESEARCH - MASTERS DEGREE CANDIDATE
Benjamin Reves - The University of Memphis
Awardee Address: Composite Chitosan-Calcium Phosphate Scaffolds for Local BMP-2 Delivery and Enhanced Bone Regeneration