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2011 Conference Information
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Awards
Awards
Founder's Award
Antonios Mikos, PhD - Rice University
Awardee Address: Bones to Biomaterials and Back Again – 20 Years of Taking Cues from Nature to Engineer Synthetic Polymer Scaffolds
C. William Hall Award
Shalaby Shalaby, PhD – Poly-Med, Inc.
Posthumous tribute given by: Waleed Shalaby, MD, PhD
Awardee Address: Novel Tailoring of Biomaterials from Biocompatible to Bioactive
Technology Innovation & Development Award
James Burns, PhD – Genzyme Corporation
Awardee Address: Discovery and Development of Seprafilm; a Unique Surgical Adjunct
Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal
Michael V. Sefton, ScD - University of Toronto
Awardee Address: Poetry, Common Sense and Reality
Clemson Award for Basic Research
Kevin Healy, PhD – University of California, Berkeley
Awardee Address: Designing Materials to Direct Stem Cell Fate
Clemson Award for Applied Research
William Wagner, PhD – University of Pittsburgh
Awardee Address: Designing Temporary Mechanical Supports to Alter Adverse Remodeling in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy: A Biomaterial-Based Approach to Cardiac Failure
Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature
Ashutosh Chilkoti, PhD - Duke University
Awardee Address: Recombinant Polypeptide Nanoparticles and Synthetic Polymer Brushes for Biomaterial Applications
Outstanding Research by a Clinical Fellow Award
Keiko Tarquinio, MD, FAAP – Rhode Island Hospital/ Hasbro Children’s Hospital
Awardee Address: Comparison of Quantification Methods Illustrates Reduced Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Activity on Nanorough Polyvinyl Chloride
Young Investigator Award
Jeff Karp, PhD – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Awardee Address: On-demand Drug Delivery from Self-assembled Nanofibrous Gels: A New Approach for Treatment of Proteolytic Disease
Young Investigator Award
Alireza Khademhosseini, PhD – Harvard University
Awardee Address: Directed Assembly of Cell-laden Microgels for Building Porous Three-dimensional Tissue Constructs
Student Award for Outstanding Research –PhD Candidate
Joe Baio – University of Washington
Student Award for Outstanding Research –PhD Candidate
Lei Yang - Brown University
Awardee Address: Understanding Osteoblast Responses on Stiff Nanotopographies Through Experiments and Computational Simulations
Student Award for Outstanding Research –Undergraduate
Laura Marquardt - Saint Louis University
Awardee Address: Neurite Growth in PEG Gels: Effect of Mechanical Stiffness and Laminin Concentration
Oral Abstract Presentations
Con-current Rapid Fire Presentations 1 & 2
Con-current Rapid Fire Presentations 3 & 4
Con-current Oral Abstract Presentations Session 1
Con-current Oral Abstract Presentations Session 2
Con-current Oral Abstract Presentations Session 3
Con-current Oral Abstract Presentations Session 4
Con-current Oral Abstract Presentations Session 5
Con-current Oral Abstract Presentations Session 6
Con-current Oral Abstract Presentations Session 7
Con-current Rapid Fire Sessions 8
Con-current Oral Abstract Presentations Session 9
Poster Presentations
Posters
Advances in Ophthalmic Biomaterials
Biomaterials and Scaffolding for Neural Regeneration
Animal Models for Biomaterial and Medical Device Testing
The Art of Falling Apart: Exploiting Biomaterial Degradation
Cellular Responses to Biophysical Cues
Molecular Mechanisms Mediating Protein-Surface and Cell-Surface Interactions
Novel Approaches to Cellular Therapies
Pluripotent Stem Cells in Engineered Microenvironments
Macrophage-centered Host Response to Biomaterials and Wound Healing
Biomaterials-based Therapies Exploiting Immunological Processes
Biomimetic Materials for Tissue Engineering
Advances in Tissue Engineering Scaffolding: Fabrication and Modification
Modification of Three Dimensional Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Applications
Self-Assembly in Tissue Engineering
Spatially Patterned Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering
Strategies to Promote Vascularization of Tissue Engineered Constructs
Scaffolds for Cardiovascular and Musculosketetal Organ Regeneration
Dynamically Responsive Biomaterials
Engineering Instructive Cues into Biomaterials
Responsive Biomaterials: Exploiting Biological Signals
Optimization and Characterization of Nanoparticle Biocompatibility
Translational Research in Nano-biomaterials
Alternative Platforms for Pharmacologic Administration
Diabetes Care / Insulin Delivery
Drug Delivery from Implant Surfaces
Biologically Derived Materials
Biologically Inspired Biomaterials Approaches for Cancer Research
Engineering Therapeutic Delivery from Biomaterial Scaffolds
Ceramics in Orthopaedic and Dental Applications
Orthopaedic Alternative Bearing Surfaces: Laboratory Findings and Clinical Actualities
Scaffold Assisted Bone Defect Repair / Regeneration
Characterization of and Cellular Response to Orthopaedic Wear Debris
Conducting Polymers as Biomaterials
Tribocorrosion of Metallic Biomaterials
Chemoselective Chemistry for Biomaterials
Mechanical Characterization of Biomaterials
Biocompatibility and Surface Chemistry: Where the Rubber Meets the Road
Surface Modification for Sensors and Diagnostics
Thin-film Surface Modification of Biomaterials - Applications in Medical Devices
Surface Fouling, Biofilms, and Their Impacts on Medical Devices
Regenerative Engineering: The Intersection of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Biology
Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering: Successful Academia-Industry Collaborations
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