Course Program
Wednesday, August 8, 2018
| Time | Lecture and Speaker Information |
| 7:30-8:15 a.m. | Registration and Breakfast |
| 8:15-8:30 a.m. | Introductory Remarks Antonios G. Mikos, Ph.D., Rice University |
| 8:30-9:30 a.m. | Keynote Lecture:Imaging in Tissue Engineering Katja Schenke-Layland, Ph.D., University of Tübingen, Germany |
| 9:40-10:20 a.m. | Stem Cells in Tissue Engineering Rocky S. Tuan, Ph.D., The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China |
| 10:30-11:10 a.m. | Morphogens and Growth Factors in Tissue Engineering A. Hari Reddi, Ph.D., University of California Davis |
| 11:20 a.m.-12:00 noon | Synthetic Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Antonios G. Mikos, Ph.D., Rice University |
| 12:00 noon-1:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30-2:10 p.m. | Extracellular Matrix: Structure and Function; Applications to Tissue Engineering Mary C. Farach-Carson, Ph.D., University of Texas School of Dentistry |
| 2:20-3:00 p.m. | Materials-Related Approaches to Promote Cell Functions Pertinent to New Tissue Formation Rena Bizios, Ph.D., University of Texas San Antonio |
| 3:10-3:50 p.m. | Computational Modeling for In Vitro Tissue Cultivation Kyriacos Zygourakis, Ph.D., Rice University |
| 4:00-4:40 p.m. | Computational Structural Biology and Systems Biology for Tissue Engineering Lydia E. Kavraki, Ph.D., Rice University |
| 4:50-5:30 p.m. | Strategic Considerations for Tissue Engineering Anthony Ratcliffe, Ph.D., Synthasome, Inc. |
| 5:30 p.m. | Dinner |
Thursday, August 9, 2018
| Time | Lecture and Speaker Information |
| 7:30-8:00 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8:00-8:40 a.m. | Mesenchymal Stem Cells: The New Medicine Arnold I. Caplan, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University |
| 8:50-9:30 a.m. | Surface Modification of Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering Heungsoo Shin, Ph.D., Hanyang University, Korea |
| 9:40-10:20 a.m. | Designing Inks for Extrusion-based 3D Printing Jason A. Burdick, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania |
| 10:30-11:10 a.m. | Nano- and Microfabricated Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering Ali Khademhosseini, Ph.D., University of California Los Angeles |
| 11:20 a.m.-12:00 noon | Interfacial Tissue Engineering Johnna S. Temenoff, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University |
| 12:00 noon-1:30 p.m. | Lunch and Poster Session |
| 1:30-2:10 p.m. | Emulsion Inks for 3D Printing of High Porosity Scaffolds Elizabeth M. Cosgriff-Hernandez, Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin |
| 2:20-3:00 p.m. | Bioprinting for Translational Applications James J. Yoo, M.D., Ph.D., Wake Forest School of Medicine |
| 3:10-3:50 p.m. | Vascularization of Tissue Engineering Constructs Jordan S. Miller, Ph.D., Rice University |
| 4:00-4:40 p.m. | 3D Printing Concepts in Tissue Engineering Applications Anthony J. Melchiorri, Ph.D., Rice University |
| 4:50-5:30 p.m. | 3D Printing Demonstrations and Lab Tour Anthony J. Melchiorri, Ph.D., Rice University |
Friday, August 10, 2018
| Time | Lecture and Speaker Information |
| 7:30-8:00 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8:00-8:40 a.m. | Drug Delivery Systems for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Yasuhiko Tabata, Ph.D., D.Med.Sci., D.Pharm., Kyoto University, Japan |
| 8:50-9:30 a.m. | Self-Assembling Multidomain Peptide Hydrogels for Regenerative Medicine Jeffrey D. Hartgerink, Ph.D., Rice University |
| 9:40-10:20 a.m. | Biodegradable Metals for Tissue Engineering William R. Wagner, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh |
| 10:30-11:10 a.m. | Research Challenges with Creating a Marketable Polymer Technology Steven Lu, Ph.D., Secant Group, LLC |
| 11:20 a.m.-12:00 noon | Tissue Engineering in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Mark E.K. Wong, D.D.S., University of Texas School of Dentistry |
| 12:00 noon-1:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30-2:10 p.m. | Bioreactors for Tissue Engineering Vassilios Sikavitsas, Ph.D., University of Oklahoma |
| 2:20-3:00 p.m. | Tissue Engineered Tumor Models Joseph A. Ludwig, M.D., University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center |
| 3:10-3:50 p.m. | Calcium Phosphate Nanoparticles and Their Composite Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Shengmin Zhang, Ph.D., Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China |
| 4:00-4:40 p.m. | Tissue Engineering Strategies for Treatment of Infected Defects Joseph C. Wenke, Ph.D., United States Army Institute of Surgical Research |
| 4:50-5:30 p.m. | Novel Therapeutics for Dental Tissue Regeneration Rena N. D’Souza, D.D.S., Ph.D. |
Saturday, August 11, 2018
| Time | Lecture and Speaker Information |
| 7:30-8:00 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8:00-8:40 a.m. | Nanotechnology Approaches for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Gang Bao, Ph.D., Rice University |
| 8:50-9:30 a.m. | Clinical Concepts of Infectious Diseases in Relevance to Tissue Engineering Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis, M.D., Sc.D., University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center |
| 9:40-10:20 a.m. | Adeno-Associated Viral Vectors for Regenerative Medicine Junghae Suh, Ph.D., Rice University |
| 10:30-11:10 a.m. | Immune Modulatory Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering Applications Omid Veiseh, Ph.D., Rice University |
| 11:20 a.m.-12:00 noon | Succeeding at the NIH – Drinking from the Firehose Šeila Selimović, Ph.D., National Institutes of Health |
| 12:00 noon-1:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30-2:10 p.m. | Synthetic Biology and Tissue Engineering Caleb J. Bashor, Ph.D., Rice University |
| 2:20-3:00 p.m. | Challenges and Opportunities for a New Generation of Carbon Nanomaterials for Treatment of Neurological Disorders Thomas A. Kent, M.D., Texas A&M Health Science Center-Houston |
| 3:10-3:50 p.m. | Tissue Engineering of Heart Valves K. Jane Grande-Allen, Ph.D., Rice University |
| 4:00-4:40 p.m. | Trachea Tissue Engineering James E. Dennis, Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine |
| 4:50-5:30 p.m. | Animal Models for Evaluation of Tissue Engineered Devices Michael J. Yaszemski, M.D., Ph.D., Mayo Clinic College of Medicine |