TiMe Conferences and Posters

2019

2019 Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering (BMES) – San Diego, CA | January 2 – 6

 Poster TitleMSC-secreted factors within a gelatin-based bone marrow mimetic
Authors: Aidan Gilchrist, Brendan Harley

 

Coordinated Science Laboratory Student Conference – Urbana, IL | February 7

Poster TitleBiodegradable Biliverdin Nanoparticles for Fluorescent and Photoacoustic Imaging
AuthorsP. Fathi, H. Knox, D. Sar, I. Tripathi, S. K. Misra, F. Ostadhossein, M.B. Esch, J. Chan, D. Pan

 

Keystone Symosia RNA Protein Interactions X1 – Whistler, BC, Canada | February 24 – 29

Poster TitleTemporal control of ESRP2 licenses fetal-to-adult switch in alternative splicing required for hepatocyte maturation
Author: Sushant Bangru 

Poster TitleEfficient fabrication of lung-on-a-chip device with in situ imaging capabilities
Author: Whitney Sinclair et al.

 

Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology – Urbana, IL | March 1

Poster TitleSkeletal Muscle-Resident Pericytes Synthesize Immunomodulatory Factors in Response to Contraction
AuthorsS. Dvoretskiy, G Garcia, J. Drnevich, M.D. Boppart

Poster TitlePericytes Secrete Paracrine Factor in Response to Strain that Increases Myoblast Differentiation
Authors: G. Garcia, S. Dvoretskiy, M.D. Boppart

 

Regenerative Biology and Tissue Engineering – Urbana, IL | March 1

Poster TitleSkeletal Muscle-Resident Pericytes Synthesize Immunomodulatory Factors in Response to Contraction
AuthorsS. Dvoretskiy, G Garcia, J. Drnevich, M.D. Boppart

Poster TitlePericytes Secrete Paracrine Factor in Response to Strain that Increases Myoblast Differentiation
Authors: G. Garcia, S. Dvoretskiy, M.D. Boppart

 

Advances in Skeletal Muscle Biology in Health and Disease – Gainesville, FL | March 6 – 8

Poster & Abstract TitleSkeletal Muscle-Resident Perivascular Stem/Stromal Cells Synthesize Immunomodulatory Factors in Response to Contraction
AuthorsS. Dvoretskiy, J. Drnevich, J. Rhodes, M.D.  Boppart

Poster TitlePericytes Secrete Paracrine Factor in Response to Strain that Increases Myoblast Differentiation
Authors: G. Garcia, S. Dvoretskiy, M.D. Boppart

 

European Molecular Imaging Meeting – Glasgow, UK | March 19 – 22

Poster Title: Development of N-oxide-based Probes for Photoacoustic Imaging of Hypoxia
     Authors: H. Knox, T. Kim, J. Hedhli, Z. Zhu, K. Khalili, L. Dobrucki, and J. Chan.

 

Division of Nutritional Sciences Symposium – Urbana, IL | April 17

Poster Title: Dietary tomato and prostate carcinogenesis and progression in overweight/obese TRAMP mice
Authors: Catherine C. Applegate, Jamila Hedhli, Rita J. Miller, Wawrzyniec Dobrucki, William D. O’Brien Jr. John W. Erdman Jr.

 

Tissue Microenvironment Symposium (TiMe Day 2019) – Champaign, IL | April 26

     Poster Title: Utilization of in vivo imaging techniques to monitor characteristics of prostate cancer growth and progression in the TRAMP murine model
     Authors: Catherine C. Applegate, Jamila Hedhli, Hailey J. Knox, Rita J. Miller, Jefferson Chan, Wawrzyniec Dobrucki, William D. O’Brien Jr., John W. Erdman Jr.

     Poster & Abstract TitleSkeletal Muscle-Resident Pericytes Synthesize Immunomodulatory Factors in Response to Contraction
AuthorsS. Dvoretskiy, G Garcia, J. Drnevich, M.D. Boppart

 

2019 Society for Biomaterials Annual Meeting – Seattle, WA | April 3 – 6

     Abstract TitleExploiting biomaterial-modulated secretome production in artificial stem cell niches
AuthorsAidan Gilchrist, Brendan Harley

 

American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) 2019 – Charlotte, NC | May 15 – 17

     Poster Title: Identification of androgen receptor splice variants in the transgenic adenocarcinoma of the mouse prostate model
Authors: C.C. Applegate, A.G. Hernandez, J.W. Smith, J.W. Erdman

 

Cancer Research Advocacy – Champaign, IL | May 17

Poster Title: Towards the On-Demand Synthesis of Infrared Quantum Dots for Imaging and Spectroscopic Applications
AuthorsCraig Richard, Rachel McGee, Matthew Gelber,Rohit Bhargava

 

Midwest Tumor Microenvironment Meeting – Notre Dame, IN  | May 20 – 22

     Poster Title: Ultra-resolution sensor for quantification of single/multi-cellular traction dynamics in three dimensional biopolymers    
Authors: Bashar Emon, Taher Saif

 

International Conference on Bioengineering and Nanotechnology – Baltimore, MD | May 28 – 31

Poster Title: A Pumpless Fluidic Device for Long-Term Culture of Primary Human Lymphatic Endothelial Cells Under High Shear   
Authors: P. Fathi, G. Holland, D. Pan, M.B. Esch
Poster Title: Bulk-state and Single-particle Imaging Elucidate the Effects of Precursor Composition and Reaction Temperature on Carbon Dot Photophysics   
AuthorsP. Fathi, J.S. Khamo, X. Huang, I. Srivastava, M.B. Esch, K. Zhang, D. Pan

Poster TitleEntirely Biometabolizable Biliverdin Nanoparticles as Photoacoustic and Fluorescent Imaging Probes 
Authors: P. Fathi, H. Knox, D. Sar, I. Tripathi, S. K. Misra, F. Ostadhossein, M.B. Esch, J. Chan, D. Pan

 

Bioorganic Gordon Research Seminar – Andover, NH | June 8 – 9

Poster Title: Small-molecule Probe Development for Photoacoustic Imaging of Prostate Cancer Hypoxia
Authors: H. Knox, D. Chan, B. Li, C. Applegate, J. Hedhli, T. Kim, K. Khalili, W. Dobrucki, J. Erdman, and J. Chan

 

Nutrition 2019 – Baltimore, MD | June 8 – 11

Poster Title: Dietary Tomato, but Not Lycopene Supplementation, Impacts Molecular Outcomes of Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer in the TRAMP Model 
AuthorsC.C. Applegate, J.L. Rowles, R.J. Miller, A.M. Wallig, S.K. Clinton, W.D. O’Brien, J.W. Erdman

 

Bioorganic Gordon Research Conference – Andover, NH | June 9 – 14

Poster Title: Small-molecule Probe Development for Photoacoustic Imaging of Prostate Cancer Hypoxia    
AuthorsH. Knox, D. Chan, B. Li, C. Applegate, J. Hedhli, T. Kim, K. Khalili, W. Dobrucki, J. Erdman, and J. Chan

 

Gordon Research Conference, Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering – Barcelona, Spain | July 27 – August 2

Poster Title: Soluble Signals and Remodeling in a Synthetic Gelatin-based Hematopoietic Stem Cell Niche  
AuthorsAidan Gilchrist, Brendan Harley

 

American Veterinary Medical Association – Washington, DC | August 2 – 6

     Poster Title: A Non-Invasive Measurement of Prostate Tumor Hypoxia: Systemic Utilization of Hypoxia Probe 1 (HyP-1)
Authors: K.K.Havighorst, C.C. Applegate, H.J. Knox, J. Chan, J.W. Erdman

 

Miniature Brain Machinery Retreat – Urbana, IL | September 20

Poster TitleEfficient fabrication of lung-on-a-chip device with in situ imaging capabilities 
AuthorsW. Sinclair et al.

 

Society for Neuroscience Conference – Chicago, IL | October 1

Poster Title: Electrically stimulated hind-limb muscle contractions increase adult hippocampal neurogenesis in anesthetized mice    
Authors: J.C. Gardner, S. Dvoretskiy, Y. Yang, D.A. Lange, S. Venkataraman, A. Katwala, M.D. Boppart, C. Rendiero, J.S. Rhodes

 

Society of Engineering Science Mechanobiology Symposium – St. Louis, MO | October 12

Poster Title: Efficient fabrication of lung-on-a-chip device with in situ imaging capabilities    
Authors: W. Sinclair et al.

 

2019 Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting – Philadelphia, PA | October 16-19

Abstract Title: Identification of soluble factors for enhanced ex vivo hematopoietic stem cell culture  
AuthorAidan Gilchrist, Brendan Harley

Poster Title: Nano-resolution Sensor for of Single/multi-cellular Traction Dynamics in 3D Biopolymers
AuthorBashar Emon, Taher Saif

Abstract Title: Design and characterization of a multimodal fast fluorescence lifetime imaging system ad optical coherence microscopy system for studying neuron dynamics
Authors: Rishyashring R. Iyer, Janet E. Sorrells, Carlos Renteria, Joanne Li, Andrew J. Bower, Stephen A. Boppart

Abstract Title: Effects of Geometry and Cell Derived Forces on Liver Progenitor Cell Differentiation in 3D Microtissues 
AuthorsIan Berg, Gregory Underhill
Session: Mechanobiology of Stem Cell Engineering

Poster Title: Geometrically-Controlled 3D Tumor Cell Aggregates to Analyze Drug-Microenvironment Interactions
Authors: Stefan Gentile, Ian Berg, Gregory Underhill
Session: Tumor Microenvironment

Abstract Title: Personalized Biodegradable Gastrointestinal Stents for Intestinal Fistulae and Perforations   
AuthorsP. Fathi, G. Capron, I. Tripathi, S. K. Misra, L. Selmic, B. Rowitz, D. Pan
Session: Advanced 3D Printing Biomaterial II

Poster TitleA Pumpless Microfluidic Device for Long-Term Culture of Primary Human Lymphatic Endothelial Cells Under High Shear   
Authors: P. Fathi, G. Holland, D. Pan, M.B. Esch
Session: Micro/Nano Tools for Immune Engineering

Abstract TitleBiodegradable Self-Assembled Biliverdin Nanoparticles for Photoacoustic Sentinel Lymph Node Imaging 
AuthorsP. Fathi, H.J. Knox, D. Sar, I. Tripathi, S. K. Misra, F. Ostadhossein, M. B. Esch, J. Chan, D. Pan
Session: Nanotechnology-Enabled Biomedical Imaging

Abstract TitleEfficient fabrication of lung-on-a-chip device with in situ imaging capabilities 
AuthorsW. Sinclair et al.

 

Achieving Equity: Disparities in Cancer – Champaign, IL | October 17

Poster Title: Obesity and Prostate Cancer 
AuthorCatherine Applegate

 

Society for Neuroscience Conference – Chicago, IL | October 19 – 23

Poster TitleTime varying monitoring of dynamic neural connectivity using calcium imaging    
AuthorsCarlos Renteria, Yuan-Zhi Liu, Stephen A. Boppart

 

Regenerative Rehabilitation Eighth Annual International Symposium  – Charlottesville, VA  | October 24 – 26

Poster & Abstract Title: The Impact of Mechanical Strain and Immobilization on the Capacity for Skeletal Muscle-Resident CD146+ Pericytes to Secrete Extracellular Vesicles
AuthorsS. Dvoretskiy, Y. Wu, G. Garcia, C. Konopka, L.W. Dobrucki, E. Jung, M. Kalinowski, N. Kim, M.D. Boppart

 

RNA Rustbelt Meeting – Cleveland, OH | October 26 – 27

Poster Title: Temporal control of ESRP2 licenses fetal-to-adult switch in alternative splicing required for hepatocyte maturation 
Author: Sushant Bangru

 

47th Annual Meeting Midwest Chapter – ACSM  – Oak Brook, IL  | November 7 – 9

Poster Title: Therapeutic Potential of Different Pericyte Populations in Skeletal Muscle Recovery Following Disuse    
Authors: S. Lapp, Y. Wu, S. Dvoretskiy, A. Tannehill, Garcia G, Boppart MD

     Abstract Title: The Impact of Mechanical Strain and Immobilization on the Pericyte Capacity to Secrete Exosomes
AuthorsS. Dvoretskiy, Y. Wu, G. Garcia, C. Konopka, L.W. Dobrucki, E. Jung, M. Kalinowski, N. Kim, M.D. Boppart

 

Society of Women Engineers Conference –  Anaheim, CA  | November 7 – 9

Poster Title: Efficient fabrication of lung-on-a-chip device with in situ imaging capabilities  
Author: W. Sinclair et al.

 

Materials Research Society Fall 2019  – Boston, MA  | December 1 – 6

Poster Title: 3D graphene integration with skeletal muscle    
AuthorsYongdeok Kim, Gelson Pagan-Diaz, Judy Suh, Rashid Bashir
Session: Bioelectronics I

2017

2017 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit – Boston, MA, November 16 – December 1

Abstract TitleNanotopography-Induced Neuromuscular Junction Assembly
AuthorsClare Ko, Seungjung Yoo2, Ziad Mahmassani, Marni Boppart, Sung Gap Im2, Rashid Bashir, Hyunjoon Kong (2 Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon Korea (the Republic of))
Session: Symposium BM04: Biomaterials for Regenerative Engineering | Abstract  (BM04.06.12)

AIChE Annual Meeting 2017 – Minneapolis, MI, October 2 – November 3

Abstract TitleThe Combined Effect of Matrix Microenvironment and Hypoxia on the Activity of Glioblastoma Stem Cells
AuthorsEmily Chen1, Jann N. Sarkaria2, Brendan A. C. Harley11University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL; 2Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Session(s): Title: Biomaterials: Graduate Student Award SessionBiomaterials for in vitro Tissue Models and Improved Therapeutic Strategies | Abstract 

 

Notre Dame-Purdue University Symposium on Soft Matters & Polymers – Lafayette, IN, September 16, 2017

Poster Session: Controlled Ring-Opening Polymerization of O-Carboxyanhydrides Using β-Diiminate Zinc Catalysts
AuthorsRuibo Wang, J.J. Cheng

 

Gordon Research Conference: Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering 2017 – Holderness, NH, July 23 – 28

Poster PresentationThe Influence of Biomaterial Environment on the Activation and Behavior of Glioblastoma Stem Cells and Tumor-associated Macrophages
AuthorsEmily Chen

SNMMI 2017 Annual Meeting – Denver, CO, June 10 – 14

Abstract Title: Molecular imaging of tumor microenvironment to study synergistic effects of therapy with doxorubicin and CAMs
Authors:  Jamila Hedhli,  Christian Konopka, Alain Ploska1, S. Schuh, L. Kalinowski, Iwona Dobrucka, Wawrzyniec Dobrucki (1Hopital Pitie Salpetriere, Paris, France)
Session: Molecular imaging of tumor microenvironment to study synergistic effects of therapy with doxorubicin and CAMs

 

Experimental Biology 2017 – Chicago, IL, April 22 – 26

Abstract Title: Regulation of bi-organellar CHCHD2 in response to hypoxia is dependent upon EGFR molecular subtype in glioblastoma
Authors: Jan Lumibao, Emily Chen, Brendan Harley, Rex Gaskins
Session: Mechanisms of Neurological Diseases (American Society for Investigative Pathology) | Abstract 

Carle and Illinois Reception – Urbana, IL, April 19

Poster Session: The impact of cholesterol and its metabolites on ovarian tumor microenvironment and cancer progression
Authors:  Sisi He, Amy E. Baek, Ronald Kimball, Marta Spain, and Erik R. Nelson
Session: Presentation & Poster, Cancer Scholars for Translational and Applied Research Graduate Program (C*STAR)

Poster Session: Improving and Expending Active Tissue Targeting via Anchored ClicK (ATTACK) Chemistry
Authors:  H. Wang, Ruibo Wang, K. Cai, JJ Cheng
Session: Presentation & Poster, Cancer Scholars for Translational and Applied Research Graduate Program (C*STAR)

2017 GSK-CRS Long-acting Injectables and Implantables Conference – Philadelphia, PA, April 18 – 19

Poster Session: Development of an In Vitro Platform for Engineering Neuromuscular Junction Using Nanogrooved Substrates
Authors: Clare Ko, Hyunjoon Kong
Session: Long-Acting Injectables and Implantables for the Developing World

 

Northwestern BGSA – 20th Annual Research Conference and Symposium – Chicago, IL, April 15

Poster Session: A cholesterol metabolite is implicated in the pathophysiology of ovarian cancer
Authors:  Sisi He, Amy E. Baek, and Erik R. Nelson
Session: Poster Session

Molecular & Integrative Physiology Department Retreat – Monticello, IL, April 13

Poster Session: A cholesterol metabolite is implicated in the pathophysiology of ovarian cancer
Authors:  Sisi He, Amy E. Baek, and Erik R. Nelson
Session: Poster Session

OSA Biophotonics Congress: Optics in the Life Sciences – San Diego, CA, April 2 – 5

Abstract TitleQuantitative multimodal 3D characterization of cellular dynamics in wounded skin
Authors: Joanne Li, Andrew Bower, Eric Chaney, Marina Marjanovic, Stephen Boppart
Session: Optical Imaging Technologies I (BoTu1A) | Abstract 

253rd American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition – San Francisco, CA, April 2 – 6

Poster TitleControlled Ring-Opening Polymerization of O-Carboxyanhydrides Using β-Diiminate Zinc Catalysts
Authors: Ruibo Wang, J.J. Cheng, R. Tong
Session: POLY: General Topics: New Synthesis & Characterization of Polymers | Abstract 

Soft Materials Seminar Series – Urbana, IL, March 7

Poster TitleControlled Ring-Opening Polymerization of O-Carboxyanhydrides Using β-Diiminate Zinc Catalysts
AuthorsRuibo Wang, J.J. Cheng

Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology 2017​ – Taos, NM, January 14 – 18

Abstract Title: Subcellular distribution of bi-organellar CHCHD2 in response to hypoxia is dependent on EGFR molecular subtype in glioblastoma
Authors:Jan Lumibao, Emily Chen, Brendan Harley, Rex Gaskins
SessionMitochondria Communication

 

2016

15th Annual ChBE Graduate Research Symposium – Urbana, IL, October 28

Abstract Title: Biomaterial Models of Cancer: Invasion and Cancer Stem Cells
AuthorsEmily Chen
*Third Place Winner – Oral Presentation*

 

2016 Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting – Minneapolis, MN October 5 – 8

Poster Session: Nanotopography-Induced Neuromuscular Junction Assembly
AuthorsClare Ko, Hyunjoon Kong
Session: Engineering Tissue Interfaces

Abstract Title: ​Evaluation of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell therapy on peripheral neovascularization in diabetic mice
Authors: Hannah Bovine, Jamila Hedhli,  Iwona Dobrucka, Wawrzyniec Dobrucki
Session: Undergraduate Research, Design & Leadership III: Nano/Micro Technology and Bioimaging