2019

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

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

 

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

Poster Title: Biodegradable Biliverdin Nanoparticles for Fluorescent and Photoacoustic Imaging
Authors: P. 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 Title: Temporal control of ESRP2 licenses fetal-to-adult switch in alternative splicing required for hepatocyte maturation
Author: Sushant Bangru 

Poster Title: Efficient 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 Title: Skeletal Muscle-Resident Pericytes Synthesize Immunomodulatory Factors in Response to Contraction
Authors: S. Dvoretskiy, G Garcia, J. Drnevich, M.D. Boppart

Poster Title: Pericytes 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 Title: Skeletal Muscle-Resident Pericytes Synthesize Immunomodulatory Factors in Response to Contraction
Authors: S. Dvoretskiy, G Garcia, J. Drnevich, M.D. Boppart

Poster Title: Pericytes 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 Title: Skeletal Muscle-Resident Perivascular Stem/Stromal Cells Synthesize Immunomodulatory Factors in Response to Contraction
Authors: S. Dvoretskiy, J. Drnevich, J. Rhodes, M.D.  Boppart

Poster Title: Pericytes 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 Title: Skeletal Muscle-Resident Pericytes Synthesize Immunomodulatory Factors in Response to Contraction
Authors: S. Dvoretskiy, G Garcia, J. Drnevich, M.D. Boppart

 

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

     Abstract Title: Exploiting biomaterial-modulated secretome production in artificial stem cell niches
Authors: Aidan 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
Authors: Craig 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   
Authors: P. Fathi, J.S. Khamo, X. Huang, I. Srivastava, M.B. Esch, K. Zhang, D. Pan

Poster Title: Entirely 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 
Authors: C.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    
Authors: H. 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  
Authors: Aidan 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 Title: Efficient fabrication of lung-on-a-chip device with in situ imaging capabilities 
Authors: W. 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  
Author: Aidan Gilchrist, Brendan Harley

Poster Title: Nano-resolution Sensor for of Single/multi-cellular Traction Dynamics in 3D Biopolymers
Author: Bashar 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 
Authors: Ian 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   
Authors: P. Fathi, G. Capron, I. Tripathi, S. K. Misra, L. Selmic, B. Rowitz, D. Pan
Session: Advanced 3D Printing Biomaterial II

Poster Title: A 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 Title: Biodegradable Self-Assembled Biliverdin Nanoparticles for Photoacoustic Sentinel Lymph Node Imaging 
Authors: P. 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 Title: Efficient fabrication of lung-on-a-chip device with in situ imaging capabilities 
Authors: W. Sinclair et al.

 

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

Poster Title: Obesity and Prostate Cancer 
Author: Catherine Applegate

 

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

Poster Title: Time varying monitoring of dynamic neural connectivity using calcium imaging    
Authors: Carlos 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
Authors: S. 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
Authors: S. 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    
Authors: Yongdeok Kim, Gelson Pagan-Diaz, Judy Suh, Rashid Bashir
Session: Bioelectronics I

2017

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

Abstract Title: Nanotopography-Induced Neuromuscular Junction Assembly
Authors: Clare 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 Title: The Combined Effect of Matrix Microenvironment and Hypoxia on the Activity of Glioblastoma Stem Cells
Authors: Emily Chen¹, Jann N. Sarkaria², Brendan A. C. Harley¹. ¹University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL; ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Session(s): Title: Biomaterials: Graduate Student Award Session & Biomaterials 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
Authors: Ruibo Wang, J.J. Cheng

 

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

Poster Presentation: The Influence of Biomaterial Environment on the Activation and Behavior of Glioblastoma Stem Cells and Tumor-associated Macrophages
Authors: Emily 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 Title: Quantitative 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 Title: Controlled 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 Title: Controlled Ring-Opening Polymerization of O-Carboxyanhydrides Using β-Diiminate Zinc Catalysts
Authors: Ruibo 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
Session: Mitochondria Communication

 

2016

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

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

 

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

Poster Session: Nanotopography-Induced Neuromuscular Junction Assembly
Authors: Clare 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