BMES 2024 Tracks

TRACK CHAIRS

• Patrick Boyle -  University of Washington
• Mohammad Fallahi-Sichani - University of Virginia

SUB-TRACKS

• Digital Twins, Snapshots, Chimeras, and Beyond
• Modeling & Simulation in Biological Signaling
• Modeling & Simulation in Immunology
• Multi-scale and Multi-physics Computational Physiology
• Novel Methods in Synthetic Biology
• Novel Methods in Systems Biology
• Omics Data: Methods, Modeling and Analysis
• Supervised Machine Learning for Biomedical Applications
• Translational Applications of Biomedical Simulations
• Unsupervised Machine Learning for Biomedical Applications
• Other/ Non-specified

TRACK CHAIRS

• Yi Hong - University of Texas at Arlington
• Steven Jay - University of Maryland

SUB-TRACKS

• Nucleic Acid Therapy Biomanufacturing
• Cell Therapy Biomanufacturing
• Tissue and Organ Biomanufacturing
• Therapeutic Protein Biomanufacturing
• Extracellular Vesicle Biomanufacturing 
• Microtissue, Organoid, and Microphysiological System Biomanufacturing
• Modeling and Process Integration in Biomanufacturing
• 3D Printing Advances for Biofabrication
• Biomaterials for Cell Manufacturing and Tissue Biofabrication
• Enabling Technologies for Cell and Tissue Biomanufacturing
• Cryopreservation in Biomanufacturing
• Other/ Non-specified

TRACK CHAIRS

• Rosalyn Abbott - Carnegie Mellon University
• Josephine Allen - University of Florida
• Hai-Quan Mao - Johns Hopkins University
• Huiliang (Evan) Wang - University of Texas at Austin

SUB-TRACKS

• Personalized Biomaterials
• Biomaterials for Immunoengineering
• Biomaterials Design
• Biomaterials for Drug Delivery
• Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering
• Stimuli-responsive Biomaterials
• Autonomous Synthesis of Biomaterials
• AI/ML-guided Materials Design
• Biomaterial Scaffolds
• Biomaterials for Regenerative Medicine/ Tissue Engineering
• Natural Biomaterials
• 3D Bioprinting
• Other/ Non-specified

TRACK CHAIRS

• Jeffrey Jacot - University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
• Hossein Tavana - University of Akron

SUB-TRACKS

• Biofluid Mechanics
• Biomechanics In Cell and Tissue Engineering
• Biomechanics of Rehabilitation/Injury
• Cancer Mechanobiology
• Cardiovascular Biomechanics
• Cellular and Molecular Biomechanics: Mechanobiology
• Computational and Multiscale Modeling in Biomechanics
• Human Performance/Sports Biomechanics
• Matrix Effects in Mechanobiology
• Mechanics of the Respiratory System
• Mechanobiology of Stem Cell Engineering
• Neuromuscular and Brain Biomechanics
• Other/ Non-specified

TRACK CHAIRS

• Colin Drummond - Case Western Reserve University Case School of Engineering
• Eileen Haase - Johns Hopkins University

SUB-TRACKS

• ABET Program Criteria, Student Outcomes
• Design and Curriculum
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• Experiential Learning (Curricular and Co-Curricular)
• Industry and Biomedical Engineering
• K-12 Outreach
• Mentorship
• Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Curriculum
• Teaching. Learning, and Pedagogy
• Other/ Non-specified

TRACK CHAIRS

• Ria Mazumder - Widener University
• Natasha Sheybani - University of Virginia

SUB-TRACKS

• Ultrasound Imaging and Therapeutic Ultrasound
• Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
• Endoscopy and Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
• Imaging Cells, Molecules, and Genome
• Imaging System Development and Emerging Imaging Techniques
• Imaging Tissue, Organs, and Physiological Systems
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Applications (MRI)
• Nuclear Medicine Imaging (PET/SPECT)
• Optical and Spectroscopic Imaging, Microscopy, and Spectroscopy (Optics)
• Photoacoustic Imaging (PA)
• X-ray and Computed Tomographic Imaging (CT)
• Other/ Non-specified

TRACK CHAIRS

• Madeleine Oudin - Tufts University
• Erica Pratt - Boston University

SUB-TRACKS

• Novel Strategies in Cancer Detection, Diagnosis, and Prognosis
• Cancer Immunoengineering, Immunomodulation & Immunotherapy
• Cancer Drug Delivery & Nanotechnology
• Computational Modeling of Cancer & Systems Biology
• Cancer Mechanobiology
• Engineered Cancer Models for In Vitro Studies
• Tumor Microenvironment
• Cancer Migration and Metastasis
• Single-cell Analysis of Cancer
• Circulating Biomarkers: CTCs, Extracellular Vesicles, and DNA
• Other/ Non-specified

TRACK CHAIRS

• Esak (Isaac) Lee - Cornell University
• Feng Zhao - Texas A&M University

SUB-TRACKS

• Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering
• Cardiovascular Biosensing and Bioimaging
  • Innovations in Cardiac and Vascular Biosensors and Medical Devices
• Engineering Approaches for Thrombosis & Hemostasis Assessment
• Cardiovascular Biomechanics
  • Hemodynamics
  • Others
• Cardiovascular Regeneration 
  • Stem Cells
  • EVs
  • Drugs and Others
• Cardiac Pathophysiology: Electrophysiology and Heart Valves
• Engineered Vascularization
  • Angiogenesis, Vasculogenesis and Anastomosis
  • In vitro (3D printing, Microfabrication etc.) More Technological
  • In vivo Regeneration, Heart, Lung, Liver
• Lymphatic Engineering in Cardiovascular Diseases and Regeneration
• AI-associated Cardiovascular Engineering
• Other/ Non-specified

TRACK CHAIRS

• Adetola Adesida - University of Alberta, Canada
• Celeste Nelson - Princeton University

SUB-TRACKS

• Cell-matrix Interactions
• Cell Migration
• Engineering and the Microbiome
• Epigenetics and Chromatin Regulation
• Gene Delivery and Genome Bioengineering
• Measuring, Manipulating, and Integrating Mechanobiology
• Mechano-bioengineering
• Micro/Nano Tools in Molecular Biology (Genomics, Proteomics)
• Molecular and Cellular Immunoengineering
• Molecular Bioengineering
• Molecular Imaging in Live Cells
• Reprogramming/Directed Differentiation in Stem Cell Engineering
• Single-Cell Measurements and Models
• Other / Non-specified

TRACK CHAIRS

• Aijun Wang - University of California, Davis
• Christopher Arena - Virginia Tech

SUB-TRACKS

• Assistive Technology
• Biosensors
• Design and Control of Prostheses and Exoskeletons
• Implantable Sensors and Devices
• Interventional Devices and Robotics
• Musculoskeletal Robotics and Biomechatronics in Rehabilitation
• Neural Devices and Electronics
• Point of Care/ Mobile Devices
• Surgical Robotics
• Wearable Sensors and Devices
• Other/ Non-specified

TRACK CHAIRS

• Jeannine Coburn - Worcester Polytechnic Institute
• Meenal Datta - University of Notre Dame

SUB-TRACKS

• Drug Delivery for Cancer Treatment
• Delivery Systems for Proteins and Vaccines
• Delivery Systems for Nucleic Acids
• Drug Delivery for Immunomodulation and Immunotherapy
• Cell-based Delivery Systems
• Other / Non-specified

TRACK CHAIRS

• Gulden Camci-Unal - University of Massachusetts Lowell
• Jessilyn Dunn - Duke University

SUB-TRACKS

• Point-of-care and Low-resource Technologies for Collecting and Processing Biosamples
• Digital Health Technologies for Collecting and Processing Biosignals
• Global Health ELSI (Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues)
• Automated Technologies for Use In Developing Countries
• Industry Pathways into Other Countries
• International Collaborations on Chronic Disease
• International Collaborations on Infectious Disease
• Nanotechnologies for Global Health Technologies and Systems
• Social Science Collaborations Across Countries
• Other / Non-specified

TRACK CHAIRS

• Leo Wan - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• Ian Wong - Brown University

SUB-TRACKS

• Bioinspired/Biomimetic Micro/Nano Devices and Systems
• Biomaterials Integration with Micro/Nano Chips and Devices
• In Situ Tissue Regeneration via Micro/Nano Engineered Technologies
• Micro/Nano Fluidic Engineering, Lab-on-Chip and Organ-on-Chip Systems
• Micro/Nano Technologies In Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering, Medicine and Biology
• Micro/Nano Tools for Precision Medicine
• Molecular Sensors and Nanodevices for Diagnostics and Biomedical Imaging
• Flexible/Wearable Systems
• Other / Non-specified (Implantable systems, 3D Printing/Bioprinting, Tools to Study and Manipulate the Microbiome, Courses and Training Approaches, etc.)

TRACK CHAIRS

• Chuck Dorval - University of Utah
• Aysegul Gunduz - University of Florida
• Maribel Vazquez - Rutgers University

SUB-TRACKS

• Neural Decoding and Control
• Neural Device Interfaces
• Neural & Glial Cell Engineering
• Neuroimaging
• Neuromodulation: Brian and Spinal Cord Stimulation
• Neuromodulation: Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
• Neuro-Regenerative Engineering
• Other / Non-specified

TRACK CHAIRS

• Aaron Goldstein - Virginia Tech
• Hae Lin Jang - Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School

SUB-TRACKS

• Bone
• Articular Cartilage, Meniscus, and Joints
• Tendon and Ligament
• Spine and Intervertebral Disc
• Prosthetics, Devices, and Therapies for Rehabilitation of Orthopaedic Tissues
• Stem Cell Engineering in Orthopaedic Tissues
• Inflammation, Immunity, and Degeneration of Orthopaedic Tissues
• Mechanobiology and Mechanotransduction in Orthopaedic Tissues
• Other / Non-specified

TRACK CHAIRS

• Limei Tian - Texas A&M University
• Donghui Zhu - Stony Brook University - SUNY

SUB-TRACKS

• Drug Delivery (vaccines, novel ways to deliver antivirals)
• Modeling Spread of Contagion
• Prevention
• Rapid Detection
• Sterilization
• Systems Biology of Infectious Disease
• Technology Advancements (3D Printing, Devices, etc.)
• Other / Non-specified

TRACK CHAIRS

• Jonathan Butcher - Cornell University
• Yan Li - Florida State University
• Pinar Zorlutuna - University of Notre Dame

SUB-TRACKS

• Immunoengineering and Immunomodulation in Tissue Engineering
• Mechanobiology in Cell and Tissue Engineering
• Extracellular Matrix Biomaterials in Tissue Engineering
• Neural and Neurovascular Tissue Engineering
• Stem Cells in Tissue Engineering
• Other / Non-specified

TRACK CHAIRS

• Pilar de la Puente - Sanford Research/University of South Dakota School of Medicine
• Kaitlin Fogg - Oregon State University

SUB-TRACKS

• Reproductive and Maternal Health
  • Menstruation, Fertility Issues, Oncofertility, Contraception, Pregnancy, Childbirth, Maternal Health, and Postpartum Care
• Gynecological Health
  • PCOS, Endometriosis, Adenomyosis, Fibroids, Ovarian cysts, Pelvic Floor Disorders, Vaginitis, Gynecological Cancers 
• Breast Health
  • Breast cancer, Benign Breast Conditions, Breast Surgery, Breast Reconstruction, Breast Imaging, Nipple Shields, Lactation 
• Menopause and Postmenopausal Health
  • Management and Understanding of Menopause Symptoms, Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis, Cardiovascular Health Post-menopause
• Athletic Health
  • Musculoskeletal Health, Injury Prevention, Exercise Across the Lifespan, Biomechanics, Athletic Performance and Lifetime Fitness 
• Sex-related Differences in Health
  • Autoimmune Diseases, COVID-19, Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, Thyroid Disorders, Mental Health, Pain, Sleep
• Other / Non-specified

TRACK CHAIRS

• Melissa Mendoza-Seale - Exponent, Inc.
• Brent Winslow - Google, LLC
• Wuqiang Zhu - Mayo Clinic

SUB-TRACKS

• Public Engagement and Policy Advocacy in Biomedical Engineering
• AI in Global Health Beyond Borders
• Education and Ethics of Biomedical Engineering in Multicultural Context
• The Fusion of Engineering Principles with Cultural Insights toward Culturally Competent Medical Devices
• The Future Societal Impact of Biomedical Engineering