1C: Biomaterials for In Vitro Models of Disease 1

Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Time: 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Session Type: Concurrent Session 1

Description

Moderators:

Taimoor Qazi
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Purdue University

Samantha Zambuto
Assistant Professor
Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering
University of Kentucky

  • 1:30 PM. 12. Long-Term Adipocyte Spheroid Model to Recapitulate In Vivo–Like Insulin Resistance.Sheetal Chowdhury1, Gene Bidwell, PhD1, Joshua Speed, PhD1, Amol Janorkar, PhD1 1University of Mississippi Medical Center

  • 2:15 PM. 15. Modeling insulitis in type 1 diabetes using synthetic hydrogels.Aliyah Tate1, Matthew Brown1, Magdalena Samojlik1, Cherie Stabler1, Todd Brusko1, Edward Phelps1 1University of Florida

  • 2:30 PM. 16. Ex Vivo Bone Marrow Subniches Influence the Fate of Human Antibody-Secreting Cells.Liana Kramer1, Zhonghai Dai1, Krishnendu Roy, Ph.D.2, Ankur Singh1 1Georgia Institute of Technology, 2Vanderbilt University

  • 2:45 PM. 17. Biochemical and Biophysical Regulation of Natural Killer Cell Infiltration Using a Tunable Hydrogel Model.Suzanne Lightsey1, Rylee Newport1, Gabriella Flinn1, Madison Temples, PhD1, Blanka Sharma, PhD1 1University of Florida

  • 3:00 PM. 18. Matrix Microarchitecture Drives Cellular Function and Extracellular Vesicle Proteome in Engineered Tendon Models.Kariman Shama, BS1, Zachary Greenberg, MS1, Mei He, PhD1, Brittany Taylor, PhD1 1University of Florida

  • 3:15 PM. 19. Screening salivary gland-acting drugs to control oral biofilm virulence via the salivary gland mimetic tissue chip.Sydney Yang, PhD1, Lisa DeLouise, PhD, MPD2, Danielle Benoit1 1University of Oregon, 2University of Rochester