Other Earth Week 2024 Programming
April 17 - 3rd Annual Sensor CAT Symposium
Program
All times listed are Eastern Time (ET). Sessions will be hosted in-person and on Zoom.
| 8:15 a.m. | Registration begins with coffee (In-person) |
| 9:00 a.m. | Welcome remarks by Organizing committee and Joshua Brumberg, Interim president of the CUNY Graduate Center |
| 9:10 a.m. | Session 1: Synthesis: supramolecular materials design and synthesis Introduction by Chris Radford, Rutgers University |
| 9:15 a.m. | Emerging Frontiers in Bio-Inspired Supramolecular Materials Samuel I. Stupp, Northwestern University |
| 10:00 a.m. | Uniting Sequence, Structure, and Function in Copolymers for Rare Earth Element Sequestration Abigail Knight, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| 10:30 a.m. | In-cellulo protein crystallization: an emerging method toward programmable synthesis of functional biomaterials Dingchang Lin , Johns Hopkins University |
| 11:00 a.m. | Nanoparticle Modified Biomaterials for Immune Modulation Santiago Correa, Columbia University |
| 11:30 a.m. | Panel Discussion Moderated by Chair Chris Radford |
| 12:15 p.m. | Lunch Break + Poster Session Walkthrough |
| 1:10 p.m. | Session 2: Circular systems: sourcing, scaling, and recycling or upcycling Introduction by Chair Brian Giebel, Advanced Science Research Center |
| 1:15 p.m. | Precision Polysaccharides and Glycomimetic Polymers Jia Niu, Boston College |
| 1:45 p.m. | PFAS Remediation – Computational Study of Self-Assembly and Sorbent Materials Design Boran Ma , The University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2:15 p.m. | Protein Engineered Biomaterials and Biocatalysts Jin Montclare , NYU |
| 2:45 p.m. | Panel Discussion Moderated by Chair Brian Giebel |
| 3:30 p.m. | Break |
| 3:45 p.m. | Presentations from students and postdoctoral researchers Chair Hema Kuntrapakam, Advanced Science Research Center |
| 3:45 p.m. | Electrostatic-Mediated Supramolecular Self-Assembly of Biomimetic Ternary Liposome-Protein-siRNA Nanoparticles for Ultraefficient RNA Delivery and Interference Jonathan Sun, NYU |
| 4:00 p.m | Inspired by Nature: Amino Acids for Robust Hierarchical Supramolecular Assembly Seda Kelestemur, The City College of New York |
| 4:15 p.m | Development of a Multivalent BMP-2 Presentation System from Glass Surfaces Eugene Cheong, Rutgers University |
| 4:30 p.m. | Engineering DNA-mediated Isotropic Pair Potentials to Fabricate Different Nanosphere Packings Daniel McKeen, Columbia University |
| 4:45 p.m. | Poster Session Walkthrough |
| 5:45 p.m. | End of Day 1 |
| 8:15 a.m. | Registration begins with coffee (In-person) |
| 9:00 a.m. | Welcome remarks by Organizing Chairs |
| 9:10 a.m. | Session 3: Bioinspired and biodegradable electronics Introduction by Chair Ankit Jain, Brooklyn College |
| 9:15 a.m. | Design of Polypeptide Materials at the Intersections of Recyclable Batteries, Electronic Materials, and Biomedical Devices Karen L. Wooley, Texas A&M University |
| 10:00 a.m. | Sequence-Controlled Peptoid Polymers Helen Tran, University of Toronto |
| 10:30 a.m. | Leveraging the Marcus Inverted Region to Create Artificial Reaction Center Proteins Ron Koder, The City College of New York, CUNY |
| 11:00 a.m. | Panel Discussion for Session 3 Moderated by Chair Ankit Jain |
| 11:30 a.m. | Session 4: Biomanufacturing and biocatalysis Introduction by Chair Chris DelRe, Advanced Science Research Center |
| 11:35 a.m. | Computational design of hemoprotein-based cyclopropanases with programmable stereoselectivity and broad substrate scope Sagar Khare, Rutgers University |
| 12:05 a.m. | Rare Earth Elements Separation Baofu Qiao, Baruch College, CUNY |
| 12:35 a.m. | Panel Discussion for Session 4 Moderated by Chair Chris DelRe |
| 1:00 p.m. | Lunch Break + Poster Session Walkthrough |
| 2:00pm | Presentations from students and postdoctoral researchers (in 5th Floor Data Visualization Room) Introduction by Chair Kübra Kaygisiz, Advanced Science Research Center |
| 2:00 p.m. | Hotspot Wizard-informed engineering of a hyperthermophilic β-glucosidase for enhanced enzyme activity at low temperatures Mehmet Emre Erkanli, NYU |
| 2:15 p.m. | Ligand-guided selection and biochemical characterization of orthosteric/allosteric DNA aptamers against beta-2 adrenergic receptors Agbor Otu Egbe Vydaline, CUNY School of Medicine |
| 2:30 p.m. | Modulation of Biocatalytic Trajectories by DNA Spring Generated Mechanical Forces Ipek Simay Gokulu, Columbia University |
| 2:45 p.m. | The role of water structure on water-responsive actuation of regenerated silk fibroin Darjan Podbevsek, ASRC CUNY |
| 3:00 p.m. | Protein-engineered leaf and branch compost cutinase variants for sustainable polymer synthesis and degradation Temiloluwa Majekodunmi, NYU Tandon school of engineering |
| 3:15 p.m. | Staphylococcus aureus functional amyloids catalyze degradation of ï¢-lactam antibiotics Elad Arad, Ben Gurion University |
| 3:30 p.m. | Break |
| 3:45 p.m. | Award ceremony and Closing Remarks |
| 4:00 p.m. | Event Ends |