2024 CMaT NSF Site Visit

April 8-10, 2024

Georgia Tech 

Atlanta, Georgia

 

REGISTRATION:

The online registration is now closed. 

To register for the CMaT NSF Site Visit, please contact Victoria Nail-Taylor (Victoria.nail-taylor@gatech.edu).

 

AGENDA:

 

NSF Engineering Research Center for Cell Manufacturing Technologies (CMaT)
Agenda for Annual Site Visit
April 8-10, 2024

Monday, April 8

2:30 p.m.    
CMaT Trainee activity  
All Trainees 
Petit Institute (IBB) Suddath Seminar Room 1128

4:15 p.m.      
All CMaT invited to keynote by Patient Advocate Doug Olsen 
Petit Institute (IBB) Suddath Seminar Room 1128

5:30 p.m.      
Park Tavern
all CMaT participants are invited to dinner, Park Tarven, 500 10th Street, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30309

7:30-8:30 p.m.   
CMaT Trainee networking event with industry - Park Tavern


Tuesday, April 9

7:00 a.m.    
Check-in and breakfast         

7:25-7:40 a.m. 
Welcome and introductions
Georgia Tech Executive Vice President for Research: Chaouki Abdallah
Council of Deans: Raheem Beyah, Donald Leo, Bienvenido Vélez, and Ian Robertson

7:40-8:20 a.m. 
Director’s Overview (30 mins + 10 min Q/A) 
Johnna Temenoff

8:20-8:30 a.m. 
Research Program Overview
Melissa Kemp

8:30-8:50 a.m. 
Thrust 1 Presentation (10 min + 10 min Q/A) 
Thrust 1 Leads and Graduate Trainee Austin Feeney (Palecek Lab)
    
8:50-9:10 a.m.     
Thrust 2 Presentation (10 min + 10 min Q/A) 
Thrust 2 Leads and Graduate Student Trainee Amin Davarzani (Karumbaiah Lab)
        
9:10-9:30 a.m.    
Thrust 3 Presentation (10 min + 10 min Q/A)
Thrust 3 Leads and Research Engineer Trainee– Walker Byrnes (Balakirsky Lab)

9:30-9:45 a.m. 
BREAK


9:45-10:15 a.m. 
Test-Bed 1 Presentation (MSCs) (20 min + 10 min Q/A) 
Test-Bed 1 Leads and Graduate Student Trainee Natalia Theran Suarez (Domenech Lab)

         
10:15-10:45 a.m.   
Test-Bed 2 Presentation (T Cells) (20 min + 10 min Q/A)
Test-Bed 2 Leads and Graduate Student Trainee Keerthana Shankar (Saha Lab) 
        

10:45-11:25 a.m.    
Test-Bed 3 Presentation (iPSCs) + C2C Update (30 min + 10 min Q/A)
Test-Bed 3 Leads and Graduate Student Trainees Margot Amitrano (Murphy Lab) & 
Fathima Shabnam (Palecek Lab)


11:25-11:35 a.m.    
Walk to the Marcus Nanotechnology Building for Posters, Test-Bed Demo, and Lunch
Golf cart transportation available for the NSF SVT and others as needed
    

11:35-11:55 a.m.     
Integrated Bioreactor Test-Bed Demo (Marcus Center Facility, For NSF SVT Only)

12:00-12:30 p.m.    
Lunch
Seating assignments on back of name tag

12:30-1:10 p.m.
Poster and Project Demo Viewing

1:10 p.m.    
NSF SVT move back to Krone Engineered Biosystems Building (EBB)
Meet at elevator, Golf cart transportation available

1:15-1:55 p.m.   
NSF SVT Executive Session #1
Closed Door Session – Room EBB 4029 (same building as presentations, upstairs)

1:15-1:35 p.m.
Continued Poster and Networking session for everyone else

1:35 p.m.    
Group Photo for all CMaT
Meet in Marcus Building Atrium

1:45 p.m.    
Break & walk to the Krone Engineered Biosystems Building (EBB) for afternoon sessions
Golf cart transportation available
        
2:00 -2:30 p.m.    
Innovation Ecosystem (20 mins + 10 mins Q/A)
Cynthia Sundell and Scott Ransom

2:30-3:10 p.m.
NSF SVT Private meeting with industry partners and advisory board members 
Closed Door Session - Break for everyone else 
Stay in main presentation room: Krone EBB 1005


3:10-3:15 p.m.   
Break + Come back to Main Presentation Room

3:15-3:40 p.m.
Engineering Workforce Development (15 mins + 10 mins Q/A)
Shalu Suri and James Warnock

3:40-4:05 p.m.
Diversity and Inclusion (15 mins + 10 mins Q/A)
Cheryl Gomillion and Agnes Padovani


4:05-4:20 p.m.
Assessment (10 mins + 5 mins Q/A)
Lizanne DeStefano

4:20-4:30 p.m.    
BREAK

4:30-5:10 p.m.
NSF SVT Private meeting with CMaT ERC trainees
Closed Door Session – designated participants only, check label on back of name tag
Stay in main presentation room: Krone EBB 1005
Break for everyone else 
4:30-4:45 p.m.
SLC President’s presentation –Rachel Carlyle & Fathima Shabnam
4:45-5:10 p.m.
Discussion

5:10 – 6:15 p.m.
NSF SVT Executive Session #2
Closed Door Session EBB 4029
NSF SVT
(CMaT Leadership Team (Executive Committee + Thrust/Test-Bed Leaders) stay in presentation room)

5:30 p.m.        
SLC Activity 
EBB 5029

~6:15-7:15 p.m.
NSF SVT discussion with CMaT leadership team
Main presentation room – EBB 1005
NSF SVT, CMaT Leadership Team (Executive Committee + Thrust/Test-Bed Leaders only)

Wednesday, April 10

7:30-8:30 a.m.
NSF SVT breakfast with Deans, CMaT Director, and Deputy Director
EBB 4029
    
8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
NSF SVT – report writing
EBB 4029
Director, Deputy Director, and CMaT staff available to answer questions as needed

LOGISTIC INFORMATION:

Meeting Logistics Attached

 

HOTEL ACCOMODATIONS:

Renaissance Atlanta Midtown Hotel

866 West Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA

   

TRAINEES ONLY:

Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center

800 Spring Street NW, Atlanta, GA

 

Poster Session

For any questions regarding your poster, please contact Maria Pinto (maria.pinto@ibb.gatech.edu).

 

FLIGHTS:

Please plan to arrive to Atlanta’s Hartsfield Airport (ATL)

 

 

All attendees should plan to arrive before 2:00 pm on April 8, 2024

 

 

Please contact Victoria Nail-Taylor (Victoria.Nail-Taylor@gatech.edu) for any questions.