Georgia Tech's Cell and Tissue Engineering Training Grant is excited to announce the first ever Cell and Tissue Engineering Symposium! Join us for talks and a Q&A career panel from leaders in the biotechnology industry, a rapid-fire research competition, and a poster symposium. Open to all graduate student, postdoc, and undergraduate trainees to network with industry leaders, communicate your research and expand your career opportunities.

Complimentary registration required for all attendees - REGISTER HERE

Our keynote speakers will be sharing their career journey and advice for current Ph.D. students. 

Rapid-fire and poster presenters will be eligible for a $250 travel award prize in each category, so submit ABSTRACTS HERE - Deadline May 11, 2023.

AGENDA

• 8:00 a.m.        Breakfast and registration
• 9:00 a.m.        Opening
• 9:15 a.m.        Keynote Presentation - "The Journey from a Ph.D. in Sea Squirt Genetics to Founding Three Biotechs” - David Johnson, Ph.D., Founder and CEO, GigaMune
• 10:00 a.m.       Break
• 10:15 a.m.       Lina Maria Mancipe Castro, Ph.D., MiMedx
• 10:45 a.m.       Poster Session
• 11:45 a.m.       Louise Hecker, Ph.D., Fibronox and Emory University
• 12:15 p.m.       Lunch
• 1:15 p.m.         Keynote Presentation - “Career Opportunities in Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing” - Zhi Li, Ph.D.., Associate Director, Bristol Myers Squibb
• 2:00 p.m.         Rapid Fire Competition
• 3:00 p.m.         Break
• 3:15 p.m.         Career Panel
• 4:45 p.m.         Selected Talk 
• 4:45 p.m.         Closing and Awards Ceremony
• 7:00 p.m.         Off Campus Social