Date/Time
03/10/2026
9:00 am-5:00 pm
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Location
Reitz Union Grand Ballroom
655 Reitz Union Drive
Gainesville, FL 32611
Details
2026 Florida Regional Biomaterials Day
Theme:
Augmenting Nature’s Design Through Smart Biomaterials
Date: March 10, 2026
Time: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Location: University of Florida, Reitz Union Grand Ballroom
Registration Deadline: February 23, 2026
More Information:
https://sites.google.com/ufl.edu/flbiomaterialsday2026
Event Schedule
9:00am – 10:25am
Session 1: Biomaterials for Targeted Delivery
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Kristy Ainslie, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
10:45am – 12:00pm
Session 2: Tissue Engineering
Invited Speaker: Dr. Brittany Taylor, University of Florida
12:00pm – 1:00pm
Lunch (for registered attendees only)
1:00pm – 2:15pm
Session 3: Industry Perspectives and Rising Research
Invited Speaker: Dr. William Brooks, Johnson & Johnson
2:15pm – 3:15pm
Poster Session
3:15pm – 4:30pm
Session 4: Biomaterial-Cell Interactions
Invited Speaker: Dr. Nathan Gallant, University of South Florida
Networking Reception
Date: March 9, 2026
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: Cypress & Grove Brewing Co.
Join the University of Florida Chapter of the Society for Biomaterials for an evening networking reception featuring refreshments, informal mingling, and a Q&A with invited speakers ahead of the main session.