2018 Annual Conference

The event will open with luncheon plenary keynote talks by nationally recognized industry leaders. In the afternoon, collaboration sessions will take place for IEM faculty members and industrial colleagues to discuss research collaboration opportunities relating to Cardiovascular Engineering, Neuroengineering, Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering, Medical and Biological Imaging, and Medical Devices. From mid-afternoon, there will also be a poster session highlighting research of IEM faculty members and their groups included in the program.

The retreat and conference shall offer rich opportunities for participants to develop interdisciplinary collaborations between health sciences and engineering, and form teams of collaborators responding to federal/external funding opportunities.

 

Key Speakers Include: 

 

2018 IEM Annual Conference
KRISTI ANSETH - 2028 IEM Annual Conference

KRISTI ANSETH
University of Colorado, Boulder

DAVID BISHOP - 2018 IEM Annual Conference

DAVID BISHOP, PH.D.
Boston University

KEVIN HEALY - 2018 IEM Annual Conference

KEVIN HEALY, PH.D.
University of California, Berkeley

DAVID LARGAESPADA - 2018 IEM Annual Conference

DAVID LARGAESPADA, PH.D.
University of Minnesota

Agenda

8:30 - 9:00 am Networking

9:00 - 9:10 am Welcome Remarks
Tucker W. LeBien, PhD
Professor of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology
Vice Dean for Research, Medical School
Associate Vice President for Research, Academic Health Center
Director, Office of Discovery and Translation

Ellen Longmire, PhD
Professor, Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics
Associate Dean for Academic Afairs, College of Science and Engineering

9:10 - 9:45 am Distinguished Plenary Talk
Photoadaptable hydrogels for studying crypt formation in intestinal organoids
Kristi Anseth, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor and Tisone Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering
University of Colorado, Boulder
Member, National Academy of Engineering, Sciences and Medicine
Member of the National Academy of Inventors

Moderator: Mark Distefano, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry

9:45 - 10:20 am Distinguished Plenary Talk
The Cell-Met ERC For Cardiac Tissue Engineering
David Bishop, Ph.D.
Professor, Head of the Division of Materials Science & Engineering
Director of the CELL-MET Engineering Research Center
Boston University

Moderator: Alena Talkachova, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering

10:20 - 10:40 am Coffee Break

10:40 - 11:15 am Distinguished Plenary Talk
Human Organs Chips for Drug Development, Disease Modeling, and More...
Kevin Healy, Ph.D.
Professor, Bioengineering and Materials Science & Engineering
Former Chair, Department of Bioengineering
University of California, Berkeley

Moderator: David McKenna, Ph.D., Professor and American Red Cross Chair in Transfusion Medicine

11:15 - 11:50 am Distinguished Plenary Talk
Genetic barriers to tumor formation and physical barriers to drug delivery in
peripheral nerve sheath tumors
David Largaespada, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and
Development
Director, Brain Tumor Program, Masonic Cancer Center
University of Minnesota

Moderator: David Odde. Ph.D., Associate Director for Development, Institute for Engineering in Medicine

11:45 - 12:00 pm IEM Industrial Fellows Award Ceremony
Moderator: Paul Iaizzo, Ph.D., Associate Director for Professional Education and Outreach, Institute for Engineering in Medicine

12:00 - 1:00 pm Networking Lunch

12:30 - 1:00 pm Luncheon Presentation - Future of IEM
John C. Bischof, Ph.D.
Director, Institute for Engineering in Medicine
Collaborative Activities In Areas of Thematic Strengths

1:00 - 3:00 pm Break-out Sessions

  • Cancer Bioengineering
    Paolo Provenzano, Ph.D., Director, Laboratory for Engineering in Oncology
    David Largaespada, Ph.D., Professor, Departments of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development and Pediatrics
    Kaylee Schwertfeger, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  • Cardiovascular Engineering
    Paul Iaizzo, Ph.D., FHRS, Professor, Department of Surgery, Director, Visible Heart Laboratory
  • Medical Devices
    Art Erdman, Ph.D., Director, Earl E. Bakken Medical Devices Center
    Theresa Reineke, Ph.D., Distinguished McKnight University Professor of Chemistry
    Andy Grande, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
  • Neural Engineering
    Tay Netoff, Ph.D., Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Director, Center for Neuroengineering
    Greg Molnar, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Neurology
  • Regenerative Medicine & Transplantation
    Erik Finger, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
    Angela Panoskaltsis-Mortari, Ph.D., Vice Chair for Research and Professor, Department of Pediatrics

3:00 - 5:00 pm Student Poster Session and Networking

  • Session 1: Cancer
  • Session 2: Cardiovascular
  • Session 3: Medical Devices
  • Session 4: Neural
  • Session 5: Regenerative Medicine & Transplantation
  • Session 6: Frontier & Emerging Areas

5:00 - 5:30 pm Poster Award Announcements
David Odde, Ph.D., Associate Director for Development, Institute for Engineering in Medicine, Institute for Engineering in Medicine