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BEBRS 2009 INFORMATION
About the Symposium
Keynote Speaker
Resume Submission
Location and Directions
Schedule
Our Sponsors
Past Symposia
About the Symposium
On Thursday April 23rd, 2009 the Graduate Biomedical Engineering Society and the Biomedical Engineering department will host the fourth annual Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology Research Symposium (BEBRS). The symposium brings together student researchers working on biomedical and biotechnical problems from all corners of campus, with the aims of disseminating scientific knowledge, fostering collaboration, and showcasing the cutting-edge and interdisciplinary research that is being pursued at Carnegie Mellon University.
Keynote speaker
We are very excited to welcome Professor Shu Chien as this year's keynote speaker. His presentation is titled, Biomedical Sciences and Engineering in the New Century.
Abstract
As we enter the 21st century, the highest priority in people's mind is health. The improvement of health and quality of life depends on advances in biomedical sciences and biomedical engineering. In recent years, there have been dramatic progresses in modern biology (e.g., sequencing of the human genome). The analysis and synthesis of the vast amount of biological information requires the application of the emerging new concepts and technologies in engineering. An integrative approach is essential for the generation of new insights into the mechanisms of physiological regulation in health and the development of innovative methods for diagnosis, treatment and prevention of important human diseases. Interdisciplinary research and education at the interface of biology, medicine and engineering and the collaboration among academia, industry and government are crucial for the advancement of health and quality of life of people in the new century.
Background
- Dr. Shu Chien, MD, PhD established the Institute of
Biomedical Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, and
Institute of Engineering in Medicine at UCSD, and UC System-wide
Bioengineering Institute in California.
- He has made seminal contributions to cardiovascular regulation, blood rheology, blood cell mechanics, and endothelial cell mechanotransduction.
- His awards and honours include Melville Medal (twice), Landis Award, Galletti Award, Zweifach Award, Poiseuille Medal, and Founders Award of National Academy of Engineering.
- He has been President of Biomedical Engineering Society, American Society of Physiology, Microcirculatory Society, and International Society of Biorheology, as well as Federation of Societies of Experimental Biology (FASEB) and American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE).
- Chien is Member of all three U.S. National Academies (National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine), and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
- For me information on Dr. Shu Chien and his research visit: http://be-web.ucsd.edu/faculty/area/chien_lab/
Abstract Submission
Abstract submission now closed for BEBRS 2009.
Resume submission
GBMES would like to request a resume from all undergraduate and graduate students in the Carnegie Mellon BME department to be included in a resume book that will be distributed to symposium sponsors for the Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology Symposium. Please visit the Symposium Resume Submission submission requirements and instructions. Note that resumes which do not follow these guidelines will not be accepted into the resume book.
Location and Directions
BEBRS 2009 will take place in the Grand Room, located on the third floor of Posner Hall, home to the Tepper School of Business (labeled 17 on the map, and colored red). The Grand Room offers state of the art facilities and a sprawling view of campus and the Oakland skyline. Located centrally on Carnegie Mellon's campus, Posner Hall is only minutes from the Biomedical Engineering office in Doherty Hall. Street parking (may) be available on Margaret Morrison Street, Tech Avenue, and Frew Street, though attendees arriving by car are advised to park in the parking deck next to the University Center (label P7 on the map and colored purple). Bus routes which stop at Forbes and Beeler (next to the parking deck) include: the 56U, 59U, 61A, 61B, 61C, 61D, 61F, and 69A.
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Schedule
| 8:45am | Breakfast -- Grand Room |
| 9:00am | Opening -- Grand Room |
| 9:10am | Student Presentations -- Grand Room |
| Yajuan Wang. Real Time Cardiovascular Simulator. Advisor: James F. Antaki. |
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| Byoungkoo Lee. Parameter Effects Of Crowding On Binding Chemistry Using 2D Stochastic Off-lattice Model. Advisor: Russell Schwartz |
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| Gail Siewiorek. In vitro performance assessment of embolic protection filters under pulsatile flow conditions. Advisor: Ender Finol |
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| Judy Shum. Challenging the Maximum Diameter Criterion: Quantitative Assessment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Shape and Rupture Potential. Advisor: Ender Finol |
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| Samuel Hund. The Development of a Protein-Mediated Platelet Adhesion Model. Advisor: James F. Antaki |
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| 11:00am-noon | Keynote Lecture -- Grand Room Biomedical Sciences and Engineering in the New Century. Professor Shu Chien |
| Noon-1:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:00-2:10pm | Poster session -- Grand Room |
| 2:10pm | Student Presentations -- Grand Room |
| Teresa Kirshling. The Impact of Reactive Iron Nanoparticles on Microbial Diversity in Aquifer Soils. Advisor: Robert Tilton, Co-advisors: Gregory Lowry (CEE) and Edwin Minkley (Biology) |
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| Sheetal Pai. Protein adsorption in PLG microsphere delivery systems: impact of protein PEGylation. Advisor: Todd M. Przybycien, Robert D. Tilton |
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| Laing Tso Sun. Regulating Inflammation with Materials. Advisor: Newell Washburn |
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| Jonathan Dider. A Biologically Inspired Synthetic Templating Approach. Advisor: Philip R. LeDuc |
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| Alexandre Ribeiro. Expression of LMNA Gene with C-terminus Fused GFP as a Model for Laminopathies. Advisor: Kris N. Dahl |
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| Warren Ruder. Probing Calcium Mechanotransduction with Flexible Microfibers. Advisor: James F. Antaki and Philip R. LeDuc |
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| 4:20-4:30pm | Closing -- Grand Room |
| 5:00-6:30pm | Awards Ceremony, BioPharma-GBMES Networking Mixer, and Fisher Scientific Sponsor exhibit -- Grand Room |
This schedule is final unless further noted.
Corporate Sponsors
Gold Sponsor:
Cosponsored and cohosted in part by:
Past Symposia
BEBRS 2008BEBRS 2007