Friday, September 20
Carnegie Mellon Forum on Biomedical Engineering
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08:45 – 09:00 AM
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Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon
Keith Cook, PhD
The David Edward Schramm Professor and Head of Biomedical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
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09:00 – 09:30 AM
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Keynote: Bioengineering Cell-based Therapeutics
Omid Veiseh, Ph.D.
Professor of Bioengineering
CPRIT Scholar in Cancer Research
Department of Bioengineering
Rice University
Moderator:
Tzahi (Itzhaq) Cohen-Karni, Ph.D.
Professor
Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
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09:30 – 10:00 AM
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Keynote: Building Tissues: Mechanics Meets Metabolism
Celeste M. Nelson, Ph.D.
Wilke Family Professor in Bioengineering
Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Princeton University
Moderator:
Charlie Ren, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
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10:00 - 10:15 AM
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Break
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10:15 – 10:45 AM
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Keynote: Dexterous Manipulation: Control Mechanisms and Clinical Applications
Marco Santello, Ph.D.
Fulton Professor of Neural Engineering
School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering
Arizona State University
Moderator:
Steven M. Chase, Ph.D.
Professor
Biomedical Engineering and Carnegie Mellon Neuroscience Institute
Carnegie Mellon University
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10:45 – 11:15 AM
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Keynote: The Power of Inclusion: How Diverse Clinical Trials Unlock Better Health, Better Science, and Better Business
David L. Gonzales
Senior Fellow, Human Capital, The Conference Board
Global Chief Diversity Officer (former), Bristol-Myers Squibb
Moderator:
Keith Cook, Ph.D.
The David Edward Schramm Professor and Head
Biomedical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
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11:15 – 11:45 AM
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Keynote: Lipid Nanoparticles for RNA Delivery: Enablers of a New Wave of Genetic Medicine
Kathryn A. Whitehead, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
Moderator: Tagbo Niepa, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
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11:45 – 12:15 PM
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Keynote: Post-mortem Brain Imaging with Marine Mammals: New Opportunities for Comparative Network Neuroscience
Peter Cook, Ph.D
Associate Professor of Psychology
New College of Florida
Moderator:
Jana Kainerstorfer, Ph.D.
Professor and Associate Department Head for Faculty and Graduate Affairs
Biomedical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
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12:15 – 1:00 PM
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Lunch Break
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1:00 – 1:30 PM
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Keynote: Mechanical Brain Mapping with Magnetic Resonance Elastography
Curtis Johnson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
University of Delaware
Moderator:
Axel Moore, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
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1:30 - 2:00 PM
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Keynote: Perivascular Tissue-Engineered Models to Elucidate Mechanisms and Treat Human Aortic Disease
Julie Phillippi, Ph.D.
UPMC Pellegrini Chair of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Vice Chair, Cardiac Surgery Research
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
University of Pittsburgh
Moderator:
Keith Cook, Ph.D.
The David Edward Schramm Professor and Head
Biomedical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
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2:00 - 2:30 PM
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Best Abstract Talk: Deep Brain Stimulation Using Minimally Invasive Passive Floating Implant: FLOATES
Vishal Jain, PhD
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Neuroscience Institute
Carnegie Mellon University
Moderator:
Kai Yu, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Biomedical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
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2:30 – 4:15 PM
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Pre-recorded Slide Presentations
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4:15 – 4:30 PM
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Announcement of Awards
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