OCTANe@UCI – Fuel for the Technical Mind

Friday, March 14, 2008 - 6:30 p.m. to Saturday, March 15, 2008 - 7:55 p.m.

Entrepreneurs Forum@UCI

UC Irvine University Club



The Entrepreneurs Forum at UC Irvine provides an intimate and informative setting for faculty and researchers who are interested in the entrepreneurial process. Each lunch features a faculty member from UC Irvine or within the UC System who will share their experiences and advice on the technology transfer process and starting companies. Faculty will have the opportunity to actively participate in a spirited Q&A session with each speaker.


This event is open to UCI faculty and senior research and OCTANe member and sponsors only at this time.


PLEASE NOTE: We apologize, but lunch will no longer be provided. If you choose to have lunch while listening to the program, there is a $15 charge at the door. Lunch service at the University Club opens at 11:15 a.m..


RSVP by 3/12/08

Nargis Penjwini
nargis.penjwini@unx.uci.edu
949-824-5267


Speaker
Professor Steven George
William J. Link Professor and Chair, Biomedical Engineering
Professor, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
UC Irvine

Dr. George's work focuses on understanding the biology and physiology of the human lung as an integrated, whole organ. Within this context, he is pursuing two overarching areas of research, both of which combine cellular and whole organ studies, and experimental as well as theoretical techniques: 1) nitric oxide metabolism and 2) wound healing and tissue remodeling.


Dr. George and his group are working toward an understanding of what changes in the local biochemical environment affect exchange dynamics at the cellular and whole-organ level. The project involves an understanding of the fluid mechanics of the bifurcating tubes, mass transfer coefficients and lung mechanics. Current research projects include a characterization of endogenous and exogenous nitric oxide exchange in the lungs; wound healing and extracellular matric remodeling in the lungs; drug delivery of nitric oxide, nitric oxide donors and peptides; and cytokine-induced production of nitrous oxide in the lungs, particularly in response to exercise.