Program
CALIFORNIA
DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY: ENGINEERING THE LIFE SCIENCES
Seventh Annual Industry Research Symposium
May 19, 2008
MONDAY, MAY 19, 2008
7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
8:00 a.m. - 8:10 a.m. Symposium Introduction [View video, RealPlayer program required]
Nicolaos G. Alexopoulos, Ph.D.
Dean, The
UC Irvine
8:10 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. Welcome
James C. Earthman, Ph.D.
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research
Professor, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Biomedical Engineering
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering
UC Irvine
8:15 a.m. - 8:20 a.m. Speaker Introductions
H. Kumar Wickramasinghe, Ph.D.
The Henry Samueli Endowed Chair, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
The
UC Irvine
8:20 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. A New Generation of Functional Genomics from Ultra High Throughput Sequencing to DNA Sequencing
Barbara J. Wold, Ph.D.
Professor, Molecular Biology
Director, Beckman Institute
California Institute of Technology
9:05 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. eSensor®: An Electrochemical Detection Based DNA Microarray Technology for Molecular Diagnostics
Robin H. Liu, Ph.D.
Director, Device Technology
Osmetech Molecular Diagnostics
9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Refreshment Break and Student Poster Session
10:15 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. Speaker Introductions
G.P. Li, Ph.D.
Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, and Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Director, California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology at UC Irvine
Director, Integrated Nanosystems Research Facility
The
UC Irvine
10:20 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Challenges and Opportunities in Stem Cell Research
Peter J. Donovan, Ph.D.
Professor, Biological Chemistry and Developmental and Cell Biology
Co-Director, Sue and
School
UC Irvine
11:05 a.m. - 11:40 a.m. Engineering Approaches for the Novel Separation of Stem Cell Subpopulations [View video, RealPlayer program required]
Lisa A. Flanagan, Ph.D.
Assistant Researcher, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
UC Irvine
11:45 a.m. - 12:25 p.m. Symposium Keynote Presentation – Skating to the Puck: Anticipating New Technologies and Products That Will Replace the Old as a Result of the Healthcare Revolution [View video, RealPlayer program required]
Richard M. Satava, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor, Surgery
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:35 p.m. - 1:40 p.m. Speaker Introductions
Abraham P. Lee, Ph.D.
Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Director, Micro/Nano Fluidics Fundamentals Focus (MF3) Center
The
UC Irvine
1:40 p.m. - 2:20 p.m. Where Nanophotonics and Microfluidics Meet [View video, RealPlayer program required]
Axel Scherer, Ph.D.
Bernard A. Neches Professor of Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, and Physics
Director, Kavli Nanoscience Institute
California Institute of Technology
2:25 p.m. - 3:05 p.m. Instructive Biomaterials to Direct Cell Fate [View video, RealPlayer program required]
Andrew J. Putnam, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
The
UC Irvine
3:05 p.m. - 3:20 p.m. Refreshment Break and Student Poster Session
3:20 p.m. - 3:25 p.m. Speaker Introductions
Bruce J. Tromberg, Ph.D.
Professor, Biomedical Engineering, The
Professor,
Director, Laser Microbeam and Medical Program
UC Irvine
3:25 p.m. - 4:05 p.m. Innovating Disruptive Technology [View video, RealPlayer program required]
Corporate Vice President, Advanced Technology
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
4:10 p.m. - 4:50 p.m. Tissue Engineering: Where Do We Go From Here? [View video, RealPlayer program required]
Gregory R.D. Evans, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor, Surgery and Biomedical Engineering
Chief, Aesthetic and Plastic Surgery Institute
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering
UC Irvine
4:50 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Conclusions
William C. Tang, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Research
Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering
UC Irvine
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Reception and Student Poster Session
Location: Engineering Gateway Plaza
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering, UC Irvine Campus
6:30 p.m. Annual Dinner and Awards Banquet
Location: Engineering Gateway Plaza, The Henry Samueli School of Engineering, UC Irvine Campus
Honoring:
James V. Mazzo, Chairman, President, and CEO, Advanced Medical Optics, Inc.
Michael A. Mussallem, Chairman and CEO, Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Keynote Address
Michael V. Drake, M.D.
Chancellor
UC Irvine