Program Day 1 - Monday, May 15, 2006

CALIFORNIA: PROSPERTIY THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
5th Annual Industry Research Symposium
Engineering in Medicine & LifeChip Technologies

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MONDAY, MAY 15, 2006

Theme: Engineering in Medicine

REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST
7:30 a.m.

INTRODUCTION
8:15 a.m.

Nicolaos G. Alexopoulos, Ph.D.
Dean, The Henry Samueli School of Engineering, UC Irvine

WELCOME [View video, RealPlayer program required]
8:20 a.m.

Michael V. Drake, M.D. [View video, RealPlayer program required]
Chancellor, UC Irvine

SESSION I. ENGINEERING SCIENCE IN OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISION TECHNOLOGIES
8:30 a.m. – Noon

Introduction – Session Chair
Bruce Tromberg, Ph.D.
Director, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
School of Medicine and The Henry Samueli School of Engineering, UC Irvine

"Lasers in Ophthalmology: Past, Present and Future" [View video, RealPlayer program required]
Ron Kurtz, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology
School of Medicine, UC Irvine

Challenges and Possible Solutions in Therapeutic Laser Treatments of Corneal Diseases" [View video, RealPlayer program required]
Roger F. Steinert, M.D.
Professor, Ophthalmology and Biomedical Engineering
Vice Chair, Clinical Ophthalmology
Director, Cornea, Refractive, and Cataract Surgery
School of Medicine, UC Irvine

"Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography" [View video, RealPlayer program required]
David Huang, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Ophthalmology
Medical Director, Refractive Surgery Center
Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California

COFFEE BREAK
10 - 10:15 a.m.

"Current and Future Optical Imaging Approaches to Studying the Cornea" [View video, RealPlayer program required]
James V. Jester, Ph.D.
Professor, Ophthalmology and Biomedical Engineering
School of Medicine, UC Irvine

"A Tissue Engineering Corneal Model" [View video, RealPlayer program required]
Elizabeth J. Orwin, Ph.D.
Professor, Engineering and Biology
Harvey Mudd College

"Photochemical Processes in Macular Degeneration" [View video, RealPlayer program required]
Robert F. Bonner, Ph.D.
Chief, Section on Medical Biophysics
Laboratory of Integrative and Medical Biophysics
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

LUNCHEON
Noon - 1:30 p.m.

SESSION II. ENGINEERING IN NEUROSCIENCE & REHABILITION
1:30 – 4:45 p.m.

Introduction - Session Chair
Oswald Steward, Ph.D.
Director, Reeve-Irvine Research Center, Reeve-Irvine Chair in Spinal Cord Injury Research
Professor, Anatomy and Neurobiology; Neurobiology and Behavior
School of Medicine, UC Irvine

"Recovery From Stroke" [View video, RealPlayer program required]
Steven C. Cramer, M.D.
Professor, Neurology, Anatomy and Neurobiology
School of Medicine, UC Irvine

"Engineering Motor Recovery Following Neurological Injury Using Robotic Technology" [View video, RealPlayer program required]
David Reinkensmeyer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Mechanical and  Aerospace Engineering, Biomedical Engineering
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering, UC Irvine

COFFEE BREAK
2:45 – 3 p.m.

Optical Stimulation of Neural Tissue in Vivo" [View video, RealPlayer program required]
Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Neurological Science
Vanderbilt University

"Neural Prostheses: Crossing the Last Meter in Personal Telecommunications" [View video, RealPlayer program required]
Gerald E. Loeb, M.D.
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California

"Bionic Ears: Past, Present and Future" [View video, RealPlayer program required]
Fan-Gang Zeng, Ph.D.
Research Director, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Professor, Anatomy and Neurobiology, Biomedical Engineering
School of Medicine and The Henry Samueli School of Engineering, UC Irvine

CLOSING REMARKS
4:45 – 5 p.m.

"Interfacing Science with Technology for Medicine" [View video, RealPlayer program required]
Georges Belfort, Ph.D.
Russell Sage Endowed Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

RECEPTION & STUDENT POSTER SESSION
5:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Location: Engineering Gateway Plaza
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering

ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET
6:30 – 9 p.m.

Location: Engineering Gateway Plaza
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering

Keynote Address

Michael V. Drake, M.D.
Chancellor, UC Irvine

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