THE DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING PRESENTS:

GW BME DAY“INNOVATIONS IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING”

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH, 20178:00 AM - 7:00 PM

SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING HALLBasement Level 1 - Lehman Auditorium

800 22nd Street NW Washington, DC 20052

GW DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING BME DAY - NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Continental Breakfast Introductory Remarks David Dolling, PhDDean, School of Engineering and Applied Science

Introduction of Keynote Speaker Igor Efimov, PhD BME Chair, Alisann and Terry Collins Professor of Biomedical Engineering Peter Kim, MD Keynote Speaker Children’s National Health SystemVice President, Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation

Misha Ahrens, PhD Group Leader, HHMI Janelia Research Campus

Alejandro Villagra, PhD Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular MedicineGW Cancer Center, School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Break

Mladen Barbic, PhD Senior Scientist, HHMI Janelia Research Campus

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Anne-Laure Papa, PhD Assistant Professor of Biomedical EngineeringSchool of Engineering and Applied Science Erik Rodriguez, PhD Assistant Professor of Biophysical ChemistryGW Columbian College of Arts and Sciences

Lunch Break-out meetings with BME FacultyTours of faculty research labs (as arranged) BME Faculty Research Overviews All research-active BME faculty will present1-2 slides on their research (6min each)

Career Panel Discussion with Rising BME LeadersHetal Patel, MSc (FDA) Samantha Starr, BSc (GW Medical School)Kristin Pallister, MSc (Abbott)Anastasia Wengrowski, PhD (Oxford Immunotec)Aleks Klimas, PhD (GW Postdoctoral Scientist)

BME research poster viewing and career socialEnjoy appetizers, drinks, and meet industry leaders

Campus tour and information session for potential BME PhD applicants Dinner

11:20-11:40am

11:40-12:00pm

12:00-2:00pm

2:00-3:00pm

3:00-4:00pm

4:00-5:00pm

4:45-5:30pm

5:30-6:30pm

INNOVATIONS IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

The GW Department of Biomedical Engineering is proud to host “GW BME DAY: Innovations in Biomedical Engineering” on Monday, November 6th, 2017. This event will showcase our new innovative projects, faculty research, highlight the collaborative nature of our work, and raise awareness of biomedical engineering at the George Washington University and the Washington, DC region. This event will include talks from invited guests who are at the forefront of biomedical engineering innovation, a moderated panel discussion of leaders in the medical device industry, and selected talks from our faculty.