2021 CfB Outcomes Day Agenda

The 2021 CFB Outcomes Day will be held on September 23, 2021.

Session 1
Keynote Presentation

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9:00-9:05 Welcome Mary Frecker
Director, Center for Biodevices
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9:05-9:10 Keynote Introduction Erika Swift
Operations Director, Center for Medical Innovation
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9:10-9:40 Industry Keynote Bruce Shook
Vesper Medical
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9:40-10:00 Q&A/Discussion Erika Swift (moderator)

Session 2
Research Presentations: Woodward Grantees

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10:00-10:05 Introduction of Woodward Grantees Sarah Bronson
Associate Dean for Interdisciplinary Research, College of Medicine
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10:05-10:25 2020 Woodward Grantees
(10 minutes per team)
Kothapalli/Matters
Development and Validation of a Multimodal Endoscopy System for Early Diagnosis of Image-guided Surgery of Pancreatic Cancer
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Du/Armstrong
Biomechanics Study Toward Patient-specific Implants for Osteoarthritic Shoulders
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10:25-10:35 2021 Woodward Grantees
(5 minutes per team)
Cortes/Gordin
New Radiofrequency Ablation Procedure for Facet Joint Pain
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Kiani/Hajnal
Gastric Vagal Stimulation to Reduce Adverse Behavioral Outcomes of Gastric Bypass
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10:35-10:50 Q&A/Discussion Sarah Bronson (moderator)
10:50-11:00 Break

Session 3
Research Presentations: CfB Seed Grant Awardees

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11:00-11:05 Introduction of CfB Seed Grant Awardees Mary Frecker frecker
11:05-11:25 2020 CfB Seed Grant Awardees
(10 minutes per team)
Hicks/Guan/Schaefer
Rapid Measurement of Concussion-related Saliva microRNAs with a Novel Biodevice
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Cheng/Wang/Yang/Littlejohn
Biodegradable Artificial Urinary Sphincter
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11:25-11:35 2021 CfB Seed Grant Awardees
(5 minutes per team)
Moore/Winder
Novel Single Incision, Free Motion Laparoscopic Surgical System
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Ozbolat/Samson
High-throughput Bioprinting of Islets for Fabrication of Pancreatic Devices for Type 1 Diabetes
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11:35-11:50 Q&A/Discussion Mary Frecker (moderator)
11:50-12:30 Lunch/Networking

Session 4
Capstone Design Projects

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12:30-12:35 Working with a Capstone Design Team through the Learning Factory Matt Parkinson
Learning Factory Director
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12:35-12:40 CfB Innovation Grants Jason Moore
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
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12:40-12:50 Q&A/Discussion Jason Moore (moderator)

Session 5
Research Presentations: Riess Ph.D. Fellows

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12:50-12:55 Introduction of Riess Graduate Fellows Mary Frecker headshot of a woman
12:55-1:20 2021 Riess Graduate Fellows
(5 minutes per speaker)
Sumit Agarwal (Kothapalli Group)
Development of smart multimodal ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging systems integrated with artificial intelligence for diagnosing cancer and neurodisorders
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Evan Heatherington (Frecker Group)
Designing and testing devices to protect surgeons and other hospital personnel from aerosols generated during endoscopic skull surgery
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Bowen Li (Cheng Group)
Analyzing data from wearable and flexible sensors for human health monitoring, disease diagnosis and evaluation with machine learning and deep learning
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Ferdousi Rawnaque (Simon Group)
Investigating the distribution of bubble nuclei in biological tissues to improve ultrasound diagnosis and monitoring of decompression sickness
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Yichun Tang (Du Group)
Building and validating clinical image-based numerical models for the patient-specific prediction of the micromechanical environment around implants
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1:20-1:30 Q&A/Discussion Mary Frecker (moderator)

Session 6
Panel: Creating Successful Multidisciplinary Collaborations Across Campuses

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1:30-1:35 Panel Introduction Greg Lewis
Associate Professor of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
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1:35-2:05 Panelist Presentations Rebecca Bascom
Professor of Pulmonary Medicine
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David Han
Professor of Surgery, Radiology, and Engineering Design
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Scarlett Miller
Associate Professor of Engineering Design, Mechanical Engineering, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
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Gerson Rosenberg
Professor of Surgery and Bioengineering
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Meghan Vidt
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
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2:05-2:25 Q&A/Discussion Greg Lewis (moderator)

Session 7
Wrap-up

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2:25-2:30 Applied Research Laboratory Biodefense Initiative Amanda Clase
Associate Research Professor, Applied Research Lab
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2:30-2:35 CfB Seminar Series Aida Ebrahimi
Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering
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Wrap-up Mary Frecker headshot of a woman
2:35-3:00 Networking
 
 

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