2012 Annual Event Schedule

Grand Hyatt Hotel | 1000 H ST NW | Washington, DC 20001

Building a New Economy through Medical and Biological Engineering:

Improving Health and Creating Jobs

Saturday, February 18, 2012

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. BMES Executive Committee Dinner

Renwick Room

Sunday, February 19, 2012

12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Registration Open

8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. BMES Board of Directors Meeting

Penn Quarter B

8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. AIMBE Board of Directors Meeting

Penn Quarter A

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Advocacy Committee Meeting

Independence HI

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. New College of Fellows Welcome and Orientation

Independence BCDE

2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. New College of Fellows Photo

Independence A

3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Welcome Presidential Address

Kenneth C. Lutchen, Ph.D., President

Independence BCDE

Dr. Lutchen is the Dean of Engineering at Boston University. His talk, AIMBE’s Crucial Role in Advancing the Medical and Biological Engineering Ecosystem’s Impact will highlight the state of AIMBE. During his term as President of AIMBE, Dr. Lutchen has prioritized member engagement and capitalizing on AIMBE’s objective leadership to ensure innovation for the field is recognized as a critical element to the health of our national infrastructure. He believes AIMBE Fellows can impart high-level, high-quality, data driven information to decision makers in Washington.

3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Opening Session

Independence BCDE

Keynote Address

Dean Kamen, Founder, DEKA Research & Development Corporation

The Impact of Medical and Biological Engineering on the American Economy and Health

4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Pierre Galletti Award Presentation and Lecture

Independence BCDE

Introduction by Nicholas Peppas, Sc.D., Fletcher Stuckey Pratt Chair in Engineering, University of Texas, Austin

Dr. Arthur Coury, Ph.D., 2012 Pierre Galletti Award Recipient

The Industry/Academic Partnership in Medical and Biological Engineering

Dr. Art Coury is recognized for seminal contributions to the design and commercialization of pacemakers, biodegradable biomaterials, and implantable devices and for leadership in medical and biological engineering and public policy issues.

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. President’s Reception in Honor of Emeritus Fellows

Farragut/Lafayette

5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Council of Chairs Business Meeting

Penn Quarter AB

Monday, February 20, 2012

7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration Open

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast

Independence BCDE

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Joint Committee Meeting

Women in Medical and Biological Engineering (WIMBE) and the Committee on Under-represented Minorities (CURM)

Franklin Square

This meeting is open to all attendees interested in contributing ideas and participating in these committees, which are dedicated to improving the society’s understanding of public health issues impacting minorities and women and increasing the advancement and representation of both groups in the biomedical and bioengineering workforce.

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Bench to Bedside: Case Studies in Bioengineering

Breakthroughs: Session 1

Independence BCDE

Session Moderator: Thomas C. Skalak, Ph.D., Past-President, AIMBE, and Vice President for Research, University of Virginia

Paolo Macchiarini, M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Chairman, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, University of Barcelona

Paolo Macchiarini is head and chairman of the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, University of Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, as well as professor of surgery at the University of Barcelona in Spain, and at the Hannover Medical School in Hannover, Germany.

9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Innovations in Medical and Biological Engineering

Independence BCDE

Session Moderator: Nicholas Peppas, Sc.D., Fletcher Stuckey Pratt Chair in Engineering, University of Texas, Austin

Jim Burns, Ph.D., Head of Sanofi Boston R&D Hub, Transforming the Innovation Paradigm
Robert Filkins, Ph.D., Principal Scientist, Biomedical Optics at GE’s Global Research Center
Ali Khademhosseini, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Innovations in Regenerative Therapeutics
Richard Korsmeyer Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow, Pfizer Global Research and Development, Barriers to Innovation in the Pharma Industry—how can we overcome them?

Coffee Available in Foyer

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Gender Differences and the Pursuit of Healthcare Equality

Independence BCDE

Janine Clayton, M.D., Acting Director, Office of Research on Women’s Health, National Institutes of Health

Hosted by the AIMBE Women in Medical and Biological Engineering Committee

12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Boxed Lunch

Independence BCDE

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Keynote Address

What Would Martin Luther King, Jr. Say about Healthcare Disparities?

Independence BCDE

Augustus White, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Medical Education and Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School, and Author, Seeing Patients

Hosted by the AIMBE Committee on Underrepresented Minorities

Sponsored by Fellows, Gilda Barabino, Ph.D., Professor, Biomedical Engineering Department, Georgia Institute of Technology, Cato Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science, Raphael Lee, M.D., Sc.D., Paul and Allene Russell Professor of Surgery, University of Chicago, and Jerome Collins, Ph.D., Professor, Alabama A&M University

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. The Role of the Arts in Humanizing Bioengineering

Independence BCDE

Session Moderator: Alan Russell, Ph.D., 2012 College of Fellows Chair

David J. Odde, Ph.D., Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota
Natalie Jeremijenko, Associate Professor in Art, Environmental Health Clinic, New York University

2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Coffee Break

Independence Foyer

2:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Bioengineering for Biodefense

Independence BCDE

Session Moderator: Frances Ligler, D.Phil., D.Sc., Senior Scientist for Biosensors and Biomaterials, United States Navy

Joseph DeSimone, Ph.D., Chancellor’s Eminent Professor of Chemistry, University of North Carolina
Alan Rudolph, Ph.D., Director, Chemical and Biological Technologies directorate, Research and Development enterprise, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
Klaus Schäfer, M.D., MPH, Former Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense, Chemical and Biological Defense Program
Luis Kun, Ph.D., FAIMBE, FIEEE, Professor of National Security Affairs, Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies (CHDS) -National Defense University

6:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Fellows Induction, Awards Ceremony and Dinner

Independence A and Independence Foyer

This premier event celebrates Medical and Biological Engineering. Those present will be honored for their role in shaping the field today and in the future. AIMBE’s 21^st class of Fellows will be inducted, and one of AIMBE’s most prestigious awards, the Fellow Advocate Award, will be presented.

6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Reception

6:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. College of Fellows Induction Ceremony

7:15 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. Dinner

8:15 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Awards Presentation

8:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Dessert Reception

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

7:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Registration Open

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Council Business Meetings:

Academic Council Meeting

Independence H

Presentation: Susan E. Skochelak, M.D., M.P.H., Vice President, Medical Education, American Medical Association

Council of Societies Meeting

Independence I

Industry Council Meeting

Independence G

9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Earl Bakken Lecture

Independence BCDE

Synthetic Biology: Reprogramming Life

Introduction by David Jones, Philips Home Healthcare Solutions

Jim Collins, Ph.D., Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Coffee Break

Independence Foyer

10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Bench to Bedside: Case Studies in Bioengineering

Breakthroughs: Session 2

Independence BCDE

Session Moderator: Thomas C. Skalak, Ph.D., Past-President, AIMBE, and Vice President for Research, University of Virginia

Ioannis V. Yannas, Ph.D., Professor of Mechanical and Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Keynote Address

Independence BCDE

Introduction provided by Robert Nerem, Ph.D., Professor and Director of the Georgia Tech/Emory Center(GTEC) for Regenerative Medicine, Georgia Instite of Technology

Subra Suresh, Sc.D., Director, National Science Foundation

11:30 a.m. – 12:15p.m. Keynote Address

Independence BCDE

Francis Collins M.D., Ph.D., Director, National Institutes of Health

12:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Luncheon Program

Independence A

The Interface between Patients and Developers

Hugh Herr, Ph.D., Director of Biomechatronics Group, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Bench to Bedside: Case Studies in Bioengineering

Breakthroughs: Session 3

Independence BCDE

Session Moderator: Thomas C. Skalak, Ph.D., Past-President, AIMBE, and Vice President for Research, University of Virginia

Charles A. Cain, Ph.D., Founding Chair and Professor, Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan

2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Bioengineering to Sustain the Environment

Independence BCDE

Keynote Speaker: Jay Keasling, Ph.D., Hubbard Howe Jr. Distinguished Professor of Biochemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley

3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. The Impact of Bioengineering on Cancer

Independence BCDE

David J. Mooney, Ph.D., Core Faculty Member, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, 2013 College of Fellows Chair

3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Pass the Gavel and College of Fellows Meeting

Independence BCDE

Proposed changes to the COF bylaws, and COF nominations and elections will be discussed at this time

4:30 p.m. ADJOURN AIMBE EVENT

4:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Optional University Seminar at GW University

Technology in Emergency Care: a seminar in the GW University Symposium Series on Emergency Care and Public Health Preparedness in American Society

This seminar will be held on the George Washington University campus. A shuttle will depart the Hyatt for campus at 4:30 p.m. and return participants at the close of the session. Sign-up sheets and further information will be available at the Registration Desk.

Session moderators: Morton H. Friedman, Ph.D, School of Engineering and Applied Science, The George Washington University; Neal Sikka, M.D., Department of Emergency Medicine, The George Washington University Medical Center

Seminar Faculty:

Gregg Lord, MS, NREMT-P
Director, Emergency Care Coordination Center
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

Rollin J. (Terry) Fairbanks, MS, MD
Director, National Center for Human Factors Engineering in Healthcare
MedStar Institute for Innovation / MedStar Health Research Institute
Attending Emergency Physician, Washington Hospital Center
Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Georgetown University

E. Gregory Marchand, MD
Director of Informatics, Department of Emergency Medicine
Associate Medical Director, MedSTAR Transport Services Washington Hospital Center

Jesse M. Pines, MSCE, MBA, MD
Associate Professor, Departments of Emergency Medicine and Health Policy
Director, Center for Health Care Quality
The George Washington University

Keith Littlewood, MD
Assistant Dean, Clinical Skills Education
Vice Chair, Department of Anesthesiology
Medical Director, Virginia School of Medicine Simulation Center
Director, Clinical Performance Education Center
University of Virginia Health Sciences System