Bioengineering Insights 2009

Agenda

Monday, October 26

8:00 am–8:30 am
San Rafael Foyer

Check-in and Continental Breakfast

8:30 am–10:00 am
San Rafael

Welcome and Opening Keynote

Leroy Hood, President, Institute for Systems Biology

10:00 am–12:30 pm

Concurrent In-depth Sessions

SESSION A

San Rafael

Systems Biology

The systems biology efforts at UCSB address questions in basic science as well as problems of medical and societal impact, including cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s... more

SESSION B

San Miguel & Santa Rosa

Drug Delivery

Drug delivery technologies under development at UCSB range from self-assembling nano-carriers to needle-less ultrasound-enhanced transdermal delivery... more
12:30 pm–2:30 pm
Reagan Room

Lunch and Afternoon Keynote

Jamey Marth, Director, UCSB-Burnham Center for Nanomedicine

2:30 pm–5:00 pm

Concurrent In-depth Sessions

SESSION A

San Rafael

Biomaterials

Biological materials and assembly pathways offer advantages over traditional processing methods for materials in medical implants and devices... more

SESSION B

San Miguel & Santa Rosa

Detection and Diagnostics

Rapid, precise, and cost effective diagnostics tools are showcased that are based on research in molecular signal transduction and microfluidics... more
5:00 pm–7:00 pm

Networking Reception and Poster Session

Keynotes

photo of Leroy Hood Leroy Hood
Co-founder, Institute for Systems Biology

Dr. Hood’s research has focused on fundamental biology (immunity, evolution, genomics) and on bringing engineering to biology through the development... more

photo of Jamey Marth Jamey Marth
Director, UCSB-Burnham Center for Nanomedicine

Marth’s laboratory investigates the biological functions of protein glycosylation. This key process, common to all cells, regulates mammalian physiology and disease pathogenesis. By integrating... more

In-depth Sessions

Biomaterials
Biomaterials
Detection and Diagnostics
Detection & Diagnostics
Drug Delivery
Drug Delivery
Systems Biology
Systems Biology