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SOUTH CAROLINA BIOENGINEERING SYMPOSIUM: OPPORTUNITIES AND DIRECTIONS

                                                       APRIL 14-15, 2009

                                 METROPOLITAN  CONVENTION CENTER

                                           COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA

                                                           PROGRAM

                                                       Tuesday, April 14

8:00 AM       Registration and Poster Setup

8:30               Welcome and Keynote Presentations (Joint session with

                       Bioinformatics)   

                       Lexington Meeting Room

                       Chairs: Scott Argraves (Bioinformatics Chair – MUSC)

                                    Roger Markwald (Bioengineering Co-Chair – MUSC)

                                    Richard Swaja (Bioengineering Co-Chair – SCBA)

8:45               Bioinformatics Keynote: Keeping up with Bioinformatics and Computational

          Biology as applied to Biomedicine--Where has it been?  Where is it going?

                      Brian D. Athey (University of Michigan – College of Medicine - Professor

                      of  Psychiatry and Computational Medicine and Biology)

9:15               Bioengineering Keynote: Grand Opportunities for Bioengineering

                      Wolf von Maltzahn (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute -Acting Vice

                      President for Research and Professor of Bioengineering)

 9:45              Break and Poster Setup

10:15             Collaborative Science: Regional and National Perspectives (Joint 

                       session with Bioinformatics)   

                       Perspectives on Collaborative Science in South Carolina

                       Kenneth Wingate, Chair of SC Commission on Higher Education

                       James Barker, President – Clemson University

                       Ray Greenberg, President – Medical University of South Carolina

                       Harris Pastides, President – University of South Carolina

11:00              Bioengineering Funding Opportunities at NSF                       

                       Semahat Demir, Director of Bioengineering – NSF

11:20       Bioinformatics and Computational Biology at NIH: Building Bridges to

                       Discovery

                       Karin Remington, Director – Center for Bioinformatics and Computational

                       Biology - NIH/NIGMS 

11:45              Lunch and Poster Viewing

1:00 PM         Bioengineering Symposium: Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering 

                        Chairs: Michael Matthews (University of South Carolina)

                                     Anand Ramamurthi (Clemson-MUSC Bioengineering Program)

                        Finding and Funding the Next Frontier of Tissue Science and Engineering

                        Rosemarie Hunziker (NIH/NIBIB)

                        Supercritical CO2 for Disinfection of Environmentally-Sensitive Tissue

                        Scaffolds

                        Michael Matthews (University of South Carolina)

                        Regeneration of Cartilage In Vivo Without Cell Transplantation: A   

                        Bioengineering Strategy

                        Xuejun Wen (Clemson/MUSC Bioengineering Program)

                        Scaffolds and Signaling for Neural and Connective Tissue Regeneration

                        Ken Webb (Clemson University)

                        Old Materials – New Dimensions: Old Problems – New Possibilities

                        Michael Yost (University of South Carolina)

                         In Vivo Tissue Engineering of Vascular Grafts Using Elastin Scaffolds

                         Naren Vyavahare (Clemson University)

2:30                 Break and Poster Viewing

3:00                 Regenerative Medicine and Biofabrication

                        Chairs:  Vladimir Mironov (MUSC)

                                      Richard Swaja (SCBA)

                         Biofabrication: Realizing the Benefits of Regenerative Medicine

                         Vladimir Mironov (MUSC)

                         Bioprinting: 3D Printing for Tissue Engineering Applications

                         Hod Lipson (Cornell University)

                         Simulating Traumatic Brain Injury for Assessment by Magnetic

                         Resonance Imaging

                         Paul Morgan (MUSC)

                         Biological Pacemaker: A Clock Driven by Calcium Signaling and

                         Membrane Currents

                         Martin Morad (University of South Carolina)

                         The South Carolina Project

                         Roger Markwald (MUSC)

4:30                  Poster Viewing

6:00                  Adjourn for the Day

                      Bioengineering Symposium, Wednesday, April 15

8:30 AM           Biomechanics and Nanotechnology

                          Chairs: Abdel Bayoumi  (University of South Carolina)

                                       Martine LaBerge (Clemson University)

                          NCI’s Alliance for Nanotechnology

                          Scott McNeil (NIH/NCI)

                          Improving Cancer Survivorship: Preventing Radiation Therapy-

                          Induced Hip Fractures

                          Ted Bateman (Clemson University)

                          The Role of Biomechanics in Improving Gait Rehabilitation                            

                          Jesse Dean (MUSC/CHP)

                          Nanomechanics of Biological Tissues

                          Delphine Dean (Clemson University)

                          Use of Genetic Engineering to Study Cell Behavior in a Synthetic

                          Environment

                          Jay Blanchette (University of South Carolina)

                          Cellular Mechanotransduction in the Lower Urinary Tract

                          Jiro Nagatomi (Clemson University)

10:00                 Break

10:30                  Clinical Applications and Translational Research

                            Chairs:  Delphine Dean (Clemson University)

                                          Roger Markwald (MUSC)

                          Clinical Rehabilitation Problems and Bioengineering – Challenges and

                          Opportunities

                          Lisa Saladin (MUSC)

                          Neurophysiologic Electrodes: Challenges and Opportunities Related  

                          to Connecting Patients and Monitoring Systems

                          Shawn Regan (Rhythmlink)

                          Physiologic Status Monitoring Using Implantable Biochips: From

                          Battlefield Trauma to Cardiac Surgery

                          Anthony Guiseppi-Elie (Clemson University)

                           An Engineering Approach to Problems in Urology

                           Todd Purves (MUSC)

                           Regenerative Medicine: A Developmental Approach

                           Jay Potts (University of South Carolina)

                            Molecular Imaging: Challenges and Opportunities

                          Michael Rosol (MUSC)

Noon                  Summary and Closing

                           Bioengineering and South Carolina: Making a Difference

                           Richard Swaja (SCBA)

12:15 PM           Adjourn Symposium