Robert M. Nerem Symposium Agenda
Friday, July 29, 2022
Georgia Tech
Petit Biotech Building, Atrium
315 Ferst Drive, N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30332
Leadership |
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| 8:55 a.m. | Introduction - Andrés García, Executive Director, Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Welcome remarks - Ángel Cabrera, President, Georgia Institute of Technology | |
| G. Wayne Clough - President Emeritus, Georgia Institute of Technology G.P. "Bud" Peterson - President Emeritus, Georgia Institute of Technology Steven W. McLaughlin - Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology Chaouki T. Abdallah - Executive Vice President of Research, Georgia Institute of Technology Ravi Bellamkonda - Provost, Emory University Gary B. Schuster - Vasser Woolley Professor Emeritus, Georgia Institute of Technology William J. Wepfer - Professor Emeritus, Georgia Institute of Technology John Linehan - Clinical Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University Peter G. Katona - Affiliate Professor of Bioengineering, George Mason University; former President, The Whitaker Foundation Roderic I. Pettigrew - Executive Dean for Engineering Medicine, Texas A&M, Houston Methodist Hospital; Founding Director of the U.S. National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health Susan Margulies - Directorate of Engineering, National Science Foundation Special Presentation - Bruce J. Tromberg, Director, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health |
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| 10:45 a.m. | Break | |
| 11:15 a.m. | C. Ross Ethier - Georgia Institute of Technology / Emory University Roger Kamm - Massachusetts Institute of Technology Robert M. Nerem Education and Mentorship Medal Presentation |
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The OG's |
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| 11:30 a.m. | Don P. Giddens - Georgia Institute of Technology / Emory University, Emeritus Sheldon May - Georgia Institute of Technology, Emeritus David Ku - Georgia Institute of Technology Ajit Yoganathan - Georgia Institute of Technology / Emory University, Emeritus Cheng Zhu - Georgia Institute of Technology / Emory University Loren Williams - Georgia Institute of Technology Larry McIntire - Georgia Institute of Technology / Emory University, Emeritus |
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Project ENGAGES |
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| 12:20 p.m. | Manu Platt - Project ENGAGES Co-founder and Director, Georgia Institute of Technology / Emory University Lakeita Servance - Project ENGAGES Program Manager, Georgia Institute of Technology Ayanna Prather - Project ENGAGES Class of 2019, Xavier University Clinton Smith - Project ENGAGES Class of 2018, Georgia Institute of Technology Special Fundraising Announcement |
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| 12:40 p.m. | Lunch and Project ENGAGES Poster Session | |
FOB's - Part 1 |
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| 2:00 p.m. | Steve Woodard - Georgia Institute of Technology Chris Gemmiti - CRISPR Therapeutics Arnold Caplan - Case Western University Linda Griffith - Massachusetts Institute of Technology Peter Zandstra - University of British Columbia Sheldon Weinbaum - The City College of New York Buddy D. Ratner - University of Washington Cato T. Laurencin - University of Connecticut |
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Mock NSF Site Visit Panel 🧬
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| 2:55 p.m. | Julia Babensee - Georgia Institute of Technology / Emory University Krishnendu Roy - Georgia Institute of Technology / Emory University Johnna Temenoff - Georgia Institute of Technology / Emory University |
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| 3:25 p.m. | Break | |
FOB's - Part 2 |
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| 4:00 p.m. | Joe Le Doux - Georgia Institute of Technology / Emory University Mark Prausnitz - Georgia Institute of Technology Michelle LaPlaca - Georgia Institute of Technology / Emory University Todd McDevitt - Sana Biotechnology Paul Citron - Emeritus Advisory Board Member, Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience Arthur J. Coury - Northeastern University W. Robert Taylor - Emory University Steve Stice - University of Georgia Robert E. Guldberg - University of Oregon |
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Dueling Podia Debate - "What Would Bob Do?" 👔 🥊
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| 5:00 p.m. | Barbara Boyan - Virginia Commonwealth University Buddy Ratner - University of Washington |
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Closing |
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| 5:15 p.m. | Nerem Family remarks - Steven Nerem | |
| 5:30 p.m. | Closing remarks - Andrés García | |
| 5:40 p.m. | Portrait unveiling - with remarks from Marilyn Nerem | |
| 5:50 p.m. | Cocktail reception - UA Whitaker lobby, Bioquad | |
| 6:45 p.m. | Dinner reception with remarks from Kelli Harding - Columbia University Medical Center | |
