Intercampus Symposium on Biomedical Engineering at Weill Cornell Medicine

Description

What: Biomedical Engineering: Tools to transform discovery & care

When: 22 – 23 May 2023

Where: Belfer Research Building Conference Facility, WCM Campus, 413 E 69 Street, New York, NY.

How: Register here by May 5th, 2023

SCHEDULE [Schedule PDF | Accessible version of schedule (HTML)]:

22 May Monday
6:30a: bus departs Ithaca for WCM

11:30: Registration and Lunch

12:30p: Welcome and Introductions with Symposium Co-Chairs, Newton de Faria and Emmanuel P. Giannelis (Cornell University)

1:00: Session I - Imaging and Optical Tools

Discussion Leaders: Kelly Gillen (Weill Cornell Medicine); Chris B. Schaffer (Cornell University)

Speakers

• Steven Adie, Cornell University
• Nate Cira, Cornell University 
• Jan Grimm, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
• Kayvan Keshari, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
• Nozomi Nishimura, Cornell University 
• Kristen Pleil, Weill Cornell Medicine 
• Simone A Winkler, Weill Cornell Medicine

3:15: Coffee break

3:30: Session II - Molecular, Cellular, and Tissue Engineering

Discussion Leaders 
Benjamin Cosgrove, Cornell University; Shahin Rafii, Weill Cornell Medicine

Speakers

• Jonathan Butcher, Cornell Univesity
• Laura Donlin, Weill Cornell Medicine
• Eve Donnelly, Cornell University
• Fabrice Jaffré, Weill Cornell Medicine
• Ashley Laughney, Weill Cornell Medicine
• Matthew Paszek, Cornell University
• Robert Schwartz, Weill Cornell Medicine

5:45: Poster Session w/refreshments (beer/wine and light snacks)

23 May Tuesday
7:30a: Breakfast

8:15: Session III - Biomaterials and Drug Delivery

Discussion Leaders 
Lawrence Bonassar, Cornell University
Dan Heller, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Speakers

• Christopher A. Alabi, Cornell University
• Niroshana Anandasabapathy, Weill Cornell Medicine
• Michael Kaplitt, Weill Cornell Medicine
• Steven Lipkin, Weill Cornell Medicine
• Jason Spector, Weill Cornell Medicine
• Yadong Wang, Cornell University
• Ulrich Wiesner, Cornell University
• Roberta Zappasodi, Weill Cornell Medicine

10:30: Coffee Break

11:00: Working Groups: Three working groups will be highlight clinical application areas of the session tools. The goal of each topical group will be to define the important areas of intercampus overlap within the discipline and identify intercampus groups and collaborations that will lead to novel research and extramural funding applications. The fourth working group will focus on trainees, and discuss educational opportunities and challenges involved in intercampus training to build the next generation of biomedical engineers and physicians.  

• WG1: Neurotech
  • Roberta Marongiu, Weill Cornell Medicine
  • Nozomi Nishimura,Cornell University 
     
• WG2: Immunoengineering & cancer
  • Monica L. Guzman, Weill Cornell Medicine
  • Ari Melnick, Weill Cornell Medicine
  • Ulrich Wiesner, Cornell University
     
• WG3: Tissue engineering & organoids
  • Lawrence Bonassar, Cornell University
  • Shaoyi Jiang, Cornell University
     
• WG4: Education
  • Newton de Faria, Cornell University
  • Susan C. Pannullo, Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
  • Joseph Safdieh, Weill Cornell Medicine
     

12:45p: Break
1:00: Working Lunch with WG presentations: recommendations & discussion
3:00: Coffee Break
3:15: Consensus development for overall recommendations and action items from the Symposium
4:15: Summary, concluding remarks, and next steps
4:30: Meeting adjourned. Boxed meals for traveling guests only
5:00: Bus departs WCM for Ithaca