Event

International Workshop on Bioengineering Innovations 2015: Imaging, Devices, Agents, and Applications

Past 2015-02-23 ~ 2015-02-24 1,179
  
 

International Workshop on Bioengineering Innovations 2015: Imaging, Devices, Agents, and Applications

 

 

■ Date : 23th – 24th (Mon – Tue) February 2015 

■ Place : POSCO International Center at POSCO International Center

■ Organizing Chairs

– Yongmin Kim, Ph.D, President of POSTECH

– Jin Soo Lee, Ph.D, Chair and Professor of Creative IT Engineering and Director of Future IT Innovation Laboratory at POTECH

– Chulhong Kim, Ph.D, Asscoiate Professor of Creative IT Engineering at POSTECH 

■ Objective 

"International Workshop on Bioengineering Innovations 2015: Imaging, Devices, Agents, and Applications" aims at bringing together seasoned and new researchers in the field of biomedical imaging, devices, agents and applications, and providing a platform to foster sharing and collaboration in bioengineering research areas.

During this two day event, this workshop will cover the following areas:

–  Novel Imaging/Sensing Technologies and Challenges

–  Current Challenges in Biology and Medicine

–  Chemicals in Biology and Medicine

–  Flexible and Wearable Biomedical Devices

■ Sponsors

– POSTECH Department of Creative IT Engineering(CiTE)

– POSTECH Future IT Innovation Laboratory(i-Lab)

– POSTECH President’s Office 

– POSTECH Department of Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Research Center

– POSTECH Center for self-assembly and Complexity, Institute for Basic Science

– ALPINION MEDICAL SYSTEMS

■ Keynote speakers in a priority order : 9 keynote speakers
 

– Lihong Wang, Ph.D., Gene K. Beare Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis.

– Kyongtae Bae, MD/PhD., Professor and Chairman of Radiology at University of Pittsburgh.

– Matthew O’Donnell, Ph.D., Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Washington.

– Charles Murry, MD/PhD, Professor of Pathology, Bioengineering, and Medicine/Cardiology at the University of Washington. Director of the Center for Cardiovascular Biology and Co-Director of the Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine.

– Nigel Lovell, PhD, Scientia Professor at the Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering at University of New South Wales.

– Kimoon Kim, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry, Director of Center for Smart Supramolecules, Institute of Basic Science at POSTECH.

–  Jonathan F Lovell , Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Biomedical Engineering at State University of New York at Buffalo.

– Meyya Meyyappan, Ph.D., Chief Scientist for Exploration Technology, NASA Ames Research Center. 

– Sung Key Jang, Ph.D., Professor of Integrative Biosciences & Biotechnology at POSTECH.


■ Registration fee: $100 for students and $200 for researchers and above
   
– Homepage:  
www.iwbi2015.com, e-mail: iwbi2015@gmail.com