18th Annual UC Systemwide Bioengineering Symposium – UCLA Luskin Conference Center

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Early bird registration and Lodging deadline extended to: Friday, May 19, 2017, 12:00 PM
Late registration with Lodging deadline:  Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Late registration without Lodging deadline: Thursday, June 15, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 18th Annual UC Systemwide Bioengineering Symposium will be held at the University of California, Los Angeles on Jun 28-30, 2017 at the UCLA Luskin Conference Center.  The theme for symposium is “Translating Discovery into Health Technologies”.  We are currently accepting abstracts for the following tracks below with a deadline of April 13, 2017.  More information on abstract submission, registration, and programs can be found on the symposium website at:  https://www.bioeng.ucla.edu/ucsymposium/


Tracks

The UC campuses are a rich environment for bioengineering research, and due to the breadth and depth of the cutting-edge research taking place across the ten UC campuses, this symposium will cover a variety of areas and will include the following tracks:

  • Stem cell, biomaterials, and regenerative medicine
  • Drug delivery and immunoengineering
  • Biomedical devices and global health
  • Imaging
  • Systems biology, computational biology, and bioinformatics
  • Synthetic biology and genetic engineering

Plenary Speakers

Owen Wittee, M.D. - Plenary Speaker for the 18th Annual UC Systemwide Bioengineering SymposiumOwen Witte, M.D.
University Professor, UC System
Director, Eli & Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine & Stem Cell Research
UCLA Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics
UCLA Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology

 

 

Darrell Irvine, Ph.D. - Plenary Speaker for the 18th Annual UC Systemwide Bioengineering SymposiumDarrell Irvine, Ph.D.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Professor, Department of Materials Science & Engineering
Professor, Department of Biological Engineering

 

 

 

Milan Yager - Plenary Speaker for the 18th Annual UC Systemwide Bioengineering SymposiumMilan Yager
Executive Director, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering

 

 

 

 

Linda Narhi, Ph.D. - Plenary Speaker for the 18th Annual UC Systemwide Bioengineering SymposiumLinda Narhi, Ph.D.
Scientific Executive Director, Process Development, Amgen Inc.

 

 

 

 

Date/Time:
Date(s) - Jun 28, 2017 - Jun 30, 2017
1:00 pm

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