2020 CfB Outcomes Day Agenda
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Session 1
Keynote Presentation: FDA Medical Device Regulation
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Time | Topic | Speaker | Photo |
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9:00-9:05 | Welcome, Introduction | Mary Frecker Director, Center for Biodevices |
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9:05-9:35 | Medical Device Regulation | Dr. Brent Craven Research Scientist, FDA |
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9:35-9:55 | Q&A/Discussion | Mary Frecker (moderator) |
Session 2
Research Presentations: Woodward Grantees
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Time | Topic | Speaker | Photo |
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9:55-10:00 | Introduction of Woodward Grantees | Sarah Bronson Associate Dean for Interdisciplinary Research, College of Medicine |
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10:00-10:35 | 2019 Woodward Grantees (10 minutes per team) |
Hayes/Ravnic miRNA Enhanced Vasculogenesis for Treatment of Diabetic Microvascular Dysfunction |
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Martin/Geronimo Home Telemonitoring of Gait and Fall Risk in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
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Szczesny/Dhawan Mechanobiological Deficits in Allograft ACL Reconstructions |
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10:35-10:55 | 2020 Woodward Grantees (10 minutes per team) |
Du/Armstrong Biomechanics Study Toward Patient-specific Implants for Osteoarthritic Shoulders |
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Kothapalli/Matters Development and Validation of a Multimodal Endoscopy System for Early Diagnosis of Image-guided Surgery of Pancreatic Cancer |
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10:55-11:05 | Q&A/Discussion | Sarah Bronson (moderator) | |
11:05-11:10 | 5 minute break |
Session 3
Research Presentations: CfB Seed Grant Awardees
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Time | Topic | Speaker | Photo |
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11:10-11:15 | Introduction of CfB Seed Grant Awardees | Mary Frecker | ![]() |
11:15-11:35 | 2020 CfB Seed Grant Awardees (10 minutes per team) |
Hicks/Guan/Schaefer Rapid Measurement of Concussion-related Saliva microRNAs with a Novel Biodevice |
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Cheng/Wang/Yang/Littlejohn Biodegradable Artificial Urinary Sphincter |
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11:35-11:45 | Q&A/Discussion | Mary Frecker (moderator) |
Session 4
Research presentations: Riess PhD Fellows
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Time | Topic | Speaker | Photo |
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11:45-11:50 | Introduction of Riess PhD Fellows | Mary Frecker | ![]() |
11:50-12:20 | 2019-2020 Riess PhD Fellows (10 minutes per person) |
Sailahari Ponnaluri Influence of an Accelerated Fatigue Environment on Transcatheter Heart Valve Fluid Mechanics and Valve Motion |
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Jia Zhu Wireless Communication and Energy Harvesting in Flexible Electronics |
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Phil Graybill Optimizing an Embedded System for State of Vigilance Forecasting in a Murine Model |
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12:20-12:30 | Q&A/Discussion | Mary Frecker (moderator) | |
12:30-1:00 | 30 minute lunch break |
Session 5
Workshop: Capstone Design Projects
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Time | Topic | Speaker | Photo |
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1:00-1:10 | CfB Innovation Grants | Mary Frecker (moderator) | |
1:10-1:20 | Working with a Capstone Design Team through the Learning Factory | Jesse Torba Learning Factory Industry Relations Coordinator |
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1:20-1:30 | Q&A/Discussion | Mary Frecker (moderator) |
Session 6
Workshop: NIH Funding
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Time | Topic | Speaker | Photo |
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1:30-2:15 | How to Succeed at NIH Funding | Greg Lewis, Ph.D. (organizer) Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation |
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Scarlett Miller, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Engineering Design, Mechanical Engineering, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering |
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Ibrahim Ozbolat, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics |
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Bill Weiss, Ph.D. Professor of Surgery and Biomedical Engineering |
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Krista Wilkinson, Ph.D. Professor in Communication Sciences and Disorders |
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Jian Yang, Ph.D. Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Chair in Regenerative Engineering |
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2:15-2:45 | Q&A/Discussion | Greg Lewis (moderator) | |
2:45-2:50 | 5 minute break |
Session 7
Networking/Collaboration Opportunities
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Join the Implantables session »
Join the Wearables session »
Join the Surgical session »
Time | Topic | Speaker | Photo |
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2:50-3:30 | Sensing & Diagnostics | Aida Ebrahimi, Ph.D. (facilitator) Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering |
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Implantables | Greg Lewis, Ph.D. (facilitator) Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation |
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Wearables | Larry Cheng, Ph.D. (facilitator) Assistant Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics |
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Surgical | Jason Moore, Ph.D. (facilitator) Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering |
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Keynote Speaker

Dr. Brent Craven is a research scientist and principal investigator in the Division of Applied Mechanics, Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories, Center for Devices and Radiological Health at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Read more about Dr. Craven »