10 Year Anniversary Symposium

Join the Department of Bioengineering at The University of Texas at Dallas as we commemorate our 10th anniversary. Hear from industry leaders, build your virtual network of colleagues and learn about the latest biomedical engineering research advancements at UT Dallas.

The symposium culminates the year-long celebration of the Department of Bioengineering’s 10th anniversary. Since the inception of the department a decade ago, UT Dallas has made remarkable progress in educating future bioengineers and performing groundbreaking research to improve human health.

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Agenda

Thursday, April 8 Friday, April 9

Thursday, April 8

Time (CST)	Speaker
9:00 a.m. — 9:45 a.m.	Opening Remarks by University Leaders
	Dr. Stephanie G. Adams Dean Jonsson School	Dr. Inga Musselman VP Academic Affairs, Provost
	Dr. Richard C. Benson President UT Dallas	Dr. James B. Milliken Chancellor UT System
	Dr. Shalini Prasad Department Head Bioengineering
9:45 a.m. — 11:00 a.m.	Panel: Opportunity and Future of Biomedical Engineering
	Dr. Joseph J. Pancrazio VP Research UT Dallas	Dr. Richard C. Benson President UT Dallas
	Dr. Daniel Podolsky President UT Southwestern Medical Center
	Townhall Q&A
11:00 a.m. — noon	Panel: State of the Art and BME Faculty Presentation – Part I
	Dr. Tejal Desai Chair of Biomedical Engineering UCSF
	BME Faculty Lightning Talks
	Dr. Yichen Ding Dr. Heather Hayenga Dr. Caroline Jones Dr. Victor Varner
noon — 12:30 p.m.	Break and Poster Session

12:30 p.m. — 1:30 p.m.	Diversity in Biomedical Engineering
	Dr. Stephanie G. Adams Dean Jonsson School	Dr. Gilda Barabino President Olin College of Engineering
1:30 p.m. — 2:30 p.m.	Poster Session and Network Session
	Virtual Tour of UT Dallas Bioengineering

Friday, April 9

Time (CST)	Speaker
9:00 a.m. — 10:50 a.m.	Panel: Industry Opportunity in Biomedical Engineering
	Steve Guengerich AVP, Innovation and Commercialization (Moderator) UT Dallas	Dr. Jonathan Sorger VP for Research Intuitive Surgical
	Dr. Manasi Reardon Head of Advanced Development Abbott Neuromodulation	Dr. Robert Rennaker Associate Director TxBDC
	Q&A
10:50 a.m. — 11:00 a.m.	Break and Poster Session
11:00 a.m. — 12:30 p.m.	Panel: State of the Art and BME Faculty Presentation – Part II
	Dr. John Hansen Associate Dean for Research Jonsson School	Dr. Krishna Shenoy Professor Stanford University
	BME Faculty Lightning Talks
	Dr. Leonidas-Bleris Dr. Stuart Cogan Dr. Steve Levene	Dr. Girgis Obaid Dr. Sirsi Shashank Dr. Jacapo Ferruzzi
12:30 p.m. — 12:40 p.m.	Break and Poster Session
12:40 p.m. — 2:30 p.m.	Panel: Alumni and Career in Biomedical Engineering
	Ambalika Tanak PhD student in Bioengineering UT Dallas	Dr. Lucas Rodriguez CEO CerSci Therapeutics Inc.
	Dr. Felix Deku Neurotechnologist	Josh Floren President Texas Health Resources Hospital Plano
2:30 p.m. — 2:40 p.m.	Poster Awards and Closing Remarks