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.
Please join the symposium live events using the links below:
Agenda. Explore the live events.
Thursday, April 8
Opening Remarks by University Leaders
9:00 a.m. — 9:45 a.m.
Dr. Stephanie G. Adams
Dean
Jonsson School
Dr. Inga Musselman
VP Academic Affairs,
Provost
Dr. Richard C. Benson
President
UT Dallas
Dr. Daniel K. Podolsky
President
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dr. James B. Milliken
Chancellor
UT System
Dr. Shalini Prasad
Department Head
Bioengineering
Panel: Opportunity and Future of Biomedical Engineering
Townhall Q&A
9:45 a.m. — 11:00 a.m.
Dr. Richard C. Benson
President
UT Dallas
Dr. Joseph J. Pancrazio
VP Research
UT Dallas
Dr. David W. Russell
Vice Provost and Dean of Research
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Panel: State of the Art and BME Faculty Presentation – Part I
BME Faculty Lightning Talks
11:00 a.m. — noon
Dr. Tejal Desai
Chair of Biomedical Engineering
UCSF
Break and Poster Session
noon — 12:30 p.m.
Belonging in Biomedical Engineering
12:30 p.m. — 1:30 p.m.
Dr. Stephanie G. Adams
Dean
Jonsson School
Dr. Gilda Barabino
President
Olin College of Engineering
Jihad El Allami
BS’20 Biomedical Engineering
UT Dallas
Ka’Toria Leitch
PhD student in Bioengineering
UT Dallas
Friday, April 9
Panel: Industry Opportunity in Biomedical Engineering
Q&A
9:00 a.m. — 10:50 a.m.
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. Claire Aldridge
Scientific Advisor
Biotech+ Hub at Pegasus Park
Break and Poster Session
10:50 a.m. — 11:00 a.m.
Panel: State of the Art and BME Faculty Presentation – Part II
BME Faculty Lightning Talks
11:00 a.m. — 12:30 p.m.
Dr. John Hansen
Associate Dean for Research
Jonsson School
Dr. Krishna Shenoy
Professor
Stanford University
Break and Poster Session
12:30 p.m. — 12:40 p.m.
Panel: Alumni and Career in Biomedical Engineering
12:40 p.m. — 2:30 p.m.
Christopher Bhatti
Assistant VP Development &
Alumni Relations, UT Dallas
Ambalika Tanak
PhD student in Bioengineering
UT Dallas
Kevin Patel
Chief Executive Officer
HERMTAC
Dr. Felix Deku
Neurotechnologist
Josh Floren
President
Texas Health Resources Hospital Plano
Poster Awards and Closing Remarks
2:30 p.m. — 2:40 p.m.
