Conferences

The Bioengineering Division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering cordially invites you to attend the ASME 2013 Summer Bioengineering Conference. An outstanding scientific program is planned, including Plenary Lectures, Symposia, Workshops, and Student Paper Competitions. This year, the theme for our conference will be Translational Research. Becky Bergman of Medtronic, Inc. will be the keynote speaker at the 2013 SBC. Ms. Bergman is the Vice President of New Therapies and Diagnostics for Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management. Ms. Bergman has more than 24 years of experience in the medical technology industry including over 16 years in research technology management and product development. She has served on the advisory committee for the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering. She is a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) and a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). Ms. Bergman will speak about the successful partnerships formed between academicians and industry that have helped translate technology to clinical use. In addition, there will be a workshop on Translational Research funding with representatives from NIH NIBIB and NSF Bioengineering SBIR/STTR programs.

A brief list of the themes are:

• Theme 1 Biotransport
• Theme 2 Rehabilitation
• Theme 3 Human Dynamics
• Theme 4 Design and Devices
• Theme 5 Biomedical Engineering Education
• Theme 6 Cardiovascular Fluid Mechanics
• Theme 7 Respiratory and Other Fluid Mechanics
• Theme 8 Tissue and Cellular Engineering
• Theme 10 Cardiovascular Tissue Mechanics
• Theme 11 Growth, Remodeling and Repair
• Theme 12 Injury
• Theme 13 Musculoskeletal Soft Tissue Mechanics
• Theme 14 Bone Mechanics
• Theme 15 Joint and Spine Mechanics
• Theme 16 Other Solid Mechanics Topics
• Theme 17 Competitions and Challenges
• Theme 18 Student Paper Competitions
• Theme 19 Plenary
• Theme 20 Award Lectures
• Theme 21 Courses, Trips, and Tips

http://www.asmeconferences.org/SBC2013/