"As a biomedical engineer actively involved in this field, I look forward to unlocking the full regenerative potential of human stem cells, so we can cure disease and live longer than our failing organs".
Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic
The Mikati Foundation
Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Medicine, NY
"The evaluation and treatment of the human immune system could be very valuable for the diagnosis and curing of many diseases. I will describe how new biomedical engineering methods in imaging and nanomedicine are leading to early detection and treatment of many immune-based disorders."
Zahi A. Fayad
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY 10029
"We are developing and utilizing computational biology techniques to understand the complex processes and mechanisms of ventricular tachycardia and atrial fibrillation".
Edward J. Ciaccio
Columbia University
New York, NY 10027
"As an engineer, I have seen first-hand how implantable nano sensors are changing the landscape of medicine. I look forward to sharing my experiences of how implantable nanosensors represent the next generation of more proactive, effective, and personalized approaches to healthcare."
Thomas J. Webster
Northeastern University
MA
"Our goal is to exploit naturally present molecules in our cells and tissues and their interactions with light to extract high-resolution three-dimensional images of tissues and unravel details of tissue function that can be used to understand normal and diseased tissue development in vivo and in engineered tissues".
Irene Georgakoudi
Tufts University
MA
