The 28th Annual Great Lakes Biomedical Conference

From Vision to Reality

Friday June 4, 2004


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Program is subject to change


7:00 - 7:30 a.m.
            Registration/Check In

 

7:30                             Welcome,  Chuck Oehler, President, The Oehler Group


7:35-7:45                      Opening Remarks,
Governor Doyle

                         

7:45 - 9:45                    Emerging Technology Overviews

 

Argonne National Laboratory              Dr. William Ragland, Office of Technology Transfer

Iowa State University                         Dr. Kent Kirkland, Executive Director, Iowa State University Research Foundation

Marquette University                         Dr. T. Daniel Griffiths, Vice Provost for Research and Graduate Programs

Marshfield Clinic                               Dr. Bob Carlson, Director, Marshfield Medical Research Foundation

Mayo Clinic                                      Mr. Steven McMaster, Director, Mayo Medical Ventures

Medical College of Wisconsin            Dr. William Hendee, VP, Medical College of Wisconsin Research Foundation

Michigan State University                  Ms. Chris Force, Small Business Development, Office of Intellectual Property 

      Milwaukee School of Engineering       Dr. Timothy Herman, MSOE Biomolecular/Modeling

      Northwestern University                    
Dr. Indrani Mukarji, Executive Director Technology Transfer Program

Purdue University                              Dr. Simran Trani, Director, Purdue Research Foundation Office of Technology Commercialization

University of Chicago                        Dr. Debra Anderson, NIH/NIAID Region V Great Lakes Regional Ctr. of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research

University of Cincinnati                      Mr. Rich Kordal, Director, Intellectual Property

University of Iowa                              Dr. Bruce Wheaton, Executive Director, University of Iowa Research Foundation

University of Notre Dame                   Mr. Mike Edwards, Director, Technology Transfer

University of Wisconsin-Madison        Ms. Elizabeth Donley, General Manager, WiSys or Carl Gulbrandsen, Director, WARF

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee     Dr. Willliam Gregory, Dean, College of Engineering & Applied Science

Wayne State University                     Mr. Erik Streif, Technology Transfer Manager 

 

9:45-11:45            Research and Technology Presentations

 

Promiment researchers from the above institutions will give technology presentations in the fields of life sciences, imaging/devices, nanotechnology, and bioinformatics.

           

Section I: Moderator: Atty. Charles Sara, DeWitt, Ross & Stevens, S.C.

   

        Using Informatics to Deliver Personalized, Genetically Based Patient Care 

        Dr. Peter Tonellato, Chief Scientific Officer, Point One Systems (Medical College of Wisconsin)

      In silico Identification and Characterization of Bacterial Pathogenicity Factors
        Dr. Natalia Maltsev, Argonne National Laboratory

        Novel Nanoporous Materials for Biosensor and Controlled Release Drug Delivery Applications.

        Victor S.-Y. Lin, Associate Professor Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University

 

        Novel injectable thermogelling systems for drug delivery, gene therapy and soft tissue replacement.

        Dr. Surya K. Mallapragada,  Associate Professor Department of Chemical Engineering, Iowa State University

        Development Of A Genetically-based Multiplex-PCR Assay That Rapidly and Accurately Discriminates Closely                             Related Bacterial Pathogens
        Dr. Randall S. Lambrecht, Dean & Professor, College of Health Sciences,
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

       A new bacterial system for expression of membrane proteins
       Dr.
Mary Lynne Collins, Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee


Section II, Moderator, Thomas Miller

        Injectable, Bioadhesive and Biodegradable Hydrogels In-situ Formed by Enzymatic Cross-Linking for Drug Delivery, Tissue Engineering 

          Drs. Phillip B. Messersmith, Asst. Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University

 

        A Novel Biodegradable Elastomeric Scaffold for Tissue Engineering

        Drs. Jian Yang, Antonio Webb, and Guillermo Ameer, Northwestern University

 
        Chemical Proteomics Facility at Marquette—Developing and Applying Tools to Study
        Chemicals Interacting with Proteomes:    Pharmaceuticals, Pollutants and Metabolites

          Dr. Daniel S. Sem, Assistant Professor

 

        Neuroscience Research at the Interface Between Stress and Addiction:  Update on Pre-Clinical Studies

          Dr. William E. Cullinan, Associate Professor, Marquette University


        Nanofluidic Devices for Recognition of Neurotoxins

        Paul Bohn, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign



Section III, Moderator, Atty. Mark Kassel


        Cochlear Implant with Signficantly Reduced Power Consumption

        Dr. Claus-Peter Richter, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery, Northwestern University

 

        Design of a Dual-Modality Micro-CT/SPECT Imaging System for Small Animals

        Dr. Anne V. Clough, Professor, Marquette University

 

        New and Novel Technology for Intra-Oral Drug Delivery of Antimicrobials

        Dr. Antony R. Periathamby, Sullivan Professorship and Dr. Andrew R. Dentino, Undergraduate Program Director/Periodontics, Marquette University

 

        A Novel, Minimally Invasive Optical Imaging System for Diagnosing Breast Cancer

        Dr. Nimmi Ramanujam, Assoc. Professor of Biomedical Engineering and MIT “Top 100 Innovators in the World” (2003), University of Wisconsin-Madison

         Measurement and Imaging of the Electrical Properties of Tissue in the Beta Dispersion Region

         Dr. William D. Gregory , College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

          Hi-Art—A Spin-Out Success Combining CT Scan and Radiation to Fight Cancer
          Dr. Thomas Mackie, Co-Founder and Chairman, TomoTherapy, and Professor, UW Madison



11:45—12:30            Reception/Poster

 

      

12:30-1:30                Lunch

 

1:30-2:45                  Luncheon Keynote

 

                        "Biomedical Imaging Today and Tomorrow:  Fusion of Form and Function"

                        Dr. Richard Robb, Director Biomedical Engineering Program & Biomedical Imaging, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.

 

3:00-4:00           Building Collaborations and Alliances with Large Pharma and Imaging Firms—Strategies and Case Studies””

            Dr. Suzanne Lebold, VP, Global Pharmaceutical Business Development

                        Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL, Chris Unger, GE Medical Systems

 

4:00—5:00         Intellectual Property Protection & Financing Strategies for Biomedical

Applications”

                        Charles S. Sara, Partner, DeWitt Ross & Stevens, S.C., Madison, WI

                        Mark Kassel, Partner, Foley and Lardner, Madison, WI

Thomas Miller, Michael Best and Friedrich, Milwaukee, WI

 

                       

Sponsors
 
Gold Sponsors
Wisconsin Department of Commerce
Foley and Lardner
Invitrogen

Michael Best and Friedrich
Sigma Aldrich
Abbott Laboratories

 
Silver Sponsors
Agilent
Schwarz Pharma USA
Fisher Scientific


Bronze Sponsors
Glaxo Smith Kline
Promega Corporation
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
WE Energies

Supporting Organizations
Wayne State University
Flavin Venture

Promotional Partners
Forward Wisconsin
Illinois Coalition
Iowa Biotechnology Association
Michigan Biotechnology Association
Milwaukee Section of the IEEE - EMBS Chapter
Minnesota High Technology Association
Minnesota Technology, Inc.
Telaric, Inc.
Wisconsin Association of Biomedical Research & Education
Wisconsin Biotechnology Association and Medical Device Association
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
Wisconsin Technology Council