Conference Details
The Mountain West Biomedical Engineering Conference 2009 will take place in the Grand Ballroom at the Grand Summit Hotel in Park City, Utah.
The conference will begin with a keynote speech on Friday September 11, followed by platform and poster sessions on Saturday, September 12. Please plan to stay for the entire meeting. The full schedule is listed in the Program (pdf, 6MB).
Schedule
Friday September 11, 2009
| 1:30 - 3:30 pm | Registration | Ballroom Lobby |
| 1:30 - 3:30 pm | Poster/Exhibit Setup | Parlors 1 & 3 / Ballroom Lobby |
| 3:30 - 4:45 pm | Podium Session 1 | Parlor 2 |
| Pratap Khanwilkar, Ph.D., MBA, WorldHeart Inc., Developments in Magnetically Levitated Rotary Blood Pumps | ||
| Thomas McNary, University of Utah, Biomedical Engineering, Experimental and Modeling Studies on Strain-Modulated Membrane Capacitance and Conductance in Cardiac Tissue | ||
| Kathleen Job, University of Utah, Biomedical Engineering, Biomechanical Characterization of the Glycocalyx of Lung Microvascular Endothelial Cells | ||
| Christine Abraham, SFGH Biomechanical Testing Facility, Orthopaedic Surgery, An Evaluation of the Accuracy of Computer Assisted Surgery in Preoperatively Planned Periacetabular Osteotomies | ||
| James Kennedy, University of Utah, Biomedical Engineering, Fabrication of 3D Laminated Scaffolds with Perfusion Channels for Use in a Custom Built Bioreactor | ||
| 4:45 - 5:15 pm | Break (refreshments served) | Ballroom Lobby |
| 5:15 - 6:30 pm | Podium Session II | Parlor 2 |
| Larisa Radu-Wu, University of Utah, Biomedical Engineering, Self-Assembled Hydrogels from Poly(HPMA) Grafted with Pendant β-Sheet Peptide Domains | ||
| Spencer Kellis, University of Utah, Electrical Engineering, Human Neocortical Electrical Activity Recorded on Nonpenetrating Microwire Arrays: Applicability for Neuroprostheses | ||
| Benjamin Fairbanks, University of Colorado, Chemical and Biological Engineering, PEG co-Peptide Hydrogels Via Thiol-Norbornene Photopolymerization for the Study of Cancer Cell Migration | ||
| Urvi Vyas, University of Utah, Biomedical Engineering, The Effect of Electronically Steering a Phased Array Transducer on Prefocal Heating with Respect to Treatment Time | ||
| Amanda Brooks, Ph.D., University of Utah, Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, A Novel Polymer Coated Antimicrobial Releasing Bone Graft to Combat Device-Centered Infections | ||
| 6:30 - 7:30 pm | Keynote Address | Parlor 2 |
| Eva M. Sevick-Muraca, Ph.D, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Near-infrared fluorescence imaging in humans | ||
| 7:30 - 10:00 pm | Evening Reception: Entertainment by The Blue Wailers |
Ballroom Lobby |
Saturday September 12, 2009
| 7:30 - 8:30 am | Breakfast Buffet | Outdoor Pavillion |
| 8:30 - 9:30 am | Podium Session III | Parlor 2 |
| Cody Bliss, W.L. Gore & Associates, "Fitness For Use", the Center of ePTFE Implantable Medical Product Design at Gore | ||
| Phil Triolo, Ph.D., Top 10 mistakes that result in delayed introductions of medical products to the marketplace | ||
| Mark Adams, Veritract, Technology Development Case Study: University of Utah Spins Out State of The Art Catheter Technology | ||
| 9:30 - 10:30 am | Poster Session / Break (refreshments served) |
Parlors 1 & 3 / Ballroom Lobby |
| 10:30 am- 11:30 am | Distinguished Lecture | Parlor 2 |
| Peter Fitzgerald, MD, PhD, Stanford University, New technologies in Cardiovascular Medicine-- a view from silicon valley | ||
| 11:30 - 11:45 am | Awards / Poster & Exhibit takedown | Parlor 2 / Parlors 1 & 3 |
Last year the Mountain West Conference was able had a large variety of participants - from bioengineering and pharmaceutical students and faculty to various industrial representatives. This collaboration provides everyone involved the opportunity to meet and discuss cutting edge biomedical technologies and the advancement of medical sciences in today's world.
This year we are offering FREE wireless internet and FREE parking underneath the Grand Summit Hotel . Also for your convenience we have extended the checkout time to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Complimentary luggage storage will be available at the front desk. Check out the Park City, Utah website for information on enjoyable places and activities to add to the excitement of your stay. To locate activities at The Canyons during the conference please follow the Summer Activities link.
Air and Ground Transportation
For a complete listing of Salt Lake City airports, ground transportation, and public transportation options please visit SLC Airport Transportation Information.
Shuttle Services to The Canyons:
www.parkcitybus.com
www.parkcityshuttle.com
www.parkcitytransportation.com
www.allresort.com
Biomedical Polymers Research Building (BPRB)
20 S. 2030 E., Rm. 506 A
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Phone: (801) 581-6105
Fax: (801) 585-5151
Send inquiries to: canyons2009@utah.edu