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May 1, 2007
*MEDIA ADVISORY*
CONTACT: Missy Corley
301-405-6501
mcorley@umd.edu
WHAT: Learn what the future holds in bioengineering and biomedical devices, and how engineers and healthcare providers can work together to expand and enhance the capabilities of physicians, dentists, pharmacists and a myriad of other health care providers—and ultimately to improve life for people around the world.
Events include: - a live telesurgery demonstration from the University of Maryland School of Medicine (laparoscopic [video-guided] Nissen fundoplication)
- invited talks
- student posters
- lab tours
- a career information session featuring leading Maryland biotech companies.
WHO: The Fischell Department of Bioengineering (Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park), has invited industry and academic experts, engineering students and entrepreneurs to showcase the latest technologies and insights in the fields of biotechnology and bioengineering.
WHEN: Thursday, May 3, 2007
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Detailed agenda:
http://www.bioe.umd.edu/fischellfestival/
**This event will be followed by a lecture by Medtronic's Art Collins**
WHERE: Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building
A. James Clark School of Engineering
University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742
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Media in attendance will be the first to learn about one of the newest research discoveries in the Fischell Department of Bioengineering—a "virus sponge" that can clean viruses from the blood and has implications for treating diabetes and avian flu, among other applications.
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E-Mail our media staff or call:
(301) 405-6501 |
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