Engineering for Health: Integrating Engineering and Physiology to Combat Disease

Symposium — Monday, April 24, 2024 — 3:15 PM - 5:15 PM — , Room W375A
Integrative Physiology Symposium Series — Chair: Gina L.C. Yosten — Co-Chair:

Numerous recent advances in biomedical engineering have been made in recent years at the subcellular, cellular and tissue levels. These advances have not only led to the development of novel research tools, but also they have enhanced our understanding of normal physiological processes and disease mechanisms. Importantly, the integration of engineering and physiology disciplines has led to the development of advanced therapeutic options for the treatment of multiple diseases. In this Integrative Symposium, we will explore how engineering approaches have contributed to advancements in cardiovascular, renal, muscle, neural, endocrine, and cellular physiology.

Speakers

• Tissue Engineering for Modeling and Treating Skeletal Muscle Disease
  Nenad Bursac — , Duke Univ


• Combining In Vivo Imaging and Computational Modeling to Understand and Manipulate Angiogenesis
  Shayn Pierce-Cottler — , Univ of Virginia


• Development of a Human "Kidney on a Chip" Microphysiological System
  Jonathan Himmelfarb — , Univ. of Washington


• Engineering Scaffolds to Dissect the Chemo-Mechanics of Immunological Processes Underlying Atherosclerotic Disease
  Anjelica Gonzalez — , Yale Univ.