Monday, March 11, 2024
UCI Student Center

9:00-9:30 a.m. Breakfast & Check-In

9:30-10:30 a.m. Welcome Session:

• Engineering State of the School: Magnus Egerstedt, PhD
• Medicine State of the School: Michael J. Stamos, MD
• Physician Innovator Training Program: Yama Akbari, MD, PhD

10:30-11:00 a.m. Icebreaker between the two schools' faculty

11:00-11:30 a.m.  Break (Visit Resource Tables)

11:30-12:30 p.m. Keynote: Accelerating Innovation and Technology Development through Engineering-Medicine Partnerships

• Bruce Tromberg, PhD

12:30-1:30 p.m. Lunch (Visit Resource Tables)

1:30-3:00 p.m. Scientific Presentations

• Robotics and Sensors for Neuro-rehabilitation David Reinkensmeyer, PhD
• Brain-Computer Interfaces for Neurorestoration Zoran Nenadic, DSc
• Engineering Approaches to Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges in Sleep Michelle Khine, PhD & Rami Khayat, MD
• Translational Collaborations Toward Cartilage Regeneration Kyriacos Athanasiou, PhD & Dean Wang, MD
• Rapid (Antibody) Evolution Chang Liu, MD

3:00-3:15 p.m. Transitional Break

3:15-4:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions

• Intersectional Funding Opportunities Between School of Medicine and School of Engineering Robert Spitale, PhD & Helen Lee, PhD
  
• From Lab to Market: Accelerating Research Translation Matt Hanson, PhD
  
• Educational Opportunities in a Changing Environment Yama Akbari, MD, PhD & Francesco Tombola, PhD, accompanied by Christine King, PhD and Michelle Digman, PhD.

4:00-4:15 p.m. Transitional Break

4:15-5:00 p.m. Town Hall 

• Magnus Egerstedt, PhD
• Michael J. Stamos, MD
• Daniela M. Bota, MD, PhD
• Geoffrey W. Abbott, PhD
• Efi Foufoula-Georgiou, PhD
• Moderator: Shauna Stark, MS 

5:00-6:00 p.m. Closing Reception

Parking Information:
Parking is available across Pereira Drive in the Student Center Parking Structure. A valid UCI Campus Parking Permit is required to park at the parking structure.

• Attendees with valid UCI Medical Center permits will need to purchase a Daily Supplemental permit at the staffed kiosk at the parking structure entrance.
  
• Attendees visiting from outside UCI will need to purchase a 1-Day General parking permit at the parking lot kiosk.
  
• Staff at the information kiosk at the entrance to the parking structure can assist with any questions or transactions.