Where: AMR I Multipurpose Room
When: Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, 6 - 7 PM
Who:All are welcome, especially freshmen
Refreshments served
HMDN is proud to host a freshmen mixer where attendees can meet and mingle with Dr. Elliot McVeigh and the Design Team Team Leaders. Learn more about four of the design team leaders through our HMDN exclusive design team leader interviews, found here.
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Michael Shen, President
Status: Michael Shen is a fourth year biomedical engineering student minoring in mathematics at Johns Hopkins University
About: Michael has gained significant research experience in the lab of Dr. John Park at the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke, focusing on the use of pseudotyped viruses to deliver gene therapy to malignant gliomas. He is currently researching under Dr. Yue in the Calcium Signals Lab at JHMI.
James Wang, Vice President and Business Plan Co-Coordinator
Status: James Wang is a third year biomedical engineering student at Johns Hopkins University
About: James was a senior member on a team that designed a distraction osteogenesis device for traumatic fractures in third world countries. He has a strong intrest in business and is the president of the Hopkins Organization of Finance and Investment as well as the campus’s primary digital advertisement service, Hopkins Dynamic Advertising.
Aditya Polsani, Faculty Advisor
Status: Industrial Liaison Associate for the Whitaker Biomedical Engineering Institute and the Brain Science Institute
About: Aditya earned his Bachelors in Dental Surgery from Bapuji Dental College in India, and a Masters degree in Biotechnology from Johns Hopkins University.He currently plays a hands-on role in the day-to-day management of the new Center for Bioengineering Innovation & Design (CBID). At CBID, he is involved with recruiting and building biomedical design teams comprising of students, clinicians and engineers, sourcing medical device projects and managing intellectual property.
Vikram Aggarwal, M.S.E., Graduate Representative
Status: Vikram Aggarwal is a PhD candidate in biomedical engineering at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
About: Mr. Aggarwal received a B.ASc. in Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo, Canada in 2005. His primary research interests include neuroprosthetics, Brain-Computer Interfaces, and biomedical instrumentation. His current focus is on developing cortical control algorithms for dexterous control of upper-limb neurprostheses. He is the co-founder of cVision Medical Solutions, a medical device startup that has developed an instrument to noninvasively measure central venous pressure using ultrasound.
Bryce Chiang, Graduate Representative and Webmaster
Status: Bryce Chiang is a combined BS/MSE student currently in his 5th year at Johns Hopkins University
About: Bryce’s undergraduate focus area was in computational biology. His graduate work will be in ECE. He currently works in the Vestibular Neuroengineering Lab in the Dept of Otolaryngology, JHMI. Bryce’s thesis work will revolve around the redesign of a 3-D vestibular prosthesis.
Andrew Wisneski, Secretary
Status: Andrew Wisneski is a third year biomedical engineering student focusing in microsensors and instrumentation.
About: Andrew is currently on a design team this year and continues to work in a cardiac physiology laboratory. He spent this past summer in Beijing, China learning Mandarin and researching heart disease and health care in China. Andrew also plays the violin in the Hopkins Symphony Orchestra.
Anshuman Gupta, Treasurer
Status: Anshuman Gupta is a third year biomedical engineering student
at Johns Hopkins University
About: Anshuman was a member of a design team that created a novel
device for bowel packing. Anshuman has also worked as an intern at a
start-up, Cobalt Biofuels, doing work on the effects of biofueling on
heat transfer as it relates to the distillation. Most recently, he has
done research at the UCSF Cardiology Department on parahisian atrial
tachycardia.
Brian Liu, Speaker Series/Logistics
Status: A ___ a second year biomedical engineering student at Johns Hopkins University
About:
Marlene Shi, Speaker Series/Logistics
Status: Marlene is a third year biomedical engineering student at Johns Hopkins University
About: Marlene worked with a team of seven others to design and create an articulated biter for neuroendoscopic surgery. She has previously worked as a marketing and finance intern at Fusion Specialties, a privately held manufacturing company in the fashion and mannequin production industry. Most recently, she interned in the Office of Economic Development of Denver. Marlene currently works in the Johns Hopkins Auditory Neurophysiology Lab directed by Dr. Xiaoqin Wang.
Sameer Manek, Business Plan Co-Coordinator
Status: Sameer Manek is a second year biomedical engineering undergraduate at Johns Hopkins University
About: Sameer and his design team recently created SurgyPack: a novel surgical device for bowel packing. He has been working in the Radiology division of the Institute for Cellular Engineering at JHMI testing new methods for cellular encapsulation, immunoprotection, and cell tracking of pancreatic islets for long-term treatment of type 1 diabetes.
Pooja Shah, Publicity
Status: Pooja is a second year biomedical engineering undergraduate at Johns Hopkins University
About:
Noah Greenbaum, Freshman Representative
Status: Noah is a first year biomedical engineering undergraduate at Johns Hopkins University
About: Noah has volunteered at the Tri-County Red Cross during the summer, and has a strong interest in economics and performance magic. He is also the Technology Chair for the JHU chapter of the Biomedical Engineering Society.
Carolina Cay, Freshman Representative
Status: Carolina Cay is a first year biomedical engineering student at Johns Hopkins University
About: Carolina has spend previous summers doing voluntary work at the University Hospital in Puerto Rico and working as a lab technician for a small company. She is interested in pursuing a career in medicine.
Hopkins Medical Device Network proudly presents Ed Boyden, PhD of the MIT Media Lab
Optical Control Of Normal and Pathological Neural Circuit Computations
| Date: | Thursday, April 2nd 2009 |
| Time: | 6 pm to 7 pm (Exclusive networking event to follow) |
| Location: | JHU Homewood Campus, Computational Science and Engineering Building (CSEB) Auditorium |
| Cost: | FREE, Catered Refreshments provided |
Ed Boyden leads the Media Lab’s Synthetic Neurobiology group, which is inventing and applying tools for the analysis and engineering of brain circuits, with the goal of developing new strategies for systematically repairing pathology, augmenting cognition, and revealing insights into the human condition. He is integrating nanotechnological, molecular, optical, and other technologies into interfaces for the precise control of neural circuit dynamics and function. Recently, he and his colleagues created a genetically targeted way to activate neurons with millisecond-timescale pulses of light, an innovation that has been widely adopted in neuroscience and neuroengineering, and resulted in his being named one of the “Top 35 Innovators Under the Age of 35″ by Technology Review.
Boyden received his PhD in neurosciences from Stanford University as a Hertz Fellow, where he discovered that the molecular mechanisms used to store a memory are determined by the content to be learned. He received an MEng in electrical engineering, and BS degrees in physics and electrical engineering, all from MIT. These pursuits, as well as an independent career as an inventor, have earned him many invited talks, awards, papers, and pending patents.
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Hopkins Medical Device Network proudly presents Stuart Harshbarger of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Revolutionizing Prostheses:
Engineering on the Edge of Science
| Date: | Thursday, April 2th 2009 |
| Time: | 6 pm to 7 pm (Exclusive networking event to follow) |
| Location: | JHU Homewood Campus, Hodson Hall Room 210 |
| Cost: | FREE, Catered Refreshments provided |
The Revolutionizing Prosthetics 2009 (RP2009) Program is an aggressive four year program funded by the Defense Advance Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The program seeks to develop a new generation of modular upper extremity limb systems, neural interface devices and clinical tools that will significantly improve patient acceptance and outcomes for upper extremity prosthetic users. The goal is to develop limbs that look, behave and are controlled more naturally than any prosthetic limbs to date. As a result, the team involves over 30 organizations and spans a full range of disciplines from engineering, scientific research, medicine and rehabilitation.
Stuart D. Harshbarger is a member of the Principal Professional Staff at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory where he is currently the Program Manager and Systems Integrator for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) sponsored Revolutionizing Prosthetics 2009 Program. Stuart holds a BSEE from West Virginia Institute of Technology (1985), a MSEE from the US Naval Postgraduate School (1990), and an Advanced Certificate in Post Master’s Studies in Applied Biomedical Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University (2004). Stuart’s research interests and project thrusts include development of highly integrated “smart” prosthetic and assistive technology systems to restore function, prevent injury, and improve quality of life for the warfighter, first responders, and the aging civilian population.
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Applications are due by midnight on April 5th, 2009. Email your completed application to hmdn@jhu.edu.
Find the application here: hmdn_2009application
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Kevin Warwick, of the University of Reading has developed a car with a brain. Although his goal is not to prevent accidents, he has shown that a set of neurons spontaneously made connections with each other and sensor electrodes to create a neural network for driving. Currently the robot uses only a sonar input, but it will soon be equipped with auditory inputs. State officials have not yet ruled if it will be prosecuted for drunk driving if accidentally sprayed with 70% ethanol.
Parkinson’s Deep Brain Stimulator Testing in Europe
Libra DBS has begun trials of their deep brain stimulator in Europe. Like a pacemaker, this internal device will have leads running and an internal battery to influence the body regulatory system with electricity. Unlike a pacemaker, however, this will have leads into the brain.
Zapped in the Shower
A patient in Denmark was shocked soon after receiving an implantable defibrillator. Physicians, at a loss for explanation, decided to bring in electricians to solve the problem. After returning to the patient’s house, they realized that faulty wiring for a washing machine had caused his defibrillator to be activated. Similar cases have occurred in Hong Kong, Germany, and likely the next season of House.
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Dr. Daniel Schultz, Director of the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH)
| Date: | Tuesday, March 10th 2009 |
| Time: | 6 pm to 7 pm (Exclusive networking event to follow) |
| Location: | JHU Homewood Campus, Computational Science & Engineering Building (CSEB) Auditorium |
| Cost: | FREE, LIGHT REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED |
Come join HMDN as we host Dr. Daniel Schultz, Director of the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health, along with Nancy Pluhowski, the Director of the Medical Device Fellowship program and Courtney Harper of the Office of InVitro Diagnostic Device Safety and Evaluation. Dr. Schultz will speak on the medical device approval process along with what it takes to successfully bring a novel medical device to market. Courtney Harper will explain current trends in diagnostic laboratory tests, while Nancy Pluhowski will talk about employment opportunities at the FDA.
Dr. Dan Schultz holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the City College of New York and received his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1974. He is board certified in general surgery and family practice. Dr. Schultz entered the Commissioned Corps of the US Public Health Service in 1974, where he served in the PHS Indian Health Service as a hospital clinical director and a surgical resident. In 1983 he was appointed Chief of Surgery at the Indian Health Service Hospital inSanta Fe, New Mexico, a post he held for 11 years. In 1994 Dr. Schultz joined the Center for Devices and Radiological Health of the FDA, where he served in CDRH’s Office of Device Evaluation, first as a medical officer, then a Division Director, then the Office’s Deputy Director and finally its Director. He was promoted to Director of CDRH in 2004.
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Below are the presentation files from our speakers. Feel free to look at them for reference:
Cardiac Adhesion Barrier Safe Syringe
REPEL-CV is a new, FDA approved, bioresorbable temporary barrier for adhesion prevention after cardiac surgery. Adhesions are scar tissue which form between sets of tissue which should not be connected. This barrier is broken down in vivo and is to be used in children.
Repair Kit for Stroke
Preliminary testing has shown that a mixture of neural stem cells and a biodegradable polymer will allow regeneration of tissue killed during a stroke. Angiogenic factors are also added to promote blood flow. Initial tests with rats have been promising.
Angioplasty Balloon with Fiber Optic Sensors
CorNova has developed a new angioplasty balloon with fiber optic sensors to determine whether the vessel has been adequately dilated. The balloon is able to determine whether the stent is properly placed and expanded, an issue which may present serious future problems and be a possible thromogenic cause.
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