Time: 6:00 pm
Location: Homewood Campus, Hodson 210

Mr. Rogelio Rodriguez shares his experiences in medical device development. He received his B.S. in Engineering from California State University, Fullerton and his M.S. in Engineering from California State University, Long Beach. His master’s thesis was entitled, “Cardiac Bioelectric Activity: Real-Time Simulation of Electrocardiogram.” He currently serves as the Director of Engineering Science Programs at UC Irvine, where his functional role is to address the workforce and the professional development needs of scientific and engineering professionals, and to lead program development for continuing education.

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Time: 5:30 pm
Location: Homewood Campus, Computational Science and Engineering Building (CSEB), Room B17

Dr. Fred Burbank, currently the Medical Director of Salt Creek Ventures, has founded three successful medical device companies – Biopsys (acquired by Johnson & Johnson), Vascular Control Systems, and SenoRx. After he received his M.D. from the Stanford School of Medicine, Dr. Burbank completed an internship in Internal Medicine, residencies in Psychiatry and Diagnostic Radiology, and a fellowship in Interventional Radiology. In his talk, he focused on one company “Vascular Control System”, and he discussed the challenges associated with starting a medical device company and with being an entrepreneur, and how his background assisted him along his career path.

Time: 5:30 pm
Location: Homewood Campus, Clark 110

Dr. Mohit Kaushal is a Venture Associate from the Boston division of Medtronic, where he performs technology scouting duties for the Medicine and Technology group, which is overseen by Dr. Stephen Oesterle. In addition, Dr. Kaushal joined Polaris Venture Partners in September 2007 as a full time employee, where he focuses on investments in the life sciences and spends a significant amount of time concentrating on European health-care opportunities. Prior to obtaining his MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Dr. Kaushal earned his Medical Degree from the Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine. In his talk, Dr. Kaushal presented a venture capitalist’s perspective on transitioning technology into the marketplace.

Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Homewood Campus, Charles Common Ballroom

William R. Brody became the 13th president of The Johns Hopkins University on September 1, 1996. Dr. Brody serves as a trustee of The Commonwealth Fund and of the Baltimore Community Foundation. He serves on the board of directors of IBM. He is a member of the executive committee of the Council on Competitiveness, the International Academic Advisory Committee, Singapore, and the FBI’s National Security Higher Education Advisory Board. Dr. Brody is a member of the Institute of Medicine and the National Academy of Engineering, and a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, the American College of Radiology, the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, the American Institute of Biomedical Engineering, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Brody shared his experiences in medical device development and offered valuable advice to aspiring inventors.