IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC'09) Posted By: David Kennedy - Mar 27, 2009Tool/Resource: Conferences, Workshops and Meetings You are cordially invited to submit a paper(s) to the 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC'09). The EMBC'09 will be held during September 2~6, 2009 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the world capital of the medical device industry. The EMBC'09 technical program will consist of plenary and keynote lectures, workshops, symposia, and invited sessions, in which the leading experts from all around the world will present state-of-the-art reviews of rapidly-developing and exciting areas, report the latest significant findings and developments in all the major fields of biomedical engineering and healthcare technology, and discuss government and industry related issues. Invited speakers of EMBC’09 include: Conference Keynote Speaker – Dr. Andre Zachary Fire, 2006 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine Plenary Speakers – Dr. Ear Bakken, NAE, Co-Inventor of Battery-powered Pacemaker Dr. Gary Glover, NAE, Professor, Stanford University Dr. Douglas Lauffenburger, NAE, Whitaker Professor, MIT Theme Keynote Speakers – Dr. Abass Alavi, Professor of Radiology and Neurology, University of Pennsylvania Dr. Richard Ehman, Professor and Chair of Radiology, Mayo Clinic Dr. James Fujimoto, NAE, NAS, Professor of EECS, MIT Dr. Peter J. Hunter, Professor of Bioengineering, University of Auckland Dr. José Príncipe, BellSouth Professor, University of Florida Dr. Andrew Schwartz, Professor of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh Dr. Robert Tranquillo, Distinguished McKnight University Professor, U. of Minnesota Dr. Kamil Ugurbil, McKnight Presidential Endowed Chair, U. of Minnesota Dr. Lihong Wang, Beare Distinguished Professor, Washington University in St. Louis Technical Themes: 1. Biomedical Signal Processing 2. Biomedical Imaging and Image Processing 3. Bioinstrumentation, Biosensors, and Bio-micro/Nano-Technologies 4. Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, and Systems Biology 5. Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems Engineering 6. Neural and Rehabilitation Engineering 7. Cellular and Tissue Engineering, and Biomaterials 8. Bio-Robotics and Biomechanics 9. Therapeutic and Diagnostics Systems and Medical Device Design 10. Healthcare Information Systems and Telemedicine 11. Technology Commercialization, Industry, Education, and Society 12. Recent Advancement in Biomedical Engineering Minisymposia: 1. Medical Imaging – New Biomarkers and Clinical Perspective 2. Bionanotechnology 3. Federal Funding in Biomedical Engineering 4. Neuromodulation 5. Benefits and Pitfalls of University - Industry Collaborations 6. Transcatheter delivered cardiac valves 7. Frontier of nano magnetic materials, devices and systems in biomedical applications 8. Frontiers of microrobotics in endo-and transluminal therapy 9. People, Places and Companies Involved in the Early History of Biomedical Devices and Instrumentation Pre-conference workshops (September 2, 2009): 1. Building Neural Interfaces for Neural Prostheses 2. Deep Brain Stimulation 3. Biological Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (BioMEMS) 4. Cardiovascular Health Informatics 5. Medical Device Commercialization: Getting Great Ideas to Market 6. Medical Device Design on Steroids Social Activities: 1. Bakken Museum Social – food, wine and an electrifying good time 2. Tour – University of Minnesota, CMRR 3. Tour – Medtronic, Inc. 4. Tour – Boston Scientific The paper submission deadline is April 7, 2009 and detailed conference information can be found at http://www.embc09.org/ Start today and submit your work to this exciting international conference, joining thousands of peers in biomedical engineering. Best regards, EMBC09 Organizing Team |
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