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An evening with EMBS president Dr. Kim: Bioengineering, Translational Research, and Technology Commercialization
(poster)
An IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Distinguished Lecture |
| Speaker
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Dr. Yongmin Kim
Hunter and Dorothy Simpson Endowed Chair in Bioengineering
Department of Bioengineering
University of Washington
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| Day and Time
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Friday, December 1, 2006, 6:00 p.m.
Registration and refreshments at 6:00 p.m.
Presentation at 6:30 p.m.
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| Location
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Engineering Atrium
3d Floor, George Vari Engineering Building
245 Church Street
Ryerson University map
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| Organizer
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IEEE Toronto Engineering in Medicine and Biology Chapter. |
| Contact
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Pre-register:
Kristiina McConville, E-mail:
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| Abstract
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Bioengineering is the fastest growing engineering discipline in the world. Currently, there are five major areas of research and training within the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Washington: (1) Distributed Diagnosis and Home Healthcare (D2H2); (2) Engineered Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering; (3) Molecular Bioengineering and Nanotechnology; (4) Medical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy; and (5) Computational and Integrative Bioengineering. Unique integration of biology, engineering, nanotechnology, information technology and medicine has been underway inside the department for a long time, continuously creating new frontiers and opportunities in both research and education. Their annual research funding totaled more than $26 million in 2005-2006.
In this presentation, Dr. Kim will provide an overview on the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Washington, Distributed Diagnosis and Home Healthcare (D2H2) and Medical Imaging, several entrepreneurship and technology commercialization examples, his observation and experience on the obstacles and formula of success, and future directions in the 21st century. |
| Biography
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Dr. Yongmin Kim received the B.S. degree in electronics engineering from Seoul National University, Korea, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Wisconsin (Madison), in 1979 and 1982, respectively. Since March 1999, he is Professor and Chair of Bioengineering, Professor of Electrical Engineering, and Adjunct Professor of Radiology and Computer Science and Engineering. Currently, he is the W. Hunter and Dorothy L. Simpson Endowed Chair in Bioengineering.
Dr. Kim and his research group have made 85 inventions that have led to 70 patents, transferred the invented technologies to industry with 23 licenses, and helped commercialization of these technologies. He edited a book, Handbook of Medical Imaging (SPIE Press, 2000) and is a contributing author to many books. He has more than 450 research publications, and he is the editor of 11 Conference Proceedings.
He was awarded the 1988 Early Career Achievement Award of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society for his contributions to medical imaging and the 2003 Ho-Am Prize in Engineering. In 2005, he received a Distinguished Achievement Award from the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering. Dr. Kim is the President of the EMBS in 2005 and 2006. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.
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