Carnegie Mellon University

2025 Forum Program

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Friday, September 19

Carnegie Mellon Forum on Biomedical Engineering

08:45 – 09:00 AM

Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon 

Keith Cook, Ph.D.
The David Edward Schramm Professor and Head
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University

09:00 – 09:30 AM

Keynote: Computational modeling to advance cardiovascular regenerative medicine

Sandra Loerakker, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Eindhoven University of Technology

Moderator:
Jason Szafron, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University

09:30 – 10:00 AM

Keynote: Some Recent Progress in Transient Bioelectronics

John Rogers, Ph.D.
Louis Simpson and Kimberly Querrey Professor
Materials Science and Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Neurological Surgery
Director, Querrey Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics
Northwestern University

Moderator:
Tzahi Cohen-Karni, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Department of Materials Science & Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University

10:00 - 10:15 AM

Break

10:15 – 10:45 AM

Keynote: TBA

Garrett Stanley, Ph.D.
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
McCamish Foundation Distinguished Chair
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Georgia Tech & Emory University

Moderator:
Steven M. Chase, Ph.D.
Professor
Biomedical Engineering and Carnegie Mellon Neuroscience Institute
Carnegie Mellon University

10:45 – 11:15 AM

Keynote: Extracellular Matrix for Lung Modeling and Repair

Rebecca L. Heise, Ph.D.
Inez A. Caudill, Jr. Distinguished Professor and Chair
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Virginia Commonwealth University

Moderator:
Keith Cook, Ph.D.
The David Edward Schramm Professor and Head
Biomedical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University

11:15 – 11:45 AM

Keynote: Neurovascular mechanisms of acute vaso occlusive pain sickle cell disease. (Why does “emotional stress” trigger vaso occlusive crisis?)

Thomas Coates, M.D.
Section Head, Hematology
Attending Physician, Hematology, Oncology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Investigator, Hematology-Oncology
Professor, Pediatrics and Pathology
Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California

Moderator:
Sossena Wood, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University

11:45 – 12:15 PM

Keynote: Time Series Intelligence

Artur W. Dubrawski, Ph.D.
Alumni Research Professor of Computer Science
Robotics Institute
Carnegie Mellon University

Moderator:
P. Sang Chalacheva, Ph.D.
Associate Teaching Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University

12:15 – 1:00 PM

Lunch Break

1:00 – 1:30 PM

Keynote: Insights on Disc Degeneration and Anterior Vertebral Body Tethering Success through FEM

Grace D. O’Connell, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence
College of Engineering
UC Berkeley

Moderator:
Axel Moore, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University

1:30 - 2:00 PM

Keynote:  TBA

Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Ph.D.
Malcolm Gillis University Professor
Department of Bioengineering
Co-Director of Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies
Rice University

Moderator:
Keith Cook, Ph.D.
The David Edward Schramm Professor and Head
Biomedical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University

2:00 - 2:30 PM

Best Abstract Talk: TBA

 

2:30 – 4:15 PM

Pre-recorded Slide Presentations

4:15 – 4:30 PM

Announcement of Awards