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IEEE Engineering in Medicine
and Biology Society
TECHNICAL MEETING
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A meeting notice of the Central
Texas Chapter of Engineering in Medicine and Biology, the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. |
6:30 pm, April 16, 2008 Meeting is open to the public
Topic:
“A Potential New Paradigm in Craniofacial Reconstructive Procedures:
Vacuum Assisted Tissue Engineering”
Speaker:
Dr. Larry Swain, KCI
Location:
Biotechnology, Science and Engineering Building (BSE) 2.102,
University of Texas at San Antonio Main Campus, One UTSA Circle, Map
available:
www.utsa.edu/maps/1604/
Agenda:
6:30 – Networking, 7:00 –
Dinner, 8:00 – Technical Presentation.
Reservations:
Please email HaeOck Lee (HaeOck.Lee@utsa.edu)
so we have a head count for dinner.
Cost
(Dinner): $10 IEEE
members, $15 non-members, students free!!
Meeting
Synopsis:
Larry
Swain is the innovation manager at KCI for tissue regeneration. His
professional history is long and iconoclastic, having been research leader with
UTHSCSA, Biomedical Enterprises, on contract with numerous orthopedic companies,
and in independent developments. He is an experimental surgeon, dentist, and
electron microscopist by training, all with a focus on regeneration of
functional tissues. His work at KCI has led to many breakthroughs, the talk for
tonight is our latest to be published.
Future
meetings:
Hold the date!
May 21: Topic/presenter TBD:
Chapter Officers:
Royce Johnson,
Chair (210-515-4231,
JohnsonR@KCI1.com
HaeOck Lee, Vice-Chair
(210-458-5109,
HaeOck.Lee@utsa.edu
Dawn Roberson,
Mbr ExCom (210-458-5520,
dawnlee.roberson@utsa.edu
Garrett
Polhamus, Mbr ExCom (210-536-2091,
Garrett.Polhamus@Brooks.AF.Mil
T. Scott
Atkinson, Mbr ExCom 210-545-4228,
ScottA@ICSIconsulting.com
Garrett
Polhamus, Mbr ExCom 210-536-2091,
Garrett.Polhamus@Brooks.AF.Mil
John Lyons, WebMaster
682-556-2372,
JohnL@ICSIconsulting.com
EMB Society Web Site:
http://embs.gsbme.unsw.edu.au/
Houston Society EMBS
http://www.hsemb.org/
Chapter
Web Site:
http://ewh.ieee.org/r5/central_texas/embs/
We endeavor to update the
Chapter’s Web Pages as frequently as new information becomes available. Feedback
is welcome.
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