Spring Biotech/Life Science Industry Forum

March 7, 2012
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

NJIT Campus Center – Ballroom B
University Heights, Newark, New Jersey

The dual theme of this forum is “Translational Research – from The Lab to The Market Place, and Building Your Talent Pipeline”.  The forum will feature a faculty panel discussion on the state of translational research and presentations several our top students who are currently conducting collaborative research with 3 key faculty members.

PhD Candidate, Gloria Portocarrero/Dr. Treena Livingston Arinzeh – An Expert on Regenerating Tissue Using Adult Stem Cells

BS and MS Candidate, Bemin Ghobreal/Dr. Tara L Alvarez – Directs Research on Understanding Brain Function

PhD Candidates, Mevan Siriwardane and Joseph Loverde/ Dr. Bryan J Pfister – A Specialist in Neural Tissue Engineering

The BME Department has built a considerable research program with support from such agencies as the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, Essilor, Inc., and the Iowa Corn Promotion Board. Research areas of concentration include stem cell applications in tissue regeneration, vision and neural engineering, bioMEMS, motion analysis and rehabilitation engineering, biomaterials and biopolymers.

Registration

To reserve a set, please contact Louis Cain at 973-596-3219 or via email at cain@njit.edu.