Agenda

11:00-12:10am Registration, networking Luncheon, and exhibitor showcase

12:10-12:25pm

Opening remarks: Martin Moskovits, Ph.D., Worster Dean of Science and Professor of Chemistry

Unique approach for Biology and Bioengineering at UC Santa Barbara

Julie Stein, Ph.D., Portfolio Manager, Industry-University Cooperative Research Program (IUCRP)

UC Discovery Grant overview

12:25-12:30pm

Welcome and introduction of keynote speaker:
Dennis O. Clegg, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MCDB)
12:30-1:00pm

Keynote Speaker: Erkki Ruoslahti, Ph.D., M.D., Burnham Institute for Medical Research

Vascular zip codes in drug and nanodevice targeting

1:00-1:40pm Research Sessions
Listen to top-ranked faculty present cutting edge research and their latest discoveries in stimulating areas ranging from stem cell biology and neurodegenerative disease to emerging drug delivery approaches using novel materials and nanotechnology.

Technical Session 1:
Novel model systems for discovering new therapeutic targets.
Provides a look at the various research initiatives at UC Santa Barbara that target the diagnostic and potential therapeutic remedies for attacking disease.

Speakers:
  • Dennis O. Clegg, Professor and Chair, MCDB, Biomolecular Sciences and Engineering (BMSE)
    Interdisciplinary research in stem cell biology and engineering
  • Kenneth Kosik, M.D., Harriman Professor of Neuroscience Research, MCDB, Co-Director, Neuroscience Research Institute, BMSE
    microRNAs: a novel class of targets

1:40-1:50pm Networking break

1:50-2:50pm Technical Session 1 continued:
Novel model systems for discovering new therapeutic targets.
  • Joel Rothman, Ph.D., Professor, MCDB, BMSE
    Aging and age-related disease
  • Thomas Weimbs, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, MCDB
    New functions of polycystin-1, the protein affected in polycystic kidney disease
  • Mike Mahan, Ph.D., Professor, MCDB, BMSE
    Infectious disease and vaccine research

2:50-3:00pm Networking break

3:00-4:30pm Technical Session 2:
Nano-Bioengineering
Provides a look at applications that lie at the intersection of Biology and Engineering. UC Santa Barbara's research strengths in both materials and nanotechnology combined with its interdisciplinary culture allows for novel discoveries in drug delivery and diagnostics showcased in this section.

Speakers:

  • Norbert O. Reich, Ph.D., Professor, Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, BMSE
    Biomarker discovery and medical diagnostics
  • Samir Mitragotri, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering and BMSE
    Engineering nanoparticles for drug delivery: does shape matter?
  • Joseph A. Zasadzinski, Ph.D., Professor, Materials, Chemical Engineering
    Nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery
  • Matthew Tirrell, the Richard A. Auhll Professor of Engineering and Dean of the College of Engineering
    Peptide Materials Engineering

Closing Remarks

4:30-6:00pm

Cocktail reception, networking and exhibitor showcase

Poster session review with graduate students and faculty. Discuss research backgrounds and obtain student profiles.

Exhibits featuring the multitude of bio-related research centers, institutes and educational programs such as:

  • Biomolecular Science and Engineering Graduate program (BMSE)
  • Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies
  • Center for Bio-Image Informatics
  • Neuroscience Research Institute
  • California NanoSystems Institute

Faculty and Graduate Student start-ups

Review available bio-related technologies through the Technology and Industry Alliance (TIA) booth