Program
2021 Bay Area Biomedical Device Conference
Tuesday March 30, 2021
8:00 AM- 8:30 AM
8:30 AM- 8:35 AM
8:35 AM- 8:40AM
8:40 AM- 9:15 AM
9:15 AM- 9:45 AM
Registration
Conference Opening - Guna Selvaduray, Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering Department Chair.
Welcome- Mohamed Abousalem, Ph.D., Vice President for Research & Innovation, San Jose State University
Plenary Speaker 1 - Suvajyoti Guha, Ph.D.
FDA’s Research on Face-coverings and Additively Manufactured Face Masks in Response to COVID-19
Break; Sponsor Exhibits and Student Poster Sessions
9:45 AM- 9:50 AM
9:50 AM- 10:20 AM
10:20 AM- 10:50 AM
Parallel Session 1
Point of Care Diagnostics for Public Health Care
Introductions
Patrick Jurney, Ph.D., San Jose State University
The Physics of Microfluidics: the View from Down Here
Frank Gomez, Ph.D., California State University
Use of Simple Materials for Microfluidic Devices
10:50 AM- 11:20 AM
Li Jiang, Ph.D., CEO, VitaScan, Rapid and Quantitative Fingerstick Iron Deficiency Testing
Parallel Session 2
Rapid Diagnostics
Introductions
Travis Schlappi, Ph.D., Keck Graduate Institute, Role of Rapid POC Diagnostics in Public Health Emergencies
David V. Sanker, Ph.D., Jillynne Quinn, Ph.D., & Kenneth Davis, Morgan Lewis LLP, Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Combat COVID-19
Ryu Koyama, Regulatory Affairs Associate, PENTAX Medical (Japan), Bronchoscopes and their Role in aiding Health Care Professionals
11:20 AM- 11:40 AM
Break; Sponsor Exhibits and Student Poster Sessions
12:45 PM- 1:30 PM
12:40 PM- 12:45 PM
11:40 AM- 12:40 PM
Industry Panel: Moderator: Harjot Hans; Panelists: Dr. Gurmeet Sran, M.D.; Dr. Sriram Shamasunder, M.D. Topic: Technological Coordination during Public Health Crises
Conference Closing
Networking Session
Wednesday March 31, 2021
8:00 AM- 8:30 AM
8:30 AM- 8:35 AM
8:40 AM- 9:15 AM
9:15 AM- 9:45 AM
Registration
Conference Opening - Guna Selvaduray, Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering Department Chair.
Plenary Speaker 1 - Auston Davis
Break; Sponsor Exhibits and Student Poster Sessions
9:45 AM- 9:50 AM
9:50 AM- 10:20 AM
10:20 AM- 10:50 AM
Parallel Session 3
Building Public Health Emergencies Resilient Communities
Introductions
Frances Edwards, Ph.D., San Jose State University, Building Public Health Emergency Resilient Communities
Parallel Session 4
Preparing the New Workforce
Introductions
Kelly Masegian, Career Counselor, SJSU Career Center, Design Your Future Career
Christina Salvatier, MPA Valley Medical Center Foundation, Non-Profit Assistance with Coronavirus Response
Sophie Khem, VP, Process and Quality Engineering, Heartflow, COVID-19 impact on the workforce of the future: lessons learned from HeartFlow
8:35 AM- 8:40AM
Welcome- Sheryl Ehrman, Ph.D., Dean of Engineering, San Jose State University
10:50 AM- 11:10 AM
Break; Sponsor Exhibits and Student Poster Sessions
12:20 PM- 12:50 PM
12:10 PM- 12:20 PM
11:10 AM- 12:10 PM
CEO Panel - Moderator- Michael Reo. Panelists: Darin Buxbaum, COO Widercircle; Jason Kang, CEO, Kinnos, Jeff Christian, CEO Phoenix de Ventures. Topic: Effects of Public Health Emergencies on Business Operations.
Conference Closing
Networking Session