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 

Cybersecurity as a Workforce Enabler during a Pandemic

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