Newswise — Dr. Robert M. Nerem, director of the Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience at Georgia Institute of Technology, will be the featured speaker at the 17th Annual ASME Bioprocess Technology Seminars to be held Oct. 25-28, in Atlanta, Ga.
Nerem is a noted professor and researcher in the field of cellular and tissue engineering as it applies to the vascular system. His laboratory work includes research in the development of a blood vessel substitute for use in bypass surgery, the investigation of hemodynamics as a regulator of vascular biology, and the mathematical modeling of the dynamic response to mammalian cells.
At the keynote session of the 17th ASME Bioprocess Technology Seminars, Dr. Nerem will discuss the need for a national initiative for regenerative medicine. "Whether you call it tissue engineering, reparative medicine, or regenerative medicine, there is a biologically-based science and technology emerging that represents the next generation of treatments and therapies for a variety of medical conditions," explains Nerem.
As director of the Georgia Tech/Emery Center for the Engineering of Living Tissues, an Engineering Research Center funded by the National Science Foundation, Nerem sees a clear need for a U.S. national initiative that will address breakthroughs in issues related to confronting the transplantation crisis, that is the disparity between patient need and the availability of donor organs, and to repairing the neural system. "In order to realize this potential and to provide treatments to patients, further advances in science and technology is needed," added Nerem, a fellow of ASME.
The keynote session will be held at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta, 265 Peachtree St., NE, Atlanta, Oct. 25, beginning at 11:15 a.m.
The 17th Annual ASME Bioprocess Technology Seminars offers 16 years of experience and unparalleled quality in bioprocessing courses. The seminars will provide in-depth lectures and hands-on problem solving workshops, plus an overview of a variety bioprocess equipment and facility design considerations. The event will also provide valuable networking opportunities for scientists, researchers, design and process engineers, and manufacturers and suppliers of bioprocess equipment.
The Seminars are presented by the ASME Continuing Education Institute and co-sponsored by the AIChE. To register or for more information call 1-800-843-2763, or you can visit the Web site at http://www.asme.org/education/techsem/Bio/index.html
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