Bin He, Ph.D.

2012 IEEE Life Sciences Grand Challenges Conference Presentations – Introductory and Keynote Addresses

2012 IEEE Life Sciences Grand Challenges Conference Presentations

Introductory and Keynote Addresses

The Conference was fortunate to have well-known and respected speakers to provide keynote and introductory talks.

Bin He, Ph.D.Welcoming Remarks
by Bin He, Ph.D.
Conference Chair
Medtronic-Bakken Chair and Distinguished McKnight University Professor
Director of Institute for Engineering in Medicine
University of Minnesota

Peter Staecker, Ph.D.Welcoming Remarks
by Peter Staecker, Ph.D.
President-Elect of IEEE

Philip A. Sharp, Ph.D.Keynote Lecture #1 ‘Convergence as the Third Revolution’,
by Phillip A. Sharp, Ph.D.
Nobel Laureate, Physiology or Medicine
National Medal of Science Laureate
Institute Professor, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Charles M. Vest, Ph.D.Keynote Lecture #2 ‘Technological Innovation and Serving the Globe’,
by Charles M. Vest, Ph.D.
National Medal of Technology Laureate
President, National Academy of Engineering
President Emeritus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Roderic Pettigrew, Ph.D, M.D.Keynote Lecture #3
‘Engineering Medicine: Today’s Vision, Tomorrow’s Health Care’,
by Roderic Pettigrew, Ph.D, M.D.
Director, National Institue of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
National Institutes of Health