[Bioundgrd] The 2003-2004 EMBS-BMES Distinguished Lecture Series

[Janice Chang]

>Dear colleagues and friends,
>
>The Boston chapter of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
>         (IEEE)-Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS)
>                                  &
>               the MIT Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)
>                           proudly present:
>
>        *** The 2003-2004 EMBS-BMES Distinguished Lecture Series ***
>
>We invite you to join us for our new monthly lecture series in which 
>we explore
>recent developments and stimulating topics in the expanding field of 
>biomedical
>engineering.  In the fall, speakers from both academia and industry 
>will introduce such
>subjects as genes, genomics, proteomics, and systems biology.
>
>Our first lecture will be:
>
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>Enabling Single Molecule Biology
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>
>Steven R. Gullans, Ph.D.
>Chief Scientific Officer, US Genomics
>Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
>
>Tuesday, September 23, 2003
>7PM (Refreshments at 6:30PM)
>MIT Building 4, 77 Massachusetts Ave., Room 4-370
>	(For directions to MIT, please visit http://whereis.mit.edu)
>
>* This event is free and open to the public.*
>
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>
>ABSTRACT:
>
>US Genomics develops technologies that enable single molecule 
>biology without the need for amplification. Using etched silicon 
>devices, microfluidics, and advanced optics, our technology is 
>suitable for analyzing RNA, DNA, and proteins as well as examining 
>interactions among these biomolecules. This talk will describe the 
>technology and its applications.
>
>
>SPEAKER BACKGROUND:
>
>Dr. Gullans joined U.S. Genomics in 2002 from his faculty position 
>at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Womanís Hospital. Dr. 
>Gullans is considered a leader in field of functional genomics 
>having co-authored more than 100 publications, received more than 20 
>research grants from the NIH and other institutions, and been 
>awarded a number of patents. He is a Fellow of the American 
>Association for the Advancement of Science and has served as advisor 
>to many corporate and academic entities. Dr. Gullans has lectured 
>widely on his work characterizing patterns of gene expression in 
>human and mouse systems including cancer and neurodegenerative 
>diseases Dr. Gullans received his Ph.D. from Duke University and 
>postgraduate training at Yale School of Medicine.
>
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>
>If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.  We look
>forward to seeing you!
>
>
>Best Regards,
>
>Mandy Yeung					Alexis DeSieno
>VP of Special Programs			President
>BMES, MIT Chapter				BMES, MIT Chapter
>mandyy at mit.edu				alexisd at mit.edu