| Please choose one seminar to attend from the following five: |
Imaging Using Molecular Spies
Sanjiv “Sam” Gambhir, MD, PhD
Professor of Radiology and, by courtesy, of Bioengineering, Director of the Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Member Bio-X
Technologies for imaging are rapidly evolving and include positron emission tomography (PET), computed tomography (CT), single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), high resolution ultrasound and cooled charge coupled devise (CCD), based on optical cameras for imaging very low levels of light as well as many other novel instruments. Several of these technologies utilize molecular spies that are injected into the blood stream and search out disease in individual cells. Dr. Gambhir will review how these technologies are being utilized to develop entirely new ways to manage patients including the earlier detection of cancer, imaging of early dementia and monitoring drugs at work deep within your body. He will also discuss how the future will allow nanotechnologies to further enhance what we can image as well as treat in order to develop the new field of theranostics. |
Biotechnology: Filling the Innovation Gap
(PhD specific, MDs welcome!)
Jim Healy, MD '98, PhD '98
General Partner, Sofinnova Ventures
The aging population is placing an unprecedented strain on healthcare systems throughout the world. Pharmaceutical companies are seeking novel, late stage products to address this growing demand and also to defend against the expiration of patents on many their existing block buster drugs. In recent years an increasing number of drug candidates within the pipelines of most pharmaceutical companies were discovered elsewhere. Through collaboration with leading medical centers biotechnology companies will continue provide new medicines that fill the innovation gap.
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Health in Extreme Environments: Monitoring with Medical Devices
Gregory T. Kovacs, MD '92, PhD '90
Professor of Electrical Engineering and, by courtesy, of Medicine
Dr. Kovacs travels all over the world studying the effects of extreme environments on living organisms. He is involved in hands-on field testing of NASA wearable physiologic monitors in high altitude conditions, he's developed a cell-based system to detect toxins used in chemical or biological warfare and used balloons to launch worms into the stratosphere to study the effects of space radiation and microgravity on genes. Professor Kovacs has even been in simulated zero-gravity. He's an enthusiastic generalist with expertise in electrical engineering, biomedical engineering and medicine. Come hear about the exciting adventures engineers can have traveling between engineering and the life sciences. |
The Impact of a Simulation-based Endovascular Curriculum on Trainee Performance and Clincal Outcomes in Vascular Surgery
Jason T. Lee, MD
Professor of Surgery (Vascular Surgery) at the Stanford University Medical Center, Associate Program Director-Vascular Surgery Residency/Fellowship, Director of Endovascular Surgery
The lab of Dr. Lee specific intentions include determining if a simulation-based endovascular surgery curriculum improves trainee performance measured by technical skill, didactic knowledge, and learner satisfaction, assessing endovascular simulation as a tool to promote procedural efficiency and reduce procedural errors by determining metrics that translate into improved patient outcomes, and determining if the implementation of a structured educational program improves patient outcomes and patient safety. Dr. Lee's lab is creating a multi-institutional randomized trial of surgical trainees to be instructed within a new paradigm of procedural-based skills by utilizing high-fidelity endovascular simulators to augment traditional teaching methods. All modules and teaching occur within the Goodman Simulation Center. |
Center for Advanced Pediatric Education (C.A.P.E.): Practice, Practice, Practice...Do One
Visit the first Pediatrics and Obstetric simulation center to see training session video of medical professionals learning resuscitation skills, delivering bad news and practicing management of complex patients. A tour of the simulation center by CAPE staff will be provided along with a question and answer session. |
