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SUMMARY:Injectable Biomaterials for Treating Cardiovascular Disease
DTSTART:20151019T133000
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Karen L. Christman\, University of California\, San Dieg
 o\, CA (USA)\nBIOENGINEERING SEMINARAbstract:\nCardiovascular disease rema
 ins the leading cause of death in the western world.  Two major types of 
 cardiovascular disease\, myocardial infarction and peripheral artery disea
 se\, have few available treatments and therefore numerous patients continu
 e to decline towards heart failure for the former and amputation for the l
 atter.  Current clinical trials have focused on cell therapies\; however 
 it is largely acknowledged that these cells act via paracrine mechanisms t
 o recruit endogenous cells to help repair and regenerate the tissue.  In 
 animal models\, it has been established that cellular recruitment to the d
 amaged tissue can also occur via implantation of biomaterial scaffolds.  
 Injectable materials are particularly attractive since they have the poten
 tial to be delivered minimally invasively\, thereby requiring less recover
 y time and reducing the chances of infection. This talk will cover recent 
 developments and translational progress with the use of injectable biomate
 rials for treating cardiovascular disease.Bio:\n2000 B.S. in Biomedical En
 gineering\, Northwestern University\n2003 Ph.D. in Bioengineering\, Univer
 sity of California San Francisco and Berkeley\n2004-2007 Postdoc in Polyme
 rs and Nanotechnology\, University of California Los Angeles\n2007-2013 As
 sistant Professor\, Department of Bioengineering\, UCSD\n2008 – Present 
 Faculty Affiliate\, Department of Nanoengineering\, UCSD\n2008 – Present
  Member\, Materials Science Graduate Program\, UCSD\n2009 – Present Memb
 er\, Institute of Engineering and Medicine\, UCSD\n2011 – Present Member
 \, Clinical & Translational Research Institute\, UCSD\n2013 – Present As
 sociate Professor\, Department of Bioengineering\, UCSD
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
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