ASEMFL 2024 Annual Meeting

ASEMFL Annual Meeting, November 1 & 2, 2024
(In-Person)

The 2024 ASEMFL Meeting is organized by the ASEMFL Annual Meeting Planning Committee (Len Pinchuk (chair), Michael Georgiopoulos, Yogi Goswami, Paul Sanberg, Omaida Velazquez)

We welcome all interested stakeholders (faculty, industry, government professionals, as well as students and other stakeholders) to attend the exciting cadre of the 2024 Annual Meeting presenters.

The Annual Meeting is going to be held at the Rosen College of Hospitality Management, 9907 Universal Blvd, Orlando, FL 32819. The Annual Meeting hotel is Rosen Shingle Creek®, 9939 Universal Blvd., Orlando, Florida 32819 | (866) 996-9939 | Reservations (866) 996-6338

The event starts with the Induction Ceremony for the new ASEMFL members. Furthermore, the event includes a keynote talk by Victor Dzau (NAM (National Academy of Medicine) President), three plenary sessions on topics such as Climate Change, From Genes to Proton Spins: Florida Doctors Leading Advances in Novel Bridging Technologies, University-Industry Entrepreneurship in Florida, and a variety of activities for the conference participants to connect with each other. Finally, it includes the ASEMFL Board meeting and the ASEMFL Members meeting. New features for the event (debuted last year and continued this year because of their success) are presentations by rising stars in science, engineering, and medicine, as well as a poster session by Ph.D. students and post-docs.

The Induction Ceremony will happen at the beginning of the meeting, November 1, 2024.
Venue:
In-Person
Registration:
To Register for the Annual Meeting go to: (link).

To Reserve a room at Rosen Shingle Creek go to: (link)

Reservations must be made by 5 p.m. on September 30, 2024 using the link above to qualify for the conference special pricing.
Contact Information:
Natasha Coleman
Events Manager
College of Engineering and Computer Science, UCF
Natasha.Coleman@ucf.edu
Submissions:
Graduate Student, Post-Doc Poster Session Portal Rising Stars Session Portal

ASEMFL Annual Meeting
(Friday, November 1 and Saturday, November 2)
AGENDA:

November 1, Agenda (Conference Day 1)
  • 11:00 a.m. – 11:10 a.m. Welcome, Len Pinchuk, Conference Chair, Hortensia Amaro, ASEMFL President (Room 101)
  • 11:10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Induction Ceremony for new ASEMFL Members (Room 101)
  • 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Buffet Lunch (Room 122)
  • 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Presentations, Panel and Discussion (Room 101) – Topic: Global Climate Change – Impact and Solutions
    • Organizer: Yogi Goswami, Distinguished University Professor and Director, Clean Energy Research Center, University of South Florida
      Title: A Brief Introduction and a Global Overview of Climate Change
    • Jane McKee Smith, Research Professor, Department of Coastal and Civil Engineering, University of Florida
      Title: Impact of Climate Change on Coastal Communities and Hybrid Solutions
    • Christian Brechot, Assistant Vice President, College of Medicine, Internal Medicine, University of South Florida
      Title: Impact of Climate Change on Human Health
    • Kris Singh, CEO of Holtec International
      Title: Combatting the Rise of Carbon in the Environment through Innovative Nuclear and Solar Technologies
    • Jayantha Obeysekera, Director, Sea Level Solutions Center, Florida International University
      Title: Climate Change: Re-engineering the Practice of Engineering
  • 3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. BREAK; Talk to the Climate Change Topic Presenters (Room 101)
  • 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Rising Stars Awards: The Next Generation of Florida Innovators (Room 101)
    • Organizer: Angela Laird, Scientific Director, FIU Embrace | Center for Advancing Inclusive Communities, Director of the FIU Center for Imaging Science, Distinguished University Professor, Department of Physics, Florida International University
      Risings Stars
    • Fabio Aguiar-Alves, Associate Professor, Palm Beach Atlantic University
    • Chen Chen, Associate Professor, University of Central Florida
    • Alison Dunn, Associate Professor, University of Florida
    • Cassandra Gaston, Associate Professor, University of Miami
    • Ranajay Ghosh, Associate Professor, University of Central Florida
    • Daniel Hallinan, Associate Professor, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University – Florida State University
    • Kenneth Hanson, Associate Professor, Florida State University
    • Alya Limayem, Associate Professor, University of North Florida
    • Ahmed Ibrahim Mohamed, Associate Professor, Florida International University
    • Rebecca Pearl, Associate Professor, University of Florida
    • Sirani M. Perera, Associate Professor, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
      Title: Efficient Solutions for Real-world Challenges: Low-complexity Algorithms in Applied Linear Algebra for Engineering and Data Science
    • Anna Pyayt, Associate Professor, University of South Florida
      Title: From Pixels to Precision Medicine: A Journey of Innovation in AI and Biomedical Technology
    • Sara St. George, Associate Professor, University of Miami
    • Azizi Seixas, Associate Professor, University of Miami
      Title: Harnessing AI, Innovation, and Big Data for Global Health Equity: Advancing Precision, Personalization, and Inclusivity in Healthcare from Florida to the Global South
    • Diana Sheehan, Associate Professor, Florida International University
    • Matthew Sutherland, Associate Professor, Florida International University
    • Roozbeh Tabrizian, Associate Professor, University of Florida
    • Lindsay Taliaferro, Associate Professor, University of Central Florida
    • Hariom Yadav, Associate Professor, University of South Florida
  • 5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. BREAK; Talk to the Rising Stars (Room 101)
  • 5:30 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. Social Hour and Poster Session 1 (Room 124)
    • Organizer: Pamela S. Soltis, Director, UF Biodiversity Institute; Distinguished Professor and Curator, Florida Museum of National History
  • 6:15 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Social Hour and Poster Session 2 (Room 124)
    • Organizer: Pamela S. Soltis, Director, UF Biodiversity Institute; Distinguished Professor and Curator, Florida Museum of National History
November 2, Agenda (Conference Day 2)
  • 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast Buffet and Business Meeting for ASEMFL Members (Room 124)
  • 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Presentations, Panel and Discussion (Room 101) – Topic: From Genes to Proton Spins: Florida Doctors Leading Advances in Novel Bridging Technologies
    • Organizer: Omaida C. Velazquez, Professor of Clinical Surgery, David Kimmelman Endowed Chair in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami
      Title: Gene and Gene-modified Cell-based Therapies for Vascular Regenerative Medicine
    • Barry Byrne, Professor and Associate Chair of Pediatrics and Director, Powell Gene Therapy Center, University of Florida
      Title: Gene Therapy & Molecular Medicine: Future Vision
    • Joshua Hare, Chief Sciences Officer, Senior Associate Dean for Experimental and Regenerative Therapeutics, Louis Lemberg Professor of Medicine, and Director of the Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami
      Title: Latest Insights into Cell-based Therapy for Cardiovascular and Neurovascular Disorders
    • Angela Laird, Scientific Director, FIU Embrace | Center for Advancing Inclusive Communities, Director of the FIU Center for Imaging Science, Distinguished University Professor, Department of Physics, Florida International University
      Title: Meta- and Multiversal Analytics in Translational Neuroimaging: Challenges and Potential Solutions
  • 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. BREAK; Talk to From Genes to Proton Spins Topic Presenters (Room 101)
  • 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Buffet Lunch (Room 124)
  • 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. NAM Regional Meeting with NAM President Victor Dzau and Lunch [only NAM members] (Room 102R)
  • 12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Keynote Talk by Victor Dzau, President National Academy of Medicine, Science, Medicine, & Society: A Brave New World (Room 101)
  • 1:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. BREAK; Talk to Victor Dzau, NAM President (Room 101)
  • 2:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Presentations, Panel and Discussions (Room 101) – Topic: University-Industry Entrepreneurship in Florida
    • Co-Organizer: Paul Sanberg, President of NAI, Distinguished University Professor, Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, College of Medicine, University of South Florida
    • Co-Organizer: Len Pinchuk, Founder, President, and CEO of Innovia, LLC; Distinguished Research Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Miami
    • Mark Glickman, President, and CEO of Bio Florida
      Title: Update the Status of the Life Science Industry in Florida
    • Prasant Mohapatra, Provost, University of South Florida
      Title: Bridging Horizons: USF’s Strategic Partnerships for Innovation and Economic Prosperity
    • Dana Vouglitois, Senior Associate Director, Office of Technology Development, Division of Research, Florida Atlantic University
      Title: How University Technology Transfer Offices Lead the Way in Educating the Next Generation of Innovators and Entrepreneurs
  • 4:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. BREAK; Talk to the University-Industry Entrepreneurship in Florida Topic 3 Presenters (Room 101)
  • 4:45 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Board Meeting (Room 102R, only for ASEMFL Board Members)

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