Subject: Experts from the Society of Mechanical Engineers of America (ASME) will talk and take questions on how engineers are assisting medical professionals in the fight against COVID-19 and other emergency medical needs. Topics include cryopreservation, fluid and movement mechanics, Targeted Delivery of therapy through ultrasound (to diseases and tumors), rapid clinical trials through modeling and imitation (this was done with the COVID vaccine as indicated in the this study published in the Lancet), and nanobot tech.
Journalists and editors are invited to attend this high-profile live event and ask questions either on camera or we can give questions to the panellists. Register to attend and receive on-demand registration after the session ends.
Who:
- Christine Reilley – Senior Director of Strategy and Innovation for the technology advancement and industrial development (TABD) unit of the Association of Mechanical Engineers of America (ASME)
- Giovanni Traverso, Ph.D. – Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and in the Department of Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), Harvard Medical School
- Arlen Ward, Ph.D., PE – Principle of Modeling and Simulation, System Insight Engineering, LLC
- David Odde, Ph.D. – Professor of Engineering in Medicine at the University of Minnesota
When: March 11, 3 PM-4PM ET
Where: Zoomwise Live Newswise Room
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