2019 Kaganov Symposium
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Great Hall, Trent Semans Center
Agenda
Introduction to the Symposium
Ravi Bellamkonda, Ph.D. | Dean, Pratt School of Engineering
Duke University
Speakers
Development and regeneration of the lung alveolar niche.
Edward Morrisey, Ph.D. | Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
An injectable depot of glucagon-like peptide-1 ameliorates airway remodeling and fibrosis in obese asthmatics.
Loretta Que, M.D. | Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine
Duke University
DAMPing fibrosis through understanding cell contractility
Scott Palmer, M.D. | Division
of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine
Brent Hoffman, Ph.D. | Department of Biomedical Engineering
David Brass, Ph.D. | Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine
Duke University
Organoid models for lung disease modeling
Purushothama Rao Tata, Ph.D. | Department of Cell Biology
Duke University
Targeting mechanobiological mediators of fibrosis
Daniel Tschumperlin, Ph.D.| Department of Physiology & Biomedical Engineering
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Programs
Introducing 2018–2019 Kaganov Research Initiative grant recipients
Introducing Duke Design Health
Eric Richardson, Ph.D. | Department of Biomedical Engineering
Duke University
Panel discussion: Future Directions
Moderator: George Truskey, Ph.D. | Department of Biomedical Engineering
Duke University
2017 Kaganov Symposium
Friday, October 20, 2017 1 P.M.
Duke University School of Nursing, Christine Siegler Pearson Building
The Peter and Ginny Nicholas Auditorium and Learning Center, Room 1014
Agenda
Welcome
Mary Klotman, M.D. | R.J. Reynolds Professor of Medicine and Dean of the School of Medicine
Duke University
Introduction to the Symposium
Ken Gall, Ph.D.| Professor and Chairman in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery, Associate Director in the Pratt School of Engineering, MEDx Initiative
Duke University
Speakers
Teresa Barnes | An advocate for lung disease patients, particularly Pulmonary Fibrosis patients and lung research efforts.
IPF PRO - A Multicenter Perspective Registry of Over 600 IPF Patients: Early Insights and Lessons Learned
Scott Palmer, M.D. | Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine
Duke University
Airway Surface Brush Sweeps Lungs Clean: Polymer Science Helps Us Breathe Easier
Michael Rubinstein, Ph.D. | John P. Barker Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemistry, Department of Applied Physcial Sciences, and Program in Molecular and Cellular Biophysics. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Lung Alveolar Epithelial Stem Cells and the Pathogenesis of Pulmonary Fibrosis
Christina Barkauskas, M.D. | Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine
Duke University
Imaging Pulmonary Gas Exchange Using Xenon MRI
Bastiaan Driehuys, Ph.D. | Professor of Radiology with secondary appointments to Biomedical Engineering, Medical Physics and Physics
Duke University
Determining the Role of Rare Genetic Variation in Pulmonary Fibrosis: Results of a Whole Exome Sequencing Study
Jamie Todd, M.D. | Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine
Duke University
Programs
Presenting the Kaganov grant recipients and projects
Closing Remarks
Ravi Bellamkonda, Ph.D. | Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Vinik Dean of the Pratt School of Engineering
Duke University