Lessons from use of biomaterials in orthopedics and plastic surgery
Date and Time
Monday Nov 18, 2019
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM CST
Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, 4 p.m.
Location
Vanderbilt School of Engineering Featheringill Hall, Jacobs Auditorium
Fees/Admission
Free and open to the public. Parking available in garage between 24th and 25th, Highland entrance. Reception to follow.
Website
https://engineering.vanderbilt.edu/news/2019/tissue-engineering-expert-to-deliver-hall-lecture-on-le
Contact Information
Pam Coyle
Vanderbilt School of Engineering Communications
615-343-5495
pam.coyle@vanderbilt.edu
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Description
An expert in tissue engineering who recently received the prestigious NIH Director’s Pioneer Award will deliver a public talk Nov. 18 about lessons learned from biomaterials used in orthopedics and plastic surgery. Jennifer Elisseeff is the fall 2019 speaker in The John R. and Donna S. Hall Engineering Lecture Series. Elisseeff is the Morton Goldberg Professor and Director of the Translational Tissue Engineering Center at Johns Hopkins Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Wilmer Eye Institute. She holds appointments in Chemical and Biological Engineering, Materials Science and Orthopedic Surgery. Elisseeff will summarize the translation of biomaterial technologies originating from the lab for tissue reconstruction in orthopedics and plastic surgery. Her talk is Monday, Nov. 18 at 4:10 p.m. in the Jacobs Believed in Me Auditorium in Featheringill Hall. The event free and open to the public, and a reception will follow from 5 to 6 p.m.