Seminar Schedule (Spring, 2007)

Time: 3:30-4:30 Place: BSB#202

Jan. 29: Directed Tissue Self-Assembly
Vladimir Mironov, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy
Medical University of South Carolina

Feb. 5: An Overview of Cochlear Implants and Implantation
Ted A. Meyer MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology
Director of Cochlear Implant Program
Medical University of South Carolina

Feb. 12: Applications of Biotechnology in Head and Neck Reconstruction
Terry A. Day, MD
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology
Head and Neck Surgery
Medical University of South Carolina

Feb. 19: Surface Electromyography: A clinical and research tool
Tasos Karakostas, PhD, MPT
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
Medical University of South Carolina

Feb. 26: Cardiac Electrophysiology: from ASD and tetralogy of Fallot to Andersen and Timothy syndromes—with description of novel computational modeling of ion channelopathies in arrhythmia pathogenesis.
Ruey J. Sung, MD, FACC
Emeritus Professor of Medicine,
Stanford University
Dean of College of Medicine and Vice President
National Cheng Kung University
Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China

March 5: Current Options in Knee Arthroplasty
H. Del Schutte Jr. M.D.
Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at MUSC
Adjunct Associate Professor of Bioengineering at Clemson

March 7: Tissue Engineering at the NIBIB/NIH: Research and Training Funding Opportunities
Director of the Division of Discovery Science and Technology
NIH/NIBIB

March 12: Total hip replacement in the active patient
Harry A. Demos, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Medical University of South Carolina

No seminar during the Spring Break