When   Thursday, February 25, 2010   Time   4:00 PM - 5:00 PM  
Where   Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center Hughes Auditorium 303 E. Superior   map it
Audience   - Faculty/Staff - Student - Public
Contact    
Group   McCormick - Biomedical Engineering Department
More Info   http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/grandchallenges/

Phillip MessersmithProfessor of Biomedical Engineering

4:00 p.m. Thursday, February 25
Hughes Auditorium, Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center
303 E. Superior
Chicago Campus

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and McCormick School of Engineering are pleased to announce the Dean's Grand Challenge Lecture Series in Medicine and Engineering. The series of six lectures brings together engineering and medical faculty members to catalyze interdisciplinary collaboration.

“Research at the boundaries between disciplines is critical to addressing the problems facing our society,” says Julio M. Ottino, dean of the McCormick School of Engineering. “Northwestern is a very collaborative institution, and these lectures are designed to bring our collaboration to an even higher level.”

“By aligning researchers and practitioners from the fields of medicine and engineering, we can find fertile new research areas that may have greater impact than either of these groups working alone,” says J. Larry Jameson, dean of the Feinberg School of Medicine. “We hope collaborative activities such as the Grand Challenge Lecture Series enable an environment that fosters teamwork, interdisciplinary research, and highly innovative work.”

The 2009-2010 inaugural season spans topics ranging from neurobiology and nanomechanics, to cell-based therapies for heart disease, to oncofertility and more. The series is free and open to all members of the Northwestern community. Events will take place on the Chicago and Evanston campuses, and will include a lecture, Q&A and post-event reception hosted by the NUCATS Institute intended to further collaborative discussions.