[UCI-Calit2] Entrepreneurs Forum -- Prof. Steven George

[Anna Lynn Spitzer]

OCTANe at UCI invites you to attend this week's Entrepreneurs Forum with
guest speaker Steven George, William J. Link Professor 

and chair of biomedical engineering; professor of chemical engineering
and materials science

11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Friday, March 14, 2008

University Club

The Entrepreneurs Forum at UC Irvine provides an intimate and
informative setting for faculty and researchers who are interested in
the entrepreneurial process. Each lunch features a faculty member from
UC Irvine or within the UC System who shares his/her experiences and
advice on the technology transfer process and starting companies.
Faculty will have the opportunity to actively participate in a spirited
Q&A session with each speaker.

This event is open to UCI faculty and senior researchers, and OCTANe
members and sponsors.

PLEASE NOTE: Lunch will no longer be provided. If you choose to have
lunch while listening to the program, there is a $15 charge at the door.
Lunch service at the University Club opens at 11:15 a.m. 

George's work focuses on understanding the biology and physiology of the
human lung as an integrated, whole organ. Within this context, he is
pursuing two overarching areas of research, both of which combine
cellular and whole organ studies, and experimental as well as
theoretical techniques: 1) nitric oxide metabolism and 2) wound healing
and tissue remodeling. 

 

He and his group are working toward an understanding of which changes in
the local biochemical environment affect exchange dynamics at the
cellular and whole-organ level. The project involves an understanding of
the fluid mechanics of the bifurcating tubes, mass transfer coefficients
and lung mechanics. Current research projects include a characterization
of endogenous and exogenous nitric oxide exchange in the lungs; wound
healing and extracellular matric remodeling in the lungs; drug delivery
of nitric oxide, nitric oxide donors and peptides; and cytokine-induced
production of nitrous oxide in the lungs, particularly in response to
exercise.


RSVP required by 3/12/08 to Nargis Penjwini,
nargis.penjwini at unx.uci.edu, 949-824-5267.


 

 

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