KU News Release

BioEngineering day at KU

KU School of Engineering to host first ever Bioengineering Day on Feb. 3

LAWRENCE — Prominent academic, business and research leaders from the region will gather Saturday, Feb. 3, in the Kansas Union for the first regional Bioengineering Day coordinated by the University of Kansas School of Engineering.

The event will provide opportunities for participants to network and explore how bioengineering affects people throughout the region. Topics include bioengineering’s impact on education, industry, science and technology and economic development in the Midwest.

The program will start with a continental breakfast at 8:15 a.m. in the Kansas Union. The morning session features several presentations in Alderson Auditorium. Scheduled presenters include Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp. President Tracy Taylor; Angela Kreps, president of KansasBio; Paulette Spencer, who will be a Deane E. Ackers Distinguished Professor and director of bioengineering research at KU in the fall; Joni Cobb, president of KTEC Pipeline; and many more. A detailed list of speakers can be found on the engineering school's Web site.

Lunch will be provided for all participants and will be followed by an afternoon session that includes networking opportunities and bioengineering research poster presentations.

The event is free and open to the public. Advance registration is recommended but not required. Contact Carol Gonce at cgonce@ku.edu to register.

For questions about the day, contact Gonce at (785) 864-3181 or Lisa Friis, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, at (785) 864-2104 or lfriis@ku.edu.

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