Schedule

Time (EST)  
8:00 Registration - Coffee and Poster Setup Time
8:30 Introduction and example framework of Medical Robotics Education (NSF-NRT)
8:55 Simone Schurle-Finke, PhD - From Bioinspired to Biohybrid Microrobots: Overcoming Challenges in Design, Control, and Tracking
9:20 Scott Silva, MD, PhD - Interdisciplinary and Interinstitutional Collaborations Between Medical Roboticists and Radiation Oncologists
9:45 Jaydev P. Desai, PhD - The Bumpy Road From Engineering Innovation to Clinical Translation: The Power of Engineering–Clinical Partnership
10:10 Arno Sungarian, MD - The Road to Discovery
10:35 Coffee Break and Posters
10:50 Loris Fichera, PhD - Lost in Translation: Navigating the Gap Between Surgery and Engineering
11:15 Jie Ying Wu, PhD - Building an Interdisciplinary Team for Translational Research
11:40 Panel: How to Approach a Physician: A Clinician’s Perspective on Medical Robotics Research
12:15 Lunch Break and Posters
13:30 Louise Jackson, MD - A Multi-pronged Approach to Aligning New Technology with Teaching
13:55 Jihad Abdelgadir, MD - Technical Constraints in Cranial Surgery: Opportunities for Robotics
14:20 Dan Buckland, MD - Creating Constructive Collaborations with Clinicians in Medical Robotics
14:45 Pierre Dupont, PhD - Principles for Project Selection and Productive Clinician-Engineer Partnerships
15:10 Ryan McNabb, PhD - Opportunities and challenges when introducing robotics to ophthalmology: Bridging the gap between engineering trainees and clinicians
15:35 Coffee Break and Posters
15:45 Award Ceremony
16:00 Panel: New Experiences in Clinical Collaborations: Junior Faculty in Medical Robotics
16:45 Closing remarks by organizers