BMT: STEM 2012 Speaker Series Programs

BioMedTech: STEM – Health and Wellness Research, From the Bench to the Bedside

Great Lakes Science Center, in partnership with the Cleveland Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC), presents the BioMedTech: Students Translating and Exploring Medicine (BMT: STEM) 2012 Speaker Series. This four-part series engages school groups (grades 7-12) and Science Center visitors in exploring how diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease (DOC) discoveries go from the bench (otherwise known as the laboratory) to the bedside (patient care at the doctor’s office or hospital). Meet local medical researchers and experts from top medical institutions (Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Metrohealth Medical Center and University Hospitals at Case Medical Center) who will discuss the full spectrum of research and share their DOC studies. Learn how medical experts use laboratory, clinical, population and community research to advance prevention strategies and treatments for DOC patients.

This project was funded by the National Center for Research Resources (1R25RR032206) and is currently supported by the Office of Research Infrastructure/OD (8R25OD010992).

Reservations

BMT speaker series programs take place in either the Science Center’s BioMedTech gallery or in the auditorium. All BMT speaker programs are free with paid general admission to Great Lakes Science Center. Space is limited. Please note that due to the nature of the health care industry, dates and speakers are subject to change.

• School groups – Advance reservations are required for school groups attending Friday programs. Please call 216-621-2400 (Monday – Friday, 9 am – 5:30 pm) and ask your reservationist for times and details.
• General public – No advance reservations required for Saturday BMT speaker programs.

2012 Schedule of Programs

Clinical Research
Friday, January 27 at 11:00 am (school groups session)
Saturday, January 28 at 1:00 pm (public session)

Meet local researchers studying diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease, and discover how they use clinical research to understand, prevent and treat these diseases.

Paul McGuigan

Friday Program
Presented by Paul McGuigan, BSN, RN, CDE
The Center for Childhood Diabetes, Activity and Nutrition, University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University

Mr. McGuigan speaks about his extensive experience as both a clinical trials participant and a clinical trials researcher in landmark diabetes research studies.

Saturday Program

Dr. Narasimhan

Presented by Sumana Narasimhan, MD
Assistant Professor
The Center for Childhood Diabetes, Activity and Nutrition, University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, Case Western Reserve University

Dr. Narasimhan discusses how medical researchers use various approaches to help diagnose, treat and prevent diabetes and obesity in children.

Research in the Community
Friday, February 24 at 11:00 am (school groups session)

Mary Ellen Lawless

Saturday, February 25 at 1:00 pm (public session)

Take a look into the process, the people, and insights involved in a study centered on high blood pressure.

Friday Program
Presented by Mary Ellen Lawless MA, RN
Research Nurse
Center for Reducing Health Disparities, Case Western Reserve University

Saturday Program

Meia Jones

Presented by Mary Ellen Lawless, MA, RN
Research Nurse
Center for Reducing Health Disparities, Case Western Reserve University

Presented by Meia F. Jones
Research Coordinator
Center for Reducing Health Disparities, Case Western Reserve University

Population and Laboratory Research
Friday, March 9 at 11:00 am (school groups session)
Saturday, March 10 at 1:00 pm (public session)

Learn how local researchers investigate populations of individuals, using the tools of genetics and epidemiology as well as laboratory research involving cells, tissues and organs, to identify linkages between diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease.

Friday Program (Population Research)

Paul McGuigan

Location: Auditorium (ground floor)
Presented by Paul McGuigan, BSN, RN, CDE
The Center for Childhood Diabetes, Activity and Nutrition, University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University

Mr. McGuigan speaks about his extensive experience as both a clinical trials participant and a clinical trials researcher in landmark diabetes research studies.

Saturday Program (Laboratory Research)

Dr. Watanabe

Coronaries, The Blood Vessels in the Heart
Presented by Michiko Watanabe, Ph.D.
Professor of Pediatrics, Genetics, Anatomy
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Dr. Watanabe explains how coronary vessel growth is critical in early heart development as well as in the healthy and diseased mature heart. Program will be presented in the BioMedTech Gallery.

Laboratory and Population Research
Friday, April 20 (school groups session – time TBD)
Saturday, April 21 at 1:00 pm (public session)

Learn how local researchers use laboratory research involving cells, tissues, and organs, and population research, using the tools of genetics and epidemiology, to identify linkages between diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease.

Dr. Proweller

Friday Program (Laboratory Research)
Stroke and Vessel Diseases of the Brain
Presented by Aaron Proweller, MD, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Case Cardiovascular Research and Harrington Heart and Vascular Institutes, University Hospitals-Case Medical Center

Examine the definition of stroke, its significance in societal health and how researchers study vessel disease.

Saturday Program (Population Research)

Priya Shetty

Studying Diabetes: A Population Approach
Presented by Priya Shetty, MS, Doctoral Candidate
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Case Western Reserve University

Learn about the epidemiology of diabetes and public health issues concerning diabetes. Representatives from the Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC) will be available to answer questions about genetic studies and how people can contribute to scientific research.

Celebrate National DNA Days
Saturday, April 21
11:30 am – 12:45 pm
1:45 – 3:00 pm

Discover the inner workings of your genome with hands-on activities. Extract your own DNA, build a double helix and use the tools of genetic science. Learn about local genetic studies and what they contribute to science and find out how you can make a difference through research.