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Richard A. Gross is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biology, Department of Biomedical Engineering; Constellation Chair of Biocatalysis and Metabolic Engineering appointed in Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies. Chief Technical Officer of SyntheZyme,Chair for Presidential Green Chemistry Award Panel, ACS. Director – NSF Center for Biocatalysis and Bioprocessing of Macromolecules.
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Dr. Bingkun K. Chen is Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director of the Neural Component of the Biomaterials Characterization & Histology Core Laboratory, and Supervisor in Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Dr. Chen graduated with an M.D. in China, further studied in Germany, later received his Ph.D. in Japan, and recently earned his M.B.A. in the United States. Dr. Chen focus on spinal cord injury and regeneration. He developed and optimized two axonal tracing techniques, i. e. Bidiretional axonal tracing with DiI and DiO, and retrograde axonal tracing with Fast Blue (FB). By using tissue engineered technology with biodegradable polymer scaffolds loaded with growth-promoting cells (schwann cells, SCs) to bridge the transection, it might aim to shift the balance in the injured spinal cord towards healing and functional regeneration. Dr. Chen is currently serving on the Mayo Diversity and Inclusion Committee and Mayo Research Safety Committee. Dr. Chen also serves as the Chair of Chinese Student & Scholar Association at Mayo and Chair of Chinese Mayo Employee Resource Group. Dr. Chen has authored and published more than 50 peer-reviewed articles; in addition he has served as Editor, Associate editor and Editor-in-chief for a numerous books and bulletins, and as Reviewer for a number of journals in neuroscience.
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Spinal cord injury and regeneration by using tissue engineered technology with biodegradable polymer scaffolds.
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Harrison Yu is CEO at Bondable Biopolymers, LLC. He has explored and developed a processing method of making products with overall desirable performance/price ratios from bioplastics at the economic scale. Bondable Biopolymers, LLC is 2013 Innovation in Bioplastics Award Finalist, and received a Certificate from Society of Plastics Industry Bioplastics Council in May 2013. The Certificate appreciates and recognizes Bondable Biopolymers, LLC for the innovation, sustainability and impact to the marketplace demonstrated by its application. Harrison Yu is interested in the interaction between invention and innovation. He is also interested in groundbreaking long term remained impasse and contemporary genius. Harrison Yu has 13+ year experiences in business development management after received his M.S. in Polymer Engineering from University of Akron in 2000. These experiences include start up high tech Company since 2009, giant corporation new technology division in continuous production (Brand Loyalty) 2001-08, and small business in custom production 1999-00. His works focus on making and marketing various controlled release devices from polymers and biopolymers.
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