The University of Washington Engineered Biomaterials (UWEB) is proud to present

The 1st International Conference on Wound Healing and Technology (WHAT I)

August 28-30, 2006
University of Washington, Seattle, WA

WHAT I Sponsors:

Endorsed by:

Register today!
http://www.engr.washington.edu/epp/uweb/

Featuring Plenary Speakers:

I. Kelman Cohen
Professor Emeritus, Virginia Commonwealth University

Thomas K. Hunt
University of California, San Francisco

Nick Occleston
Renovo

Luc Téot
President of the World Union of Wound Healing Societies

What is WHAT I?

WHAT I is significantly different from other wound-healing conferences; this symposium emphasizes advanced approaches to wound healing using biomaterials, controlled release, tissue engineering, and other engineering methodologies. 

WHAT I will focus on the collaboration between materials scientists, engineers, biologists, and physicians involved in laboratory and clinical research to advance wound healing technology. 

Wound healing is a significant area for discussion because we still lack a clear fundamental understanding of chronic wound failures, despite decades of basic research. Although we understand the underlying mechanisms to wound-healing, significant problems persist, especially with patients suffering from chronic wounds and severe burns. Tissue-engineered constructs have entered the marketplace, but the costs are high, and the benefits limited. Compromised cosmetic outcomes are unfortunately the norm. Major challenges are to induce tissue regeneration and the formation of pliable, mature dermis in full-thickness wounds, and to control infection. Improved biocompatibility of materials used in wound care and tissue engineering is now possible.

Another powerful technology is the controlled-release of pharmaceutical agents. To date, only one prescription drug has been approved to induce healing of chronic wounds—despite more than 15 years of R&D and investigations of numerous candidate compounds.  It is widely suspected that failure to deliver an effective dose at the correct time is a major underlying deficiency of wound-healing. pharmaceuticals.

Registration

REGISTER before August 7, 2006 to receive a discount on your registration fee! http://www.engr.washington.edu/epp/uweb/

REGISTER FOR THE NESAC/BIO WORKSHOP and RECEIVE A DISCOUNT!

The 2006 NESAC/BIO Surface Characterization Workshop will also be held at the UW from August 23-25, 2006.  The workshop includes lectures and surface analysis instrument demonstrations on the characterization and surface structure of biomaterials. Register for both the UWEB Summer Symposium and the NESAC/BIO Surface Characterization Workshop and get a discount!  Contact nesacbio@u.washington.edu for more information.

Symposium Co-chairs

• Buddy D. Ratner, UWEB Director

• Andy Branca, Director Industry Relations, UWEB

Symposium Program Committee

• Paul Bornstein, UW Biochemistry and Medicine
• Ceci Giachelli, UW Bioengineering
• James Bryers, UW Bioengineering
• Jonathan Mansbridge, Smith and Nephew Wound Management
• John Olerud, UW School of Medicine

Speakers Include:

• Stephen Badylak, Surgery, University of Pittsburgh
• Paul Bornstein, Biochemistry and Medicine, University of Washington
• Andy Branca, Director Industry Relations, UWEB, University of Washington
• James Bryers, UWEB and Bioengineering, University of Washington
• Richard Clark, Biomedical Engineering and Dermatology, Stony Brook University
• J.P. Cooke, Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University
• Jeffrey Davidson, Pathology, Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine
• Robert Diegleman, Biochemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University
• H. Paul Ehrlich, Surgery and Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Penn State University
• Ceci Giachelli, UWEB and Bioengineering, University of Washington
• William Lindblad, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wayne State University
• Jonathan Mansbridge
• Nathan Menke,  The Virginia Commonwealth University
• Randall Moon, Pharmacology, University of Washington
• T. Mustoe, Surgery, Northwestern University
• John Olerud, Dermatology, University of Washington
• Loren Pickart, Skin Biology
• Buddy Ratner, UWEB Director, University of Washington
• Marta Scatena, Bioengineering, University of Washington
• Michael Sefton, Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto
• Phil Stewart, Center for Biofilm Engineering
• Susan Stevenson, University of Bradford, UK
• Dale Telgenhoff, DFB Pharmaceuticals
• Julie Thornton, University of Bradford, UK
• Zee Upton, School of Life Sciences, Queensland University of Technology
• W. Kenneth Ward, iSense and Legacy Clinical Research and Technology Center
• Randy Wolcott, Southwest Regional Wound Care Center

Preliminary Schedule

Download a PDF copy of the Preliminary WHAT I SCHEDULE.

WHAT I Preliminary Sessions

• A Special One-Hour Tutorial on Wound Healing
• Case Studies on the Translation of Wound Healing Ideas—From Lab to Clinic to Product
• Animal Models
• Infection Control
• Tissue Engineering
• Pharmaceutical Development
• The Biomaterials of Wound-Healing:  An Industry Perspective
• Systems for Controlled Therapeutic Delivery
• Wound-Healing in the Clinic 

Oral Presentations

The program committee is currently reviewing abstracts for wound healing and related technologies.  The deadline for submitting an oral presentation is Friday, June 12, 2006.

To submit your abstract, please visit:http://www.engr.washington.edu/epp/uweb/. Please identify whether you are interested in giving an oral or poster presentation.

Poster Presentations

The deadline for submitting a poster presentation has been extended to Monday, August 7, 2006!

To submit your abstract, please visit: http://www.engr.washington.edu/epp/uweb/. Please identify whether you are interested in giving an oral or poster presentation.

Sponsorship

We would like to invite your company to consider becoming involved with this exciting symposium.  We are offering several opportunities that can provide your company excellent exposure to a valuable market of academic faculty and students as well as industrial members. Please email info@uweb.engr.washington.edu for more information.

Lodging

Participants are welcome to stay at the University Inn or the University Silver Cloud located near the University of Washington at a special UWEB conference rate.  Identify yourself as a “UWEB WHAT I” attendee to receive the discounted rate. Rooms at the special rate must be reserved bythe deadline listed below.

*Rates are subject to local and state taxes at an additional 15.6%. Rooms with additional adults will be charged $10 per person per night.

Transportation, Dining, and Seattle Attractions

For further information on the conference location, transportation around Seattle, dining options and places of interest in Seattle, click here.
 

For more information

For more details about the WHAT I, email info@uweb.engr.washington.edu or call Elizabeth Sharpe at 206.616.3337.