BME Virtual Weekly Seminar Series: Josh Makower
Description
Josh Makower, a professor of medicine and of bioengineering at the Stanford University Schools of Medicine & Engineering, will give a talk titled "Biomedical Innovation: A Transformation from Phenomenon to Proven Process" for the Department of Biomedical Engineering.
The faculty host is Youseph Yazdi.
Abstract:
Innovation in medicine and surgery over past centuries has historically happened episodically with chance discoveries in the lab or clinic, or during unique moments in time where opportunity, talent and technology phenomenologically combine to produce significant advances in patient care. More recently, the question has been asked whether we can purposefully direct innovation and intentionally drive it to occur in spaces where there is the most clinical need. Answering this question and addressing it with a process that can be taught, learned and perfected has been one of the central foci for Dr. Josh Makower's career. Dr. Makower will discuss the origins of what is now called "The Biodesign Process" and walk through its structure and evolution through the creation of the Stanford Biodesign Innovation Program, which he co-founded with Dr. Paul Yock, to stories of several innovations produced by students, fellows and faculty of the program and the ultimate commercialization of these innovations. He'll also provide a glimpse of the future now that he has assumed the role of Director of the Center this year.
Who can attend?
- Faculty
- Staff
- Students
