OHSU Innovation Showcase 2008 November 3, 2008

OHSU Innovation Showcase
Date - Monday, November 3
Time - 2:00-7:00 PM
Location - OHSU Auditorium (Old Library)

The 2008 Innovation Showcase will feature Oregon scientists and companies working towards the prevention, control and treatment of infectious disease. Starting at approximately 2:00 PM and continuing after the showcase, a poster session will highlight cutting edge research in infectious disease and immunology from four Oregon universities.
Showcase Agenda:
2:00 Welcoming Remarks


Scientific Presentations by:

Deborah Lewinsohn, MD - Associate Professor, Pediatrics - OHSU
Tuberculosis CD8 Antigen Discovery for Improved Vaccines and Diagnostics

Louis Picker, MD - Associate Director, Vaccine & Gene Therapy Institute - OHSU
New Approaches to an AIDS Vaccine

Taifo Mahmud, PhD - Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences - OSU
Antibiotics Drug Discovery and Development

Michael Riscoe, PhD - Director, Experimental Chemotherapy Lab - PVAMC
Design and Optimization of Drugs for Treatment and Prevention of Parasitic Diseases

Company Presentations by:

Najit Technologies, Inc.- John Fitchen, MD - CEO
Hydrovax™: A Revolutionary Approach to Vaccine Development

SIGA Technologies, Inc. - Robert Jordan, Director of Antiviral Research
SIGA Technologies, Inc: Discovery and Development of Anti-Infective Drugs for Emerging Infectious Diseases

DesignMedix, Inc. - Lynnor Stevenson, PhD - CEO
DesignMedix – Defeating Drug Resistance

Flash Sensor Tech, Inc - Jeff King, PhD - CSO
Electronic Biosensors for Improved Diagnostics

4:45-7:00 Poster Session and Networking Reception
Oregon wines & hors d'oeuvres served

To register for the 2008 Innovation Showcase, please visit

http://www.ohsu.edu/tech-transfer/innovation_show2008.shtml

Official Website: http://www.ohsu.edu/tech-transfer/innovation_show2008.shtml