4th Annual Research Symposium of the Center for Neuroengineering and Medicine

Join us for our 4th Annual Research Symposium organized by the Center for Neuroengineering and Medicine on Wednesday, May 7, 8:30 AM -6:00 PM, at the International Center on the Davis campus.

The symposium will bring together neuroengineering faculty, physician-scientists, clinicians, students, and postdocs from engineering, medicine, neuroscience and other fields to share research results and network with like-minded researchers. Presenters include faculty, graduate students, and other trainees at UC Davis. Trainees are invited to submit abstracts (see Call for Abstracts) and those selected by the faculty committee will compete for awards. New this year, the program includes a panel discussion on translational neuroengineering.

We are delighted to have Dr. Ranu Jung as keynote speaker. An accomplished neuroengineer and distinguished professor of biomedical engineering, Dr. Jung is the Founding Executive Director and Endowed Chair of The Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research (I³R), and Associate Vice Chancellor at University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.

Registration is required: https://tinyurl.com/NeuroengSymposium2025 

Keynote Speaker: Distinguished Professor Ranu Jung, PhD

Ranu Jung is Associate Vice Chancellor, Founding Executive Director and Endowed Chair of the Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research (I³R) at University of Arkansas and Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering.

A renowned researcher and innovator, Jung was selected in 2021 to lead the founding of the Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research (I³R) - a new model of research institute distinguished by a dual mandate to advance research excellence and impact economic development. Under Jung’s leadership, I³R is boldly pioneering solutions to wicked problems through convergence research across academic, industry, government, and non-profit sectors ultimately making a positive societal impact by creating and deploying innovations at scale.

Convergence also plays a prominent role in Jung’s research, which is at the leading edge between engineering and neuroscience, developing devices that lead to scientific advances with clear pathways to clinical application. Of special interest to her are biohybrid systems that merge biologically inspired technologies with humans for recovery and restoration of lost function.

A champion for innovation and entrepreneurship her team developed the first wireless, implantable, intrafascicular neural-interface system for restoring sensations to individuals with upper limb amputation and received FDA approval to conduct a first-in-human trial.

Holder of 17 U.S. patents, founder of one R&D Company, Jung is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the National Academy of Inventors, the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, the Biomedical Engineering Society and member of the International Women’s Forum. 

A foremost thought leader and expert in her field, Jung has chaired or served on advisory and review committees for the National Advisory Council for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering for the US National Institutes of Health, the US National Science Foundation, European Research Commission, and international and national research foundations.

Jung received her Doctoral and Master’s degrees in Biomedical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University, USA and her Bachelors with Distinction, in Electronics & Communication Engineering from National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India.

Ranu Jung is driven by purpose to make a positive societal impact.

Agenda

We look forward to seeing you!

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Parking Information

Please allow at least15 minutes for parking. Due to construction, we recommend these parking lots:
    Quad Parking Structure: http://campusmap.ucdavis.edu/?l=27 
    Visitor Parking VP 25: http://campusmap.ucdavis.edu/?l=39 
Use the AMP Park App to pay for parking from your phone.

Internet access for visitors and guests: create a UCD-Guest account

The campus offers a UCD-Guest wireless network intended for visitors. To create a guest WiFi account, simply select ucd-guest as your wireless network and follow the instructions when you open your browser.

Symposium Planning Committee