Pritzker Institute Director Candidate Caroline Cao Will Give Talk on Friday

Caroline Cao, a candidate to be the director of the Pritzker Institute at Illinois Tech, will give the talk “Engineering Innovative Solutions for Healthcare” on Friday, November 3, 3:00pm, in the Robert Pritzker Science Center Auditorium. Cao is professor of biomedical, industrial and human factors engineering as well as mechanical and materials engineering at the College of Engineering and Computer Science, Wright State College, and professor of surgery at the Boonshoft School of Medicine.

Abstract

Innovations in biomedical engineering have resulted from the translation of discoveries in biomedical sciences to the applied setting. In the next decade, biomedical engineering will continue to mature as a discipline, while translational research will become a major thrust in academic institutions, with the commercialization of technology for clinical applications being an important entrepreneurial focus for academic researchers. The future of healthcare is one where patients enjoy quality care that is accessible from anywhere in the world, delivered via effective technology by competent caregivers.