Collaborative Events

Wisconsin Science & Technology Symposium 2008

Early-stage research and technology development are vital to the economic growth of Wisconsin. To encourage interdisciplinary research in the state, Wisys Technology Foundation, UW-Stout, UW-River Falls, UW-Stevens Point and Marshfield Clnic jointly organized a symposium to bring together the most innovative researchers from the UW comprehensive campuses and other research organizations in Wisconsin. The purpose of the symposium was to foster collaborative research and initiate partnerships by providing a forum for networking among Wisconsin scientists.

Highlighted by a speech from Governor Jim Doyle in which he announced his new scientific advisor, James Dahlberg, the event featured short presentations by leading researchers in areas such as life and material sciences. Additionally, representatives from several companies as well as a number of state goverment officials attended the event. The sympsium was held at UW-Stout's Memorial Student Center, July 17-18, 2008.

WSTS Schedule
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Speaker Presentations
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WSTS Program
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Schedule:

Thursday, July 17, 2008
8:00 - 9:00 am	Registration
9:00 - 9:10 am	Welcome: Charles Sorensen, Chancellor University of Wisconsin-Stout
9:10 - 9:20 am	Opening Remarks: Carl Gulbrandsen, WARF
9:20 - 10:10	Inauguration: Jim Doyle Governor, State of Wisconsin
10:30 - Noon Moderator: Carl Gulbrandsen, WARF	Research Presentation Session 1 James Hamilton, UW-Platteville and Phil Jackson, Graphene Solutions, Graphene Soluability and Next Generation Electronic Materials Bill Gregory, UW-Milwaukee, Noninvasive, Electrical Detection of Breast Cancer James Cook, UW-Milwaukee, New Treatments for Anxiety without Sedation Tim Lyden, UW-River Falls, Inexpensive Vaccines through Tissue Engineering
Noon - 2:00 pm	Lunch and Poster Exhibition
2:00 - 3:30 pm Moderator: Maliyakal John, WiSys	Research Presentation Session 2 Tim Donohue, UW-Madison, The Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center and Developing New Bioenergy Technologies in Wisconsin Janis Eells, UW-Milwaukee, Shining Light on Wound Healing Charles Gibson, UW-Oshkosh, Advancing the Promise of Solid-state Lighting Bob Carlson, Marshfield Clinic, Overview of Marshfield Clinic
4:00 - 5:30 pm	Poster Session and Reception
6:00 - 8:00 pm	Dinner and Presentation: Thomas "Rock" Mackie, UW-Madison, Tomotherapy
Friday, July 18, 2008
7:30 - 8:30 am	Continental Breakfast and Opening Remarks: Ron Kind, Congressman, 3rd District
8:30 - 9:30 am Moderator: John Murphy	Company Presentations Dave Somers, Monsanto Beth Donley, Stemina Chandra Shekara, Brownseed Genetics
9:30 - 11:00 am Moderator: Maliyakal John, WiSys	Research Presentation Session 3 Bertram Ezenwa, UW-Milwaukee and Bill Hambleton, Multiple Vibration Intensities and Frequencies for Bone Mineral Density and Muscle Strength Improvement Doug McNeel, UW-Madison, Developing Vaccines for Prostate Cancer David Lewis, UW-Eau Claire and Michael Caldwell, Marshfield, Busting Blood Clots with Safer Anti-coagulants Mike Zach, UW-Stevens Point, Building Nanoscale Electronics
11:00 am- 1:00 pm	Luncheon and Poster Exhibition
1:00 - 2:30 pm Moderator: Bob Carlson, Marshfield Clinic	Research Presentation Session 4 Eric Singsaas, UW-Stevens Point and Don Guay, UW-Stevens Point, Creating a Bio-refinery Based on Pulping Technology Bill Schwan, UW-La Crosse, Fighting Infection in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis Majid Entezarian, Phillips Plastics Catherine McCarty, Marshfield Clinic, Transforming Health Care through Personalized Medicine
2:30 - 4:00 pm Moderator: David Ward	Entrepreneurship Presentations Charlie Goff, Venture Capital Investments Pete Marsnik, Angel Investments Pat Dillon, Funding Research and Development Efforts for Small, Technology-based Businesses (Start-up or Existing): An Overview of the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs
4:00 pm	Closing Remarks: Janice Coker, Associate Vice-Chancellor, University of Wisconsin-Stout

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Speaker Presentations:

Beth Donley:	Bill Gregory:
Bill Schwan:	Cathy McCarty:
Charles Gibson:	Charlie Geoff:
Doug McNeel:	Donald Guay and Eric Singsaas:
Janis Eells:	Kathy Collins:
David Lewis and Michael Caldwell:	Majid Entezarian:
Mike Thompson:	Pat Dillon:
Pete Marsnik:	Tim Donohue:

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