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Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Dr. Geddes Presentation Video
If you don’t want to sit through the entire presentation ceremony, check out the video now up at the Purdue Engineering YouTube site.
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Tuesday, July 31, 2007
J&C Lauds Geddes
The Lafayette Journal & Courier has a very nice editorial tribute to Dr. Geddes.
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Monday, July 30, 2007
Medal Presentation: Catch The Video
In case you missed last Friday’s webcast or satellite download, the White House has video and audio available on their site.
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Wednesday, July 25, 2007
National Medal of Technology Ceremony To Be Webcast
The ceremony for the awarding of the National Medal of Technology to Les Geddes and other Laureates will be webcast through the White House Web Site. The ceremonies, which will include the 2005 and 2006 Laureates for the National Medal of Technology and the National Medal of Science, is scheduled to begin at 1:50 p.m. Eastern—which means you might want to log in a little early just to be safe.
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Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Accolades For Dr. Geddes Come In
In the wake of yesterday’s announcement, comments and congratulations have been coming in. Here are a few samples, and check back for new additions.
Willis A. Tacker, Jr., Ph.D., M.D., a Purdue professor in the Department of Basic Medical Sciences and part of the team brought from Baylor by Geddes to start biomedical engineering research at Purdue and who has been a colleague of Dr. Geddes for 43 years:
“Dr Geddes is a national treasure. The impact of his life on other people – many of whom don’t even know his name - has been enormous. His scientific contributions span decades. His work has prolonged the lives and improved the quality of life for hundreds of thousands of people. His development of devices, materials and procedures has created products, companies and jobs for thousands of people. Even forty-five years ago his medical monitoring devices helped to put the first Americans in space. His teaching has inspired thousands of students, and those students will no doubt inspire others. Probably his most lasting greatness resides in the ongoing, dynamic lives of his students and subsequently in their students. His contributions will accelerate and enlarge themselves long after individuals forget that Les Geddes was the source of the inspiration, the contribution and the benefit, and that of course, is every teacher’s dream.”
Kinam Park, Ph.D, Showalter Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Professor of Pharmaceutics:
“The National Medal of Technology Award is an ultimate honor for all scientists, and it is only natural that Dr. Geddes receives this award. Dr. Geddes is not only a great scientist but also, more importantly, a great person. He deserves another award, the National Medal of Inspiration Award for his life-long efforts of motivating others, particularly young scientists. He has been a role model for numerous scientists, including me. I am so honored to follow his footsteps as the current Showalter Distinguished Professor, and he has set the bar so high that it is rather questionable whether anyone can reach that level, but it is always comforting to know that Dr. Geddes is in the same campus and ready to give us advice at moment’s notice. We the Boilermakers could not be happier and more proud with such a timely recognition of Dr. Geddes, a hard Boilermaker!”
Sherry L. Voytik-Harbin, Purdue Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Associate Professor of Basic Medical Sciences:
Les Geddes is an innovator, idea generator, educator, mentor, and friend like no other. He is truly an inspiration to me and many other individuals
whose lives he’s touched. His selfless and tireless efforts to develop and grow biomedical engineering and a spirit of entrepreneurship will leave an everlasting mark at Purdue, within the State of Indiana, and internationally. The recent announcement that he is to receive the National Medal of
Technology Award later this month is so fitting as he has made countless scientific contributions and has had such positive impact on medicine and
society. I look forward every day to his guiding words of wisdom which are typically delivered to me before the sun is up. As a graduate student and now as a faculty member, one of my goals continues to be to beat him to work in the morning.
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Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Geddes to receive National Medal of Technology July 27 at White House
The White House and Department of Commerce have announced that Dr. Leslie A. Geddes, Purdue University’s Showalter Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biomedical Engineering, is a 2006 National Medal of Technology Laureate. The award, the nation’s highest honor for technological innovation, will be presented “for contributions to electrode design and tissue restoration that have led to the widespread use of numerous clinical devices. His discoveries and inventions have saved and enriched thousands of lives and have formed the cornerstone of much of the modern implantable medical device field.”
Because of Dr. Geddes and the teams he has created, led, and inspired, burn victims today heal with fewer scars, heart patients exercise with greater confidence, athletes and “weekend warriors” can repair damaged tendons and ligaments, and infants can be monitored in a more holistic approach. By laying a solid foundation of fundamentals with his early work and continually building onto that foundation throughout his lengthy career, Dr. Geddes has made a direct impact on the everyday lives of untold people.
More information on the award can be found here and the official UNS release can be found here.
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Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Rickus Honored For Teaching Excellence
Jenna Rickus has been honored by the American Society of Engineering Education at their annual meeting. She received the Biomedical Engineering Teaching Award, with the following citation:
This award is given for excellence in biomedical engineering education during the first five years of an individual’s teaching career. Jenna Rickus has made significant contributions to biomedical engineering education at Purdue University. Her accomplishments include the development of novel biomedical engineering courses and innovative teaching materials. In addition, her commitment to community engagement and service learning has enriched the educational opportunities for students in the Purdue community.
An assistant professor in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering and the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Rickus also serves as Co-Director of the Physiological Sensing Facility in the Bindley Bioscience Center. Congratulations to Dr. Rickus on this well-deserved and outstanding honor.
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Monday, April 09, 2007
Rickus Article Cited For Being Most Cited
Dr. Jenna Rickus has been informed by ACS Publications that her article “Liposome-Doped Nanocomposites as Artificial-Cell-Based Biosensors: Detection of Listeriolysin O”, published in Biotechnology Progress, is a 2006 Most-Cited Article. This means that, according to data from Thomson ISI, it is receiving the most citations in the same year. Her article, along with the others honored, can be found here.
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Friday, March 09, 2007
Geddes Wins Health Care Hero Award
Dr. Leslie A. Geddes was named a Health Care Hero this morning by the Indiana Business Journal. Dr. Geddes won in the Advancements in Healthcare category, which honors “a company or individual primarily responsible for a scientific discovery or for development of a new procedure, treatment or device that can save lives or improve quality of life for a large number of people.”
His qualifications for the award are summed up by the following narrative:
For more than half a century, Dr. Leslie A. Geddes, the Showalter Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University, has improved the health and economy of Indianapolis and beyond. He and his research teams are responsible for almost all modern internal and external heart defibrillators, the creation of a natural tissue scaffold that has revolutionized orthopedic and organ repair, pressure mapping of bed surfaces that has improved the health of bedridden patients, and monitoring systems for the tiniest of premature infants. His impact on human health and welfare is illustrated by his patent record - he is the inventor on 35 issued U.S. patents, and more than 100 foreign patents have been filed or awarded.
His activities in discovery, learning and engagement have revolutionized the standards of health care by bridging the gap between engineering and medicine. His work has saved thousands of lives and improved the quality of life for hundreds of thousands of people through the invention, development, and clinical application of devices and materials for treating cardiac conditions, nerve damage, and tissue injuries.
“Retired” since 1991, he still arrives each morning at 4:30 a.m. to conduct research, teach, and mentor those who will create the future of healthcare. As he puts it, he is “not done yet.”
A prime example of a life-saving technology that Dr. Geddes invents is now entering clinical evaluations at Riley Children’s Hospital. Premature and other small infants pose unique challenges to those who must monitor and treat them. The need to accurately assess the pulse, blood pressure, blood oxygen, and other critical parameters is difficult, and adult methods simply are not practical with such tiny charges. Dr. Geddes has developed a miniature monitor that can provide accurate information quickly, so that doctors can provide the best possible treatment, and continuous monitoring can be made without adverse impact on the children.
This latest advancement is having a direct impact on improving the health and lives of children in Indianapolis. Working together, Dr. Geddes and his team and the dedicated staff at Riley Children’s Hospital are working to ensure that this translates to a bright future for children everywhere.
This is the seventh year for the awards. A listing of previous honorees can be found here. You can download key portions of the event as a M4a file or as a MP3 file.
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Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Geddes Health Care Hero Finalist
Dr. Leslie A. Geddes has been named as a finalist in the Indiana Business Journal’s Health Care Heroes awards. The awards recognize individuals and/or organizations within the central Indiana area that have had, or are having, significant impact on the quality of local healthcare. There are five areas recognized: Community Achievement in Health Care, Advancements in Health Care, Physician, and Non-Physician and Volunteer. Dr. Geddes is a finalist in the Advancements in Health Care Category.
The winners will be announced at the awards breakfast on Friday, so check back for updates Friday morning.
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Thursday, December 14, 2006
Leary Receives AIMBE's Highest Honor
Professor James F. Leary has been elected by the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) to their College of Fellows. Fellows are recognized by AIMBE as persons who have distinguished themselves in the field of medical and biological engineering.
A professor in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Leary also serves as a professor of Basic Medical Sciences and is the SVM Professor of Nanomedicine. His research interests include high-throughput and BioMEMS cell analysis and separation technologies for genomics and proteomics (cytomics); high-speed imaging/laser ablation/laser opto-injection technologies for stem cell engineering; and, nanomedicine approaches to cancer diagnostics and therapeutics, antiviral therapies, and regenerative medicine. He earned two undergraduate degrees from MIT, an S.B. in Aeronautics/Astronautics and an S.B. in Humanities (Philosopy/History); a M.S. in Physics from the University of New Hampshire; a Ph.D. in Biophysics from Penn State University; and, he served as a Post-Doctoral Fellow in Cytometry/Immunology at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
His formal induction will be held on May 1, 2007 at the National Academies of Science in Washington D.C.
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Monday, October 16, 2006
Delp Selected For Distinguished Professor Programme
Edward Delp, who holds a joint appointment with the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been selected by the Academy of Finland to the Distinguished Professor Programme.
Delp is internationally recognized for his expertise in multimedia signal processing, including image and video compression, image processing, and multimedia security, and in 2002 was awarded an honorary Ph.D. by Tampere University of Technology in Finland. For the program, he will be doing research on image and audio/video indexing and retrieval, compression, and security with an emphasis on next generation mobile applications. The work will be done with Professor Jaakko Astola of Tampere University of Technology.
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Saturday, September 30, 2006
Kinam Park Named Showalter Professor
The Purdue University Board of Trustees has named Dr. Kinam Park as the Showalter Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering. The faculty, staff, and students of the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering congratulate Dr. Park on this well deserved honor.
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Monday, June 12, 2006
Professor Irazoqui Receives PRF Grant for BCI Research
Professor Pedro Irazoqui has received notification that he will receive support from the Purdue Research Foundation for his research proposal entitled “Brain-Computer Interfaces for Epilepsy Prosthetics.”
In the project, Professor Irazoqui will work with graduate student Mitchell Cohen to develop an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) for cell-based therapy with closed-loop control to provide seizure-induced GABA release from a renewable source.
Specifically, the research team intends to undertake two specific improvements over previous work: (1) to develop an effective charge-balancing circuit for chronic stimulation in an epilepsy prosthetic, and (2) to design and fabricate a mixed-signal wireles ASIC bio-stimulator with programmable amplitude, frequency, and duty cycle. The current output stage will be integrated with novel digital control circuitry, and wireless telemetry circuits.
It is hoped this device will improve on currently available treatment options for the 50 million people suffering with epilepsy worldwide.
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Monday, June 05, 2006
Professor Jenna Rickus Recipient of PRF Research Grant
Professor Jenna Rickus has been notified that she has been selected as the recipient of a Purdue Research Foundation (PRF) grant. The funding will support her research project entitled “Solid State Induction Surfaces for Maximizing Neurotransmitter Release in Hybrid Cellular Silicon Devices.”
The research work will focus on the development of a biologically modified hybrid sol-gel thin film to control the release of GABA, an inhibitory neurotransmitter, in order to possibly reduce or eliminate epileptic seizures.
Epilepsy is a family of seizure disorders that impacts 2.5 million Americans. Two major problems facing epilepsy patients are drug resistance and undesirable side effects. The proposed research hopes to result in the design of a new hybrid cellular-silicon neural implantable device to control the release of GABA under proper spatial and temporal control, thereby providing a significant advancement in the ability to stop seizures without side effects.
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