To help overcome differences in terminology used by researchers in various fields, plenary "tutorials" were given by experts before the conference.  Each expert provided an overview of his or her field in language that other researchers -- scientists, engineers, or medical researchers -- not familiar with the discipline could understand.  Click here to download the latest QuickTime or Windows Media Player.  If you have any questions, please contact Hamid Najib at hnajib@nas.edu. 

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in these tutorials do not necessarily reflect the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, the W.M. Keck Foundation, or any employee thereof.

September 18, 2006 

Closed Loop Systems to Facilitate Homeostatis Robert F. Kirsch Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering Associate Chair for Graduate Programs Case Western Reserve University	Slides (PDF)  Transcript View via:  Windows Media    QuickTime
Preclinical Trials, Translation to Humans, and Commercialization Mark Humayun Professor of Ophthalmology Associate Director of Research Doheny Retina Institute Keck School of Medicine University of Southern California	Slides (PDF)   Transcript View via: Windows Media    QuickTime
Medical Device Regulation: A Primer Frances Richmond Director, Regulatory Science Program School of Pharmacy University of Southern California   Q&A with Mark Humayun and Frances Richmond	Slides (PDF)   Transcript View via: Windows Media    QuickTime Transcript View via: Windows Media    QuickTime

September 27, 2006 1:00 5:00pm EDT 

Prosthetics Applications in Plastic Brain / Learning and Training Randolph J. Nudo Director, Landon Center on Aging Professor, Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology University of Kansas Medical Center	Slides (PDF)   Transcript View via: Windows Media    QuickTime
Engineering the Biointerface for Enhanced Bioelectrode and Biosensor Performance Buddy D. Ratner Director, University of Washington Engineered Biomaterials (UWEB) Professor of Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering University of Washington	Slides (PDF)   Transcript View via: Windows Media    QuickTime
Cell Instructive Polymers for Tissue Regeneration David J. Mooney Gordon McKay Professor of Bioengineering Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences Harvard University	Slides (PDF)  Transcript  View via: Windows Media    QuickTime
Biophysics of Neural Stimulation and Recording Warren M. Grill Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering Associate Professor of Neurobiology Associate Professor in Surgery Department of Biomedical Engineering Duke University	Slides (PDF)   Transcript View via: Windows Media    QuickTime

October 4, 2006 1:00 4:00pm EDT   

Neural Encoding and Decoding Apostolos P. Georgopoulos Regents Professor McKnight Presidential Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience Director, Center for Cognitive Sciences American Legion Brain Sciences Chair Professor of Neuroscience, Neurology, and Psychiatry University of Minnesota Medical School Director, Brain Sciences Center Director, The Domenici Research Center for Mental Illness Veterans Affairs Medical Center	Slides (PDF)   Transcript View via: Windows Media    QuickTime
Evidence for Aberrant Sensory and Motor Learning in Focal Dystonia: Implications for Learning Based Sensorimotor Training to Improve Motor Control and Cognition Nancy Byl Professor, Physical Therapy University of California, San Francisco	Slides (PDF)   Transcript View via: Windows Media    QuickTime
Neural Biomaterial Interfaces in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Molly Shoichet Professor and Director, Undergraduate Collaborative Bioengineering Canada Research Chair in Tissue Engineering University of Toronto	Slides (PDF)   Transcript View via: Windows Media    QuickTi