Session K.  Biomedical Technologies

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

3:00-3:10 PM                     Introduction

3:10-3:35 PM                     KO-01 
Gene Gun-delivered DNA Vaccines for Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome: Advancement to Clinical Trials
Jay W. Hooper, Catherine V. Badger, James E. Brown and Connie S. Schmaljohn, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases; Daniel E. McLain, Walker Downey & Associates, Inc.

3:35-4:00 PM                     KO-02 
Understanding the Physiological, Biomechanical and Performance Effects of Body Armor Use
Leif Hasselquist, Carolyn K. Bensel, Brian Corner, Karen N. Gregorczyk and Jeffrey M. Schiffman, U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center

4:00-4:25 PM                     KO-03 
Inkjet Gene Printing: A Novel Approach to Achieve Gene Modified Cells for Tissue Engineering
Tao Xu, Jan Rohozinski, Weixin Zhao, Emily Crafton, Anthony Atala and James J. Yoo, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine

4:25-4:50 PM                     KO-04 
Pro-2-PAM: The First Therapeutic Drug for Reactivation of Organophosphate-inhibited Central (Brain) and Peripheral Cholinesterases
Richard K. Gordon, Amy J. Campbell, Madhusoodana P. Nambiar, Roberta R. Owens and Ruthie H. Ratcliffe, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research; James C. DeMar, Angela R. Davis, Latoya A. Hyson, Farhat A. Khan, Elizabeth Marek, Marie A. Medynets, Samuel A. Oguntayo and Sonia G. Thangavelu, The Geneva Foundation; Haim Leader, The Weizmann Institute

4:50-5:15 PM                     KO-05 
Heat Acclimatisation and Active Body Cooling Strategies to Mitigate Heat Stress for Operations Involving Bullet Proof Vests
L. Law and C. L. Lim, Defence Medical and Environmental Research Institute, DSO National Laboratories

5:15-5:40 PM                     K-JSHS
Genomic Strategy to Refine Prognosis and Treatment of Early Stage Colon Cancer 
Shivani Sud, C.E. Jordan High School, Durham, NC

POSTERS

KP-01
Understanding the Physiological, Biomechanical and Performance Effects of Body Armor Use
Leif Hasselquist, Carolyn K. Bensel, Brian Corner, Karen N. Gregorczyk and Jeffrey M. Schiffman, U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center

KP-02
An Environmental Sentinel Biomonitor System for Drinking Water Protection
M. W. Widder, D. Trader, L. Brennan, T. R. Shedd, T. P. Gargan II and W. H. van der Schalie, U.S. Army Center for Environmental Health Research; N. Salazar, Agave Biosystems; Y. R. Vallejo, ANP Technologies, Inc.

KP-03
Development of a Tissue Engineered Scaffold for Meniscus Replacement
E. A. Balint, C. J. Gatt and M. G. Dunn, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

KP-04
Utilization of Military-relevant Muscle Injury Models to Identify Pharmacological Treatment Strategies
Maria L. Urso, Brian R. Barnes, Eric R. Szelenyi, Robert O. Nicholson and Edward J. Zambraski, U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine; Thomas J. Walters, U.S. Army Institute for Surgical Research; Bruce T. Liang, University of Connecticut Health Science Center

KP-05
Macrolide Antibiotics Improve Phagocytic Capacity and Reduce Inflammation in Sulfur Mustard-exposed Monocytes
Xiugong Gao, Keiko Ishida and Prabhati Ray, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research; Radharaman Ray, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense; Yan Xiao, National Institute of Standards and Technology

KP-06
Nanothermite-based Microsystem for Drug Delivery and Cell Transfection
S. Apperson, R. Thiruvengadathan, A. Bezmelnitsyn, K. Gangopadhyay, S. Gangopadhyay and L. Polo-Parada, The University of Missouri

KP-07
An In Vitro Skin Equivalent for Evaluation of Skin Absorption of Compounds
Priya Batheja, Vishwas Rai and Bozena Michniak, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Prafulla Chandra, New Jersey Center for Biomaterials

KP-08
Promethazine as a Novel Prophylaxis and Treatment for Nerve Agent Poisoning
R. K. Kan, C. P. Tompkins, D. M. Kniffin and T. A. Hamilton, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense

KP-09
Allograft Fascia Lata as an Augmentation Device for Musculoskeletal Repairs
K. A. Derwin, A. Aurora and J. P. Iannotti, Cleveland Clinic

KP-10
Release of BMP-2 and Tobramycin from Injectable, Biodegradable Polyurethane Scaffolds for Enhanced Bone Fracture Healing
A. E. Hafeman and S. A. Guelcher, Vanderbilt University and Center for Military Biomaterials Research; J. O. Hollinger, Carnegie Mellon University and Center for Military Biomaterials Research

KP-11
Development of Targeted Nonionic Surfactant Vesicles for Treatment of Vascular Injury
Michael VanAuker, John Elliott, Brenda Flam, Karl Muffly and Joel Strom, University of South Florida; Elizabeth Hood, University of Pennsylvania

KP-13
Afirm Nerve Regeneration Project 1: Growth Factor Releasing Microspheres and the Effect on Peripheral Nerve Regeneration
Ralph de Boer, Huan Wang, Andrew M. Knight, Mahrokh Dadsetan, Guilherme Giusti, Alexander Y. Shin, Robert J. Spinner, Michael J. Yaszemski and Anthony J. Windebank, Mayo Clinic

KP-14
The Assessment of a Novel In Situ Forming Wound Dressing for Military Use
Sameer Shums, John Jackson, Arthur Lu, Xiaowen Zhai, Thomas Hirt and Fiona Carney, BioCure, Inc.

KP-15
Human Recombinant Decay-accelerating Factor (DAF) Increases Survival and Limits Tissue Injury after Hemorrhagic Shock
J. J. Dalle Lucca, M. O. Simovic, Y. Li, Y. Wang, C. Moratz and F. Pearce, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research; G. C. Tsokos, Harvard Medical School

KP-16
Osteoblast Differentiation and Extracellular Matrix Mineralization in Response to Pore Size and Shape: Static Culture
J. Kang, J. Kwan, C. Klifto, S. McBride, A. Srinivasan, S. Guelcher and J. O. Hollinger, Carnegie Mellon University; S. A. Guelcher, Vanderbilt University

KP-18
Damage Control Resuscitation: Optimizing Blood Component Use to Save Lives of Severely Injured Soldiers
Michael A. Dubick, Jill L. Sondeen, Philip C. Spinella, Jeremy G. Perkins, Harry K. Stinger, Charles E. Wade and John B. Holcomb, U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research

KP-19
Clinical Results from the Virtual Iraq Exposure Therapy Application for PTSD
Albert Rizzo, Thomas Parsons and Jarrell Pair, University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies; Robert McLay, Scott Johnston, Karen Perlman and Robert Deal, Naval Medical Center, San Diego; Greg Reger and Greg Gahm, Madigan Army Medical Center; Mike Roy, Walter Reed Army Medical Center; Russell Shilling, Office of Naval Research; Barbara Rothbaum, Ken Graap, Josh Spitalnick and Patrick Bordnick, Virtually Better, Inc.; JoAnn Difede, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

KP-21
Rapid Genome Analyses of Emergent Human Adenovirus 14a Causing 2006-7 Febrile Respiratory Illness (FRI) Outbreaks in the US via High Throughput “Next-Generation” Pyrosequencing Technique
Huo-Shu H. Houng, Heping Gong, Kathleen Verratti, Leonard N. Binn, Robert A. Kuschner and Julia A. Lynch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research; Lisa Lott, Office of the Air Force Surgeon General; David Metzgar and Kevin L. Russell, Naval Health Research Center; Adriana Kajon, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute; Kuei-Hsiang Lin, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital

KP-22
Doxycycline Inhibits Vascular Leakage and Prevents the Development of Pulmonary Edema
Ofer Fainaru, Irit Adini, Ofra Benny, Lauren Bazinet, Elke Pravda, Robert D'Amato and Judah Folkman, Harvard Medical School

KP-23
Osteomyelitis Treatment with Nanometer-sized Hydroxyapatite Particles as a Delivery Vehicle for a Ciprofloxacin-bisphosphonate Conjugate; New Fluoroquinolone-bisphosphonate Derivatives Show Similar Binding Affinity to Hydroxyapatite and Improved Antibacterial Activity Against Drug-resistant Pathogens
James C. McPherson III, Eisenhower Army Medical Center; Royce R. Runner, Brian A. Shapiro and Thomas B. Buxton, The Geneva Foundation; Douglas S. Walsh, U.S. Army Medical Research Unit

KP-24
Tissue Engineered Testicular Prostheses with Prolonged Testosterone Release
Atlantida M. Raya-Rivera, Hospital Infantil de Mexico; Carlos Baez, Anthony Atala and James J. Yoo, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine