Chair of the Symposium

This symposium is chaired by Rice University's Michael King.

Michael King is the E.D. Butcher Chair of Bioengineering at Rice University, and Special Advisor to the Provost on Life Science Collaborations with the Texas Medical Center. He also serves as Associate Vice President for Research, Physical and Life Sciences and Engineering, and is also a Scholar of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT).

Previously, King was the J. Lawrence Wilson Professor and Department Chair of Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University, and before that was the Daljit S. and Elaine Sarkaria Professor at Cornell University.

King is a Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering (IAMBE), American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).

This event is hosted by Rice University's Educational and Research Initiatives for Collaborative Health (ENRICH).

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