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Public Lecture on Implantable Microsystems for the Management of Trauma

For Release Upon Receipt - March 19, 2013

St. Augustine


ST. AUGUSTINE, Trinidad and Tobago – The Faculty of Science & Technology at the University of the West Indies (UWI) St. Augustine  invites members of the public to a lecture entitled "Implantable Microsystems for the Management of Trauma" presented by Anthony Guiseppi-Elie, Sc.D. of the Center for Bioelectronics, Biosensors and Biochips; Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Department of Bioengineering and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Clemson University, South Carolina, USA.

According to Guiseppi-Elie "Continued high morbidity and complications due to trauma related hemorrhage underscores the importance of efforts to fully understand the temporal progression of molecular physiologic events needed to bring life-saving changes to practice. The current state of trauma diagnostics emphasizes vital signs and stat metabolic biomarkers." The lecture will explore the recent development of implantable point-of-care (POC) analytical microsystems "to allow for rapid, continual monitoring of glucose and lactate via dual responsive amperometric enzyme biosensors, tissue acidosis via impedimetry and VO2 via voltammetry." Furthermore, these "minimally invasive multi-analyte monitoring biochips have the potential to explore areas still unexplored in the realm of trauma physiology."

The lecture takes place tomorrow, Wednesday 20 March, 2013 from 5:00 to 6:30pm at the Noor Hassanali Lecture Theatre, just north of the Natural Science Building on the St. Augustine Campus. For further information, please contact Ms. Indira Ousman at 662-2002 Ext 84479 or via email at Indira.Ousman@sta.uwi.edu. 

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Bioprofile: Anthony Guiseppi-Elie is Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Bioengineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering and Director of the Center for Bioelectronics, Biosensors and Biochips at Clemson University. He is Founder and Scientific Director of ABTECH Scientific, Inc., a near-patient biomedical diagnostics company. He holds the Sc.D. in materials science and engineering from MIT, the M.Sc. in chemical engineering from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) and the B.Sc. (First Class Honors) with majors in Analytical and Applied Chemistry from the University of the West Indies (UWI). His research interests are in engineered bioanalytical microsystems in the service of human health and medicine. Dr. Guiseppi-Elie has published over 120 archival scientific papers (2369 citations, h-factor = 26), 31 book or proceedings chapters, holds 8 US and foreign patents, has given in excess of 200 invited lectures/colloquia, and has co-organized and lead 30 national and international scientific workshops, symposia and conferences. Prof. Guiseppi is an Associate Editor of Biomedical Microdevices and a member of the editorial boards of Biomedical Microdevices, The Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers, NanoBiotechnology, Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology . Dr. Guiseppi is a Fellow of AIMBE, senior member of IEEE, a lifetime Member of AIChE and holds memberships in RSC, AAAS, ACS, MRS and BMES. At Clemson University Prof. Guiseppi teaches engineering materials, biological transport phenomena, biomolecular engineering, biosensors and bioelectronics, and nanobiotechnology.

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