Partnership of Great Lakes Science Center, Case gets $1.3 million
for new center displays
Displays will showcase advances in biomedical
engineering and technology
November 15, 2005
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Visitors to Cleveland’s Great Lakes Science Center soon will be able
to view a medical imaging laboratory, learn about the Human Genome Project’s
impact on medicine, and find out how artificial materials are being used to
repair or enhance human organs now that the government has funded a joint educational
program between Case Western Reserve University and the science center.
The Great Lakes Science Center in partnership with Case has received $1,315,513
from the National Center for Research Resources for a science education program
called BioMedTech, designed to introduce students and the public to recent
advances in biomedical engineering and technology. The grant is one of nine
the national center made to universities and museums around the country through
its Science Education Partnership Awards program.
“We are very pleased to partner with the Great Lakes Science Center
in this program,” said Eric Cottington, Case’s associate vice president
for research. “It’s a wonderful opportunity to broaden public understanding
of the role biomedical research and technology plays in everyday life and for
Case to further raise its profile in the community.”
Cottington explained that BioMedTech will consist of five interactive displays
including:
- “The Medical Imaging Lab,” which describes
how biomedical engineers combine knowledge of a physical phenomenon, such
as sound or radiation, with electronic data processing to generate an image
of a body part
- “Significant
Sequence,” a look at the Human Genome Project
and its impact on medicine and the possibilities afforded by genetic
analysis and genetically-engineered therapies.
- “Spare Parts for People,” an
introduction to how living tissue and artificial materials are implanted
in the body to replace or assume the function of living tissues and organs.
- “Global Health Watch,” which looks at
the spread of infectious diseases and current research on several specific
diseases to show how they can be prevented.
- “Careers in Biomedical Engineering, Research and Technology” will
include interactive, multimedia stations and information resources on careers
in the biomedical field.
“These are all areas which emphasize significant
areas of research strength at Case,” Cottington said.
Case has formed an advisory committee to help provide content for the displays.
Committee members include Mark Adams, associate professor of genetics in the
Case School of Medicine; James Bader, director of the Center for Science and
Mathematics Education; Cottington; Stanton Gerson, director of the Center for
Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine and the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center;
P. Hunter Peckham, professor of biomedical engineering and orthopaedics and
executive director of the Cleveland Functional Electrical Stimulation Center;
David Wilson, professor of biomedical engineering and radiology; and Peter
Zimmerman, associate professor in the Center for Global Health and Disease.
About Case Western Reserve University
Case is among the nation's leading research institutions. Founded in 1826
and shaped by the unique merger of the Case Institute of Technology and Western
Reserve University, Case is distinguished by its strengths in education, research,
service, and experiential learning. Located in Cleveland, Case offers nationally
recognized programs in the Arts and Sciences, Dental Medicine, Engineering,
Law, Management, Medicine, Nursing, and Social Work. http://www.case.edu.
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