March 2010 Meeting

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Technical Chair Gary Coubrough

  • 5:45 Social / Networking Time – Spitzer Conference Center
  • 6:30 Dinner - Buffet, Spitzer Conference Center
  • 7:30 Presentation - Spitzer Conference Center
  • 8:00 Microsystems Application Technology Center Tour

MATC - Entrepreneurship Innovation Center 

Coulter-Case Translational Research Partnership

by Fahd R. Khan, MD, MSE Associate Director,
Coulter-Case Translational Research Partnership Case Western Reserve University

The Case-Coulter Translational Research Program (CCTRP) fosters collaborations between clinicians and the Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) Biomedical Engineering faculty on translational research projects with the potential to impact patient care.

CCTRP is a unique bioengineering initiative addressing unmet clinical needs through translational research. Since project objectives reflect the fundamental WHCF goal to improve patient care, CCTRP projects are structured as collaborative efforts involving co-investigators from CWRU Biomedical Engineering and a clinical department (typically within a school of medicine). Unlike basic research (the creation of new knowledge), translational research is centered more on the practical clinical application of research results. Project discussions therefore involve consideration of potential protectable intellectual property, commercialization, product development, marketing, sales, and production. Proposed translational research projects are often quite unlike what BME researchers might typically submit to, say, the National Institutes of Health. The process of project selection, guidance, and mentoring is an important and critical role of the Oversight Committee (OC) ; membership and stakeholder representation might seem unusual within a typical university “committee” setting, but reflects the unique CCTRP theme.

Dr. Fahd R. Khan received his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Columbia University, M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Univ. of Pennsylvania and his M.D. from Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. He is serving his residency at Univ. Hospitals’ Department of Neurological Surgery as well as serving on the Coulter Project Leadership Team. His research interests are translational research, tissue engineering, innovation & entrepreneurship.