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Blog from June, 2014
SYNOPSIS: In support of government initiatives in 3D printing, the NIH is making high-quality, scientifically accurate 3D printable files available through an online, open access portal. Few such files can be found on the Web, and most users lack the necessary 3D modeling skills to design custom scientific 3D models. The NIH 3D Print Exchange allows users to discover, share, and create bioscientific and biomedical 3D models that are ready to download and print in 3D. The site already includes hundreds of 3D models, and users are empowered to create their own 3D models through open source, web-based tools and video tutorials, and to share tips and tricks with the community in a discussion forum. Physicians and patients can also use the Exchange to visualize disease processes and treatments through 3D prints of medical imaging data. Students, teachers, and parents will find accompanying worksheets and lesson plans for use in STEM education. In the coming months, the Exchange will announce a nationwide challenge, calling on students to create their own 3D bioscientific models, to encourage use of 3D prints and 3D modeling techniques in the classroom.
BIO:
Darrell Hurt, Ph.D., heads the Computational Biology Section of the Bioinformatics and Computational Biosciences Branch in the Office of Cyber Infrastructure and Computational Biology at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). Dr. Hurt focuses on computational structural biology, including protein folding, docking, and molecular dynamics. He also provides special expertise in 3D printing, visualization, and modeling. Before working at NIAID, Dr. Hurt did postdoctoral work in lipid signaling and cell trafficking using X-ray crystallography with Dr. James Hurley at National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). His educational background includes a B.S. in Chemistry with honors from Brigham Young University and a combined M.S./Ph.D. in Chemistry from Cornell University under the mentorship of Dr. Jon Clardy. His doctoral work was recognized with the Pauling Award from the American Crystallographic Association, and he is the author of several scientific research articles.
SUMMARY:
Topic: The NIH 3D Print Exchange
Speaker: Darrell Hurt, Ph.D., Section Head, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics and Computational Biosciences Branch, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health
Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Time: 11 AM – 12 PM EDT
You are invited to listen to Dr. Hurt's presentation in Room 2W908 in the NCI Shady Grove Building on Medical Center Drive or via WebEx.
Presentation: A screen cast of the presentation will be available for viewing after the event on the NCI CBIIT Speaker Series YouTube Playlist 
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About the NCI CBIIT Speaker Series:
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology (CBIIT) Speaker Series is a bi-weekly knowledge-sharing forum featuring both internal and external speakers on topics of interest to the biomedical informatics and research communities. For additional information, including past speaker series presentations, visit the CBIIT Speaker Series page.
Individuals with disabilities who need reasonable accommodation to participate in this program should contact the Office of Space and Facilities Management (OSFM) at 240-276-5900 or the Federal TTY Relay number 1-800-877-8339.
SYNOPSIS: RAPID Stage is a real time surveillance system which will allow FDA to collect adverse events (AE) on emergency use of any FDA approved medical product during emergent health situations through mobile devices, or EHR information transmission systems. FDA will use cloud based, integrated tools and decision strategies to analyze, validate received and visualized AE reporting on regulatory dashboard and transmit public health information directly to healthcare professionals and organizations within 24 hours.
BIO:
Dr. Henry Francis is the Director of the Data Mining and Informatics Evaluation and Research Group in the Office of Translational Sciences, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In that capacity he directs a transdisciplinary group of senior scientists to test, create, and operate data analysis programs facilitating the efficient use of scientific methods to evaluate complex data information in order to make regulatory decisions for drug approval and drug safety. Dr. Francis’ specific interest is in the development of data mining techniques to enhance pharmacovigliance capabilities in national medication use and health care databases.
From October 2007 until March 2013, Dr. Francis was the deputy director of the Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology in the CDER. As a clinician, Dr. Francis was an assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine’s Division of Infectious diseases.
He completed his Internal Medicine residency training at the Long Beach Veterans Administration Hospital in Long Beach, California, and his infectious diseases specialty training at the Johns Hopkins Hospital Division of Infectious Diseases. He has published over 60 papers and has contributed book chapters on U.S. and international public health issues.
SUMMARY:
Topic: Real-time Applications for Programmable Interactive Devices (RAPID) System for National Emergencies
Speaker: Henry ("Skip") Francis, M.D., Director for Data Mining and Informatics Evaluation and Research, Office of Translational Sciences, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Date: Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Time: 11 AM – 12 PM EDT
You are invited to listen to Dr. Francis' presentation in Room 2W908 in the NCI Shady Grove Building on Medical Center Drive or via WebEx.
Presentation: A screen cast of the presentation will be available for viewing after the event here on the NCI CBIIT Speaker Series YouTube Playlist .
About the NCI CBIIT Speaker Series:
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology (CBIIT) Speaker Series is a bi-weekly knowledge-sharing forum featuring both internal and external speakers on topics of interest to the biomedical informatics and research communities. For additional information, including past speaker series presentations, visit the CBIIT Speaker Series page.
Individuals with disabilities who need reasonable accommodation to participate in this program should contact the Office of Space and Facilities Management (OSFM) at 240-276-5900 or the Federal TTY Relay number 1-800-877-8339.
