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Join our SIVU webinar series this Saturday, May 3 at 1:30 PM GMT with the world renowned Dr. Naweed Syed discussing "Artificial Versus Human Intelligence and the Future of Precision Health".
Meeting Link : https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89168218274?pwd=9KmLxWfXy5BBNAIXA7jrV1KJKLZmJC.1
Meeting ID: 891 6821 8274
Passcode: Webinar
Dr. Naweed Syed is Professor and Chief Scientist, Creative Destruction Lab and the Peak Scholar, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary. He was also the Postdoctoral Program Director – Office of the Vice President (Research) from 2012 – 2016 and a special advisor to the Vice President Research. He has served as Research Director of Hotchkiss Brain Institute and the Department Head Cell Biology and Anatomy for over 10 years. He also directed research at the Alberta Children’s hospital Research Institute for five years.
Dr. Syed obtained his Master's degree from the University of Karachi, Pakistan in 1984, and PhD in neurophysiology from the University of Leeds, UK (1988). After a three year postdoctoral training at the University of Calgary (1988-1991), he was subsequently appointed as an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Syed has served as a Department Head for Cell Biology and Anatomy for 10 years and was the Research Director for the Hotchkiss Brain Institute. Dr. Syed led several major research and academic initiatives for the University – ranging from Biomedical Engineering to Genome Sequencing etc. He also drafted Canadian National and Provincial Innovation Strategy for Canada.
Dr. Syed has been the recipient of many international and national awards including: Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship (USA), Parker B. Francis Fellowship (USA), Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research Scholar, Senior Scholar and Scientist Awards, Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR) Investigator Award and the Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. In 2016, Dr. Syed was awarded the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Excellence – the highest civilian award for research and innovation) from the Government of Pakistan. He has also been identified and recognized amongst 150 Canadian Innovations/ Innovators in lieu of Canada’s 150 Birthday this year. Dr. Syed is also the recipient of Canada-150 Medal by the Senate of Canada. He has been the recipient of over 150 national and internal prestigious awards.
Dr. Syed's team was the first to develop a bionic hybrid which enabled direct dialogue between the brain cells and the silicon chip. This study was highlighted in Time Magazine and on the Discovery Channel, Global and Mail etc. Dr. Syed has published extensively (over 160 papers) in peer-reviewed scientific journals including Nature, Science, Neuron and the Journal of Neuroscience. He holds multiple research grants from the Canadian Institute of Health Research and the Natural Science and Engineering Council of Canada. He has also been a co-PI on CIHR and CFI team grants. Dr. Syed also serves on several national and international grant panels and is a member of several scientific advisory boards. Dr. Syed has trained over 64 PhD and MSc students and 20 postdoctoral scholars and has given several hundred invited lectures around the world. Dr. Syed has also been the founding member of several startup Biomedical Engineering Companies and serves as a board of directors for several universities and charitable organizations in Pakistan and Canada.
He was the first scientist to have connected brain cells with a semi-conductor chip which has applications for brain-control prosthetic devices - to managing depression, epilepsy and other neurological disorders. He was also the first scientist to perform single cell brain cell transplant in living animals. He was also the first scientist to reconstruct respiratory network in cell culture and these two studies were declared as the breakthrough of the decade of the brain. His research has been highlighted in Time Magazine, Discovery Channel, CBC, BBC, Fox and several hundred print media and TV networks. He has been invited to give several hundred keynote lectures from around the world.
IMI 9th international conference held in Orlando from July 22-24 was a truly memorable event for us. This conference was unique as it encompassed topics that were interesting to medical as well as non-medical groups.
Topics such as Fetal origins of adult cardiovascular disease, depressive disorders, diabetes, back pain, knee crisis, vascular interventions, urinary incontinence, radiology, Quality improvement in health care, medical ethics, kidney disease, biopsychosocial health models were presented by experts in the field and they presented case studies that were relevant to current medical practices.
Conference also addressed the young upcoming youth leaders with an entire track of event dedicated to them. Mentoring was provided by each professional and students got a chance to develop one to one relationship with their mentors. In summary, IMI's yearly conference is not to be missed!
Firstly, thank you all for a wonderful conference in Barbados. The educational content and speakers were excellent and in addition the opportunity for networking was a great bonus. Your hard work and its success was very evident.
If InshAllah, I secure a residency in the upcoming match, I will owe the organizers and the speakers at the seminar more than they will take credit for.
IMI has been my outlet for philanthropic work since before I entered into high school. It is through IMI that I see my efforts, here in New Jersey, manifest into something much greater around the world. IMI has helped me realize that ambition alone is not enough to change the world; in order to achieve the changes we wish to see in this world we require ambition, vision, and most importantly execution. That is why I have joined IMI, so that my ambition and vision can meet their execution.
We just wanted to drop you a few lines to say that, myself and Mohammed, had a wonderful time in Orlando. The Hotel was excellent, the flow of the meetings, seminars and speakers was terrific (even for a layman like myself), and the warmth and hospitality of all was moving. Networking opportunities for young and the veterans were available at all times. All the presenters and the speakers were great. The special speakers, the Governor from Georgia and Mehdi Hassan were outstanding, and the dining arrangements were excellent. I have to get the chefs name...to all the people who were involved...thank you so much for all your hard work and dedication
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