REIDY CENTER HOSTS GLOBAL FUNDAMENTAL, APPLIED BIOELECTRICS WORKSHOP

Old Dominion University's Frank Reidy Center for Bioelectrics hosted some of the leading researchers in the world in fundamental and applied bioelectrics for an international scientific workshop on campus last month.

This was the first conference of its kind held in the United States, and featured an expanded scope that included all areas in the field of bioelectrics.

The five-day workshop, "Fundamental & Applied Bioelectrics," attracted researchers from around the world, who presented studies in such areas as pulse power physics, tissues and cells in electric fields, drug and gene delivery, cancer treatment and wound healing.

Michael Stacey, research associate professor at the Reidy Center and chair of the workshop, said the integration of physical sciences and engineering with biology has the potential to transform fields as diverse as health care and energy production. And Stacey said research done at the Reidy Center places ODU at the leading edge of this transformation.

"This international workshop was designed to offer participants an understanding of this innovative and rising field and was organized to complement the efforts of our international consortium colleagues and the Workshop on Electroporation based Technologies and Treatment held annually in Slovenia," Stacey said.

Featured researchers from overseas joined ODU researchers who presented included Reidy Center for Bioelectrics director Richard Heller; Karl Schoenbach, research professor with the Reidy Center; Andrei Pakhomov, research associate professor with the Reidy Center; and Shirshak Dhali, professor and chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. These international scholars represented nations such as Slovenia, France and England.

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