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 2018 SciTech Lecture Series                 2018 SciTech Lecture Series                                                Jeff M. Sands, MD, Juha P. Kokko Professor of Medicine and

 How To Achieve The Right Balance Between  Physiological Insights into Novel Therapies for                              Physiology, Renal Division Director, Executive Vice-Chair of Med-
                                                                                                                        icine, Emory University School of Medicine discussed Physio-

 Humans And Machines To Optimize Outcomes  Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus                                               logical Insights into Novel Therapies for Nephrogenic Diabetes
                                                                                                                        Insipidus. This is a rare kidney disorder that causes chronic ex-
 presented by                                          presented by                                                     cessive thirst with excessive urine production. If left untreated,


 Ken Lane, Chief Technology Officer,   Jeff M. Sands, M.D.                                                              episodes of severe dehydration develop


 Tanjo Inc.                             Emory University




 Thursday, September 27   Thursday, October 18

 4:00 p.m.    4:00 p.m.

 Ardmore Auditorium   Strickland Auditorium
 Ardmore Building   Robert L. Strickland Center
 Forsyth Tech Main Campus
 2100 Silas Creek Parkway Winston-Salem, 27103  Forsyth Tech Main Campus
              2100 Silas Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem, N.C. 27103

 Enter campus on Miller Street and the Ardmore Building is the first building   Enter campus on Miller Street and go to the end of the street. Turn
 on the left. Parking is available in front of Ardmore or in the visitor lot in   left onto Oak Grove Road and then turn right into the first drive.
 front of the Allman Center.

                                          Lot
                                    Lot CC3  CC4
                             Lot CC2            Geneva Road
                      Lot CC1
                             Strickland Center
 Ken Lane has over 28 years of experience in computer software,   813  Lot   Ebert Street
                                            O1
 simulation, and hardware integration. He worked as Director of   Bob Greene Hall  A graduate of Harvard College and Boston University School of Medicine,
                               Lot CC           Lot O              Dr. Sands trained in Medicine at the University of Chicago and the
 Development with Richard Boyd at 3Dsolve and later as Chief
 Technologist for Virtual World Labs at Lockheed Martin. Lane has   National Institute of Health’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
 extensive skills in platform-scale coding of 3D engines for games,   (NHLBI). Following fellowship training in the Laboratory of Kidney
 training, and simulation. He has strong experience in user interface   and Electrolyte Metabolism at NHLBI (NIH), he proceeded to a clinical
 design that communicates complex information effectively as well as   Miller Street           nephrology fellowship at Emory University. Joining the Emory faculty
 a strong background in 3D algorithms. Lane built some of the most   as an Assistant Professor in 1989, Dr. Sands was promoted to Associate
 advanced 3D training, simulation, and visualization software currently   Professor and then Professor. He accepted the Kokko Professorship
 You Tube Link  used by the U.S. military. He has one patent pending, and one in process,   and Division Director position at Emory in 2002. He served as Executive
 To reserve a seat at this event:  and was awarded the Lockheed Martin Galaxy award for Technologist of   Silas Creek Parkway       Vice-Chair of Medicine from 2009-2015, and as Associate Dean for Clinical
 Mary Flournoy: 336.757.3812, mflournoy@forsythtech.edu   the Year in 2009. Lane is a graduate of Davidson College with a degree in   To reserve a seat at this event:  You Tube Link  and Translational Research from 2006-2010. He is a co-founder of Nephro
 Russ Read: 336.734.7651, rread@forsythtech.edu  Biology/Neuroscience.   Mary Flournoy: 336.757.3812, mflournoy@forsythtech.edu   DI Therapeutics and is considered a Key Opinion Leader for nephrogenic

              Russ Read: 336.734.7651, rread@forsythtech.edu       diabetes insipidus by the National Organization of Rare Diseases.
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