Expo speakers Dagan Feng (left) and Michael Fulham.
Innovations in biomedical engineering, which will help in the fight against some of the world's most feared diseases, will be discussed at the University's third symposium at the Shanghai Expo. The symposium on Sunday (8 August) is being organised by the Faculty of Engineering and IT, and focuses on the cutting edge of biomedical research where the fields of medicine, engineering and IT collide. It is an academic collaboration between Shanghai Jiao Tong University's Med-X Research Institute and the Faculty of Engineering and IT, and will bring together some of the leading figures in biomedical research from Australia, China and the USA. Research into diseases such as cancer and dementia now extends well beyond the boundaries of traditional medicine to include experts such as Professor Dagan (David) Feng, who graduated in electrical engineering and computer science. Professor Feng, who is helping to organise the symposium, is working with a team of research collaborators on new ways of improving the early detection of disease. "By giving doctors a better chance of identifying disease in its early stages, we are giving patients a better chance of recovery," he said. "A disease like dementia is a major global health problem that is increasing as the population ages.
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