General Inquiries

Email Preferred: bic2024@ucsd.edu 

Phone: (858) 534-7303 

Symposium Organizing Committee

Department Chair

Adam J. Engler, Ph.D.  

Professor of BioengineeringShu Chien-Gene Lay Department of BioengineeringUC San Diego

Program Committee Chair

Daniela Valdez-Jasso, Ph.D. 

Associate ProfessorShu Chien-Gene Lay Department of  BioengineeringUC San Diego

Symposium Operations Director

Irene Hom, M.B.A.

Chief Administrative Officer | MSOShu Chien-Gene Lay Department of  BioengineeringUC San Diego

Symposium Scientific Program Committee

Department Chair

Adam J. Engler, Ph.D.  

Professor of BioengineeringShu Chien-Gene Lay Department of  BioengineeringUC San Diego

Program Committee Chair

Daniela Valdez-Jasso, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor BioengineeringShu Chien-Gene Lay Department of  BioengineeringUC San Diego

Program Committee

Brian Aguado, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of BioengineeringShu Chien-Gene Lay Department of  BioengineeringUC San Diego

Program Committee

Marianna Alperin, M.D.

Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, UC San Diego

Chair of Industry Showcase

Sakya Tripathy, Ph.D. 

Distinguished Engineer in the Advanced Technology division at Edwards Lifesciences

Symposium Operations & Administrative Committee

Symposium Operations Director

Irene Hom, MBA

Bioengineering Department Chief Administrative Officer | MSOShu Chien-Gene Lay Department of  BioengineeringUC San Diego

Symposium Financial Manager

Helder Balelo

Bioengineering Department Fiscal Manager,Shu Chien-Gene Lay Department of  BioengineeringUC San Diego

Symposium Event Coordinator

Alyssa Gonzales

Bioengineering Department Fiscal AssistantShu Chien-Gene Lay Department of  BioengineeringUC San Diego

Symposium Event Coordinator

Gabriela Moreira

Bioengineering Department Executive Assistant to the Chair & MSO | Department AdministratorShu Chien-Gene Lay Department of  BioengineeringUC San Diego

Symposium Website Designer

Carol Kling

Bioengineering Department & Program Administrative Services | Communications & Website Project CoordinatorShu Chien-Gene Lay Department of  BioengineeringUC San Diego

Symposium Event Team

Katia Vallejo

Bioengineering Department & Fiscal AssistantShu Chien-Gene Lay Department of  BioengineeringUC San Diego