"Open Mic Science" invites the community to an evening at Treehouse Café on Bainbridge Island to explore ideas in all aspects of science and technology in an informal, social setting. Talks are held the first Monday of every month at 8 PM. Enjoy pizza and beer, and stay abreast of current trends. Open Mic Science - A Bainbridge Science Café is based on the principles of CafeScientifique and is committed to the public understanding of science.
Intellectual curiosity required No specific science knowledge needed
All talks are Free
When and Where: First Monday 8pm at:
The Treehouse Cafe 4569 Lynwood Center Road NE Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
Whats' Next: June 4th 2012
Lance Stewart: The Impact of Traumatic Brain Injury Learn what Dave Duerson, Gabrielle Giffords, Zachery Lystedt, Jackson Stewart and the “Afghanistan Shooter” all have in common
Each year, ~1.7 million people in the U.S. sustain a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), most of which result from automobile accidents, crime, and sports related events. Approximately 52,000 of these TBI victims die, and another ~235,000 people with “severe TBI” (sTBI) are hospitalized for extended periods of time and end up living with permanent deficits. The other ~1.4 million TBI cases are treated and released from the emergency room (ER), having “apparently” suffered only a mild concussion, or “mild TBI” (mTBI). For the ~1.64 million soldiers who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, ~320,000 have suffered TBIs; most in close proximity to blast explosions which is now called the “signature” wound of war. There is a significant unmet medical need for improvements in Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) prevention, diagnosis, and treatments. I will review the epidemiology of TBI and what is / is not being done to change the outlook for TBI patients. Lance earned his B.Sc. in Biology from McMaster University (1987), and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Virology from Cornell University (1992). He served as a Postdoctoral Fellow and Research Assistant Professor at the University of Washington working in the field of protein X-ray crystallography (1992-1997). In 1998 he co-founded Emerald BioStructures (Bainbridge Island, WA) and led its growth as a business unit within two publicly traded companies (MCLS and DCGN) from 2000 to 2009. He earned an Executive M.B.A. from the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business (2003). In 2009, Lance led the spin-out of Emerald BioStructures from deCODE genetics and served as the company’s CEO until 2011.
In 2012, Lance joined the Allen Institute for Brain Science as the Senior Director of Alliances. He lives on Bainbridge Island with his wife Mary-Jo and three kids Lilly (12), Max (16), and Jackson (19). Jackson suffered a traumatic brain injury in August 2011.
