Bookedited by Guruprasad Madhavan, Barbara Oakley, Luis Kun ; editorial by Joachim Nagel ; foreword by Robert Langer ; introduction by Bruce Alberts ; afterword by Shu Chien.
Contents:
What makes a bioengineer and a biotechnologist? / Robert A. Linsenmeier, David W. Gatchell
Bioengineering and biotechnology: a European perspective / Joachim H. Nagel
Bioengineering and biotechnology: an Asia-Pacific perspective / Makoto Kikuchi, James C.H. Goh
Employment outlook and motivation for career preparation / John D. Enderle
Academic research and teaching / Nitish V. Thakor
Teaching colleges and universities / Maria E. Squire
Industry research and management / Mark W. Kroll
Independent research laboratories / David J. Schlyer
Public sector research, development, and regulation / Jove Graham
Clinical medicine and healthcare / Leann M. Lesperance
Intellectual property law / Kenneth H. Sonnenfeld
Clinical engineering / Jennifer McGill
Entrepreneurship in medical device technologies / Dany Bérubé
Entrepreneurship in pharmaceutical and biological drug discovery and development / Robert G.L. Shorr
Human implantable technologies / Joseph H. Schulman
Specialized careers in healthcare / Charles H. Kachmarik, Jr.
Finance and investment industry / Kristi A. Tange
Regulatory affairs / Ronald A. Guido, Alan V. McEmber
Clinical research careers / Kathi G. Durdon
Science and technology policy / Luis G. Kun
Forensic psychology / Diana M. Falkenbach
Energy / Mary E. Reidy
Technology transfer / Eugene B. Krentsel
Politics and legislation / David R. Koon
Social entrepreneurship / Robert A. Malkin
Technology and management consulting / Guruprasad Madhavan
Expert witness and litigation consulting / John G. Webster
Public relations / Cynthia Isaac
Sales and marketing / Jason M. Alter
Sports engineering / Celeste Baine
Writing non-fiction books / Barbara A. Oakley
Emerging innovative careers / Guruprasad Madhavan, Jennifer A. Flexman, Aimee L. Betker
Holistic engineering: the dawn of a new era for the profession / Domenico Grasso, David Martinelli
On searching for new genes: a 21st century DNA for higher education and lifelong learning / Rick L. Smyre
Protean professionalism and career development / Steven Kerno, Jr.
Leadership through social artistry / Jean Houston
Career and life management skills for success / Bala S. Prasanna
Perspectives on ethical development: reflections from life and profession / Jerry C. Collins
Technology development and citizen engagement / Joseph O. Malo
In defense of science and technology / Elizabeth M. Whelan
Science, ethics, and human destiny / John c. Polanyi
Motives, ethics, and responsibility in research and technology development / Subrata Saha, Pamela Saha
Science and technology policy for social development / Semahat S. Demir
Medicine and health safety / Richard A. Baird, Roderic I. Pettigrew
Patient safety: building a triangle of importance / T.K. Partha Sarathy
Design of appropriate medical technologies: engineering social responsibility and awareness / Nigel H. Lovell
Ubiquitous healthcare: a fundamental right in the civilized world / Pradeep Ray, Dhanjoo Ghista
Towards affordable and accessible healthcare systems / Xiaofei F. Teng, Yuan-Ting Zhang
From war to law via science / John C. Polanyi
Science and technology for sustainable well-being / Rajendra K. Pachauri
Nonviolence for technocrats / Arun M. Gandhi
Humanistic science and technology for a hunger-free world / M.S. Swaminathan
Feeding the hungry / Norman E. Borlaug
Environmental consciousness and sustainable engineering design / Raghav Narayanan, Ashbindu Singh
Improving public health quality and equity through effective use of technology / Andrei Issakov, S. Yunkap Kwankam
Information sharing in the 21st century / Vinton G. Cerf
Energy and sustainability in the 21st century / John P. Holdren
Health and human rights: a global mandate / Sarah Hall Gueldner
Gender equality: progress and challenges / Yunfeng Wu, Yachao Zhou, Metin Akay
Complexity: mastering the interdependence of biology, engineering and health / Yaneer Bar-Yam
Enhancing humanity / Raymond C. Tallis
Translational research / Gail D. Baura
Research paving the way for therapeutics and diagnostics / Dieter Falkenhagen
Interdisciplinary collaboration and competency development / Joaquin Azpiroz Leehan
The 21st century mind: the roles of a futures institute / Rick L. Smyre
Accelerating innovation in the 21st century / Ralph W. Wyndrum, Jr.
Benign application of knowledge through evolutionary theory / David Sloan Wilson
Honor thy profession / Max E. Valentinuzzi
Technical leadership: an international imperative / Barry L. Shoop
The art of achieving the menschhood / Guy Kawasaki
Ten questions for individual leadership development / John C. Maxwell.
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