The Department of Biomedical Engineering within the College of Engineering is hosting Dr. A.J. Mellott, the CEO of Overland Park-based biotechnology company, Ronawk, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17 in 134 Woolsey Hall. Mellott will present “Generating Tissue-Mimetic Environments to Accelerate Next-Generation Therapies: A Journey from Academia to Entrepreneurship” to students, staff, faculty and industry partners. The lecture will be from 2 to 3 p.m., followed by refreshments and networking from 3 to 3:30 p.m.