Bioengineering

Department of Bioengineering  Seminar Series  Karl W. Reid, Ed.D., CDP   Senior Vice Provost and Chief Inclusion Officer, Northeastern University  “The Case for Diversity and Inclusion, From An Engineer’s Perspective”  Behrakis 010  ABSTRACT:  This talk makes the case for why diversity and inclusion matter and offers steps to creating more equitable and inclusive campuses and workplaces. […]

Jared Auclair Ph.D. Associate Dean of Professional Program and Graduate Affairs, College of Science, Northeastern University    “Northeastern's COVID19 Testing Response in 2020 through Today” Behrakis 010    ABSTRACT:   In March of 2020, Northeastern made the announcement to go to full online teaching modalities in response to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.  A few short weeks […]

Victor Barocas, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota “Computer Modeling of Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, or How I Learned Accept Change, Variability, and Failure as a Part of Life” Wednesday, October 20th, 2021 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST ABSTRACT: Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm (ATAA), a condition in which the section of […]

Join us Friday, October 22 at 12:00 PM in Churchill Hall 101 for the Bioengineering PhD Student Seminar Series! Our first presenter will be Bioengineering PhD student Joshua Pace “In Vivo Detection of Circulating Tumor Cells using a Receptor-Targeted Fluorescent Molecular Probe”. Our second presenter will be Edward Xu “Pilot clinical validation of optical mammographic […]

Rebecca Heise, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Director, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA "Breaking Barriers: Evaluating the Alveolar-Capilary Barrier in Lung Injury and Repair" Wednesday, October 27th, 2021 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST Behrakis 010 ABSTRACT: Lung injuries such as acute respiratory distress syndrome, acute lung injury, or ventilator-associated […]

Join us Friday, October 29 at 12:00 PM in Churchill Hall 101 for the Bioengineering PhD Student Seminar Series! Our first presenter will be Bioengineering PhD student Mengdi Yang “Fine Tuning Chemical Modifications towards Highly Specific Inhibitors in Fusobacterium”. Our second presenter will be Narges Yazdani “The Influence of Integrin-mediated Mechanotransduction on Neural Stem Cell […]

Join an interesting panel discussion by eminent blind scientists from across the world who will share their journeys in science & talk about how we all can make science more accessible. The ALLIED (Allies for Leading, Learning, Inclusion and Education of Disabilities) Project is working to open discussions and raise awareness about disabilities on campus. […]

Keyue Shen, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles CA "Metabolic and Microenvironmental Regulation of Cancer and Stem Cells" Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST ABSTRACT: In vivo, tissue structure and local cell-cell/cell-matrix interactions define the microenvironment and regulate a complex landscape of cellular phenotypes and […]

Join us Friday, November 5 at 12:00 PM in Churchill Hall 101 for the Bioengineering PhD Student Seminar Series! Our first presenter will be Bioengineering PhD student Julia Clarin “Biomechanical Assessment of the Tricuspid Valve Following Mitral Valve Annuloplasty and Reasoning for Concomitant Repair”. Our second presenter will be Matthew Eden “Development of a murine […]