Bioengineering

This virtual seminar series is an opportunity for Bioengineering graduate students to present their research. The first presenter is Sepideh Tavakoli from the Rouhanifard lab. Title: “Single-molecule detection of modified mRNAs in human cells”. The second presenter is Aleksandra Petelski from the Slavov lab. Title: “Exploring Ribosomal Protein Stoichiometry in Lung Adenocarcinoma Patients”. Please email […]

Jennifer Fiegel, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City IA “Oh the Places You’ll Go – Strategies to Treat Pulmonary Bacterial Biofilms and Cell-Penetrating Microbes” ABSTRACT:   Lung diseases remain a leading cause of death worldwide, with significant increases observed in incidence, morbidity, […]

This virtual seminar series is an opportunity for Bioengineering graduate students to present their research. The first presenter is Kirstie Belanger from the Koppes lab. Title: “Investigating Specific Autonomic Cardiac Innervation in Micro-Physiological Systems”. Jason Derks from the Slavov lab. Title: “Nuclear Relocalization of Proteins in Single Macrophages upon Immunological Challenge”. Please email Danielle at […]

Blanka Sharma, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL  “Engineering Biomaterials to Study and Modulate Inflammatory Mechanisms During Tissue Injury and Tumor Progression” ABSTRACT:   Exciting advances have been made in the discovery of therapeutic molecules and cells to more effectively treat numerous devastating medical conditions. However, their successful application in […]

This virtual seminar series is an opportunity for Bioengineering graduate students to present their research. The first presenter is Ronak Ansaripour from the Carrier lab, title: “Controlling extracellular matrix environment in guiding 3D Retinal Organoid formation”. The second presenter is Alexander Grath from the Dai lab, title: “Directly Reprogramming Fibroblasts into Functional Endothelial Cells”. Please […]

Leyla Esfandiari, Ph.D. Assistant professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati OH “Electrokinetically Driven Micro-pores for Minimally-Invasive Cancer Diagnosis” Abstract:  Early detection of cancer is essential for improved long-term survival of patients. Traditionally, invasive and costly procedures, such as surgical tissue biopsies have been used for cancer screening. However, over […]

Christoph Juchem, Ph.D. Associate Professor in the Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Radiology, Columbia University, New York New York “Magnetic Resonance Imaging and B0 Shimming with the Dynamic Multi-Coil Technique (DYNAMITE)” ABSTRACT:   In my talk, I will present a technique for B0 magnetic field control that is based on the combination of fields generated by a […]

Jessica Wagenseil, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Washington University, St. Louis MO “Elastin mechanobiology in aortic development” ABSTRACT:   The extracellular matrix protein, elastin, provides reversible extensibility to the aorta that is critical for proper function of the cardiovascular system. Elastin is deposited during late embryonic and early postnatal growth, […]