2021 Spring Seminar | Department of Biomedical Engineering

May 4	Dr. Niren Murthy, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Bioengineering University of California, Berkeley Subject: In vivo delivery of Cas9 ribonucleoprotein and donor DNA with gold nanoparticles
April 30	Dr. Mehmet R. Dokmeci, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation Los Angeles, California, USA Subject: Microscale Sensors and Systems for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Applications
April 23	Dr. Houman Savoji, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Institute of Biomedical Engineering University of Montreal Subject: Advanced Biofabrication Strategies for Tissue Engineering, Regenerative Medicine and Organ-on-Chip Applications
April 16	Dr. Jude M. Phillip, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering Johns Hopkins University Subject: Defining cell-based biomarkers of ageing
April 9	Dr. Shyni Varghese, Ph.D. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, and Orthopaedic Surgery Duke University Subject: Physicochemical properties of extracellular matrix: Key to function, Clue to mechanism
March 12	Dr. Robert Schwartz, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor, Weill Cornell Medical College Cornell University, New York Subject: Modelling Human Liver Disease Using Engineered Liver Tissue
March 5	Dr. Kevin J. Otto, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering University of Florida Subject: Neuroprosthetic Device Design, Assessment, and Manipulation
February 26	Dr. Gretchen Mahler, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering Department, Binghampton University Subject: Food Additive metal oxide nanoparticle exposure alters intestinal function
February 19	Dr. Andrés J. García, Ph.D. Executive Director, Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience Regents’ Professor, Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA Subject: Bioengineered Synthetic Hydrogels for Regenerative Medicine
February 12	Dr. Kartik Balachandran, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering University of Arkansas Subject: Engineering Three-Dimensional Organ-Chip Systems
February 5	Dr. Nathan Hotaling, Ph.D. Vice President, Data Science, Axle Informatics Senior Data Scientist, Information Resource Technology Branch, NCATS Subject: Non-Invasively Predicting Function and Identity of a Tissue Engineered Therapy for Macular Degeneration and the Development of a New Data Science Platform to Enable It
February 3	Dr. Alexander Buffone, Jr., Ph.D. Research Associate, Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania Subject: Engineering the Cellular Surface to Control Migration in Chronic Conditions
February 1	Dr. Jongsang Son, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Northwestern University, Chicago Title: Muscle weakness and altered neuromechanical properties after hemispheric stroke
January 29	Dr. Jitao Zhang, Ph.D. Assistant Research Professor, Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, Title : Brillouin microscopy and its application in cell and tissue biomechanics
January 25	Dr. Muna Aryal, Ph.D. Research Associate, Dr. Tyrone Porter’s Lab - Biomedical Engineering Department, University of Texas at Austin, Texas Title: Noninvasive and Targeted Drug Delivery for Neurological Diseases and Disorders
January 22	Dr. Kagya Amoako, Ph.D. Professor, Biomedical Engineering Department, University of New Haven, CT Title: Development of Biofunctional Materials for Studying Biological Processes