SPRING 2026 GRADUATE SEMINAR SERIES
Spring 2026 Graduate Seminars will be hosted each Friday from 11:45 AM - 12:50 PM in Central King Building (CKB) Room 303.
Seminar Coordinator:
Dr. Rajarshi Chattaraj
| January 23Guest Speaker: Lance Cameron Kam Designation/Department: Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Sciences Institution: Columbia University Title: Engineering T cell Immunotherapy Through Mechanobiology Abstract: The immune system — particularly T cells, which are now being used as “living drugs”— offers powerful therapeutic opportunities. Likewise, the T cells’ ability to sense the mechanical responses of their environment offers new ways to tailor immune responses. This work examines the distinct molecular mechanisms and impacts of T cell mechanosensing, their variation across T cell subtypes and individuals, and how short-term functional assays combined with machine learning can predict long-term responses to biomaterials. |
