Seminars

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Previous Seminars

Title: Medical Extended Reality: Applications and Challenges
Ryan Beams, PhD
Physicist, Division of Imaging, Diagnostics and Software Reliability
and Program Coordinator, Medical Extended Reality research program
FDA
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Title: Organ-on-a-chip and 3D Printing: Emerging paradigms in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine
Stella Alimperti, PhD
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Regenerative Medicine
Georgetown University
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Title: Utilizing Smartphone Apps and Virtual Reality in Health Sciences Research
Chris Rhea, PhD
Assoc. Dean, College of Health Sciences
Old Dominion University
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Title: Engineering Material Surfaces for Modulating Cell Adhesion
Ketul Popat, PhD
Chair and Professor, Bioengineering
George Mason University
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Title: Tunable Fluorescent Probes for Biomedical Imaging
Ozlem Dilek, PhD
Asst. Professor Chemistry and Biochemistry
George Mason University
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Title: Of Causal Structures and Causal Borders and Why They Matter for Agency, Autonomy, and Consciousness
Larissa Albantakis, PhD
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry
University of Wisconsin, Madison
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Title: Systematic Dissection of Cellular Pathways with Imaging-based, CRISPR-KO Functional Genomics Screens
Gianluca Pegoraro, PhD
Head, High-Throughput Imaging Facility, Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression
Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute
NIH
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Title: Artificial Muscle-Driven Robotic Eyes for Studying Coordinated and Uncoordinated Human Eye Movement
Ningshi Yao, PhD
Assistant Professor, ECE
George Mason University
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Title: Human Health & Performance Systems Research at MIT Lincoln Laboratory: the STRIVE Center and AI-enabled Ultrasound
Brian Baum, PhD
Research Director, STRIVE Center
MIT
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Rapid Emergence of Latent Knowledge Drives Learning
Kishore Kuchibhotla
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychological & Brain Sciences
Johns Hopkins University
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Bioengineering Strategies for Understanding the Synovium Rule in Joint Health, Disease and Repair
Clark Hung, PhD
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Professor of Orthopedic Science (in Orthopedic Surgery)
Columbia University
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Translational Biomedical Technologies for Infectious Disease Stratification
Umer Hassan, PhD
Assistant Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, and Global Health
Rutgers University
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Engineering Health Equity from the Ivory Tower
Mykel Green, PhD
Provost Early Career Fellow, Department of Biomedical Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin
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Understanding the Relationship Between Design and Yield for DNA Nanostructures
Jacob Majikes, PhD
Research Scientist in the Microsystems and Nanotechnology Division
NIST
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From Clinic to Everywhere: Using Robot Technology to Advance Neuromotor Rehabilitation
Meghan Huber, PhD
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering,
University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Local and Long-range Disinhibitory Circuits to Gate Cortico-hippocampal Information Processing and Compartment-specific Activity
Jayeeta Basu, PhD
Assistant Professor
Neuroscience Institute at New York University Grossman School of Medicine
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Tissue mechanics and its role in pattern formation
Rich Carthew, PhD
Northwestern University
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Brain rhythms drive neural information processing: convergent evidence from in silico, in vitro and in vivo approaches
Ehren Newman, PhD
Associate Professor, Dept. of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Indiana University Bloomington
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Lifelong learning - Temporal aspects and theoretical foundations
Hava Siegelmann, PhD
Provost Professor of Computer Science
UMass Amherst
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Listening to the sound of light to guide surgeries
Muyinatu Bell, PhD
John C. Malone Associate Professor
Johns Hopkins University
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Advanced analytical methods for assessing the efficacy of regenerative medicine cellular products
Kyung Sung and Johnny Lam, Senior Investigator
Division of Cellular and Gene Therapies
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
FDA
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A bidirectional neuroprosthesis for individuals with lower limb loss: technology development and functional impacts
Hamid Charkhkar, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
Case Western Reserve University
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Integrative approaches to elucidate mechanisms of neurological disorders
Tamara Kinzer-Ursen, PhD
Marta E. Gross Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering
Purdue University
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From research to reality: translating Neurotechnology research into real-world solutions
Andres Pena, PhD
Assistant Research Professor
Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research
University of Arkansas
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Localizing epileptic seizures using electrical stimulation
Rachel Smith, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Alabama Birmingham
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From Microbial Networks to Microbiome Engineering
Daniel Segre, PhD
Professor of Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Physics
Boston University
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A Novel Framework for the Role of Dopamine in Learning and Memory
Erin Calipari, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology
Associate Director, Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Vanderbilt Center for Addiction Research
Vanderbilt University
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Injectable Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications
Sebastian Vega, PhD
Assistant Professor, Chair of Outreach and Community Engagement
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Rowan University
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Instructive Biomaterials for Skeletal Muscle Tissue Engineering
Steven Caliari, PhD
Associate Professor, Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
University of Virginia
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Histotripsy: A Focused Ultrasound Therapy for More Than Just Tissue Ablation
Kenneth B. Bader, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology
University of Chicago
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Understanding the Utility of Haptic Feedback in Telerobotic Devices
Jeremy Brown, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Johns Hopkins University
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