BIoe Seminar Series: Fall 2015

Join us for the Bioengineering Seminar Series, which brings experts from around the country to campus to discuss their recent findings. Everyone is welcome!

Seminars are held Fridays, 9:00 a.m.—9:50 a.m., in the Pepco Room (1105) of the Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building, unless otherwise noted.

Questions? Want to meet the speaker? Please contact Assistant Professor Christopher Jewell (cmjewell@umd.edu).

You can find all of these seminars, as well as others of potential interest, on our events calendar.

Fall 2015

Dates, titles and abstracts will be added as they are scheduled and received.
Last updated 11/9/15.

Date	Speaker	Host
September 4	Department Welcome William E. Bentley Robert E. Fischell Distinguished Professor and Chair Fischell Department of Bioengineering University of Maryland
September 11	DISTINGUISHED GUEST SEMINAR Systems Tissue Engineering Lonnie Shea Professor and William & Valerie Hall Chair Biomedical Engineering University of Michigan Abstract »	Jewell
September 18	Magnetic Control of Therapy to Hard-to-Reach Disease Targets Ben Shapiro Professor Fischell Department of Bioengineering University of Maryland Abstract »	Jewell
September 25	Activity and diversity of biofilm bacteria involved in enhanced bioremediation of Polychlorinated Biphenyls Birthe Veno Kjellerup Assistant Professor, Pedro E. Wasmer Professor in Engineering Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering University of Maryland Abstract »	Bentley
October 2	DISTINGUISHED GUEST SEMINAR Translation of microneedles for drug and vaccine delivery into the clinic Mark Prausnitz Regents' Professor, Love Family Professor in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Director, Center for Drug Design, Development and Delivery Georgia Institute of Technology Abstract »	Jewell
October 9	No seminar scheduled - BMES Meeting
October 16	Mechanical Signaling in Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Adam Engler Associate Professor Bioengineering University of California-San Diego Abstract »	Stroka
October 23	Nanoparticles in liquid crystals, and liquid crystals in nanoparticles Juan de Pablo Liew Family Professor in Molecular Engineering Institute of Molecular Engineering University of Chicago	Matysiak
October 26 12:30 p.m.	SPECIAL SEMINAR Please note date and time. Alternative Micro/Nanoscale 3D Printing Methods for Biology Ryan D. Sochol Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Maryland Abstract »	Jewell
October 30	Do biological cells care about physics? Jochen Guck Alexander von Humboldt Professor Cellular Mechanics, Biotechnology Center Dresden University of Technology Abstract »	Scarcelli
November 6	Non-supine sleeping positions as a potential risk factor for individuals with glaucoma: simulations and experimental data Alison Flatau Professor Aerospace Engineering University of Maryland Abstract »	Bentley
November 13	TRPV4 mechanotransduction in cell differentiation Shaik Rahaman Assistant Professor Department of Nutrition & Food Science University of Maryland Abstract »	Aranda-Espinoza
November 20	Improved methods for designing, evolving and selecting antibodies Peter Tessier Richard Baruch M.D. Career Development Associate Professor Chemical and Biological Engineering Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Abstract »	Jay
November 27	No seminar scheduled - Thanksgiving break
December 4	GRADUATE STUDENT CHOICE SEMINAR Biopolymer Conjugates for Production of Responsive Biomaterials Kristi Kiick Professor and Deputy Dean of Engineering Materials Science and Engineering University of Delaware Abstract »
December 11	Brillouin microscopy to image tissue and cell mechanical properties Giuliano Scarcelli Assistant Professor Fischell Department of Bioengineering University of Maryland Abstract »	Jewell

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