1003 (Tong Auditorium) Engineering Centers Building

Bench-to-Bedside Engineering of Precision Immunotherapy Paradigms with Focused Ultrasound Natasha Sheybani, PhDAssistant Professor of Biomedical EngineeringResearch Director at UVA Focused UltrasoundImmuno-Oncology (FUSION) CenterUniversity of Virginia Abstract:Immunotherapy has revolutionized cancer treatment,...

How Serious Fun (and Mild Panic) Led Me from Academia to Venture Innovation Christopher Konop, PhDInnovation and Commercialization SpecialistIsthmus ProjectUW Health Abstract:Most scientific careers don’t follow a straight line—and mine...

From Development to Repair: Using Skeletal Development Principles to Advance Stem Cell-Mediated Cartilage Regeneration Wan-Ju Li, PhD, FIORAssociate ProfessorDepartment of Orthopedics and RehabilitationUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison Abstract:Why does cartilage regeneration still fall short despite major progress in stem cell engineering? In this seminar, I will argue that one important reason is that cartilage repair strategies are...

Revolutionizing Immunotherapy: Bioengineered Immune Organs and Nanoscale Technologies Ankur Singh, PhDCarl Ring Family ProfessorGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical EngineeringWallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory MedicineDirector, Center for Immunoengineering at Georgia TechGeorgia Institute of Technology Abstract:The human immune system is a complex and vital defense network, yet its dysfunction...

From Cellular Networks to Therapeutic Predictions: A Data-Driven Approach to Precision Medicine Shawn M. Gomez, EngScDProfessor and Associate Chair for ResearchCo-Executive Director, FastTaCS, NC TraCS InstituteLampe Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering at UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State University Abstract:Precision medicine aims to tailor prevention, diagnosis, and therapy to individual patients' biological states. We pursue this...

*Speaker Change Gene Therapy for Rare Neurodegenerative Diseases: RARE will get us there Wally Block, PhDProfessorDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringUW-Madison Rare monogenic neurological diseases affect about 0.5% of Americans at birth and are estimated to account for up to 40% of the workload in hospital pediatric practice. Current drug delivery methods struggle to overcome the Blood...

From Engineering Predictive Human Tissue Platforms to Advancing the Impact of Wisconsin Biomedical Engineering Salman R. Khetani, PhDProfessorAssociate Department HeadActing Associate Dean for Graduate StudiesDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringUniversity of Illinois Chicago Abstract:The convergence of patient-specific human cell sources, microengineering, and data science is accelerating the adoption of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) that reduce reliance on...

Prototyping with Purpose Lennon Rodgers, PhDDirector, Grainger Engineering Design Innovation LabCollege of EngineeringUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison Abstract:What do high-speed motorcycles, zoo animal feeders, spacecraft and medical supplies have in common? They are all challenges I’ve tackled using rapid prototyping as my primary engine for design and innovation. In this talk, I’ll take you behind the scenes...

The Sound of Science: Engaging the Public with Big Ideas Anne Strainchamps and Steve PaulsonCreators and Hosts of “To the Best of Our Knowledge”Wisconsin Public Radio Abstract:Anne Strainchamps and Steve Paulson have spent decades fostering curiosity and conversation in a rapidly changing world. Currently, they are collaborating with the “Island of Knowledge” think tank in...

Fantastic forces and where to find them Julien Berro, PhDAssociate Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, and of Cell BiologySchool of MedicineYale University Abstract:Mechanical forces are central to countless biological processes in health and disease. However, despite their ubiquity and importance in cellular processes, our understanding of biomechanical forces lags far behind our understanding of...