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BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Mechano-regulation of meniscus development and maturation” (Tonia Tsinman)

https://upenn.zoom.us/j/96715197752

The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Rob Mauck are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Tonia Tsinman. Title: "Mechano-regulation of meniscus development and maturation" Date: October 29, 2021 Time: 11:00am The public is welcome to attend via zoom at the following  link: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/98160257924

CBE PhD Dissertation Defense | “3D-stiffness Microenvironment Leads to Nuclear Envelope Rupture, DNA Damage, and Genome Variation”

Levine 307 3330 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Abstract:  "Solid tumor cells grow in a stiff microenvironment with dense extracellular matrix (ECM) and condensed packing of adjacent cells. Tumor cells are capable of migrating through constricted pores formed by ECM or surrounded by other cells, and the nuclear envelope can break with repair factor mislocalization, further leading to DNA damage and genetic changes, […]

BE Dissertation Defense: “Versican/Collagen Interactions in Tissue Structure and Mechanics” (Dongning Chen)

BRB 253

The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Rebecca Wells are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Dongning Chen. Title: Versican/Collagen Interactions in Tissue Structure and Mechanics Date: Nov. 8, 2021 Time: 12pm    The public is welcome to attend in person at BRB 253 and via zoom: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/6088045110

MEAM Ph.D. Thesis Defense: “Flying Modular Robots: From Self-Assembling Structures in Midair to Embedding Grasping Capabilities”

Zoom - Email MEAM for Link peterlit@seas.upenn.edu

Flying modular robots offer a suitable autonomous platform for multiple applications such as: search and rescue, cargo lifting, and object transportation. In addition, modular robots in a swarm can use their own bodies as building units to assemble large structures. This thesis introduces ModQuad, the self-assembly structure that can cooperatively fly based on autonomous modules. […]

MEAM PhD Thesis Defense: “High Throughput Immunospecific Detection and Analysis of Subcellular Nanomaterials at the Single Particle Level”

Wu and Chen Auditorium (Room 101), Levine Hall 3330 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have shown great potential in diagnostics, therapeutics, and have been discovered to play a key role in intercellular communication. The study of EVs in biological fluids has proven challenging due to the nanoscale size of EVs (30 nm-1 µm diameter), the enormous quantity of EVs present in clinical samples (e.g. 10E10/mL), and […]

ESE Ph.D. Thesis Defense: “Computer-aided Clinical Trials for Medical Devices”

Zoom - Meeting ID 916 4694 2571

Life-critical medical devices require robust safety and efficacy to treat patient populations with potentially large inter-patient and intra-patient variability. Today, the de facto standard for evaluating medical devices is the randomized clinical trial. However, even after years of device development many clinical trials fail. For example, in the Rhythm ID Goes Head to Head Trial […]

BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Single-component optogenetic tools for cytoskeletal rearrangements” (Erin Berlew)

Room 337, Towne Building 220 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Brian Chow are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Erin Berlew. Title: "Single-component optogenetic tools for cytoskeletal rearrangements" Date: Friday, December 10, 2021 Time: 10:00 AM Location: Towne 337 and Zoom Zoom information: ERIN BERLEW is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom […]

CBE PhD Dissertation Defense | “Selective Catalytic Reactions for Taking Furan-Based Compounds to Useful Chemicals”

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Abstract:  "Efforts have been devoted to understanding the upgrading of plant-based biomass waste into useful chemicals to replace the current petrochemical production. An extensive amount of work has been accomplished in the past few decades but there are still many uncertainties. The transformation of furanic compounds, which present a major fraction in lignocellulosic biomass, is […]

BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Biofabrication approaches with hyaluronic acid hydrogels for cartilage repair” (Jonathan Galarraga)

Glandt Forum, Singh Center for Nanotechnology 3205 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Jason Burdick are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Jonathan Galarraga. Title: "Biofabrication approaches with hyaluronic acid hydrogels for cartilage repair" Date: Wednesday, December 15, 2021 Time: 12:00 PM Location: Glandt Forum, Singh Center for Nanotechnology and Zoom Zoom Information: JONATHAN GALARRAGA […]

BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Computational imaging biomarkers for precision medicine: characterizing heterogeneity in breast cancer” (Rhea Chitalia)

BRB 253

The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Despina Kontos are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Rhea Chitalia. Title: "Computational imaging biomarkers for precision medicine: characterizing heterogeneity in breast cancer" Date: Thursday, December 16, 2021 Time: 1:15 PM Location: BRB 0253 and Zoom. Zoom information: RHEA CHITALIA is inviting […]