BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Leveraging Modeling and Remodeling based Bone Formation in Cyclic Administration of Anabolic Agents for Osteoporosis Treatment” (Tala Azar)

JMB Reunion Auditorium 3620 Hamilton Walk, Philadelphia, PA, United States

The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. X. Sherry Liu are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Tala Azar. Title: Leveraging Modeling and Remodeling based Bone Formation in Cyclic Administration of Anabolic Agents for Osteoporosis Treatment Date: October 4, 2023 Time: 1:00 PM EST Location: John Morgan Reunion Auditorium. Zoom […]

BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Investigating cell state plasticity at the gastroesophageal junction with lineage tracing in humans” (Rodrigo Gier)

JMB Reunion Auditorium 3620 Hamilton Walk, Philadelphia, PA, United States

The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Sydney Shaffer are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Rodrigo Gier.   Title: Investigating cell state plasticity at the gastroesophageal junction with lineage tracing in humans   Date: October 11, 2023 Time: 10:00 am Location: Reunion Auditorium, John Morgan Building The public is […]

BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Uncovering Structure-function Relationships in Chromatin Architecture” (Daniel Emerson)

BRB 253

The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Jennifer Phillips-Cremins are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Daniel Emerson.   Title: Uncovering Structure-function Relationships in Chromatin Architecture   Date: October 20, 2023 Time: 1:00 PM Location: BRB 0253 Zoom link The Public is welcome to attend.

BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Physiologically Induced High Gaussian Curvature Drives Nuclear Lamina Rupture and Cytoskeletal Displacement—Contributing to Downstream Dysfunction” (Michael Tobin)

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

The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Dennis Discher are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Michael Tobin. Title: Physiologically Induced High Gaussian Curvature Drives Nuclear Lamina Rupture and Cytoskeletal Displacement—Contributing to Downstream Dysfunction   Date: Tuesday, November 7, 2023 Time: 10AM Location: Glandt Forum at the Singh Center. There […]

BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Reversing Engineering the Anesthetic State: Insights from Behavior and CNS Circuit Cracking” (Andrzej Wasilczuk)

Jordan Medical Education Center, Room 505EW 3400 Civic Center Blvd

The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Max Kelz are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Andrzej Wasilczuk Reversing Engineering the Anesthetic State: Insights from Behavior and CNS Circuit Cracking November 7th, 1:30-2:30pm Jordan Medical Education Center, Room 505EW 3400 Civic Center Blvd Philadelphia, PA 19104 A hybrid option […]

BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Mapping variable host gene expression states to viral infection” (Sam Reffsin)

Smilow Center for Translational Research in SCTR 11-146AB

The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Arjun Raj are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Sam Reffsin. Title: Mapping variable host gene expression states to viral infection Date: November 9, 2023 Time: 2:30pm-4:30pm Location: Smilow 11-146AB The public is welcome to attend.

BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “A robotic system for automated genetics of Caenorhabditis elegans” (John Zihao Li)

Greenberg Lounge (Room 114), Skirkanich Hall 210 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Christopher Fang-Yen are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of John Zihao Li. Title: A robotic system for automated genetics of Caenorhabditis elegans. Date: Thursday, November 30, 2023 Time: 2:00pm Location: Greenberg Lounge, 114 Skirkanich Hall Zoom Option: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/5692069917?pwd=M2tmSnV5QnZxakx5QVhLd0VDR2YzQT09 Meeting ID: 569 206 9917 Passcode: […]

BE Doctoral Dissertation: “Development of Hyperpolarized Xenon-129 Imaging Approaches for Assessing Lung Transplantation” (Faraz Amzajerdian)

Donner-Grice Auditorium

The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Rahim Rizi are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Faraz Amzajerdian. Title: "Development of Hyperpolarized Xenon-129 Imaging Approaches for Assessing Lung Transplantation". Date: Monday, December 18, 2023 Time: 11:00 AM Location: Donner-Grice Auditorium (HUP Dulles Building 2nd floor) The public is welcome to attend.

BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “MRI Quantification of Cortical Bone Microstructure and Material Composition with Ultrashort Echo Time” (Brandon Jones)

Donner-Grice Auditorium

The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania along with Drs. Chamith Rajapakse and Felix Wehrli are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Brandon Jones. Title: "MRI Quantification of Cortical Bone Microstructure and Material Composition with Ultrashort Echo Time" Date: Wednesday, January 17th, 2024 Time: 11:00 AM Location: Donner-Grice Auditorium (HUP Dulles Building 2nd floor) Zoom […]

BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Exploring the cell biology of neurodegenerative diseases at scale” (Saranya Santhosh Kumar)

HUB-01-1632 conference room

The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Ophir Shalem are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Saranya Santhosh Kumar.   Title: Exploring the cell biology of neurodegenerative diseases at scale   Date: January 18, 2024 Time: 10:00 am Location: HUB-01-1632 conference room The public is welcome to attend.