BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Right ventricular remodeling in tetralogy of Fallot” (Beth Thompson)

Class of 62 Auditorium, John Morgan Building 3620 Hamilton Walk, Philadelphia, PA

The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Walter Witschey proudly announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Beth Thompson. Title: Right ventricular remodeling in tetralogy of Fallot Advisor: Walter Witschey Date: Thursday, August 22, 2024 Time: 10:00AM EST Location: Class of '62 Auditorium, John Morgan Building Zoom: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/99590672633?pwd=0kNQLS3kz65nZgab4WJrAWAyOB0UEN.1 Meeting ID: 995 9067 […]

MEAM Seminar: “CRISPR-Programmed Microfluidic Devices for DNA Detection, Computing and Digital Display”

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

CRISPR is a gene editing technique that allows researchers to quickly and precisely edit genome sequences. Beyond gene editing, CRISPR-Cas systems can be repurposed as a programmable platform for other various applications. In this talk, I will introduce how we use CRISPR technology to program microfluidic devices for DNA detection, DNA computing and digital display. […]

BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Developing Translational Multimodal Neurotechnology Across Multiple Scales Using Novel Materials And Approaches” (Sneha Shankar)

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

The Department of BIoengineering and Dr. Flavia Vitale proudly announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Sneha Shankar.  Details are as follows: Title: "Developing Translational Multimodal Neurotechnology Across Multiple Scales Using Novel Materials And Approaches" Date: September 5th, 2024 Time: 12pm  Location: Glandt Forum, Singh Center for Nanotechnology Advisor: Flavia Vitale Zoom option: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/97587304173?pwd=RgyJPz5nLAQMVwc0zR6uBUBbun0d5J.1 The public is welcome […]

BE Seminar: “Designing Programmable Protein Therapeutics with Generative Language Models” (Pranam Chatterjee, Duke University)

216 Moore Building

CRISPR has revolutionized biotechnology by enabling the simple design of guide RNAs to target and edit almost any DNA sequence. By developing new generative protein design algorithms, my hybrid lab focuses on extending this CRISPR-like programmability to proteins and other key molecules. In this talk, we will first delve into our algorithms that design binders […]

Biomedical Data Science Seminar Series – “Unlocking Brain Insights: Machine Learning for Neuroimaging Studies”

Raisler Lounge (Room 225), Towne Building 220 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Modern neurotechnologies generate vast and intricate imaging data across multiple modalities, capturing nuanced aspects of brain structure and function in both healthy and diseased states, thus propelling neuroimaging into the 'big data' era. The quantitative analysis of such extensive neuroimaging datasets presents unprecedented opportunities for uncovering novel insights into various neuroscience problems. Machine learning and […]

BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Guided organogenesis using mosaic patterns of progenitors” (Catherine Porter)

BRB Auditorium

The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Alex Hughes are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Catherine Porter. Title: Guided organogenesis using mosaic patterns of progenitors Date: September 11, 2024 Time: 10:00 AM Location: BRB Auditorium Zoom info: Topic: Catherine Porter's Dissertation Defense Time: Sep 11, 2024 10:00 AM […]

BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Quantitative Intracranial EEG Methods for Targeted Therapy in Drug-resistant Epilepsy” (Akash Pattnaik)

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

The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Brian Litt proudly announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Akash Pattnaik.   Title: Quantitative Intracranial EEG Methods for Targeted Therapy in Drug-resistant Epilepsy Date: Wednesday September 11 Time: 1:30pm Location: Glandt Forum, Singh Center for Nanotechnology Advisor: Dr. Brian Litt Zoom option: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/93665199428?pwd=kSjDphv31aMk1pfwb2Jp8BZCQetxfY.1 The public […]

BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Mechanistic Elucidation and Amelioration of RNA Lipid Nanoparticle Side Effects for Therapeutic Applications” (Serena Omo-Lamai)

BRB 1412

The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Jacob Brenner proudly announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Serena Omo-Lamai. Title: Mechanistic Elucidation and Amelioration of RNA Lipid Nanoparticle Side Effects for Therapeutic Applications Advisor: Jacob Brenner, MD, PhD Date: Thursday September 12th Time: 2:00pm Location: BRB 1412 Zoom Option Info: Serena Omo-Lamai is inviting you […]

BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Quantitative Informatics Approaches to Characterize and Predict Childhood Genetic Epilepsies” (Peter Galer)

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

The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania along with Drs. Brian Litt and Ingo Helbig proudly announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Peter Galer. Title: Quantitative Informatics Approaches to Characterize and Predict Childhood Genetic Epilepsies Date: Wednesday September 18 Time: 1:00pm Location: Glandt Forum, Singh Center for Nanotechnology Advisors: Dr. Brian Litt & Dr. […]

BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Extracting Insights From Electronic Health Records Using Optimized Large Language Models” (Kevin Xie)

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

The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Brian Litt are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Kevin Xie. Title: Extracting Insights From Electronic Health Records Using Optimized Large Language Models Date: September 20th, 2024 Time: 9:00 AM Location: Glandt Forum, Singh Center for Nanotechnology Advisor: Dr. Brian Litt Zoom […]