BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Machine Learning and Quantitative Neuroimaging in Epilepsy and Low-field MRI” (T. Campbell Arnold)

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

The Department of Bioengineering and Dr. Brian Litt are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of T. Campbell Arnold. Monday, June 13, 2022 10:30 AM The public is welcome to attend. Room: Glandt Forum, Singh Center Zoom link: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/91843511143?pwd=K1QwQWpNdjVxN3haTGl2cmZFYnZqUT09 Meeting ID: 918 4351 1143 Passcode: 496383

BE Seminar: “Studying the Neural basis of Natural Spatial, Social and Acoustic Behaviors – in Freely Behaving and Flying Bats” (Michael Yartsev, UC Berkeley)

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

This is a hybrid seminar that will take place in Glandt Forum (Singh Center) and via Zoom (check email for link and passcode). Our lab seeks to understand the neural basis of complex spatial, acoustic and social behaviors in mammals. To do so, we take a neuroethological approach that leverages the specialization of the bat […]

Grace Hopper Distinguished Lecture: “How Memory Guides Value-Based Decisions” (Daphna Shohamy, Columbia University)

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

This distinguished lecture will be a hybrid event held in the Glandt Forum (Singh Center) and via Zoom. A light reception will follow the live lecture. Zoom link Passcode: 704696 "How Memory Guides Value-Based Decisions" From robots to humans, the ability to learn from experience turns a rigid response system into a flexible, adaptive one. […]

BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Christopher Olm: “In vivo MRI perfusion and structural correlates of pathology in frontotemporal lobar degeneration”

The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Drs. Murray Grossman and Jim Gee are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Christopher Olm. Title: In vivo MRI perfusion and structural correlates of pathology in frontotemporal lobar degeneration Date: December 16, 2022 Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Location: TBD Zoom: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/7372154022 The public is […]

BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Quantitative Methods for Improving Neurostimulation Therapy in Epilepsy” (Brittany Scheid)

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 Brittany Scheid. Title: QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR IMPROVING NEUROSTIMULATION THERAPY IN EPILEPSY Date:  January 26th, 2023 Time:  10am Location: Glandt Forum, Singh Center Zoom Link: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/92066299273 The public is welcome to attend.

CNT/PHT Seminar: “The Future of Brain Interfacing” (Philip Sabes, Neuralink, UCSF)

Rubenstein Audtorium, Smilow Center for Translational Research

"The Future of Brain Interfacing" Brain interfacing holds immense promise, both for restoring lost sensory, motor or cognitive function and for the treatment of neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders. The promise is driving a great deal of interest in brain interfacing technologies -- from researchers, industry, investors, and the public -- yet the clinical impact of […]

BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Generation of Chimeric Antigen Receptor Macrophages to Target Pathogenic Protein Aggregates in Alzheimer’s Disease” (Matias Porras Paniagua)

Smilow Center for Translational Research in SCTR 11-146AB

The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Drs. Saar Gill & Frederick Bennett are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Matias Porras Paniagua. Title: Generation of Chimeric Antigen Receptor Macrophages to Target Pathogenic Protein Aggregates in Alzheimer's Disease Date: April 13, 2023 Time: 3:15pm Location: Smillow Center for Translational Medicine: SCTR 11-146AB […]

BE Seminar: “MAPing Principles and Applications to Endogenous Repair” (Tatiana Segura, Duke University)

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

This seminar will be held in person in Glandt Forum; snacks will be served. "MAPing Principles and Applications to Endogenous Repair" Microporous annealed particle (MAP) scaffolds are materials composed of hydrogel microparticle (HMP) building blocks. Thus, rather than use polymers as the building block that form the hydrogel, we use particles. This makes MAP scaffolds […]