CBE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Mechanical Confinement as a Driver of Aneuploidy in Cancer” (Steven Phan)
Abstract: Cell confinement and mechanical stress are common in solid tumors, but any impact on genetic changes remains unclear. Using chromosome reporters (ChReporters) that reveal heritable losses of chromosomes in […]
BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: Ryan Friedman
CBE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Gas Encapsulating Microcapsules (GEMs)” (CK Yeh)
Abstract: Microcapsules that can respond under hydrostatic pressure would open a new avenue of application in ultrasound- or impact-induced release of therapeutic agents. While microcapsules that are designed to release […]
MEAM Ph.D. Thesis Defense: “The Role of YAP and TAZ in Regulating Load-induced Bone Adaptation and Osteocytes Mechanosensing”
Mechanical loading is essential for skeletal growth, maintenance, and repair, yet the mechanisms that regulate bone mechanoadaptation remain incompletely understood. Yes-associated protein (YAP) and transcriptional co-activator with PDZ-binding motif (TAZ), […]
BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: Georgios Mentzelopoulos
The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Flavia Vitale are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Georgios Mentzelopoulos. Title: From thoughts to actions: cracking […]
MEAM Seminar: “Nature in Motion: Unraveling Locomotion across Mediums and Scales”
Biology and Engineering form an interdisciplinary two-way street. On the one side, natural solutions can inform and inspire the design of mechanical systems. This is referred to as bioinspired design. […]
BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: Aoife O’Farrell
The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Arjun Raj are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Aoife O’Farrell. Title: Stimulus Specificity of Trained Immune Memory […]
BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: Michael Yao
The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Drs. Osbert Bastani and James Gee are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Michael Yao. Title: Distributionally Robust Machine Intelligence Advisors: Osbert Bastani, PhD […]
BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: Brian-Tinh D. Vu
The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Chamith Rajapakse are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Brian-Tinh D. Vu. Title: “Rapid, High-resolution, and Signal-efficient […]