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

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 […]

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

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 […]

BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Engineering Magnetic Devices and Nanoparticle Platforms to Improve Drug Accumulation and Penetration in Tumors for Enhanced Cancer Treatment” (Bian Jang)

The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Andrew Tsourkas proudly announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Bian Jang. Title: Engineering Magnetic Devices and Nanoparticle Platforms to […]

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

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 […]

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

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 […]

BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Remote control of cell function using temperature as an input” (William Benman)

The Department of BIoengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Lukasz Bugaj proudly announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of WIlliam Benman. Title: Remote control of cell function using temperature as […]

BE & Pathology Joint Seminar: “Extracellular vesicles and microglia as biomarker and therapeutic intervention of Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders” (Tsuneya Ikezu, Mayo Clinic)

BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Nanoparticle-based RNA therapeutic strategies for treating multiple myeloma” (Christian Figueroa-Espada)

The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Michael J. Mitchell are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Christian Figueroa-Espada. Title: Nanoparticle-based RNA therapeutic strategies for […]

BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Addressing the genome structure-function relationship in neural activation and neurological disorders” (Harshini Chandrashekar)

The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Jennifer Cremins are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Harshini Chandrashekar. Title: Addressing the genome structure-function relationship in […]

BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Knowledge-Integrated Learning for AI in Medical Image Analysis” (Yifan Wu)

The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Jim Gee are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Yifan Wu. Title: Knowledge-Integrated Learning for AI in […]