External Speaker Series

Dr. Budd A. Tucker, PhD University of Iowa Abstract: Inherited retinal degenerative disorders, ranging from relatively common conditions such as Stargardt disease to rare forms of retinitis pigmentosa, are extraordinarily genetically heterogeneous. To date more than 100 different genes and thousands of different disease-causing mutations have been identified. The unifying feature of these conditions is […]

Dr. Sheng Xu (University of California San Diego, Associate Professor and Jacobs Faculty Scholar) will demonstrate a soft ultrasonic technology that can noninvasively and continuously acquire dynamic information about deep tissues and central organs. He will also showcase examples of this technology's use in recording blood pressure and flow waveforms in central vessels, monitoring cardiac […]

Betty Y.S. Kim, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FAANS Professor, Physician Scientist Department of Neurosurgery UT - MD Anderson Cancer Center Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, 610 University Ave, 6th floor, Bob Bell Auditorium Monday, November 27, 2023 11:00 – 12:00 p.m. Host: Dr. Gang Zheng

Emilio I. Alarcóna,b* aUniversity of Ottawa, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology,. bUniversity of Ottawa Heart Institute, Cardiac Surgery, Ottawa, Canada. Abstract Bioinspired synthetic materials offer reliable and cost-effective access to biomaterials. However, the use of potentially toxic chemical crosslinkers for matrix assembly added to the limitations in finely tuning their mechanical properties […]