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SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Norna Abbo
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Student Seminar Series\nPlease ensure you invite your Principal Investigator by adding their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nLocation: HS610 – 155 College St\, Room 610\nPresentation Title: Home-based tDCS to promote self-regulation in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder\nSupervisor Name: Dr. Deryk Beal\, Dr. Tom Chau\nYear of Study: 2\nProgram of Study: MASc\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-norna-abbo-2/
LOCATION:HS610
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250224T171000
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SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Ben Kozlowski
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Student Seminar Series\nPlease ensure you invite your Principal Investigator by adding their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nLocation: HS610 – 155 College St\, Room 610\nPresentation Title: Comparing tetanic torque output between motor point stimulation and conventional single-electrode stimulation from the quadriceps and hamstrings\nSupervisor Name: Dr. Kei Masani\nYear of Study: 2\nProgram of Study: PhD\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-ben-kozlowski/
LOCATION:HS610
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250212T130000
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SUMMARY:KITE Collaborative launch
DESCRIPTION:Join us to celebrate a new stage in KITE and BME’s partnership.\n\n\nJoin us to celebrate the launch of the KITE Collaborative Initiative\, an exciting partnership between the KITE Research Institute and the Institute of Biomedical Engineering (BME) at the University of Toronto. \nAttendees will hear from KITE and BME Director Dr. Milos R. Popovic\, Dr. Christopher Yip\, Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering at the University of Toronto\, and Brad Wouters\, Executive VP of Science and Research at University Health Network\, and have a chance to network with colleagues.  \nLight refreshments will be provided.
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/kite-collaborative-launch/
LOCATION:KITE Innovation Gallery\,  Room 1-121-1\, 550 University Ave\, Toronto\, ON\, M5G 2A2\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250211T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250211T130000
DTSTAMP:20250120T141222Z
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SUMMARY:Baylis Medical: Innovating the RF Transseptal System to Global Impact
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nKris Shah\nPresident \nBaylis Medical Technologies \n\nAbstract\nBaylis Medical has been innovating medical devices globally for over 25 years. This presentation highlights the journey of the RF Transseptal System\, used for percutaneous access to the left atrium\, from concept to becoming a global standard of care\, treating over 2 million patients in 30+ countries. Acquired by Boston Scientific for $1.75 billion USD in 2022\, the system exemplifies engineering-driven healthcare innovation. Key milestones\, challenges\, and lessons learned from clinical\, engineering\, and entrepreneurial perspectives will be shared. Time will be reserved for audience Q&A.
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/invited-academic-seminar-series-kris-shah/
CATEGORIES:BME Invited Academic Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250210T175500
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250210T181000
DTSTAMP:20250210T193751Z
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SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Garrett Kurbis
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Student Seminar Series\nPlease ensure you invite your Principal Investigator by adding their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nLocation: HS610 – 155 College St\, Room 610\nPresentation Title: A Lower-Limb EMG Foundation Model for Neural Decoding\nSupervisor Name: Dr. Alex Mihailidis\, Dr. Brokoslaw Laschowski\nYear of Study: 2\nProgram of Study: MASc\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-garrett-kurbis/
LOCATION:HS610
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250210T174000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250210T175500
DTSTAMP:20250210T193751Z
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SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Jose Gilberto Camacho Valenzuela
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Student Seminar Series\nPlease ensure you invite your Principal Investigator by adding their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nLocation: HS610 – 155 College St\, Room 610\nPresentation Title: Miniaturizing molecular immunoassays for diagnostics (towards single molecule detection) with Digital Microfluidics\nAbstract: Miniaturizing molecular immunoassays for diagnostics (towards single molecule detection) with Digital Microfluidics\nSupervisor Name: Aaron Wheeler\nYear of Study: 4\nProgram of Study: PhD\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-jose-gilberto-camacho-valenzuela/
LOCATION:HS610
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250210T172500
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250210T174000
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SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Reke Ferdinand Avikpe
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Student Seminar Series\nPlease ensure you invite your Principal Investigator by adding their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nLocation: HS610 – 155 College St\, Room 610\nPresentation Title: An In Silico Model for Predicting Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Proliferation Dynamics\nSupervisor Name: Cristina Amon\nYear of Study: 2\nProgram of Study: PhD\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-reke-ferdinand-avikpe/
LOCATION:HS610
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250210T171000
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SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Maya De Cruz
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Student Seminar Series\nPlease ensure you invite your Principal Investigator by adding their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nLocation: HS610 – 155 College St\, Room 610\nPresentation Title: Exploration of muscle stem cell pool size regulators in the mini-IDLE biomimetic culture assay\nAbstract: Skeletal muscle regeneration is driven by muscle stem cells (MuSCs) which reside between myofibers and the surrounding basal lamina. In homeostatic tissue\, quiescent MuSCs constantly communicate with their niche and are characterized by long cytoplasmic projections\, lowered metabolic activity\, and RNA content. MuSCs activate upon injury to generate progeny for myofiber creation or repair\, while a subpopulation undergoes self-renewal to repopulate the MuSC niches. A niche occupancy plateau point exists in vivo\, however the regulators of MuSC pool size are not clearly understood. To fill this gap\, we leveraged advances in skeletal muscle tissue engineering to deliver a new strategy to evaluate MuSC niche repopulation in a dish. In this study\, we aim to characterize the cell cycle status and fates of MuSCs in 3D bioartificial tissue using the mini-IDLE (Inactivation and Dormancy LEveraged in vitro) culture assay to expand knowledge of MuSC pool size regulators. Specifically\, MuSCs were engrafted onto a thin sheet of mouse myotubes which provided the required cues to turn off molecular hallmarks of activation and sustain quiescence. First\, we quantified the population of cycling cells at days 1\, 3 and 7 post-engraftment via Ki-67 expression and EdU pulse labelling to understand changes in MuSC proliferation. Second\, we assessed fluctuations in pool size following an exogenous increase of FGF2 in the system. Thus\, our results suggest that the mini-IDLE culture assay affords the interrogation of niche occupancy limits on the number of transplanted MuSCs that successfully incorporate into recipient muscle tissue.\nSupervisor Name: Penney Gilbert\nYear of Study: 2\nProgram of Study: MASc\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-maya-de-cruz-3/
LOCATION:HS610
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250204T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250204T160000
DTSTAMP:20250203T175717Z
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SUMMARY:Bioengineered tumor microenvironments on a chip: from adipose interactions to CAR-T cell therapy assessment
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URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/bioengineered-tumor-microenvironments-on-a-chip-from-adipose-interactions-to-car-t-cell-therapy-assessment/
LOCATION:Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research\, Red Room\, 160 College Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5S 3E1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events & Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250203T175500
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250203T181000
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SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Koorosh Roohi
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Student Seminar Series\nPlease ensure you invite your Principal Investigator by adding their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nLocation: HS610 – 155 College St\, Room 610\nPresentation Title: Nursing Activity Monitoring to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Infections\nSupervisor Name: Atena Roshan Fekr\nYear of Study: 2\nProgram of Study: PhD\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-koorosh-roohi/
LOCATION:HS610
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250203T174000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250203T175500
DTSTAMP:20250203T190735Z
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SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Joanna Chen
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Student Seminar Series\nPlease ensure you invite your Principal Investigator by adding their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nLocation: HS610 – 155 College St\, Room 610\nPresentation Title: Real-time evolution of the fMRI response to transcranial photobiomodulation in the human brain\nAbstract:\nIntroduction\nTranscranial photobiomodulation (tPBM) uses near-infrared light to stimulate neural tissue1. Recent research on tPBM reports significant potential for applications in the treatment of neurological conditions such as neurodegenerative disorders\, neurotrauma\, and neuropsychiatric conditions2-5\, as well as producing improvements in emotional and cognitive function in healthy individuals6-7. However\, the exact underlying mechanism of action is still unclear; little is known about the localization of the brain response to the site of stimulation and how it spreads and dissipates depending on dose parameters.\nMethods\n14 healthy adults (7M\, aged 24.4 ± 3.7 years) were scanned on a Siemens Prisma 3T system while receiving pulsed tPBM via single laser to the right forehead (spot size 1cm). The tPBM protocol included a 4-minute stimulation period with equivalent pre-stimulus and post-stimulus baseline blocks. The laser was pulsed at two frequencies (10 and 40Hz)\, with two wavelengths (808 and 1064nm) and three optical power densities (100\, 150 and 200 mW/cm2). The brain response was measured using a dual-echo pseudo-continuous arterial-spin labeling sequence (TR=4.5s\, TE1=9.4ms\, TE2=30ms\, voxel size=2x2x2 mm). Surround averaging of the TE2 data was used to generate the blood-oxygenation-level-dependent (BOLD) signal.\nBrain extraction\, motion & distortion correction\, slice timing\, and bandpass filtering to  Hz were performed using FSL. Rapid time delay analysis was then applied using Rapidtide8 (v2.9.6)\, with the stimulus timing vector as the probe regressor9. The cross-correlation maps with the probe were thresholded at p  0.85 density were used to characterize the dose dependence of the spatial fMRI response. Group-averaged time courses were also generated from the voxels demonstrating the maximum cross-correlations (p<0.05).\nTo quantify the temporal evolution of the fMRI response\, significant voxels per time window were counted and then plotted\, and voxel-count decline fitted to an exponential function. Along with the peak voxel count (V)\, the time till peak voxel count (Tp\, to represent the response ramp-up) and the exponential time constant (τ\, to represent the ramp-down) and submitted to a stepwise linear mixed-effects model (LME)\, with the predictor variables being wavelength\, frequency\, and power density.\nResults\nBased on the density maps in Fig. 1\, the brain response is not confined to the site of stimulation. Rather\, it quickly spreads across the anterior brain. 10 Hz pulsation produced a larger spatial extent in the BOLD response\, with the use of 808 nm at 10 Hz resulting in the largest extent among the four combinations. However\, while 1064 nm at 10 Hz produced the lowest peak response\, the 1064-nm-40-Hz combination produced the highest % BOLD amplitude. The bulk of the common responding voxels disappear by ~20 s irrespective of parameter setting. The stepwise LME of the parameters of temporal evolution revealed that higher power resulted in slower decline of the response voxel count\, and higher frequency resulted in a faster decline (higher τ\, p<0.05 and shorter τ\, p<0.05\, respectively).\nConclusion\nIn this work\, we illustrate how quickly the tPBM response spreads from the stimulation site and how quickly it subsides post stimulation. We also show that the response is predominantly in the frontal brain regions\, in accordance with a forehead stimulation\, but that different regions respond at different lags. Furthermore\, 808 nm at 10 Hz elicited the strongest and most consistent response across different subjects. This work lays the foundation for a better understanding of the mechanisms of action of tPBM.\nSupervisor Name: Jean Chen\nYear of Study: 2\nProgram of Study: MASc\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-joanna-chen/
LOCATION:HS610
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250203T172500
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250203T174000
DTSTAMP:20250203T190735Z
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SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Chuk Shing Jones Law
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Student Seminar Series\nPlease ensure you invite your Principal Investigator by adding their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nLocation: HS610 – 155 College St\, Room 610\nPresentation Title: Mechanics and Design of a Follow-the-Leader Hyper-redundant Robots with Variable Stiffness for Craniosynostosis Surgery\nAbstract:\nContinuum robots are flexible\, continuous structures inspired by biological organisms such as elephant trunks or snake bodies\, enabling smooth and continuous motion in confined spaces. Their inherent mechanical compliance is often viewed as a feature of safety and adaptability\, making them well-suited for minimally invasive surgery. However\, their flexibility also poses difficulties in modeling and controlling them accurately under external stress. As a result\, continuum robot is most effective in surgery that interacts with soft tissues.\nThis research addresses the challenges associated with the development and modeling of a continuum robot mechanism for medical procedures involving high contact forces. Therefore\, the advantages dexterity of continuum robot can be applied to wider field of surgery. A specific surgical application is considered in this research\, namely\, osteotomy (bone cutting) for craniosynostosis. It is a defect that involves premature fusion of the cranial sutures leading to an abnormal head shape and functional consequences such as elevated intracranial pressure\, neurocognitive deficits\, and psychosocial issues. Surgery is required to cut the cranial bone in order to correct the head shape and to allow for unrestricted brain growth. Endoscopic surgical approach can be performed by inserting a bone cutting instrument through small incisions. And this approach has reduced blood loss\, operative time\, and cost in comparison to the open approach. However\, the drawbacks of the endoscopic approach include limited control of dural sinuses for current surgical tools. The limitations and constraints in this surgical procedure demanding precise path-following motion and contact with rigid materials\, and therefore motivated the investigation of the research.\nSupervisor Name: Eric Diller\nYear of Study: 3\nProgram of Study: PhD\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-chuk-shing-jones-law-3/
LOCATION:HS610
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250203T171000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250203T172500
DTSTAMP:20241217T173745Z
CREATED:20241217T173745Z
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UID:10000523-1738602600-1738603500@bme.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Danielle Serra
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Student Seminar Series\nPlease ensure you invite your Principal Investigator by adding their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nLocation: HS610 – 155 College St\, Room 610\nPresentation Title: Promoter Toolkit for Regenerative Medicine\nSupervisor Name: Dr. Michael Garton\nYear of Study: 4\nProgram of Study: PhD\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-danielle-serra/
LOCATION:HS610
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250127T175500
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250127T181000
DTSTAMP:20250127T190734Z
CREATED:20241217T173744Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250127T190734Z
UID:10000520-1738000500-1738001400@bme.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Seyed Pourya Moghadam Kouhi
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Student Seminar Series\nPlease ensure you invite your Principal Investigator by adding their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nLocation: HS610 – 155 College St\, Room 610\nPresentation Title: In-Home Seniors ’ Activity of Daily Living Monitoring\nSupervisor Name: Atena Roshan Fekr\nYear of Study: 2\nProgram of Study: PhD\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-seyed-pourya-moghadam-kouhi/
LOCATION:HS610
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250127T174000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250127T175500
DTSTAMP:20250127T190734Z
CREATED:20241217T173745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250127T190734Z
UID:10000521-1737999600-1738000500@bme.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Shaghayegh Chavoshian
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Student Seminar Series\nPlease ensure you invite your Principal Investigator by adding their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nLocation: HS610 – 155 College St\, Room 610\nPresentation Title: Addressing Slips and Falls with AI: Evaluating Footwear Slipperiness\nAbstract: Slips and falls are a significant concern in Canada\, leading to numerous hospitalizations and substantial healthcare costs. The World Health Organization stated that falls account for the second leading cause of injury-related deaths. In the United States\, approximately 32\,000 deaths were estimated out of 3 million emergency department visits due to falls. Up to 50% of falls are due to slips. Slips occur when the shear forces generated from the interaction of the shoe and floor exceed the frictional limits. Slips can cause back injuries\, strains\, sprains\, turned ankles\, or other painful injuries due to jerking and twisting while attempting to prevent the fall. The data also indicate that the impact of slips and falls is particularly severe in specific populations\, such as in workplaces and among the aging population. In addition\, the global aging population is rapidly increasing. By 2050\, the number of people over 65 is expected to reach 88.5 million in the United States\, and the proportion of those over 85 in Canada is projected to be 2.7 million. The rapid aging of the population is one of the key factors contributing to slips and falls becoming major global public health issues. Footwear is the main contact between the body and the walking surface. Consequently\, one key factor for preventing slip and fall incidents is slip-resistant footwear. Therefore\, it is crucial to understand how the footwear and outsole features perform on slippery surfaces to minimize slip-related injury risks. While methods exist to evaluate slip resistance by measuring the Coefficient of Friction between footwear and flooring surfaces\, further studies are needed to determine how accurately these methods replicate real-world conditions and assess the reliability of their results. Additionally\, footwear manufacturers require a reliable tool to predict a shoe’s slip resistance and streamline the development process. This research proposal aims to address these gaps by identifying AI-based solutions to prevent falls\, reduce workplace costs\, and enhance safety.\nSupervisor Name: Dr. Atena Roshan Fekr\nYear of Study: 4\nProgram of Study: PhD\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-shaghayegh-chavoshian/
LOCATION:HS610
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250127T172500
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250127T174000
DTSTAMP:20250127T190734Z
CREATED:20241217T173745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250127T190734Z
UID:10000522-1737998700-1737999600@bme.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Maya De Cruz
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Student Seminar Series\nPlease ensure you invite your Principal Investigator by adding their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nLocation: HS610 – 155 College St\, Room 610\nPresentation Title: Exploration of muscle stem cell pool size regulators in the mini-IDLE biomimetic culture assay\nAbstract: Skeletal muscle regeneration is driven by muscle stem cells (MuSCs) which reside between myofibers and the surrounding basal lamina. In homeostatic tissue\, quiescent MuSCs constantly communicate with their niche and are characterized by long cytoplasmic projections\, lowered metabolic activity\, and RNA content. MuSCs activate upon injury to generate progeny for myofiber creation or repair\, while a subpopulation undergoes self-renewal to repopulate the MuSC niches. A niche occupancy plateau point exists in vivo\, however the regulators of MuSC pool size are not clearly understood. To fill this gap\, we leveraged advances in skeletal muscle tissue engineering to deliver a new strategy to evaluate MuSC niche repopulation in a dish. In this study\, we aim to characterize the cell cycle status and fates of MuSCs in 3D bioartificial tissue using the mini-IDLE (Inactivation and Dormancy LEveraged in vitro) culture assay to expand knowledge of MuSC pool size regulators. Specifically\, MuSCs were engrafted onto a thin sheet of mouse myotubes which provided the required cues to turn off molecular hallmarks of activation and sustain quiescence. First\, we quantified the population of cycling cells at days 1\, 3 and 7 post-engraftment via Ki-67 expression and EdU pulse labelling to understand changes in MuSC proliferation. Second\, we assessed fluctuations in pool size following an exogenous increase of FGF2 in the system. Thus\, our results suggest that the mini-IDLE culture assay affords the interrogation of niche occupancy limits on the number of transplanted MuSCs that successfully incorporate into recipient muscle tissue.\nSupervisor Name: Penney Gilbert\nYear of Study: 2\nProgram of Study: MASc\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-maya-de-cruz/
LOCATION:HS610
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250127T171000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250127T172500
DTSTAMP:20250127T190734Z
CREATED:20241217T173744Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250127T190734Z
UID:10000519-1737997800-1737998700@bme.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Kaitlin Szederkenyi
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Student Seminar Series\nPlease ensure you invite your Principal Investigator by adding their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nLocation: HS610 – 155 College St\, Room 610\nPresentation Title: Calcium signaling of humanoid astrocytes in a cerebral organoid\nAbstract: TBA\nSupervisor Name: Chris Yip\nYear of Study: 5\nProgram of Study: PhD\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-kaitlin-szederkenyi-2/
LOCATION:HS610
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250120T175500
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250120T181000
DTSTAMP:20241217T173745Z
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SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Luka Zivkovic
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Student Seminar Series\nPlease ensure you invite your Principal Investigator by adding their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nLocation: HS610 – 155 College St\, Room 610\nPresentation Title: Neural Signatures of the Nucleus Accumbens in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Severe\, Refractory Self-Injurious Behaviour\nSupervisor Name: Luka Milosevic\nYear of Study: 2\nProgram of Study: PhD\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-luka-zivkovic-3/
LOCATION:HS610
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250120T175500
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250120T181000
DTSTAMP:20250120T182225Z
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UID:10000518-1737395700-1737396600@bme.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Luka Zivkovic
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Student Seminar Series\nPlease ensure you invite your Principal Investigator by adding their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nLocation: HS610 – 155 College St\, Room 610\nPresentation Title: Neural Signatures of the Nucleus Accumbens in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Severe\, Refractory Self-Injurious Behaviour\nSupervisor Name: Luka Milosevic\nYear of Study: 2\nProgram of Study: PhD\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-luka-zivkovic-2/
LOCATION:HS610
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250120T174000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250120T175500
DTSTAMP:20250120T182225Z
CREATED:20250108T182241Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250120T182225Z
UID:10000535-1737394800-1737395700@bme.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Prerana Keerthi
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Student Seminar Series\nPlease ensure you invite your Principal Investigator by adding their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nLocation: HS610 – 155 College St\, Room 610\nPresentation Title: Phase-Dependent Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s Disease\nAbstract: Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is associated with elevated oscillatory neural activity in the beta frequency range (13-35 Hz). Deep brain stimulation is a commonly used intervention to manage motor symptoms of PD in which high-frequency electrical stimulation (DBS) is delivered to targeted regions of the brain. There has been increasing interest in the use of closed-loop DBS in which stimulation pulses are informed by ongoing activity within the brain. The idea underlying this thesis is using phase-dependent closed-loop DBS to deliver pulses at specific phases of the oscillatory cycle to selectively attenuate beta oscillations associated with pathological activity.\nSupervisor Name: Luka Milosevic\nYear of Study: 2\nProgram of Study: PhD\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-prerana-keerthi/
LOCATION:HS610
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250120T172500
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250120T174000
DTSTAMP:20250120T182225Z
CREATED:20241217T173744Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250120T182225Z
UID:10000517-1737393900-1737394800@bme.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Aisha Raji
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Student Seminar Series\nPlease ensure you invite your Principal Investigator by adding their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nLocation: HS610 – 155 College St\, Room 610\nPresentation Title: THE FEASIBILITY OF A COLLABORATIVE ROBOT FOR RETRAINING REACHING AND GRASPING IN STROKE AND SPINAL CORD INJURY\nSupervisor Name: Dr. Milos Popovic and Dr. Cesar Marquez-Chin\nYear of Study: 4\nProgram of Study: PhD\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-aisha-raji/
LOCATION:HS610
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250120T172500
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250120T174000
DTSTAMP:20241217T173744Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20241217T173744Z
UID:10000507-1737393900-1737394800@bme.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Aisha Raji
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Student Seminar Series\nPlease ensure you invite your Principal Investigator by adding their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nLocation: HS610 – 155 College St\, Room 610\nPresentation Title: THE FEASIBILITY OF A COLLABORATIVE ROBOT FOR RETRAINING REACHING AND GRASPING IN STROKE AND SPINAL CORD INJURY\nSupervisor Name: Dr. Milos Popovic and Dr. Cesar Marquez-Chin\nYear of Study: 4\nProgram of Study: PhD\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-aisha-raji-2/
LOCATION:HS610
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250120T171000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250120T172500
DTSTAMP:20250120T182225Z
CREATED:20241217T173743Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250120T182225Z
UID:10000516-1737393000-1737393900@bme.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Jakson Paterson
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Student Seminar Series\nPlease ensure you invite your Principal Investigator by adding their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nLocation: HS610 – 155 College St\, Room 610\nPresentation Title: Pedestrian Street Crossing Evaluation System: Objective Assessment of Pedestrian Safety and Usability\nSupervisor Name: Tilak Dutta\nYear of Study: 4\nProgram of Study: PhD\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-jakson-paterson/
LOCATION:HS610
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250116T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250116T130000
DTSTAMP:20250110T171406Z
CREATED:20240905T205621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250110T171406Z
UID:10000482-1737028800-1737032400@bme.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:January BME Student Townhall
DESCRIPTION:This year\, BME will be hosting two student townhall meetings.\n\nThis second townhall in January\, hosted by the Director\, will focus on:\n\n\nMoney matter\, scholarships\, etc\n\n\nStudent life\, housing\, etc\n\n\n\nPlease reserve this date in your calendars.\n\nThe townhall will be held in the Galbraith Building\, Room 119 (GB119).
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/january-bme-student-townhall/
LOCATION:GB119\, 35 St George St\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5S 1A4\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250113T171000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250113T172500
DTSTAMP:20250113T182231Z
CREATED:20241217T173743Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250113T182231Z
UID:10000515-1736788200-1736789100@bme.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Alexandra Jucan
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Student Seminar Series\nPlease ensure you invite your Principal Investigator by adding their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nLocation: HS610 – 155 College St\, Room 610\nPresentation Title: Optimization of a cell-seeded\, injectable micro-carrier to support cardiomyocytes for cardiac tissue engineering\nSupervisor Name: Dr Paul Santerre\nYear of Study: 2\nProgram of Study: MASc\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-alexandra-jucan/
LOCATION:HS610
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250109T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250109T170000
DTSTAMP:20250109T145438Z
CREATED:20250109T145438Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250109T145438Z
UID:10000536-1736438400-1736442000@bme.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:PM Seminar Series - Dr. Eun Ji Chung of USC\, January 9\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:Title:        “Designing nanomedicine for genetic and chronic diseases” \n\nSpeaker:          Eun Ji Chung\, PhD \nDr. Karl Jacob Jr and Karl Jacob III Early Career Chair \nAssociate Professor of Biomedical Engineering\, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science\, Surgery\, and Medicine \nUniversity of Southern California \n\n  \n\nDate:               Thursday\, January 9\, 2025 \nTime:               4:00 – 5:00 pm \n  \nLocation:         Princess Margaret Cancer Centre\, 610 University Ave\, 6th floor\, Bob Bell Auditorium \n  \nHost:                Dr. Gang Zheng
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/pm-seminar-series-dr-eun-ji-chung-of-usc-january-9-2025/
CATEGORIES:External Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250107T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250107T130000
DTSTAMP:20250107T142729Z
CREATED:20240806T134944Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250107T142729Z
UID:10000426-1736251200-1736254800@bme.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Invited Academic Seminar Series - Jaideep Bains
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nJaideep Bains\nDirector \nKrembil Research Institute\nUniversity Health Network \n\n\nPlease join us as Jaideep Bains\, Director of the Krembil research Institute\, shares his research with us.\nResearch Summary\nDr. Bains’ research uses multiple experimental approaches to reveal key features about neural circuits that regulate internal state and are also purposed to control behavior and store information in response to challenges. Specifically\, his lab uses in vitro slice electrophysiology\, in vivo imaging\, optogenetics\, behavioral analysis tools and physiological assays to characterize neural circuits that decode stress\, modify internal states and generate specific coping behaviors. One of his goals is to better understand the mechanisms that allow these circuits\, or specific cell populations\, to store information related to the modality\, intensity and temporal features of stress. In addition to his extensive experience in synaptic physiology and electrophysiology he has used circuit mapping approaches to link activity in specific cell populations to different behaviors. His work has linked brief stress exposure and enduring synaptic changes in the hypothalamus (reviewed in Bains et al\, Nat Rev Nsci\, 2015). His lab has provided clear evidence supporting a role for astrocytes in controlling the strength of excitatory synapses in the hypothalamus (Gordon et al\, Nat Nsci\, 2005\, Neuron\, 2009). More recently\, his lab has shown new roles for hypothalamic CRH neurons as bottom-up controllers for complex behaviors associated with stress coping (Fuzesi et al\, Nat Comm\, 2016)\, the transmission and detection of affective states between mice (Sterley et al\, Nat Nsci\, 2018) and linking stress controllability and active behaviour strategies (Daviu et al\, Nat Nsci\, 2020).
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/invited-academic-seminar-series-jaideep-bains/
LOCATION:MP202\, 255 Huron Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5S1A7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:BME Invited Academic Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250106T171000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250106T172500
DTSTAMP:20250106T180730Z
CREATED:20241217T173743Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250106T180730Z
UID:10000514-1736183400-1736184300@bme.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Bojing Gui
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Student Seminar Series\nPlease ensure you invite your Principal Investigator by adding their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nLocation: HS610 – 155 College St\, Room 610\nPresentation Title: Investigating Cortical Involvement and Spinal Excitability in the Control of Standing Posture\nAbstract:\nPostural control involves integration of sensory inputs and motor commands within the spinal cord and brain. While studies have investigated the role of descending corticospinal commands and spinal reflexes in maintaining balance using methods such as motor evoked potentials (MEPs) using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and H-reflexes using peripheral nerve stimulation\, the exact pathways involved remain unclear. We aim to contribute to this understanding by exploring the effects of posture on spinal motoneurons by utilizing F-waves as a direct measure of their excitability. Furthermore\, we wish to further investigate corticospinal and spinal pathways by isolating the effects of body position and both voluntary and postural muscle activity to understand the specific factors influencing postural control.\nData collection from healthy participants is ongoing. Participants performed four tasks: natural standing\, supported standing with voluntary muscle contraction\, supported standing\, and sitting. Electromyographic signals from the soleus\, medial head of gastrocnemius\, and tibialis anterior muscles was recorded. Visual feedback was used to ensure consistent muscle activity during voluntary contraction to match natural standing. Soleus F-waves\, H-reflexes\, and MEPs were measured.\nResults from 16 participants (8F) indicate that MEP measures of cortical excitability show modulation of the silent period. A shorter silent period in voluntary activation indicates decreased cortical inhibition\, thus increased cortical excitability compared to standing. Meanwhile\, F-wave measurements of spinal excitability shows that spinal motoneuron excitability is not modulated by position or activity. This indicates that modulation due to voluntary activation does not originate in the spinal cord. Thus\, voluntary activation involves increased cortical control\, while postural control has greater involvement of subcortical structures despite matched position\, muscle activity\, and spinal excitability.\nSupervisor Name: Kei Masani\nYear of Study: 3\nProgram of Study: MASc\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-bojing-gui/
LOCATION:HS610
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241216T175500
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241216T181000
DTSTAMP:20241216T173752Z
CREATED:20241015T195237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241216T173752Z
UID:10000503-1734371700-1734372600@bme.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Saba Sadatamin
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Student Seminar Series\nPlease ensure you invite your Principal Investigator by adding their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nLocation: MY380\nPresentation Title: PhD seminar thesis – 2nd\nSupervisor Name: George Ibrahim\nYear of Study: 4\nProgram of Study: PhD\nReschedule Reason: Adding supervisor as guest\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-saba-sadatamin/
LOCATION:MY380
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241216T174000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241216T175500
DTSTAMP:20241216T173752Z
CREATED:20241015T195237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241216T173752Z
UID:10000502-1734370800-1734371700@bme.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Delaram Sadatamin
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Student Seminar Series\nPlease ensure you invite your Principal Investigator by adding their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nLocation: MY380\nPresentation Title: Developing a Textile-Based Wearable for ECG Monitoring\nSupervisor Name: Dr. Azadeh Yadollahi\nYear of Study: 3\nProgram of Study: PhD\nReschedule Reason: Adding supervisor as guest\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-delaram-sadatamin/
LOCATION:MY380
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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