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SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Allison Tolgyesi
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: WB116\nPresentation Title: Generation of Synthetic µCT Images of Rat Lumbar Vertebral Fracture via Deep Convolutional Generative Adversarial Networks\nSupervisor Name: Cari Whyne\nYear of Study: 4\nProgram of Study: PhD\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-allison-tolgyesi/
LOCATION:WB116
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231127T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231127T150000
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SUMMARY:Peptide-based materials for soft tissue and organ repair
DESCRIPTION:Emilio I. Alarcóna\,b* \naUniversity of Ottawa\, Faculty of Medicine\, Department of Biochemistry\, Microbiology\, and Immunology\,. bUniversity of Ottawa Heart Institute\, Cardiac Surgery\, Ottawa\, Canada. \nAbstract \nBioinspired 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 and post-functionalization have hindered clinical translation of those materials. In this talk\, we will present our team findings on the development of materials prepared using custom designed peptides to in situ assemble 3D matrices whose physical properties can be customized to treat skin wounds\, corneal perforations and cornea reshaping\, and to act as a delivery platform of therapeutics for treating infarcted myocardium. Our findings indicate that peptides can be effectively used as building blocks for developing biomaterials for treating damaged soft tissues\, which could reduce the burden linked to use animal derived proteins\, and further opens the door for more precise engineering of the constructs. \nMonday November 27th\, 2023 \n2-3PM \nCCBR Red Room \nHost: Milica Radisic\, m.radisic@utoronto.ca \nShort Biography: \nDr. Emilio I. Alarcón is Associate Professor\, University of Ottawa and Scientist\, University of Ottawa Heart Institute. Dr. Alarcón’s work studies the use of peptides for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Dr. Alarcón’s research seeks to understand how peptide structure and functions can be used to create biomaterials with augmented biological properties for tissue and organ repair. He has published +100 peer-reviewed papers\, most of which in high quality journals with broad audiences (ACS Nano\, Advanced Functional Materials\, Nature Communications\, Science). The scope and transformative potential of his research has been awarded with significant grant funding (totaling >$5M) from the largest federal agencies in Canada. He has received several awards including NanoOntario and Canadian Biomaterials Award (ECR) to name some. \nPresenting Author Details: Dr. Emilio I. Alarcón \nEmail: ealarcon@uottawa.ca \nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilio-alarcon-76668b46/ \nWebsite: https://beatsresearch.com/
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/peptide-based-materials-for-soft-tissue-and-organ-repair/
CATEGORIES:External Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231127T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231127T120000
DTSTAMP:20231115T131438Z
CREATED:20231115T131438Z
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SUMMARY:Targeting myeloid cells for cancer and other human diseases
DESCRIPTION:Betty Y.S. Kim\, MD\, PhD\, FRCSC\, FAANS\nProfessor\, Physician Scientist\nDepartment of Neurosurgery UT – MD Anderson Cancer Center \nPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre\,\n610 University Ave\, 6th floor\, Bob Bell Auditorium Monday\,\nNovember 27\, 2023 11:00 – 12:00 p.m. \nHost: Dr. Gang Zheng
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/targeting-myeloid-cells-for-cancer-and-other-human-diseases/
LOCATION:Princess Margaret Cancer Centre\, 610 University Ave\, 6th floor\, Bob Bell Auditorium
CATEGORIES:External Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231123T124000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231123T125500
DTSTAMP:20231122T183900Z
CREATED:20230907T215248Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231122T183900Z
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SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Samuel Lasinski
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: WB116\nPresentation Title: A Roll-to-Roll Approach for the Fabrication of Meter-Long Aligned Collagen Sheet Scaffolds\nSupervisor Name: Prof. Axel Guenther\nYear of Study: 2\nProgram of Study: MASc\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-samuel-lasinski/
LOCATION:WB116
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231123T122500
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231123T124000
DTSTAMP:20231122T183900Z
CREATED:20231122T183853Z
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SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Simeon Wong
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: WB116\nPresentation Title: Closed-loop acoustic neuromodulation for the treatment of pediatric epilepsy\nSupervisor Name: George Ibrahim\nYear of Study: 4\nProgram of Study: PhD\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-simeon-wong-3/
LOCATION:WB116
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231123T121000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231123T122500
DTSTAMP:20231122T183900Z
CREATED:20230905T213733Z
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UID:10000272-1700741400-1700742300@bme.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Sara Alatrash
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: WB116\nPresentation Title: Irritability in Autism\nSupervisor Name: Azadeh Kushki\nYear of Study: 2\nProgram of Study: MASc\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-sara-alatrash/
LOCATION:WB116
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231121
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231124
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SUMMARY:10th National SCI Conference
DESCRIPTION:The 10th National Spinal Cord Injury Conference is taking place on November 21-23 in Toronto. This interdisciplinary event brings together researcher\, clinicians\, and persons with lived experience to discuss novel contributions to knowledge generation\, clinical/best practice implementation\, policy change\, and technology innovation. The event is an excellent opportunity for BME students interested in exploring applications of their work in the field of spinal cord injury. https://cscira.ca/events/10th-national-sci-conference-inclusivity-and-engagement/
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/10th-national-sci-conference/
CATEGORIES:Events & Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231116T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231116T140000
DTSTAMP:20231108T170408Z
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UID:10000302-1700139600-1700143200@bme.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:BME Faculty\, Student & Staff Townhall
DESCRIPTION:Come join us for our Town Hall meeting. Faculty\, students and staff are all invited.
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/bme-faculty-student-staff-townhall/
LOCATION:RS211\, 164 College St\, Room 211\, Rosebrugh Building\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5S 3E2\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231116T124000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231116T125500
DTSTAMP:20231115T183739Z
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SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Hannah Van Lankveld
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: WB116\nPresentation Title: Physiological Effect of Non-invasive Photobiomodulation in the Healthy Human Brain\nAbstract: Transcranial Photobiomodulation (tPBM) is the application of low levels of red or near infrared (NIR) light to stimulate neural tissues. Investigations suggest tPBM could potentially address various brain conditions\, including neurodegenerative diseases. However\, determination of the optimum set of parameters such as power density\, wavelengths and pulse frequencies would improve outcomes further. This study takes an important step to overcome this shortfall by investigating the brain response to stimulation with different power densities\, pulse frequencies and wavelengths\, mapping with BOLD fMRI.\nSupervisor Name: Dr. Jean Chen & Dr. Hai-Ling Cheng\nYear of Study: 2\nProgram of Study: PhD\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-hannah-van-lankveld/
LOCATION:WB116
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231115T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231115T120000
DTSTAMP:20231101T193907Z
CREATED:20231101T193907Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231101T193907Z
UID:10000300-1700046000-1700049600@bme.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:TBEP Research Seminar (Dr. Sheng Xu): Wearable ultrasound technology for monitoring deep tissues
DESCRIPTION: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 chamber activities\, and measuring core body temperatures. The soft ultrasonic technology presented represents a platform with vast potential for applications in consumer electronics\, defense medicine\, and clinical practices.
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/tbep-research-seminar-dr-sheng-xu-wearable-ultrasound-technology-for-monitoring-deep-tissues/
CATEGORIES:External Speaker Series
ORGANIZER;CN="Translational Biology and Engineering Program (TBEP)":MAILTO:reception.tbep@utoronto.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231114T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231114T130000
DTSTAMP:20231017T124044Z
CREATED:20230804T153017Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231017T124044Z
UID:10000231-1699963200-1699966800@bme.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Symmetry breaking and self-organization in living cells – Alexander Dunn
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nAlexander Dunn\nAssociate Professor\nDepartment of Chemical Engineering\nStanford University \n\nAbstract\nLiving cells are the quintessential smart materials\, whose ability to move\, change shape\, and assemble into complex\, multicellular organisms ultimately stems from the molecular-scale interactions of their constituent protein components. How exactly nanoscale protein-protein interactions dictate the complex material and functional properties of cells and tissues remains incompletely understood. In this talk I will discuss how symmetry-breaking events involving cellular adhesion and cytoskeletal proteins can potentially yield long-range structural organization in muscle and other tissues. In addition\, I will describe how the machinery that powers movement in the unicellular human parasite Toxoplasma can be understood using approaches adapted from active matter theory. In combination\, these and other\, evolving projects in the laboratory point toward an emerging understanding of how different forms of molecular-scale self-organization may govern the emergence of structure and order in cells and tissues. \n\nHost\nRodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/invited-academic-seminar-series-alexander-dunn/
LOCATION:Wallberg Memorial Building\, Room 116\, 184 College St\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5S 3E4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:BME Invited Academic Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231108T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231108T130000
DTSTAMP:20231019T134359Z
CREATED:20231019T134359Z
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UID:10000297-1699444800-1699448400@bme.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Skule Lunch & Learn – “Artificial Tissues for Personalized Medicine: A Powerful Tool for Healthcare and Drug Development”
DESCRIPTION:On November 8th\, 2023\, join us for an exclusive Skule™ Lunch & Learn featuring 2023 EAN Award Winner\, Professor Alison McGuigan. \nAging populations and chronic diseases are posing unprecedented challenges to healthcare systems. McGuigan’s groundbreaking work on artificial tissues offers transformative opportunities to revolutionize drug development\, personalized therapies\, and predictive disease detection.   \nSecure your spot by registering today and learn about changing the boundaries of possibility in healthcare innovation.  \n*NEW INITIATIVE* \nBy registering for the Skule Lunch & Learn event\, you can earn Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits. CPD is essential for professional engineers and limited licence holders to renew their licenses annually. \nTo determine if this Skule Lunch & Learn presentation can be counted towards your CPD hours\, please consider the following criteria from PEO & PEAK Program: \n\nContribute to enhancing or maintaining the practitioner’s engineering competence\,\nFeature engineering learning content relevant to their practice area\nProvide technical or regulatory knowledge pertaining to professional engineering acts\,\nNot count as their professional practice hours or acts of professional engineering.\n\n			\n						Click Here to Register
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/skule-lunch-learn-artificial-tissues-for-personalized-medicine-a-powerful-tool-for-healthcare-and-drug-development/
LOCATION:Virtual – ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Skule Lunch & Learn
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sierra LoMonaco":MAILTO:sierra.lomonaco@utoronto.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231102T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231102T140000
DTSTAMP:20231026T175659Z
CREATED:20231026T175659Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231026T175659Z
UID:10000299-1698930000-1698933600@bme.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Using Patient Derived Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells to Model and Treat Inherited Retinal Disease
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Budd A. Tucker\, PhD University of Iowa \nAbstract: 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 the ultimate death of the light sensing photoreceptor cells of the outer neural retina. As the retina has little intrinsic regenerative capacity\, photoreceptor cell death results in irreversible vision loss. Fortunately\, scientific progress in the fields of molecular genetics\, genome editing\, stem cell biology and tissue engineering have given us reason to be optimistic for the future of patients who receive an inherited retinal degeneration diagnosis. In this talk I will discuss work from our group focused on the use of patient derived induced pluripotent stem cells to molecularly diagnosis\, study and treat patients with inherited retinal degeneration. Specifically\, I will provide examples of how we are using patient iPSCs to evaluate the pathogenicity of novel genetic variations and develop a restorative autologous photoreceptor cell replacement approach. \nBiography: I was born and raised in a small fishing town on the west coast of Newfoundland’s Great Northern Peninsula\, in northeast Canada. My formative years were spent on my father’s commercial fishing boats\, where during the summer we fished the waters of the North Atlantic for Cod\, Shrimp\, Ocean Perch\, and Greenland Halibut. In the fall of 1996\, I attended Sir Wilfred Grenfell College\, where I became the first person in my nuclear family to obtain a college degree. At the age of 23\, I left commercial fishing behind and attended graduate school full time. In 2006\, I obtained my Ph.D. degree in neuroscience under the mentorship of Dr. \nKaren M. Mearow at Memorial University of Newfoundland\, School of Medicine. I subsequently moved to Boston to complete post-doctoral training under the mentorship of Dr. Michael J. Young at the Schepens Eye Research Institute\, Harvard Medical School\, where in 2009\, I was promoted to the rank of faculty. \nIn 2010\, I joined the Institute for Vision Research and the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science at the University of Iowa\, where I am currently a full professor and hold the Ruby Endowed Chair of Regenerative Ophthalmology. I direct both the Ruby Retinal Engineering Laboratory\, which is focused on development of novel tissue engineering and robotic strategies for production of autologous photoreceptor cell grafts\, and the Dezii Translational Vision Research Facility\, a cGMP manufacturing suite with ISO class 5 capabilities dedicated to production of gene and cell-based therapeutics. The major focus of my laboratory is to combine state-of-the-art patient-specific induced pluripotent stem cell\, CRISPR based genome editing and tissue engineering technologies to develop affordable gene and autologous photoreceptor cell replacement strategies for the treatment of patients with inherited retinal degenerative blindness. \nHosted by Dr. Molly Shoichet \nSnacks and refreshments will be served
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/using-patient-derived-induced-pluripotent-stem-cells-to-model-and-treat-inherited-retinal-disease/
LOCATION:Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research\, Red Room\, 160 College Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5S 3E1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:External Speaker Series
ORGANIZER;CN="Molly Shoichet":MAILTO:adminshoichet@utoronto.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231102T124000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231102T125500
DTSTAMP:20231101T173731Z
CREATED:20230908T215229Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231101T173731Z
UID:10000276-1698928800-1698929700@bme.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Patrick Dong Min Chang
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: WB116\nPresentation Title: Ultrasound-triggered docetaxel-loaded nanobubbles for cancer therapy\nSupervisor Name: Naomi Matsuura\nYear of Study: 4\nProgram of Study: PhD\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-patrick-dong-min-chang/
LOCATION:WB116
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231102T122500
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231102T124000
DTSTAMP:20231101T173731Z
CREATED:20230909T215241Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231101T173731Z
UID:10000279-1698927900-1698928800@bme.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Calvin Ngan
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: WB116\nPresentation Title: Towards Developing a Full Digital Workflow for Transradial (Below-Elbow) Socket Design\nSupervisor Name: Jan Andrysek\nYear of Study: 5\nProgram of Study: PhD\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-calvin-ngan/
LOCATION:WB116
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231102T121000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231102T122500
DTSTAMP:20231101T173731Z
CREATED:20230830T212256Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231101T173731Z
UID:10000265-1698927000-1698927900@bme.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Davood Dadkhah
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: WB116\nPresentation Title: Wearable Footwear Slip Detection Systems for Icy Surfaces\nSupervisor Name: Dr. Tilak Dutta\nYear of Study: 4\nProgram of Study: PhD\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-davood-dadkhah-2/
LOCATION:WB116
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231026T124000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231026T125500
DTSTAMP:20230830T212256Z
CREATED:20230830T212256Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230830T212256Z
UID:10000266-1698324000-1698324900@bme.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Seyyedehdelaram 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: WB116\nPresentation Title: Developing a smart textile for monitoring cardiorespiratory conditions\nSupervisor Name: Dr. Azadeh Yadollahi\nYear of Study: 3\nProgram of Study: PhD\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-seyyedehdelaram-sadatamin/
LOCATION:WB116
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231026T122500
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231026T124000
DTSTAMP:20231025T170736Z
CREATED:20231024T170735Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231025T170736Z
UID:10000298-1698323100-1698324000@bme.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Vera Pieters
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: WB116\nPresentation Title: Development of a high-throughput 3D model to screen for compounds that affect the obese phenotype in human adipocytes.\nSupervisor Name: Alison McGuigan\, Penney Gilbert\nYear of Study: 4\nProgram of Study: PhD\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-vera-pieters/
LOCATION:WB116
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231026T121000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231026T122500
DTSTAMP:20230909T215240Z
CREATED:20230909T215240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230909T215240Z
UID:10000278-1698322200-1698323100@bme.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Janice Pang
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: WB116\nPresentation Title: Engineering a lipid nanoparticle delivery platform for studying long non-coding RNAs\nSupervisor Name: Dr. Omar F. Khan\nYear of Study: 3\nProgram of Study: PhD\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-janice-pang/
LOCATION:WB116
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231020T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231020T120000
DTSTAMP:20230928T144837Z
CREATED:20230928T144837Z
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SUMMARY:Driving Innovation with Real-World Evidence from Patient Generated Content
DESCRIPTION:On October 20th\, CARTE Industry Speaker Seminar Series welcomes Dr. Ali Vahit Esensoy\, Vice President\, Data Sciences at Klick Consulting. \nTitle: Driving Innovation with Real-World Evidence from Patient Generated Content \nSpeaker: Dr. Ali Vahit Esensoy\, Vice President\, Data Science at Klick Consulting \nModerator: Professor Michael W. Carter\, \nDate and Time: Friday\, October 20\, 2023 (12:00 – 1:00 PM EST) \nLocation: Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation & Entrepreneurship (55 St. George Street)\, Room 380 \nAbstract: Real-world evidence (RWE) is increasingly important for finding innovation opportunities and bringing novel healthcare solutions to market. Insights sourced from novel data streams like social media and patient discussions can be critical to build and launch the right solutions. Advances in machine learning have simplified tapping into non-standard data for clinically relevant patient insights.  In this talk\, we will present case studies of generating RWE from a range of novel data with the goal of expanding the RWE toolkit for innovation programs in healthcare. \nSpeaker Bio: Ali Vahit is a senior leader in the Klick Consulting team and leverages over 15 years of experience in health data science to help clients build solutions to address clinical and business challenges while pursuing growth. He has extensive practical experience in building advanced analytics solutions spanning various care sectors for consumer health\, digital therapeutics\, chronic diseases\, diagnostic imaging\, emergency medicine\, and mental health. These solutions were used to evaluate the clinical and economic effectiveness of preventive health programs\, predict clinical needs at the patient level\, and optimize commercial and operational outcomes. Ali holds Master’s and PhD degrees in Industrial Engineering and continues to be active in research and teaching as adjunct faculty in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. \nAll are welcome to attend. No registration required.
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/driving-innovation-with-real-world-evidence-from-patient-generated-content/
LOCATION:Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation & Entrepreneurship\, 55 St George St.\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5S 0C9\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Sara Ahmed
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: WB116\nPresentation Title: TBD\nAbstract: TBD\nSupervisor Name: Dr Warren Chan\nYear of Study: 4\nProgram of Study: PhD\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-sara-ahmed/
LOCATION:WB116
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231019T122500
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231019T124000
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SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Mehdy Dousty
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: WB116\nPresentation Title: Hand Grasp Classification in Egocentric Video after Cervical Spinal Cord Injury\nSupervisor Name: Dr. Jose Zariffa\, Dr. David Fleet\nYear of Study: 5\nProgram of Study: PhD\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-mehdy-dousty/
LOCATION:WB116
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231019T121000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231019T122500
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SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Connor Matton
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: WB116\nPresentation Title: Examining and Validating the Integration of Digital Technology for Ankle-Foot Orthosis Registration\nAbstract: Ankle-foot deformities can affect an individual’s gait and caused increased pain and discomfort during the activities of daily living. This can significantly affect quality of life and lead to further complications and health-related risks. Custom-made ankle-foot orthotics (AFOs) are widely used in patient care and rehabilitation to improve and restore ankle-foot positioning\, support\, mobility\, and stability. The traditional approach in designing custom-made AFOs relies heavily on the experience and craftsmanship of the orthotist during shape capture\, design\, and fabrication. Digital workflows in orthotics\, including design and fabrication of AFOs\, are advancing patient care and rehabilitation by improving the quality and consistency of assistive devices. Recent breakthroughs in digital technology have the potential of transforming the design processes of orthoses by replacing traditional methods. However\, there are currently large research-gaps in AFO digital workflows. It remains a challenge to translate the subjective skills of orthotists into the digital realm. Creating a visual representation of manual fabrication methods helps quantify changes in shape. This is often referred to as digital mapping. Registration is the process of digitally overlaying or superimposing two shapes with respect to each other. Consistent and effective registration methods are needed to compare (digitally map) different types of AFO workflows and designs. Current registration methods often require the use of anatomical landmarks as reference points for aligning two shapes. This process is inefficient and tedious. To address this issue\, the research objectives are to 1) investigate and validate a suitable registration method for aligning digital AFO models for shape comparison\, 2) eliminate the need for manual registration by developing a digital algorithm to streamline the registration process\, and 3) utilize the digital algorithm to align models acquired using both traditional and digital shape capture methods.\nSupervisor Name: Jan Andrysek\nYear of Study: 2\nProgram of Study: MASc\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-connor-matton/
LOCATION:WB116
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231012T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231012T170000
DTSTAMP:20231011T134018Z
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SUMMARY:Chemistry in Medicine: translating optical probes to the clinic - Princess Margaret Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Marc Vendrell\n\nChair of Translational Chemistry and Biomedical Imaging\n\n\n\n\n\nCo-Head of IRR Chemistry Hub\nCentre for Inflammation Research\nInstitute of Regeneration and Repair\, The University of Edinburgh\n\n\n  \nPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre \nDr. Bob Bell Auditorium\, 6th Floor\, 6-604 \nHost:  Dr. Gang Zheng \n\n\n  \nEveryone Welcome to attend!\n  \nSlice & Science event: \nCome join us for pizzas and refreshments after the seminar in rooms 6-702/6-703/6-704!\n  \nHosted by Lok Lab\n\n\n 
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/chemistry-in-medicine-translating-optical-probes-to-the-clinic-princess-margaret-seminar-series/
CATEGORIES:External Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231012T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231012T200000
DTSTAMP:20230911T193440Z
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SUMMARY:ECHO PITCH 2023
DESCRIPTION:Igniting Cardiovascular Innovation \nJoin us at ECHO PITCH 2023: a special event where six start-ups in the cardiovascular health sector will compete live for up to $250\,000 before a panel of judges. All are welcome to register and be part of the live audience! \nWHEN: Thursday Oct. 12\, 2023\, 3:00-8:00 PM \nWHERE: MaRS Auditorium (MaRS Discovery District\, 101 College St\, Toronto) \nWHAT: \n·        Watch six inspiring innovators of cardiovascular technologies pitch their novel ideas. \n·        Meet\, connect and share ideas with exceptional entrepreneurs\, scientists\, clinicians\, business leaders and investors. \n·        Gain insights from a multi-sectoral panel of judges as well as expert keynote speakers. \n·        Enjoy an afternoon of entertainment\, food and beverages. \nFor event details and registration please visit our event page – space is limited so reserve your spot soon! \nThe Entrepreneurship for Cardiovascular Health Opportunities (ECHO) program is funded and organized by the Translational Biology and  Engineering Program\, at the University of Toronto and the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research\, in partnership with the Health Innovation Hub (H2i). For more information on the ECHO program\, please visit: https://tedrogersresearch.ca/echo
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/echo-pitch-2023/
LOCATION:MaRS Auditorium\, 101 College Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5G 1L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events & Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231012T122500
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231012T124000
DTSTAMP:20231012T160728Z
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SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - David Crompton
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: WB116\nPresentation Title: Computational Modelling of Deep Brain Stimulation\nAbstract: Deep brain stimulation is a common treatment for Parkinson’s disease\,however the mechanisms that make DBS treatment effective are not fully known. The firing rate of activity of regions in the basal ganglia during DBS can serve as an indicator of successful treatment of PD. How DBS reduces neuronal activity to a normal level in PD is not known\, however computational models have provided some insight. Other markers have also been found that may be indicative of successful DBS treatment\, such as the evoked resonant neural activity observed in response to DBS treatment in some locations of the subthalamic nucleus. Computational models have also done well to reveal the possible mechanism of action of ERNA. The accessibility of neural activity throughout the basal ganglia during DBS is limited. Biophysically realistic computational models allow exploration of hypotheses of DBS mechanisms and the PD state. Computational modelling is required to explore features of DBS impact and network dynamics that are sufficient for relevant clinical markers in humans. The aim of this research is to build on the mechanistic understanding of DBS\, as well as the network impact DBS has and the importance of incorporating biophysical details such as morphology and synaptic distribution. The results of this research will be used to design optimal patterns of DBS pulses that maximize clinical outcomes.\nSupervisor Name: Milad Lankarany\nYear of Study: 3\nProgram of Study: PhD\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-david-crompton/
LOCATION:WB116
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231012T121000
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SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Laura Medlock
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: WB116\nPresentation Title: Encoding of tactile stimuli by mechanoreceptors in rodent glabrous skin\nSupervisor Name: Dr. Steve Prescott\nYear of Study: 4\nProgram of Study: PhD\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-laura-medlock/
LOCATION:WB116
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231010T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231010T130000
DTSTAMP:20231010T151308Z
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SUMMARY:High Resolution Diffusion MRI of the Human Brain – Christian Beaulieu
DESCRIPTION:Location: Enter from the Elm Street entrance and take the stairs on the left hand side to the second floor. \nSpeaker\nChristian Beaulieu\nProfessor of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging & Biomedical Engineering\, University of Alberta\nScientific Director of Peter S Allen MRI Research Centre\nCanada Research Chair \n\nAbstract\nMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has made major advances for the non-invasive study of the human body in unprecedented ways that has led to improvements in disease diagnosis and yielded fundamental insights about the human body and disease. At a glance\, MRI appears to possess only gross anatomical information at coarse resolution\, but the image contrast generated is due to the interactions of water (the molecule typically being measured in MRI) with its local tissue micro-environment at the level of the cells. This talk will focus on one type of MRI contrast and one core organ\, namely diffusion MRI of the human brain which will be shown to benefit greatly from the acquisition of high spatial resolution images. The emphasis will be on diffusion imaging of the hippocampus and cortex\, which are small\, complex\, critical regions for brain function\, and how they change with typical ‘healthy’ development and aging over the lifespan as well as what insight is provided in neurological disorders such as epilepsy\, stroke\, and multiple sclerosis. \nBio: Dr. Christian Beaulieu is a Professor of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging & Biomedical Engineering at the University of Alberta (where he has been for 24 years)\, Scientific Director of the Peter S Allen MRI Research Centre\, and a Canada Research Chair. His background includes a BSc in Physical Chemistry at the University of Manitoba\, PhD in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Alberta\, and a postdoctoral fellowship at the Lucas MRI Centre in Radiology at Stanford University. His research expertise lies in the development of new quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) methods\, mainly diffusion and sodium MRI\, and their application to better detect differences of the human brain in individuals with typical development/aging across the lifespan and with neurological (e.g. stroke\, epilepsy\, multiple sclerosis) or neurodevelopment (e.g. fetal alcohol spectrum disorders) disorders \n\nHost\nHai-Ling Margaret Cheng
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/invited-academic-seminar-series-christian-beaulieu/
LOCATION:TRI-UC – 2nd floor Auditorium\, 550 University Avenue\, 550 University Ave\, Toronto\, ON\, M5G 2A2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:BME Invited Academic Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Safwat Khan
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: WB116\nPresentation Title: Uncovering the transcriptomic profile of pancreatic endothelial cells\nAbstract: The pancreatic islet vasculature displays tissue-specific physiological and functional adaptations that support rapid glucose sensing and insulin response by β-cells. To uncover the transcriptomic basis of this specialization\, we performed a meta-analysis of multi-organ single cell RNA sequencing atlases employing a unique strategy to avoid transcriptomic contamination. We identified biologically relevant genes involved in sphingosine-1-phosphate-mediated insulin-secretion (PLPP1\, RDX\, CDC42EP1)\, islet basement membrane formation (SPARC\, COL15A1)\, endothelial cell (EC) permeability (PLVAP\, EHD4)\, membrane transporters (CD320\, SLCO2A1) and developmental transcription factors (NKX2-3\, AHR). These were validated in silico in independent datasets. We further established the first integrated transcriptomic atlas of human pancreatic ECs and described two unique capillary subpopulations: exocrine and endocrine pancreas ECs. We validated the spatial localization of key markers using RNAscope™ and immunofluorescence staining on mouse pancreatic tissue cross-sections. Our findings provide novel insights into pancreatic EC heterogeneity and islet EC function with potential implications in therapeutic strategies.\nSupervisor Name: Sara Vasconcelos\nYear of Study: 5\nProgram of Study: PhD\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-safwat-khan/
LOCATION:WB116
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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DTSTAMP:20231004T222250Z
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SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Melissa Marquez Chin
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: WB116\nPresentation Title: Transcutaneous Electrodes for Functional Electrical Stimulation\nSupervisor Name: Milos R. Popovic\nYear of Study: 5\nProgram of Study: PhD\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-melissa-marquez-chin/
LOCATION:WB116
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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