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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
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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
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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
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231026T124000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231026T125500
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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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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231026T121000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231020T110000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231019T124000
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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
DTSTAMP:20231019T163725Z
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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
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DTSTAMP:20231018T163821Z
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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
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231012T122500
DTSTAMP:20231012T160728Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231005T124000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231005T125500
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231005T121000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231005T122500
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230929T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230929T140000
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UID:10000282-1695988800-1695996000@bme.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:CARTE 2023 Student Networking Event
DESCRIPTION:Attention University of Toronto students: Join us for an in-person networking event to learn from your peers about opportunities to get involved in Analytics/Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning research projects. \nConfirmed speakers include: \n\nNadia Muhe\, Statistical Support Specialist at UofT’s Map and Data Library\nSoumita Ghosh\, Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellow at UofT\nPreet Mistry\, Data Sciences Institute (DSI) Summer Undergraduate Data Science (SUDS) Scholar\nGemma Postill and Abhishek Moturu\, Student Education Co-Leads at UofT Temerty Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research and Education in Medicine (T-CAIREM)\nWilliam Gao\, Transform Heart Failure Trainee Awardee\nBilal Taha\, Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society Graduate Fellow\nSreeja Guhan\, MITACS Accelerate Intern in Analytics/Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning\nNimit Bhanshali and Richard Shuai\, UofT Machine Intelligence Student Team (UTMIST) Co-Presidents\nMai Ali\, Indigenous and Black Engineering and Technology (IBET) Momentum Fellow\n\nThis is an in-person event at the University of Toronto St. George campus. Capacity is limited and free registration is required. To register\, please fill out this form. Location will be shared with confirmed registrants.
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/carte-2023-student-networking-event/
LOCATION:Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation & Entrepreneurship\, 55 St George St.\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5S 0C9\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230928T124000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230928T125500
DTSTAMP:20230927T222255Z
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UID:10000273-1695904800-1695905700@bme.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Vrushali Guruji
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: Echocardiogram-Based Detection of Congenital Valvular Malformations\nAbstract:\nBicuspid aortic valve disease (BAVD) is a congenital abnormality that impacts over 2% of the global population. The condition involves the fusion of two of the three leaflets of the aortic valve\, leading to aberrant blood flow into the aorta. Disturbed hemodynamics is associated with increased risk of aortopathies\, such as ascending aortic dilatation (AAD)\, which can lead to fatal aortic dissection or rupture.\nWe hypothesize that the elevated risk of developing AAD in BAVD is a result of disruptions local cell function and signaling caused by changes in hemodynamics. To test this hypothesis\, we will leverage a novel mouse model with a mutation in natriuretic peptide 2 receptor (Npr2): ~10% of Npr2+/- mice develop BAVD\, whereas the remaining 90% have normal tricuspid aortic valves (TAV)\, enabling the effects of BAVD-associated hemodynamics to be decoupled from the underlying genetic mutation.\nWe first established echocardiography-based criteria to identify normal tricuspid vs. congenitally abnormal (bicuspid) aortic valves in neonatal Npr2+/- mice. Approximately 10-15% of neonatal mice exhibited echocardiographic features associated with valve malformations and disrupted flow\, including: i) regurgitation and recirculation by color Doppler; ii) peak systolic velocities >1300 mm/sec by pulse Doppler; and iii) putative fusion of leaflets along commissures by electrocardiogram-gated kilohertz visualization. Valves with these echographic features were confirmed by gross anatomy visualization to have stenotic and thickened leaflets\, with partial to full bicuspid fusions. Movat’s pentachrome staining confirmed a range of fusions in BAVs\, mimicking the gradient of malformations observed in human BAVD.\nThis study establishes a robust method to classify and characterize valve morphologies in neonatal mice as an essential first step to studying the role of BAV-associated hemodynamics in AAD. On-going work will determine focal transcriptional and proteomic perturbations in the ascending aorta specifically associated with BAV-associated hemodynamics.\nSupervisor Name: Craig Simmons\nYear of Study: 2\nProgram of Study: PhD\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-vrushali-guruji/
LOCATION:WB116
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230928T122500
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230928T124000
DTSTAMP:20230829T212235Z
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SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Kate MacQuarrie
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: Endothelization and perfusion of a tubular D-PHI/PCNU vascular construct using patient-derived HAMVECs supported by VSMCs and monocytes\nAbstract:\nCoronary and peripheral artery disease are two forms of cardiovascular disease that cause occlusion in small-diameter arteries. The treatment of these conditions has been a challenge\, as endovascular procedures do not provide long-term revascularization\, and synthetic grafts that remain patent at larger diameters quickly stenose at diameters under 6 mm. While autologous grafts using the internal mammary artery or the saphenous vein are the current gold standard\, these vessels have limited availability\, and their quality may be compromised in patients with ischemic conditions. When synthetic grafts are used at small diameters\, the primary modes of failure are thrombosis and intimal hyperplasia\, often due to the lack of a luminal endothelium\, and a mismatch in mechanical properties between the graft and the native vasculature.\nThe objective of my work is to generate a tissue-engineered vascular graft composed of a novel electrospun polyurethane/polycarbonate scaffold\, co-cultured with endothelial cells and stromal cells isolated from patients’ adipose tissue. Briefly\, the four objectives of my project include: (1) evaluating the utility of indirectly co-culturing stromal and endothelial cells across the electrospun membrane\, (2) determining which types of support cells are optimal for the production of a biomimetic vascular graft (differentiated or undifferentiated stromal cells)\, (3) endothelializing the support cell-seeded graft in a perfusion bioreactor\, then treating the construct with physiological levels of shear stress\, and (4) implanting the endothelialized graft in a small animal model for preliminary in vivo studies.\nSupervisor Name: Paul Santerre\nYear of Study: 2\nProgram of Study: MASc\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-kate-macquarrie-2/
LOCATION:WB116
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230928T122500
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230928T124000
DTSTAMP:20230927T222255Z
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UID:10000250-1695903900-1695904800@bme.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Kate MacQuarrie
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: Endothelization and perfusion of a tubular D-PHI/PCNU vascular construct using patient-derived HAMVECs supported by VSMCs and monocytes\nAbstract:\nCoronary and peripheral artery disease are two forms of cardiovascular disease that cause occlusion in small-diameter arteries. The treatment of these conditions has been a challenge\, as endovascular procedures do not provide long-term revascularization\, and synthetic grafts that remain patent at larger diameters quickly stenose at diameters under 6 mm. While autologous grafts using the internal mammary artery or the saphenous vein are the current gold standard\, these vessels have limited availability\, and their quality may be compromised in patients with ischemic conditions. When synthetic grafts are used at small diameters\, the primary modes of failure are thrombosis and intimal hyperplasia\, often due to the lack of a luminal endothelium\, and a mismatch in mechanical properties between the graft and the native vasculature.\nThe objective of my work is to generate a tissue-engineered vascular graft composed of a novel electrospun polyurethane/polycarbonate scaffold\, co-cultured with endothelial cells and stromal cells isolated from patients’ adipose tissue. Briefly\, the four objectives of my project include: (1) evaluating the utility of indirectly co-culturing stromal and endothelial cells across the electrospun membrane\, (2) determining which types of support cells are optimal for the production of a biomimetic vascular graft (differentiated or undifferentiated stromal cells)\, (3) endothelializing the support cell-seeded graft in a perfusion bioreactor\, then treating the construct with physiological levels of shear stress\, and (4) implanting the endothelialized graft in a small animal model for preliminary in vivo studies.\nSupervisor Name: Paul Santerre\nYear of Study: 2\nProgram of Study: MASc\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-kate-macquarrie/
LOCATION:WB116
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230921T121000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230921T122500
DTSTAMP:20230920T215240Z
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SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Nicolas Ivanov
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 user-centric brain-computer interface development: Markov chain-based user assessment for mental imagery EEG-BCIs\nSupervisor Name: Tom Chau\nYear of Study: 4\nProgram of Study: PhD\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-nicolas-ivanov/
LOCATION:WB116
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230919T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230919T200000
DTSTAMP:20230911T143546Z
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UID:10000280-1695148200-1695153600@bme.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Global Data and AI Future Catalyst Program Information Session
DESCRIPTION:Sanofi is recruiting for our Global Data and AI Future Catalyst Program based out of our Global AI Centre of Excellence in Toronto. This is a unique experience designed to grow future leaders into subject matter experts or leaders in the data and AI space\, learning from industry experts and former academic leaders. \nJoin us in chasing the miracles of science through our Data and AI Future Catalyst program. \nIn this 2-year program\, you will join the Global Data and AI Future Catalyst Program as an Analyst in one of the following areas: \n\nData Science\nData and Business\nData and ML (Machine Learning) Engineering\nSoftware Engineering\nData and AI Strategy\n\nWe will be hosting an information session at the University of Toronto (In-Person) and two virtual information sessions. A Zoom link will be sent to the individuals who registered prior to the virtual events. \n  \nEVENT: Global Data & AI Catalyst Rotational Info Session at the University of Toronto (In-Person)  \nWHEN: Wednesday\, September 19\, 2023 \nTIME:  6:30 – 8:00 PM \nLOCATION: Wallberg Memorial Building (WB 116)\,184 College St\, Toronto\, ON M5S 3E4 \n  \nThe two virtual sessions are open to all universities\, please select 1 Zoom session to attend if you are unable to attend onsite. Sign-up for the information session by clicking on the link after each session details. \n  \nEVENT: Global Data & AI Catalyst Rotational Info Session 1  \nWHEN: Wednesday\, September 13\, 2023 \nTIME: 5:30-7:00 PM \nRegistration Link: https://sanofi.zoom.com/meeting/register/tJIsf-Ctrj8uGtWh6vory5XLJ9d-M2HOQtLu \n  \nEVENT: Global Data & AI Catalyst Rotational Info Session 2  \nWHEN: Thursday\, September 21\, 2023 \nTIME: 5:30-7:00 PM \nRegistration Link: https://sanofi.zoom.com/meeting/register/tJ0pc-6hpz0iEtChZ46rX06sPVWGxVN14TGf \n  \nApplications for the Global Data and AI Future Catalyst Program will start on Tuesday\, September 12th\, 2023.  
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/global-data-and-ai-future-catalyst-program-information-session/
LOCATION:Wallberg Memorial Building (WB 116)\,184 College St\, Toronto\, ON M5S 3E4
CATEGORIES:Events & Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230914T121000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230914T122500
DTSTAMP:20230913T215235Z
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SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Jonathan Wu
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: Investigation of wearable spectroscopy systems for the characterization of depth-resolved tissue oxygenation\nAbstract: Recent advances in optical sensor technology will enable the evaluation and monitoring of ischemic diseases at home. Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is a standard tool in the evaluation of tissue ischemia and a cost-effective method for estimating hemoglobin oxygenation and tissue perfusion without an invasive procedure. However\, most continuous-wave NIRS systems are wired\, bed-side systems and assume an averaged tissue oxygenation for the tissue depths it probes. The ability to resolve tissue oxygenation at specific tissue layers may allow for greater accuracy and the detection of dynamic vascular activity. The objective of this proposed study is to evaluate the effectiveness of wearable technology in measuring depth-resolved tissue oxygenation. I will achieve this through: (1) fabrication of a wearable multi-detector\, continuous-wave spectroscopy device (2) developing a numerical algorithm for the discretization of hemodynamic properties at stratified tissue depths via optical simulations\, and (3) evaluation of wearables and methods compared to photoacoustic imaging in healthy individuals during vasomodulatory stimuli. By completing this study\, I will develop a method and technology for monitoring tissue ischemia in ambulatory patients. This study will provide valuable insight into the feasibility of using wearable technology to non-invasively monitor tissue oxygenation at different depths\, which could have important applications in the monitoring of wound healing and tissue perfusion in medical conditions such as diabetes and peripheral artery disease.\nSupervisor Name: Daniel Franklin\nYear of Study: 3\nProgram of Study: PhD\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-jonathan-wu/
LOCATION:WB116
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230913T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230913T173000
DTSTAMP:20230711T185056Z
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UID:10000229-1694590200-1694626200@bme.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:CRANIA Conference 2023
DESCRIPTION:We are thrilled to invite you to the 2nd annual CRANIA Conference hosted by the Center for Advancing Neurotechnological Innovation to Application—Canada’s top academic\, research\, and clinical hub for neuromodulation. The conference is a forum for students and professionals to exchange ideas and expand their network through engaging workshops and captivating panel discussions about the future of neuromodulation. Tickets are limited.
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/crania-conference-2023/
CATEGORIES:Events & Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230912T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230912T130000
DTSTAMP:20230911T170643Z
CREATED:20230815T143943Z
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UID:10000238-1694520000-1694523600@bme.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Neuromodulation and Neuroplasticity - Dr. Milos Popovic
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nMilos Popovic\, Dipl. El. Eng.\, Ph.D.\, FCAE\, FAIMBE\, P.Eng.\n\nAbstract\nIn this lecture\, I will share the journey my trainees\, colleagues\, and I embarked on over the past twenty-five years\, crafting numerous clinically relevant therapies. First\, I’ll delve into FES therapy’s role in restoring motor functions. Next\, I’ll explore the augmentation of FES therapies through brain-machine interfaces. We’ll then uncover the potential of electrical fields to enhance stem cell production and guide their movement. Finally\, I’ll discuss the application of facial stimulation for depression treatment. With the exception of stem cell therapy\, all interventions have undergone patient testing and demonstration\, with several already established as commercially viable products. \n\nBio\nMilos R. Popovic is the Director of The KITE Research Institute at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute – University Health Network and the Director of the Institute of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Toronto.  Dr. Popovic is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering.  He is the co-founder and director of MyndTec and the Canadian Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Association.  Dr. Popovic is the co-founder and previous director of the Centre for Advancing Neurotechnological Innovation to Application (CRANIA) at the University Health Network and the University of Toronto and the CRANIA Neuromodulation Institute at the University of Toronto.  He is also the founder of FabrIc-Based REsearch (FIBRE) Platform and the Rehabilitation Engineering Laboratory\, both located at the KITE Research Institute\, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute – University Health Network.  Dr. Popovic held the Toronto Rehab Chair in Spinal Cord Injury Research appointment from 2007 until 2017. \nDr. Popovic received his Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Toronto\, Canada\, in 1996\, and the Dipl. Electrical Engineer degree from the University of Belgrade\, Serbia\, in 1990.  His fields of expertise are functional electrical stimulation\, neuroprostheses\, neuro-rehabilitation\, neuromodulation\, brain-machine interfaces\, physiological control systems\, assistive technology\, modelling and control of linear and non-linear dynamic systems\, robotics\, and signal processing. \nIn 1997\, together with Dr. Keller\, he received the Swiss National Science Foundation Technology Transfer Award – 1st place.  In 2008\, Dr. Popovic was awarded the Engineering Medal for Research and Development from the Professional Engineers of Ontario and the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers.  In 2012\, company MyndTec Inc.\, which Dr. Popovic co-founded in 2008\, won the 1st Prize and the Best Intellectual Property Award at the annual TiEQuest Business Venture Competition.  In 2013\, he received the Morris (Mickey) Milner Award for outstanding contributions in the area of Assistive Technologies from the Health Technology Exchange.  Also\, in 2013\, together with Drs. Prodic\, Lehn\, Huerta-Olivares\, and Tarulli\, Dr. Popovic received the University of Toronto Inventor of the Year Award.  In 2015\, Dr. Popovic received the 2014 University Health Network’s Inventor of the Year Award.  In 2017\, he won the Accessibility Innovation Showcase and Tech Pitch Competition Award at the Ontario Centers of Excellence Discovery 2017 Conference.  In 2018\, Dr. Popovic received a Jonas Salk Lifetime Achievement Award for his lifetime contributions from the March of Dimes Canada.  In 2019\, he was awarded the Engineering Medal for Entrepreneurship from the Professional Engineers of Ontario and the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers.  The same year he was named the Honorary Professor at the Nanjing Medical University\, Nanjing\, China.  In 2020 he received the Dave Lostchuck Memorial Award for Outstanding Research from the Canadian Spinal Research Organization\, Toronto\, Canada. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/neuromodulation-and-neuroplasticity-dr-milos-popovic/
LOCATION:Medical Science Building\, Room 2170\, 1 King's College Circle\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5S 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:BME Invited Academic Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230823T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230823T110000
DTSTAMP:20230815T145746Z
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SUMMARY:Immune Engineering: Detection and Treatment of Undesired Immune Responses - Dr. Johnna Temenoff
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nDr. Lonnie Shea\, PhD University of Michigan \nAbstract\nVaccines are the initial immunotherapy by providing a means to activate an immune response to specific antigens to protect against disease. This success has motivated the development of alternative immunotherapies for treating undesired immune responses\, such as those found in autoimmune disease\, allergy\, organ transplantation\, and cancer\, with the objective to attenuate responses. For autoimmune and allergic disease\, we have developed nanoparticles loaded with antigen or allergen\, which suppresses the antigen specific response without impacting the remainder of the immune system. The nanoparticles maintain the antigen until internalization by immune cells\, with subsequent presentation of the antigen coincident with down-regulation of the co-stimulatory factors and up-regulation of negative co-stimulators. Similar nanoparticles have been applied to attenuate inflammation\, such as that associated with cancer progression. A critical need for treating undesired immune responses is the identification of disease prior to significant tissue damage\, with disease such as Type 1 Diabetes\, multiple sclerosis\, or metastatic cancer often detected through patients self- reporting symptoms. We have developed scaffold implants that support the formation of tissues that function as an immunological niche to represent the immune function in endogenous tissues. The early detection and treatment of undesired immune responses provides an opportunity to ameliorate disease while preserving tissue function. \nBiography\nLonnie Shea is the Steven A. Goldstein Collegiate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan (U-M)\, which is joint between the College of Engineering and the School of Medicine. He received his PhD in chemical engineering and scientific computing from U-M in 1997\, working with Professor Jennifer Linderman. He then served as a postdoctoral fellow with then Chemical Engineering Professor David Mooney in the Department of Biologic and Materials Science at the U-M Dental School. \nShea was recruited to Northwestern University’s Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and was on the faculty from 1999 to 2014. In 2014\, Shea returned to the University of Michigan as chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering\, with his recruitment coinciding with the endowment of the chair position by William and Valerie Hall. His term as chair completed on June 30\, 2021. He is the Steven A. Goldstein Collegiate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and is an internationally recognized researcher at the interface of regenerative medicine\, drug and gene delivery\, and immune-engineering\, whose focus is on preventing tissue degeneration or promoting tissue regeneration. His projects include islet transplantation for diabetes therapies\, nerve regeneration for treating paralysis\, and diagnostics for immune dysfunction in cancer and autoimmunity. He is currently PI or co-PI on multiple NIH grants. \nShea has published more than 270 manuscripts. He served as director of Northwestern’s NIH Biotechnology Training Grant. He has received the Clemson Award from the Society for Biomaterials\, and also the recipient of their 2021 Technology Innovation and Development Award for his development of nanoparticles for tolerance in autoimmune disease. Shea is a fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) and the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)\, a member of the editorial boards for multiple journals such as Molecular Therapy\, Biotechnology and Bioengineering\, and the Journal of Immunology and Regenerative Medicine.
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/immune-engineering-detection-and-treatment-of-undesired-immune-responses-dr-johnna-temenoff/
LOCATION:Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research\, Red Room\, 160 College Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5S 3E1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:External Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230821T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230821T133000
DTSTAMP:20230818T132252Z
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UID:10000241-1692622800-1692624600@bme.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Mon Aug 21st – Carter Teal’s Public Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Dear BME community:  \nFor anyone interested\, Carter Teal will be having their public seminar on August 21st @ 1:00PM in the Red Room at the Donnley center. Anyone interested in attending please see details below.  \nPublic Seminar: “Affinity-Based Approaches for Controlling Release of Therapeutic Proteins from Biopolymer Hydrogels”\nName: Carter Teal\nExam Date: August 21\, 2023\nTime: 1:00PM\nLocation: Red Seminar Room in the Donnley (160 College Street).\nAbstract: Carter Teal – PhD Thesis Abstract_\nPulic Seminar Link: Join Zoom Meeting\nhttps://utoronto.zoom.us/j/86965840489 \nMeeting ID: 869 6584 0489\nPasscode: 593511
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/mon-aug-21st-carter-teals-public-seminar/
LOCATION:Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research\, Red Room\, 160 College Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5S 3E1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230821T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230821T113000
DTSTAMP:20230815T145518Z
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UID:10000239-1692613800-1692617400@bme.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Delivery of Biologics for Rotator Cuff Muscle Healing - Dr. Johnna Temenoff
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nDr. Johnna Temenoff\, PhD Georgia Tech/Emory University \nAbstract\nAfter rotator cuff tendon tear\, marked degeneration of the attached muscle is apparent clinically\, with both fibrous and fatty infiltration of the tissue. Our laboratory is working on delivery strategies for biologics\, including proteins and cells\, that might slow or reverse this degeneration. In particular\, our laboratory has focused on “jump-starting” host regenerative processes through use of glycosaminoglycan (GAG)-based biomaterials for release of cytokines to promote the recruitment of pro-healing cell populations\, such as pro- resolving macrophages\, and mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs)\, into the muscle. In other work\, we have explored priming strategies for MSCs to alter their immunomodulatory properties as a means to reduce inflammation\, such as that which occurs in muscle after rotator cuff tendon tear. \nBiography\nDr. Johnna S. Temenoff is the Carol Ann and David D. Flanagan Professor the Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech/Emory University. She is also currently the Deputy Director of a NSF Engineering Research Center in Cell Manufacturing Technologies (CMaT). Scientifically\, Dr. Temenoff is interested in tailoring the molecular interactions between glycosaminoglycans and proteins/cells for use in regenerative medicine applications. Her laboratory focuses primarily on promoting repair after injuries to the tissues of the shoulder\, including cartilage\, tendon\, and muscle. \nDr. Temenoff has been honored with several prestigious awards\, such as the NSF CAREER Award\, Arthritis Foundation Investigator Award and Society for Biomaterials (SFB) Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature\, and was named to the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineers (AIMBE)\, as a Fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) and as a Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering\, International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering (IUSBSE). She has co-authored a highly successful introductory textbook – Biomaterials: The Intersection of Biology and Materials Science\, by J.S. Temenoff and A.G. Mikos (now in a 2nd edition)\, for which Dr. Temenoff and Dr. Mikos were awarded the American Society for Engineering Education’s Meriam/Wiley Distinguished Author Award for best new engineering textbook.
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/delivery-of-biologics-for-rotator-cuff-muscle-healing-dr-johnna-temenoff/
LOCATION:Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research\, Red Room\, 160 College Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5S 3E1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:External Speaker Series
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