Targeting myeloid cells for cancer and other human diseases

Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, 610 University Ave, 6th floor, Bob Bell Auditorium

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

Peptide-based materials for soft tissue and organ repair

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

Graduate Student Seminar Series – Allison Tolgyesi

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Graduate Student Seminar Series Please ensure you invite your Principal Investigator by adding their email via the 'Add Guest' button and they will also be notified of your presentation. Location: WB116 Presentation Title: Generation of Synthetic µCT Images of Rat Lumbar Vertebral Fracture via Deep Convolutional Generative Adversarial Networks Supervisor Name: Cari Whyne Year of […]

Graduate Student Seminar Series – Daniel Tovbis

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Graduate Student Seminar Series Please ensure you invite your Principal Investigator by adding their email via the 'Add Guest' button and they will also be notified of your presentation. Location: WB116 Presentation Title: Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Gastric Neuromodulation Supervisor Name: Paul B. Yoo Year of Study: 5 Program of Study: PhD Powered by Calendly.com

Graduate Student Seminar Series – Marlee Vandewouw

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Graduate Student Seminar Series Please ensure you invite your Principal Investigator by adding their email via the 'Add Guest' button and they will also be notified of your presentation. Location: WB116 Presentation Title: Factors influencing dataset-specific developmental changes of brain structure and function in neurodivergent children Supervisor Name: Azadeh Kushki Year of Study: 4 Program […]

Graduate Student Seminar Series – Laura Wheeler

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Graduate Student Seminar Series Please ensure you invite your Principal Investigator by adding their email via the 'Add Guest' button and they will also be notified of your presentation. Location: WB116 Presentation Title: In-Ear EEG Device for Auditory Brain-Computer Interface Communication Abstract: Background - Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) enable communication using signals generated by the brain. […]

Graduate Student Seminar Series – Atoosa Ziyaeyan

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Graduate Student Seminar Series Please ensure you invite your Principal Investigator by adding their email via the 'Add Guest' button and they will also be notified of your presentation. Location: WB116 Presentation Title: Investigating the interplay between gut microbiome, immune cells, and osteoarthritis. Supervisor Name: Sowmya Viswanathan Year of Study: 2 Program of Study: PhD […]

Graduate Student Seminar Series – Nevena Musikic

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Graduate Student Seminar Series Please ensure you invite your Principal Investigator by adding their email via the 'Add Guest' button and they will also be notified of your presentation. Location: WB116 Presentation Title: An Artificial Voice for Laryngectomy Patients Supervisor Name: Milos R. Popovic Year of Study: 5 Program of Study: PhD Powered by Calendly.com

Biomaterials for delivering on the promise of immunotherapy – Natalie Artzi

Lassonde Mining Building, Room 128 170 College St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Speaker Natalie Artzi Associate Professor Harvard Medical School Abstract Immunomodulatory therapies have advanced to clinical trials over the past decade for the treatment of a range of diseases and disorders, from cancer to diabetes to transplant rejection. However, the efficacy of these therapies remains limited, as challenges associated with off-target drug toxicity, poorly controlled drug […]

BME Holiday Cocktail Party 2023

Great Hall, Hart House 7 Hart House Cir, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Institute of Biomedical Engineering (BME) is proud to host this year's Institute-wide holiday celebration! Get out of your labs and offices, socialize, get to know one another, and help build our community. Date and Time:  December 12, 2023, 1:00-4:00 pm Venue:  Great Hall, Hart House

Graduate Student Seminar Series – Soroush Mehraban

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Graduate Student Seminar Series Please ensure you invite your Principal Investigator by adding their email via the 'Add Guest' button and they will also be notified of your presentation. Location: WB116 Presentation Title: Enhancing Vision-based Gait Assessment through Advanced 3D Human Estimation and Unsupervised Learning Supervisor Name: Babak Taati Year of Study: 2 Program of […]