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SUMMARY:BRI Research Rounds research talk with Dr. Tom Chau
DESCRIPTION:Featured Speaker: Tuesday\, May 2nd\, 2023\, noon to 1 p.m. EST \nWe’re pleased to invite you to hear from our next guest speaker\, Dr. Tom Chau\, a senior scientist\, and a full professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Toronto. He also leads the PRISM Lab (Paediatric Rehabilitation Intelligent Systems Multidisciplinary) \nDr. Chau will present his research talk titled\, Brain-computer interfaces as access technologies for children and youth with disabilities: It’s the thought that counts. \nResearch Talk Summary: \nDr. Chau’s talk will focus on some recent advances in non-invasive brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) developed at Holland Bloorview as an alternative access pathway to communication and environmental control. BCIs directly harness brain activity associated with functional intent and thereby bypass the motor system in connecting people to the world around them. At Holland Bloorview\, we have been investigating near-infrared spectroscopic BCIs\, neuroelectric BCIs\, ultrasonic BCIs and some combinations thereof. Each modality will be briefly introduced\, and a sampling of novel BCI control paradigms will be exemplified. We are only beginning to understand the enabling and therapeutic potential of BCIs in the development of children. The presentation will close with a description of how these technologies are being translated into clinical practice at Holland Bloorview. \nTo register for the event\, visit: hollandbloorview.ca/BRIResearchRounds. \nInterested in learning more about our future speakers? Please email BRIresearchrounds@hollandbloorview.ca to be added to our mailing list.
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/bri-research-rounds-research-talk-with-dr-tom-chau/
CATEGORIES:External Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:BME Faculty Search Seminar - Kibaek Choe
DESCRIPTION:In Vivo Live Cell Imaging by Three-Photon (3P) Microscopy\nDr. Kibaek Choe\,\nPostdoctoral Associate\, Cornell University\nIn vivo confocal and two-photon (2P) microscopies have been a major driving force in deepening our understanding of cell dynamics by enabling the visualization of migration\, distribution\, morphology\, and cell-cell interactions in three dimensions and at subcellular resolution. In this talk\, I will first discuss the key features of confocal and 2P microscopes for in vivo imaging and introduce bio-applications in various mouse organs such as the small intestine\, bone marrow\, and lymph nodes. \nSecondly\, I will talk about 3P microscopy\, which overcomes the depth limitation of confocal and 2P imaging. We applied 3P microscopy to visualize dynamic immune cell behavior in mouse lymph nodes for the first time. We determined safe laser parameters by monitoring immune cell motility in various imaging conditions to prevent photo-damage. Using the safe laser conditions\, we were able to visualize blood vessels through the entire depth of mouse popliteal lymph node in vivo. Additionally\, we could measure the motility of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells through the entire depth of T cell zone in vivo\, allowing us to discover the depth dependence of CD4+ T cell motility in the T cell zone during lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation. \nThus\, in vivo 3P microscopy has the potential to uncover previously unknown cellular dynamics in deeper regions of many other organs beyond the depth limit of conventional confocal and 2P microscopies. \nTalk will be in-person and virtual\, see information below.
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/bme-faculty-search-seminar-kibaek-choe/
LOCATION:MS3153
CATEGORIES:BME Faculty Search
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SUMMARY:Toronto Biomedical Engineering Conference
DESCRIPTION:Keynote Speakers:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEhsan Adeli\n\nAssistant Professor\nStanford University \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShuichi Takayama\nProfessor\nGeorgia Institute of Technology \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYasser Iturria Medina\n\nAssistant Professor\nMcGill University \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTime\nScheduled Activity\nLocation\n\n\n\n\n8:30 – 9:00 am\nBreakfast\nQuad\n\n\n9:00 – 9:15 am\nConference Welcome from BME Director and\nToBE Co-Chairs\nGreat Hall\n\n\n9:15 – 10:15 am\nFirst Keynote Speaker\nGreat Hall\n\n\n10.15-11.15 am\nOral Presentations\nMolecular\nCell & Tissue\nClinical\nEast Common Room\nDebates Room\nMusic Room\n\n\n11.15-11.30 am\nBreak\n\n\n\n11.30 am-12.30 pm\nWorkshop 1: Panel Discussion: Steering\nArtificial Intelligence in Biomedical\nEngineering: Where to draw the line?\nGreat Hall\n\n\n12.30-1.30 pm\nLunch / Posters / Booths\nPosters judged 1.00-1.30\nQuad for Lunch\nEast Common Room &\nMusic Room for Posters\nLower Galley for Booths\n\n\n1.30-2.30 pm\nSecond Keynote\nGreat Hall\n\n\n2.30-3.30 pm\nWorkshop 2: Panel Discussion: Paving your\nCareer Path: Discovering your Calling after\nGraduation\nGreat Hall\n\n\n3.30-3.45\nBreak\n\n\n\n3.45-4.45 pm\nThird Keynote Speaker\nGreat Hall\n\n\n4.45-5.00 pm\nClosing Remarks\nGreat Hall\n\n\n7.00-9.00 pm\nCelebratory Dinner + Awards Ceremony
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/toronto-biomedical-engineering-conference/
LOCATION:Harthouse\, 7 Hart House Circle\, 7 Hart House Circle\, Toronto
CATEGORIES:Events & Workshops
ORGANIZER;CN="Toronto Biomedical Engineering Conference (ToBE)":MAILTO:tobeconferenceteam@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Post-Conference Celebration Dinner and Award Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:BME would like to invite you to the dinner reception at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). It has been a crazy last two years and it is a great time for us to get together\, celebrate our achievements\, and meet each other. Students\, faculty\, post-doc\, and administrators will be attending the event. \nThis dinner is free of charge to BME students\, staff\, core faculty members\, and primary cross-appointment faculty members. This will also be extended to non-BME students in core faculty member labs\, research associates in core faculty member labs\, and post-doctoral fellows in core faculty member labs. \nRegister here
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/post-conference-celebration-dinner-and-award-ceremony/
LOCATION:Royal Ontario Museum\, 100 Queens Park\, Toronto\, ON\, M5S 2C6\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230518T090000
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SUMMARY:BME Faculty Search Seminar - Ilke Uguz
DESCRIPTION:Development of High-Density Active Neural Interfaces using Conjugated Polymers\nDr. Ilke Uguz\nPostdoctoral Research Associate\, Columbia University\nPrecise\, stable\, and biocompatible neural interfaces are crucial for effective brain-machine interfaces and therapeutic interventions. Conjugated polymers offer exceptional potential for such applications\, owing to their softness\, biocompatibility\, and mixed ionic and electronic charge transport properties. By integrating CPs at the front-end\, we can achieve active pixels comparable in size to individual neurons while maintaining mechanical properties similar to surrounding tissue. During the talk\, I will delve into microfabrication and design strategies used to develop implantable CP-based neural interfaces with electrical and optical functionalities. Specifically\, I will address the technological challenges associated with scalability and present examples that demonstrate the successful generation of complex circuitries on flexible substrates\, as well as their monolithic integration onto drive electronics. Additionally\, I will demonstrate large-scale electrophysiology and optogenetic manipulation of neuronal circuits with high spatiotemporal resolution\, highlighting the potential of CPs as a foundation for high-density active front-end arrays. \nTalk will be virtual only\, see information below.
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/bme-faculty-search-seminar-ilke-uguz/
CATEGORIES:BME Faculty Search
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SUMMARY:Operability of the heart lung machine
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URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/operability-of-the-heart-lung-machine/
CATEGORIES:External Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230519T130000
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SUMMARY:BME Faculty Search Seminar - Nova Pishesha
DESCRIPTION:Exploiting Antigen Presentation Pathways for Precision Immune Engineering \nDr. Nova Pishesha\,\nJunior Fellow\, Society of Fellows at Harvard University\nCurrent treatments for autoimmunity rely on general immunosuppression\, which exposes patients to opportunistic infections. Hence\, immunoregulatory modalities\, which educate the immune system to induce antigen-specific tolerance are desirable. My doctoral research revolved around engineered red blood cells (RBCs) to treat preclinical models of autoimmune diseases by hijacking the tolerogenic RBC clearance pathways. As a postdoctoral fellow\, I worked on an alpaca-derived single domain antibody fragment (nanobody)-based platform. I have engineered these nanobodies to efficiently target antigen presenting cells and transmit either tolerogenic or vaccinal signal to antigen-specific immune cells. I showed that a single dose of a VHH that recognizes major histocompatibility complex class II/MHCII (VHHMHCII)\, conjugated to a myelin peptide and an anti-inflammatory corticosteroid\, i.e. dexamethasone (VHHMHCII-MOG-DEX)\, affords lasting protection in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis (MS). A single dose of VHHMHCII-MOG-DEX also reverses paralyses in mice without compromising the capacity of the immune system to fight pathogens. I further developed this technology for treating type 1 diabetes and as a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. My independent group will aspire to produce novel treatments for autoimmune and infectious diseases. \nTalk will be in-person and virtual\, see information below.
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/bme-faculty-search-seminar-nova-pishesha/
LOCATION:MS3153
CATEGORIES:BME Faculty Search
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230530T110000
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SUMMARY:Start-up Lessons: Concept to Commercialization of a Wearable Medical Monitoring Solution for Acute Care Patients
DESCRIPTION:  \nPlease join us for an ECHO webinar featuring Dr. Devin McCombie\, who will provide an overview of his vast experience commercializing wearable medical monitoring solutions at Sotera and Dexcom. \nDexcom Inc. develops\, manufactures\, produces\, and distributes continuous glucose monitoring systems for diabetes management. Sotera Inc. is a digital health start-up company that commercialized and sold a first-of-its-kind wearable vital sign monitoring solution to detect deterioration of acute care patients on the hospital general ward. \n  \nGuest Speaker \nDr. Devin McCombie\, PhD \nPast CEO\, Sotera Digital Health \nPresident\, Theorem Medtech LLC \nPrincipal Tech Lead\, Dexcom Inc. \n  \nRegister in advance for this webinar. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. \nECHO is an entrepreneurship training program\, funded and organized in a partnership between (i) the Translational Biology and Engineering Program (TBEP)\, the University of Toronto component of the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research\, and (ii) the Health Innovation Hub (H2i). For more information\, visit: https://tedrogersresearch.ca/echo/
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/start-up-lessons-concept-to-commercialization-of-a-wearable-medical-monitoring-solution-for-acute-care-patients/
CATEGORIES:Events & Workshops
ORGANIZER;CN="Translational Biology and Engineering Program (TBEP)":MAILTO:reception.tbep@utoronto.ca
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