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SUMMARY:Graduate Seminar Series: Clinical Stream - Kaylie Lau
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Seminar Series: Clinical Stream\nGraduate Seminar Series for the Institute of Biomedical Engineering (BME). This day is for clinical stream presenters.\nIf you would like to invite your Principal Investigator\, please add their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nPresentation Title: A Novel Method for the Prediction of Slip-Resistance Quality of Winter Footwear\nAbstract: N/A\nSupervisor Name: Dr. Atena Roshan Fekr and Dr. Geoff Fernie\nYear of Study: 2\nProgram of Study: MASc\nZoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89610372821?pwd=azd4SCtYVWtreVovaGNPV1c2NGY2Zz09\nMeeting ID: 896 1037 2821\nPassword: 483329\nPowered by Calendly.com
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SUMMARY:Graduate Seminar Series: Clinical Stream - Guijin Li
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Seminar Series: Clinical Stream\nGraduate Seminar Series for the Institute of Biomedical Engineering (BME). This day is for clinical stream presenters.\nIf you would like to invite your Principal Investigator\, please add their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nPresentation Title: Can baseline sEMG predict strength recovery of upper extremity muscles undergoing FES therapy after cervical SCI?\nAbstract: TBD\nSupervisor Name: Prof. José Zariffa\nYear of Study: 4\nProgram of Study: PhD\nZoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89610372821?pwd=azd4SCtYVWtreVovaGNPV1c2NGY2Zz09\nMeeting ID: 896 1037 2821\nPassword: 483329\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-seminar-series-clinical-stream-guijin-li/
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SUMMARY:Graduate Seminar Series: Cell and Tissue Stream - Chantal Trepanier
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Seminar Series: Cell and Tissue Stream\nGraduate Seminar Series for the Institute of Biomedical Engineering (BME). This day is for cell and tissue stream presenters.\nIf you would like to invite your Principal Investigator\, please add their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nPresentation Title: Development of a Biodegradable Polymeric Nanoparticle Vascular Delivery System for Therapeutic Peptides\nAbstract: Balloon angioplasty\, often in conjunction with stenting\, is the current standard of care to restore immediate blood flow in arteries affected by atherosclerosis. However\, long-term prevention of arterial re-occlusion\, known as restenosis\, is lacking. Persistent inflammation\, heightened immunogenicity\, neointimal hyperplasia\, and poor reendothelialization remain significant barriers to effective treatment. The proposed research investigates noninflammatory biodegradable nanoparticles as an excipient for therapeutic peptides that can be coupled with traditional endovascular balloon angioplasty techniques to address these longterm treatment concerns. Therapeutic peptide coated nanoparticles incorporated onto an endovascular balloon are hypothesized to establish a sustained controlled release of peptide capable of inhibiting smooth muscle cell migration without compromising vessel reendothelialization upon release from the balloon surface.\nSupervisor Name: Dr. Paul Santerre\nYear of Study: 2\nProgram of Study: MASc\nZoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89610372821?pwd=azd4SCtYVWtreVovaGNPV1c2NGY2Zz09\nMeeting ID: 896 1037 2821\nPassword: 483329\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-seminar-series-cell-and-tissue-stream-chantal-trepanier/
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SUMMARY:Graduate Seminar Series: Cell and Tissue Stream - Keyu Zhuang
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Seminar Series: Cell and Tissue Stream\nGraduate Seminar Series for the Institute of Biomedical Engineering (BME). This day is for cell and tissue stream presenters.\nIf you would like to invite your Principal Investigator\, please add their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nPresentation Title: Novel Magnetic Resonance Imaging Approach for In-vivo Long-term Stem Cell Tracking\nAbstract:\nMany tissues and organs in the human body\, such as the heart and the brain\, cannot regenerate after injury or disease. Stem cells are a source for regeneration\, as they are self-renewing and can become diverse specialized cell types. Currently\, when stem cells are injected into the body\, there is no information on whether or not they survive\, grow\, and contribute to improved tissue function until histology is performed. While this approach can be adopted in animal studies\, it nonetheless precludes probing cell viability\, retention\, distribution\, and interaction with host tissue in a temporal manner. A technology that enables non-invasive cell tracking in deep tissue would address these hurdles and pave the way for stem cell treatment optimization and translation.\nThe main objective of this project is to develop and apply a novel magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) cell tracking platform for non-invasive\, high resolution visualization\, monitoring\, and evaluation of therapeutic stem cells inside a living subject. In the current research\, we develop and apply our cell tracking platform to human embryonic stem cells (hESC)-derived cardiomyocytes for cardiac regeneration. The stem cells will be “labeled” by inserting a reporter gene into the genome. When the edited cells are exposed to MR-active metal ions\, the cells will light up on MRI.\nSupervisor Name: Hai-Ling Margaret Cheng\nYear of Study: 4\nProgram of Study: PhD\nZoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89610372821?pwd=azd4SCtYVWtreVovaGNPV1c2NGY2Zz09\nMeeting ID: 896 1037 2821\nPassword: 483329\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-seminar-series-cell-and-tissue-stream-keyu-zhuang/
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SUMMARY:Graduate Seminar Series: Molecular Stream - Anish Jadav
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Seminar Series: Molecular Stream\nGraduate Seminar Series for the Institute of Biomedical Engineering (BME). This day is for molecular stream presenters.\nIf you would like to invite your Principal Investigator\, please add their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nPresentation Title: IFNa as a potential anti-tumour therapeutic\nAbstract: There is significant clinical precedence for the use of IFNa as an anti-tumour therapeutic. However\, these uses are hampered by toxicities associated with high-dose/high-frequency regimens\, and by the immune-evasive properties of the tumour environment. Herein\, we demonstrate how IFNa expressed by tumour cells can prevent tumour formation in vivo\, with no observable toxicities. However\, this rejection does not result in protective effects against a subsequent rechallenge of the tumour cell line. These results demonstrate the utility of IFNa as an anti-tumour therapeutic\, though indicate that the mechanism by which the tumour cells are being rejected does not result in protective immunity against cancer\, thereby limiting the use of IFNa as a monotherapy against cancer.\nSupervisor Name: Dr. Kevin Truong\nYear of Study: 4\nProgram of Study: PhD\nZoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89610372821?pwd=azd4SCtYVWtreVovaGNPV1c2NGY2Zz09\nMeeting ID: 896 1037 2821\nPassword: 483329\nPowered by Calendly.com
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SUMMARY:Graduate Seminar Series: Molecular Stream - Jurgen Frasheri
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Seminar Series: Molecular Stream\nGraduate Seminar Series for the Institute of Biomedical Engineering (BME). This day is for molecular stream presenters.\nIf you would like to invite your Principal Investigator\, please add their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nPresentation Title: Development a Limulus Amoebocyte Lysate Assay for Bacterial Endotoxin Testing on a Digital Microfluidic Platform\nAbstract:\nBacterial endotoxin is a pyrogenic substance that can trigger a severe immune response\, resulting in death. The Limulus amoebocyte lysate (LAL) assay\, derived from the blood of horseshoe crabs\, is the globally approved gold standard method for detecting endotoxin. The pharmaceutical and biomedical industries conduct regular endotoxin checks\, and the increased demand for LAL has led to a significant decline in horseshoe crab populations worldwide. In light of this\, we propose a digital microfluidics (DMF) method that minimizes reagent consumption to address this issue. Our approach uses less than 1 μL of LAL reagent per test\, representing a 100x to 1000x reduction in volume compared to traditional methods.\nTo detect bacterial endotoxin\, I am introducing an image-based and capacitance-based method that can reduce the total assay time. However\, to make these assays practical and minimize the risk of contamination\, I plan to develop an enclosure that integrates seamlessly with the endotoxin assay workflow. My goal is to provide optimal incubation conditions and mitigate potential sources of contamination\, making the assay workflow easy to use.\nSupervisor Name: Aaron Wheeler\nYear of Study: 2\nProgram of Study: MASc\nZoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89610372821?pwd=azd4SCtYVWtreVovaGNPV1c2NGY2Zz09\nMeeting ID: 896 1037 2821\nPassword: 483329\nPowered by Calendly.com
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