Seminar Series - Regenerative Medicine at the McGowan Institute

Department of Bioengineering, and the Musculoskeletal Research Center, and the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, and the Mcgowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine Seminar Series Presents

Department of Bioengineering, and the Musculoskeletal Research Center , Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and the, and the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Seminar Series Presents

2007 Schedule
January
11	McGowan Institute Distinguished Lectureship Presenter: Art Coury, Ph.D., Vice President Biomaterials Research- Genzyme Topic: Tissue Engineering, Regenerative Medicine: Perceptions, Realities and Implications Location: Graduate School of Public Health, 130 Desoto Street, Room G23 Time: 4:00 to 5:00 PM More Information: McGowan Institute Distinguished Lectureship
18	Frank C.P. Yin, M.D., Ph.D. Stephen and Camilla Brauer Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Chair of the Biomedical Engineering Department Washington University in St. Louis Topic: “Lessons Learned from Poking Tissues and Cells”
25	Thomas R. Harris, M.D., Ph.D. Orrin Henry Ingram Distinguished Professor of Engineering Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Medicine, and Chemical Engineering Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering Vanderbilt University Topic: TBA
February
1	William E. Klunk, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry Univeristy of Pittsburgh, Center for Neuroscience Topic: “Imaging the Pathology of Alzheimer’s Disease with Pittsburgh Compound –B”
8	McGowan Institute Distinguished Lectureship Presenter: Nicholas Peppas, Sc.D. Topic: Nanostructured biomaterials and surfaces for biological recognition Location: Graduate School of Public Health, 130 Desoto Street, Room G23 Time: 4:00 to 5:00 PM More Information: McGowan Institute Distinguished Lectureship
15	Roger D. Kamm, Ph.D. Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Biological Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology Topic: “Toward a Molecular – Level Understanding of Mechanotranduction”
22	James A. Ashton-Miller, Ph.D. Research Professor and Distinguished Research Scientist Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics Department and Biomedical Engineering Director: Biomechanics Research Laboratory University of Michigan Topic: TBA
March
1	Joseph Izatt, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Ophthalmology Pratt School of Engineering Duke University Topic: TBA
8	No seminar presentation – Spring Break
15	Partha Roy, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Bioengineering University of Pittsburgh Topic: TBA
22	Ajit P. Yoganathan, Ph.D. The Wallace H. Coulter Distinguished Faculty Chair in Biomedical Engineering and Regents Professor Associate Chair for Research, Wallace H. Coulter School of Biomedical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University Topic: TBA
29	TBA
April
5	Scott A. Rodeo, M.D. Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Weill Medical College of Cornell University Topic: TBA
12	McGowan Institute Distinguished Lectureship Presenter: TBA Topic: TBA Location: Graduate School of Public Health, 130 Desoto Street, Room G23 Time: 4:00 to 5:00 PM More Information: McGowan Institute Distinguished Lectureship

September
6	Aaron Batista, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Bioengineering Department of Bioengineering University of Pittsburgh Topic: “Neural Prosthetics: Present and Prospects”
13	Michael T. Lotze, M.D. Professor of Surgery and Bioengineering Department of Surgery and Bioengineering University of Pittsburgh Topic: “The Grateful Dead: How Death Drives Regeneration”
20	Jeffrey Fredberg, Ph.D. Professor of Bioengineering and Physiology Department of Molecular, Integrative and Physiological Sciences Harvard University Topic: “A Hard Day in the Life of a Soft Cell”
October
4	Roger D. Kamm, Ph.D. Germeshausen Professor of Mechanical and Biological Engineering Associate Head of Mechanical Engineering Department of Mechanical and Biological Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology Topic: “Forcing the Issue: Mechanical Stimulation and it’s Influence on Biological Function”
11	Krishna V. Shenoy, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Neurosciences Program Department of Electrical Engineering Stanford University Topic: “Neural Basis of Reach Preparation and Communication Prostheses”
18	Herbert Lipowsky, Ph.D. Professor and Chair of Bioengineering Department of Bioengineering Penn State University Topic: "Shear Dependent Shedding of the Endothelial Glycocalyx and the Mechanics of Leukocyte-Endothelium Adhesion"
25	Douglas C. Noll, Ph.D. Professor and Chair of Biomedical Engineering and Professor of Radiology Department of Biomedical Engineering University of Michigan Topic: “Better Images of the Thinking Brain: The RF Rx for Susceptibility Distortions”
November
1	Louis J. Soslowsky, Ph.D. Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Bioengineering, Vice Chair for Research in Orthopaedic Surgery, Director of the Penn Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders and the McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory University of Pennsylvania Topic: “Tendon Injury and Repair in a Rotator Cuff Animal Model”
8	W. Matthew Petroll, Ph.D. Research Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Topic: “Dynamic Assessment of Corneal Fibroblast Mechanical Behavior within 3-D Collagen Matrices”
29	McGowan Institute Distinguished Lectureship Presenter: Douglas A. Lauffenburger, Ph.D. – Whitaker Professor of Bioengineering and Director of Biological Engineering Topic: TBA
December
6	Ivet Bahar, Ph.D. John K. Vries Chair in Computational Biology School of Medicine University of Pittsburgh Topic: “Protein Conformational Dynamics and Allostery: Insights from Network Models”
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