Seminar Series - Regenerative Medicine at the McGowan Institute

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Seminar Series

McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine,
Department of Bioengineering, and
Musculoskeletal Research Center

Visit Cosponsors at:
Department of Bioengineering
&
Musculoskeletal Research Center

Questions or Suggestions-please contact:
Kacey Marra, PhD (marrak@upmc.edu or 412-383-8924)

All 2005-2006 meetings will be Thursdays from 4:00 – 5:00 PM in Scaife Auditorium #5

2005
Alyssa Panitch, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Bioengineering Director, Protein and Tissue Engineering Laboratory Arizona State University Topic: Polysaccharides: Controlled Release and Implications in Matrix Mechanics Location: Scaife Hall, Auditorium #5
2005 Schedule
January
6	Kam W. Leong, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering School of Medicine The Johns Hopkins University Topic: Delivery of Biologics from Fibrous Scaffolds Location: Scaife Hall – Auditorium #5
13	David L. Butler, PhD Director of Graduate Studies Department of Biomedical Engineering University of Cincinnati Topic: Functional Orthopaedic Tissue Engineering Location: Scaife Hall – Auditorium #5
20	David F. Kelly, PhD Director Health Care Ethics Center Duquesne University Topic: Medical Ethics Location: Scaife Hall – Auditorium #5
27	Daniel A. Hammer, Ph.D. Chairman, Department of Bioengineering Professor, Chemical Engineering and Institute for Medicine and Engineering University of Pennsylvania Topic: How Leukocytes Find Their Targets - The Dynamics and Mechanics of Leukocyte Adhesion Location: Scaife Hall – Auditorium #6
February
3	Yoram Vodovotz, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Surgery University of Pittsburgh Topic: Mathematical Modeling of Inflammation, Organ Damage, and Healing Location: Scaife Hall – Auditorium #5
10	Patrick S. Stayton, Ph.D. Department of Bioengineering University of Washington Topic: Biomolecular Materials that Talk and Listen Location: Scaife Hall – Auditorium #6
17	Robert L. Kormos, M.D. Director Heart Transplantation Director Artificial Heart Program University of Pittsburgh Topic: Challenges in Therapy for Congestive Heart Failure Location: Scaife Hall – Auditorium #6
24	Eric Lagasse, Pharm.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Pathology Director of the Cancer Stem Cell Center University of Pittsburgh Topic: Stem Cells, from Cell Therapy to Anti-Cancer Therapy Location: Scaife Hall - Auditorium # 5
March
3	No lecture – Spring Break
10	No lecture – Spring Break
17	William J. Landis, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Biochemistry Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine Topic: Design and Assessment of a Tissue-engineered Model of Human Phalanges and a Small Joint Location: Scaife Hall – Auditorium #5
24	Barbara Boyan, Ph.D. Professor and Price Gilbert, Jr. Chair In Tissue Engineering – Deputy Director, GTEC Georgia Institute of Technology Topic: Role of Surface Design Features in Determining Cell Response to Biomaterials Location: Scaife Hall – Auditorium #5
31	David Brienza, Ph.D. Director, Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center Associate Professor of Rehabilitation Science and Technology University of Pittsburgh Topic: Tele-rehabilitation: An Overview of the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Tele-rehabilitation at the University of Pittsburgh Location: Scaife Hall – Auditorium #5
April
7	Adele L. Boskey, Ph.D., FAIC Director of Research Hospital for Specialized Surgery Topic: Insights into the Mechanism of Biologic Calcification Location: Scaife Hall – Auditorium #5
14	Michael R. Torry, Ph.D. Director, Biomechanics Research Laboratory Steadman Hawkins Sports Medicine Foundation Topic: Role of Quadriceps Weakness on Knee Joint Function and Loading Location: Scaife Hall – Room 1104
June
6	Melody M. Moore, Ph.D. Director, GSU BrainLab Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems, J. Mack Robinson College of Business Georgia State University Topic: CANCELLED Location: Scaife Hall – Auditorium #5
September
1	William W. Clark, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Director of the John A. Swanson Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, University of Pittsburgh And Sandy Hu, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and MEMS Laboratory Manager Topic: Micromachining at Pitt – An Overview of MEMS Capabilities and Research, with an Eye Toward Bio Applicants Location: Scaife Hall, Auditorium #5
8	Shu Chien, M.D., Ph.D. Professor and Chair Department of Bioengineering University of California, San Diego Topic: Role of Mechanotransduction in Vascular Cell Migration, Remodeling and Turnover Location: Scaife Hall, Auditorium #5
15	K.B. Chandran, D.Sc. Lowell G. Battershell Chair Professor and Department Executive Officer Department of Biomedical Engineering University of Iowa Topic: Simulation of Artificial Heart Valve Dynamics Using a Fluid-structure Interaction Computational Analysis Location: Scaife Hall, Auditorium #5
22	Ross Whitaker, Ph.D. Associate Professor School of Computing University of Utah Topic: UINTA: Unsupervised, Information – Theoretic, Adaptive Filtering Location: Scaife Hall, Auditorium #5
29	No seminar presentation – BMES meeting
October
6	Clark T. Hung, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Director Cellular Engineering Laboratory Columbia University Topic: Cartilage Tissue Engineering: Implications of Applied Deformational Loading and Solute Transport Location: Scaife Hall, Auditorium #5
13	Yu-Li Wang, Ph.D. Professor of Physiology University of Massachusetts Medical School Topic: How Novel Uses of Materials Help Us Understand the Migration of Adherent Cells Location: Scaife Hall, Auditorium #5
20	Karen J.L. Burg, Ph.D. Professor Hunter Chair of Bioengineering Clemson University Topic: Ex Vivo Tissue Test Systems: Expanding the Domain of Regenerative Medicine Location: Scaife Hall, Auditorium #5
27	Daryl Kipke, Ph.D. Associate Professor Biomedical Engineering Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of Michigan Topic: Implantable Microscale Neural Interface Devices Location: Scaife Hall, Auditorium #5
November
3	Laura Niklason, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor Biomedical Engineering, Anesthesiology and Surgery Duke University Topic: Future for Vascular Tissue Engineering? Location: Scaife Hall, Auditorium #5
10	Sam A. Deadwyler, Ph.D. Professor and Vice Chair Department of Physiology and Pharmacology Wake Forest University School of Medicine Topic: Hippocampal Neural Activity Predicts Cognitive Performance in Rats: Closing the Loop with Behavioral Feedback Location: Scaife Hall, Auditorium #5
17	Kenneth R. Diller, Sc.D. Robert M. and Prudie Leibrock Endowed Professor in Engineering and Chair Department of Biomedical Engineering University of Texas, Austin Topic: Bioheat and Mass Transfer as Viewed Through a Microscope Location: Scaife Hall, Auditorium #5
24	No presentation – Thanksgiving Day
December
1	Stephen Piazza, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Departments of Kinesiology Mechanical Engineering and Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation The Pennsylvania State University Topic: Beyond ‘Gray’s Anatomy’: Mechanical Determinations of Muscle Action Location: Scaife Hall, Auditorium #5
8	Alyssa Panitch, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Bioengineering Director, Protein and Tissue Engineering Laboratory Arizona State University Topic: Polysaccharides: Controlled Release and Implications in Matrix Mechanics Location: Scaife Hall, Auditorium #5
15	No presentation - Winter Break
22	No presentation - Winter Break
29	No presentation - Winter Break
January
5	No presentation - Winter Break
Past Schedules: 2012 \| 2011 \| 2010 \| 2009 \| 2008 \| 2007 \| 2005 \| 2004

Past Schedules