FALL 2017
Bottom-up engineering of nanoscale devices to program biological materials
Dr. David Smith, Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology, Germany
September 15, 2017
Active Microrheology of Mammalian Cells in Health and Disease
Chris Sitaras, M. Eng in BBME at McGill University
September 22, 2017
Quantifying Vocal Fatigue in Voice Actors After a Routine Recording Session
Nicholas Ogrodnik, M. Eng in BBME at McGill University
September 22, 2017
Microfluidics and nanotechnologies for bioassays and tissue engineering
Dr. David Juncker, McGill University, Department of Biomedical Engineering
September 29, 2017
Real-time US-CT registration : a step towards more accurate and radiation-free image guided spinal surgery
Ben Brat, M. Eng in BBME at McGill University
October 6, 2017
Assessing Dacron grafts’ viscoelasticity in ascending aorta repair
Chris Zikry, M.Eng in BBME at McGill University
October 6, 2017
Putting the aging brain under the microscope
Dr. Frédéric Lesage, École Polytechnique Montréal and Montreal Heart Institute
October 13, 2017
Systems approaches to understand gene-environment-microbiome interactions
Dr. Jianguo (Jeff) Xia, Institute of Parasitology - Department of Animal Science at McGill University
October 20, 2017
BBME student symposium
October 27, 2017
3D bioprinted breast cancer models for toxicological screening
Salvador Flores Torres, Ph.D. candidate in BBME at McGill University
November 3, 2017
Computational Modeling of Surgical Vocal Fold Injury and Repair
Aman Garg, M. Eng in BBME at McGill University
November 3, 2017
Characterization of extracellular vesicles for the purification of lentiviral vectors
Aline Do Minh, Ph.D. candidate in BBME at McGill University
November 10, 2017
Time‐Varying and Parameter‐Varying Methods to Identify Ankle Joint Dynamic Stiffness
Johann Vargas, M. Eng in BBME at McGill University
November 10, 2017
Digital Microfluidics for Chemistry, Biology, and Medicine
Dr. Aaron Wheeler, Department of Chemistry at the University of Toronto
November 17, 2017
Decellularized extracellular matrix hydrogel composite as a bioink for 3D bioprinting in vitro cancer models
Jacqueline Kort Mascort, M. Eng in BBME at McGill University
November 24, 2017
Whisk and Blink Tracking in an Animal Model of Facial Palsy
Guy Tsror, M. Eng in BBME at McGill University
November 24, 2017
Cryo-electron microscopy, a Nobel-Prize winning technique. Impact on the antibiotic resistance race
Dr. Joaquin Ortega, Facility for Electron Microscopy Research (FEMR) at McGill University
December 1, 2017
WINTER 2018
Fabricating Functional Devices Using Self-Assembling Proteins
Dr. Noemie-Manuelle Dorval Courchesne, Department of Chemical Engineering at McGill University
January 12, 2018
Designing Soft Biomaterials with Unprecedented Mechanical Properties for Tissue Repair
Dr. Jianyu Li, Department of Mechanical Engineering at McGill University
January 19, 2018
Reducing the Brain Foreign Body Response: Silicone Elastomer and PEDOT:PSS Based Ultra-Soft Neural Implants for Chronic Recordings
Edward Zhang, M. Eng in BBME at McGill University
January 26, 2018
A Neuroimaging Study of the Effects of Early vs. Late Anti-Inflammatory Treatment in the TGF344-AD Rodent Model of Alzheimer's Disease
Caitlin Fowler, M. Eng in BBME at McGill University
January 26, 2018
Modelling Plasma Glucose Dynamics During Exercise in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes
Haneen Alkhateeb, M. Eng in BBME at McGill University
February 2, 2018
Identification and Monitoring of Endogenous Fluctuations in Heart Rate Under Free-Living Conditions
Gregory Laredo, M. Eng in BBME at McGill University
February 2 2018
Mathematical Model Connecting Biological Processes and Physical Chemistry of Hydroxyapatite Formation in Bone Tissue
Borys Ostapienko, M. Eng in BBME at McGill University
February 9, 2018
Automated Classification and Segmentation of Active Brain Tumor Using Convolutional Netowrks in an Image-Guided Neurosurgical Pipeline
Jai K. Hebel, M. Eng in BBME at McGill University
February 9, 2018
Role of Regulatory Proteins in the Latch-State
Zsombor Balassy, M. Eng in BBME at McGill University
Supervisor: Dr. Anne-Marie Lauzon
February 16, 2018
Discriminating Between Schizophrenia Subtypes Using Clustering and Supervised Learning
Alexandra Talpalaru, M. Eng in BBME at McGill University
Supervisor: Dr. Mallar Chakravarty
February 16, 2018
The Active Cochlea: Cell Based Forces and Wave Mechanics
Dr. Elizabeth S. Olson, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Auditory Biophysics at Columbia University
February 23, 2018
In situ detection of exosome proteins using printed microarrays
Rosalie Martel, M. Eng in BBME at McGill University
Supervisor: David Juncker
March 2, 2018
Molecularly imprinted microshell through layer-by-later assembly of natural polyelectrolytes on E-coli
Michael Yitayew, M. Eng in BBME at McGill University
Supervisor: Dr. Maryam Tabrizian
March 2, 2018
Label-free imaging of thick specimens using gradient light interference microscopy (GLIM)
Dr. Gabriel Popescu, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
March 16, 2018
Improving Corrosion Properties and Micro-cracking of Coated Bio-absorbable Stents
Jeffrey Kent, M. Eng in BBME at McGill University
Supervisors:Dr. Rosaire Mongrain and Dr. Jean-Luc Meunier
March 23, 2018
In vitro analysis of polymeric microspheres containing human vocal fold fibroblasts for regeneration of vocal fold lamina propria
Alicia Reyes, M. Eng in BBME at McGill University
Supervisors: Dr. Luc Mongeau and Dr. Satya Prakash
March 23, 2018
Publishing at Nature Journals
Dr. Amos Matsiko, Editor - Nature Materials
March 26, 2018
Gender and age-related effects on cytoskeletal organization of primary cells and their role in cellular nanoparticle uptake
Pooja Pushparaj, M. Eng in BBME at McGill University
Supervisor: Dr. J. Matt Kinsella
April 6, 2018
The Power of Developing World Technology: Reverse Innovation
Maurizio Vecchione, Executive Vice President of Global Good & Research at Intellectual Ventures
April 13, 2018
Biomimetic silica based nanobiocatalysts
Dr. Lorena Betancor, Department of Biotechnology, Universidad ORT Uruguay
May 11, 2018
NICE & ROKS: Neutron-Induced Carcinogenic Effects and Radiation Oncology Knowledge Sharing
Dr. John Kildea, Medical Physics Unit, McGill University
May 18, 2018