Seminar Series 2017 - 2018

Emerging Anti-cancer Applications for Porphyrin-phospholipid Liposomes

Dr. Jonathan Lovell, Department of Biomedical Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo

June 4, 2018 at 4:00pm
GCRC - 1160 Pine Ave. W., Room 501

NICE & ROKS: Neutron-Induced Carcinogenic Effects and Radiation Oncology Knowledge Sharing

Dr. John Kildea, Medical Physics Unit, McGill University

May 18, 2018 at 1:00pm
DUFF 108

Biomimetic silica based nanobiocatalysts 

Dr. Lorena Betancor, Department of Biotechnology, Universidad ORT Uruguay

May 11, 2018 at 1:00pm
FDA 126

The Power of Developing World Technology: Reverse Innovation

Maurizio Vecchione, Executive Vice President of Global Good & Research at Intellectual Ventures

April 13, 2018 at 1:00pm
MC 603

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 at 1:00pm
DUFF 108

Publishing at Nature Journals 

Dr. Amos Matsiko, Editor - Nature Materials

March 26, 2018 at 12:00pm
DUFF 507-509

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 at 1:00pm
DUFF 108

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 at 1:00pm
DUFF 108

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 at 1:00pm
DUFF 507-509

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 at 1:00pm
DUFF 108

In situ detection of exosome proteins using printed microarrays

Rosalie Martel, M. Eng in BBME at McGill University
Supervisor: Dr. David Juncker

March 2, 2018 at 1:00pm
DUFF 108

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 at 1:00pm
DUFF 507-509

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 at 1:00pm
DUFF 108

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 at 1:00pm
DUFF 108

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 at 1:00pm
DUFF 108

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 at 1:00pm
DUFF 108

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 at 1:00pm
DUFF 108

Modelling Plasma Glucose Dynamics During Exercise in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes

Haneen Alkhateeb, M. Eng in BBME at McGill University

February 2, 2018 at 1:00pm
DUFF 108

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 at 1:00pm
DUFF 108

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 at 1:00pm
DUFF 108

Designing Soft Biomaterials with Unprecedented Mechanical Properties for Tissue Repair

Dr. Jianyu Li, Department of Mechanical Engineering at McGill University

January 19, 2018 at 1:00pm
DUFF 507-509

Fabricating Functional Devices Using Self-Assembling Proteins

Dr. Noemie-Manuelle Dorval Courchesne, Department of Chemical Engineering at McGill University

January 12, 2018 at 1:00pm
DUFF 333

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 at 1:00pm
MD 276

Whisk and Blink Tracking in an Animal Model of Facial Palsy

Guy Tsror, M. Eng in BBME at McGill University

November 24, 2017 at 1:00pm
MD 267

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 at 1:00pm
MD 267

Digital Microfluidics for Chemistry, Biology, and Medicine

Dr. Aaron Wheeler, Department of Chemistry at the University of Toronto

November 17, 2017 at 1:00pm
MD 267

Time‐Varying and Parameter‐Varying Methods to Identify Ankle Joint Dynamic Stiffness

Johann Vargas, M. Eng in BBME at McGill University

November 10, 2017 at 1:00pm
MD 267

Characterization of extracellular vesicles for the purification of lentiviral vectors

Aline Do Minh, Ph.D. candidate in BBME at McGill University

November 10, 2017 at 1:00pm
MD 267

Computational Modeling of Surgical Vocal Fold Injury and Repair

Aman Garg, M. Eng in BBME at McGill University

November 3, 2017 at 1:00pm
MD 267

3D bioprinted breast cancer models for toxicological screening

Salvador Flores Torres, Ph.D. candidate in BBME at McGill University

November 3, 2017 at 1:00pm
MD 267

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 at 1:00pm
MD 267

Putting the aging brain under the microscope

Dr. Frédéric Lesage, École Polytechnique Montréal and Montreal Heart Institute

October 13, 2017 at 1:00pm
DUFF 507-509

Assessing dacron grafts' viscoelasticity in ascending aorta repair

Christopher Zikry, M. Eng in BBME at McGill University

October 6, 2017 at 1:00pm
DUFF 321

Real-time US-CT registration: a step towards more accurate and radiation-free image guided spinal surgery

Benjamin Brat, M. Eng in BBME at McGill University

October 6, 2017 at 1:00pm
DUFF 321

Microfluidics and nanotechnologies for bioassays and tissue engineering

Dr. David Juncker, Department of Biomedical Engineering at McGill University

September 29, 2017 at 1:00pm
DUFF 507-509

Quantifying vocal fatigue in voice actors after a routine recording session

Nicholas Ogrodnik, M. Eng in BBME at McGill University

September 22, 2017 at 1:00pm
DUFF 321

Active Microrheology of Mammalian Cells in Health and Disease

Chris Sitaras, M. Eng in BBME at McGill University

September 22, 2017 at 1:00pm
DUFF 321

Bottom-up engineering of nanoscale devices to program biological materials.

Dr. David Smith, Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunolofy, Germany

September 15, 2017 at 1:00pm
MD 267