Biomedical Engineering Distinguished Lecturer Series

Biomedical Engineering Distinguished Lecturer Series 2008-09

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Fall Quarter 2009

October 23 - " Functional MR Neuroimaging: Moving From Basic Research to Clinical Application"
Distinguished Lecturer Series, Featuring Kristina Ropella, Ph.D., Marquette University
3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Natural Sciences II, Room 3201
Host:  Professor Steven George

November 6 - "Real-Time DNA Sequencing From Single Polymerase Molecules"
Distinguished Lecturer Series, Featuring Jonas Korlach, Ph.D. Pacific Biosciences
3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Natural Sciences II, Room 3201
Host: Enrico Gratton, Ph.D.

Winter Quarter 2010

January 29 - "High Frequency Ultrasound: A New Frontier for Ultrasound"
Distinguished Lecturer Series, Featuring K. Kirk Shung, Ph.D. University of Southern California
3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Natural Sciences II, Room 3201
Host: Abraham Lee, Ph.D.

February 5 - "Development of Point-of-Care Diagnostic Systems for Use in the Developing World"
Distinguished Lecturer Series, Featuring Paul Yager, Ph.D. University of Washington
3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Natural Sciences II, Room 3201
Host: James Brody, Ph.D.

February 19 - "Bioengineered Fibrous Proteins for Novel Materials"
Distinguished Lecturer Series, Featuring David Kaplan, Ph.D. Tufts University
3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Natural Sciences II, Room 3201
Host: Elliot Hui, Ph.D.

February 26 - "Effect of Mechanical Stimulation on the Differentiation of Skeletal Muscle Myoblasts"
Distinguished Lecturer Series, Featuring George Truskey, Ph.D. Duke University
3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Natural Sciences II, Room 3201
Host: Bernard Choi, Ph.D.

Spring Quarter 2010

April 9 - "Optical Imaging of Radiotracers Using Cerenkov Luminescence"
Distinguished Lecturer Series, Featuring Simon Cherry, Ph.D. UC Davis
3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Natural Sciences II, Room 3201
Host: Elliot Botvinick, Ph.D.

April 15 - "Vascular ZIP Codes and Tumor-Penetrating Nanoparticles"
Distinguished Lecturer Series, Featuring Erkki Ruoslahti, M.D., Ph.D. UC Santa Barbara
3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Natural Sciences II, Room 3201
Host: Elliot Hui, Ph.D.

April 30 - "Can We Comprehend the Full Complexity of Our Own Biology?"
Distinguished Lecturer Series, Featuring John Wikswo, Ph.D. Vanderbilt University
3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Natural Sciences II, Room 3201
Host: Abraham Lee, Ph.D.

May 14 - "Translational Research in Optical Brain Imaging"
Distinguished Lecturer Series, Featuring Banu Onaral, Ph.D. Drexel University
3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Natural Sciences II, Room 3201
Host: Steven George, M.D., Ph.D.