Fall 2022 – Spring 2023

04/17/2023 – 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Meena M. Makary, Ph.D., Associate Professor at the Biomedical Engineering Department, Cairo University, and a Research Scientist at the Athinoula A. Martinos Center, Harvard Medical School
In-vivo Imaging of Neuroinflammation in Patients with ALS Using Position Emission Tomography
Location: Communicore, C1-17
04/10/2023 – 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Jerald Redmond, Ph.D., Distinguished Engineer, Bakken Fellow, and Technical Fellow at Medtronic
The evolution of enabling technologies for spinal surgery
Location: Communicore, C1-17
04/03/2023 – 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Seminar Speaker: TBD
Location: Communicore, C1-17
03/27/2023 – 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Christina Boucher, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Computer and Information Science and Engineering, University of Florida
Building scalable indexes that can be efficiently queried
Location: Communicore, C1-17
03/20/2023 – 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Zhongming Liu, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering & Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Michigan
Imaging the brain for neuroscience and artificial intelligence
Location: Communicore, C1-009
03/06/2023 – 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Michelle LaPlaca, Ph.D., Professor, Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Tech and Emory University
The Role of Variability in Traumatic Brain Injury Translation
Location: Communicore, C1-17
02/27/2023 – 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Katherine R. Saul, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University
Understanding Brachial Plexus Injury and Shoulder Function through Integrated Musculoskeletal Modeling
Location: Communicore, C1-17
02/20/2023 – 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Adam L. MacLean, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in Quantitative and Computational Biology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, University of Southern California
Modeling Stochastic Cancer Dynamics in Complex Tumor Microenvironments
Location: Communicore, C1-17
02/13/2023 – 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Jeffrey Capadona, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
Approaches to Facilitate the Biocompatibility and Performance of Brain Computer Interfaces
Location: Communicore, C1-17
02/06/2023 – 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Kuang Gong, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Optimization of PET imaging through deep learning-based image reconstruction and analysis
Location: Communicore, C1-17
01/30/2023 – 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Shuzhen Luo, Ph.D.,Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at UNC Chapel Hill and NC State University
AI Computing and Machine learning framework for Human-robot Interaction and wearable robotics: Translational Medicine and treatment
Location: Communicore, C1-17
01/23/2023 – 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Pedro A. Valdes Hernandez, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor, College of Dentistry, University of Florida
Using Neuroimaging Databases and Statistical Learning to Test Biophysical Theories and Examine Neurobiological Mechanisms of Disease.
Location: Communicore, C1-17
01/09/2023 – 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Angelika Neitzel, Ph.D., Rhines Rising Star Robert DeHoff Assistant Professor of Materials Science & Engineering, Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Florida
Formation, Phase Behavior, and Structure of Single and Multiphase Polyelectrolyte Complex Coacervates
Location: Communicore, C1-007
12/05/2022 – 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Grace O'Connell, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence, College of Engineering, UC Berkeley
3D Modeling of the Intervertebral Disc: Direct relationships between tissue composition and model parameters
Location: Communicore, C1-009
11/28/2022 – 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Ashutosh Agarwal, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Miami
Human Organoids on a Chip
Location: Communicore, C1-009
11/14/2022 – 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Becky Wachs, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Development of a Pre-clinical Model of Chronic Low Back Pain that Mimics Human Disease
Location: Communicore, C1-009
11/07/2022 – 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Isaac Rodriguez, Ph.D., Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer, SweetBio, Inc.
From Bioengineering to Bioentrepreneurship
Location: Communicore, C1-009
10/31/2022 – 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Natasha Diba Sheybani, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Research Director, UVA Focused Ultrasound Cancer Immunotherapy Center, University of Virginia
Immunoengineering Next-Generation Cancer Therapies with Focused Ultrasound
Location: Communicore, C1-009
10/25/2022 – 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Timothy P. Spicer, Ph.D., Research Professor and Senior Scientific Director, Department of Molecular Medicine, UF Scripps Biomedical Research
Technology Innovations at UF Scripps HTS Center Directed at Precision Medicine for Brain Cancer
Location: BMS JG32
10/17/2022 – 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Kerry Costello, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida
Joint Loading Patterns and Knee Osteoarthritis Progression
Location: Communicore, C1-009
10/03/2022 – 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Idalis Villanueva Alarcón, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Engineering Education, University of Florida
What is hidden curriculum and how do people navigate it in engineering?
Location: Communicore, C1-009
09/26/2022 – 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Pedro A. Valdes Hernandez, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor, College of Dentistry, University of Florida
Using Neuroimaging Databases and Statistical Learning to Test Biophysical Theories and Examine Neurobiological Mechanisms of Disease
Location: Communicore, C1-009
09/19/2022 – 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Jessica Allen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida
Biomechanical Modeling to Identify Targets for Improving Ambulatory Function
Location: Communicore, C1-009
09/12/2022 – 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Sharon Gerecht, Ph.D., Paul M. Gross Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering & Associate Dean for Research and Infrastructure, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University
Biophysical Cues for Vascular Differentiation and Assembly
Location: Communicore, C1-009
08/29/2022 – 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Helen Jones, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida College of Medicine
Targeted Nanoparticle Delivery of Placenta-specific Gene Therapy for In Utero Treatment of Fetal Growth Restriction
Location: Communicore, C1-009