Spring 2007 Bioengineering Seminar Series
Thursdays, 12:00 p.m., 2240 Digital Computer Lab
(unless otherwise noted)

• February 1 st
  Linda B. McGown, Ph.D.
  Professor and Head, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
  “Genome-derived G-quadruplex DNA arrays for biomarker discovery"

• February 8th
  Steve M. Potter, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Laboratory for Neuroengineering
  Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University School of Medicine
  “Multielectrode arrays for embodied cultured networks”

• February 15th
  Michael J. Miller, M.D.
  Professor of Surgery; Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery, The Ohio State University
  “Intelligent systems for medical interventions” (Bioengineering,MechSE & CEE Joint Seminar)
  Location: 5602 Beckman Institute
  
  
• February 22nd
  Chad A. Cowan, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Harvard Stem Cell Institute
  Assistant Investigator, Stowers Medical Institute, Center for Regenerative Medicine and Technology, Cardiovascular Research Center.
  “Modeling disease with human embryonic stem cells"
  
  
• March 8th
  Ben N.G. Giepmans, Ph.D.
  Assistant Project Scientist, The National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research (NCMIR), Center for Research on Biological Structure (CRBS), University of California San Diego (UCSD)
  “Probes for correlated microscopy reveal Golgi twins in late mitosis”
  
  
• March 15th
  Michael D. Morris, Ph.D.
  Professor of Chemistry, University of Michigan.
  “What Raman spectroscopy can tell us about structure, function and pathology of bone tissue”
  
  
• March 29th
  William F. Walker, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Virginia.
  “Imaging viscoelasticity with acoustic radiation force: Interesting physics and challenging signal processing”
  
  
• April 5th
  Joseph M. Reinhardt, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa.
  “Lung biomechanics by respiratory-gated 3D CT imaging”
  (Big Ten Exchange Seminar)
  
  
• April 12th
  Mitra J.Hartmann, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering Department and Mechanical Engineering Department, Northwestern University
  “Novel tactile sensing systems inspired by the rat vibrissal array”
  (Big Ten Exchange Seminar)
  
  
• April 19th
  Thomas J. Meade, Ph.D.
  Eileen M. Foell Professor of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Moleculary and Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Physiology and Radiology at Northwestern University.
  "Seeing is believing: It's all about the background."
  
  
• April 27th, Friday, 3:00 p.m.
  Steven M.Wright, Ph.D.
  Professor of Electrical Engineering, Bioengineering and Radiology at Texas A&M University
  "Towards real-time MRI: dynamic imaging using large sensor arrays."
  (Bioengineering / MechSE Joint Seminar)
  Location: 2005 Mechanical Engineering Lab