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2008 Seminars

Spring Semester

Jan. 29, Dr. Paul Dale, University of Missouri, Clinical Surgery
The high tech bio-med attack against breast cancer (PDF)
Feb. 12, Terry Smith, Ph.D., 3M
New Directions in Optical Micro-Resonator Based Bio-Sensors (PDF)
Feb. 19, Xudong Cao, Ph.D., University of Ottawa, Department of Chemical Engineering, Ottawa, Canada
Tissue Engineering Approach to Nerve Regeneration after Spinal Cord Injuries (PDF)
Feb. 21, Jianmin Cui, Biomedical Engineering, Cell Biology and Physiology, Washington University in St. Louis
Molecular mechanism of Mg²⁺ dependent activation of BK channels - an interaction between the cytosolic domain and the voltage sensor (PDF)
Note: seminar to be held at 132 Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center from 1-2 p.m.
Feb. 26, Dr. Dunja Domazet, St. Jude Medical
Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators - Role in Preventing Sudden Cardiac Death (PDF)
March 4, William Jacoby, Ph.D., University of Missouri, Biological Engineering
Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass in Supercritical Water (PDF)
March 18, Babak Ziaie, Ph.D., Purdue University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Please note the time change. The seminar will be given from 3-4 p.m. in 105 AEB.
Biomedical Microsystems: Challenges and Opportunities (PDF)
April 8, Andrew McClellan, Ph.D., University of Missouri, Biological Sciences
Neural Regeneration and Behavioral Recovery Following Spinal Cord Injury (PDF)
April 22, Jason A. Burdick, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, Department of Bioengineering
Biodegradable Polymers to Control Cellular Behavior for Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering (PDF)
May 6, Frank Vollmer, Ph.D., Harvard University
High-Q Optical Resonances in Ordered and Disordered Structures and their Applications (PDF)

Fall Semester

Sept. 2, Hao Fong, Ph.D., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T)
Electrospun Polymer, Ceramic, Carbon/Graphite Nanofibers and Their Applications (PDF)
Sept. 16, Jake Barralet, Ph.D., McGill University
Low Temperature Bioceramics (PDF)
Sept. 30, Guoquan Zhang, Ph.D., MU
Vaccine against Bioterrorist Agent Q fever (PDF)
Oct. 14, Gavin Sacks, Ph.D., Cornell University
'Maybe it's supposed to smell like this?' – Understanding herbaceous flavors in wines from grape to glass (PDF)
Oct. 28, Wei Sun, Ph.D., Drexel University
Biomanufacturing for Tissue Science and Engineering (PDF)
Nov. 4, Radislav Potyrailo, Ph.D., GE Research Center
One Century's Magic, Another Century's Science: Inside the Modern Industrial Spectroscopic Research (PDF)
Nov. 11, Victor Barocas, Ph.D., Univ. of Minnesota
Multiscale, Image-Based Models of Engineered Tissue Mechanics (PDF)
Dec. 2, Shuichi Takayama, Ph.D., University of Michigan
Micro- and NanoFluidics for Cellular Physiology Studies (PDF)