Biomedical Engineering Graduate Seminars
The School of Biomedical Engineering hosts graduate seminars to help students expand their knowledge of current research and industry trends in biomedical engineering and related disciplines. Speakers include leading faculty and trainee researchers at Colorado State and distinguished guests from around the world.
The Fall 2021 seminars will take place virtually via Microsoft Teams on Mondays from 1:00 to 1:50 PM (MT), except where noted.
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2021 Spring Seminar Schedule
January 18
University Holiday – No Seminar
January 25
Jessi Vlcek, SBME Ph.D. Student
Glycocalyx-mimetic, Nitric Oxide-Releasing Surfaces Designed for Blood Contacting Devices
February 1
Dr. Sanjay Kumar, The University of California, Berkeley
NOTE SPECIAL TIME: 3:00 p.m. MT
Engineering approaches yield new insights into invasive brain tumors
February 8
Dr. Heather Pidcoke, CSU
February 15
Jacob DeRoo, SBME Ph.D. Student
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Amanda Roley, SBME Ph.D. Student
Development of a Microfluidic Organotypic Device for Porcine Gut Tissue
February 22
Dr. Steven Dow, CSU
Engaging the Innate Immune System to Protect From Pathogens
March 1
Anna Laura Nelson, SBME Ph.D. Student
Accelerate fracture healing in aging using mRNA delivery platform to activate Wnt/beta-catenin
March 8
Dr. John Volckens, CSU
Human Bioaerosol Emissions from Speech, Song, and Musical Instruments: How COVID-19 is Changing the Performance Arts
March 15
Will Raymond, SBME Ph.D. Student
Simulating mRNA Translation Dynamics under tRNA Depletion Conditions
March 22
Dr. Joshua Chan, CSU
Modeling the metabolic interactions within microbial communities
March 29
Peter Linde, SBME Ph.D. Student
Using allogeneic intervertebral disc cell exosomes as a tentative therapy for intervertebral disc degeneration
April 5
Matthew McCullough, North Carolina Agriculture and Technical State University
NOTE SPECIAL TIME: 11:00 a.m. MT
Improving Degradable Orthopaedic Devices Using Finite Elements Analysis
April 12
Spring Break – No Seminar
April 19
Dr. Brian Tracy, CSU
Smartphone-based assessment of movement speed and motor control
April 26
Alex Gendernalik, SBME Ph.D. Student
May 3
Dr. Yoav Shechtman, The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Note Special Time: 9:00 a.m. MT
Next generation locationization microscopy – or – how and why to ruin a perfectly good microscope
May 10
Finals Week – No Seminar