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• Sep

  29

  BME Seminar Series: Lab Overviews

  McCormick - Biomedical Engineering Department

  4:00 PM L361 Technological Institute

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  Lab Overviews
  
  Mark Johnson, Ph.D.
  Professor of Biomedical Engineering
  Dr. Johnson is internationally known for his work on ocular biomechanics, particular with regards to the pathogenesis of glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration. Studies in his group currently involve a bioengineering approach that utilize perfusion studies, atomic force microscopy and theoretical analysis in combination with use of high-resolution morphometry and finite element modeling.
  
  Hao Zhang, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
  Director of Graduate Studies
  Professor Zhang's research interests are in biomedical optics: photoacoustic microscopy, multimodal imaging, photon-tissue interaction, retinal imaging, diabetic retinopathy, and retinal aging. The Functional Optical Imaging Lab (FOIL) at Northwestern University is dedicated to develop novel optical, ultrasonic, and electrical imaging techniques for biomedical research and clinical applications. The research work in FOIL is highly interdisciplinary. It involves knowledge and expertise from electronics, optics, lasers, ultrasound, imaging processing, programming, mechanics, physiology, anatomy, and clinical science. Hence, FOIL is setting up collaborations in a wide spectrum nationwide.
  
  Wendy Murray, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
  Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  Dr. Murray's current research largely consists of biomechanical models that accurately represent the mechanical actions of the upper extremity muscles. Her goal is to better understand and, ultimately, to help improve function of the disabled upper limb. Her work has relevance over a broad scope, including basic motor control, the design of control systems for exoskeletons and upper limb prosthetics, restoration of hand and arm function following cervical spinal cord injury, rehabilitation of hand and arm function following stroke, orthopaedic interventions for osteoarthritis, and prevention of injuries in baseball pitching.
  
  Luay Almassalha, Ph.D.
  Postdoctoral Fellow, Backman Lab
  The main direction of Backman's lab is the development of novel optical spectral and imaging techniques for non-invasive screening, diagnosis and detection of disease, and characterization of biological and bioengineered tissue. His research spans from basic physics of light-tissue interaction to new technology development to the development of clinical instrumentation and to large-scale clinical trials.

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  TIME Thursday, September 29, 2016 at 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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  CONTACT Jonathan T. Parker    jtp@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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• Sep

  23

  Welcome & Luncheon for New Full-time Graduate Students

  McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

  11:00 AM Ryan Auditorium, Technological Institute

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  Enjoy a welcome from Dean Christopher A. Schuh and other McCormick leaders, and receive a Northwestern Engineering T-shirt. A free lunch on the Tech East Plaza will follow.

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  TIME Monday, September 23, 2024 at 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

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  CONTACT Andi Joppie    andi.joppie@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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• Sep

  24

  Fall 2024 Classes Begin (No Northwestern Monday in Fall)

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  Fall 2024 Classes Begin (No Northwestern Monday in Fall)

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  TIME Tuesday, September 24, 2024

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  CONTACT Office of the Registrar    nu-registrar@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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• Sep

  26

  Lab Overviews (Pt.1) - Drs. Mitra Hartmann, Hao F. Zhang, Jonathan Rivnay, Bin Jiang, & David O'Neill

  McCormick - Biomedical Engineering Department (BME)

  4:00 PM Tech L361, Technological Institute

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  https://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/biomedical/news-events/bme-seminar-series/

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  TIME Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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  CONTACT Naomi Vasciannie    naomi.vasciannie@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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• Sep

  30

  Last day to add a class or change a section for Fall (Last day for tuition adjustment related to enrollment changes (to or from full-time). No reductions are made to bills for dropped or swapped classes after this date)

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  Last day to add a class or change a section for Fall (Last day for tuition adjustment related to enrollment changes (to or from full-time). No reductions are made to bills for dropped or swapped classes after this date)

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  TIME Monday, September 30, 2024

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• Oct

  3

  BME Seminar Series: Dr. Ed Boyden

  McCormick - Biomedical Engineering Department (BME)

  4:00 PM Tech L361, Technological Institute

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  Tools for Analyzing, Controlling, and Simulating Biological Systems

  Analyzing, repairing, and simulating complex biological systems, such as the brain, require tools for systematically mapping, dynamically observing, and dynamically controlling these systems. We are discovering new molecular principles to enable such technologies. For example, we discovered that one can physically magnify biological specimens by synthesizing dense networks of swellable polymer throughout them, and then chemically processing the specimens to isotropically swell them. This method, which we call expansion microscopy, enables ordinary microscopes to do nanoimaging – important for mapping molecules throughout cells, tissues, and organs. As a second example, we serendipitously discovered that microbial rhodopsins, genetically expressed in neurons, could enable their electrical activity to be precisely controlled in response to light. These molecules, now called optogenetic tools, enable causal assessment of how neurons contribute to behaviors and pathological states, and are yielding new candidate treatment strategies for brain diseases. Finally, we are developing, using new strategies such as robotic directed evolution, fluorescent reporters that enable the precision measurement of signals such as voltage. In order to reveal relationships between different molecular signals within a cell, we are developing spatial and temporal multiplexing strategies that enable many such signals to be imaged at once in the same living cell. We design all our tools to be easy to use, and we share all our tools as freely as possible. Scientifically, we are focusing on the integrated application of these tools to collect ground truth-oriented data for the worm C. elegans and the larval zebrafish, with the goal of creating biologically accurate computer simulations of entire small brains.

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  TIME Thursday, October 3, 2024 at 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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  CONTACT Naomi Vasciannie    naomi.vasciannie@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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• Oct

  17

  BME Seminar Series: Dr. Natalia Trayanova

  McCormick - Biomedical Engineering Department (BME)

  4:00 PM Tech L361, Technological Institute

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  TIME Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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  CONTACT Naomi Vasciannie    naomi.vasciannie@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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• Nov

  7

  Lab Overviews (Pt.2) - Drs. Yogesh Goyal, Thomas Meade, & Milan Mrksich

  McCormick - Biomedical Engineering Department (BME)

  4:00 PM Tech L361, Technological Institute

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  https://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/biomedical/news-events/bme-seminar-series/

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  TIME Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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  CONTACT Naomi Vasciannie    naomi.vasciannie@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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• Nov

  21

  BME Seminar Series: Dr. Ian Wong

  McCormick - Biomedical Engineering Department (BME)

  4:00 PM Tech L361, Technological Institute

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  TIME Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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  CONTACT Naomi Vasciannie    naomi.vasciannie@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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