Brian D.O. Anderson, Emeritus Professor, College of Engineering and Computer Science, The Australian National University, will speak on “Applications Delivered by Control Theory.”

Kim “Avrama” Blackwell, VMD, PhD, Professor and DEO of Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa, will present “Control of Synaptic Plasticity by Estradiol and Calcium” on Wednesday, April 17th at 9:30 a.m. in MRGN 121 and via Zoom.

The Biomedical Engineering Graduate Student Association (BMEGSA) is excited to announce the 2024 BME Research Symposium to be held on April 16th, 2024 in the Hall for Discovery Learning Research (DLR) in Room 131.

Maureen Gannon, PhD, Associate Dean for Faculty Development, Professor of Medicine, Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, and Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine will present “Modulating prostaglandin E2 signaling to enhance functional beta cell mass” on Monday, April 15 at 12:00 noon in R4-101 (Indianapolis) and via Zoom.

Jeff Dean, Chief Scientist, Google DeepMind and Google Research will present “Some Exciting Trends in Machine Learning” at 12:00 p.m. in the ARMS Atrium on Wednesday, April 10.

Victor Barocas, PhD, Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Interim Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, College of Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis-St. Paul will present “Computer Modeling of Growth, Remodeling, and Failure of Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm” on Wednesday, April 10th at 9:30 a.m. in MRGN 121 and via Zoom.

Dr. Seema Mattoo, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at Purdue will present “Leveraging Fic proteins as anti-microbial therapeutics" at 12:00 noon in the DRUG Lobby Conference Room on Wednesday, April 10.

Ram Iyer, PhD, Senior Director of Global Regulatory Science for Cook Medical, will present a special research seminar and open Q&A on Tuesday, April 9, at 2:30 p.m. in MJIS 2001. The presentation is entitled “Pediatric Medical Device Development: Applying scientific principles for moderate risk devices.”

C. Bruce Verchere, PhD, Professor, Departments of Surgery and Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia; Director, Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics; Investigator, Childhood Diabetes Laboratories, BC Children’s Hospital; and Irving K Barber Chair in Diabetes Research will present “Seeking Totality: Shedding Light into Triggers and Biomarkers of Beta Cell Dysfunction in Diabetes.”

Ulrike Dydak, PhD, Professor of Health Sciences and Director, Purdue Life Sciences MRI Facility and Associate Director of Women’s Global Health Institute, Purdue University, will present “Quantitative MRI and Edited Spectroscopy to Study the Risk of Manganese Toxicity in Welders” on Friday, April 5 at 10:00 a.m. in MJIS 2001 and via Zoom.