TO: The Engineering Faculty
FROM: Department of Biomedical Engineering
RE: New
Graduate-Level Course
The
Department of Biomedical Engineering has approved the following new
course. This action is now submitted to
the Engineering Faculty with a recommendation for approval.
BME 690 Seminar
in Biomedical Engineering Sem. 1 and
2. Class 3, cr.0.
Seminar
course covering a broad range of current research topics spanning Biomedical
Engineering. Seminar presentations by
representatives from industry, faculty from Purdue University
and other external institutions. Required of Biomedical Engineering graduate
students at Purdue; MS and PhD students must complete two and four semesters
(respectively) prior to graduation.
A.
Reason:
This seminar series will benefit the BME graduate students
through: i) an enhanced knowledge of research
outside of their own thesis project/area; ii) an exposure to current research in
the field both internally and externally to Purdue; and iii) a formal interaction
of the BME graduate student community.
This course has been offered twice on an experimental basis
and has received high interest from graduate students representing various
engineering departments.
George R. Wodicka
Professor and Head
Supporting Documentation
Course Instructor: Ann Rundell
Course
Description:
Seminar course covering a broad range of current research
topics spanning Biomedical Engineering.
Seminar presentations by representatives from industry, faculty from Purdue University
and other external institutions.
Required of Biomedical Engineering graduate students at Purdue; MS and
PhD students are required to complete two and four semesters (respectively)
prior to graduation.
Student Population:
The student population will consist of graduate students
from various engineering disciplines. The majority of the students, however,
will be from the BME department since this is a required course for our BME
graduate students.
This
course is required for all BME graduate students. MS candidates are required to take and pass
the course for 2 semesters prior to graduation.
PhD candidates are required to take and pass the course for 4 semesters
prior to graduation. To receive a
passing grade one must have attended at least 7 seminars during the semester.
Of these 7 required seminars, 5 must be the BME graduate seminars, and 2 may be
substituted with seminars from other departments. Forms will be provided in
advance to verify attendance at other departmental seminars.
Course Format:
This is a seminar course. Time in each classroom session
will be spent listening to various research seminar speakers. During each academic semester, a minimum of 7
seminars will be scheduled, but additional seminars may be offered on other
days or times.
Sample Course Content
(from Fall 2003 and Spring 2004):
Lecture
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Regularly Scheduled Seminar Speaker and Seminar
Title
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1
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Dr. Albena Ivanisevic, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Chemistry, Purdue University, “Fabrication and
Characterization of Biomimetic Templates.”
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2
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Dr. Steven Frankel, School
of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, “Direct Numerical
Simulations of Pulsatile Flow through Stenotic Blood Vessels.”
|
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3
|
Dr. Ji-Xin Cheng,
Assistant Professor of Biomedical
Engineering and Chemistry, Purdue
University, “Running Naked Across Indiana: RNAi
Targeting of Mechanisms Required for Cell Mitosis.”
|
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4
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Dr. Karen M Haberstroh, Department of Biomedical
Engineering, Purdue
University, “In Vitro
Models for Studying Cell Responses to Altered Mechanical Environments.”
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5
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Dr. Sherry Voytik-Harbin, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Basic Medical
Sciences, Purdue University, “Functional Tissue Engineering and the Control of Cell Fate.”
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6
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Dr. Gabriel Chu, Assistant Professor of Biomedical
Engineering, IUPUI, “Solid Freeform
Fabrication of Tissue Engineering Scaffolds.”
|
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7
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Dr. Kenneth Pimple, Indiana
University Center for Bioethics and Director of Teaching Research Ethics
Programs at the Poynter Center for the
Study of Ethics and American Institutions, “The Social Value of
Biomedical Engineering.”
|
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8
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Dr. Ann Rundell,
Department of Biomedical Engineering,
Purdue University, “Analysis and Modeling of
the T-Cell Signaling Events Initialized upon Receptor Engagement.”
|
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9
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Dr Ray Eby, Vice President of Product Development,
NanoInk, Inc., “Towards Nanomanufacture: The Development of Dip Pen
Nanolithography™”
|
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10
|
Dr. John Schild,
Department of Biomedical Engineering
and Electrical Engineering, Indiana University Purdue University at
Indianapolis, “System for
Electrophysiological Study of Computer Modeled TTX-sensitive and TTX-Resistive Na+ Currents.”
|
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11
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Dr. Jennifer Hovis, Department of Chemistry and
Biomedical Engineering, Purdue
University, “Structure and Stability in Cell Membranes.”
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12
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Dr. Fred Pavalko, Department of Cellular
and Integrative Physiology, Indiana University Purdue
University at Indianapolis, “Cellular
Mechanisms in Mechanotransduction.”
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13
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Dr. Jenna Rickus, Department of Agricultural and
Biological Engineering and
Biomedical Engineering, Purdue
University, “Engineering GABA Based Therapies for Neurological
Disorders and Injury.”
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14
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Dr. Frank Fisher,
“Peer Instruction and Web-based Enhancement of Undergraduate Engineering
Courses: Practical Implementation”
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