Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Events for February
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BME 533 - Seminar in Biomedical Engineering
Mon, Feb 07, 2011 @ 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Mr. Teo Jimenez, Edwards Lifesciences
Talk Title: Medical Device Development
Host: Department of Biomedical Engineering, USC
Location: Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) - 122
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Mischalgrace Diasanta
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor. -
ENH Seminar Series
Mon, Feb 07, 2011 @ 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Jane Wang, Professor Cornell University
Talk Title: How do insects fly and turn
Abstract: Insects' aerial acrobatics result from the concerted efforts of their brains, flight muscles, and flapping wings. To understand insect flight, we started from the outer scale, analyzing the unsteady aerodynamics of flapping flight, and are gradually working toward the inner scale, deducing control algorithms. In this approach, the dynamics of flight informs us about the internal control scheme for a specific behavior. I will first describe the aerodynamic tricks that dragonflies employ to hover and fly efficiently. I will then discuss how fruit flies recover from aerial stumbles, and how they make subtle wing movements to induce sharp turns in tens of wing beats, or 40-80ms. The observed yaw maneuver can be explained by a quantitative mechanical model that connects a single control variable to the body dynamics.
Host: Francisco Valero-Cuevas
More Info: http://bbdl.usc.edu/ENH-Schedule_1011.phpLocation: Hedco Neurosciences Building (HNB) - 100
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Adriana Cisneros
Event Link: http://bbdl.usc.edu/ENH-Schedule_1011.php
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor. -
BME 533 - Seminar in Biomedical Engineering
Mon, Feb 14, 2011 @ 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Arkadiusz Gertych, Cedars Sinai Hospital
Talk Title: Nuts and Bolts of Bio-Image Informatics in Translational Medicine Continuum
Host: Department of Biomedical Engineering, USC
Location: Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) - 122
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Mischalgrace Diasanta
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor. -
USC PSOC Monthly Seminar Series
Fri, Feb 18, 2011 @ 11:30 AM - 01:00 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Simon Lin, M.D., Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, Northwestern University
Talk Title: Reducing Time-to-action in Clinical Genomics Studies by Using an
Abstract: A major bottleneck in large-scale clinical genomics studies, especially those utilizing next generation sequencing and microarrays, is the bioinformatics analysis. A delayed time-to-action of six months by bioinformatics may lose the first-mover advantage and waste the initial capital investment as much as 46%. We propose a two-step strategy to accelerate the biomarker prioritization process: 1) reducing the noise of a biological system by integrating multiple-omics data, and 2) utilizing the disease ontology annotation of potential biomarkers to prioritize the disease-relevant ones. This strategy is based on our strategic investment of annotating the human genome with Disease Ontology (BMC Genomics 2009) and the development of the GeneAnswers package in Bioconductor (BMC Research Notes 2010). In this talk, I will demonstrate our success in a recent collaborative study with the Bulun Lab on leiomyomata. Uterine leiomyomata (uterine fibroids) are benign smooth muscle tumors that occur in up to 80% of all women of reproductive age and a leading cause of hysterectomies. By overlaying epigenetic data onto gene expression data, we narrowed down more than one thousand biomarkers to the most valuable 55 with a 20:1 prioritization rate. In addition, a disease ontology analysis allowed us to further categorize the 55 biomarkers into 8 disease pathways for follow-up evaluation in the wet lab. A major advantage of this strategy is that my team can finish this study within one day using the open-source GeneAnswers package we created.
Location: Harkness Auditorium, CSC 250, IGM Building
For Additional information contact: 323-442-3849 or 323-442-2596
Biography: Simon Lin, M.D.
Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, Northwestern University.
Host: Dr. Parag Mallick, Center for Applied Molecular Medicine
Location: Clinical Science Center (CSC) - CSC 250, Harkness Auditorium, IGM Building
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Yvonne Suarez
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor. -
BME 533 - Seminar in Biomedical Engineering
Mon, Feb 21, 2011 @ 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: President's Day (No Seminar),
Host: Department of Biomedical Engineering, USC
Location: Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) - 122
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Mischalgrace Diasanta
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor. -
BME 533 - Seminar in Biomedical Engineering
Mon, Feb 28, 2011 @ 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Buddy Ratner, University of Washington
Host: Department of Biomedical Engineering, USC
Location: Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) - 122
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Mischalgrace Diasanta
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor.
