Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Events for October
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Seminar in Biomedical Engineering
Mon, Oct 01, 2012 @ 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Krishna Nayak, Vasilis Marmarelis, Tishya Wren,
Talk Title: Research areas in the BME department
Host: BME
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. -
Seminar in Biomedical Engineering
Mon, Oct 08, 2012 @ 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Terry Sanger, Jean-Michel Maarek, James Weiland,
Talk Title: Research areas in the BME department
Host: BME
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. -
Seminar in Biomedical Engineering
Mon, Oct 15, 2012 @ 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Paul Macklin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Research Medicine and Co-Director of Consortium for Integrative Computational Oncology (CICO), USC Keck School of Medicine, Center for Applied Molecular Medicince
Talk Title: The Emerging Role of Patient-Calibrated Computational Modeling in Cancer Research: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities
Abstract: Clinical oncology practice can generate a wide variety of data for patients, spanning molecular profiling, pathology, and radiology, which tend to be used in isolation when planning patient care. There is currently no technique to quantitatively combine these diverse data sources, along with novel in vitro measurements, to improve surgical and therapeutic planning. Similarly, while cancer research generates a staggering wealth of data spanning many scales, these data are generally not integrated into comprehensive models. We are likely missing emergent system-level cancer phenomena and the novel therapeutic targets they represent. In this talk, we will discuss efforts by my lab, the USC Physical Sciences Oncology Center, and the Consortium for Integrative Computational Oncology to solve these issues. With a focus on patient pathology-calibrated breast cancer modeling and multidisciplinary lymphoma modeling, we will discuss the role for computational modeling in cancer research, encouraging results in quantitatively predicting clinical progression, the implications for making and quantitatively testing biological hypotheses, and the role of computational modeling in facilitating a deeper understanding of biology, pathology, and radiology. More information can be found at MathCancer.org.
Biography: web: http://www.MathCancer.org
open source: http://OpenSource.MathCancer.org
Host: BME
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. -
Seminar in Biomedical Engineering
Mon, Oct 22, 2012 @ 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Radha Kalluri, House Ear Institute
Talk Title: TBA
Host: BME
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. -
Seminar in Biomedical Engineering
Mon, Oct 29, 2012 @ 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Richard W. Roberts, Ph.D., The End of Antibodies? SUPR Peptides Engineered to Target Protein Surfaces
Talk Title: TBA
Abstract: Peptides have poor biostability and natural sequences cannot readily be converted into drug-like, stable molecules. This talk will describe our efforts to adapt mRNA display to evolve highly stabilized unnatural versions of natural peptide sequences. The results of these efforts are a new class of molecules we term SUPR peptides (Scanning Unnatural Protease Resistant) that have antibody like affinity for biomolecular targets and are highly stable to proteolysis. The potential utility of these new peptides will be demonstrated in both therapeutic and diagnostic applications relating to nanomedicine and cancer biology.
Biography: Richard W. Roberts, Ph.D
Professor of Chemistry, the Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering/Materials Science, and Biology
University of Southern California
507 RTH Mail Code 2905
Los Angeles, CA 90089-2905
Host: BME
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.