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Events for September 11, 2008
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Los Angeles City College Transfer Fair
Thu, Sep 11, 2008 @ 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Receptions & Special Events
Students interested in transferring to USC's Viterbi School of Engineering can explore Viterbi's programs and majors, learn about the application process, and speak directly with a Viterbi transfer advisor.
Location: Los Angeles City College
Audiences: Prospective Transfer Students
Contact: Viterbi Admission & Student Affairs Division
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Robotics: The Art and Practice
Thu, Sep 11, 2008 @ 12:00 PM - 01:20 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
University Calendar
ISE 650 SEMINAR IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERINGGuest Speaker: Dr. Peter WillISI Fellow/ Research Professor Director, Microsatellite Systems Department, Information Sciences Institute, Division, Viterbi School of EngineeringTopic Area: Robotics: The Art and Practice
Location: Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center (GER) - 309
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
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Tethered Vesicle Assembly as Monitored by QCM-D
Thu, Sep 11, 2008 @ 12:45 PM
Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Lyman Handy Colloquium SeriesPresentsCurtis FrankProfessor, Dept. of Chemical Engineering,
Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305Abstract: One of the stable forms of assemblies that amphiphilic phospholipids can generate in an aqueous solution is that of the vesicle or liposome, which consists of a spherical "sack" encapsulating a liquid (buffer or water) and having a lipid bilayer as the enclosing membrane. In a highly reductionist view, this structure may be able to mimic the cell membrane to some extent. Our research objective has been to develop assembly protocols such that an array of such vesicles could be used as a substrate for a bioanalytical device. The key to such potential devices is that the vesicles be localized at a solid substrate, and we accomplish this through use of a biotin-streptavidin-biotin tethering scheme. Moreover, this tethering protocol permits use of surface-sensitive tools to monitor the array fabrication. In this presentation, we will describe the use of the quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring to follow the lipid assembly process. We will show how the build-up of the tethered vesicle array may be followed quantitatively, and we will give one example of an antibody-antigen recognition experiment based on the tethered vesicle platform.
Location: Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) - 122
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Petra Pearce Sapir
