Select a calendar:
Filter February Events by Event Type:
SUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISAT
Events for February 02, 2018
-
Last day to register for Commencement
Fri, Feb 02, 2018
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
University Calendar
February 2nd is the last day to register to participate in the Viterbi Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony.
Register to participate here:
https://uscviterbi.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8tSSDcBgP7BLyqp
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: Taylor Relich
-
Biomedical Engineering Department Guest Speaker
Fri, Feb 02, 2018 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Maribel Vazquez, Sc.D., Associate Professor Department of Biomedical Engineering City College of New York, CUNY
Talk Title: Microfluidics-Enhanced Predictive Models for Retinal Cell Replacement
Abstract: Progressive and irreversible vision loss affects millions of Americans each year and is a profound health challenge worldwide. Current restorative treatments for retinal dysfunction have introduced stem-like cells (STLCs) as replacements for damaged photoreceptors in order to re-establish synaptic connectivity with secondary neurons. Numerous studies have reported modest synaptic integration despite meaningful advances in specialized replacement cells and cell-delivery biomaterials. This is largely attributed to unsuitable migration and positioning of transplanted cells, as the migratory processes of donor STLCs out of the sub-retinal space and into host retinal laminae are neither clinically- nor developmentally-defined. Our work develops an experimental model to predict synaptic integration of transplanted cells by using microfluidics and retinal explants to mimic degenerative microenvironments (Fig. 1). The model uses combinatory, chemical signals and electric fields to recapitulate the migratory responses and connectivity of STLCs during development and stimulate these desired behaviors in transplantation. Results illustrate that combinatory galvano-chemoattractive fields are able to stimulate three times the infiltration distance than either field, individually, as well as promote tunable, collective cell responses.
Biography: Maribel Vazquez is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at City College of New York, and is a co-founding member of the Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) at the City College of New York (CCNY). Her appointment as Assistant Professor was dedicated toward establishing the first BME undergraduate curriculum and Master's program at a Minority Serving Institution. She later developed the first microfluidics and microfabrication laboratory at CCNY by leveraging my industry and research expertise in the design and manufacture of microsystems. She has been continuously awarded funding for independent research as well as for undergraduate educational initiatives from NIH (Physical Science-Oncology Center, Comprehensive Minority Institution/Cancer Center Partnership), NSF (Nanotechnology Education for Undergraduates, Emergent Behaviors of Intracellular Systems) and AFOSR (Microtechnology and Fabrication for Mechanical Engineers).
Host: Ellis Meng, PhD
Location: DRB 145/145A
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Mischalgrace Diasanta
-
W.V.T. RUSCH ENGINEERING HONORS COLLOQUIUM
Fri, Feb 02, 2018 @ 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Arjun Punshi, Hughes Network Systems
Talk Title: Satellite Terminals and Hughes Network System
Host: Dr. Prata & EHP
Location: Henry Salvatori Computer Science Center (SAL) - 101
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Su Stevens
