Seminars in the Department of Bioengineering

The department hosts lectures by renowned researchers, authors, and professionals each year.

Spring 2024 Bioengineering Seminar Series

Exploring Nanoscale Self-Assembly through DNA Material Voxels: How much information does assembly actually need?

Jason Khan, Ph.D.
Materials Scientist
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Fri, April 19, 2024 | 12:00

Mechanisms of Brain function Change in Health, Diseases, and Treatments

Binu Thomas, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Advanced Imaging Research Center | Radiology
UT Southwestern
Thu, April 4, 2024 | 12:00

Towards Precision Medicine: Data Driven Computational Approach to Identify Brain-based Subtypes using Multimodel Imaging Data

Xi Zhu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Clinical Neurobiology (in Psychiatry)
Columbia University
Tue, April 2, 2024 | 12:00

Some Recent Advances in MRI of Neurodegeneration

Xiaoping Hu, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Bioengineering
University of California, Riverside
Fri, March 29, 2024 | 12:00

Some Recent Advances in MRI of Neurodegeneration

Guosong Hong, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Materials Science and Engineering
Stanford University
Fri, March 08, 2024 | 12:00

Remote Control of Genetics and Cellular Functions for Cancer Immunotherapy

Yingxiao Wang, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair of Biomedical Engineering
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
University of Southern California
Fri, February 23, 2024 | 12:00

Towards Intelligent Ultrasound Imaging Systems for Enhanced Diagnostics

Jae Youn Hwang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Information and Communication Engineering
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology
Fri, February 5, 2024 | 12:00

Fall 2023 Bioengineering Seminar Series

Developing Various Medical Imaging AI Solutions for Breast Cancer Care

Juhun Lee, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Radiology, Imaging Research Laboratory
University of Pittsburgh
Fri, November 17, 2023 | 12:00

Integrating Volumetric Imaging and Interactive Analysis to Characterize Cardiac Morphogenesis and Contractility

Yichen Ding, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Bioengineering
UT Dallas
Fri, November 10, 2023 | 12:00

Discovery and Translation of the Cell Membrane Coating Nanotechnology

Liangfang Zhang, Ph.D.
Professor and Department Chair
Department of Nanoengineering
University of California, San Diego
Fri, November 3, 2023 | 12:00

Getting Technology Out of the Lab Funded

Lauren Tyra, Ph.D.
Chief Scientific Officer
Green Park & Golf Ventures
Fri, Oct 27, 2023 | 12:00

Cause and Effect in Compartmentalizing NAD+ in Mitochondria

Xiaolu (Lulu) Cambronne, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Molecular Biosciences
University of Texas at Austin
Fri, Oct 20, 2023 | 12:00

i-SAbR: Exploiting The Immunomodulatory Properties of Stereotactic Radiation To Improve Cancer Immunotherapy

Raquibul Hannan, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Chief of Genitourinary Radiation Oncology
Departments of Radiation Oncology, Urology and Immunology
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas
Fri, Oct 6, 2023 | 12:00

Neurodegeneration And Neuropathology: Mathematical Perspectives for the Prospective Practitioner

Travis Thompson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Texas Tech University
Fri, September 29, 2023 | 12:00

Breaking Barriers: Transforming the Diagnosis and Treatment of Brain Diseases Through Ultrasound

Hong Chen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Biomedical Engineering and Neurosurgery Departments
Washington University in St. Louis
Fri, September 22, 2023 | 12:00

SYSTEMS AND SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY: Constructing smart and programmable microbes to address global problems

Tae Seok Moon, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering
Washington University in St. Louis
Fri, September 15, 2023 | 12:00

Multidisciplinary Translational Approaches for Cancer Therapy

Kareem Azab, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Bioengineering
UTSW Medical School in Dallas
Fri, September 8, 2023 | 12:00

Citregen Orthopedic Biomaterials

Richard Tran, Ph.D.
Vice President, Research
Acuitive Technologies, Inc.
Fri, September 1, 2023 | 12:00

A Journey to 2023 BMES Coulter Competition

Michael Ikefuna, Brady Killham, Juan Ramirez, and Jeannette Santos
Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Coulter College for Healthcare Innovation Winners
University of Texas at Arlington
Fri, Aug 25, 2023 | 12:00

Spring 2023 Bioengineering Seminar Series

modRNA Therapeutics vs. hiPSC-derived Cell and Cell-products for Myocardial Repair in Large Mammals: Remuscularization of injured ventricle

Samuel Achilefu, Ph.D.
Lyda Hill Distinguished University Chair and Professor
Biomedical Engineering Department
UTSW Medical Center Dallas
Fri, April 28, 2023 | 12:00

Convergence Of Light, Devices, And Molecules To Detect And Treat Cancer

Jianyi (Jay) Zhang, MD, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Department of Biomedical Engineering
University of Alabama Birmingham
Fri, March 31, 2023 | 12:00

Protecting the Athlete in All of Us – Research at the Interface of Engineering and Medicine

Thomas M. Talavage, Ph.D.
Professor and Department Head
College of Engineering and Applied Science
University of Cincinnati
Fri, February 24, 2023 | 12:00

Delineating Mechanisms of BMP-Mediated Patterning in Embryo and Cochlear Development

David M. Umulis, Ph.D.
Professor and Department Head
Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering
Purdue University
Fri, January 27 , 2023 | 12:00

Fall 2022 Bioengineering Seminar Series

AI approaches to remove artifacts in automated external defibrillator ECG signals during cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Ki Chon, Ph.D.
Krenicki Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering Department
University of Connecticut
Fri, November 18, 2022 | 12:00

Biophysical regulation of branching morphogenesis

Victor Varner, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Bioengineering
University of Texas at Dallas
Fri, November 11, 2022 | 12:00

Light-up Intracellular Ca2+ and Zn2+ to Study Their Physiological Roles

Zui Pan, Ph.D.
Professor
College of Nursing and Health Innovation
University of Texas at Arlington
Fri, November 4, 2022 | 12:00

Multi-physics modeling of flow and cardiac function in pediatric cardiology

Alison Marsden, Ph.D.
Professor
Pediatrics - Cardiology Department
Stanford University
Fri, October 28, 2022 | 12:00

An Engineered Culture System for Human Cardiac Syncytium: Structural, Mechanical, and Electrical Readouts of Heart Cells in a Dish

Wendy Crone, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Engineering Physics and Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Fri, October 21, 2022 | 12:00

Leveraging Generative Deep Learning Models For Multimodal Medical Imaging

Jacob Luber, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Computer Science and Engineering Department
University of Texas at Arlington
Fri, October 7, 2022 | 12:00

Imaging for Radiation Oncology Clinics: A Biomedical Engineer Perspective

Nrusingh Biswal, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Radiation Oncology
University of Maryland
Fri, September 23, 2022 | 12:00

Journey of a nanomedicine scientist from academia to industry: Lessons learned

Aniket Wadajkar, Ph.D.
Team Lead, Drug Delivery Scientist
NexImmune, Inc.
Fri, September 16, 2022 | 12:00

Designing Optical Systems for Surgery & Radiotherapy Imaging

Brian Pogue, Ph.D.
Department Chair, Professor
Department of Medical Physics
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Fri, September 9, 2022 | 12:00

Engineering Strategies for Structural Heart Disease

Arash Kheradvar, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Department of Biomedical Engineering
University of California, Irvine
Fri, September 2, 2022 | 12:00

Spring 2022 Bioengineering Seminar Series

The Role of Autonomic Control in Sickle-Cell Vaso-Occlusive crisis: A Bioengineering Perspective

Michael Chee-Kuan Khoo, Ph.D.
Professor
Viterbi School of Engineering
University of Southern California
Fri, April 29, 2022 | 12:00

Mechanical force induces Endothelial Cell reprogramming and atherosclerosis

Hanjoong Jo, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University School of Medicine
Emory University and Georgia Tech
Fri, March 25, 2022 | 12:00

Mechanical force induces Endothelial Cell reprogramming and atherosclerosis

Gang Bao, Ph.D.
Department Chair, and Professor
Department of Bioengineering
Rice University
Fri, February 25, 2022 | 12:00

Mechanical force induces Endothelial Cell reprogramming and atherosclerosis

Gang Bao, Ph.D.
Department Chair, and Professor
Department of Bioengineering
Rice University
Fri, February 25, 2022 | 12:00

Fighting cancer with light and ultrasound

Baohong Yuan, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Bioengineering
University of Texas at Arlington
Fri, January 29, 2022 | 12:00

Fall 2021 Bioengineering Seminar Series

Calcium Channel Blockers in Combination Chemotherapy

Zui Pan, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Graduate Nursing
University of Texas at Arlington
Fri, December 3, 2021 | 12:00 | TEAMS Online Presentation

Understanding particle-cell interaction in blood flow: Implication for the design of targeted nanotherapeutics.

Lola Eniola-Adefeso, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Chemistry and Bioengineering
University of Michigan
Fri, November 19, 2021 | 12:00

Academia to industry: learnings along the way

Sankalp Gokhale, M.D., M.B.A
Senior Medical Director
Radius Health, Inc.
Fri, November 12, 2021 | 12:00

Medical Device Development: A Biomedical Engineering Challenge

Walton Baxter, Ph.D.
Senior Principal Scientist
Medtronic, Inc.
Fri, November 5, 2021 | 12:00

From the right heart to the pulmonary arteries: a multi-scale approach to understanding pulmonary arterial hypertension

Daniela Valdez-Jasso, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Bioengineering
University of California, San Diego
Fri, October 29, 2021 | 12:00

World’s Deepest-Penetration and Fastest Optical Cameras: Photoacoustic Tomography and Compressed Ultrafast Photography

Lihong Wang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering
California Institute of Technology
Fri, October 22, 2021 | 12:00

Semiconductor principles in the development of orthopaedic biomaterial bone implants

Venu Varanasi, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Kinesiology
University of Texas at Arlington
Fri, October 15, 2021 | 12:00

Design of a pyrocarbon shoulder joint replacement

Jerome Klawitter, Ph.D.
Vice President of Product Development
Integra Life Sciences
Fri, October 1, 2021 | 12:00

Stem Cell Bioprocessing for Regenerative Medicine

Raj Rao, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Bioengineering
University of Arkansas
Fri, September 24, 2021 | 12:00

Measurement technologies for heart valve function

Morten Jensen, Ph.D., DrMed
Associate Professor
Department of Bioengineering
University of Arkansas
Fri, September 17, 2021 | 12:00

Microfluidic system for disease modeling and drug screening

Jessie Jeon, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Fri, September 10, 2021 | 12:00

Systems Biology of Cell Behavior: Robotics, Machine Learning, Microfluidics, and Multiscale

Scott Diamond, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Bioengineering
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of Pennsylvania
Fri, September 3, 2021 | 12:00

Spring 2021 Bioengineering Seminar Series

Prognostic Radiology: Developing Predictive Imaging Biomarkers for Therapeutic Response

Ralph P. Mason, Ph.D., FRSC
Professor of Radiology
Department of Radiology
UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Fri, April 30, 2021 | 12:00 | TEAMS Online Presentation

Deep Tissue Optical Tomographic Imaging: From Clinical Systems to Wearable Technology

Andreas H. Hielscher, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
New York University
Fri, March 26, 2021 | 12:00 | TEAMS Online Presentation

Mapping the Alzheimer's Brain

Michael Miller, Ph.D.
The Bessie Darling Massey Professor
Director of the Department of Bioengineering
Johns Hopkins University
Fri, February 26, 2021 | 12:00 | TEAMS Online Presentation

The Big Short with Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Sciences: When Actions don’t follow Predictions

Mattia Prosperi, Ph.D.
Department of Epidemiology
College of Public Health and Health Professions & College of Medicine
University of Florida
Fri, January 29, 2021 | 12:00 | TEAMS Online Presentation

Fall 2020 Bioengineering Seminar Series

The Health Connections Between Cardiovascular and Skeletal Systems

Rhonda Prisby, Ph.D.
Professor, Kinesiology Department, University of Texas at Arlington
Fri, November 20, 2020 | 12:00 | TEAMS Online Presentation

Light-sheet Engineering using the Field Synthesis Theorem

Reto Fiolka, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Cell Biology, Lyda Hill Department of Bioinformatics, UT Southwestern

Fri, November 13, 2020 | 12:00 | TEAMS Online Presentation

Mechanobiology

Jennifer Shin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Fri, November 6, 2020 | 12:00 | TEAMS Online Presentation

Digital Health Technologies

Srikanth Vasudevan, Ph.D.
Program Manager-Regulatory Science, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Fri, October 30, 2020 | 12:00 | TEAMS Online Presentation

Development of Biologics for Wound Care

Lei Shi, Ph.D.
Director of Research and Development, Smith and Nephew
Fri, October 23, 2020 | 12:00 | TEAMS Online Presentation

Intraocular Lends Research

Anushree Mohan, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Alcon
Fri, October 16, 2020 | 12:00 | TEAMS Online Presentation

Challenging but Exciting Journey: My Perspective in a Diverse Array of Career in Industry Research

Paul Renick, Ph.D.
Staff Scientist, Advanced Wound Bioactives, Smith & Nephew
Fri, October 9, 2020 | 12:00 | TEAMS Online Presentation

Optical Sciences

Vikrant Sharma, Ph.D.
Vice President of Engineering, Optical Sciences, Masimo
Fri, October 2, 2020 | 12:00 | TEAMS Online Presentation

Clinical Trials for Medical Devices

Jasmine Saba, M.S.
Vice President, Global Business Development and Marketing at Avania
Fri, September 25, 2020 | 12:00 | TEAMS Online Presentation

Biorobotics

MinJun Kim, Ph.D.
Professor, Robert C. Womack Chair in Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Southern Methodist University
Fri, September 18, 2020 | 12:00 | TEAMS Online Presentation

Machine Learning: from Concepts to Application in Biomedicine

Gautam Das, Ph.D.
Professor, Computer Science and Engineering Department, The University of Texas at Arlington
Junzhou Huang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Computer Science and Engineering Department, The University of Texas at Arlington
Fri, September 11, 2020 | 12:00 | TEAMS Online Presentation

SARS-CoV-2 and Covid-19 "Science" not "Do your own Research"

Michael Roner, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biology Department, The University of Texas at Arlington
Fri, August 28, 2020 | 12:00 | TEAMS Online Presentation

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Dr. Michael Cho
Professor and Chair
817-272-2965
michael.cho@uta.edu

Dr. Cheng-Jen Chuong
Professor and Associate Chair
817-272-2348
chuong@uta.edu

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