BME 382 Biomedical Engineering Seminar II

Seminar series given by instructor, invited experts, and students with focus on physiological system modeling, biomechanics, biomaterials, tissue engineering, artificial organs, and biosensors. (Seminar) Pre: sophomore standing in biomedical engineering or permission of instructor. (I, 1)

Class photos: Fall 2002, Fall 2003, Fall 2004, Fall 2005, Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Fall 2009.

Fall 2009 Seminar abstracts:

• Gabriel Ausfresser: 1. Nanodiamonds, 2. Modified osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis (MOOKP).
• Timothy Alberg: 1. “Tongue-o-Vision”, 2. Tissue engineered blood vessels and lightning induced blood vessels.
• Tonya Ruggieri: 1. Genetically-engineered vaccine for peptic ulcers, 2. BioGlass: uses in osteostimulation.
• Adam Silva: 1. Environmental control unit, 2. staSafe.
• Erica Duncanson: 1. Celox – a hemostatic agent, 2. Improved chondroitinase ABC (chABC).
• Robert Farley: 1. I-Limb by Touch Bionics, 2. Carticel by Genzyme.
• Kyle Rafferty: 1. Magnetic resonance force microscopy (MRFM), 2. Coronary stents.
• Courtney Dulude: 1. Stem cells and cancer research, 2.
• Justin Martin: 1. INTEGRA dermal regeneration template, 2.
• Ruba Hadidi: 1. Mosaic heart valve, 2.
• Andrew Seitler: 1. Photoluminescence of colloidal quantum dots and qubits, 2.
• Cal Knowles: 1. Brain pacemakers, 2.
• Donna Salamey: 1. Olaparib, 2.
• Nishat Hossain: 1. Interfacing semiconductor quantum dots and nerve cells, 2.
• Matthew Sampson: 1. Hydroxyapatite-reinforced Composite, 2.
• Kasey Tipping: 1. Breathing pacemaker, 2.
• Brandon Brunelle: 1. Exoskeletons, 2.
• Amanda Neves: 1. ReWalk robotic suit, 2.
• Andrew Dunne: 1. HeartAssist 5 left ventricular assist device (LVAD), 2.
• Laurie Roberts: 1. Nanoparticle technology in cancer care, 2.

Fall 2008 Seminar abstracts:

• Alyssa Williams: 1. Cystic fibrosis, 2. Ultrasound.
• Andrew Westover: 1. FLARE (fluorescence-assisted resection and exploration), 2. Integuseal® microbial sealant .
• Brian Schaeffer: 1. Chemotherapeutic Nanodiamonds, 2. Artificial iris.
• Brendan Murphy: 1. Organ printing, 2. Sleep walking.
• Chelsae Meier: 1. Alzheimer’s disease and the Alzheimer’s Helmet therapy, 2. MyoSpare™ StimuHeal Inc.
• Daniel Reinhard: 1. TAXUS® Liberté® coronary stent system, 2. Medtronic Hall Easy-Fit mechanical heart valve.
• David Dionisopoulos: 1. Memory restoration, 2. Childhood obesity.
• David Pancarowicz: 1. CoolPath™ablation system, 2. Strkyer Scorpio™ NRG knee system.
• Eric Frattura: 1. Bionic contact lens, 2. Camera pill.
• Erin LaBarge: 1. Lokomat®, 2. OP-1® Putty.
• Grace Lynch: 1. 3D ultrasound probes, 2. Artificial mucus.
• Irving Azor: 1. Verichip, 2. The Cheetah Flex Foot.
• Jonathan Fortunati: 1. Brain computer interface, 2. Iontophoresis.
• Kristin Meader: 1. PediBooster right heart failure model, 2. Abiomed Impella®.
• Kyle Waterman: 1. CD Horizon® Legacy™ sinal system, 2. CD Horizon® Legacy™ spinal system.
• Matin Amani: 1. Pyrosequencing, 2. The Gamma knife.
• Michael Giuliano: 1. CardioWest™ temporary total artificial heart, 2. Tree man.
• Michael Tamayo: 1. Digital tattoo interface, 2. Bose kinematic spine simulator.
• Minori Keefe: 1. Neurophysiology of dreams, 2. Nucleus® Freedom™ cochlear implant system..
• Nicholas Ferrer: 1. 2. Deep brain stimulation: Parkinson's disease.
• Ryan Andrews: 1. Neurostimulation and DBS therapy, 2. The Beampath® CO2 laser system.
• Sarah Schlatter: 1. Epicel skin grafts, 2. The Meniett low pressure pulse generator.
• Vishnuteja Devalla: 1. Stem cells, 2. Artificial heart.

Fall 2007 Seminar abstracts:

• Afeez Olalekan: 1. MC3 artificial lung, 2. Great batch.
• Babak Mohammad Ossia: 1. Understanding MRI, 2. The X-ray production.
• Craig Harly: 1. Artificial heart valves as treatment for valvular heart disease, 2. The Bjork-Shiley heart valve.
• Elizabeth Patnode: 1. Da Vinci surgical system: bariatric surgery, 2. Gardasil: the fight against HPV.
• James Brien: 1. Drug delivery system, 2. A blood pressure feedback control system.
• Kyle Torres: 1. Lasik eye surgery, 2. Sleep apnea.
• Matthew Young: 1. Noise enhanced technology incorporation into movement controlled toys, 2. Olfaction.
• Patrick Carberry: 1. Stem cells, 2. Skin cells made to mimic embryonic stem cells.
• Rebecca Boduch: 1. Electroactive polymers, 2. Artificial knees - Zimmer gender solutions.
• Sarika Saran: 1. DNA computers, 2. Blood substitutes.
• William Roman: 1. Silicon optical microresonator based biosensors, 2. Ethical questions raised by nanotechnology.

Fall 2006 Seminar abstracts:

• Allison O'Malley: 1. Orthopedic Neobladder, 2. Medical shunt/valve for regulation of body fluids.
• Andrew Burke: 1. Through-controlled prosthetics, 2. Optical manipulation.
• Christian Apollon: 2. Robotic developments.
• Kristin Lane: 1. Artificial retina, 2. Heart valves from stem cells.
• Curtis Richard: 1. magnatic resonance imaging, 2. Narrow band UVB phototherapy.
• Eric Butkus: 2. HAL-5 - hybrid assistive limb.
• Graeme O'Connell: 1. Cox Max II.
• Hamed Lahijani: 1. Electronic tongue, 2. Nanotechnology virus detection laser.
• Jenna Lipka: 1. Breathing pacemaker, 2. Vagus nerve stimulation therapy.
• Jenna Marcus: 1. PRESTIAGE cervical disc, 2. Heart valves grown from amniotic stem cells.
• Jeremy Brousseau: 1. Forensic sciences: AccuTOF DART direct analysis, 2. Ultrasonic stent coating.
• Jeremy Helbig: 2. Umdilical cord stem cell banking.
• Louis Chen: 1. Nanograft technology.
• Kristina Bruen: 1. BIO593 project, 2. EndoSure wireless AAA pressure measurement system.
• Maria Cieslewski: 1. Bionic eyes, 2. Biomedical textiles.
• Matthew Gallagher: 1. SMSI glucose monitoring system, 2. Ultra voice.
• Peter Schiffman: 1. Pillcam capsule endoscopy, 2. LouseBuster.
• Rebekah Wigton: 1. Positron emission tomography / Computerized tomography (PET/CT), 2. AIR2 using the Alair System for bronchial thermoplasty.
• Richa Gujarati: 1. Cochlear implant, 2. Neurally controlled animat: biological brains acting with stimulated bodies.
• Ryan Zaczynski: 1. Versatile microcontroller algorithms using myoelectric control, 2. s.
• Tanios BouRamia: 1. Plastination, 2. 15 minute BioChip assay.
• Whitney Capwell: 1. BIO593 project, 2. Activa control therapy product.
• Whitney Michalek: 1. Bio-shirt, 2. CoreControl.
• Zack Weber: 1. Bioethics, 2. Artifficial intelligence.

Fall 2005 Seminar abstracts:

• Andre Doyon: 1. Sprint feet, 2. Artificial kidney.
• Andrew Aubee: 1. VANCall 5, 2. Laser-induced interstitial thermo therapy.
• Armen Donoian: 1. Electronic brain stimulation, 2. Magnetic resonance imaging.
• Dave Marcus: 1. Ultrasonic wearable system, 2. BioLase.
• Dave Segala: 1. Epicardial strains in normal passive mouse left ventricle, 2. Calculating strains from tagged MRI.
• Emily Santurri: 1. Tonsillectomy: CO2 lasers, 2. Indepedence iBOT 4000 mobility system.
• Garrett Whitney: 1. LASIK, 2. Heart-lung machine.
• Matt Kastan: 1. Plethysmography, 2. Smart scalpel.
• Robert Shultz: 1. Artificial retina, 2. Vagus nerve stimulation therapy.
• Shaun Russell: 1. Breathing pacemaker, 2. BrainGate assistive technology.
  

Fall 2004 Seminar abstracts:

• Aaron Ball: 1. Artificial retina, 2. Cancer vaccines.
• Andrew Greene: 1. Rotodynamic blood pump, 2. Vagus nerve stimulation.
• Bethany Therrien: 1. Treatment of neurological disorders by ESB, 2. Electrolarynx device controlled by EMG.
• Christopher Mackenzie: 1. Shockwave lithotripsy, 2. Needle technology.
• Christopher Patty: 1. Bionic eyes, 2. Robot-assisted surgery.
• David Flanagan: 1. Photodynamic therapy, 2. Clot-promoting bandages.
• Erin Dworkin: 1. Electronic knee joint system, 2. Artificial hippocampus.
• Jonothan Kurowski: 1. Advances in imaging, 2. The fist true bionic arm.
• Meghan Fahey: 1. Implntable cardiac defibrillator, 2. Digital mammography.
• Nick Samos: 1. Electronic tongue, 2. Quantum dots/nanocrystals.
• Nicole Normandin: 1. Platelet concentration systems, 2. Anterior lumbar interbody fusion cages.
• Rajesh Ramsingh: 1. Artificial heart valve, 2. AbioCor artificial heart.
• Shannon Maio-Cannon: 1. Biothermal electric battery, 2. Aortic root bioprosthesis.
• Suchismita Datta: 1. Of Mice & Men, 2. Gene chip.
• Zac Canders: 1. Artificial lung, 2. Portable dialysis machine.

Fall 2003 Seminar abstracts:

• Amy Wright: 1. Hysterosonography, 2. Blood and IV fluid infusion warmers.
• Brent Marsden: 1. Dermal regeneration template, 2. Kidney dialysis.
• Christina Drake: 1. BioHemostat, 2. Vibrating insoles: balabce control in elderly people.
• Christopher Pizza: 1. Neural interface, 2. Posthetic hand.
• Evelina Ruszkowski: 1. Bionic ear, 2. Artificial bladders.
• Frank Breau: 1. Bionic eye, 2. Diaphrgm pacing system.
• Gabrielle Murphy: 1. Iontophoresis, 2. Bioengineered bandages.
• Gary Comtois: 1. Light activated switch, 2. Myelography.
• James Finneran: 1. AlphaCor artificial cornea, 2. Artificial joint replacement.
• Jeb McCluskey: 1. Blood substitutes.
• Kathleen Cooper: 1. UltraVoice, 2. Artificial heart valves.
• Kimberly Peloquin: 1. Next-generation artifical lungs, 2. Humanoids.
• Sareh Rajaee: 1. Electronic tongue, 2. Laser refractory eye surgery.
• Stephen Furlani: 1. Respiratory assistance devices, 2. SB Charite III disc replacement.
• Tanyn Boulay: 1. Imaging capsule, 2. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
• Thomas Harrington: 1. Bone graft, 2. Nanotechnology.

Fall 2002 Seminar abstracts:

• Anna Wagner: 1. Brain-computer interface, 2. Electroporation therapy.
• Brian Lavoie: 1. Pulmonary drug delivery, 2. Artificial disc replacement.
• Dan Schaefer: 1. Xenotransplantation, 2. Bionic ear.
• Dan Kelsay: 1. Osseoinegration, 2. Spatial image processing chip.
• Ellaine Abueg: 1. Ultrasound technology, 2. Glucose testing.
• John Coughlin: 1. Vascular grafts, 2. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
• John DiCecco: 1. Brain-implantable neural prosthetics, 2. Heart rate variability.
• Meghan Collins: 1. Electroconvulsive therapy, 2. Fetal tissue transplantation.
• Shyla Booker: 1. , 2. Osteogenic protein implant.
• Thomas Cavaliere: 1. Catheter ablation therapy, 2. Magnetic navigation systems.
• Tim Swaby: 1. Skin substitutes, 2. Theracardia: MID-CM.

Fall 2001 Seminar abstracts:

• Alexa: Artificial Bladder.
• Alexa: Artificial Nose.
• Ali: Inplanted Cardioverter Defibrillator.
• Ali: CAM-Brain Machine.
• Arash: Implantable Supercomputer.
• Arash: UltraVoice.
• Jackie: Artificial Bone.
• Jackie: Platelet Rich Plasma.
• Jenson: Ultrasound Bone Sonometer.
• Jenson: Insertable Loop Recorder.
• Karen: Diagnistic Imaging of Appendicitis.
• Karen: Acupuncture.
• Kaylen: Neurology and the Stem Cell.
• Kaylen: Prosthetic Feet.
• Kerri: Artificial Hearts and their Side Effects.
• Kerri: Artificial Lung.
• Kerri-Anne: Artificial Joint Replacements.
• Kerri-Anne: Sycopel Micro Dialysis Biosensor.
• Lee Ann: FloSeal Matrix Hemostatic Sealant.
• Lee Ann: Digital Angel.
• Marc: Aneurysm Modeling.
• Marc: Quantum Dots.
• Morgann: Patient State Analyzer.
• Morgann: Functional Neuromuscular Stimulation.
• Paul: Prosthetic Hands.
• Paul: The Heart-Lung Machine.
• Peter: Gliadel Wafers for Treating Glioblastoma multiforme.
• Peter: eXPain TSE.
• Shelley: Robotic Arm.
• Shelley: Nanotechnology.
• William: Artificial Oxygen Carriers.
• William: The Guardwire Plus System.

Fall 2000 Seminar abstracts:

• Jill: Cardiac Catheterization.
• Josh: Ultrasound Door Sensor.
• Paul: Tremor Therapy.
• Pilar: Telemedicine.
• Rachel/George: Call Bell.
• TD: Ionphoretic Device.
• TD: Smart Chip.
• Thi: Battery Charger.
• Thi: Proprioceptor.
• Tyler: Lightspeed Scanner.