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:
Fall 2000 Seminar abstracts: