December 2021 - Bmegradstudents-list

Today: Join Us for Cookies and Coffee
by Siemers, Tammy R 17 Dec '21

17 Dec '21

Don't forget to join us today for a bit of fun and relaxation! [Coffee and Cookies Images, Stock Photos & Vectors | Shutterstock] Good Morning, Just in case you haven't scoured through the roundtable as of yet, I wanted to alert you to an opportunity to enjoy a snack and to network with faculty. Weldon will be hosting cookies and coffee on Friday to celebrate the end of the semester. Please plan on joining us if you can. Date: Friday, December 17th Time: 11:30 am Location: MJIS 2001 I hope to see you there! Tammy Tammy Siemers Senior Graduate Training Program Administration and Professional Development Specialist Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering 206 S. Martin Jischke Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2032 o: 765-496-0294 Achiever, Relator, Includer, Restorative, Developer [233FFCD4]<https://www.purdue.edu/?utm_source=signature&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=…>

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[Bmeroundtable-list] Prospective BME Faculty Cristina Rodriguez Seminar
by Gelfand, Johanna K 13 Dec '21

13 Dec '21

You are invited to attend a prospective BME faculty seminar by Dr. Cristina Rodriguez entitled "Next-generation optical imaging methods for probing the brain and spinal cord" on Thursday, December 16th, at 11:30 a.m. Abstract and bio are attached. Join Zoom Meeting https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/99783454365?pwd=QWlZeHFpeGlRN2J1SzVaamRCMEE3dz… Meeting ID: 997 8345 4365 Passcode: 280446 One tap mobile +13017158592,,99783454365#,,,,*280446# US (Washington DC) +13126266799,,99783454365#,,,,*280446# US (Chicago) Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 997 8345 4365 Passcode: 280446 Find your local number: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/u/abyJdbeeBL -- Bmeroundtable-list mailing list Bmeroundtable-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECN/mailman/listinfo/bmeroundtable-list

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[Bmeroundtable-list] BME Monday Roundtable - Dec. 13, 2021
by Gelfand, Johanna K 13 Dec '21

13 Dec '21

[cid:image003.png@01D7F00A.3D7B9F10] BME MONDAY ROUNDTABLE DECEMBER 13, 2021 UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES FACULTY RECRUITING Faculty recruiting season is in high swing. Over the next two weeks, we will have four candidates visiting our campus. More to come! Mon., Dec. 13 - Tues., Dec. 14 - Dr. Anne Draelos, Swartz Foundation Fellow for Theory in Neuroscience, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Duke University (candidate for Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering tenure-track faculty position). Seminar: 9:30 a.m., Mon., Dec. 13, MJIS 2001 Thurs., Dec. 16 - Fri., Dec. 17 - Dr. Cristina Rodriguez, Burroughs Wellcome Fund Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California, Berkeley (candidate for Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering tenure-track faculty position). Seminar: 11:30 a.m., Mon., Dec. 13, via Zoom SPRING 2022 BME Faculty Meetings All faculty meetings will begin at 11:30 a.m. in MJIS 2001 Fri., January 14 Fri., February 11 Fri., March 25 Fri., April 22 SPRING 2022 BME Primary Committee Meetings Fri., March 4, 11:30-1:00, MJIS 2001 Fri., April 15, 10:00-5:00, MJIS 2001 (LONG meeting!) Week of Dec. 13 Mon., Dec. 13, 9:30 a.m., MJIS 2001 - Prospective BME Faculty Presentation by Dr. Anne Draelos, Swartz Foundation Fellow for Theory in Neuroscience, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Duke University Thurs., Dec. 16: Senior Design Expo from 3:30-5:30pm in MJIS. I would like to encourage all faculty and staff to attend, interact with design teams, and learn about the accomplishments of the seniors this year. More details to come. Thurs., Dec. 16 - Fri., Dec. 17 - Dr. Cristina Rodriguez, Burroughs Wellcome Fund Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California, Berkeley (candidate for Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering tenure-track faculty position). Seminar: 11:30 a.m., Mon., Dec. 13, via Zoom Fri., Dec. 17 - Cookies and coffee in MJIS 2001 at 11:30 a.m. Celebrate the end of the semester, and get to know our graduate students and faculty better! Fri., Dec. 17 - Fall 2022 Graduate Student Applications Available to Review on Intranet Fri., Dec. 17-Pre-screening eligibility list of Purdue Doctoral and George Washington Carver fellowships sent to faculty Upcoming important deadlines and info. Mon., Dec. 13 - Sat., Dec. 18: FINAL EXAMS: Final Exam Policy here: https://catalog.purdue.edu/content.php?catoid=9&navoid=10509#final-examinat… Wed., Dec. 15, NOON - Deadline for ordering animals and limitations on when animals can be received. These are intended to assure all animals coming to the University are properly received and given proper care on arrival. Thurs., Dec. 16: Senior Design Expo from 3:30-5:30pm in MJIS. I would like to encourage all faculty and staff to attend, interact with design teams, and learn about the accomplishments of the seniors this year. More details to come. Sat. Dec. 18: Deadline for pending Fall 2020 Incomplete Grades to become Failing Grades Tues., Dec. 21 BEFORE 5:00 p.m. - GRADES DUE. (This includes classes and grades for all graduate and undergraduate research students) January 2022 - Microsoft Multi-Factor Authentication will be mandatory for all faculty, staff and students on the West Lafayette campus. This will ensure you have continued access to your email plus an added layer of protection from phishing attacks. More details: https://www.itap.purdue.edu/mfa/ Early January - Fall 2022 classes are due to the Registrar in early January. Faculty, working with their research areas, should submit elective courses (BME 400s, 500s and 600s) prior to Monday, January 10, 2022 (the first day of class). Please send info to both Cindy (cholderb(a)purdue.edu<mailto:cholderb@purdue.edu>) and Tami Kinzer-Ursem (tursem(a)purdue.edu<mailto:tursem@purdue.edu>). Mon., Jan. 10: 2022 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program: Graduate Assistant/Mentor Position Announcement The Engineering Undergraduate Research Office (EURO) seeks to hire graduate students from STEM disciplines who enjoy teaching and mentoring undergraduate researchers. Qualified candidates should have the ability to work in a diverse, fast-paced team environment. This position could be particularly beneficial for the graduate student planning a career in academia. SURF Graduate Assistants gain unique experience following areas: * Mentoring undergraduate researchers in and outside their discipline * Program implementation through administrative and leadership experiences at an extensive university research program Please see attached positions announcement and job description. Submit your resume and letter of interest by January 10, 2022, via https://www.cco.purdue.edu/Home/myCCO JOB ID: 904126 Wed., Jan. 12: Research area nominations and rankings for diversity fellowships due to grad office Thurs., Jan. 13: Admissions Faculty Preview Event-virtual Mon., Jan. 24 by NOON: Research area nominations and ranking for non-traditional and research excellence fellowships due to grad office (hotel rooms need to be released today so I have to have a name tied to a room by 5 pm) Mon., Jan. 24 - Updated faculty CVs due to Jo (jo(a)purdue.edu) Formatting requirements include page numbers, and date on first page (e.g., January 2022) Thurs., Feb. 24 - Sat., Feb. 26: Admissions Open House visit-planning for hybrid (virtual and in-person) event Updates from the head Please attend the faculty candidate seminars this week and provide your feedback! Important notice: Change in UPS rates ; Negotiated rates for UPS shipments expired Nov. 27, 2021. Therefore, UPS is no longer the economically prudent choice to ship packages. Until further notice, please choose FedEx when completing a Form 23 for shipping. Contact Patty Turner<mailto:paturner@purdue.edu> (paturner(a)purdue.edu<mailto:paturner@purdue.edu>) with questions. Animal ordering deadline: With the upcoming winter recess, the Laboratory Animal Program office has issued deadlines for ordering animals and limitations on when animals can be received. These are intended to assure all animals coming to the University are properly received and given proper care on arrival. Animal care staff will be working to provide care for the animals during winter recess, but will have minimal staff each day so that they may also spend holidays with their families. * For the Winter Recess - the ordering deadline will be noon on Wednesday, December 15, 2021 for delivery dates of December 20-21, 2021. Orders placed after 12/15/21 will not be scheduled for delivery until the week of January 3, 2022. The University is closed from December 23rd - January 2nd. There will be no animal deliveries received on campus from 12/22/21 through 01/02/22. If you have questions, please direct them to Deana Galema dgalema(a)purdue.edu<mailto:dgalema@purdue.edu> or the BME vet tech staff bmevt(a)purdue.edu<mailto:bmevt@purdue.edu> . Committee Updates DEI: Promoting a culture of support and inclusion for undergraduates: In an effort to increase the support network and lower the barriers to academic success for all students, the DEI Steering Committee and Academic Programs has out an Undergraduate Resource Center in room MJIS 1097 which is staffed by BME course Teaching Assistants Monday through Wednesday each week from 7-9pm. Support was provided for 7 different BME courses as well as BIOL 230 this last semester with 200 students seeking support from the center. The undergraduate resource center will be open during Reading Week (M-W Dec 6-8 @7-9pm) as well as for an exam review for BME 201 (Biomolecules) on December 14th of final's week. Many thanks to Dr. Michael Linnes, Lecturer and Instructional Laboratory Coordinator, and Ms. Lucy Tecle, Graduate Student Assistant, for coordinating the Resource Center and to all of the TAs who provided support this semester. The Resource Center will continue next spring and faculty are encouraged to schedule TA office hours and help sessions, and to direct their students to Center for course support. Questions about scheduling or suggestions for providing additional resources can be directed to Dr. Michael Linnes (mlinnes(a)purdue.edu<mailto:mlinnes@purdue.edu>) and Ms. Tecle (ltecle(a)purdue.edu<mailto:ltecle@purdue.edu>). Graduate Admissions: * Recruiting season is upon us. Please be proactive about talking to candidates to build rapport and to increase our recruiting pool. * Each Research Area is advised to make a plan to nominate fellowship candidates by the deadline * Updated fellowship evaluation rubric will be provided late Nov or early Dec. * Jan 13 for George Washington Carver, PDF, Knox * Jan 21 for Remaining fellowships * In lieu of extensive research area introduction, we will have a virtual "meet-the-faculty" meeting in Dec to finalize the in-person visitation list. * This is an optional event. * It will be live for invited (applied) students to meet you but could be pre-recorded (i.e., CoE Showcase event that happened before) to introduce your lab. * The premise is to increase our touchpoints with candidates. * We are looking to revive the "Science on Tap" event during our open house. * So we need a volunteer speaker! * We hear it's a great exposure and highly recommended (by Maria!) Graduate Programs - update Dec 3 2021 Our systematic review and update of our Graduate Programs continues, with the goal to have a broad framework for changes/updates by early February for implementation in Fall 2022. We continue to review data from various sources, and are working to map desired learning outcomes for the PhD program across a 5-year time frame, after which we will determine the most effective milestones/requirements and support systems to achieve our vision for our training program. One NEW initiative we will be launching in Spring 2022 are monthly Faculty Coffee Chats with grad students. This idea arose from student feedback gathered during our process, and we have already received survey input from students as to best times/days/logistics. These coffee chats will attempt to accomplish 3 student priorities: 1. Grad student professional development-to learn/ask/chat about topics of interest to students. 2. Increase faculty involvement with graduate students outside of their lab. 3. Help build community with BME grad students that may not be located in MJIS. There is a lot of excitement about this initiative from our students, as well as from the Graduate Committee - we look forward to launching this initiative in January (details to come in next few weeks)! Resources, attachments, further information Wed., Dec. 15, 1:00 p.m., via Webex: BME PhD Defense Announcement for Nicolas Leiva Molano (E. Nauman, advisor) Everyone is invited to attend the public presentation beginning at 1:00pm EST. Research Title: Modal Testing as a Novel Evaluation Method for Shockpad Layers in Composite Sport Surfaces Thesis committee members: Eric A. Nauman (Chair) Thomas M. Talavage Scott E. Lawrance James M. Gibert WebEx Meeting link: https://purdue.webex.com/purdue/j.php?MTID=mb63e5778364e3d479c70c32f28ec71ec Meeting number: 2624 799 2645 Password: FinalExam121521 Abstract: Use of artificial turf (AT) as s sport surface has increased in the last decade. reflected in the financial commitment countries such as USA ($2.7 billion USD) and England ($318 million USD) have pledged to spend on the installation of synthetic surfaces. Nonetheless, AT has maintained its negative reputation due to a reported greater burden of lower limb injury when compared to its natural turf (NT) counterpart. Quantification of the performance of AT is limited by the existing industry testing metrics that rely heavily on the recording of peak translational acceleration. These parameters include shock absorption, vertical deformation and energy restitution, and are only calculated after impacting the top-most layer of AT. Hence, a novel design of experiment and approach to quantifying turf performance was piloted, with special attention given to the transfer of energy through the AT system. Despite its renown use for detecting structural health irregularities in other industries, frequency domain based modal analysis has not been used as a tool to explore sports surface properties. Impact testing was used to calculate frequency response functions, to help estimate modal parameters and transmissibility properties of AT. This method was able to determine isolated and interaction effects of AT components to impact attenuation. Furthermore, this novel methodology has potential for on-field analysis which takes the first step towards smart fields for measuring surface performance during athletic events. The Purdue Military Research Initiative (PMRI) is currently looking for faculty that might want to host a summer cadet/midshipman from one of the military academies. Funds to pay for this 4-week opportunity is approx $4k per student (pays travel/per diem/lodging). If you are interested and able, they would need a project description from you to assist in recruiting efforts. You can upload that on their website with the link below. There is an alternative as we recruit from students who are mostly on the West Coast and have been in the military previously and then have completed their enlistment and are now pursuing their undergrad degree's. They will cost about the same, but will be here for most of the summer. Faculty would be able to review/approve a student before being assigned here. If you have a project in mind, please use the following website and let me know that you have done so. They are requesting that I share the names of interested faculty directly with them as well. https://engineering.purdue.edu/PMRI Note on the headers, there is one titled "Faculty Project Application". Faculty can fill in their projects there. Attachment: PMRI 1-page Summary 2020.pdf -- Bmeroundtable-list mailing list Bmeroundtable-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECN/mailman/listinfo/bmeroundtable-list

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[Bmeroundtable-list] Prospective BME Faculty Seminar - Mon., Dec. 13
by Gelfand, Johanna K 09 Dec '21

09 Dec '21

[cid:image001.png@01D7ECE1.03E73600] Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering Prospective Faculty Seminar Monday, December 13, 2021 9:30-10:20am MJIS 2001 Scalable Online Modeling and Perturbations for Adaptive Neuroscience Experiments [Anne Draelos] Anne Draelos, Ph.D. Swartz Foundation Fellow for Theory in Neuroscience Biostatistics & Bioinformatics Duke University Abstract: Systems neuroscience is increasingly able to leverage new recording tools and statistical analyses to describe the coordinated activity of large neuronal populations, even entire brains. Combined with precise stimulation technologies, we could begin to dissect largescale circuits in vivo, constructing models that causally relate neural activity to behavior. Perturbative testing of hypothesized brain-behavior links, however, requires statistically efficient methods for both estimating and intervening on population-level neural dynamics in real time. To build neural models online, we describe a new machine learning method that combines fast, stable dimensionality reduction with a soft tiling of the resulting neural manifold, allowing dynamics to be approximated as a probability flow between tiles. This method can be fit efficiently, scales to large populations, and outperforms existing methods when dynamics are noise-dominated or feature multi-modal transition probabilities. Using online modeling, we can also 'close the loop' by selecting optimal circuit interventions to create maps of causal influence within large networks. Our algorithm uses online convex optimization and adaptive stimulation selection to quickly infer the binary network connectivity, rendering the inference of networks of tens of thousands of neurons in vivo feasible in a single experiment. We additionally present a neural response optimization method with multi-output Gaussian processes that uses active stimulus selection to acquire data at locations where models are likeliest to be wrong given the data seen so far. These methods, which combine online neural modeling with adaptive intervention, open the door to automated, theory-driven circuit dissection at scale, providing a powerful new means of interrogating neural function. Bio: Dr. Anne Draelos is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Pearson Lab at Duke University focused on machine learning and statistical techniques to facilitate real-time analysis of neural and behavioral data. She is currently a Swartz Foundation Fellow for Theory in Neuroscience and received a 2021 Career Awards at the Scientific Interface from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund. ~BME Host: Vitaliy Rayz~ -- Bmeroundtable-list mailing list Bmeroundtable-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECN/mailman/listinfo/bmeroundtable-list

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[Bmeroundtable-list] DO REPLY to any gmail requests from David Umulis
by Gelfand, Johanna K 08 Dec '21

08 Dec '21

David Umulis is NOT the one sending out these requests for cell phone numbers from a gmail account. DO NOT RESPOND to any such requests. That is all.... Jo -- Bmeroundtable-list mailing list Bmeroundtable-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECN/mailman/listinfo/bmeroundtable-list

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Special seminar Friday 9:30 AM Juana Mendenhall
by David M. Umulis 08 Dec '21

08 Dec '21

Hello Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, This upcoming Friday, we have a special short seminar titled “Training the next generation of minority scientists on using additive manufacturing to engineer synthetic tissues with functional gradients at various length scales” by Dr. Juana Mendenhall, the Walter E. Massey Professor at Morehouse College. As you may recall, she gave a virtual seminar in September, but was unable to visit in person at the time and is excited to be on campus with us later this week. Location: MJIS 1001 Time: Friday, December 10 at 9:30 AM-10:15 AM. Best regards, David M. Umulis Director | EMBRIO Institute Dane A. Miller Head and Professor of Biomedical Engineering | Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering Professor | Agricultural & Biological Engineering He/Him/His o: 765-494-1223 | dumulis(a)purdue.edu <mailto:dumulis@purdue.edu> | https://engineering.purdue.edu/~dumulis <https://engineering.purdue.edu/~dumulis> https://www.purdue.edu/research/embrio <https://www.purdue.edu/research/embrio/> Twitter: @professorthermo <https://twitter.com/professorthermo?lang=en>

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[Bmeroundtable-list] Prospective BME/RCHE Faculty Seminar - Thurs., Dec. 9
by Gelfand, Johanna K 08 Dec '21

08 Dec '21

[cid:image001.png@01D7EC26.91E42780] Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering and Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering Prospective Faculty Seminar Thursday, December 9, 2021 9:30-10:20am MJIS 2001 Trustworthy and Distributed Data Analytics for AI-Driven Healthcare [cid:image002.jpg@01D7EC26.91E42780] Yanmin Gong, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Texas at San Antonio Abstract: Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have led to disruptive innovations in genomics, drug discovery, radiology, and other fields. AI technologies cold build accurate and robust statistical models from medical data. However, medical data are usually fragmented and private, and thus difficult to be fully exploited by AI. Without access to data with sufficient amount and diversity, it would be challenging to develop effective models that are generalizable to large populations, which prevents AI from making the transition to clinical practice. In this talk, I will cover trustworthy and distributed data analytics for healthcare applications. After looking at potential applications of federated learning in healthcare, I will present several federated learning methods with differential privacy guarantee. I will discuss challenges of ensuring differential privacy in this setting and introduce techniques for achieving strong privacy protection while maintaining high model accuracy simultaneously in practice. I will end with some other projects on data security and privacy in my group. Bio: Yanmin Gong received her M.S. degree in electrical engineering from Tsinghua University, China, in 2012, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Florida, USA, in 2016. She is currently an assistant professor in electrical and computer engineering at UT San Antonio. Her research interests lie at the intersection of machine learning and cybersecurity, with applications to healthcare and networked systems. She is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award, the NSF CRII Award, Rising Star in Networking and Communications Award by IEEE ComSoc N2Women, TPC Member Award of IEEE INFOCOM, and Best Paper Award at IEEE GLOBECOM. She is currently an Editor of the IEEE Wireless Communications and IEEE Senior Member. Her research has been supported by NSF, Air Force Research Lab and Department of Defense. ~BME Host: Young Kim~ -- Bmeroundtable-list mailing list Bmeroundtable-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECN/mailman/listinfo/bmeroundtable-list

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[Bmeroundtable-list] Prospective BME/RCHE Faculty Seminar - Thurs., Dec. 9
by Gelfand, Johanna K 07 Dec '21

07 Dec '21

[cid:image001.png@01D7EB74.69AF0350] Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering and Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering Prospective Faculty Seminar Thursday, December 9, 2021 9:30-10:20am MJIS 2001 Trustworthy and Distributed Data Analytics for AI-Driven Healthcare [cid:image002.jpg@01D7EB74.69AF0350] Yanmin Gong, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Texas at San Antonio Abstract: Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have led to disruptive innovations in genomics, drug discovery, radiology, and other fields. AI technologies cold build accurate and robust statistical models from medical data. However, medical data are usually fragmented and private, and thus difficult to be fully exploited by AI. Without access to data with sufficient amount and diversity, it would be challenging to develop effective models that are generalizable to large populations, which prevents AI from making the transition to clinical practice. In this talk, I will cover trustworthy and distributed data analytics for healthcare applications. After looking at potential applications of federated learning in healthcare, I will present several federated learning methods with differential privacy guarantee. I will discuss challenges of ensuring differential privacy in this setting and introduce techniques for achieving strong privacy protection while maintaining high model accuracy simultaneously in practice. I will end with some other projects on data security and privacy in my group. Bio: Yanmin Gong received her M.S. degree in electrical engineering from Tsinghua University, China, in 2012, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Florida, USA, in 2016. She is currently an assistant professor in electrical and computer engineering at UT San Antonio. Her research interests lie at the intersection of machine learning and cybersecurity, with applications to healthcare and networked systems. She is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award, the NSF CRII Award, Rising Star in Networking and Communications Award by IEEE ComSoc N2Women, TPC Member Award of IEEE INFOCOM, and Best Paper Award at IEEE GLOBECOM. She is currently an Editor of the IEEE Wireless Communications and IEEE Senior Member. Her research has been supported by NSF, Air Force Research Lab and Department of Defense. ~BME Host: Young Kim~ -- Bmeroundtable-list mailing list Bmeroundtable-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECN/mailman/listinfo/bmeroundtable-list

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[Bmeroundtable-list] BME Roundtable - Mon., December 6
by Gelfand, Johanna K 06 Dec '21

06 Dec '21

[cid:image001.png@01D7EA86.A9D90B90] BME MONDAY ROUNDTABLE DECEMBER 6, 2021 UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES FACULTY RECRUITING Faculty recruiting season is in high swing. Over the next two weeks, we will have four candidates visiting our campus. More to come! Mon., Dec. 6 - Tues., Dec. 7 - Dr. Sumi Helal, Professor of Computer & Information Science and Engineering, University of Florida (candidate for Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering and the Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering faculty position). Seminar: "Digital Health: Back to the Future", 9:30 a.m., Mon., Dec. 6, MJIS 2001 Thurs., Dec. 9 - Fri., Dec. 10 - Dr. Yanmin "Emily" Gong, Assistant Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio (candidate for Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering and the Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering faculty position). Seminar: "Trustworthy and Distributed Data Analytics for AI-Driven Healthcare", 9:30 a.m., Thurs., Dec. 9, MJIS 2001 Fri., Dec. 10 - Thesis deposit deadline Mon., Dec. 13 - Tues., Dec. 14 - Dr. Anne Draelos, Swartz Foundation Fellow for Theory in Neuroscience, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Duke University (candidate for Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering tenure-track faculty position). Seminar: 9:30 a.m., Mon., Dec. 13, MJIS 2001 Thurs., Dec. 16 - Fri., Dec. 17 - Dr. Cristina Rodriguez, Burroughs Wellcome Fund Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California, Berkeley (candidate for Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering tenure-track faculty position). Seminar: 11:30 a.m., Mon., Dec. 13, via Zoom Fri., Dec. 17 - Fall 2022 Graduate Student Applications Available to Review on Intranet Fri., Dec. 17-Pre-screening eligibility list of Purdue Doctoral and George Washington Carver fellowships sent to faculty SPRING 2022 BME Faculty Meetings All faculty meetings will begin at 11:30 a.m. in MJIS 2001 Fri., January 14 Fri., February 11 Fri., March 25 Fri., April 22 SPRING 2022 BME Primary Committee Meetings Fri., March 4, 11:30-1:00, MJIS 2001 Fri., April 15, 10:00-5:00, MJIS 2001 (LONG meeting!) Week of Dec. 6 Mon., Dec. 6, 9:30 a.m., MJIS 2001 - Prospective BME/RCHE Faculty Presentation by Dr. Sumi Helal, Professor and Chair in Digital Health, Lancaster University, UK Tues., Dec. 7 - Deadline to sign up for BME Faculty Preview Event (to be held virtually on Jan. 13th). The faculty preview event gives recruiting faculty the opportunity to share their research with applicants prior to you nominating/inviting students to the open house visit (outside of diversity as those deadlines are prior to this event). Our office will create a schedule and will send invites out to those who have completed applications but you are encouraged to personally invite students you are interested in as well. This event will be followed by a virtual social hour if you would like to get to know some of the applicants better. faculty will sign up for one 10 minute presentation slot; only one zoom room will be set up (no breakout rooms) so speakers will enter and exit the same room for your presentation time. Sign up link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qiY1p5IrtNToQFF8JCO2vjDZ8coLuIOh5fU… Deadline to Sign Up: December 7th Wed., Dec. 8, 9:30 a.m., MJIS 1001 and via Zoom: BME Distinguished Seminar Series. Steven Steinhubl, MD, Associate Professor, Scripps Research. "The Role of Wearable Sensors in Better Understanding Post Acute Sequelae of COVID-19." Wed., Dec. 8, 3:00 p.m., via Zoom: BME PhD Preliminary Exam Announcement for Hui Ma (T. Kinzer-Ursem and J. Linnes, co-advisors). Title: Computational and Experimental Investigation of Microfluidics into Biophysical Interaction. Thurs., Jan. 13, 3:00-5:00 p.m. - BME Faculty Preview Event (Virtual) Upcoming important deadlines and info. Mon. Dec. 6: QLA major revisions due. Mon. Dec. 6 - Sat. Dec. 11 - "Dead Week" The final examination period is intended for the end-of-semester examination. No examination or quiz may be given during the week preceding the final examination period of the semester (examinations for laboratory, intensive, or minicourses excluded). It will be the responsibility of the department head or, where appropriate, the school head to ensure that none of the departmental or school faculty use the week preceding the final examination period to administer an examination. Tues., Dec. 7: Deadline to sign up for speaker slot for faculty preview event; see above Fri., Dec. 10, 2:00 p.m., MJIS 2001: Biomedical Research Associates Group (BRAG) talk and Q&A with Dr. Douglas Brubaker, "Passions and Priorities: Academic and Industry Careers in Biomedical Sciences." Mon., Dec. 13 - Sat., Dec. 18: FINAL EXAMS: Final Exam Policy here: https://catalog.purdue.edu/content.php?catoid=9&navoid=10509#final-examinat… Thurs., Dec. 16: Senior Design Expo from 3:30-5:30pm in MJIS. I would like to encourage all faculty and staff to attend, interact with design teams, and learn about the accomplishments of the seniors this year. More details to come. Fri., Dec. 17: Graduate applications made available for review Sat. Dec. 18: Deadline for pending Fall 2020 Incomplete Grades to become Failing Grades Tues., Dec. 21 BEFORE 5:00 p.m. - GRADES DUE. (This includes classes and grades for all graduate and undergraduate research students) January 2022 - Microsoft Multi-Factor Authentication will be mandatory for all faculty, staff and students on the West Lafayette campus. This will ensure you have continued access to your email plus an added layer of protection from phishing attacks. More details: https://www.itap.purdue.edu/mfa/ Early January - Fall 2022 classes are due to the Registrar in early January. Faculty, working with their research areas, should submit elective courses (BME 400s, 500s and 600s) prior to Monday, January 10, 2022 (the first day of class). Please send info to both Cindy (cholderb(a)purdue.edu<mailto:cholderb@purdue.edu>) and Tami Kinzer-Ursem (tursem(a)purdue.edu<mailto:tursem@purdue.edu>). Mon., Jan. 10: 2022 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program: Graduate Assistant/Mentor Position Announcement The Engineering Undergraduate Research Office (EURO) seeks to hire graduate students from STEM disciplines who enjoy teaching and mentoring undergraduate researchers. Qualified candidates should have the ability to work in a diverse, fast-paced team environment. This position could be particularly beneficial for the graduate student planning a career in academia. SURF Graduate Assistants gain unique experience following areas: * Mentoring undergraduate researchers in and outside their discipline * Program implementation through administrative and leadership experiences at an extensive university research program Please see attached positions announcement and job description. Submit your resume and letter of interest by January 10, 2022, via https://www.cco.purdue.edu/Home/myCCO JOB ID: 904126 Wed., Jan. 12: Research area nominations and rankings for diversity fellowships due to grad office Thurs., Jan. 13: Admissions Faculty Preview Event-virtual Mon., Jan. 24 by NOON: Research area nominations and ranking for non-traditional and research excellence fellowships due to grad office (hotel rooms need to be released today so I have to have a name tied to a room by 5 pm) Thurs., Feb. 24 - Sat., Feb. 26: Admissions Open House visit-planning for hybrid (virtual and in-person) event Updates from the head Please attend the faculty candidate seminars this week and provide your feedback! Committee Updates DEI: Promoting a culture of support and inclusion for undergraduates: In an effort to increase the support network and lower the barriers to academic success for all students, the DEI Steering Committee and Academic Programs has out an Undergraduate Resource Center in room MJIS 1097 which is staffed by BME course Teaching Assistants Monday through Wednesday each week from 7-9pm. Support was provided for 7 different BME courses as well as BIOL 230 this last semester with 200 students seeking support from the center. The undergraduate resource center will be open during Reading Week (M-W Dec 6-8 @7-9pm) as well as for an exam review for BME 201 (Biomolecules) on December 14th of final's week. Many thanks to Dr. Michael Linnes, Lecturer and Instructional Laboratory Coordinator, and Ms. Lucy Tecle, Graduate Student Assistant, for coordinating the Resource Center and to all of the TAs who provided support this semester. The Resource Center will continue next spring and faculty are encouraged to schedule TA office hours and help sessions, and to direct their students to Center for course support. Questions about scheduling or suggestions for providing additional resources can be directed to Dr. Michael Linnes (mlinnes(a)purdue.edu<mailto:mlinnes@purdue.edu>) and Ms. Tecle (ltecle(a)purdue.edu<mailto:ltecle@purdue.edu>). Other On-Campus DEI Events: Dr. Kendrick Davis, Chief Research Officer at the USC Race and Equity Center and Associate Professor at the Rossier School of Education, will be visiting Purdue and is holding discussions with students and faculty/staff around Engineering Equity Through COVID Recovery. Please see the attached flyers for more details on the two sessions (one for students and one for faculty/staff). Students: December 9th, 2-3pm in WALC 1132 "Engineering Equity Through COVID Recovery: Fostering Student in Unlikely Environments Discussion with Dr. Kendrick Davis" Faculty/staff: December 9th, 4-5pm in WALC B091 "Engineering Equity Through COVID Recovery: Fostering STEM Faculty Success through Community & Strategic Partnership Discussion with Dr. Kendrick Davis" PSUB is celebrating "Holidays Around the World" in the Union Great Hall on December 8th, 2021, from 10am-2:30pm. Anyone can attend and organizations that wish to highlight their cultural holidays can sign up for timeslots here: https://forms.gle/wctnXdKrSmVRH8PK9 Graduate Admissions: * Recruiting season is upon us. Please be proactive about talking to candidates to build rapport and to increase our recruiting pool. * Each Research Area is advised to make a plan to nominate fellowship candidates by the deadline * Updated fellowship evaluation rubric will be provided late Nov or early Dec. * Jan 13 for George Washington Carver, PDF, Knox * Jan 21 for Remaining fellowships * In lieu of extensive research area introduction, we will have a virtual "meet-the-faculty" meeting in Dec to finalize the in-person visitation list. * This is an optional event. * It will be live for invited (applied) students to meet you but could be pre-recorded (i.e., CoE Showcase event that happened before) to introduce your lab. * The premise is to increase our touchpoints with candidates. * We are looking to revive the "Science on Tap" event during our open house. * So we need a volunteer speaker! * We hear it's a great exposure and highly recommended (by Maria!) Graduate Programs - update Dec 3 2021 Our systematic review and update of our Graduate Programs continues, with the goal to have a broad framework for changes/updates by early February for implementation in Fall 2022. We continue to review data from various sources, and are working to map desired learning outcomes for the PhD program across a 5-year time frame, after which we will determine the most effective milestones/requirements and support systems to achieve our vision for our training program. One NEW initiative we will be launching in Spring 2022 are monthly Faculty Coffee Chats with grad students. This idea arose from student feedback gathered during our process, and we have already received survey input from students as to best times/days/logistics. These coffee chats will attempt to accomplish 3 student priorities: 1. Grad student professional development-to learn/ask/chat about topics of interest to students. 2. Increase faculty involvement with graduate students outside of their lab. 3. Help build community with BME grad students that may not be located in MJIS. There is a lot of excitement about this initiative from our students, as well as from the Graduate Committee - we look forward to launching this initiative in January (details to come in next few weeks)! Resources, attachments, further information Wed., Dec. 8, 9:30 a.m., MJIS 1001 and via Zoom (https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/95028921977 ): BME Distinguished Seminar Series. Steven Steinhubl, MD, Associate Professor, Scripps Research. "The Role of Wearable Sensors in Better Understanding Post Acute Sequelae of COVID-19." Abstract: To date (Nov. 2021), there have been over 258 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 globally, responsible for over 5 million deaths. For >50% of survivors, persistent symptoms, such as fatigue, dyspnea and cognitive impairment can persist for beyond 6 months following their acute infection. The massive scale, marked variability, and primarily subjective nature of these Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) has led to countless challenges to its diagnosis, mechanistic evaluation, and treatment. Objective measures of the long-term impact of COVID-19 on an individual's physiology are lacking, especially when an "abnormal" finding is determined relative to accepted population normals. However, by taking advantage of novel "digital vital signs" - measures that are based on an individual's normal rather than a population's normal - long-lasting, significant changes have been identified in subsets of COVID-19 survivors. These findings, identified using data from primarily consumer wearable sensor technologies like activity bands and smartwatches, are preliminary evidence of what can be achieved, in people with, or at risk for PASC, and well beyond, through a focus on individual health. As wearable sensor technologies continue to improve in the quality and quantity of physiologic measures they can track, supported by increasingly sophisticated data analytic techniques, they will become central to the ongoing efforts to transform health care. Bio: Dr. Steinhubl is a career-long clinician-scientist and the founding Director of Digital Medicine at Scripps Research's Translational Institute. In 2021 he began dividing his time between Scripps<https://www.scripps.edu/science-and-medicine/translational-institute/> and physIQ<https://www.physiq.com/> where he is Chief Medical Officer. He also remains clinically active as a cardiologist for the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium. He received his undergraduate training in chemical engineering at Purdue University, medical degree at St. Louis University and cardiology training at the Cleveland Clinic. His research has focused on the implementation of clinical programs built specifically around the novel capabilities of digital technologies, especially those made possible through combining novel sensor technologies and AI-based insights to provide personalized, real-time analyses able to detect individual changes in health. Steve has been the principal investigator of dozens of nationwide and global clinical trials, has published over 280 peer-reviewed articles and was the founding Editor-in-Chief of Nature Partner Journal - Digital Medicine. He is also the occasional breakfast cook at his wife's B&B, Susitna Place<https://www.susitnaplace.com/>, in Anchorage Alaska. ~BME Faculty Host: Dr. Matthew Ward ~ Wed., Dec. 8, 3:00 p.m., via Zoom: BME PhD Preliminary Exam Announcement for Hui Ma (T. Kinzer-Ursem and J. Linnes, co-advisors). Title: Computational and Experimental Investigation of Microfluidics into Biophysical Interaction." Place: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/92468866334?pwd=OGt0cWRFUklzV2I0S2dhQnByd0t2UT… Zoom ID: 924 6886 6334 Passcode: 47907 One tap mobile +13126266799,,92468866334# US (Chicago) +16465588656,,92468866334# US (New York) Dial by your location +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) Meeting ID: 924 6886 6334 Find your local number: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/u/a4YNQv4GQ Committee members: Dr. Jacqueline Linnes (co-chair), Dr. Tamara Kinzer-Ursem (co-chair), Dr. Arezoo Ardekani, Dr. Steven Wereley Abstract: Microfluidic techniques have been widely applied in biomedical research such as protein-interaction measurement and point-of-care diagnostics, where experiments and computational models are both leveraged. However, there are still disadvantages and defects in many currently used protocols and models. These microfluidic methods usually need complicated external instrumentation for manipulation or analysis, and to achieve precise control. Solution volume is also much larger if syringe and tubing are necessary. In the theoretical field, models are important to help understand the mechanisms and design the devices. It remains a critical need to improve or develop new models. The goal of this work is in two aspects: optimize protein binding measurement using microfluidic methods and develop new models for rotational diffusion and partially saturated liquid flow in porous media. First, I use particle diffusometry (PD) to measure protein-interaction association constant by common lab equipment. Therefore, the instruments and consumables required in current gold standard are not necessary. Second, to reduce the solution volume needed in microfluidic experiments, I design a chip leveraging air/water two-phase flow, which only needs 2μL solution for protein-interaction analysis. Next, I develop a new method simulating rotational diffusion coefficients of particles based on the Navier-Stokes equation. This model is as accurate as the currently widely used shell model but more efficient and straightforward. Finally, a new model is built to investigate partially saturated flow in porous media. Experiments are implemented to confirm the validity. This model can be applied in hydrology, geology, paper-based biomedical devices and so on. Wed., Dec. 15, 1:00 p.m., via Webex: BME PhD Defense Announcement for Nicolas Leiva Molano (E. Nauman, advisor) Everyone is invited to attend the public presentation beginning at 1:00pm EST. Research Title: Modal Testing as a Novel Evaluation Method for Shockpad Layers in Composite Sport Surfaces Thesis committee members: Eric A. Nauman (Chair) Thomas M. Talavage Scott E. Lawrance James M. Gibert WebEx Meeting link: https://purdue.webex.com/purdue/j.php?MTID=mb63e5778364e3d479c70c32f28ec71ec Meeting number: 2624 799 2645 Password: FinalExam121521 Abstract: Use of artificial turf (AT) as s sport surface has increased in the last decade. reflected in the financial commitment countries such as USA ($2.7 billion USD) and England ($318 million USD) have pledged to spend on the installation of synthetic surfaces. Nonetheless, AT has maintained its negative reputation due to a reported greater burden of lower limb injury when compared to its natural turf (NT) counterpart. Quantification of the performance of AT is limited by the existing industry testing metrics that rely heavily on the recording of peak translational acceleration. These parameters include shock absorption, vertical deformation and energy restitution, and are only calculated after impacting the top-most layer of AT. Hence, a novel design of experiment and approach to quantifying turf performance was piloted, with special attention given to the transfer of energy through the AT system. Despite its renown use for detecting structural health irregularities in other industries, frequency domain based modal analysis has not been used as a tool to explore sports surface properties. Impact testing was used to calculate frequency response functions, to help estimate modal parameters and transmissibility properties of AT. This method was able to determine isolated and interaction effects of AT components to impact attenuation. Furthermore, this novel methodology has potential for on-field analysis which takes the first step towards smart fields for measuring surface performance during athletic events. -- Bmeroundtable-list mailing list Bmeroundtable-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECN/mailman/listinfo/bmeroundtable-list

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BRAG event Friday December 10 at 2pm
by Ejendal, Karin F K 06 Dec '21

06 Dec '21

🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄 The topic for December’s BRAG event is “Passions and Priorities: Academic and Industry Careers in Biomedical Sciences.” Dr. Brubaker will lead an informal guided discussion and share his insights from postdoc positions in both academia and industry, such as: * An Abandoned Post-PhD Startup * The Unicorn Academic-Industry Hybrid Postdoc * Large Pharma vs. Small Biotech Environments * Early Career Roles in Industry (e.g. bench, manager, venture capital) * Why industry wasn’t for me…but almost was… As icing on the cake, there will also be cookies to decorate (and devour). 🍪 In addition to our regular BRAG group, I will open this event up to senior graduate students that are thinking about applying to academic and/or industry postdoc positions in the near future. Where: MJIS 2001 When: 2-3pm on December 10 If you have any questions or suggestions for future BRAG events or speakers, let me know! Kaisa Ejendal 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄 ************************* Karin F. K. Ejendal, Ph.D Research Scientist Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering Purdue University 206 S. Martin Jischke Drive, Room 3102 West Lafayette IN 47907 USA Phone: 765-494-8612 Email: kejendal(a)purdue.edu<mailto:kejendal@purdue.edu> Pronouns: she / her / hers

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