October 2022 - Bmegradstudents-list

[Bmeroundtable-list] Save the Date: BME Welcome Back Ice Cream Social
by Siemers, Tammy R 10 Jul '23

10 Jul '23

Good Afternoon, We are once again going to host a Welcome Back (for some of you welcome to the Fall semester) Ice Cream Social on the first Friday of classes. Join us for some great conversation and yummy treats as we get the fall semester started. I will send a calendar invite to those that utilize that feature. Date: Friday, August 26th Time: 1-2 pm Location: MJIS South Lawn (rain location: MJIS 2001) I hope you consider joining us! Tammy Tammy Siemers She/Her Associate Director, Graduate Education 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=…> -- 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 - October 31, 2022
by Gelfand, Johanna K 31 Oct '22

31 Oct '22

[cid:image001.jpg@01D8ED16.BAD8BF60] BME MONDAY ROUNDTABLE OCTOBER 31, 2022 Happy Halloween to those who celebrate! HEADS NOTE Hello Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, We have a lot going on this week so be sure to check the list below! First, we have a special seminar tomorrow at 11:00 AM with a visiting faculty member from Université de Montpellier. Later in the day at 5:30 PM the BMEGSA is hosting a celebration for Dia de los Muertos- be sure to attend and learn about traditions and culture from around the world and enjoy snacks and activities. Wednesday, our colleague Joy Wang, an expert in responsible AI, will be presenting her research on Fair and Explainable Machine Learning. Have a great week and see you around MJIS. UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES Week of October 31 Tues., Nov. 1: Special BME Seminar: 11:00-12:00 p.m., MJIS 2001. Pierre Sicard, PhD, Research Engineer at Universite de Montpellier, INSERM, France will present “Cerebrovascular Hypoxia During Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury.” Tues., Nov. 1: Proposals due for WL-Indy Collaborative Seed Grant. (From Jay Akridge): “We are happy to announce a collaborative seed grant competition, which is focused on establishing new research collaborations between faculty located at our two campuses. Please review the attached guidelines and reach out to colleagues to start building new research collaborations. Proposals are due November 1, 2022. See attached RFP. Tues., Nov. 1: Mentoring and the Dissertation Process for faculty and postdocs, 2:00-3:30 p.m. . You must have a GoSignMeUp account to register for this free workshop. See details below. Tues., Nov. 1: Celebrate Dia de los Muertos with BMEGSA, 5:30 p.m., MJIS 2001. Enjoy traditional food! Everyone is welcome! Wed., Nov. 2: BME Seminar Series, 9:30 a.m. MJIS 1001 or via Zoom. Xiaoqian (Joy) Wang, Assistant Professor of ECE, Purdue, will present “Fair and Explainable Machine Learning.” Wed., Nov. 2: COE “Celebrating our Associate Professors” Session, 11:30 a.m. This event features recently tenured associate professors making a 10-minute presentation on some aspect of their teaching/learning, research and/or engagement activities, followed by an opportunity to discuss the presented work with other colleagues in attendance. IE/BME’s very own Ramses Martinez will be one of the presenters on this date. Go to https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4GXBqUDu1DZdTn0 to register. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Wed., Nov. 2: Frontiers in Biophysics Seminar, 1:30 p.m., via Zoom. Thomas Wollert, Institut Pasteur Paris will present “Formation of autophagosomes by a concerted action of ATG16L1 and LC3B.” Co-sponsored by Structural and Computational Biology & Biophysics (SCBB) in the Department of Biological Sciences and the NIGMS-funded Molecular Biophysics Training Program (MBTP, in partnership with the Departments of Biomedical Engineering, Biochemistry, Physics and Astronomy, Chemistry, and Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology; and the following institutes: PI4D, PCCR, and PIDD. Register in advance for Zoom presentation at: https://purdue.edu/zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtd-2rrTlqEt28s1D20iZPi-9RRDG… Wed., Nov. 2: Seminar for Neurotrauma and Diseases, 4:00 p.m. via Zoom. Philip Low, Presidential Scholar for Drug Discovery and Ralph C. Corley Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at Purdue University will present “Targeted therapies for inflammatory, malignant and infectious diseases.” The Seminar for Neurotrauma and Diseases is sponsored by Plexon, a leading neuroscience technology company, and is supported by the Purdue Institute for Integrative Neuroscience and Purdue Institute for Drug Discovery. Join the Center for Paralysis Research and our set of amazing speakers as we explore various facets of neurotrauma and diseases and build a community to make long-lasting impacts on neurotrauma research. Zoom link: https://bit.ly/3QN4YL. Thurs., Nov. 3: Seminars in Hearing Research, 10:30 a.m. in LYLE 1150 and via Zoom. Sarthak Mangla will present "IndivHear: An Individualized Adaptive Deep Learning-based Hearing Aid." Thurs., Nov. 3: Travel Workshop will be held in the 1st floor computer lab on Thursday, November 3 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. Please plan to attend if you would like assistance with creating or submitting an expense report in Concur (e.g., those of you who went to BMES). Please email Pam Lamb lambp(a)purdue.edu<mailto:lambp@purdue.edu> if you will be attending. Depending on your status, reimbursement might mean processing your travel receipts for reimbursement through Concur (for faculty, staff & graduate students) or through a combination of tax-related forms along with the paid receipts (up to the amount allowed for reimbursement) being submitted for undergraduates. FYI, we would prefer all receipts be a pdf rather than an image as the ideal mode of submission. Thurs., Nov. 3: BMS 692/CPB 697 Graduate Seminar, 3:30 p.m., LYNN 1136. Xavier Ramos Cardona – Graduate RA, CPB – will present “Canine CAR T-Cells Therapy for Solid Tumors in Dogs.” Emeka Nwanochie – IBSC Student, BME – will present “Point-of-Care Molecular-Based Platforms to Detect HIV in Blood Samples.” Ying Cheng Chen – Graduate Student, BMS – will present “Adipose Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells as Oncolytic Adenovirus Carriers to Treat Prostate Cancer.” Diprasom Das – Graduate RA, CPB – will present “Broad Spectrum Antibiotic Treatment Increases the Susceptibility to Candida Auris Intestinal Colonization in Mice.” The seminar series is hosted by the Purdue College of Veterinary Medicine. Upcoming important deadlines and info. Mon., Nov. 7: BRAG Meeting for BME postdocs, visiting scientists and research staff, 2:00-3:00 p.m., MJIS 2001. Dr. Tamara Kinzer-Ursem, Associate Professor and Associate Head of Academic Programs in BME will discuss “Time Management in the Unstructured World of Research”. The session will be in the format of a short presentation followed by Q&A, and the speaker has specifically asked us to send suggestions on topics, questions and thoughts ahead of time to best tailor the sessions to us. Please RSVP and email your suggestions to kejendal(a)purdue.edu. You are of course welcome with spontaneous questions as well! Welcome! Bring a postdoc friend! Wed., Nov. 9: Frontiers in Biophysics Seminar, 1:30 p.m., MJIS 1001 and via Zoom. Andrei Fokine, Purdue University will present “Structure and assembly of Myoviridae bacteriophages.” Co-sponsored by Structural and Computational Biology & Biophysics (SCBB) in the Department of Biological Sciences and the NIGMS-funded Molecular Biophysics Training Program (MBTP, in partnership with the Departments of Biomedical Engineering, Biochemistry, Physics and Astronomy, Chemistry, and Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology; and the following institutes: PI4D, PCCR, and PIDD. Register in advance for Zoom presentation at: https://purdue.edu/zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtd-2rrTlqEt28s1D20iZPi-9RRDG… Wed., Nov. 9: Seminar for Neurotrauma and Diseases, 4:00 p.m. via Zoom. Wen Jiang, Professor of Biological Sciences and Scientific Director of Purdue Cryo-EM Facility will present “Cryo-EM structural characterization of amyloid fibrils in neurodegenerative diseases.” The Seminar for Neurotrauma and Diseases is sponsored by Plexon, a leading neuroscience technology company, and is supported by the Purdue Institute for Integrative Neuroscience and Purdue Institute for Drug Discovery. Join the Center for Paralysis Research and our set of amazing speakers as we explore various facets of neurotrauma and diseases and build a community to make long-lasting impacts on neurotrauma research. Zoom link: https://bit.ly/3QN4YL. Wed., Nov. 9: Graduate Mentorship Seminar Series: Diversity and Inclusion in Mentorship Relationships, 4:30 p.m., WALC 2051. Learn about how identity and culture are crucial components to recognize in faculty mentor-student advising relationships. Faculty members welcome! Wed., Nov. 9 – Sat., Nov. 12: The Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (ABRCMS) is a go-to conference for underrepresented groups in STEM fields. Scientific or professional development session submissions due July 29. Thurs., Nov. 10: BME Faculty Coffee Chats for Grad Students, 9:30-10:30 a.m., MJIS 3041. Faculty hosts: Hugh Lee, Taimoor Qazi, Steve Steinhubl. Potential discussion topics: ask me anything/ healthcare, academic jobs/academia, visas/international students Tues., Nov. 29: BRAG Meeting for BME postdocs, visiting scientists and research staff, 2:00-3:00 p.m., MJIS 2001. Dr. Elsje Pienaar, Assistant Professor in BME will discuss “Strategies and challenges in learning about DEI”. The session will be in the format of a short presentation followed by Q&A, and the speaker has specifically asked us to send suggestions on topics, questions and thoughts ahead of time to best tailor the sessions to us. Please RSVP and email your suggestions to kejendal(a)purdue.edu. You are of course welcome with spontaneous questions as well! Welcome! Bring a postdoc friend! Thurs., Dec. 8: BME Faculty Coffee Chats for Grad Students, 2:00-3:00 p.m., MJIS 2041. Faculty host: Deva Chan. Potential discussion topics: AMA work-life, teaching & diversity statements, time management Thurs., Dec. 15 The BME Senior Design Expo will be from 3:30 - 5:30pm in MJIS 1097, 1001, and Atrium. There will be 24 projects presented followed by awards ceremony. Stay tuned for additional details. PROTECT PURDUE * Fall 2022 update: Protect Purdue Fall expectations https://protect.purdue.edu/updates/fall-2022-what-you-need-to-know/ Committee Updates Business Services Update Thurs., Nov. 3: Travel Workshop will be held in the 1st floor computer lab on Thursday, November 3 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. Please plan to attend if you would like assistance with creating or submitting an expense report in Concur (e.g., those of you who attended BMES). Please email Pam Lamb lambp(a)purdue.edu<mailto:lambp@purdue.edu> if you will be attending. Depending on your status, reimbursement might mean processing your travel receipts for reimbursement through Concur (for faculty, staff & graduate students) or through a combination of tax-related forms along with the paid receipts (up to the amount allowed for reimbursement) being submitted for undergraduates. FYI, we would prefer all receipts be a pdf rather than an image as the ideal mode of submission. Academic Programs Update We are writing to ask for your help in encouraging all instructors to make plans now for how they will approach providing final exam testing accommodations for those of their students who have this disability accommodation. Many instructors will plan to provide these accommodations themselves. That is great and often the best approach. However, some will want the DRC’s Accommodated Testing staff to administer their final for these students. In these cases, it is important that instructors are aware of three critical deadlines. * November 11. This is the deadline for instructors to update their Test Information Form<https://www.purdue.edu/drc/testing/tif.php> (TIF) for finals week, which effectively gives permission for students to request a seat with DRC Testing. * November 18 (11:55 p.m.). This is the deadline by which students must request a seat with DRC Testing. The DRC does everything in its power to encourage students to communicate with their instructors and do their part in meeting this and other deadlines. * 48 hours before exam time. DRC Testing must have the exam in their possession to ensure that the student can access it at the scheduled time. If these deadlines are met, DRC Testing will make every effort to administer the instructor’s exam. One last consideration: While DRC Testing does everything it can to work with instructors, they cannot promise to administer the instructor’s exams at the same time that their class is taking it in all cases. Instructors who are able to be flexible with the date and time for their final exam increase the likelihood that DRC Testing will be able to support them. Please feel free to connect with the Director of the DRC, Randall Ward<mailto:ward176@purdue.edu?subject=questions%20about%20DRC%20accommodated%20testing%20deadlines>, as needed. Undergraduate Programs Update The Provost’s annual Instructional Equipment Program will proceed in 2022-23, with the timeline noted below. This program provides funds to acquire new instructional equipment on the West Lafayette campus. The equipment should be directly tied to undergraduate courses and curricula. Funds will be awarded on a competitive basis with priority given to proposals that support innovative and high impact teaching models or student experiences. Each college may submit up to three proposals and all proposals must be ranked by the dean in priority order. The time line for this program is: Proposal due date: November 1, 2022 Award announcements: December 1, 2022 Project period: January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023 Detailed information about the application process, scope, format, criteria, and timeline are found at this link<https://www.purdue.edu/provost/faculty/initiatives/instructional-equipment-…>. The BME Senior Design Expo will be Thursday, December 15 from 3:30 - 5:30pm in MJIS 1097, 1001 and Atrium. There will be 24 projects presented followed by awards ceremony. Stay tuned for additional details. Graduate Office Update BME Coffee Chats We are once again hosting are faculty coffee chats for grad students. Remember, we need attendance for this event to be successful so get these on your calendars today😊. These coffee chats will attempt to accomplish some priorities that have been shared with us by you: 1. First year students—what a great opportunity to find out more about other labs and find potential mentors for your qual committee. 2. Grad student professional development—to learn/ask/chat about topics of interest to the student either about research or other topics. 3. Increase faculty involvement with graduate students outside of their own lab. 4. Help build community between grad students. Here are the dates and faculty for fall: November Date: November 10th Time: 9:30 am-10:30 am Location: MJIS 3041 Faculty hosts: Hugh Lee, Taimoor Qazi, Steve Steinhubl Potential discussion topics: ask me anything/healthcare, academic jobs/academia, visas/international students December: Date: December 8th Time: 2:00 pm-3:00 pm Location: MJIS 2041 Faculty host: Deva Chan Potential discussion topics: AMA work-life, teaching & diversity statements, time management Please plan to participate in as many as your schedule will allow. There will be free snacks and drinks included. Graduate Admissions Update Fall 2022 (Fall 2023 Admit Term) BME Graduate Admissions DateDATE Activity Now Research Areas create a plan and potentially agree on dates to meet ranking deadlines. December 19th—All Fellowship Nominations Due Oct. 26 Deadline to sign up for a speaker slot during Nov 10th Virtual Event Oct 27 Send invitation to all applicants for Virtual Recruiting Faculty Research Presentations Nov 10 Virtual Recruiting Faculty Research Presentations (3-5:30 pm presentations) Dec 1 Complete applications due for priority admission and funding consideration Dec 2 Prescreening of eligibility of Purdue Doctoral and George Washington Carver sent to faculty Dec 2 Spreadsheet and applications posted to Engineering Intranet for Research Area and faculty review Dec 19 DUE: All Fellowship Nominations and Additional Invite Lists Dec 20 Grad office to process admission for all fellowship-nominated applicants to the Purdue Graduate School and any additional applicants you would like to admit from the open house invitation list. Dec 20 Tammy to send invitations to invited students to participate in our virtual open house. Jan 3 Deadline for students to respond to Open House RSVP (hotels released today). Jan 26 Agendas for all invited students due from faculty to Tammy and sent to student. Feb 2-4 Weldon School Visitation Days (Hybrid) Feb 8 Last chance for Research Areas / Faculty to remove students from fellowship consideration Feb 10 Fellowship offers announced and complete rankings list made available to BME faculty; BME Graduate Office will notify students by email (offer letters distributed as soon as signed by BME Head and COE Dean) Mar 10 DUE: All Master’s students to be decisioned as either admit, deny or hold Mar 31 Due: All PhD students to be decisioned as either admit, deny or hold April 15 Graduate applicant acceptance deadline Research Area Update The NIH OITE is pleased to offer the RAISING A RESILIENT SCIENTIST<https://www.training.nih.gov/workshops_and_trainings_for_extramural_princip…> series for faculty, staff scientists, and administrators who mentor students and postdoctoral fellows in the biomedical, behavioral, and social sciences. A variety of topics will be covered with a specific focus on communication and shared problem-solving to help trainees deal with the inevitable setbacks experienced in high knowledge environments. The goal of the Raising a Resilient Scientist series is to promote the mental health and well-being of the academic research community by supporting faculty and administrators to develop self-management, relationship-management, and mentoring skills. There will be five units in the series and start on November 9th, 2022; each unit will consist of a 75-minute lecture followed by a 1-hour facilitated discussion with peers. Previous participants found participation very valuable, and the tools presented practical and actionable. Here is what those who participated in series have to say: 1. “Informative workshop that I think all faculty should be required to attend. Making this a requirement for mentoring teams for fellowship and training grants would be a great approach! They need to be invested in mentoring and training, as much as training fellows.” 2. “Thank you! I've done a lot of mentoring workshops/training but feel like this one is already taking things to another level.” 3. “This course needs to be offered again and again, such an important resource in any academic curriculum.” There is no charge for participation, but advanced registration is required. For more information, and to register, please visit our webpage<https://www.training.nih.gov/workshops_and_trainings_for_extramural_princip…>. Participation in the entire series is recommended but is not required. Please do not hesitate to email us if you have any questions. Dr. Sharon L. Milgram (she/her/hers) Director, NIH Office of Intramural Training & Education NIH Office of the Director www.training.nih.gov<http://www.training.nih.gov> Resources, attachments, further information Special BME Seminar, Tues., Nov. 1, 11:00-12:00 p.m., MJIS 2001. Pierre Sicard, PhD, Research Engineer at Universite de Montpellier, INSERM, France will present “Cerebrovascular Hypoxia During Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury.” Abstract Background: Retrospective studies suggest that mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) in pediatric patients may lead to an increased risk of cardiac events. However, the exact functional and temporal dynamics and the associations between heart-brain pathophysiological trajectories are not understood. Methods: A single impact to the left somatosensory cortical area of the intact cranium was performed on juvenile mice 17 days postnatal. Cerebral 3D photoacoustic imaging was used to measure the oxygen saturation (sO2) in the impacted area 4 hours after mTBI followed by 2D and 4D echocardiography at days 7, 30, 90, and 190 post-impact. At 8 months, we performed a dobutamine stress test to evaluate cardiac function. Lastly, behavioral analyses were conducted one year after initial injury. Results: We report a rapid and transient decrease in cerebrovascular sO2 and increased hemoglobin in the impacted left cortex. Cardiac analyses showed long-term diastolic dysfunction and a diminished systolic strain response under stress. We found linear correlations between brain oxygenation immediately post-mTBI and long-term cardiac strain after 8 months (r = -0.55, p = 0.03). We also found that initial cerebrovascular hypoxia chronic cardiac systolic dysfunction correlated with long-term behavioral changes, namely decreased time spent in the center of an open field and novel object recognition, hinting to anxiety-like and memory maladaptation. Conclusion: Experimental juvenile mTBI induces time-dependent cardiac dysfunction that corresponds to the initial cerebrovascular sO2 dip and is associated with long-term behavior. These biomarkers of the heart-brain axis could be applied to improve clinical pediatric mTBI treatment. Biography Dr. Pierre Sicard is a research engineer at INSERM in Montpellier (France) where he leads the ultrasound/photoacoustic platform on campus (IPAM/INSERM/ Montpellier University). Dr Sicard obtained in 2007, from the University of Burgundy, a PhD in Cardiovascular Physiology. He studied the interplay between oxidative stress, hypertension and their consequences on the heart. In 2007, he joined the cardiovascular division at St Thomas’ Hospital (King’s College London, UK) as a postdoctoral fellow to investigate the importance of p38 MAPK isoforms during experimental myocardial infarction. He continued his research in the Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases in Toulouse (France) in order to develop a bench to bedside project about the potential contribution of Gadd45 proteins in post-myocardial infarction remodeling. His current research interests focused on the mechanism involved in multiple-organ dysfunction after traumatic injury. ~BME Faculty Host: Craig Goergen~ Mentoring and the Dissertation Process for faculty and postdocs, Tues., Nov. 1, 2:00-3:30 p.m. Among the most consequential documents that writers produce in graduate school is the dissertation. Strong mentoring at specific critical junctures in the dissertation process can strengthen both the document itself and graduate students’ abilities to later support their own graduate students. Unfortunately, most faculty receive little to no training about the writing instruction central to the dissertation process, from invention to final deposit. Instead, they rely upon their own experiences producing a doctoral thesis, which might have been problematic and trauma producing or wonderful yet still mystifying. This workshop incorporates current research on graduate student writing and builds on insights about graduate student struggles that the Writing Lab gains through working with dissertation writers. Faculty will be offered actionable strategies for helping dissertation writers be more effective. The workshop also will offer faculty mentors guidance on when and how to direct their students to the Writing Lab for intensive and on-going support. This workshop is for faculty and postdocs only. You must have a GoSignMeUp account to register for this free workshop. Registration: https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/Course/browse?courseid=3923 BME Seminar Series, Wed., Nov. 2, 9:30 a.m. MJIS 1001 or via Zoom. Xiaoqian (Joy) Wang, Assistant Professor of ECE, Purdue, will present “Fair and Explainable Machine Learning.” Abstract: Recent advances in machine learning have spawned innovation and prosperity in various fields. In machine learning models, nonlinearity facilitates more flexibility and ability to better fit the data. However, the improved model flexibility is often accompanied by challenges such as overfitting, less interpretability, and bias. Thus, my research has been focusing on designing new feasible nonlinear machine learning models to address the above different challenges, and bringing discoveries in both theory and applications. In this talk, I will introduce a new framework to improve the interpretability and fairness of deep learning models. From the model perspective, I will discuss our novel explainable and robust models, and provide rigorous theoretical guarantees on Pareto efficiency. From the data equity perspective, I will introduce our models to achieve fair predictions while being able to protect sensitive information. Last but not least, I will discuss the application of our framework in Alzheimer's disease study. Bio: Xiaoqian Wang is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. She received her Ph.D. degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 2019, and the B.S. degree from Zhejiang University in 2013. She focuses on designing novel machine learning models to improve interpretability, fairness, and robustness. She also work on the intersection of machine learning and bioinformatics, healthcare. She has published over 30 papers in top conferences and journals including NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, AAAI, IJCAI, KDD, CVPR, RECOMB, IPMI, MICCAI, Bioinformatics, etc. She received an NSF CAREER award in 2022. ~BME Faculty Host: Dr. Young Kim ~ Zoom link: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/7731446991?pwd=RHdkZTVnRkxTM3J3dnRvY1VLWTlYUT09 NOTE: Students registered for the seminar are expected to attend in-person. Seminars in Hearing Research, Thurs., Nov. 3, 10:30 a.m. in LYLE 1150 and via Zoom. Sarthak Mangla will present "IndivHear: An Individualized Adaptive Deep Learning-based Hearing Aid." Abstract: Prior to coming to Purdue, motivated by his grandmother’s experience with hearing loss and hearing aids, Sarthak developed an inexpensive smartphone-based individualized adaptive hearing aid using deep learning. For patients with mild hearing loss, hearing aids have limited user benefits due to the low accessibility of professional help, limitations in fitting and diagnostic procedures of hearing devices, and the tedious process of setting up hearing aids. For patients with moderate to profound hearing loss, hearing support is inadequate due to limitations in the individualized fitting and diagnostic procedures of hearing aids, inadequacies in the functional capabilities of existing hearing aids, and limited human-machine interfaces to steer the device based on the patient’s individual needs. In an attempt to solve these problems, Sarthak created an end-to-end solution that utilizes a novel data collection approach to train individualized deep learning networks as hearing aids. Additionally, he also developed fully automated and remote versions of traditional fitting and diagnostic procedures like Pure Tone Audiometry and Speech Audiometry. Zoom link for remote attendees: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/4326340458 Meeting ID: 432 634 0458 The working SHRP schedule is available on the T32 TPAN website here: https://purdue.edu/TPAN/hearing/shrp_schedule The titles and abstracts of the talks will be added here: https://purdue.edu/TPAN/hearing/shrp_abstracts<http://ogww.mj.am/lnk/AU8AAEukm7AAAchk2HAAALFJlZgAAYCsFQMAnDnUAATD7ABh_T90y…> -- Bmeroundtable-list mailing list Bmeroundtable-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECN/mailman/listinfo/bmeroundtable-list

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Workshops, Webinars, and Accelerator Opportunities--The Foundry
by Siemers, Tammy R 28 Oct '22

28 Oct '22

Lots of good stuff in here if you are interested in starting your own company. Tammy From: Purdue Foundry <foundry(a)prf.org> Sent: Friday, October 28, 2022 10:00 AM To: Siemers, Tammy R <tsiemers(a)purdue.edu> Subject: Workshops, Webinars, and Accelerator Opportunities [https://mcusercontent.com/be6204870c00064fde189070d/images/8ac2a05e-0400-06…]<https://purduefoundry.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=be6204870c00064fde1…> Innovation Insider Intellectual Property Issues for Startups and Emerging Companies<https://purduefoundry.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=be6204870c00064fde1…> [https://mcusercontent.com/be6204870c00064fde189070d/images/0ff13915-8d96-3f…]<https://purduefoundry.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=be6204870c00064fde1…> Wednesday, November 2, 2022 12:00PM - 1:00PM Zoom Webinar The value of startups and newer companies with nascent technologies lies almost exclusively with intellectual property (IP). This webinar will cover basics of IP, considerations when making IP decisions, and value creation through IP portfolios for companies in early stage. Hosted by: Ken Waite, Chief Patent Counsel in OTC<https://purduefoundry.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=be6204870c00064fde1…> Learn more<https://purduefoundry.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=be6204870c00064fde1…> [https://mcusercontent.com/be6204870c00064fde189070d/images/e2ad3327-e7df-5b…]<https://purduefoundry.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=be6204870c00064fde1…> Join us for The Spirited Entrepreneur, an evening of networking and casual conversation with entrepreneurs, founders, startup stakeholders, and members of the Purdue entrepreneurial ecosystem. Hope to see you there! Appetizers are on us; drinks are on you. Learn more<https://purduefoundry.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=be6204870c00064fde1…> Elevate Nexus Pitch Competition is just around the corner<https://purduefoundry.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=be6204870c00064fde1…> [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/be6204870c00064fde189070d/images/f8884029-d33…]<https://purduefoundry.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=be6204870c00064fde1…> Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. EST on October 31. The Elevate Nexus Pitch Competition will occur on November 15, 16, and 17. Winners receive $20k or $80k investments for pre-seed and seed, respectively. And all it takes is a 10-slide pitch deck and a single-page executive summary! Learn more<https://purduefoundry.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=be6204870c00064fde1…> Only 2 weeks away!<https://purduefoundry.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=be6204870c00064fde1…> [https://mcusercontent.com/be6204870c00064fde189070d/images/a538cb80-c902-ab…]<https://purduefoundry.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=be6204870c00064fde1…> Thursday, November 10, 2022 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Consumers are increasingly connected to food and nutrition as technology changes the way we shop, live and eat. How will innovation address our most pressing challenges from nutrition to food security? Join us for our final QUADRANT of the year as we dive into the opportunity created at the intersection of technology, food, hunger and health: HungerTech. Learn more<https://purduefoundry.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=be6204870c00064fde1…> [https://mcusercontent.com/be6204870c00064fde189070d/images/c179b893-8d9a-10…]<https://purduefoundry.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=be6204870c00064fde1…> Xtern Startup Assistance Program<https://purduefoundry.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=be6204870c00064fde1…> [https://mcusercontent.com/be6204870c00064fde189070d/images/292f0a01-1b23-68…]<https://purduefoundry.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=be6204870c00064fde1…> For 10 years, Xtern has helped bring fresh tech talent to Indiana, but the companies that have benefitted most are larger, more established companies. Young startups, some bootstrapped for funding, don’t always have a budget or other resources to take advantage of this program. 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You do have to be in Bloomington during the summer to participate (we’ll share some housing recommendations if you’re applying from out of town). Learn more<https://purduefoundry.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=be6204870c00064fde1…> Are you an undergraduate student interested inventure capital?<https://purduefoundry.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=be6204870c00064fde1…> [https://mcusercontent.com/be6204870c00064fde189070d/images/c3453530-d941-31…]<https://purduefoundry.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=be6204870c00064fde1…> The application deadline is November 15! Touchdown Ventures is launching a 12-week unpaid internship program that will provide venture capital classes and hands-on experience for those interested in exploring a career path in venture capital. The program will start in January 2023 and last approximately 12 weeks. Touchdown will accept up to 10 undergraduate students into the program’s initial cohort. This internship is a part-time, unpaid program. 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FW: Last 2 CCO virtual panels (hard v. soft skills; advocacy & mentorship)
by Siemers, Tammy R 27 Oct '22

27 Oct '22

Friday, Oct. 28: Engineer Your Career: Do hard skills get you the job, and soft skills the promotion?<https://www.cco.purdue.edu/Calendar/Event/1FD0841BB01EF13F1FDF59C97FAF508F> Most beneficial for international Master's students. What roads, which skills lead to success? Is it enough to be a technical expert? What else do supervisors care about? Any special insights for international students? How to move from technical positions to management positions? What does advancement look like in industry? How can one learn on the job, and how can one be strategic about advancing in one's career? If you've wondered about any of these, come listen to our panelists! While our panelists come from Engineering backgrounds, all STEM students (especially international) are most welcome to attend! Friday, Nov. 4: Advocacy and mentorship in the workplace<https://www.cco.purdue.edu/Calendar/Event/7F9547BDAB85A2AA79C7B0A00DC6B5C4>. Beneficial for all graduate students and postdocs. Advocacy and mentorship are critical soft skills, and not talked about enough! To be successful, one needs not only to possess skills like these but also to be actively looking for them in one's workplace. It's great if you and your organization have 'mission alignment' but you may still need to negotiate and advocate and deal with pushback and consequences. Our panelists have valuable insights to share about workplace cultures, advocating for oneself and/or for others, and seeking and/or offering mentorship. Please direct questions about these to me. Thanks for your help in sharing these with students! Amruta Amruta Inamdar, PhD she/her/hers Sr. Career Services Consultant - Graduate Students Center for Career Opportunities Purdue University

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Weldon Graduate Program Announcements October 26th, 2022
by Siemers, Tammy R 26 Oct '22

26 Oct '22

[4,354 Breaking News Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images] Weldon Graduate Program Announcements October 26th, 2022 * Career and Internship Opportunities * Graduate Professional Development Newsletter * Grad School Travel Grant Applications are Open * No Cost Vaccine Clinic November 1st * First Gen College Student Celebration Week, Reception * Free Halloween Bash, Alexander Field * InnovatED Submissions * Workshops and Deadlines * News from You Career and Internship Opportunities Internship Positions * NEAT Machine Learning and Imaging Research Internship, AFIT<https://zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/AFIT-2022-0017?utm_source=opport…> * Biomanufacturing Process Development Internship at DEVCOM - Chemical Biological Center<https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/DEVCOM-CBC-2022-0004R> * Computational Neuroscience Research at the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)<https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/AFRL-711HPW-2022-0005RR> * Product Engineering Intern, Cook Medical<https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/product-engineering-intern-at-cook-medic…> Postdoctoral Positions * Postdoctoral Fellowship with AFRL's Enroute Care Collaboration at UMB STAR Center<https://zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/AFRL-711HPW-2022-0016?utm_source…> * USAMRICD Neuroscience, Pharmacology, and Toxicology of Chemical Weapons Postdoctoral Fellowship<https://zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/MRMC-MRICD-2022-0017?utm_source=…> * Post Doctoral Biomedical Fellowship at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR)<https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/MRMC-WRAIR-2022-0007R> * Biomedical Engineering and Computer Science Fellowship, USARIEM<https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/USAMRMC-RIEM-2022-0028> * Postdoctoral Research Associate Positions, Richardson Lab, University of Arkansas * See Attached * NPA Website: https://careers.nationalpostdoc.org/jobs/ Full time Positions * Biomechanics Research Fellow, AFRL<https://zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/AFRL-711HPW-2022-0014R?utm_sourc…> * BME, University of Toronto Faculty Search- 3 Assistant Professor Positions Available<https://jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-Assistant-Professor-Biomedical-Enginee…> * Biomedical Engineering Communications Faculty in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics (BEAM) at Virginia Tech<https://careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us/job/521992/communications-fac…> * Purdue Start-up Job Board<https://purduefoundry.com/jobs?utm_source=Foundry+Mailing+List&utm_campaign…>-Foundry Start Up Companies Looking to Hire * ACTS Career Center<https://careers.actscience.org/>-Association for Clinical and Translational Science * Doc Jobs<https://www.docjobs.com/jobs/list/>-Jobs beyond traditional clinical and academic roles Graduate Professional Development Newsletter (OCT 21) https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/43904589/1540384810/93515679/0/125061/?b44ed… Grad School Travel Grant Application are Open https://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/news/2022/10/Graduate-School-Travel-Grant… No Cost Vaccine Clinic November 1st https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/purduetoday/releases/2022/Q4/no-cost-vaccin… First-Gen College Student Celebration Week, Reception Celebration Week: November 7th-11th https://www.purdue.edu/studentsuccess/first-generation/events.html Reception: November 7th https://www.purdue.edu/studentsuccess/first-generation/save-the-date.html Free Halloween Bash, Alexander Field, October 27th https://purduesports.com/news/2022/9/26/baseball-free-halloween-bash-back-a… InnovatED - Only Two Weeks Left to Submit The Graduate School is seeking article submissions for the 2022-23 edition of its graduate research magazine, InnovatED! InnovatED is Purdue University's premier graduate research magazine. Its mission is to showcase the influential and inspirational graduate research conducted at our university. Each publication features ten students, selected by Graduate School leadership. There are only two weeks left to submit research for publication consideration! What's Required? * Submissions should be in the form of a popular press piece and should consist of 700 to 800 words. To get an idea of how submissions should be formatted, students can check out the 2021- 22 edition of InnovatED. Why Submit? * The student author or co-authors selected will receive an award of $250 per accepted manuscript, with the cover story receiving $500. * Students selected for publication will receive one-on-one coaching focused on communicating complex information to a lay audience. * Research published in InnovatED is shared widely, reaching readers in more than 45 countries. The submission deadline for the 2022-23 Edition is November 11. Those interested can learn more and submit at the following link: https://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/professional-development/innovated.php Workshops and Deadlines Here are some upcoming workshops and deadlines more detailed information about the workshops will be sent out separately closer to the event. October 26th Eat Right When Your Budget is Tight (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) October 26th AARCC Speaker Dr. Todd Honma October 26th Navigating Databases and How to Conduct a Literature Search (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) October 26th Building Healthy Mentorship Relationships - Grad Mentorship Seminar Series October 27th How to Write a Teaching Philosophy (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) October 27th Caring for Self and Others (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) October 27th Introduction to Teaching at a Community College (CIRTL<https://www.cirtl.net/events/1179>) October 27th Introduction to Graduate Writing Workshop October 28th Engineer Your Career Workshop (CCO<https://www.cco.purdue.edu/Calendar/Event/1FD0841BB01EF13F1FDF59C97FAF508F>) October 28th Information Session for Dean's Teaching Fellowship (Link Here<https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/98942060396?pwd=dVM4RzRleUNhRm4xVWlkekJsYWMrZz…>) October 31st Deadline to apply for Postdoc opportunities at Baylor College of Medicine (Learn More<https://www.bcm.edu/education/graduate-school-of-biomedical-sciences/postdo…>) November 1st Ford Foundation Fellowship Info Session (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) November 1st Conducting a Literature Review (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) November 1st Finding Your Teaching Mentor (CIRTL<https://www.cirtl.net/events/1182>) November 1st Faculty and Postdoc Exclusive Workshop: Mentoring and the Dissertation Process (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/Course/browse?courseid=3923&AllowDirectL…>) November 2nd AARCC Speaker Dr. Jenny Wang November 2nd Getting Started with Universal Design for Learning (CIRTL<https://www.cirtl.net/events/1185>) November 2nd Dia De Los Muertos (LCC<https://www.purdue.edu/lcc/events/index.php>) November 2nd Big Read Capstone: A Virtual Conversation with Silvia Moreno Garcia and Q&A (LCC<https://www.purdue.edu/lcc/events/index.php>) November 3rd Lunch & Learn: Dr. Mindy Tan November 3rd Preparing a Teaching Demonstration (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) November 3rd Postdoc Grant Writing: Language and Style, Extreme Editing (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) November 3rd Webinar: Career Pathways - Regulatory Affairs and Clinical Research November 4th Webinar: Career Pathways - Regulatory Affairs and Clinical Research November 4th Tough Soft Skills: Advocacy and Mentorship in the workplace (CCO, details coming soon) November 8th Career Networking in the US: International Student Workshop (CCO<https://www.cco.purdue.edu/Calendar/Event/29432F441DD20A05F33E5769DBD4592E>) November 8th Influencing without Authority (CCO<https://www.cco.purdue.edu/Calendar/Event/F4474417CA6C546C5271EF2B7C4EFA81>) Nov. 8th & 9th ABRCMS Graduate Symposium November 9th Ford Foundation Fellowship Info Session (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) November 9th Mentoring Dialogues (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) November 9th Getting Started with Universal Design for Learning (CIRTL<https://www.cirtl.net/events/1185>) November 9th Diversity & Inclusion in Mentorship Relationships - Grad Mentorship Seminar Series November 9th Deadline to apply for 2023 Dean's Teaching Fellowship (Apply Here<https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5q0eWa6S9Wrn20C>) November 10th Imposter Syndrome (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) November 10th LinkedIn (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) November 10th Lunch & Learn: Dr. Hwanseok November 10th Getting Hired at a Community College: Tips and Strategies from Faculty on Hiring Panels (CIRTL<https://www.cirtl.net/events/1180>) November 10th Coffee Chat in MJIS 3041 - Faculty Hosts: Hugh Lee, Taimoor Qazi, & Steve Steinhubl November 10th Management of Change (CCO<https://www.cco.purdue.edu/Calendar/Event/EB4C47662C1281289EFF2B4E743D2F3C>) November 11th Improv Techniques for the Researcher (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) November 11th Submission deadline for InnovatED Graduate Research Magazine 2022-23 edition (Grad School<https://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/professional-development/innovated.php>) November 15th Fellowship Office Hour for Grad Students & Postdocs (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) November 17th Comparing Job Offers (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) November 17th Lunch & Learn: Mili Jha November 17th Evaluating and Negotiating a Job Offer (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) Nov. 18th & 19th 2022 Rising Stars in Engineering in Health Workshop hosted by JHU & Columbia November 21st NAECC and AARCC Friendsgiving November 30th Mentorship Training for Postdocs (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) November 30th Preparing to Buy a House (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) November 30th Publishing a Scientific Paper (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) November 30th Coffee with the Dean (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) December 1st The Cover Letter (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) December 1st Lunch & Learn: Maria Whipple, M.A. December 1st Talk it Out (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) December 1st Equity, Diversity, and Inclusive Teaching in the Community College Setting (CIRTL<https://www.cirtl.net/events/1181>) December 5th Let's Talk Taxes (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) December 5th Ethical Dilemmas in Inclusive Teaching: Difficult Dynamics in the Lab (CIRTL<https://www.cirtl.net/events/1223>) Dec. 5th - 8th Comida Para Estudiar (LCC<https://www.purdue.edu/lcc/events/index.php>) Dec. 5th - 9th De-Stress Week of Events (AARCC) December 8th Coffee Chat in MJIS 2041 - Faculty Host: Deva Chan News from You Please inform Tammy of honors, awards, or other accolades (to include having a paper published) you receive so that the Weldon School may recognize your accomplishments. Send the complete information - specific title and nature of the award, name of conference or event at which award was given, date of said event, photograph if available, etc. - to tsiemers(a)purdue.edu<mailto:tsiemers@purdue.edu>. Tammy Siemers She/Her Associate Director, Graduate Education 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] Monday BME Roundtable, Oct. 24
by Gelfand, Johanna K 24 Oct '22

24 Oct '22

[cid:image001.jpg@01D8E796.5D80C360] BME MONDAY ROUNDTABLE OCTOBER 24, 2022 Happy Diwali to those who celebrate! HEADS NOTE Hello Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Congratulations go out to Sandy May, BME’s Graduate Program Administrative Assistant. Sandy recently received the 2022 Community Spirit Award from the Management and Professional Staff Advisory Committee (MaPSAC) and the Campus Support Staff Advisory Committee (CSSAC). For as long as she can remember, Sandra has been actively involved in her community. May’s volunteer experience is wide-ranging and has included roles as a big sister in Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, a youth group leader and a lifetime member of the Beta Chapter of Kappa Kappa Sigma Sorority. She attributes her lifelong passion for service to the role models she had as a child. You can read the full article here: https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/purduetoday/releases/2022/Q4/biomedical-eng… If you get a chance, stop by the academic programs office and give her a hearty congrats on this well-deserved award! QUICK LINKS * Flu shots UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES Week of October 24 Mon., Oct. 24: Purdue Engineering Distinguished Lecture Series: 12:30-1:30 p.m., ARMS, Kurz Atrium. Nancy Leveson, Jerome C. Hunsaker Professor in Aeronautics and Astronautics, MIT will present “A Paradigm Change for System Safety Engineering (and Security).” Following the presentation will be a panel: “Conflict and complementation between agile methods and systems analysis in developing and maintaining software-intensive systems” from 1:45-2:45 p.m. Both are sponsored by the College of Engineering and the Elmore Family School of Electrical & Computer Engineering. Register here: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aY0q0Nf8GiPKvjw?utm_source=del… Mon., Oct. 24: IU Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases Research Seminar, 12:00 noon, via Zoom. Nourah Almutlaq, MBBS, Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetology Fellow, Riley Children's Hospital, IUSOM will present “Safety and Efficacy of PTH 1-34 and 1-84 Therapy in Chronic Hypoparathyroidism: A Meta-Analysis of Prospective Trials” and Ala Ustyol, MD, Pediatric Endocrinology Fellow, IUSOM will present "Tracking and Cumulative Lifetime Exposure to IGF-I in 6,459 Healthy Individuals and in SGA Children Treated with GH ". Zoom link: https://iu.zoom.us/j/83951671092?pwd=WC9GNTJaVTRVcEIyako4cHMvN2FXZz09 (password: 629133) The Research Seminar Series is hosted by the Indiana University Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases. Tues., Oct. 25: Purdue Center for Cancer Research Monthly Series on Career Development: A Panel Discussion with Assistant Professors in Cancer Research: Graduate School, Postdoc and Beyond, 12:00-1:00 p.m. via Zoom. Register at: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYode2grTItGtDD5R1LYZZnCjA2rOV… Tues., Oct. 25: Young Institute for Advanced Manufacturing of Pharmaceuticals Lecture Series, 1:30 p.m., Wilmeth Active Learning Center (WALC) B066. Asif Ansari, Director, Technical Portfolio Lead-Vaccines, Pfizer will present “Supplying mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine at Unprecedented Pace and Scale.” Asif Ansari, Ph.D. has over 20 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry in leading multifunctional and global teams in developing product lifecycle strategies and providing technical and regulatory support for full-scale commercial and clinical biologics manufacturing. After 5 years with Bayer as a process engineer, he has held site and global positions of increasing responsibility with Pfizer since 2005. Ansari is currently the Technical Portfolio Lead-Vaccines in the Global Technology & Engineering group within Pfizer’s Global Supply organization where he also supported Pfizer’s COVID vaccine project. He is a proud graduate of Purdue’s Department of Chemical Engineering, receiving his B.S. in 1995, and he received his Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University in 2000. Tues., Oct. 25: Mentoring Graduate Writers Workshop for faculty and postdocs: 2:00-3:30 p.m., A good deal of research indicates that mentoring graduate students on their writing is fraught with problems. This initial workshop will share a range of best practices around mentoring and writing in the disciplines, with the hope of making mentoring graduate writers more empowered, effective, and sustainable. Details below. Tues., Oct. 25: Life Sciences Career Panel: Growing Opportunities for Scientists and Engineers, 4:00-4:45 p.m., Purdue Memorial Union, North Ballroom. The panel will consist of Asif Ansari, Director, Technical Portfolio Lead-Vaccines, Pfizer; Rae D. Record Ritchie, Senior Scientist, Cook Biotech; and Daniel Fricker, Site Head, Tippecanoe Laboratories. Wed., Oct. 26: Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering Distinguished Seminar Series, 9:30 a.m., MJIS 1001 or via Zoom. Junsuk Rho, Endowed Chair Professor and Young Distinguished Professor, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Korea and Visiting Professor at Northwestern University will present the Weldon School of BME's Distinguished Seminar on Wednesday, October 26, at 9:30 a.m. in MJIS 1001 and via Zoom. The presentation is entitled "Metamaterials: From invisibility cloak to future extended reality displays.” Wed., Oct. 26: Graduate Mentorship Seminar Series: Building Healthy Mentorship Relationships. 4:30 p.m., WALC 2051. Hear from various COE faculty members and students in a panel-led discussion on how to develop good faculty mentor-student advising relationships. Faculty members welcome! Wed., Oct. 26: Frontiers in Biophysics Seminar, 1:30 p.m., MJIS 1001 and via Zoom. Chun-liang Chen, Purdue University will present “Structural and mechanistic basis for Gβγ-mediated activation of phosphoinositide 3-kinaseγ. Co-sponsored by Structural and Computational Biology & Biophysics (SCBB) in the Department of Biological Sciences and the NIGMS-funded Molecular Biophysics Training Program (MBTP, in partnership with the Departments of Biomedical Engineering, Biochemistry, Physics and Astronomy, Chemistry, and Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology; and the following institutes: PI4D, PCCR, and PIDD. Register in advance for Zoom presentation at: https://purdue.edu/zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtd-2rrTlqEt28s1D20iZPi-9RRDG… Thurs., Oct. 27: Seminar in Hearing Research, 10:30 a.m., LYLE 1150 and via Zoom. Matt Hay will present "A Personal Journey with Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2) and Auditory Brainstem Implantation (ABI).” Bio: Matt Hay, author, keynote speaker, patient advocate, university guest lecturer, and auditory brainstem implant (ABI) user. lives with neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2). He currently resides in Westfield, Indiana with his wife and children, where he works as a Consumer Insights Analyst. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Children’s Tumor Foundation and is the U.S. Director of Advocacy for Neurofibromatosis. Zoom link: https://purdue-edu.zoom.uslj/4326340458 Meeting ID: 432 634 0458 Thurs., Oct. 27: BMS 692/CPB 697 Graduate Seminar, 3:30 p.m., LYNN 1136. Four graduate research assistants will present their current research. Marwa Alhashimi - Graduate RA, CPB - will present "Next Generation of Adenoviral Vector Vaccines to Combat COVID-19." Kristine Towns - Resident, CPB - will present "Laboratory Animal Medicine: It's More Than Just a Mouse!" Vishnu Manikantan - Graduate RA, CPB - will present "In-Vitro Characterization of the Effect of Ivermectin on Parascaris spp. Larvae-Derived Extracellular Vesicles." Abhishek Datta - Graduate RA, CPB - will present "Bile Acid Regulates Mononuclear Phagocytes and T Helper 17 Cells to Control Candida Albicans in the Intestine." The seminars are hosted by the College of Veterinary Medicine. Fri., Oct. 28: Purdue Quantum Science and Engineering Institute Seminar, 10:00 a.m., BRK 2001 and via Zoom. Dr. Vladislav V. Yakovlev, Texas A&M University will present “Seeing life in a new light: From simple classical physics to quantum-enhanced imaging.” Upcoming important deadlines and info. Tues., Nov. 1: Special BME Seminar: 11:00-12:00 p.m., MJIS 2001. Pierre Sicard, PhD, Research Engineer at Universite de Montpellier, INSERM, France will present “Cerebrovascular Hypoxia During Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury.” Tues., Nov. 1: Proposals due for WL-Indy Collaborative Seed Grant. (From Jay Akridge): “We are happy to announce a collaborative seed grant competition, which is focused on establishing new research collaborations between faculty located at our two campuses. Please review the attached guidelines and reach out to colleagues to start building new research collaborations. Proposals are due November 1, 2022. See attached RFP. Tues., Nov. 1: Mentoring and the Dissertation Process for faculty and postdocs, 2:00-3:30 p.m. . You must have a GoSignMeUp account to register for this free workshop. See details below. Wed., Nov. 2: COE “Celebrating our Associate Professors” Session, 11:30 a.m. This event features recently tenured associate professors making a 10-minute presentation on some aspect of their teaching/learning, research and/or engagement activities, followed by an opportunity to discuss the presented work with other colleagues in attendance. IE/BME’s very own Ramses Martinez will be one of the presenters on this date. Go to https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4GXBqUDu1DZdTn0 to register. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Wed., Nov. 2: Frontiers in Biophysics Seminar, 1:30 p.m., via Zoom. Thomas Wollert, Institut Pasteur Paris will present “Formation of autophagosomes by a concerted action of ATG16L1 and LC3B.” Co-sponsored by Structural and Computational Biology & Biophysics (SCBB) in the Department of Biological Sciences and the NIGMS-funded Molecular Biophysics Training Program (MBTP, in partnership with the Departments of Biomedical Engineering, Biochemistry, Physics and Astronomy, Chemistry, and Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology; and the following institutes: PI4D, PCCR, and PIDD. Register in advance for Zoom presentation at: https://purdue.edu/zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtd-2rrTlqEt28s1D20iZPi-9RRDG… Wed., Nov. 2: Seminar for Neurotrauma and Diseases, 4:00 p.m. via Zoom. Philip Low, Presidential Scholar for Drug Discovery and Ralph C. Corley Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at Purdue University will present “Targeted therapies for inflammatory, malignant and infectious diseases.” The Seminar for Neurotrauma and Diseases is sponsored by Plexon, a leading neuroscience technology company, and is supported by the Purdue Institute for Integrative Neuroscience and Purdue Institute for Drug Discovery. Join the Center for Paralysis Research and our set of amazing speakers as we explore various facets of neurotrauma and diseases and build a community to make long-lasting impacts on neurotrauma research. Zoom link: https://bit.ly/3QN4YL. Thurs., Nov. 3: Travel Workshop will be held in the 1st floor computer lab on Thursday, November 3 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. Please plan to attend if you would like assistance with creating or submitting an expense report in Concur. Please email Pam Lamb lambp(a)purdue.edu<mailto:lambp@purdue.edu> if you will be attending. Wed., Nov. 9: Frontiers in Biophysics Seminar, 1:30 p.m., MJIS 1001 and via Zoom. Andrei Fokine, Purdue University will present “Structure and assembly of Myoviridae bacteriophages.” Co-sponsored by Structural and Computational Biology & Biophysics (SCBB) in the Department of Biological Sciences and the NIGMS-funded Molecular Biophysics Training Program (MBTP, in partnership with the Departments of Biomedical Engineering, Biochemistry, Physics and Astronomy, Chemistry, and Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology; and the following institutes: PI4D, PCCR, and PIDD. Register in advance for Zoom presentation at: https://purdue.edu/zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtd-2rrTlqEt28s1D20iZPi-9RRDG… Wed., Nov. 9: Seminar for Neurotrauma and Diseases, 4:00 p.m. via Zoom. Wen Jiang, Professor of Biological Sciences and Scientific Director of Purdue Cryo-EM Facility will present “Cryo-EM structural characterization of amyloid fibrils in neurodegenerative diseases.” The Seminar for Neurotrauma and Diseases is sponsored by Plexon, a leading neuroscience technology company, and is supported by the Purdue Institute for Integrative Neuroscience and Purdue Institute for Drug Discovery. Join the Center for Paralysis Research and our set of amazing speakers as we explore various facets of neurotrauma and diseases and build a community to make long-lasting impacts on neurotrauma research. Zoom link: https://bit.ly/3QN4YL. Wed., Nov. 9: Graduate Mentorship Seminar Series: Diversity and Inclusion in Mentorship Relationships, 4:30 p.m., WALC 2051. Learn about how identity and culture are crucial components to recognize in faculty mentor-student advising relationships. Faculty members welcome! Wed., Nov. 9 – Sat., Nov. 12: The Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (ABRCMS) is a go-to conference for underrepresented groups in STEM fields. Scientific or professional development session submissions due July 29. Thurs., Nov. 10: BME Faculty Coffee Chats for Grad Students, 9:30-10:30 a.m., MJIS 3041. Faculty hosts: Hugh Lee, Taimoor Qazi, Steve Steinhubl. Potential discussion topics: ask me anything/ healthcare, academic jobs/academia, visas/international students Thurs., Dec. 8: BME Faculty Coffee Chats for Grad Students, 2:00-3:00 p.m., MJIS 2041. Faculty host: Deva Chan. Potential discussion topics: AMA work-life, teaching & diversity statements, time management Thurs., Dec. 15 The BME Senior Design Expo will be from 3:30 - 5:30pm in MJIS. There will be 24 projects presented followed by awards ceremony. Stay tuned for additional details. PROTECT PURDUE * Fall 2022 update: Protect Purdue Fall expectations https://protect.purdue.edu/updates/fall-2022-what-you-need-to-know/ Committee Updates Business Services Update Thurs., Nov. 3: Travel Workshop will be held in the 1st floor computer lab on Thursday, November 3 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. Please plan to attend if you would like assistance with creating or submitting an expense report in Concur. Please email Pam Lamb lambp(a)purdue.edu<mailto:lambp@purdue.edu> if you will be attending. Undergraduate Programs Update The BME Senior Design Expo will be Thursday, December 15 from 3:30 - 5:30pm in MJIS. There will be 24 projects presented followed by awards ceremony. Stay tuned for additional details. Graduate Office Update COE Graduate Mentor Seminar Series In case you missed the excellent workshop this week on “Navigating Toxic Environments” with Dr. Gonzalez-Perez (Associate Dean for Diversity Initiatives) from Princeton, a recording is available (view that here<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iy0HaybzNIM>). This virtual seminar covered how to better identify attributes that can lead to poor mentorship relationships or environments and mitigating tips. The next seminar in this series is on Wednesday, October 26th from 4:30-5:30pm in WALC 2051! Contact Stephen McBride<mailto:mcbrid44@purdue.edu> (Assistant Director, Graduate Student Success; College of Engineering - Graduate Education) for more information on this seminar series, or anything else related to the College’s work/initiatives to support graduate students https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/Academics/Graduate. BME Coffee Chats We are once again hosting are faculty coffee chats for grad students. Remember, we need attendance for this event to be successful so get these on your calendars today😊. These coffee chats will attempt to accomplish some priorities that have been shared with us by you: 1. First year students—what a great opportunity to find out more about other labs and find potential mentors for your qual committee. 2. Grad student professional development—to learn/ask/chat about topics of interest to the student either about research or other topics. 3. Increase faculty involvement with graduate students outside of their own lab. 4. Help build community between grad students. Here are the dates and faculty for fall: November Date: November 10th Time: 9:30 am-10:30 am Location: MJIS 3041 Faculty hosts: Hugh Lee, Taimoor Qazi, Steve Steinhubl Potential discussion topics: ask me anything/healthcare, academic jobs/academia, visas/international students December: Date: December 8th Time: 2:00 pm-3:00 pm Location: MJIS 2041 Faculty host: Deva Chan Potential discussion topics: AMA work-life, teaching & diversity statements, time management Please plan to participate in as many as your schedule will allow. There will be free snacks and drinks included. Graduate Admissions Update Fall 2022 (Fall 2023 Admit Term) BME Graduate Admissions DateDATE Activity Now Research Areas create a plan and potentially agree on dates to meet ranking deadlines. December 19th—All Fellowship Nominations Due Oct. 26 Deadline to sign up for a speaker slot during Nov 10th Virtual Event Oct 27 Send invitation to all applicants for Virtual Recruiting Faculty Research Presentations Nov 10 Virtual Recruiting Faculty Research Presentations (3-5:30 pm presentations) Dec 1 Complete applications due for priority admission and funding consideration Dec 2 Prescreening of eligibility of Purdue Doctoral and George Washington Carver sent to faculty Dec 2 Spreadsheet and applications posted to Engineering Intranet for Research Area and faculty review Dec 19 DUE: All Fellowship Nominations and Additional Invite Lists Dec 20 Grad office to process admission for all fellowship-nominated applicants to the Purdue Graduate School and any additional applicants you would like to admit from the open house invitation list. Dec 20 Tammy to send invitations to invited students to participate in our virtual open house. Jan 3 Deadline for students to respond to Open House RSVP (hotels released today). Jan 26 Agendas for all invited students due from faculty to Tammy and sent to student. Feb 2-4 Weldon School Visitation Days (Hybrid) Feb 8 Last chance for Research Areas / Faculty to remove students from fellowship consideration Feb 10 Fellowship offers announced and complete rankings list made available to BME faculty; BME Graduate Office will notify students by email (offer letters distributed as soon as signed by BME Head and COE Dean) Mar 10 DUE: All Master’s students to be decisioned as either admit, deny or hold Mar 31 Due: All PhD students to be decisioned as either admit, deny or hold April 15 Graduate applicant acceptance deadline Research Area Update The NIH OITE is pleased to offer the RAISING A RESILIENT SCIENTIST<https://www.training.nih.gov/workshops_and_trainings_for_extramural_princip…> series for faculty, staff scientists, and administrators who mentor students and postdoctoral fellows in the biomedical, behavioral, and social sciences. A variety of topics will be covered with a specific focus on communication and shared problem-solving to help trainees deal with the inevitable setbacks experienced in high knowledge environments. The goal of the Raising a Resilient Scientist series is to promote the mental health and well-being of the academic research community by supporting faculty and administrators to develop self-management, relationship-management, and mentoring skills. There will be five units in the series and start on November 9th, 2022; each unit will consist of a 75-minute lecture followed by a 1-hour facilitated discussion with peers. Previous participants found participation very valuable, and the tools presented practical and actionable. Here is what those who participated in series have to say: 1. “Informative workshop that I think all faculty should be required to attend. Making this a requirement for mentoring teams for fellowship and training grants would be a great approach! They need to be invested in mentoring and training, as much as training fellows.” 2. “Thank you! I've done a lot of mentoring workshops/training but feel like this one is already taking things to another level.” 3. “This course needs to be offered again and again, such an important resource in any academic curriculum.” There is no charge for participation, but advanced registration is required. For more information, and to register, please visit our webpage<https://www.training.nih.gov/workshops_and_trainings_for_extramural_princip…>. Participation in the entire series is recommended but is not required. Please do not hesitate to email us if you have any questions. Dr. Sharon L. Milgram (she/her/hers) Director, NIH Office of Intramural Training & Education NIH Office of the Director www.training.nih.gov<http://www.training.nih.gov> Resources, attachments, further information Purdue Center for Cancer Research Monthly Series on Career Development: A Panel Discussion with Assistant Professors in Cancer Research: Graduate School, Postdoc and Beyond, Tues., Oct. 25, 12:00-1:00 p.m. via Zoom. Register at: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYode2grTItGtDD5R1LYZZnCjA2rOV… Questions that you could ask the panelists: * How did you find your postdoc? * What are the secrets for a successful postdoctoral training? * How to find mentors? * How to make yourself stand out as an academic faculty candidate? * Bring your own set of questions! Panelists: Lauren Ann Metskas, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences Matthew Scarpelli, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, School of Health Sciences Chi Zhang, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry Check out other PCCR career development events and resources at: https://www.purdue.edu/cancer-research/training-and-education/Monthly%20Ser… Questions: yang1491(a)purdue.edu Mentoring Graduate Writers Workshop for faculty and postdocs: Tues., Oct. 25, 2:00-3:30 p.m., A good deal of research indicates that mentoring graduate students on their writing is fraught with problems. This initial workshop will share a range of best practices around mentoring and writing in the disciplines, with the hope of making mentoring graduate writers more empowered, effective, and sustainable. Participants will learn strategies for sound response and receive materials to take away and study. Depending on faculty interest, additional workshops will be scheduled to address needs that arise during the conversation. This workshop is for faculty and postdocs only. Register: https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/Course/browse?courseid=3923 Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering Distinguished Seminar Series, Wed., Oct. 26, 9:30 a.m., MJIS 1001 or via Zoom. Junsuk Rho, Endowed Chair Professor and Young Distinguished Professor, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Korea and Visiting Professor at Northwestern University will present the Weldon School of BME's Distinguished Seminar on Wednesday, October 26, at 9:30 a.m. in MJIS 1001 and via Zoom. The presentation is entitled "Metamaterials: From invisibility cloak to future extended reality displays.” Abstract: The invisibility cloak in Harry Potter and the dreams of invisibility as a superpower are no longer fiction. With the invention of metamaterials, they are theoretically and experimentally possible in real life. Metamaterials — materials that are engineered to have properties that are not found in naturally-occurring materials — allow us to overcome physical and biological limitations. Scientists around the world are researching metamaterials that can be used in diverse sectors, including healthcare, optical display, and military affairs. For example, metalenses, which can exceed the physical limitations of light, may facilitate leaps in biological, biomedical, and medical applications. The development of metamaterials has just begun, but their potential is limitless. In this talk, I will give a brief overview of metamaterials and metasurfaces: principles, applications and manufacturing methods towards their science-to-technology transition. Bio: Prof. Rho is a Mu-Eun-Jae Endowed Chair Professor and Young Distinguished Professor at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Korea, with a double appointment in the Department of Chemical Engineering and the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He received his Ph.D. at the University of California, Berkeley (2013), M.S. at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (2008) and B.S. at Seoul National University, Korea (2007) all in Mechanical Engineering. Prior joining POSTECH, he conducted postdoctoral research in Materials Sciences Division & Molecular Foundry at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and also worked as a principal investigator (Ugo Fano Fellow) in Nanoscience and Technology Division & the Center for Nanoscale Materials at Argonne National Laboratory. Prof. Rho has authored and co-authored more than 250 high-impact journal papers including Science, Nature, Nature Nanotechnology, Nature Materials, Nature Photonics and Chemical Reviews. He serves 13 editorial positions including Light: Science and Applications (Springer-Nature), Microsystems and Nanoengineering (Springer-Nature) and Nanophotonics (De Gruyter). ~BME Faculty Host: Dr. Young Kim ~ Zoom link: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/7731446991?pwd=RHdkZTVnRkxTM3J3dnRvY1VLWTlYUT09 NOTE: Students registered for the seminar are expected to attend in-person. Purdue Quantum Science and Engineering Institute Seminar, Fri., Oct. 28, 10:00 a.m., BRK 2001 and via Zoom. Dr. Vladislav V. Yakovlev, Texas A&M University will present “Seeing life in a new light: From simple classical physics to quantum-enhanced imaging.” Abstract: The progress of biomedical sciences depends on the availability of advanced instrumentation and imaging tools capable of attaining the state of biological systems in vivo without using exogenous markers. Mechanical forces and local elasticity play a central role in understanding physical interactions in all living systems. We demonstrate a novel way to image microscopic viscoelastic properties of biological systems using Brillouin microspectroscopy [1]. In my talk, I will discuss the ways how an old spectroscopic tool can be used for real time microscopic imaging [2-3] and provide possible solutions to long standing problems in Life Sciences and Medicine [4-6] while advancing instrumentation beyond classical limits [7]. References: [1] Zh. Meng, A. Traverso, C. Ballmann, M. Troyanova-Wood, and V. V. Yakovlev, “Seeing cells in a new light: a renaissance of Brillouin spectroscopy,” Advances in Optics and Photonics 8(2), 300-327 (2016). [2] Zh. Meng, S. C. Bustamante-Lopez, K. E. Meissner and V. V. Yakovlev, “Subcellular imaging of mechanical and chemical properties using Brillouin microspectroscopy,” Journal of Biophotonics 9(3), 201-207 (2016). [3] C. W. Ballmann, Zh. Meng, A. J. Traverso, M. O. Scully, and V. V. Yakovlev “Impulsive Brillouin microscopy,” Optica 4(1), 124-128 (2017). [4] Zh. Meng, T. Thakur, C. Chitrakar, M. K. Jaiswal, A. K. Gaharwar, and V. V. Yakovlev, “Assessment of local heterogeneity in mechanical properties of a bulk hydrogel network,” ACS Nano 11(8), 7690–7696 (2017). [5] M. Troyanova-Wood, Zh. Meng, and V. V. Yakovlev, “Differentiating melanoma and healthy tissues based on elasticity-specific Brillouin microspectroscopy,” Biomedical Optics Express 10(4), 1774-1781 (2019). [6] D. Akilbekova, V. Ogay, T. Yakupov, M. Sarsenova, B. Umbayev, A. Nurakhmetov, K. Tazhin, V. V. Yakovlev, Zh. Utegulov, “Brillouin spectroscopy and radiography for assessment of viscoelastic and regenerative properties of mammalian bones,” Journal of Biomedical Optics 23(9), 097004 (2018). [7] T Li, F Li, X Liu, VV Yakovlev, GS Agarwal, “Quantum-enhanced stimulated Brillouin scattering spectroscopy and imaging,” Optica 9(8), 959-964 (2022) Host: Prof. Alexandra Boltasseva Virtual Option: Zoom Link<https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/91367611800> This seminar is sponsored by the Purdue Quantum Science and Engineering Institute’s Emerging Frontiers Center Crossroads of Quantum and AI. Special BME Seminar, Tues., Nov. 1, 11:00-12:00 p.m., MJIS 2001. Pierre Sicard, PhD, Research Engineer at Universite de Montpellier, INSERM, France will present “Cerebrovascular Hypoxia During Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury.” Abstract Background: Retrospective studies suggest that mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) in pediatric patients may lead to an increased risk of cardiac events. However, the exact functional and temporal dynamics and the associations between heart-brain pathophysiological trajectories are not understood. Methods: A single impact to the left somatosensory cortical area of the intact cranium was performed on juvenile mice 17 days postnatal. Cerebral 3D photoacoustic imaging was used to measure the oxygen saturation (sO2) in the impacted area 4 hours after mTBI followed by 2D and 4D echocardiography at days 7, 30, 90, and 190 post-impact. At 8 months, we performed a dobutamine stress test to evaluate cardiac function. Lastly, behavioral analyses were conducted one year after initial injury. Results: We report a rapid and transient decrease in cerebrovascular sO2 and increased hemoglobin in the impacted left cortex. Cardiac analyses showed long-term diastolic dysfunction and a diminished systolic strain response under stress. We found linear correlations between brain oxygenation immediately post-mTBI and long-term cardiac strain after 8 months (r = -0.55, p = 0.03). We also found that initial cerebrovascular hypoxia chronic cardiac systolic dysfunction correlated with long-term behavioral changes, namely decreased time spent in the center of an open field and novel object recognition, hinting to anxiety-like and memory maladaptation. Conclusion: Experimental juvenile mTBI induces time-dependent cardiac dysfunction that corresponds to the initial cerebrovascular sO2 dip and is associated with long-term behavior. These biomarkers of the heart-brain axis could be applied to improve clinical pediatric mTBI treatment. Biography Dr. Pierre Sicard is a research engineer at INSERM in Montpellier (France) where he leads the ultrasound/photoacoustic platform on campus (IPAM/INSERM/ Montpellier University). Dr Sicard obtained in 2007, from the University of Burgundy, a PhD in Cardiovascular Physiology. He studied the interplay between oxidative stress, hypertension and their consequences on the heart. In 2007, he joined the cardiovascular division at St Thomas’ Hospital (King’s College London, UK) as a postdoctoral fellow to investigate the importance of p38 MAPK isoforms during experimental myocardial infarction. He continued his research in the Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases in Toulouse (France) in order to develop a bench to bedside project about the potential contribution of Gadd45 proteins in post-myocardial infarction remodeling. His current research interests focused on the mechanism involved in multiple-organ dysfunction after traumatic injury. ~BME Faculty Host: Craig Goergen~ Mentoring and the Dissertation Process for faculty and postdocs, Tues., Nov. 1, 2:00-3:30 p.m. Among the most consequential documents that writers produce in graduate school is the dissertation. Strong mentoring at specific critical junctures in the dissertation process can strengthen both the document itself and graduate students’ abilities to later support their own graduate students. Unfortunately, most faculty receive little to no training about the writing instruction central to the dissertation process, from invention to final deposit. Instead, they rely upon their own experiences producing a doctoral thesis, which might have been problematic and trauma producing or wonderful yet still mystifying. This workshop incorporates current research on graduate student writing and builds on insights about graduate student struggles that the Writing Lab gains through working with dissertation writers. Faculty will be offered actionable strategies for helping dissertation writers be more effective. The workshop also will offer faculty mentors guidance on when and how to direct their students to the Writing Lab for intensive and on-going support. This workshop is for faculty and postdocs only. You must have a GoSignMeUp account to register for this free workshop. Registration: https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/Course/browse?courseid=3923 -- Bmeroundtable-list mailing list Bmeroundtable-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECN/mailman/listinfo/bmeroundtable-list

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Weldon Graduate Program Announcements October 19th, 2022
by Siemers, Tammy R 19 Oct '22

19 Oct '22

[4,354 Breaking News Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images] Weldon Graduate Program Announcements October 19th, 2022 * Career and Internship Opportunities * Pan Lab Postdoctoral Openings, Pennsylvania State University * Presentation: What to Look for When Searching for a Post Doc-St. Jude * Mathematical Biology Course * Bayer Innovation Boot Camp-October 22nd-November 19th * PLaCE Short Course Registration Open * Influencing without authority, Management of change, and other CCO offerings! * Application & Information Session | 2023 Dean's Teaching Fellowship * Workshops and Deadlines * News from You Career and Internship Opportunities Internship Positions * Biomedical Engineering Intern, Helmer Scientific<https://careers-helmerinc.icims.com/jobs/3228/biomedical-engineering-intern…> * Summer 2023 Intern, Biomedical and Chemical, Regeneron<https://www.ziprecruiter.com/c/Regeneron-Pharmaceuticals,-Inc-(USA)/Job/Sum…> * Engineering Intern, BD<https://jobs.bd.com/job/columbus/engineering-intern/159/36585287264> (several locations available) Postdoctoral Positions * Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunities, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital<https://www.stjude.org/education-training/advanced-training/postdoctoral-fe…> * See Attached * Postdoctoral Researcher, Synthetic Biology and Metabolic Engineering, NREL<https://nrel.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/NREL/job/Golden-CO/Postdoctoral-Re…> * Postdoctoral Research Associates, Pan Lab, Pennsylvania State University * See below for details * NPA Website: https://careers.nationalpostdoc.org/jobs/ Full time Positions * Research Scientist/Engineer 2, University of Washington<https://uwhires.admin.washington.edu/eng/candidates/default.cfm?szCategory=…> * Biomaterials Engineer, Bionica Labs<https://www.simplyhired.com/job/EEtC1yj6B3f0mAZNFY9blLYEENvrsbFdiEIo4e6xmTM…> * Electrical Systems Engineer, Twenty Twenty Therapeutics<https://www.simplyhired.com/job/aL3bKt0J2clT0lpnN85HjliZCFdmAfq3oW60dP43Hsw…> * Associate, Data Scientist/Biomedical Engineer, MIT Lincoln Laboratory<https://careers.ll.mit.edu/job/Lexington-Associate-Staff-Member-Data-Scient…> * Scientist III or Senior, PackGene Biotech<https://www.simplyhired.com/job/IpzNzius98Bm8DD3ouuBS-BtqXD3Mm8zA3uxVTvu2nG…> * Engineer II, Tellus Solutions<https://www.simplyhired.com/job/E3WOkGJaQGEYpE2hVSCtmtfXlpMIA4xdcUQR9FZ29bg…> * Scientist, Tissue Engineering, Scismic<https://scismic.com/jobs/scientist-tissue-engineering?source=indeed> * Research Engineer, Microfluidics, FLUX<https://secure.onehcm.com/ta/FLUX.careers?ShowJob=486682201> * Sr. R&D Microfluidics Engineer, Chronus Health<https://www.simplyhired.com/job/WH50i1Q1MwzIVtN7oAF5ARbm_hv5UdlTYozXz2do1Jn…> * Technical Development Associate, Engineer, Genentech<https://careers.gene.com/us/en/job/GENEUS202209135196EXTERNALENUS/Technical…> * R&D Engineer, Drug Delivery/Medical Device, BioLink 360<https://www.biolink360.com/job/rd-engineer-drug-delivery-2/> * Staff Product Development Engineer (Biology), BD<https://jobs.bd.com/job/-/-/159/37186634768?source=APPLICANT_SOURCE_INDEED> * Clinical Engineer, GRSi<https://www.simplyhired.com/job/c18g3yUrPwi3WKK5hcSRUSCrOoOzWA-Y0okWt12AMd8…> * Product Development Engineer, Nordson<https://nordsonhcm.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/nordsoncareers/job/USA---Minnesota…> * Chemical/Biochemical Engineer, Eurofins Scientific<https://www.simplyhired.com/job/bmqgEx877uFq5v_qPhgqrEGSsxlqeRTlFOCi7F61UAL…> * Staff Design Engineer, Stryker<https://www.simplyhired.com/job/tLYJiNgNmDUdI1p5yGmjrLYSGt2ID79A_WEELlLb_4g…> * Cell Culture Engineer, ACL Digital<https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=2c6474febd0b8377&from=cobra_vj&tk=1gehi33…> * Product Development Engineer, Volk Optical<https://www.simplyhired.com/job/5CKMCCBDTccVbZ7RREgwt6-JRzZQ_R88Z4_Es0Mgl_s…> * Research Associate III, Biomedical Engineering, University of Delaware<https://careers.udel.edu/cw/en-us/job/499445/research-associate-iii-biomedi…> * Principal Device Engineer, GSK<https://jobs.gsk.com/en-gb/jobs/350739?lang=en-us&source=Indeed&sourceType=…> * Clinical Development Engineer, Intuitive<https://careers.intuitive.com/us/en/job/JOB1687/Clinical-Development-Engine…> * Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester<https://www.rochester.edu/faculty-recruiting/positions/show/14302> * See Attached * Scientist, Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester<https://www.rochester.edu/faculty-recruiting/positions/show/13852> * Assistant Professor, Bioengineering, UT Dallas * See Attached * Purdue Start-up Job Board<https://purduefoundry.com/jobs?utm_source=Foundry+Mailing+List&utm_campaign…>-Foundry Start Up Companies Looking to Hire * ACTS Career Center<https://careers.actscience.org/>-Association for Clinical and Translational Science * Doc Jobs<https://www.docjobs.com/jobs/list/>-Jobs beyond traditional clinical and academic roles Pan Lab Postdoctoral Openings, Pennsylvania State University We have immediate openings for 2-3 Postdoctoral Research Associates to work in the lab of Prof. Dipanjan Pan at Pennsylvania State University on federally funded projects. These positions are primarily concerned with designing and synthesizing nanoparticles and DNA-based nanostructures for use in multiplexed imaging and sensing of biological processes. The ideal candidates will have published peer-reviewed papers in nanomaterials and extensive experience in the synthesis and characterization of novel materials, and in vitro and in vivo studies. In order to be considered for the position, candidates must be self-motivated and capable of working in a fast-paced team environment. Priority will be given to candidates who demonstrate scientific curiosity, passion for research, and an understanding of the research literature. Candidates must hold a Ph.D. in chemistry, materials science, biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, or a closely related field. Candidates who can start immediately will be given preference. To apply, DM me or send an email to dipanjan AT psu DOT edu with "PAN LAB OPENING" as the subject line. Presentation: What to Look for When Searching for a Post Doc-St. Jude See Attached Are you a PhD student or early-stage postdoc interested in helping to find cures for childhood catastrophic diseases? Look no further! St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has openings for postdoctoral fellows in diverse basic and translational research areas<http://www.stjude.org/faculty-mentors>. We provide an outstanding training environment<http://www.stjude.org/postdoc> with support customized for postdocs and a new competitive salary starting at $70,000 a year. Join the session on November 4 by Dr. Manali Ghosh, postdoc recruiter at St. Jude, which will focus on what to look for when searching for a postdoc position, in addition to providing information specific to St. Jude. Dr. Ghosh was a postdoc at Purdue and is especially looking forward to connecting with folks here! To learn more and register for the session, click HERE<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cco.p…>. Mathematical Biology Course See Attached Bayer Innovation Boot Camp-October 22nd-November 19th https://convergence.discoveryparkdistrict.com/partner-page/bayer/ PLaCE Short Course Registration Open Registration is open for the second session of PLaCE Short Courses. https://purdue-place.gosignmeup.com/Public/Course/Browse. Session 2 classes begin Oct 17th and end on Dec 1st. Visiting Scholars may register after Oct. 12th if space is available. Classes are non-credit bearing and free to enrolled international students. You may qualify to earn a certificate. We do ask, if students are not able to attend the entire six-week session to not enroll, so another student may have the space. We will be offering courses again in the spring semester. Registration for spring courses will open in January. More details about classes may be found on the PLaCE website: https://www.purdue.edu/place/courses/shortCourses.html Influencing without authority, Management of change, and other CCO offerings! These in-person Career Development workshop series do not require RSVPs. Please arrive early to find a seat. Each workshop can be attended as a standalone event; none of these workshops will be recorded. Though these CCO events are developed for graduate students, everyone is welcome to attend. November 8: Influencing without Authority<https://www.cco.purdue.edu/Calendar/Event/F4474417CA6C546C5271EF2B7C4EFA81> GRIS 102 at 3 p.m. Critical skills for career success include communication, teamwork, and persuasion. But what does that look like in practice and execution? How can one lead effectively, how can one convince a team to get things done, especially if one doesn't have the official title/authority? Attend this workshop to learn how to influence without authority. Demystify the techniques, expand your toolkit; avoid manipulation! November 10: Management of Change<https://www.cco.purdue.edu/Calendar/Event/EB4C47662C1281289EFF2B4E743D2F3C> KRAN G010 at 3 p.m. Often when we spot a problem and suggest or work towards a solution, we watch in frustration as our attempts to make an improvement fail. Most people are resistant to change; yet change is critical and necessary. Whether or not you've already experienced this, change management is going to be a useful skill to know. Attend this workshop to learn: Why do some changes succeed, and others fail? Learn strategies to make YOUR changes successful. Application & Information Session | 2023 Dean's Teaching Fellowship Interested graduate students are now able to apply for the 2023 Dean's Teaching Fellowship. Applications will be due by Wednesday, November 9th, 2022, and the applicants must include an endorsement form from their School/Division (details in attached .pdf). We will be holding an information session on Friday, October 28th from 12:00-1:00pm with the 2022 Dean's Teaching Fellows. During this session, students will hear the perspectives of the current Fellows and have the opportunity to ask them questions about the application process, their general responsibilities, and the commitment required for this fellowship. If you have questions ahead of the event, please let me know! Zoom Information: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/98942060396?pwd=dVM4RzRleUNhRm4xVWlkekJsYWMrZz… Meeting ID: 989 4206 0396 Passcode: 002991 Interested students are to use this link to apply for the 2023 Dean's Teaching Fellowship: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5q0eWa6S9Wrn20C Please see the attached announcement for additional details. The goal of this College of Engineering Dean's Teaching Fellowship is to provide additional opportunities for students to teach during their senior graduate school years, which can also be excellent training for graduate students looking to go into faculty careers. The 2023 Dean's Teaching Fellows will be selected by the College of Engineering's review committee, and applicants will be notified by December 15, 2022. We highly encourage students from all backgrounds to apply for this opportunity. Workshops and Deadlines Here are some upcoming workshops and deadlines more detailed information about the workshops will be sent out separately closer to the event. October 19th Diet, Stress & Emotional Eating (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) October 19th How to Write a Diversity Statement (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) October 20th Budgeting and Saving Money (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) October 20th Lunch & Learn: Dr. Mojgan Sarmadi October 20th Introduction to Graduate Writing Workshop Oct 20th - 21st Chicagoland Postdoc Virtual Recruitment Initiative October 21st HR: Behind the Scenes of the Recruitment Process (CCO<https://www.cco.purdue.edu/Calendar/Event/7C66902557F7B5C684C9BD179D135DDA>) October 21st RCHE Graduate Student Seminar Series October Presenters (RCHE<https://teams.microsoft.com/registration/Ob0wQVN8nEGx5YdY1tY_IQ,cxHUUsPaTki…>) October 24th AARCC Speaker Dr. Clair Jean Kim October 25th 3MT Prep Session: Delivery Tips & Tricks (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) October 25th Business Meal Etiquette (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) October 25th Using Data to Tell a Story (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) October 25th Credit Cards and Credit Scores (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) October 25th Fellowship Office Hour for Grad Students & Postdocs (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) October 25th Purdue Pharma/Life Sciences Career Fair (CCO<https://www.cco.purdue.edu/Calendar/Event/E82D0C55EDD20B849552581E38B19D1A>) October 25th Finding Your Teaching Mentor (CIRTL<https://www.cirtl.net/events/1182>) October 25th Texas BME Faculty Panel Admissions Q&A (Register Here<https://utexas.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJErde-orD4oGNRg95artjUGBs7lD68Achs8>) October 25th Texas BME Graduate Student Panel Admissions Q&A (Register Here<https://utexas.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIvd-quqTIiHNWD5c4HZcvUcpdDeW8YBKs6>) October 25th Faculty and Postdoc Exclusive Workshop: Mentoring Graduate Writers (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/Course/browse?courseid=3924&AllowDirectL…>) October 26th Eat Right When Your Budget is Tight (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) October 26th AARCC Speaker Dr. Todd Honma October 26th Navigating Databases and How to Conduct a Literature Search (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) October 26th Building Healthy Mentorship Relationships - Grad Mentorship Seminar Series October 27th How to Write a Teaching Philosophy (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) October 27th Caring for Self and Others (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) October 27th Introduction to Teaching at a Community College (CIRTL<https://www.cirtl.net/events/1179>) October 27th Introduction to Graduate Writing Workshop October 28th Engineer Your Career Workshop (CCO<https://www.cco.purdue.edu/Calendar/Event/1FD0841BB01EF13F1FDF59C97FAF508F>) October 28th Information Session for Dean's Teaching Fellowship (Link Here<https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/98942060396?pwd=dVM4RzRleUNhRm4xVWlkekJsYWMrZz…>) October 31st Deadline to apply for Postdoc opportunities at Baylor College of Medicine (Learn More<https://www.bcm.edu/education/graduate-school-of-biomedical-sciences/postdo…>) November 1st Ford Foundation Fellowship Info Session (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) November 1st Conducting a Literature Review (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) November 1st Finding Your Teaching Mentor (CIRTL<https://www.cirtl.net/events/1182>) November 1st Faculty and Postdoc Exclusive Workshop: Mentoring and the Dissertation Process (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/Course/browse?courseid=3923&AllowDirectL…>) November 2nd AARCC Speaker Dr. Jenny Wang November 2nd Getting Started with Universal Design for Learning (CIRTL<https://www.cirtl.net/events/1185>) November 2nd Dia De Los Muertos (LCC<https://www.purdue.edu/lcc/events/index.php>) November 2nd Big Read Capstone: A Virtual Conversation with Silvia Moreno Garcia and Q&A (LCC<https://www.purdue.edu/lcc/events/index.php>) November 3rd Lunch & Learn: Dr. Mindy Tan November 3rd Preparing a Teaching Demonstration (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) November 3rd Postdoc Grant Writing: Language and Style, Extreme Editing (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) November 3rd Webinar: Career Pathways - Regulatory Affairs and Clinical Research November 4th Webinar: Career Pathways - Regulatory Affairs and Clinical Research November 4th Tough Soft Skills: Advocacy and Mentorship in the workplace (CCO, details coming soon) November 8th Career Networking in the US: International Student Workshop (CCO<https://www.cco.purdue.edu/Calendar/Event/29432F441DD20A05F33E5769DBD4592E>) November 8th Influencing without Authority (CCO<https://www.cco.purdue.edu/Calendar/Event/F4474417CA6C546C5271EF2B7C4EFA81>) Nov. 8th & 9th ABRCMS Graduate Symposium November 9th Ford Foundation Fellowship Info Session (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) November 9th Mentoring Dialogues (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) November 9th Getting Started with Universal Design for Learning (CIRTL<https://www.cirtl.net/events/1185>) November 9th Diversity & Inclusion in Mentorship Relationships - Grad Mentorship Seminar Series November 9th Deadline to apply for 2023 Dean's Teaching Fellowship (Apply Here<https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5q0eWa6S9Wrn20C>) November 10th Imposter Syndrome (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) November 10th LinkedIn (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) November 10th Lunch & Learn: Dr. Hwanseok November 10th Getting Hired at a Community College: Tips and Strategies from Faculty on Hiring Panels (CIRTL<https://www.cirtl.net/events/1180>) November 10th Coffee Chat in MJIS 3041 - Faculty Hosts: Hugh Lee, Taimoor Qazi, & Steve Steinhubl November 10th Management of Change (CCO<https://www.cco.purdue.edu/Calendar/Event/EB4C47662C1281289EFF2B4E743D2F3C>) November 11th Improv Techniques for the Researcher (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) November 11th Submission deadline for InnovatED Graduate Research Magazine 2022-23 edition (Grad School<https://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/professional-development/innovated.php>) November 15th Fellowship Office Hour for Grad Students & Postdocs (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) November 17th Comparing Job Offers (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) November 17th Lunch & Learn: Mili Jha November 17th Evaluating and Negotiating a Job Offer (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) Nov. 18th & 19th 2022 Rising Stars in Engineering in Health Workshop hosted by JHU & Columbia November 21st NAECC and AARCC Friendsgiving November 30th Mentorship Training for Postdocs (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) November 30th Preparing to Buy a House (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) November 30th Publishing a Scientific Paper (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) November 30th Coffee with the Dean (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) December 1st The Cover Letter (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) December 1st Lunch & Learn: Maria Whipple, M.A. December 1st Talk it Out (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) December 1st Equity, Diversity, and Inclusive Teaching in the Community College Setting (CIRTL<https://www.cirtl.net/events/1181>) December 5th Let's Talk Taxes (Grad School<https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/course/browse>) December 5th Ethical Dilemmas in Inclusive Teaching: Difficult Dynamics in the Lab (CIRTL<https://www.cirtl.net/events/1223>) Dec. 5th - 8th Comida Para Estudiar (LCC<https://www.purdue.edu/lcc/events/index.php>) Dec. 5th - 9th De-Stress Week of Events (AARCC) December 8th Coffee Chat in MJIS 2041 - Faculty Host: Deva Chan News from You Please inform Tammy of honors, awards, or other accolades (to include having a paper published) you receive so that the Weldon School may recognize your accomplishments. Send the complete information - specific title and nature of the award, name of conference or event at which award was given, date of said event, photograph if available, etc. - to tsiemers(a)purdue.edu<mailto:tsiemers@purdue.edu>. Tammy Siemers She/Her Associate Director, Graduate Education 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] BME Monday Roundtable - Mon., Oct. 17
by Gelfand, Johanna K 17 Oct '22

17 Oct '22

[cid:image001.jpg@01D8E211.B5B7C270] BME MONDAY ROUNDTABLE OCTOBER 17, 2022 HEADS NOTE Hello Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Thank you to all the staff, faculty, and students who represented BME at the annual BMES meeting in San Antonio, TX. I thought that Purdue and the Weldon School were very well-represented and I heard many positive comments from other heads about the quality they are seeing at Purdue University. It was an exciting time for many of our students who went to BMES for the first time for talks, posters, and for design competitions. It was also great to work closely with our colleagues at IUPUI on strategic alignment as well as have an opportunity to work together representing the overall Purdue and Indianapolis ecosystem in biomedical engineering. This week- we have the opportunity to welcome an international speaker to the BME seminar series- where she will present on microfluidics research and applications in Biomedical Engineering. Megan Yi-Ping Ho represents the first of two speakers this fall from Hong Kong. The HK quarantine restrictions have been lifted just in time to allow for an in-person visit. With this visit, and the well-attended BMES meeting, it’s great to be returning to a greater sense of “normal.” Covid-19 is still a concern, and it has not gone away, but we have better tools to fight it and be responsive to changes as needed. Have a great week! QUICK LINKS * Flu shots UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES Week of October 17 Mon., Oct. 17: Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases Research Seminar, 12:00 noon. Shashank J. Davé, Associate Clinical Professor, Departments of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Neurology will present “Lifestyle Medicine: the Basics.” Seminar will be in-person in Indianapolis and via Zoom. Tues., Oct. 18: Special Purdue Institute for Integrative Neuroscience and Weldon BME Seminar: 9:30 a.m., DLR 131 and via Zoom. Leif A. Havton, MD, PhD, Professor, Departments of Neurology and Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY, presents “Physiologic and Fine Structural Mapping of the Peripheral Nervous System for Neuromodulation of Autonomic Function in Primates.” Tues., Oct. 18: Purdue Engineering Frontiers Lecture, 3:00-4:20 p.m. ARMS, Kurz Atrium. David H. Li, (Ret.) President, CEO and Director at Cabot Microelectronics Corporation will present “Semiconductor Boom – Industry Growth and the Opportunities Awaiting.” Wed., Oct. 19: Special BME Seminar, 9:30 a.m. in MJIS 1001 and via Zoom. Megan Yi-Ping Ho, PhD, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at The Chinese University of Hong Kong will present “Microfluidics for Single Cell Applications.” Wed., Oct. 19: BME PhD Defense Announcement for Sarah Libring (L. Solorio, advisor), 12:30 p.m., MJIS 2001 or via Zoom. Title: Characterizing Interactions Between Cancer Cells and the Extracellular Matrix in Metastatic Breast Cancer through Fibronectin Accumulation Wed., Oct. 19: Frontiers in Biophysics Seminar, 1:30 p.m. via Zoom. Colin Klenthous of the University of Oxford will present “Protein-protein interactions in the Gram-negative bacterial cell envelope.” Register at: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtd-2rrTlqEt28s1D20iZPi-9RRDG… Wed., Oct. 19: Seminar for Neurotrauma and Diseases, 4:00 p.m., Hall of Discovery and Research, Room 131 and via Zoom. Antoine Jerusalem, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Co-Director, International Brain Mechanics and Trauma Lab at Oxford University will present “The neuron, a firing machine or a multiphysics system?” Zoom link: https://bit.ly/3QN4YhL . The seminar for neurotrauma and diseases is sponsored by Plexon, a leading neuroscience technology company, and supported by the Purdue Institute for Integrative Neuroscience and Purdue Institute for Drug Discovery. Thurs., Oct. 20: Seminars in Hearing Research at Purdue (SHRP), 10:30 a.m., LYLE 1150 and via Zoom. Ed Bartlett, Professor of Biological Sciences and Biomedical Engineering will speak on Rapid assessment of Temporal Processing from the Peripheral and Central Auditory Pathway using Dynamic Amplitude Modulated Stimuli. Upcoming important deadlines and info. Tues., Oct. 25: Purdue Center for Cancer Research Monthly Series on Career Development: A Panel Discussion with Assistant Professors in Cancer Research: Graduate School, Postdoc and Beyond, 12:00-1:00 p.m. via Zoom. Register at: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYode2grTItGtDD5R1LYZZnCjA2rOV… Tues., Oct. 25: Mentoring Graduate Writers Workshop for faculty and postdocs: 2:00-3:30 p.m., A good deal of research indicates that mentoring graduate students on their writing is fraught with problems. This initial workshop will share a range of best practices around mentoring and writing in the disciplines, with the hope of making mentoring graduate writers more empowered, effective, and sustainable. Details below. Wed., Oct. 26: Graduate Mentorship Seminar Series: Building Healthy Mentorship Relationships. 4:30 p.m., WALC 2051. Hear from various COE faculty members and students in a panel-led discussion on how to develop good faculty mentor-student advising relationships. Faculty members welcome! Fri., Oct. 28: Purdue Quantum Science and Engineering Institute Seminar, 10:00 a.m., BRK 2001 and via Zoom. Dr. Vladislav V. Yakovlev, Texas A&M University will present “Seeing life in a new light: From simple classical physics to quantum-enhanced imaging.” Tues., Nov. 1: Proposals due for WL-Indy Collaborative Seed Grant. (From Jay Akridge): “We are happy to announce a collaborative seed grant competition, which is focused on establishing new research collaborations between faculty located at our two campuses. Please review the attached guidelines and reach out to colleagues to start building new research collaborations. Proposals are due November 1, 2022. See attached RFP. Tues., Nov. 1: Mentoring and the Dissertation Process for faculty and postdocs, 2:00-3:30 p.m. . You must have a GoSignMeUp account to register for this free workshop. See details below. Wed., Nov. 2: COE “Celebrating our Associate Professors” Session, 11:30 a.m. This event features recently tenured associate professors making a 10-minute presentation on some aspect of their teaching/learning, research and/or engagement activities, followed by an opportunity to discuss the presented work with other colleagues in attendance. IE/BME’s very own Ramses Martinez will be one of the presenters on this date. Go to https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4GXBqUDu1DZdTn0 to register. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Wed., Nov. 9: Graduate Mentorship Seminar Series: Diversity and Inclusion in Mentorship Relationships, 4:30 p.m., WALC 2051. Learn about how identity and culture are crucial components to recognize in faculty mentor-student advising relationships. Faculty members welcome! Wed., Nov. 9 – Sat., Nov. 12: The Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (ABRCMS) is a go-to conference for underrepresented groups in STEM fields. Scientific or professional development session submissions due July 29. Thurs., Nov. 10: BME Faculty Coffee Chats for Grad Students, 9:30-10:30 a.m., MJIS 3041. Faculty hosts: Hugh Lee, Taimoor Qazi, Steve Steinhubl. Potential discussion topics: ask me anything/ healthcare, academic jobs/academia, visas/international students Thurs., Dec. 8: BME Faculty Coffee Chats for Grad Students, 2:00-3:00 p.m., MJIS 2041. Faculty host: Deva Chan. Potential discussion topics: AMA work-life, teaching & diversity statements, time management PROTECT PURDUE * Fall 2022 update: Protect Purdue Fall expectations https://protect.purdue.edu/updates/fall-2022-what-you-need-to-know/ Committee Updates Academic Programs Update The spring teaching schedule is finished and attached. FYI, there are always changes before the semester starts, so the most recent version will be accessible via this pathway: \\bmelab\Office\Academic<file://bmelab/Office/Academic> Programs Office\Teaching Schedules NOTE: Spring Evening and Final Exam requests, along with textbook needs, are due to Cindy by Friday, 10/21. Look for an email containing a Course Info Form from her for your responses. Graduate Office Update COE Graduate Mentor Seminar Series In case you missed the excellent workshop this week on “Navigating Toxic Environments” with Dr. Gonzalez-Perez (Associate Dean for Diversity Initiatives) from Princeton, a recording is available (view that here<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iy0HaybzNIM>). This virtual seminar covered how to better identify attributes that can lead to poor mentorship relationships or environments and mitigating tips. The next seminar in this series is on Wednesday, October 26th from 4:30-5:30pm in WALC 2051! Contact Stephen McBride<mailto:mcbrid44@purdue.edu> (Assistant Director, Graduate Student Success; College of Engineering - Graduate Education) for more information on this seminar series, or anything else related to the College’s work/initiatives to support graduate students https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/Academics/Graduate. BME Coffee Chats We are once again hosting are faculty coffee chats for grad students. Remember, we need attendance for this event to be successful so get these on your calendars today😊. These coffee chats will attempt to accomplish some priorities that have been shared with us by you: 1. First year students—what a great opportunity to find out more about other labs and find potential mentors for your qual committee. 2. Grad student professional development—to learn/ask/chat about topics of interest to the student either about research or other topics. 3. Increase faculty involvement with graduate students outside of their own lab. 4. Help build community between grad students. Here are the dates and faculty for fall: November Date: November 10th Time: 9:30 am-10:30 am Location: MJIS 3041 Faculty hosts: Hugh Lee, Taimoor Qazi, Steve Steinhubl Potential discussion topics: ask me anything/healthcare, academic jobs/academia, visas/international students December: Date: December 8th Time: 2:00 pm-3:00 pm Location: MJIS 2041 Faculty host: Deva Chan Potential discussion topics: AMA work-life, teaching & diversity statements, time management Please plan to participate in as many as your schedule will allow. There will be free snacks and drinks included. Graduate Admissions Update 1. Graduate Diversity Visitation Program (GDVP)<https://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/diversity/programs/graduate-diversity-vis…>—October 23rd-26th · Will typically host students on Monday, October 24th from 1-2 pm and will need grad students and faculty to meet with them. 2. New Application Deadline Reminder: December 1st Research Area Update The NIH OITE is pleased to offer the RAISING A RESILIENT SCIENTIST<https://www.training.nih.gov/workshops_and_trainings_for_extramural_princip…> series for faculty, staff scientists, and administrators who mentor students and postdoctoral fellows in the biomedical, behavioral, and social sciences. A variety of topics will be covered with a specific focus on communication and shared problem-solving to help trainees deal with the inevitable setbacks experienced in high knowledge environments. The goal of the Raising a Resilient Scientist series is to promote the mental health and well-being of the academic research community by supporting faculty and administrators to develop self-management, relationship-management, and mentoring skills. There will be five units in the series and start on November 9th, 2022; each unit will consist of a 75-minute lecture followed by a 1-hour facilitated discussion with peers. Previous participants found participation very valuable, and the tools presented practical and actionable. Here is what those who participated in series have to say: 1. “Informative workshop that I think all faculty should be required to attend. Making this a requirement for mentoring teams for fellowship and training grants would be a great approach! They need to be invested in mentoring and training, as much as training fellows.” 2. “Thank you! I've done a lot of mentoring workshops/training but feel like this one is already taking things to another level.” 3. “This course needs to be offered again and again, such an important resource in any academic curriculum.” There is no charge for participation, but advanced registration is required. For more information, and to register, please visit our webpage<https://www.training.nih.gov/workshops_and_trainings_for_extramural_princip…>. Participation in the entire series is recommended but is not required. Please do not hesitate to email us if you have any questions. Dr. Sharon L. Milgram (she/her/hers) Director, NIH Office of Intramural Training & Education NIH Office of the Director www.training.nih.gov<http://www.training.nih.gov> Resources, attachments, further information Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases Research Seminar, Mon., Oct. 17, 12:00 noon. Shashank J. Davé, Assistant Residency Program Director PM&R, Associate Clinical Professor, Departments of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Neurology, IU School of Medicine will present “Lifestyle Medicine: the Basics.” Seminar will be in-person in Indianapolis in R4-101and via Zoom. Zoom link: https://iu.zoom.us/j/83951671092?pwd=WC9GNTJaVTRVcEIyako4cHMvN2FXZz09 This seminar is hosted by the Indiana University Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases. Special Purdue Institute for Integrative Neuroscience and Weldon BME Seminar: Tues., Oct. 18, 9:30 a.m., DLR 131. Leif A. Havton, MD, PhD, Professor, Departments of Neurology and Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY and Staff Physician, Neurology, James J. Peters VA Medical Center, presents “Physiologic and Fine Structural Mapping of the Peripheral Nervous System for Neuromodulation of Autonomic Function in Primates.” Abstract: Dr. Havton will present recent developments in non-human primate studies of transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation (TSCS) for functional mapping of autonomic and motor functions in pelvic organs. He will also present a new anatomical tool for the correction of varied dispersion angles and myelination in light and electron microscopy as well as a new non-binary approach for the analysis of clustering of defined nerve fiber subtypes in the peripheral nervous system. Integration of detailed morphological and physiologic data will be discussed with implications for ongoing efforts to refine neuromodulation strategies to reverse conditions. Bio: Dr. Leif A Havton serves as Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, NY. He also serves as Staff Physician in Neurology and Principal Investigator at the Spinal Cord Injury Research Center at the James J Peters VA Medical Center in the Bronx, NY. The Havton research laboratory studies neural repair and plasticity after injury to the spinal cord, proximal nerve roots, and peripheral nerves, and the lab has a special interest in the recovery and restoration of motor and autonomic functions. Dr. Havton and his research team develop translational research models in small and large animals for the development of new therapeutics and refinement of available treatment strategies, including neuromodulation and cell-based approaches. The laboratory includes an anatomical platform for the development of new analytical tools with expertise in ultrastructural studies. ~Faculty Hosts: Dr. Matthew Ward, Dr. Terry Powley, and Dr. Chris Rochet~ Join Zoom Meeting: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/97665921496?pwd=bzNhUFpLNUdFcW9WeWlCTmcxdzhkdz… Purdue Engineering Frontiers Lecture, Tues., Oct. 18, 3:00-4:20 p.m. ARMS, Kurz Atrium. David H. Li, (Ret.) President, CEO and Director at Cabot Microelectronics Corporation will present “Semiconductor Boom – Industry Growth and the Opportunities Awaiting.” Following the lecture there will be a panel from 4:30-5:30 p.m. “Launching Leaders – Transitioning from Student to Professional.” The lecture and panel are hosted by the College of Engineering and Davidson School of Chemical Engineering. Special BME Seminar, Wed., Oct. 19, 9:30 a.m. in MJIS 1001 and via Zoom. Megan Yi-Ping Ho, PhD, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at The Chinese University of Hong Kong will present “Microfluidics for Single Cell Applications.” Abstract: Microfluidics has gathered significant interest for biomedical applications, particularly the analysis of targeted biomolecules from minute amount of samples. This presentation will summarize our efforts on exploiting microfluidics for the manipulation and analysis of individual cells and subcellular organelles. In particular, we have explored the possibility of modulating hydrodynamic shear stress at microscale to selectively disrupt cellular membrane while maintaining the mitochondrial membrane intact. We have also investigated a microfluidics-based method to encapsulate protein payloads into red blood cells by controlling membrane deformation either transiently or extendedly in a microfluidic channel. This presentation will also highlight our recent development of a novel surfactant based on fluorinated plasmonic gold nanoparticles, rendering a previously unavailable feature of photo-responsiveness in droplet microfluidics. Looking forward, we plan to study the fundamentals of how individual cells alter their phenotypes in response to environmental and therapeutic stimuli. These efforts are expected to find clinical applications in diagnostics, prognostics and treatment evaluation of infectious and chronic diseases, as well as to expand our fundamental understanding towards disease development. Bio: Megan Yi-Ping Ho is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She received her B.S. and M.S. in Power Mechanical Engineering from National Tsing-Hua University, Taiwan. She received her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University in USA. After her postdoctoral training with Duke University in USA, she received the Young Elite Researcher Award from the Danish Research Council for Independent Research and started her independent career in the Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Centre and the Department of Molecular Biology & Genetics at Aarhus University in Denmark. She is a co-founder of two start-up companies situated in Demark, Zymonostics and vPCiR, focusing on enzyme-based diagnostics. She has published 67 peer-reviewed journal articles, 6 book chapters, 77 conference papers, edited 1 book and holds 2 granted patents. The results that she presented have been recognized internationally by the American Society of Gene Therapy and Controlled Release Society. Her research team is focused on developing nanosensors and microfluidics as diagnostic tools to expand the capacity of disease detection and treatment evaluation. ~BME Host: Young Kim~ Zoom link: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/7731446991?pwd=RHdkZTVnRkxTM3J3dnRvY1VLWTlYUT09 BME PhD Defense Announcement for Sarah Libring (L. Solorio, advisor), Wed., Oct. 19, 12:30 p.m., MJIS 2001 or via Zoom. Title: Characterizing Interactions Between Cancer Cells and the Extracellular Matrix in Metastatic Breast Cancer through Fibronectin Accumulation Location: MJIS 2001 or Zoom: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/98072942203?pwd=Y09ub3NUZndSckdPeGtYOEhIZlNMQT… Committee: Luis Solorio (Chair), Michael K. Wendt, Hyowon (Hugh) Lee, Sherry Voytik-Harbin Abstract: Metastases are responsible for approximately 90% of all cancer-related deaths, with metastatic breast cancer (BC) holding a 5-year survival rate of only 27%. Recent research has highlighted a complex dynamic between cancer cells and the tumor microenvironment as essential for the formation of macrometastases. Within this field, tissue stiffening through matrix accumulation and altered matrix organization at the primary tumor site were recently linked with sustained proliferation and increased migration of tumor cells. Separately, elevated levels of the glycoprotein, fibronectin, were correlated to poor patient survival in BC and were linked to enhanced seeding of disseminated tumor cells at metastatic sites. Through my thesis work, we have identified several mechanisms through which accumulated fibronectin impacts the metastatic potential of BC cells. First, we identified a transient increase in extracellular fibronectin in the lungs, which peaked before overt metastasis, coupled with a non-transient increase in total lung volume. To better recapitulate physiological conditions, we then developed a novel magnetically-actuating platform with the ability to apply tensile strain on cells at various amplitudes and frequencies in a high-throughput multi-well culture plate using suspended fibrillar fibronectin for 3D cell culture that is not reliant on a synthetic substrate. Using this as a biomimetic lung model, we found that cyclic mechanical force acted as a suppressor of cancer cell growth in a biomimetic lung model, implicating the accumulation and reorganization of extracellular matrix as an attempt by the cancer cells to alter the mechanical properties of the lung tissue and resist entering dormancy. However, our results showed that BC cells could not organize extracellular fibronectin independently. Instead, BC cells altered the accumulation and architecture of fibronectin by conditioning fibroblasts through soluble factors and extracellular vesicles. We observed that the fibronectin produced by conditioned fibroblasts varied as an effect of both the method of conditioning and the phenotype of the BC cell as the conditioning source. Taken together, these results have increased our knowledge of the relationship between disseminated breast cancer cells, fibroblasts, and fibronectin architecture in the early metastatic lung niche that paves the way for further investigation on targeting disseminated BC cells during early disease intervention in order to inhibit later overt metastatic outgrowth. Seminars in Hearing Research at Purdue (SHRP), Thurs., Oct. 20, 10:30 a.m., LYLE 1150 and via Zoom. Ed Bartlett, Professor of Biological Sciences and Biomedical Engineering will speak on Rapid assessment of Temporal Processing from the Peripheral and Central Auditory Pathway using Dynamic Amplitude Modulated Stimuli. Abstract: Envelope or amplitude modulation (AM) cues in a signal are critically important for the perception of complex signals, e.g., speech. Neural coding of AM can be noninvasively probed using the envelope following response (EFR), which receives contributions from both cortical (slower fluctuations, <40 Hz) and subcortical (faster fluctuations, >100 Hz) generators. As subcortical versus cortical signatures of AM representations vary across hearing loss etiologies, the EFR has great diagnostic potential. AM representations are routinely evaluated by the temporal modulation transfer function (tMTF), which is the strength of the EFR as a function of AM frequency. Currently, tMTF is measured serially for discrete sinusoidally amplitude modulated (sAM) tones. This process is time-consuming and inefficient, impeding clinical translation. Here we present a dynamically varying AM tone (dAM) used to measure a tMTF. I will analyze the tMTF obtained with and without hearing pathologies (aging, inflammation). Methods: EEG responses were obtained using sub-dermal needle electrodes in rodent models. In rodents, carrier frequencies and amplitude modulation rates varied based on species-specific differences. Tones with dynamically varying AM, the frequency of which increased exponentially from 9 Hz to 1.5 kHz over one second, and identical carrier frequencies were also used to elicit EFRs and the tMTFs were compared. Fast Fourier transforms were used to calculate discrete EFR amplitudes. A spectrally specific frequency-demodulation-based analysis was used to calculate EFR amplitudes from dAM stimuli. Results: Robust tMTFs were obtained for discrete sAM stimuli from all species tested. Preliminary results show strong tracking of dAM envelopes in rodents, which can be used to estimate the tMTF at a fine frequency resolution. These tMTFs are comparable to those obtained using discrete sAM tones. In humans, preliminary results suggest that tracking of dAM envelopes was comparable to sAM stimuli, but only at lower modulation frequencies. Ongoing analysis is aimed at refining the dAM stimuli (trajectories, timescales) to optimize AM tracking while simultaneously reducing recording times in humans. Conclusions: These results suggest that dynamically varying AM tones can be used to efficiently estimate the tMTF. However, further optimization is needed to obtain robust tMTF estimates in humans at higher AM frequencies. When combined with spectrally specific analysis, the dAM tone can be used to substantially speed up the tMTF measuring time, paving the way for potential clinical translation. Zoom link for remote attendees: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/4326340458 Meeting ID: 432 634 0458 The working SHRP schedule is available on the T32 TPAN website here: https://purdue.edu/TPAN/hearing/shrp_schedule The titles and abstracts of the talks will be added here: https://purdue.edu/TPAN/hearing/shrp_abstracts<http://ogww.mj.am/lnk/AU8AAEukm7AAAchk2HAAALFJlZgAAYCsFQMAnDnUAATD7ABh_T90y…> Purdue Center for Cancer Research Monthly Series on Career Development: A Panel Discussion with Assistant Professors in Cancer Research: Graduate School, Postdoc and Beyond, Tues., Oct. 25, 12:00-1:00 p.m. via Zoom. Register at: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYode2grTItGtDD5R1LYZZnCjA2rOV… Questions that you could ask the panelists: * How did you find your postdoc? * What are the secrets for a successful postdoctoral training? * How to find mentors? * How to make yourself stand out as an academic faculty candidate? * Bring your own set of questions! Panelists: Lauren Ann Metskas, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences Matthew Scarpelli, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, School of Health Sciences Chi Zhang, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry Check out other PCCR career development events and resources at: https://www.purdue.edu/cancer-research/training-and-education/Monthly%20Ser… Questions: yang1491(a)purdue.edu Mentoring Graduate Writers Workshop for faculty and postdocs: Tues., Oct. 25, 2:00-3:30 p.m., A good deal of research indicates that mentoring graduate students on their writing is fraught with problems. This initial workshop will share a range of best practices around mentoring and writing in the disciplines, with the hope of making mentoring graduate writers more empowered, effective, and sustainable. Participants will learn strategies for sound response and receive materials to take away and study. Depending on faculty interest, additional workshops will be scheduled to address needs that arise during the conversation. This workshop is for faculty and postdocs only. Register: https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/Course/browse?courseid=3923 Purdue Quantum Science and Engineering Institute Seminar, Fri., Oct. 28, 10:00 a.m., BRK 2001 and via Zoom. Dr. Vladislav V. Yakovlev, Texas A&M University will present “Seeing life in a new light: From simple classical physics to quantum-enhanced imaging.” Abstract: The progress of biomedical sciences depends on the availability of advanced instrumentation and imaging tools capable of attaining the state of biological systems in vivo without using exogenous markers. Mechanical forces and local elasticity play a central role in understanding physical interactions in all living systems. We demonstrate a novel way to image microscopic viscoelastic properties of biological systems using Brillouin microspectroscopy [1]. In my talk, I will discuss the ways how an old spectroscopic tool can be used for real time microscopic imaging [2-3] and provide possible solutions to long standing problems in Life Sciences and Medicine [4-6] while advancing instrumentation beyond classical limits [7]. References: [1] Zh. Meng, A. Traverso, C. Ballmann, M. Troyanova-Wood, and V. V. Yakovlev, “Seeing cells in a new light: a renaissance of Brillouin spectroscopy,” Advances in Optics and Photonics 8(2), 300-327 (2016). [2] Zh. Meng, S. C. Bustamante-Lopez, K. E. Meissner and V. V. Yakovlev, “Subcellular imaging of mechanical and chemical properties using Brillouin microspectroscopy,” Journal of Biophotonics 9(3), 201-207 (2016). [3] C. W. Ballmann, Zh. Meng, A. J. Traverso, M. O. Scully, and V. V. Yakovlev “Impulsive Brillouin microscopy,” Optica 4(1), 124-128 (2017). [4] Zh. Meng, T. Thakur, C. Chitrakar, M. K. Jaiswal, A. K. Gaharwar, and V. V. Yakovlev, “Assessment of local heterogeneity in mechanical properties of a bulk hydrogel network,” ACS Nano 11(8), 7690–7696 (2017). [5] M. Troyanova-Wood, Zh. Meng, and V. V. Yakovlev, “Differentiating melanoma and healthy tissues based on elasticity-specific Brillouin microspectroscopy,” Biomedical Optics Express 10(4), 1774-1781 (2019). [6] D. Akilbekova, V. Ogay, T. Yakupov, M. Sarsenova, B. Umbayev, A. Nurakhmetov, K. Tazhin, V. V. Yakovlev, Zh. Utegulov, “Brillouin spectroscopy and radiography for assessment of viscoelastic and regenerative properties of mammalian bones,” Journal of Biomedical Optics 23(9), 097004 (2018). [7] T Li, F Li, X Liu, VV Yakovlev, GS Agarwal, “Quantum-enhanced stimulated Brillouin scattering spectroscopy and imaging,” Optica 9(8), 959-964 (2022) Host: Prof. Alexandra Boltasseva Virtual Option: Zoom Link<https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/91367611800> This seminar is sponsored by the Purdue Quantum Science and Engineering Institute’s Emerging Frontiers Center Crossroads of Quantum and AI. Mentoring and the Dissertation Process for faculty and postdocs, Tues., Nov. 1, 2:00-3:30 p.m. Among the most consequential documents that writers produce in graduate school is the dissertation. Strong mentoring at specific critical junctures in the dissertation process can strengthen both the document itself and graduate students’ abilities to later support their own graduate students. Unfortunately, most faculty receive little to no training about the writing instruction central to the dissertation process, from invention to final deposit. Instead, they rely upon their own experiences producing a doctoral thesis, which might have been problematic and trauma producing or wonderful yet still mystifying. This workshop incorporates current research on graduate student writing and builds on insights about graduate student struggles that the Writing Lab gains through working with dissertation writers. Faculty will be offered actionable strategies for helping dissertation writers be more effective. The workshop also will offer faculty mentors guidance on when and how to direct their students to the Writing Lab for intensive and on-going support. This workshop is for faculty and postdocs only. You must have a GoSignMeUp account to register for this free workshop. Registration: https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/public/Course/browse?courseid=3923 Attachments SPRING 2023 class schedule BMES 2022 Mentoring Special Session Flyer How_Do_I_Register_for_a_Purdue_University_Workshop -- 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] MJIS all clear!
by Gelfand, Johanna K 12 Oct '22

12 Oct '22

The air handling servicing and repair work has been completed. You may return to normal lab usage. -- Bmeroundtable-list mailing list Bmeroundtable-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECN/mailman/listinfo/bmeroundtable-list

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PCCR Career Development Seminar Series: A Panel Discussion with Assistant Professors in Cancer Research: Graduate School, Postdoc and Beyond
by Siemers, Tammy R 11 Oct '22

11 Oct '22

I don't plan on sending out announcements this week as I will be at BMES so I sending this out separately. Tammy Subject: PCCR Career Development Seminar Series: A Panel Discussion with Assistant Professors in Cancer Research: Graduate School, Postdoc and Beyond Good morning, Our next seminar in the Purdue Center for Cancer Research monthly series on career development will be October 25 from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM via Zoom. Registration is required: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYode2grTItGtDD5R1LYZZnCjA2rOV… This will be a panel discussion with assistant professors in cancer research with panelists Dr. Lauren Ann Metskas, Dr. Matthew Scarpelli, and Dr. Chi Zhang. Please see the attached flyer for more details. Feel free to forward this invite to anyone you think would be interested. Check out other PCCR career development events and resources at: https://www.purdue.edu/cancer-research/training-and-education/Monthly%20Ser… If you have any questions or suggestions on the topics that could be covered in the career development series, please contact Jiang Yang at yang1491(a)purdue.edu<mailto:yang1491@purdue.edu>. Thank you, Jiang Yang Career Development Coordinator, Purdue Center for Cancer Research [PCCR_H-Full-CMYK]

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