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[Bmeroundtable-list] REMINDER: You're invited - BME Head Search Town Hall TODAY
by Gelfand, Johanna K 20 Sep '23

20 Sep '23

Dear Weldon BME faculty, staff and students, The Search Committee for the next Head of the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering kindly invites you to a Town Hall meeting to discuss the head search process/timeline and to gather your input for the next department head. Time: September 20, 2023 (Wednesday) from 4:30 - 5.30 PM Location: MJIS Room 2001 Moderated by: Luis Solorio, Eugenio Culurciello Agenda: 4:30-5 PM Introduction to the search advertisement and requirements. 5-5:20 PM Break-out into groups to collect community feedback. 5:20-5:30 PM Organizer will collect feedback in person or by email. Send feedback by email to: Luis Solorio <lsolorio(a)purdue.edu<mailto:lsolorio@purdue.edu>> Eugenio Culurciello <euge(a)purdue.edu<mailto:euge@purdue.edu>> We sincerely hope you'll make every effort to attend in-person. However, for those of you that cannot be here we offer the following WebEx meeting link: https://purdue.webex.com/meet/euge<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue.we…> Thank you, __________________________________ Eugenio Culurciello, Professor Purdue University, BME, IPAI http://engineering.purdue.edu/elab/ Luis Solorio, PhD Associate Professor Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering Purdue University he/him/his Martin C. Jischke Hall (MJIS) Rm 3019 206 S. Martin Jischke Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907-2032 Phone: 1-765-496-1956 Email: lsolorio(a)purdue.edu<mailto:lsolorio@purdue.edu> https://purdue.webex.com/meet/lsolorio<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue.we…> https://soloriolab.wixsite.com/tmet<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsoloriola…> -- Bmeroundtable-list mailing list Bmeroundtable-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECN/mailman/listinfo/bmeroundtable-list

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Purdue Engineering Distinguished Lecture Series Lecture & Panel | Huda Zoghbi
by Gelfand, Johanna K 19 Sep '23

19 Sep '23

Dear all, As you know, our Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering will host the first Purdue Engineering Distinguished Lecture of this academic year. We are very fortunate to have Dr. Huda Zoghbi to deliver the lecture and attend the panel together with Purdue faculty. I send this personal note to extend a cordial invitation to all of you to the lecture and panel. This is a great opportunity to interact with a world-class scholar in the field of neurological research and get inspired by a scientist passionate about discovery. Please use the link below to register to attend the seminar. Thanks! nan Nan Kong, PhD Professor and Interim Head Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering Purdue University <https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/45272614/1665249235/83756413/0/120588/?72f79…> View as a Web page<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/45272614/1665249235/97415415/0/120588/?b44ed…> [Purdue University] PURDUE ENGINEERING DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES: Rett syndrome: from the clinic to genomes, epigenomes and neural circuits [Huda Y. Zoghbi] Huda Y. Zoghbi Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Distinguished Service Professor, Baylor College of Medicine, and Founding Director, Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital Hosted by the College of Engineering and the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering. LECTURE: Rett syndrome: from the clinic to genomes, epigenomes and neural circuits<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/45272614/1665249235/97415412/0/120588/?f5d63…> Time: 10:30-11:30 AM EDT Date: September 20, 2023 Location: ARMS Atrium, located in the Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering PANEL: The Future of Neurotechnology in the Discovery and Treatment of Neurodevelopmental and Neurodegenerative Disease<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/45272614/1665249235/97415413/0/120588/?f5d63…> Time: 11:35 AM-12:35 PM EDT Date: September 20, 2023 Location: ARMS Atrium, located in the Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering Register<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/45272614/1665249235/97436736/1/120588/?f5d63…> Shop<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/45272614/1665249235/78175239/0/120588/?x=d63…> | Visit<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/45272614/1665249235/78217797/0/120588/?x=9f6…> | Give<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/45272614/1665249235/78217799/0/120588/?x=8ca…> Forward to a Friend<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/45272614/1665249235/97413173/0/120588/?abb9e…> | Unsubscribe from this list<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/45272614/1665249235/83756416/0/120588/?f566c…> | Unsubscribe from all lists<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/45272614/1665249235/83756417/0/120588/?e4eaa…> | Privacy Policy<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/45272614/1665249235/66794847/0/120588/?x=ae5…> This email was sent to: djmazur(a)purdue.edu<mailto:djmazur@purdue.edu> This email was sent by: Purdue University 610 Purdue Mall West Lafayette, IN 47906 765-494-4600 [https://mailimages.purdue.edu/purdueuniversity/PU_SIG_Logo_RGB__PU-H-Full-R…]<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/45272614/1665249235/71786932/0/120588/?x=854…>

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[Bmeroundtable-list] BME Weekly Roundtable - Sept. 18, 2023
by Gelfand, Johanna K 19 Sep '23

19 Sep '23

[cid:image001.jpg@01D9EAD5.D5855900] BME WEEKLY ROUNDTABLE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 National Post Doc Appreciation Week INTERIM HEAD'S NOTE * We are pretty much set for the annual BME Advisory Board meeting this Friday. The Artistic Display in Research Expo and Competition will be held in the afternoon at 3:30 pm in the Atrium. We have 11 entries to the competition. We will give out 3 awards. Please come out to socialize with our colleagues, friends, and advisory board members, and celebrate together our accomplishments. Jo told me yesterday evening there were still a few football game (vs. Wisconsin) left. * Dr. Huda Zoghbi's visitation * Our Weldon School is the host for her visitation. * Her Purdue Engineering Distinguished Lecture will be tomorrow morning (Wednesday) at 10:30 am in the ARMS Atrium. Please come and encourage undergraduate research assistants to come as well. * The lecture will be followed by a panel, composed of both Huda Zoghbi and Purdue faculty members. * In the afternoon, our BME area chairs will meet with Huda Zoghbi to give her an overview and the highlights of each of our research areas. * A visit of Ascension delegation has been scheduled on 10/31. This half-day visit will be the opportunity for both parties to explore partnerships on a variety of topics. A few of us are working on making the agenda at this point. Your suggestions are welcome. * The US New and World Report ranking (2024 Edition) was publicly released yesterday. Our UG ranking went up one spot from no. 29 last year to no. 28 this year. We are one of the two disciplines (the other one being ECE) at the College of Engineering whose rank went UP. UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES Week of September 18 Tues., Sept. 19, Postdoctoral Candidate Interview Seminar, 2:00 p.m., MJIS 2001. Brady Hislop (Montana State University) will present "Does bone to cartilage fluid transport exist and is it relevant to joint health." Hosted by Deva Chan and Doug Brubaker. Wed., Sept. 20: Purdue Engineering Distinguished Lecture Series, 10:30 a.m., ARMS Atrium. (NOTE: Please plan on attending this very special seminar. There will not be a "regular" BME seminar this week so that you will be available to attend!) Huda Y. Zoghbi, Investigator Howard Hughes Institute, Distinguished Service Professor, Baylor College of Medicine, and Founding Director of the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital will be presenting "Rett Syndrome: From the Clinic to Genomes, Epigenomes, and Neural Circuits." Wed., Sept. 20: YOU'RE INVITED - BME Head Search Town Hall, 4:30-5:30 p.m., MJIS 2001. Dear Weldon BME faculty, staff and students, The Search Committee for the next Head of the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering kindly invites you to a Town Hall meeting to discuss the head search process/timeline and to gather your input for the next department head. Time: September 20, 2023 (Wednesday) from 4:30 - 5.30 PM Location: MJIS Room 2001 Moderated by: Luis Solorio, Eugenio Culurciello Agenda: 4:30-5 PM Introduction to the search advertisement and requirements. 5-5:20 PM Break-out into groups to collect community feedback. 5:20-5:30 PM Organizer will collect feedback in person or by email. Send feedback by email to: Luis Solorio <lsolorio(a)purdue.edu<mailto:lsolorio@purdue.edu>> Eugenio Culurciello <euge(a)purdue.edu<mailto:euge@purdue.edu>> We sincerely hope you'll make every effort to attend in-person. However, for those of you that cannot be here we offer the following WebEx meeting link: https://purdue.webex.com/meet/euge<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue.we…> Thurs., Sept. 21: National Postdoc Appreciation Week Breakfast Event, 9:30 a.m., MJIS 3041. We will be providing coffee, bagels, and snacks for all of our postdoctoral fellows. We invite you to join us in celebrating the incredible contributions made by all of you here at Purdue. Whether you'd like to discuss your work or simply enjoy some relaxed conversations with fellow postdoctoral members, we look forward to seeing you there. You are welcome to bring other post-doctoral friends with you. Thurs., Sept. 21: Seminars in Hearing Research, 12:00 p.m., Nelson Hall, Room 1215. Ananthanarayan Krishnan, Professor of SLHS will present "Tonal language experience shapes functional asymmetries in pitch processing at the brainstem and cortical levels. MJIS Updates Our semi-annual air handling shutdown is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, October 10th. As a reminder: the entire building air handling system in MJIS will be turned off. ALL chemical hood activity, biosafety cabinet activity, autoclave work and activities in wet labs will need to STOP by 5 PM on Monday, October 9th. Any chemicals stored in the hoods will have to be sealed at that time. Signs will be posted on all hoods to remind users not to use the hoods Monday evening, and removed when the maintenance work is completed and normal operations can resume. Please plan ahead - DO NOT use chemicals in the lab areas that you would normally use in the hoods. Graduate Committee and Grad Programs Update: * As the semester gets underway, remember that graduate students enrolled in research will need to meet with their primary faculty mentors to set research expectations (see attached) for the semester and then the faculty member will need to alert the graduate school when these requirements are set for each RA you are mentoring. These meetings are also a good time to review Student-Advisor Expectation Scales (see attached) as well as IDPs (individualized Development Plans - see links below) with each student you mentor to help them set goals for the semester and year ahead. * BME IDP-Year 1<https://engineering.purdue.edu/BME/Academics/Graduate/Prof_Development/IDP_…> * BME IDP-Year 2<https://engineering.purdue.edu/BME/Academics/Graduate/Prof_Development/IDP_…> * BME IDP-Years 3+ <https://engineering.purdue.edu/BME/Academics/Graduate/Prof_Development/IDP_…> https://engineering.purdue.edu/BME/Academics/Graduate/PhDMilestones/PhD_Mil… Here is the milestone timeline if that is helpful. * Second-year PhD students will need to begin preparations for completing their Preliminary Exam due at the end of the year two<https://engineering.purdue.edu/BME/Academics/Graduate/PrelimExam/Prelim_Exa…>. Guidelines and rubrics for the new processes for these exams are being refined by the Grad Committee and will be distributed later this fall to faculty and these students. * The Grad Committee collected feedback from faculty and students last spring on the new processes for Qualifying Exams. The Committee is reviewing the feedback and making revisions to the processes and related documents based on the recommendations. * The new Graduate Student Handbook for BME<https://engineering.purdue.edu/BME/Academics/Graduate/Documents/Weldon%20Sc…> was completed, published on line and distributed to incoming grad students this summer thanks to the huge efforts of the Grad Programs Staff and Committee Chair, Mike Heinz. This handbook is primarily for the newest students and their faculty mentors, but has information helpful to all graduate students. Feedback on this version will be collected in the Spring from faculty and students and the Graduate School and an updated version will be created each summer. Graduate Admissions Update * Changes to admissions o Guidance document to be distributed; see the attachment. o Holistic evaluation, no consideration for race in any admission decision * New "Academic" Statement of Purpose o Professional and career goals o Research interests o Experiences o Fit with school * Includes Personal History Statement now o How background and life experiences prepared candidate o If academic records do not reflect your true capabilities explain circumstances * Opportunities for students and faculty to attend and advertise at the following conferences o October 26 - 28th - Society of Women Engineers (SWE) National Conference<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwe23.swe.…> - Los Angeles, CA o November 1 - 5th -Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) National Convention<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmx.techno…> - Salt Lake City, UT o March 20 - 24th 2024 - National Society of Black Engineering (NSBE50<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fconventio…>) - Atlanta, GA o Looking for faculty interested in serving in person or online on a faculty panel/workshop at the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) Conference Antimicrobial Resistance Seminar Series - Purdue The College of Veterinary Medicine and Institute for Drug Discovery want to invite you to join fellow scientists at Purdue for the launch of the inaugural Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Seminar series. According to the U.S> Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration, 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant infections occur annually in the US, resulting in 35,000 deaths. Combating AMR requires multifaceted efforts both the healthcare and veterinary sectors. In response to this critical public health threat, scientists at Purdue are working together to increase awareness and discover solutions for advanced diagnostics, treatment, and prevention. Starting on September 13,the AMR Seminar Series will be held in person at the Lobby Conference Room at the Institute for Drug Discovery (from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.). Please let us know if you are interested in giving a talk for the series. Faculty, graduate students and postdocs who want to participate are welcome to present; please send names and email addresses to amr-purdue(a)purdue.edu<mailto:amr-purdue@purdue.edu> A schedule will be coming soon. Upcoming important deadlines and information Wed., Sept. 27, Center for Healthy Living Flu Shots. Seasonal flu shots are provided annually at no charge to all benefits-eligible Purdue faculty and staff, as well as spouses and dependents covered on a Purdue health plan, through a variety of means. The West Lafayette campus Center for Healthy Living<https://www.purdue.edu/hr/CHL/index.php>, located at 1400 W. State St., Building B, Suite C, will begin distributing flu shots on Sept. 27 with convenient, drive-thru vaccines. See Additional information below. Thurs., Sept. 28: Campuswide PurdueALERT test, 10:00 a.m. Purdue will test its PurdueALERT emergency notification system at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 28. The test will include the activation of the outdoor all-hazards sirens. The test will help the campus community know what the sirens sound like and what to do during a potential emergency. While the Sept. 28 test requires no action, it should serve as a reminder to review building emergency plans and the emergency procedures guide. More information is available on the Emergency Preparedness and Planning website<https://www.purdue.edu/ehps/emergency-preparedness/index.php>. Mon., Oct. 9 - Tues., Oct. 10: The NSF I-Corps Hub Great Lakes is offering an Industry Connect Program<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.great…>, on Oct 9-Oct 10 in Minneapolis for attendees participating in the Medical Design and Manufacturing Conference, MD&M Conference<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.advan…>. The primary goal of the Industry Connect workshop is to provide teams with essential networking and customer discovery skills on how to introduce themselves, talk to technology decision-makers, set up follow-up meetings, acquire feedback, and identify key milestones, etc. Teams then participate in a tradeshow (MD&M Conference) to apply the skills they have acquired. The hub is also offering a Medical Jumpstart Workshop<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.great…>, Sept 29-Nov 17 (offered virtually) to teams exploring the commercial viability of their Medical-based innovation idea. This course is for faculty, researchers, and students with Medical-based ideas or Intellectual Property and a strong interest in commercializing their technology. Teams participating in this workshop will receive funding up to $1000/team for Customer Discovery purposes. The funding can also be used to participate in the Industry Connect Program. Please share this information with interested faculty and students. Feel free to reach out to me or Matthew Lynall (mlynall(a)purdue.edu<mailto:mlynall@purdue.edu>) for any questions. Thanks, Geetali Geetali Pradhan, Ph.D., MBA (gpradhan(a)purdue.edu<mailto:gpradhan@purdue.edu>) Tech Commercialization Specialist, Daniels School of Business Innovation and Outreach Specialist, NSF I-Corps Hub, Great Lakes Region Purdue University LinkedIn<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linke…> Google Scholar<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fscholar.g…> Great Lakes I-Corps Hub Website<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.great…> Fri., Dec. 1: Indiana Human-Centered Design for Health Seminar Series, 12:00 p.m. via Zoom. Lean about research and best practices in HCD and health, promote the diverse HCD expertise in Indiana, and build a community of HCD researchers and practitioners focused on health, in Indiana and beyond. The speaker will be Jackie Linnes, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue. Register and learn about upcoming seminars at healthtechquitylab.org/hcd-seminar Fri., March 1: Indiana Human-Centered Design for Health Seminar Series, 12:00 p.m. via Zoom. Lean about research and best practices in HCD and health, promote the diverse HCD expertise in Indiana, and build a community of HCD researchers and practitioners focused on health, in Indiana and beyond. The speaker will be Andrew Miller, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Hunan-Centered Computing, IUPUI. Register and learn about upcoming seminars at healthtechquitylab.org/hcd-seminar Fri., June 7: Indiana Human-Centered Design for Health Seminar Series, 12:00 p.m. via Zoom. Lean about research and best practices in HCD and health, promote the diverse HCD expertise in Indiana, and build a community of HCD researchers and practitioners focused on health, in Indiana and beyond. The speaker will be Youngbok Hon, Professor, Herron School of Art and Design, IUPUI. Register and learn about upcoming seminars at healthtechquitylab.org/hcd-seminar Resources and further information Tues., Sept. 19, Postdoctoral Candidate Interview Seminar, 2:00 p.m., MJIS 2001. Brady Hislop (Montana State University) will present "Does bone to cartilage fluid transport exist and is it relevant to joint health." Hosted by Deva Chan and Doug Brubaker. Abstract: Post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) is a debilitating disease that presents in more than 50% of patients within 10-20 years of joint injury (i.e., ACL tear). During traumatic injuries our joints experience loads that vastly exceed the loads seen during normal physiological loading (i.e., walking). These excessive loads, combined with loss of normal joint mechanics lead to cartilage swelling, cell death, and drastic bone loss within the first week after injury. However, the root cause of these changes and their role in the progression from injury to PTOA remains elusive. A potential mechanism for these changes is joint fluid transport. Joint fluid transport influences joint mechanics and is directly tied to the strain response of cartilage. The focus to date in musculoskeletal research has been on fluid transport within cartilage alone. Recently, studies have shown that musculoskeletal researchers may be ignoring a key player in joint mechanics and mass flux - bone to cartilage fluid transport. Bone to cartilage fluid transport may be a critical component of joint mechanics and provide cartilage with an additional source of nutrients. In addition, bone to cartilage fluid transport changes after traumatic injury may drive early joint changes, and the associated progression from injury to PTOA. Therefore, understanding the role of bone to cartilage fluid transport in health and disease is a logical next step toward understanding the progression from injury to PTOA. Biography: Brady Hislop is originally from Polson, MT, a small town in northwest Montana. He received his Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Idaho in 2019, and started his PhD in Mechanical Engineering at Montana State University in the fall of 2019. As a PhD candidate, his research has focused on applying computational and experimental methods to better understand orthopedic systems. Furthermore, he was responsible for the conceptualization, design, development, and utilization of a novel pipeline for untargeted metabolomics data - ensemble clustering de novo. Wed., Sept. 20: Purdue Engineering Distinguished Lecture Series, 10:30 a.m., ARMS Atrium. (NOTE: Please plan on attending this very special seminar. There will not be a "regular" BME seminar this week so that you will be available to attend!) Huda Y. Zoghbi, Investigator Howard Hughes Institute, Distinguished Service Professor, Baylor College of Medicine, and Founding Director of the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital will be presenting "Rett Syndrome: From the Clinic to Genomes, Epigenomes, and Neural Circuits." Abstract: Rett syndrome is a delayed-onset childhood disorder, typically found in girls, that causes a broad range of severe neurological disabilities, including loss of the ability to speak and socialize, and the development of tremors, ataxia, seizures, autonomic dysfunction, and stereotypic hand-wringing movements. We discovered that mutations in the gene MECP2 cause Rett syndrome, and before long it became clear that mutations in MECP2 can also cause other neuropsychiatric phenotypes ranging from autism to bipolar disorders. Using genetically-engineered mice, we learned that the brain is acutely sensitive to MeCP2 levels; both decreases and increases in the amount of MeCP2 protein can lead to neurological problems that are also observed in humans. We learned that normalizing MeCP2 levels can reverse disease-like features in a mouse model of the human MECP2 duplication syndrome, a disorder that is usually found in boys and results from excess MeCP2. In addition, we have been gradually pinpointing the neurons and circuit abnormalities that mediate various symptoms. Building on this understanding of the relationship between neural circuits and the features of Rett syndrome, we are exploring deep brain stimulation to improve some Rett phenotypes. Bio: Dr. Zoghbi graduated from the American University of Beirut (AUB). She attended AUB's medical school for one year, but due to the civil war, she moved to the U.S. and received her medical degree from Meharry Medical College. She joined Baylor College of Medicine for her residency and subsequently obtained additional training in molecular genetics. Dr. Zoghbi's expertise ranges from neurodevelopment to neurodegeneration. She and Dr. Harry Orr discovered that Spinocerebellar Ataxia type 1 is caused by expansion of a polyglutamine tract. Her subsequent studies demonstrating that such expansion leads to accumulation of the mutant protein in neurons has had profound ramifications since many late-onset neurological disorders involve similar accumulations of disease-driving proteins and inspired her studies in Alzheimer disease. Her work in neurodevelopment led to the discovery of the gene Math1/Atoh1 and showed that it governs the development of several components of the proprioceptive, balance, hearing, vestibular, and breathing pathways. She also discovered that mutations in MECP2 cause the postnatal neurological disorder Rett syndrome and revealed the importance of this gene for various neuropsychiatric features. Dr. Zoghbi has trained over 100 scientists and physician-scientists and is committed to educating the next generation. She has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, the National Academy of Sciences, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Zoghbi's honors include the Pearl Meister Greengard Prize from Rockefeller University; the Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine; the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences; the Canada Gairdner International Prize; the Lundbeck Foundation's 2020 Brain Prize; and the Kavli Prize from the Kavli Foundation. She has honorary degrees from Harvard University, the University of Massachusetts, Yale University and KU Leuven. Thurs., Sept. 21: Seminars in Hearing Research, 12:00 p.m., Nelson Hall, Room 1215. Ananthanarayan Krishnan, Professor of SLHS will present "Tonal language experience shapes functional asymmetries in pitch processing at the brainstem and cortical levels." Abstract: Temporal attributes of pitch processing at cortical and subcortical levels shaped by language experience are differentially weighted and well-coordinated. The question is whether language experience induced functional modulation of hemispheric preference is complemented by selective brainstem ear symmetry for pitch processing. Brainstem frequency-following and cortical pitch responses were recorded concurrently from Mandarin and English participants. A Mandarin syllable (in both speech and non-speech context) with a rising pitch contour (Mandarin Tone 2) was presented monaurally to both ears. At the cortical level, left ear stimulation in the Chinese group revealed an experience-dependent enhanced response for pitch processing in the right hemisphere, consistent with a functional account. The English group revealed a contralateral hemisphere preference consistent with a structural account. At the brainstem level, the Chinese participants showed a functional leftward ear asymmetry, whereas English were consistent with a structural account. Taken together, the cortical RH preference for processing pitch-relevant information in the Chinese group may reflect, at least in part, experience-dependent enhanced input from the right IC. Thus, RH preference seen at the cortical level may already be emerging at the subcortical level. Overall, language experience appears to modulate both cortical hemispheric preference and brainstem ear asymmetry in a complementary manner to optimize processing of temporal attributes of pitch. This year's SHRP schedule is available here: https://purdue.edu/TPAN/hearing/shrp_schedule<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fogww.mj.am…> Titles and abstracts of all SHRP talks are here: https://purdue.edu/TPAN/hearing/shrp_abstracts<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fogww.mj.am…> Wed., Sept. 27, Center for Healthy Living Flu Shots. Seasonal flu shots are provided annually at no charge to all benefits-eligible Purdue faculty and staff, as well as spouses and dependents covered on a Purdue health plan, through a variety of means. The West Lafayette campus Center for Healthy Living<https://www.purdue.edu/hr/CHL/index.php>, located at 1400 W. State St., Building B, Suite C, will begin distributing flu shots on Sept. 27 with convenient, drive-thru vaccines. No appointment is required to obtain a flu vaccine at CHL via drive-thru, walk-in or at on-campus events hosted by the CHL. Drive-thru flu shots will be offered on the south side of CHL, with both morning and evening time slots available for added convenience. The CHL drive-thru schedule is below: * Sept. 27, 7-9 a.m. * Sept. 28, 4-6 p.m. * Oct. 4, 7-9 a.m. * Oct. 5, 4-6 p.m. On-campus flu shot events planned as follows: * Oct. 19, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Smalley West Conference Room * Oct. 20, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Dining Room, 2550 Northwestern Ave, Suite 1100 * Oct. 25, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Stewart Center, Room 302 Walk-in flu shots at the CHL beginning Oct. 2. Patients can stop by to receive their flu shots; appointments are not required. Pediatric patients 6 months and older can also receive their flu shots at the CHL beginning Oct. 1. CHL vaccine information The CHL on Purdue's West Lafayette campus will be administering: * Fluzone quadrivalent vaccine, which is designed to protect against four different flu viruses; two influenza A viruses and two influenza B viruses. It is approved for anyone ages 6 months and older. * Flublok quadrivalent vaccine, which is designed to protect against four different flu viruses; two influenza A viruses and two influenza B viruses. It is approved for use in ages 18 years and older. It is preservative- and egg-free. BME Weekly Research Seminars Week # Date Speaker Title Host Website 5 9/20/2023 NOTE TIME CHANGE: 10:35 a.m. AND LOCATION CHANGE: ARMS Atrium Huda Y. Zoghbi Investigator Howard Hughes Institute, Distinguished Service Professor, Baylor College of Medicine, and Founding Director of the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital Young Kim SPECIAL PURDUE ENGINEERING DISTINGUISHED LECTURE LOCATION: ARMS Atrium 6 9/27/2023 Omer Inan Linda J. and Mark C. Smith Chair Professor at Georgia Tech Young Kim https://irl.gatech.edu<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Firl.gatec…> 7 10/4/2023 Alexander Chubykin Associate Professor Department of Biological Sciences Purdue University Fang Huang https://www.bio.purdue.edu/People/profile/achubyki.html 8 10/11/2023 Kyung Sung Chief of Cellular and Tissue Therapy Branch, FDA Young Kim https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/biologics-research-projects/in…<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fda.g…> 9 10/18/2023 Alan Grodzinsky Professor of Biological, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering Department of Biological Engineering, MIT Deva Chan https://be.mit.edu/directory/alan-j-grodzinsky<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbe.mit.ed…> 10 10/25/2023 Nian Wang Assistant Professor of Radiology & Imaging Sciences, Indiana School of Medicine Yunjie Tong https://medicine.iu.edu/faculty/48212/wang-nian<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.…> 11 11/1/2023 Ben Gaston Billie Lou Wood Professor of Pediatrics Indiana University School of Medicine George Wodicka https://medicine.iu.edu/faculty/43800/gaston-benjamin<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.…> 12 11/8/2023 Jean-Pierre Mobasser Affiliate Clinical Faculty Indiana University Young Kim https://www.goodmancampbell.com/our-team/team-member/jean-pierre-mobasser-md<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodm…> 13 11/15/2023 Jane Grande- Allen Isabel C. Cameron Professor of Bioengineering, Rice University Deva Chan https://profiles.rice.edu/faculty/k-jane-grande-allen<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprofiles.…> 14 11/29/2023 Sarah Wiehe Jean and Jerry Bepko Professor of Pediatrics Indiana University School of Medicine George Wodicka https://medicine.iu.edu/faculty/16722/wiehe-sarah<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.…> 15 12/6/2023 Robbee Wedow Assistant Professor of Sociology and Data Science, Purdue University Department of Sociology David Umulis https://www.robbeewedow.com/?_ga=2.88497945.389094989.1679581193-1816225309…<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.robbe…> Postdoctoral Fellow Opportunity - IUSM Emergency Medicine The laboratory of Dr. Nathan J. Alves, PhD, within the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM), is seeking a highly motivated and independent post-doctoral research fellow. Dr. Alves is a Chemical and Biomolecular Engineer, Associate Professor and the Director of Translational Research for the Department of Emergency Medicine in addition to having an affiliate faculty appointment at Purdue University in Biomedical Engineering. The Alves Lab explores highly interdisciplinary research interests applying engineering and biophysical principles and designs to create translational technologies and treatments in the area of blood coagulation and fibrinolysis. The primary focus of research in the laboratory is to develop targeted clot digesting therapeutic agents to more safely digest clinically relevant blood clots to treat pulmonary embolism (PE, blood clots in the lungs), deep vein thrombosis (DVT), and ischemic stroke. This interdisciplinary research utilizes diverse enzyme assays, chemical synthesis, blood clot formation and digestion assays under shear, and other novel testing/delivery platforms that include multivalent branched molecules and nanoparticle drug delivery systems. Projects Include: (1) Leveraging multivalency to modulate enzyme activity and improve inhibitor selectivity (nanoparticle drug delivery and targeting). (2) Ex-vivo flowing models of clot digestion under shear using in-vivo like fluorescently labeled blood clots from human whole blood. (3) Development of novel fibrinolytic diagnostics tools to assess coagulation state. (4) Mouse models of clot formation/targeting/digestion utilizing intravital microscopy. (5) Study the effects of environmental microplastic exposure on coagulation/fibrinolysis. Projects are funded both externally and internally. For additional information and to apply, go to: https://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/19651<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Findiana.p…> [Indiana CTSI logo and co-directors logo] REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR THE 2023 INDIANA CTSI ANNUAL MEETING PLEASE JOIN US ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2023! Dear Indiana CTSI Colleagues, As announced today in a communication to our Indiana CTSI newsletter subscribers, registration<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fclick.e.i…> is open for this year's Indiana CTSI Annual Meeting to be held in-person, with virtual option, 2023 Indiana CTSI Annual Meeting on September 22, 2023. As you know, this year's 2023 August M. Watanabe Prize in Translational Research Awardee<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fclick.e.i…>, Huda Y. Zoghbi, MD, is our keynote speaker. Dr. Zoghbi<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fclick.e.i…>is a Distinguished Service Professor at Baylor College of Medicine, director of the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital and an investigator with Howard Hughes Medicine Institute. In honor of this year's Watanabe Awardee, Dr. Zoghbi, our annual meeting theme will focus on translational neuroscience. Thus we will be showcasing the Indiana CTSI's cutting-edge research in neuroscience and related topics from across all our campuses. Importantly, as part of the day's agenda, we responded to your feedback and have dedicated a separate poster session along with more opportunities for networking and building collaborations. Our complete program is being finalized so please view the <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fclick.e.i…> website<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fclick.e.i…> to stay informed. We are accepting submissions for in-person poster presentations. Research topics across the translational spectrum are welcome. Come showcase your research that is making a difference! The deadline for submitting poster presentation applications is 5:00 pm EDT on Wednesday, August 9th. More information is available via the registration link above - please note that you must register first in order to receive poster submission details. We look forward to seeing you on September 22 as we highlight the great work and people of the Indiana CTSI, and celebrate our efforts to advance health research in Indiana and beyond. Please register now and encourage others to do so! Sarah and Sharon Co-directors, Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute ictsi(a)iupui.edu<mailto:ictsi@iupui.edu?subject=> Attachments Student-Advisor Expectation Scales BME_Graduate_Research_Credit_Expectations_Form_Fa22 Admissions Guidance Aug 2023 FINAL WGHI Symposium -- 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] Purdue Engineering Distinguished Lecture - Wed., Sept. 20
by Gelfand, Johanna K 18 Sep '23

18 Sep '23

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FW: Emerging Technologies in Learning Design & Technology workshops
by Gelfand, Johanna K 18 Sep '23

18 Sep '23

(Sent to BME faculty, graduate students and postdocs on behalf of Nan Kong) Emerging Technologies in Learning Design & Technology and Envision Center to hold extended reality series A new three-part series of workshops designed to provide instructors and staff with hands-on experiences in Extended Reality Technologies, including virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, and VR/AR with AI for enhancing instruction and learning runs this fall. The Emerging Technologies in Learning Design and Technology<https://emergingtechnologiesldt.education.purdue.edu/> group, led by Dr. Victoria Lowel<https://education.purdue.edu/faculty-profiles/name/victoria-lowell/>l, in Learning Design and Technology, in the College of Education, and George Takahashi from the Purdue Envision Center<https://www.rcac.purdue.edu/envision>, are providing the series. A second companion series will run in the spring. The sessions build on one another and are interactive, with participants provided time to learn and interact with the tools and speakers, with the intention to use the tools in their instructional practice. The workshops will be held in person, with the option for those who cannot attend in person to attend via Zoom. SPACE IS LIMITED - Register as soon as possible at https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3NTyvMUhUPKCXr0<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue.ca…> 1. Session 1, "Introduction to X-Tended Reality for Enhancing Teaching and Learning," on Friday, Sept. 29 from 12-3 p.m. This workshop will introduce XR technologies and their use for teaching and learning and cover topics such as "What XR technologies are out there? What are their differences? How are they used in formal education?" Participants will get a broad overview, including easy out-of-the-box solutions. 1. Session 2, "Hands-On Exploration," on Friday, Nov. 3 from 12-3 p.m. This workshop will explore many of the XR tools in greater depth. Attendees can interact with XR hardware and software and get hands-on with VR glasses, Merge Cube, and XR apps. 1. Session 3, "XR Showcase," on Friday, Dec. 1, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. During this exciting, jampacked speaker session, participants will hear from instructors at Purdue and other universities already using XR technologies in their teaching. Participants will discover how faculty integrate these technologies into their classes with presentations and demonstrations. Questions: vllowell(a)purdue.edu<mailto:vllowell@purdue.edu> ***************************** Victoria L. Lowell, Ph.D. Learning Design and Technology | College of Education | Purdue University ***************************** Purdue Faculty Profile: https://www.education.purdue.edu/faculty-profiles/name/victoria-lowell/ Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Victoria-Lowell<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.resea…> LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victorialynnlowell/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linke…>

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FW: Trask Innovation Fund - Deadline Approaching
by Gelfand, Johanna K 15 Sep '23

15 Sep '23

Please share this funding opportunity with graduate students and faculty in your area... Up to $50,000 is available to Purdue University researchers at all campuses to develop their innovations for the marketplace. The Trask Innovation Fund<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fotc.prf.o…> supports short-term projects that enhance the commercial value of Purdue intellectual property. Inventors have until Sept. 22 to apply. Those interested can learn more at the following link: https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/purduetoday/releases/2023/Q3/trask-innovati… Happy Friday! Brittany Ledman, MBA (She/ Her) Senior Communication Manager The Graduate School 765-496-0475<tel:7654960475> wright63(a)purdue.edu<mailto:wright63@purdue.edu> https://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/professional-development/ [Shape Description automatically generated with medium confidence]

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EXTENDED DEADLINE: Artistic Display of Research
by Gelfand, Johanna K 14 Sep '23

14 Sep '23

We still have some available slots, so we are extending the deadline for submissions to midnight, Sunday, September 17th. Don't miss this opportunity to showcase your creativity! --------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear BME students and postdocs: The Artistic Display of Research will be Friday, September 22nd beginning at 3:30PM in the MJIS Atrium. The goal of the Artistic Display of Research exhibition and competition is to creatively highlight the research of BME undergraduate, graduate and post-doc students in a visually appealing way. The eligible entries include images but also other visual forms such as photographs, illustrations, renderings, and drawings, which represent an important supplement to your research. This year, there are three categories for the competition: 1.Most Artistic Display - Graduate/Postdoc Level 2.Most Artistic Display - Undergraduate Level 3.Promoting Engineering - Medicine Partnership Award Voting for the first two categories is open to everyone. Voting for the last category is reserved to BME Advisory Board meeting attendees. The form will close Sunday, September 17th at 11:59 pm to provide time for printing and voting TO SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY VISIT https://forms.office.com/r/jQ5n9kphAZ<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.off…> Submission is limited to the first 15 entries for Grads/Postdocs and first 5 entries for UGs.

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[Bmeroundtable-list] You're invited - BME Head Search Town Hall
by Gelfand, Johanna K 13 Sep '23

13 Sep '23

Dear Weldon BME faculty, staff and students, The Search Committee for the next Head of the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering kindly invites you to a Town Hall meeting to discuss the head search process/timeline and to gather your input for the next department head. Time: September 20, 2023 (Wednesday) from 4:30 - 5.30 PM Location: MJIS Room 2001 Moderated by: Luis Solorio, Eugenio Culurciello Agenda: 4:30-5 PM Introduction to the search advertisement and requirements. 5-5:20 PM Break-out into groups to collect community feedback. 5:20-5:30 PM Organizer will collect feedback in person or by email. Send feedback by email to: Luis Solorio <lsolorio(a)purdue.edu<mailto:lsolorio@purdue.edu>> Eugenio Culurciello <euge(a)purdue.edu<mailto:euge@purdue.edu>> We sincerely hope you'll make every effort to attend in-person. However, for those of you that cannot be here we offer the following WebEx meeting link: https://purdue.webex.com/meet/euge<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue.we…> Thank you, __________________________________ Eugenio Culurciello, Professor Purdue University, BME, IPAI http://engineering.purdue.edu/elab/ Luis Solorio, PhD Associate Professor Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering Purdue University he/him/his Martin C. Jischke Hall (MJIS) Rm 3019 206 S. Martin Jischke Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907-2032 Phone: 1-765-496-1956 Email: lsolorio(a)purdue.edu<mailto:lsolorio@purdue.edu> https://purdue.webex.com/meet/lsolorio<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue.we…> https://soloriolab.wixsite.com/tmet<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsoloriola…> -- Bmeroundtable-list mailing list Bmeroundtable-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECN/mailman/listinfo/bmeroundtable-list

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[Bmeroundtable-list] BME Roundtable - week of September 11
by Gelfand, Johanna K 12 Sep '23

12 Sep '23

[cid:image005.jpg@01D9E598.BBA89E80] BME WEEKLY ROUNDTABLE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 INTERIM HEAD’S NOTE * I want to highlight a few upcoming deadlines for big proposals. This is not meant to be an all-inclusive list. It just contains some items I am thinking of and/or I have been asked for opinion. I see these internal opportunities can help in many ways. Let me know how the department can help you. * The Supporting Partnering for Advanced Research Teamwork (SPARK) program, due yesterday afternoon, at 5 pm, https://www.purdue.edu/research/oevprp/funding-and-grant-writing/funding/sp… * Purdue University Federal Appropriation Request, due Friday, September 16, by 5 pm, https://www.purdue.edu/research/oevprp/funding-and-grant-writing/funding/fe…. * Purdue’s Life and Health Science summit. Please refer to an email sent to you on September 12. Proposals are due on September 29th. I like the two questions included in the email about the Purdue’s Life and Health Science summit. 1. How would this topic produce significant impact and benefit for the world? 2. Why is Purdue uniquely positioned relative to other research universities to be the leading institution in this area? Following no. 1, I would suggest you think about how this topic would produce significant impact and benefit for our region, our state. Following no. 2, I would suggest you think about why is Purdue BME uniquely positioned… * A few of us would like to revive the support of junior faculty on their grant applications. Your suggestions are welcome. I personally think the sounding board we had previously, was a good starting mechanism. * Our BME Advisory Board meeting will take place on Friday, September 22nd. I have asked many of you to come to give presentations and participate in panel discussions. All faculty are welcome to the lunch. We will do a reception at the end of the meeting featuring an exposition of art in research again, which can be in some sense viewed our tailgate. 😊 So please come out to celebrate the accomplishments in the unusual mechanism of artistic manifestation by our students/postdocs and their faculty mentors. As a final note, here is a friendly reminder. The deadline for grad students and post docs to submit your art work is September 13th, 11:59 pm. UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES Week of September 11 Mon., Sept. 11: BME PhD Defense Announcement for Sang Mok Park (Y. Kim, advisor), 3:00 p.m., MJIS 2001 and via Zoom. Title: Tissue Optics-Informed Hyperspectral Learning for Mobile Health. Mon., Sept. 11: Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases Research Seminar Series, 12:00 p.m. via Zoom. Amber Mosley, Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Professor of Medical & Molecular Genetics, Director of the Center for Proteome Analysis will present “The Stress of Cellular Origami: Defining the Unfolded Protein Response with Thermal Proteome Profiling.” Zoom link: https://iu.zoom.us/s/87501979533<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fiu.zoom.u…> Wed., Sept. 13: BME Research Seminar, 9:30 a.m., MJIS 2001 or via Zoom. Bomyi Lim, PhD, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, will present “Imaging Genetics: Dynamic Gene Control in Space and Time.” Thurs., Sept. 14: Seminars in Hearing Research, 12:00 noon, Nelson Hall, Room 1215. Professor Edward Bartlett (BioSci and BME) will present “Spatially-specific, closed-loop, infrared thalamocortical deep brain stimulation.” Fri., Sept. 15: Deadline to submit Reportable Outside Activities. Please find the attached memo from Provost Wolfe and VP Rollock of Ethics and Compliance on Reportable Outside Activities (ROA). Few key points: 1. All Reportable Outside Activities must be disclosed for the current fiscal year, which began July 1 and ends June 30, 2024. This can be done through logging in to the online reporting system<https://webapps.ecn.purdue.edu/VPEC/ROA/login/login_form?came_from=https%3A…> or on the Employee Portal<https://one.purdue.edu/> 2. An campus wide email will be sent to all faculty and exempt staff on August 28 requiring them to indicate their status of ROA. 3. All faculty and exempt staff within your unit must complete ROA report by September 15 with one of the following two options: * Certify no Reportable Outside Activities, or * Fill out the Reportable Outside Activities Form. 1. Those who fail to report or gain approval for Reportable Outside Activities are subject to discipline and/or penalties, including the possible impact on funding and more. 2. Pls convey the important of complying the ROA to your faculty and exempt staff. Fri., Sept. 15: Deadline to register as an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Reviewer. Serving as a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsendy.nsfg…> (GRFP) reviewer is a real opportunity to help shape the future of science. The deadline to register interest in serving as a reviewer is September 15, 2023. We know that reviewing for GRFP is a significant commitment and are extremely grateful to all of our STEM colleagues who are able to serve as reviewers! If you are available, please complete your registration at https://nsfgrfpreviewers.org<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsendy.nsfg…>. Please Note: All potential reviewers must register for the FY24 competition, regardless of previous review service. If this is your first time registering as a potential reviewer for GRFP, please login or create an account at https://nsfgrfpreviewers.org<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsendy.nsfg…>. If you have registered in a previous year, you may login using your existing password. Should you need to reset your password, please visit https://nsfgrfpreviewers.org/login.jsp<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsendy.nsfg…>. Thank you in advance for your willingness to serve! We look forward to receiving your completed registration for the FY24 competition! If you have questions or need additional assistance, please email us at reviewers(a)nsfgrfp.org<mailto:reviewers@nsfgrfp.org>. Please feel free to share this opportunity with your colleagues. GRFP is still recruiting reviewers in all STEM fields of study. Sincerely, GRF Operations Center reviewers(a)nsfgrfp.org<mailto:reviewers@nsfgrfp.org> www.nsfgrfp.org<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsendy.nsfg…> Sun., Sept. 17: BME Professional Master’s Program Community Service Event, 1:00 p.m., Riehle Plaza, downtown Lafayette. BME PMP will be raising funds for the Hunger Hike this year. Proceeds will go to help fight hunger both in Greater Lafayette and in Haiti. If you would like to help support this cause, please use the link below. Donation Link<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffundraise…> (choose Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering Grad Programs) You are also more than welcome to join our team and walk with us. If you are interested in joining our team, please use the directions below to sign-up. To join the team/walk, text HHIKE37 to 71777. 1. Create your own personal page 2. Join our team “Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering Grad Programs” Thanks for your consideration in supporting hunger and our PMP grad students. MJIS Updates Our semi-annual air handling shutdown is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, October 10th. As a reminder: the entire building air handling system in MJIS will be turned off. ALL chemical hood activity, biosafety cabinet activity, autoclave work and activities in wet labs will need to STOP by 5 PM on Monday, October 9th. Any chemicals stored in the hoods will have to be sealed at that time. Signs will be posted on all hoods to remind users not to use the hoods Monday evening, and removed when the maintenance work is completed and normal operations can resume. Please plan ahead - DO NOT use chemicals in the lab areas that you would normally use in the hoods. Graduate Committee and Grad Programs Update: * As the semester gets underway, remember that graduate students enrolled in research will need to meet with their primary faculty mentors to set research expectations (see attached) for the semester and then the faculty member will need to alert the graduate school when these requirements are set for each RA you are mentoring. These meetings are also a good time to review Student-Advisor Expectation Scales (see attached) as well as IDPs (individualized Development Plans - see links below) with each student you mentor to help them set goals for the semester and year ahead. * BME IDP-Year 1<https://engineering.purdue.edu/BME/Academics/Graduate/Prof_Development/IDP_…> * BME IDP-Year 2<https://engineering.purdue.edu/BME/Academics/Graduate/Prof_Development/IDP_…> * BME IDP-Years 3+ <https://engineering.purdue.edu/BME/Academics/Graduate/Prof_Development/IDP_…> https://engineering.purdue.edu/BME/Academics/Graduate/PhDMilestones/PhD_Mil… Here is the milestone timeline if that is helpful. * Second-year PhD students will need to begin preparations for completing their Preliminary Exam due at the end of the year two<https://engineering.purdue.edu/BME/Academics/Graduate/PrelimExam/Prelim_Exa…>. Guidelines and rubrics for the new processes for these exams are being refined by the Grad Committee and will be distributed later this fall to faculty and these students. * The Grad Committee collected feedback from faculty and students last spring on the new processes for Qualifying Exams. The Committee is reviewing the feedback and making revisions to the processes and related documents based on the recommendations. * The new Graduate Student Handbook for BME<https://engineering.purdue.edu/BME/Academics/Graduate/Documents/Weldon%20Sc…> was completed, published on line and distributed to incoming grad students this summer thanks to the huge efforts of the Grad Programs Staff and Committee Chair, Mike Heinz. This handbook is primarily for the newest students and their faculty mentors, but has information helpful to all graduate students. Feedback on this version will be collected in the Spring from faculty and students and the Graduate School and an updated version will be created each summer. Graduate Admissions Update · Changes to admissions o Guidance document to be distributed; see the attachment. o Holistic evaluation, no consideration for race in any admission decision · New “Academic” Statement of Purpose o Professional and career goals o Research interests o Experiences o Fit with school · Includes Personal History Statement now o How background and life experiences prepared candidate o If academic records do not reflect your true capabilities explain circumstances · Opportunities for students and faculty to attend and advertise at the following conferences o October 26 – 28th – Society of Women Engineers (SWE) National Conference<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwe23.swe.…> – Los Angeles, CA o November 1 - 5th –Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) National Convention<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmx.techno…> – Salt Lake City, UT o March 20 – 24th 2024 – National Society of Black Engineering (NSBE50<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fconventio…>) – Atlanta, GA o Looking for faculty interested in serving in person or online on a faculty panel/workshop at the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) Conference Antimicrobial Resistance Seminar Series - Purdue The College of Veterinary Medicine and Institute for Drug Discovery want to invite you to join fellow scientists at Purdue for the launch of the inaugural Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Seminar series. According to the U.S> Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration, 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant infections occur annually in the US, resulting in 35,000 deaths. Combating AMR requires multifaceted efforts both the healthcare and veterinary sectors. In response to this critical public health threat, scientists at Purdue are working together to increase awareness and discover solutions for advanced diagnostics, treatment, and prevention. Starting on September 13,the AMR Seminar Series will be held in person at the Lobby Conference Room at the Institute for Drug Discovery (from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.). Please let us know if you are interested in giving a talk for the series. Faculty, graduate students and postdocs who want to participate are welcome to present; please send names and email addresses to amr-purdue(a)purdue.edu<mailto:amr-purdue@purdue.edu> A schedule will be coming soon. Upcoming important deadlines and information Thurs., Sept. 28: Campuswide PurdueALERT test, 10:00 a.m. Purdue will test its PurdueALERT emergency notification system at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 28. The test will include the activation of the outdoor all-hazards sirens. The test will help the campus community know what the sirens sound like and what to do during a potential emergency. While the Sept. 28 test requires no action, it should serve as a reminder to review building emergency plans and the emergency procedures guide. More information is available on the Emergency Preparedness and Planning website<https://www.purdue.edu/ehps/emergency-preparedness/index.php>. Fri., Dec. 1: Indiana Human-Centered Design for Health Seminar Series, 12:00 p.m. via Zoom. Lean about research and best practices in HCD and health, promote the diverse HCD expertise in Indiana, and build a community of HCD researchers and practitioners focused on health, in Indiana and beyond. The speaker will be Jackie Linnes, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue. Register and learn about upcoming seminars at healthtechquitylab.org/hcd-seminar Fri., March 1: Indiana Human-Centered Design for Health Seminar Series, 12:00 p.m. via Zoom. Lean about research and best practices in HCD and health, promote the diverse HCD expertise in Indiana, and build a community of HCD researchers and practitioners focused on health, in Indiana and beyond. The speaker will be Andrew Miller, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Hunan-Centered Computing, IUPUI. Register and learn about upcoming seminars at healthtechquitylab.org/hcd-seminar Fri., June 7: Indiana Human-Centered Design for Health Seminar Series, 12:00 p.m. via Zoom. Lean about research and best practices in HCD and health, promote the diverse HCD expertise in Indiana, and build a community of HCD researchers and practitioners focused on health, in Indiana and beyond. The speaker will be Youngbok Hon, Professor, Herron School of Art and Design, IUPUI. Register and learn about upcoming seminars at healthtechquitylab.org/hcd-seminar Resources and further information BME PhD Defense Announcement for Sang Mok Park (Y. Kim, advisor), Mon., Sept. 11, 3:00 p.m., MJIS 2001 and via Zoom. Title: Tissue Optics-Informed Hyperspectral Learning for Mobile Health. Examining committee members: Dr. Young L. Kim, Chair, Dr. Craig J. Goergen, Dr. Jacqueline Linnes, Dr. George T. Chiu (ME) Abstract: Blood hemoglobin (Hgb) testing is a widely used clinical laboratory test for various patient care needs. However, conventional blood Hgb measurements involve invasive blood sampling, causing iatrogenic blood loss. Although noninvasive blood Hgb prediction methods are under development, their performance often does not align with clinical laboratory blood Hgb tests. Optical spectroscopy can provide reliable blood Hgb tests, but its diagnostic applications are limited by bulky optical components, high costs, and slow data acquisition. Mobile health (mHealth) colorimetric diagnostics have a potential for point-of-care blood Hgb testing. However, achieving diagnostic color accuracy is a complex matter, affected by device models, light conditions, and image file formats. To address these limitations, we propose biophysics-based algorithms that combine hyperspectral learning and spectroscopic gamut-informed learning for reliable mHealth blood Hgb quantification. The palpebral conjunctiva serves as an ideal peripheral tissue site, owing to its easy accessibility, relatively uniform microvasculature, and absence of skin pigmentation. First, hyperspectral learning reconstructs a high-resolution spectrum of the palpebral conjunctiva from red-green-blue values of a digital camera, eliminating the need for complex and costly optical instrumentation. Second, spectroscopic analyses of peripheral tissue establish a unique color gamut and design diagnostic reference colors highly sensitive to blood Hgb. Informed by tissue optics and machine vision, the Hgb gamut-based learning algorithm offers device/light/format-agnostic color recovery of the palpebral conjunctiva. This mHealth blood Hgb assessment exhibits comparable accuracy to capillary blood sampling tests over a wide range of blood Hgb values. Importantly, a single-shot photograph allows noninvasive, continuous, and real-time Hgb readings in resource-limited and at-home settings. Furthermore, our biophysics-based digital health approaches can lay the foundation for personalized medicine and facilitate the tempo of clinical translation. Zoom link: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/4572570338<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue-ed…> Wed., Sept. 13: BME Research Seminar, 9:30 a.m., MJIS 2001 or via Zoom. Bomyi Lim, PhD, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, will present “Imaging Genetics: Dynamic Gene Control in Space and Time.” Abstract: Proper gene control across space and time is crucial for the seamless execution of various cellular functions, as too much or too little gene expression in the wrong place or time leads to developmental defects and disease phenotypes. While the importance of gene regulation is well acknowledged, systematic characterization of dynamic gene control is lacking. What is the “normal” range of gene expression, and how does transcriptional kinetics play a role? We employ quantitative live imaging to examine the structure-function relationships of genome topology and gene activity and ultimately relate it to phenotypes. We first systematically varied the distance and orientation between an enhancer and the target promoter and analyzed the changes in transcriptional dynamics. To gain further insights into the kinetics of E-P interactions, we employed the trans-activation (transvection) assay and utilized the DNA and RNA labeling to measure the long-range E-P interaction kinetics and its relationship with transcription. Our study provides a comprehensive characterization of the E-P interaction dynamics required for transcription and normal development Biography: Bomyi Lim obtained B.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from University of Pennsylvania in 2010. Bomyi received her Ph.D. in Chemical and Biological Engineering from Princeton University in 2015. She worked as an NIH F32 postdoctoral fellow at the Lewis-Sigler Institute of Genomics at Princeton University between 2016-2017. In 2018, she joined University of Pennsylvania as an Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. The Lim lab focuses on characterizing the normal range of gene expression kinetics that ensures normal development, using a combination of genome editing, quantitative live imaging, and mathematical modeling. Bomyi received R35 Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) for early-stage investigators in 2020 and the NSF CAREER award in 2021. ~ BME Host: David Umulis ~ Zoom link: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/96056162200<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue-ed…> Note: Students registered for the seminar are expected to attend in-person. Thurs., Sept. 14: Seminars in Hearing Research, 12:00 noon, Nelson Hall, Room 1215. Professor Edward Bartlett (BioSci and BME) will present “Spatially-specific, closed-loop, infrared thalamocortical deep brain stimulation.” Abstract: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a powerful clinical tool for the treatment of circuit-based neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s disease and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Electrical DBS is, however, limited by the spread of stimulus currents into tissue unrelated to treatment, potentially causing abhorrent patient side effects. In this work, we utilize infrared neural stimulation (INS), an optical neuromodulation technique which uses near to mid infrared light, to drive graded excitatory and inhibitory responses in nerves and neurons, to facilitate an optical and spatially constrained DBS paradigm. INS has been shown to provide spatially constrained responses in the cochlea and in cortical neurons. Unlike other optical techniques, INS does not require genetic modification of neural targets. In this study, we show that INS produces graded, biophysically relevant single-unit responses with robust information transfer in thalamocortical circuits. Importantly, we show that cortical spread of activation from thalamic INS produces more spatially constrained response profiles than conventional electrical stimulation. Owing to observed spatial precision, we used deep reinforcement learning to close the loop on thalamocortical INS, creating real time representations of stimulus-response dynamics while driving cortical neurons to precise firing patterns. Our data suggest that INS can serve as a spatially precise and for both open and closed-loop DBS. This year’s SHRP schedule is available here: https://purdue.edu/TPAN/hearing/shrp_schedule<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fogww.mj.am…> Titles and abstracts of all SHRP talks are here: https://purdue.edu/TPAN/hearing/shrp_abstracts<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fogww.mj.am…> BME Weekly Research Seminars Week # Date Speaker Title Host Website 4 9/13/2023 Bomyi Lim Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania David Umulis https://limlab.seas.upenn.edu<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flimlab.se…> 5 9/20/2023 Rainer Fischer Research Professor Department of Comparative Pathobiology Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine Young Kim https://vet.purdue.edu/directory/person.php?id=1860 6 9/27/2023 Omer Inan Linda J. and Mark C. Smith Chair Professor at Georgia Tech Young Kim https://irl.gatech.edu<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Firl.gatec…> 7 10/4/2023 Alexander Chubykin Associate Professor Department of Biological Sciences Purdue University Fang Huang https://www.bio.purdue.edu/People/profile/achubyki.html 8 10/11/2023 Kyung Sung Chief of Cellular and Tissue Therapy Branch, FDA Young Kim https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/biologics-research-projects/in…<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fda.g…> 9 10/18/2023 Alan Grodzinsky Professor of Biological, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering Department of Biological Engineering, MIT Deva Chan https://be.mit.edu/directory/alan-j-grodzinsky<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbe.mit.ed…> 10 10/25/2023 Nian Wang Assistant Professor of Radiology & Imaging Sciences, Indiana School of Medicine Yunjie Tong https://medicine.iu.edu/faculty/48212/wang-nian<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.…> 11 11/1/2023 Ben Gaston Billie Lou Wood Professor of Pediatrics Indiana University School of Medicine George Wodicka https://medicine.iu.edu/faculty/43800/gaston-benjamin<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.…> 12 11/8/2023 Jean-Pierre Mobasser Affiliate Clinical Faculty Indiana University Young Kim https://www.goodmancampbell.com/our-team/team-member/jean-pierre-mobasser-md<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodm…> 13 11/15/2023 Jane Grande- Allen Isabel C. Cameron Professor of Bioengineering, Rice University Deva Chan https://profiles.rice.edu/faculty/k-jane-grande-allen<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprofiles.…> 14 11/29/2023 Sarah Wiehe Jean and Jerry Bepko Professor of Pediatrics Indiana University School of Medicine George Wodicka https://medicine.iu.edu/faculty/16722/wiehe-sarah<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.…> 15 12/6/2023 Robbee Wedow Assistant Professor of Sociology and Data Science, Purdue University Department of Sociology David Umulis https://www.robbeewedow.com/?_ga=2.88497945.389094989.1679581193-1816225309…<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.robbe…> Postdoctoral Fellow Opportunity – IUSM Emergency Medicine The laboratory of Dr. Nathan J. Alves, PhD, within the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM), is seeking a highly motivated and independent post-doctoral research fellow. Dr. Alves is a Chemical and Biomolecular Engineer, Associate Professor and the Director of Translational Research for the Department of Emergency Medicine in addition to having an affiliate faculty appointment at Purdue University in Biomedical Engineering. The Alves Lab explores highly interdisciplinary research interests applying engineering and biophysical principles and designs to create translational technologies and treatments in the area of blood coagulation and fibrinolysis. The primary focus of research in the laboratory is to develop targeted clot digesting therapeutic agents to more safely digest clinically relevant blood clots to treat pulmonary embolism (PE, blood clots in the lungs), deep vein thrombosis (DVT), and ischemic stroke. This interdisciplinary research utilizes diverse enzyme assays, chemical synthesis, blood clot formation and digestion assays under shear, and other novel testing/delivery platforms that include multivalent branched molecules and nanoparticle drug delivery systems. Projects Include: (1) Leveraging multivalency to modulate enzyme activity and improve inhibitor selectivity (nanoparticle drug delivery and targeting). (2) Ex-vivo flowing models of clot digestion under shear using in-vivo like fluorescently labeled blood clots from human whole blood. (3) Development of novel fibrinolytic diagnostics tools to assess coagulation state. (4) Mouse models of clot formation/targeting/digestion utilizing intravital microscopy. (5) Study the effects of environmental microplastic exposure on coagulation/fibrinolysis. Projects are funded both externally and internally. For additional information and to apply, go to: https://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/19651<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Findiana.p…> [Indiana CTSI logo and co-directors logo] REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR THE 2023 INDIANA CTSI ANNUAL MEETING PLEASE JOIN US ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2023! Dear Indiana CTSI Colleagues, As announced today in a communication to our Indiana CTSI newsletter subscribers, registration<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fclick.e.i…> is open for this year's Indiana CTSI Annual Meeting to be held in-person, with virtual option, 2023 Indiana CTSI Annual Meeting on September 22, 2023. As you know, this year's 2023 August M. Watanabe Prize in Translational Research Awardee<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fclick.e.i…>, Huda Y. Zoghbi, MD, is our keynote speaker. Dr. Zoghbi<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fclick.e.i…>is a Distinguished Service Professor at Baylor College of Medicine, director of the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital and an investigator with Howard Hughes Medicine Institute. In honor of this year’s Watanabe Awardee, Dr. Zoghbi, our annual meeting theme will focus on translational neuroscience. Thus we will be showcasing the Indiana CTSI’s cutting-edge research in neuroscience and related topics from across all our campuses. Importantly, as part of the day's agenda, we responded to your feedback and have dedicated a separate poster session along with more opportunities for networking and building collaborations. Our complete program is being finalized so please view the <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fclick.e.i…> website<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fclick.e.i…> to stay informed. We are accepting submissions for in-person poster presentations. Research topics across the translational spectrum are welcome. Come showcase your research that is making a difference! The deadline for submitting poster presentation applications is 5:00 pm EDT on Wednesday, August 9th. More information is available via the registration link above – please note that you must register first in order to receive poster submission details. We look forward to seeing you on September 22 as we highlight the great work and people of the Indiana CTSI, and celebrate our efforts to advance health research in Indiana and beyond. Please register now and encourage others to do so! 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[Bmeroundtable-list] FW: [Today 6pm] University of Chicago president, nanomaterials pioneer gives Purdue’s Presidential Lecture Series
by Gelfand, Johanna K 12 Sep '23

12 Sep '23

In case you missed it….. U Chicago President and nanomaterials researcher tonight at 6pm Presidential Lecture Series Paul Alivisatos, the University of Chicago’s 14th president and a pioneering researcher in the development of nanomaterials, will share the stage with Purdue President Mung Chiang as the next Presidential Lecture Series event. Chiang and Alivisatos will discuss the state of higher education in America today during the lecture, titled “Navigating the Opportunities at the Intersection of Education, Science and Leadership.” The campus event, at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12, in Stewart Center’s Fowler Hall, is free and open to the public, but a general admission ticket is required. Go here<https://www.purdue.edu/president/lecture-series/navigating-the-opportunitie…> for tickets and more information. https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2023/Q3/university-of-chicago-pres…<https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2023/Q3/university-of-chicago-pres…> -- Bmeroundtable-list mailing list Bmeroundtable-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECN/mailman/listinfo/bmeroundtable-list

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