February 2025 - Bmegradstudents-list

FW: Help with advertising HCD for Health Seminar on March 7th!
by Rhonda Wolf Jones 28 Feb '25

28 Feb '25

--------------------------------------- From: HTQ Lab <HTQLab(a)purdue.edu<mailto:HTQLab@purdue.edu>> Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 11:25 AM To: Subject: Register for HCD for Health Seminar on March 7th! Join us for the next Human-Centered Design for Health Seminar with Dr. Julia Kramer, Assistant Professor in the University of Michigan’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, presenting: Advancing Global Health Equity: The Role of Human-Centered Engineering Design Approaches Friday, March 7 12-1 PM EST on Zoom Register Today!<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue-ed…> Health inequities persist around the world, including global disparities in health outcomes and inaccessibility to health services. To address these challenges, creative and context-informed approaches and solutions are needed. Engineers play a pivotal role in designing global health solutions. In this seminar, Julia Kramer will discuss how engineering design can and should contribute to advancing global health equity. Julia Kramer's research investigates the development, application, and education of engineering and design approaches to create products, services, and systems that improve global access to health care. She holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and a Master’s in Public Health from the University of California, Berkeley. The Indiana Human-Centered Design for Health Seminar Series is held quarterly on the first Friday of the month. We aim to promote the diverse HCD expertise in Indiana and build a community of HCD researchers and practitioners focused on health, in Indiana and beyond. This initiative is led by the HTQLab @ Purdue, Research Jam @ CTSI, and the Master of Design Program @ Herron School of Art and Design. Upcoming and past seminars at https://healthtechquitylab.org/hcd-seminar/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhealthtec…> We want to hear from you! Contact us at HTQLab(a)purdue.edu<mailto:HTQLab@purdue.edu> with any feedback or interest in presenting at an upcoming seminar.

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[Bmeroundtable-list] Freight elevator shutdown on March 5
by Rhonda Wolf Jones 28 Feb '25

28 Feb '25

Good afternoon. To allow for building occupants to prepare and make advanced arrangements for transporting lab materials, gas cylinders, and animals that would normally be moved using the freight elevator, we would like to alert you of an upcoming freight elevator shutdown. In order to ensure all building occupants safety and meet current code standards, it has become necessary for us to perform extensive repairs to the MJIS freight elevator systems. Unfortunately, these repairs will require that the freight elevator be inaccessible for several hours on Wednesday, March 5th. Work will begin at 5:30 am and we are hopeful all repairs will be completed by 11:00 am that same day. Please contact me if you have any questions or if you will need help with transporting your materials during the designated shutdown time frames. Thank you Susan Hardy -- Bmeroundtable-list mailing list Bmeroundtable-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECN/mailman/listinfo/bmeroundtable-list

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FW: BMS Announcement
by Rhonda Wolf Jones 27 Feb '25

27 Feb '25

Please join BMS for Dr. Katie Hebron's seminar on March 6th. If you have any interest in meeting with Dr. Hebron while she is with us on March 6-7th, contact Makayla Espinosa, msespino(a)purdue.edu<mailto:msespino@purdue.edu>, to set up a time. [cid:image003.png@01DB8925.0C3114A0] Thank you, Joy Nix she/her/hers Administrative Assistant PREP Program Coordinator Department of Basic Medical Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine o: 765-494-8632 [FB7607B]<https://www.purdue.edu/?utm_source=signature&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=…>

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[Bmeroundtable-list] Need your help choosing a name
by Rhonda Wolf Jones 27 Feb '25

27 Feb '25

The Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering is launching a yearly magazine to showcase our stories, achievements, and passions. This magazine will be shared with BME leaders nationwide and at BMES and recruiting events. Yes, rankings matter, but so does telling our story. We need your help choosing a name! Magazines often have short, memorable titles (e.g., Entertainment Weekly), with a tagline that adds depth. Vote for your favorite or suggest your own! Survey link: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_b4rmfE4xhmqKp7M<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue.ca…> Boiler Up! Rhonda Jones (she/her/hers) Senior Marketing and Communications Professional Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering O 765.494.3940 | C 765.427.2065 rwjones(a)purdue.edu [cid:image001.jpg@01DB8926.356FE610] -- 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 February 26th, 2025
by Siemers, Tammy R 27 Feb '25

27 Feb '25

[4,354 Breaking News Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images] Weldon Graduate Program Announcements February 26th, 2025 * Career and Internship Opportunities * STEM Postdoc Fellowship Announcement: Schmidt Science * Human Physiology Faculty Position at CSU * Student Founders—apply for the Purdue Innovates New Venture Challenge! * 2025 BME Research Symposium * Pediatric Medical Devices Course Fall 2025 * Apply now for a Research Fellowship at RWTH Aachen in Germany * Workshops and Deadlines * News from You Career and Internship Opportunities Internship Positions * Internship, AI/ML Engineers, Biomedical AI, GSK<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linke…> * 2025 Summer Intern, Manufacturing Engineer, Zimmer Biomet<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linke…> Postdoctoral Positions * NPA Website: https://careers.nationalpostdoc.org/jobs/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcareers.n…> Full Time Positions * Assistant Professor, Human Physiology, Chicago State University<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchicagost…> * Lead Product Engineer, McKesson<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.simpl…> * Design Engineer, Medical Devices, Healthmark Industries<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.simpl…> * Senior Bioinformatics Engineer, Southern Research<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.simpl…> * Clinical Applications Engineer, OR Integration, Caresyntax<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.simpl…> * Engineering Support Lead, GeneDx<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.simpl…> * Senior/Principal R&D Engineer, Cordis<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.simpl…> * Purdue Start-up Job Board<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurduefou…>—Foundry Start Up Companies Looking to Hire * ACTS Career Center<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcareers.a…>—Association for Clinical and Translational Science * Academic Careers<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Facademicc…> * Doc Jobs<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.docjo…>—Jobs beyond traditional clinical and academic roles STEM Postdoc Fellowship Announcement: Schmidt Science See attached Human Physiology Faculty Position at CSU https://chicagostate.peopleadmin.com/postings/15457<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchicagost…> Student Founders—apply for the Purdue Innovates New Venture Challenge! Apply for the Purdue Innovates New Venture Challenge!<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fview.comm…> 2025 BME Research Symposium See attached Date: April 17, 2025 Location: Hall for Discovery and Learning (DLR 131) Time: 9:30am - 4:30pm (check-in starts at 9am) We invite all BME-associated undergraduate, post-bacc, and graduate students to submit an abstract to present a poster or give an oral talk at this event. There is no cost to present or attend, lunch will be provided, and top presenters can win cash prizes! Abstract Submissions due March 13th<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.goog…> Register to Attend the Symposium<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.goog…> Pediatric Medical Devices Course Fall 2025 See attached Course Description: The unique medical needs of pediatric patients in the context of current and emerging clinical technologies are presented in this novel course. Anatomical, physiological, and pathophysiological underpinnings of diseases in infants and children are studied. Unique aspects of pediatric device design, regulation, and translation, including clinical studies and ethical considerations, are explored. Numerous clinical subspecialties such as neonatology, cardiology, surgery, nephrology, pulmonology, orthopedics, and gastroenterology are examined in terms of available technologies and remaining clinical needs. Future directions in device development and emerging trends in patient care are considered throughout. Apply now for a Research Fellowship at RWTH Aachen in Germany Are you a PhD student or postdoc and would love to experience life and work in a state-of-the-art German research ecosystem for some time? If so, our AROP program might be just what you are looking for. AROP<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rwth-…> – short for Advanced Research Opportunities Program – is an RWTH Aachen University funding program that offers travel grants and scholarships to support research stays of international PhD students and postdocs from strategically relevant international universities or research institutions. The goal of the program is to strengthen and intensify bilateral relations between RWTH Aachen University and international universities or research institutions of strategic relevance. Among other purposes, you may use your research stay to work on joint research projects and publications and to initiate joint projects in the field of capacity building. Information at a glance: Target Group: PhD students and postdocs of strategically relevant international universities and research institutions Length of stay: up to 6 months Deadline: March 31, 2025 Scholarship: Monthly stipend of € 1,800 | Travel grant of € 500 to 1,500 euros (depending on country of origin) More detailed information on the program can be found on our website<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rwth-…>. If you have any questions on the program, please feel free to get in touch with our team via arop(a)rwth-aachen.de<mailto:arop@rwth-aachen.de> 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. Feb. 26th Computational Research PhD Fellowships Info Session (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Feb. 26th MoISSI Fellowship Information Session (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Feb. 26th Quad Fellowship Info Session (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Feb. 26th Visualizing Textual Patterns and Analysis with VOSviewer (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Feb. 27th Time Management (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Feb. 27th US Senate Confirmation Process for Presidential Nominations (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Feb. 28th Comparing Job Offers (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Feb. 28th Postdoc Coffee Chat (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Feb. 28th Deadline to apply for University of Michigan Postdoc Preview Event (Apply<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fogps.smap…>) Mar. 3rd Preparing to Buy a Car (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Mar. 3rd Publishing a Scientific Paper (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Mar. 3rd Purdue OWL Writers’ Room (Graduate Students) (CCO<https://www.cco.purdue.edu/Calendar/Event/738>) Mar. 3rd Graduate Resume Review at the Purdue Graduate Student Center (CCO<https://www.cco.purdue.edu/Calendar/Event/781>) Mar. 4th Debt Management (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Mar. 4th Presenting Your Research: How to Sell Others on Your Ideas (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Mar. 4th GIS Data Acquisition (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Mar. 4th 2025 International Student Workshop #4: Internationally Friendly Employer Panel (CCO<https://www.cco.purdue.edu/Calendar/Event/705>) Mar. 5th Credit – Understanding Cards & Scores (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Mar. 5th How to Find and Prepare for Fellowship Applications (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Mar. 5th Protecting Your Mental Health During Graduate School (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Mar. 5th Transformer Compression (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Mar. 5th LinkedIn Workshop with PrincetonOne (CCO Indianapolis<https://www.cco.purdue.edu/Calendar/Event/728>) Mar. 6th How to Find and Prepare for Fellowship Applications (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Mar. 7th Copyrights: An Overview for Scholars (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Mar. 7th Let’s Talk Taxes (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Mar. 7th Biotech Fizzle Friday w/CBC Entrepreneurial Fellows (Register<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnorthwest…>) Mar. 9th Application Closes for Purdue Innovates New Venture Challenge (Apply<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdueinn…>) Mar. 10th Citation Management with Zotero (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Mar. 10th Conducting a Literature Review (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Mar. 10th NIH Fellowship Opportunities for PhD Candidates and Postdoctoral Scholars (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Mar. 10th Purdue OWL Writers’ Room (Graduate Students) (CCO<https://www.cco.purdue.edu/Calendar/Event/738>) Mar. 10th Graduate Resume Review at the Purdue Graduate Student Center (CCO<https://www.cco.purdue.edu/Calendar/Event/781>) Mar. 11th Grant Seeking 101 for Postdocs Webinar (Register<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fosu.zoom.…>) Mar. 12th Experiences in Healthcare and Public Health (CCO<https://www.cco.purdue.edu/Calendar/Event/484>) Mar. 12th Exploring GeoAI Platforms – ArcGIS, Tableau, & Power BI for Spatial Data Visualization (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Mar. 12th Healthy Eating on the Run (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Mar. 12th Preparing to Buy a House (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Mar. 12th Time Management (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Mar. 12th Northern Trust 2025 Spring Learning Series Begins (CCO<https://www.cco.purdue.edu/Calendar/Event/786>) Mar. 13th Comparing Job Offers (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Mar. 13th Healthy Financial Habits (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Mar. 13th Deadline to submit an abstract for 2025 BME Research Symposium (Submit an Abstract<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.goog…>) Mar. 14th Postdoc Power Session (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Mar. 20th Application portal open for CBC Entrepreneurial Fellowship Award (Apply<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchicagobi…>) Mar. 24th NIH Fellowship Opportunities for Graduate Students (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Mar. 24th Preparing for Academic Interviews (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Mar. 25th The Cover Letter (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Mar. 26th Anomaly Detection (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Mar. 26th Enhancing Conflict Competence for Graduate Assistants (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Mar. 26th Navigating the IRB Process and Submitting Your Study (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Mar. 27th Eating Right When Your Budget is Tight (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Mar. 27th How to Deliver a Winning Presentation (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Mar. 27th Research with Scite.ai (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Mar. 28th Diet, Stress, & Emotional Eating (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Mar. 28th Postdoc Coffee Chat (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Mar. 28th RCR: Discipline-Specific Training (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Mar. 31st AI Tools for Lit Reviews (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Mar. 31st Preparing to Buy a Car (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Mar. 31st Deadline to apply for Research Fellowship at RWTH Aachen in Germany (AROP<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rwth-…>) Apr. 1st How to Find and Prepare for Fellowship Applications (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Apr. 1st Mentoring Dialogs (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Apr. 2nd Harnessing Online Tools & Data Repositories for Dataset Searches and Lit Reviews (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Apr. 2nd How to Find and Prepare for Fellowship Applications (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Apr. 2nd Interviewing Skills (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Apr. 2nd Success Over Stress (GSPD<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…>) Apr. 2nd International Student Workshop #5: International Alumni Panel (CCO<https://www.cco.purdue.edu/Calendar/Event/704>) Apr. 4th Biotech Fizzle Friday w/CBC Entrepreneurial Fellows (Register<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnorthwest…>) Apr. 17th BME Research Symposium in DLR 131 (Register<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.goog…>) Apr. 18th Biotech Fizzle Friday w/CBC Entrepreneurial Fellows (Register<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnorthwest…>) 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 BME Students (ONLY): Schedule appointments with me via BoilerConnect here<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue.ca…>. Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering 206 S. Martin Jischke Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2032 o: 765-496-0294 Achiever, Relator, Includer, Restorative, Developer [cid:image002.png@01DB88FD.2C3C3BD0]<https://www.purdue.edu/?utm_source=signature&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=…>

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[Bmeroundtable-list] BME PhD Preliminary Exam Announcement for Sarwat Amin (M. Ward, advisor)
by May, Sandra M 26 Feb '25

26 Feb '25

BME PhD Preliminary Exam Announcement for Sarwat Amin (M. Ward, advisor) Everyone is invited to attend the public presentation beginning at 8:45 AM (ET). Research title: Continuous Tracking of Autonomic Physiology for Personalized Health Management Across the Lifespan Date: Thursday, March 6, 2025 Time: 8:45 AM (ET) Location: MJIS 2001 Thesis committee members: Matthew P. Ward, PhD (Major professor), Craig J. Goergen, PhD, Bartek Rajwa, PhD, Steven R. Steinhubl, PhD Abstract: The autonomic nervous system (ANS) plays a key role in maintaining a steady state of physiology at rest and in coordinating physiological resources to allow the body to function in a wide range of circumstances encountered in everyday life (homeostasis). In the presence of any external physical, psychological, or environmental stressors, the ANS engages compensatory mechanisms to re-establish the baseline state. Digital health technologies (DHT) support real-time, continuous tracking of physiology, such as heart rate and its beat-to-beat variations, respiration, and skin temperature, providing valuable insights into ANS activity, but importantly without much contextual information to facilitate interpretation of the natural or abnormal patterns of physiological change. DHT-derived physiological metrics exhibit a natural 24-hour pattern that is specific to an individual and their daily activity, lifestyle, location, genetics, and other factors. The Digital Continuous Autonomic Physiologist (dCAP) is a novel multimodal solution designed to monitor and analyze individual autonomic physiology in real-world settings, including the ability to define a normal baseline state and normal pattern of variance in data with respect to circadian clocks and contextual information like environment, nature of scheduled activity, and circumstances of the activity. The dCAP method enables continuous calculation and updating of individualized baselines for physiological signals measured by wearable devices. Through this method, we introduce the 'Annular Baseline' - a dynamic and personalized approach to define a stable baseline accounting for circadian fluctuations and other contextual information unique to the individual. The system has been evaluated with different doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, demonstrating effective detection of deviations from the pre-vaccine baseline across different doses and types of vaccine. This enables early detection of physiological change indicative of the intended inflammatory and immunogenic response to the vaccine. Firstly, we detail the analytical framework of dCAP method and report the performance of DHT-derived physiological signals and different measures of heart rate variability with the help of annular baseline in context of vaccine-induced inflammation. Secondly, we investigate the optimum number of days to establish a stable individualized baseline by analyzing interdaily stability and intradaily variability using electrocardiography data from a cohort of 1738 participants. And thirdly, we detail a plan to validate dCAP’s ability to detect inflammation-related physiological changes using a dataset from an intravenous lipopolysaccharide challenge by investigating the association of onset, duration and trends in changes in DHT-derived metrics with blood biomarkers of inflammation. -- 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] BMES selling Weldon gear
by Rhonda Wolf Jones 26 Feb '25

26 Feb '25

The BMES student group is selling Weldon gear as a fundraiser. The deadline to purchase is April 4. Black 50 years of BME t-shirt for $20 Blue BMES t-shirt for $20 Weldon Quarter zip for $50 Purchase at: https://www.coolfaces.net/TooCOOLPUWL/vECItemCatalogOrganizationItems/Organ…<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coolf…> [cid:image001.png@01DB886C.44081EF0][cid:image002.png@01DB886C.44081EF0] -- 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 PhD Defense Announcement for Seungbin Park (Maria Dadarlat, advisor)
by May, Sandra M 26 Feb '25

26 Feb '25

BME PhD Defense Announcement for Seungbin Park (Maria Dadarlat, advisor) Everyone is invited to attend the public presentation beginning at 1:00 PM. Title: Determining the neural encoding of sensorimotor function in the mouse cortex using machine learning Date: March 11th Tuesday Time: 1:00 PM Location: MJIS 2001 Committee: Dr. Maria C. Dadarlat, Chair, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering Dr. Eugenio Culurciello, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering Dr. Young Kim, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering Dr. Joseph Makin, Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Abstract: Brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) aim to restore sensorimotor function to individuals suffering from neural injury and disease. Elucidating the neural encoding of sensorimotor function in the cortex and decoding sensory and motor commands from these brain areas is essential for the advancement of BMIs. In this defense, I mainly present two studies for determining the neural encoding of sensorimotor function in the mouse cortex using machine learning on neural data recorded with two-photon (2p) calcium imaging. The first study applies deep learning to decode multi-limb movements of running mice from 2p calcium imaging data, demonstrating that an artificial neural network can accurately infer movements of all four limbs from neural activity in a single cortical hemisphere. The second study investigates how somatosensation is encoded at the population level in the mouse sensorimotor cortex, using principal component analysis on three 2p calcium imaging datasets from anesthetized and awake mice with passive or spontaneous limb movements. Together, these studies leverage 2p calcium imaging and machine learning to enhance our understanding of how sensorimotor information is encoded in the mouse cortex, ultimately contributing to the foundational knowledge required to develop advanced BMIs. -- 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] Wed., March 5 Seminar Speaker is Li Zhan
by Rhonda Wolf Jones 26 Feb '25

26 Feb '25

BME DISTINGUISHED RESEARCH SEMINAR SERIES Wednesday, March 05, 2025 9:30 - 10:20 am, MJIS 1001 ZOOM LINK: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/91749359524?pwd=WEMgScpSSruG7fNpobR5fGQ3n47LbX…<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue-ed…> *Note: Students enrolled in the seminar course are expected to attend in person. "Biotransport for cryopreservation, microfluidics and point-of-care diagnostics" [cid:image003.jpg@01DB8835.027D1E40] Li Zhan Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering Purdue University Abstract: Biotransport of heat, mass and fluid plays a pivotal role in diverse realms of fundamental and translational research in human health. In this seminar, I will first discuss how to employ heat and mass transfer to stop biological time, and improve the survival of living biosystems from suspended animation at cryogenic temperature such as -196 °C (liquid nitrogen). I will highlight the first scalable pancreatic islet cryopreservation which could pave the way to cure diabetes, and a robust cryopreservation method for Drosophila (fruit fly) embryos. Next, I will discuss precise cell manipulation using microfluidic devices. Circulating tumor cell clusters (CTCCs) are 50-fold more metastasis-competent but are ultra-rare (~1 CTCC hidden among 100 billion blood cells). I will present the development of a label-free microfluidic sorting chip to recover CTCCs with >90% yield at 1L/h throughput using unprocessed whole blood, processing 1.4 billion cells per second, I will also introduce a "smart" microfluidic device enabled by microfluidic transistors for autonomous liquid handling of oocytes towards in-vitro fertilization (IVF) applications. Lastly, I will briefly discuss how engineering the transport of gold nanoparticles can improve the analytical sensitivity of lateral flow assays. Biography: Dr. Li Zhan is an assistant professor in mechanical engineering and biomedical engineering at Purdue University. Prior to Purdue, he was a postdoctoral fellow in the Center for Engineering in Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, and received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. His research focuses on two interactive themes: 1) manufacturing living biosystems and 2) engineering micro/nano-biomedical devices for applications including biopreservation, cell-based therapy, and early disease diagnostics. More about his research can be found here: https://www.zhanlab.org/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zhanl…> ~ BME Host: Fiona Kolbinger ~ -- 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] FW: Seminars in Hearing Research - Victoria Sinfield. March 6, 2025. Nelson 1215. Noon - 1:00 pm
by Rhonda Wolf Jones 25 Feb '25

25 Feb '25

[cid:ff679bb5-7928-4cdc-b498-a317c81866a4] Seminars in Hearing Research Date: March 6, 2025 Place: Nelson 1215 Time: Noon - 1:00 pm Speaker: Victoria Sinfield. Master's Student, BME Title: Optimizing fNIRS for enhanced cognitive load analysis through multidimensional noise correction Abstract: Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) is a valuable tool for studying cognitive processes, offering a non-invasive way to measure hemodynamic responses during naturalistic tasks. However, systemic physiological noise presents a challenge for test-retest reliability, particularly in auditory research, making it critical to establish robust pre-processing strategies to ensure that observed neural signals accurately reflect cognitive activity. To address this, we conducted a multidimensional test-retest reliability analysis, comparing six noise correction approaches across ten sessions of a passive auditory task in a single participant, ultimately identifying key factors that influence both reliability and signal accuracy. While regression of systemic and extra-cerebral signals reduced reliability metrics, it provided a more accurate depiction of neural activity by mitigating confounding noise. Notably, certain correction methods may prove more appropriate and effective for active cognitive tasks, where systemic responses interact more dynamically with task demands. With these insights, we applied a suitable correction approach to an independent experiment focused on determining the effects of auditory cognitive load on sentence recognition, allowing us to examine task-related hemodynamic responses while ensuring signal consistency and accuracy. This work highlights the importance of optimizing fNIRS pre-processing strategies to enhance the validity of cognitive research, ultimately improving the interpretability and reproducibility of neural measures in complex tasks that reflect real-world scenarios. 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…> -- Bmeroundtable-list mailing list Bmeroundtable-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECN/mailman/listinfo/bmeroundtable-list

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