BME Monday ROUNDTABLE

JUNE 5, 2023

UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES

Week of June 5

Mon., June 5: Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases Research Seminar Series, 12:00 noon via Zoom. Kavitha Subramoney, Pediatric Endocrinology Fellow – PGY5, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism will present “Fellow Research Presentation.” Zoom link: https://iu.zoom.us/s/87501979533 This seminar is sponsored by the Indiana University School of Medicine.

Wed., June 7: BME Summer Seminar Series, 9:30 a.m. via Zoom. Juan Mesa (Hugh Lee, Advisor) will present “A Wearable Device Towards Automatic Detection and Treatment of Opioid Overdose.”

Upcoming Opportunity for Fun!

Do you play a band instrument? Purdue Bands and Orchestras has just opened registration for the 2023 Purdue University Summer Band! This ensemble is open to all area musicians that are high school age and up. Participation in Purdue’s Summer Band is FREE to all. We plan to begin rehearsals on Tuesday, June 20, and rehearse on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 4:00-5:30 PM in Hagle Hall, Room 178. Our concert will be held on Thursday, July 20, 6:30 PM at Columbian Park Memorial Island Amphitheater immediately prior to a performance by the Lafayette Citizens' Band.

Upcoming important deadlines and info.

Wed., Sept. 6: BMES Early Bird Registration Deadline! Register now to lock in savings with early-bird pricing for the 2023 BMES Annual Meeting (to be held in Seattle, WA, October 11-14). Thousands of biomedical engineers will attend this year’s meeting to learn, collaborate, and network. As a BMES member, you can save more than 10% with reduced early bird rates, so if you’re not already a member, now would be a good time to join! Click here for details: https://mailchi.mp/e3958bb463f2/o8cvhb9q5x-9335625?e=ea10e317a2

Mon., July 24: Final Grade Entry Begins. (Ends promptly at 5:00 p.m., Tues., August 8^th).

Committee Updates

Academic Programs Update

Summer Grading Deadlines:

Final Grading windows are found here:

Full 12-week summer session (includes all undergrad and grad-level research students)

Grade entry begins at 8 a.m. Monday July 24th and ends promptly at 5 p.m. Tuesday August 8th.

Guidance on Final grading
Now is the perfect time for faculty to take the 15 minutes to get all your required certifications up to date BEFORE the deadline approaches.

FERPA
GLBA
Data Handling
Protecting SSNs

This page provides myPurdue grade entry instructions.
This page provides BrightSpace final grade submission instructions.

Those not making the deadline must use the Grade Change Workflow to submit a grade for each student.

Instructions may be found here.

Graduate Office Update

The Purdue Office of Engagement is sponsoring an ”Advancing Graduate Research Impact in Society Professional Development Program for Future Engaged-Scholars.” The purpose of the Advancing Graduate Research Impact in Society certification program is to foster the development of engaged scholarship. This professional development program will help increase knowledge, skills, and experience translating your research in ways that help solve societal problems. The program is open is any graduate student or post-doctoral fellow enrolled at Purdue’s West Lafayette campus. Participants will meet weekly to learn how to become engaged scholars, develop community partnerships, engage with diverse communities, evaluate engagement activities, and communicate your engaged work.

Location: Purdue Grad Student Center, Northwestern Avenue, Room 105

Day & Time: Tuesdays 3:00-4:00 p.m., Fall 2023 Semester. (All sessions are in person)

Registration required: Open from May 18 to June 16.

If you are interested in learning more or registering, please scan the UR code:

Resources and further information

Wed., June 7: BME Summer Seminar Series, 9:30 a.m. via Zoom. Juan Mesa (Hugh Lee, Advisor) will present “A Wearable Device Towards Automatic Detection and Treatment of Opioid Overdose.”

Abstract: Opioid-induced overdose is one of the leading causes of death among the US population under the age of 50. In 2018, the death rate among opioid users rose to 48,602, followed by a devastating increase to 100,000 in 2021. Prescriptive analgesics for severe pain management (e.g., codeine, fentanyl) and heroin are the most common opioids related to overdose mortality. The overdose process can be reversed by the administration of naloxone, an opioid antagonist that rapidly counteracts the effects of opioid-induced respiratory depression. Over the past years, the concept of a closed-loop opioid overdose detection and naloxone delivery system has emerged as a potential engineering solution to mitigate the devastating effects of the opioid pandemic. Herein, we present our ongoing work in the development of novel implantable and electronic technologies to address the opioid pandemic effects, focusing on a wrist-worn wearable device. Our system is a closed-loop emergency drug delivery system, consisting of (i) a Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) sensor for detecting opioid-induced cardiorespiratory depression, (ii) a MOSFET switch, and (iii) a Zero-Voltage Switching (ZVS) modified electromagnetic field generator. Using artery brachial occlusion experiments involving human subjects (n = 8), we were able to consistently demonstrate low oxygenation events. Additionally, our device exhibited the ability to release the drug within 10 seconds of detecting a low oxygen event. We observed significant differences in the peak values of oxyhemoglobin and deoxyhemoglobin before and after the low-oxygenation events (p < 0.050). While further human experiments are necessary, our results to date indicate the potential of our device as a tool in the battle against the continuing opioid pandemic.

*Join Zoom Meeting

https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/98231659969?pwd=T21Oa1B6QzFyQzFvckMzS1doNGlJUT09

Meeting ID: 982 3165 9969 Passcode: biomedical

Evaluation link for Juan Mesa: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_37wVpkY9oanqVTM