BME MONDAY ROUNDTABLE

February 28, 2022

HEAD MESSAGE

Dear Weldon School,

Hello- This week I get the privilege to introduce our new Senior Program Assistant Lee Hua Chiang (chiang47@purdue.edu) to BME. She starts March 1^st and will be in the front office of 3001. She comes with 6 years of experience in program admin and will be supporting operations, meetings, events, CTSI, heads office scheduling, and provide admin support for the Purdue Engineering Initiative in Engineering in Medicine. Please be sure to introduce yourself and welcome her to the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering. Also, this week- be sure to check out the attachments and updates from the BME DEI committee.

Two Faculty candidates this week! Please continue to participate in the faculty candidate seminars! We will have several candidates over the next 2 weeks.

PROTECT PURDUE

Masks are still required in certain areas! Check for updates (as of Feb. 18^th)
https://protect.purdue.edu/required-covid-19-protocols/
Vaccines are strongly encouraged (though not required)
https://protect.purdue.edu/vaccine-information/
Updated guidance for research SOPs, etc. and Protect Purdue are coming quickly. Please make sure you are staying current with Purdue guidelines.

UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES

Week of Feb. 28

Mon., Feb. 28 – Taimoor Qazi, Postdoctoral Fellow, Burdick Polymeric Biomaterials Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania, 9:30 a.m., MJIS 2001 and via Zoom: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/93209391583?pwd=NDFVZWpUSzd4UmNWT1FyeGQrdWVpdz09 “Engineered Biomaterials to Enhance Cellular and Acellular Therapies for Tissue Repair”

Mon., Feb. 28 – Deadline to submit a poster to the Graduate School’s Office of Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs (OIGP) for their annual Spring Reception honoring interdisciplinary graduate student research. Details below.

Mon., Feb. 28 – Deadline to register for Graduate Faculty Mentoring Workshop through the Graduate School. Details below.

Mon., Feb. 28 – BME PhD Defense announcement for Ravinderjit Singh (Hari Bharadwaj, advisor), 11:00 a.m., via Zoom: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/98527554349?pwd=amdzWGxmS2U1ZzE0aWVMandOUkMzdz09 . Title: Auditory tracking and scene analysis - perceptual timescales and neural correlates.

Wed., March 2 – Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series – Yu-Chien Wu, Showalter Scholar and Associate Professor of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Scientific Director, In-Vivo Imaging Core, Indiana University School of Medicine, 9:30 a.m., MJIS 1001 and via Zoom: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/95150439811?pwd=a3hOK0o0bmpkS3poTVBCbVhDNU9FZz09 “Diffusion MRI: Fundamentals and Applications in Neuroimaging”

Thurs., March 3 – Prospective BME Faculty Candidate Seminar - Abhay Ramachandra, Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, 9:30 a.m., MJIS 1001 and via Zoom: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/98643965214?pwd=SkhaT2FEWTRJSG5CMGw5L29oVENKZz09 “An integrative approach to understand vascular adaptation in health and disease”

Thurs., March 3 – Ellen Arruda, Tim Manganello/Borg Warner Department Chair of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 10:30 a.m. via Zoom: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/95247973890 “Full-field Methods for Characterizing the Non-Lindar Anisotropic Response of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament of the Knee” Hosted by Purdue ME.

Thurs., March 3 – The Purdue Foundry and John Martinson Entrepreneurial Center present “Venture Studios as a Startup Path” Zoom webinar from 4-6 p.m. Register at bit.ly/rsvpMar3

Fri., Mar. 4: Coffee Chat with Faculty: 11:00 am-noon, Location TBD. Faculty host: Nan Kong. Potential discussion topics: academic job search, initiate multi-disciplinary research, make social impact with your research

Fri., Mar. 4: Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition submission deadline: March 4, 2022. It is officially Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition season! This year, the Graduate School’s annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition will be hosted in-person on April 12 in the Loeb Theater. Details below.

Sun., Mar. 6 (midnight) – Nominations due for Excellence in Teaching Awards for BME and IBSC graduate students. Details below.

Upcoming important deadlines and info.

Mon., Mar. 7: ISP (Integrated Safety Plan) documentation, specifically ISP self-audit checklist, needs to be returned to Bill Schoenlein and/or Susan Hardy. This covers ALL BME labs and occupied space in MJIS and areas in other buildings assigned to BME faculty. See below for details.

Mon., Mar. 7: BMES Undergraduate Open Forum will be Monday March 7^th from 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Mon., Mar. 7: BME Preliminary Exam Announcement for Anastasiia Vasiukhina (L. Solorio, advisor), 1:00 p.m. via Microsoft Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_Y2NkOTdmOGMtNjljZC00MjIzLTg0YjMtYTk0Mzc4NTI5NTJk%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%224130bd39-7c53-419c-b1e5-8758d6d63f21%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%223b20b828-cd1e-4e49-814f-ddbb6a766496%22%7d

Thesis Title: “Micro and nanoscale technologies for enhanced diagnostics and therapeutics”

Wed., March 9 – BME Bytes Seminar, 1:30 pm, Location TBD. Presenter: Antonia Susnjar. Open to all undergraduate and graduate researchers. Lunch will be provided.

Thurs., Mar. 10 - Coffee Chat with Faculty: 4:00 pm-5:00 pm, Location TBD. Faculty host: Elsje Pienaar. Potential discussion topics: time management, teaching and diversity statements, work/life balance; imposter syndrome

Tues., March 15 – MJIS air handling shutdown, beginning at 7:30 AM and lasting until approx. 3:00 PM for preventative maintenance of the building’s air systems. This includes air ventilation supplies to all public, classroom and research areas, including chemical fume hoods. There should be NO chemicals used anywhere! All chemical fume hood activity should terminate by 5 PM Monday March 14th. You must make sure all chemical containers are sealed at that time. Chemical fume hoods will have notices posted - do not resume activity until BME staff have verified that work is complete, and have removed postings.

Mon., March 21 – Deadline for proposals to Women’s Global Health Institute & the Catherine Peachey Fund. Request for proposals on Breast Cancer Research. Funds Available: $15,000.

Wed., March 23 – BME Bytes Seminar, 1:30 pm, Location TBD. Presenter: Luke Brennan. Open to all undergraduate and graduate researchers. Lunch will be provided.

Fri., March 25 – Applications due for 2022 Graduate School Mentoring Award for Graduate Students. See below for details.

Wed., March 30 – BME Bytes Seminar, 1:30 pm, Location TBD. Presenter: Mazin Hakim. Open to all undergraduate and graduate researchers. Lunch will be provided.

Wed., April 6 – BME Bytes Seminar, 1:30 pm, Location TBD. Presenter: Tommy Jenkins. Open to all undergraduate and graduate researchers. Lunch will be provided.

Fri., Apr. 8: Coffee Chat with Faculty: 11:00 am -12:00 pm, Location LYLE (Room TBM). Faculty hosts: Mike Heinz and Hari Bharadwaj. Potential discussion topics: writing grants (fellowships), talking to a lay audience, open science, academic job interviews/negotiating

Fri., Apr. 8 – Applications due for 2022 Graduate School Mentoring Award for Postdoctoral Scholars. See below for details.

Fri., Apr. 8 – Grant requests due: NIH Grant Supplements to Recognize Excellence in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Mentorship are available for up to $250,000

Wed., April 20 – BME Bytes Seminar, 1:30 pm, Location TBD. Presenter: Apekshya Chhetri. Open to all undergraduate and graduate researchers. Lunch will be provided.

Thurs., April 28-Fri., Apr. 29: Vanderbilt University will be hosting the annual Vanderbilt Integrative Training Alliance (VITA) Symposium, a conference focused on biomedical sciences graduate students. Attendees have a unique opportunity to connect with the Vanderbilt community, obtain a long-term mentoring relationship with a Vanderbilt faculty member, and gain training in scientific communication. The event will also feature a keynote address from Vanderbilt postdoc alumna, Dr. Shaneda Anderson. This year the conference will be virtual. Details below.

Thurs., May 5: Coffee Chat with Faculty: 11:00 am -12:00 pm, Location LYLE (Room TBM). Faculty host: Alexandria Volkening. Potential discussion topics: website development, public science and outreach, social media, academic job materials (with an interdisciplinary perspective)

Upcoming prospective faculty seminars.

Thurs., March 3 – Abhay Ramachandra, Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, 9:30 a.m., MJIS 1001 and via Zoom: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/98643965214?pwd=SkhaT2FEWTRJSG5CMGw5L29oVENKZz09 “An integrative approach to understand vascular adaptation in health and disease”

Mon., March 7 – Steven Steinhubl, Associate Professor of Genomic Medicine and Clinical Researcher – Digital Medicine, Scripps Research Translational Institute, 9:30 a.m., MJIS 2001 and via Zoom.

SPRING 2022 BME Faculty Meetings

All faculty meetings will begin at 11:30 a.m. in MJIS 2001

Fri., March 25

Fri., April 22

SPRING 2022 BME Primary Committee Meetings

Fri., April 15, 10:00-5:00, MJIS 2001 (LONG meeting!)

Committee Updates

DEI Committee Update

February is Black History Month

As Black History Month comes to a close, please check out the attached Flyers from BMEGSA "Ways to Be and Ally All Year Round"

March 4^th is Staff Appreciation Day

Please join us in taking time to show how much our BME Staff mean to the Weldon School Community.

Staff, we see you, and we thank you for all your hard work here in BME. From keeping this School running smoothly, to developing new scientific breakthroughs, to maintaining the building, to mentoring and guiding the students and faculty, your efforts are appreciated!

Please see the attachment regarding takeaways from the last DEI Journal Club meeting.

Remaining Graduate Peer Mentoring meeting days are: 11-1pm on March 11th, April 8th, May 13th

Resources, attachments, further information

The Graduate School will be hosting two Graduate Faculty Mentoring Workshops in West Lafayette this spring. Deadline for registration is Monday, February 28, 2022. The first will be on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.; and the second will be on Thursday, March 10, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Both workshops will be held at the Stewart Center in Room 202 unless we have to move to virtual. Additional workshops (including workshops on regional campuses) will not be held until September 2022.

The workshop provides an overview to the policies, procedures and expectations associated with mentoring graduate students at Purdue University. Participation in the workshop is required for any faculty member who wishes to seek appointment to the Graduate Faculty at Purdue University.

Historically it has been the practice of the Graduate School to require faculty new to Purdue to attend a Graduate Faculty Mentoring Workshop before they could obtain graduate faculty status. While a practice, it is not “policy” so we will not hold up faculty appointments due to logistics of when the workshops are offered. This does not negate the request for faculty new to Purdue to attend one of the new faculty workshops, but it does mean the Graduate School will not hold an appointment request based on workshop completion.

In addition to attending one of these two workshops, faculty who wish to hold a position as a regular member of the Graduate Faculty must also be recommended by their unit and be a tenure-track or voting status faculty member. This process must be initiated in the Graduate School Database, and is typically done by the department graduate contact. Appointment to the graduate faculty permits a faculty member to teach graduate-level courses, to serve on graduate student advisory committees, and to chair or co-chair master’s and Ph.D. committees. The level of appointment is dependent upon the faculty member’s position, rank and credentials.

Graduate coordinators and contacts - Please provide faculty members the instructions below to register online. I will also still accept email registrations if there are any complications but my preference would be to direct them to use the electronic system. It is very important that participants arrive on time and do not leave early. Missing part of the presentation could cause their attendance to not count toward fulfilling the requirement needed to advise students or become a regular faculty member. Please make sure that he registering faculty members are aware of this.

To register for one of the workshops, please go to the following link and complete the Qualtrics survey GradFacultyWkshp2022 or copy and paste the following link into your browser: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3lPEgXEbrU2Aej4

If you have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact me

Casey Hollingsworth
Executive Assistant to the Dean | The Purdue University Graduate School

She/her/hers

Young Hall, Room 169 | 155 S. Grant Street | West Lafayette, IN 47907

o: 765-494-2604 | chollingsworth@purdue.edu

Mon., Feb. 28 – BME PhD Defense announcement for Ravinderjit Singh (Hari Bharadwaj, advisor), 11:00 a.m., via Zoom: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/98527554349?pwd=amdzWGxmS2U1ZzE0aWVMandOUkMzdz09 . Title: Auditory tracking and scene analysis - perceptual timescales and neural correlates.

Advisory committee: Hari M. Bharadwaj, Chair; Edward L. Bartlett; Gregory S. Francis; Michael G. Heinz

Abstract: Temporal processing and temporal coherence processing are fundamental components of auditory processing and the focus of the work in this thesis. Cortical temporal processing in particular is understudied in humans. This dissertation makes three contributions that help characterize auditory temporal processing, and its relationship to auditory perception in humans. Experiment 1 develops a novel systems identification approach utilizing modified maximum length sequences (m-seq) to robustly measure cortical temporal processing noninvasively. Using this technique, it is found that cortex's ability to track dynamic spatial auditory cues can explain ability to utilize dynamic binaural information to do a spatial unmasking task. This result combined with behavioral data demonstrating FM tracking extends out to similar rates as spatial tracking demonstrates how auditory tracking broadly is constrained by the temporal properties of late areas of cortex. Experiment 2 develops a novel measure of temporal processing, called the modulation temporal response function (mod-TRF), which can separate the underlying sources contributing to modulation processing along the auditory system from short, middle, and late latency regions. The mod-TRF has a robust SNR at the individual level giving it the potential to become an ubiquitous tool to assess temporal processing and auditory activity generally across individuals. The utility of the mod-TRF is demonstrated by evaluating how attention affects different sources along the auditory pathway differently. Other studies utilizing the mod-TRF could explore how temporal processing in early and late areas of the auditory system changes with aging, hearing loss, musicianship, and neuropsychiatric disorders. Experiment 3 establishes a novel physiological measure of across channel temporal coherence processing to measure auditory binding ability across individuals. It is demonstrated how this novel temporal coherence measure can explain performance at a behavioral temporal coherence detection task, speech-in-noise task, and comodulation masking release. Lastly, it is explored how social and communicative features in individuals, measured via the Autism Quotient, align with differences in auditory ability at various tasks.

Zoom Info: Ravinderjit Singh is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Ravinderjit Singh's Thesis Defense

Time: Feb 28, 2022 11:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/98527554349?pwd=amdzWGxmS2U1ZzE0aWVMandOUkMzdz09

Meeting ID: 985 2755 4349

Passcode: 381616

Please plan on joining The Graduate School’s Office of Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs (OIGP) for our annual Spring Reception in celebration of interdisciplinary graduate student research on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM in the Purdue Memorial Union North and South Ballrooms. Please consider submitting a presentation and applying for the Most Outstanding Interdisciplinary Project Award (MOIPA—winner receives $1000). Poster and Award Submission Deadline: Monday, February 28, 2022.

Raising A Resilient Scientist Workshop Series

(Message from Sharon Milgram, Director, NIH Office of Intramural Training & Education): Over the last year I have interacted with many trainees across the U.S. as part of the NIH Becoming a Resilient Scientist series. After carefully considering input from students, postdocs, faculty and program administrators who participated in the program, I have decided to offer a series, RAISING A RESILIENT SCIENTIST, for faculty and administrators who mentor students and postdoctoral fellows in the biomedical, behavioral, and social sciences. The goal of the Raising a Resilient Scientist series is to promote the mental health and well-being of the academic research community by supporting faculty and administrators to develop self-management, relationship-management, and mentoring skills. A variety of topics will be covered with a specific focus on communication and shared problem-solving to help trainees deal with the inevitable setbacks experienced in high knowledge environments. There will be five units in the series; each unit will consist of a 75-minute lecture, which can be watched in real-time or asynchronously, followed by a 1-hour facilitated discussion with peers. There will be two opportunities for participation in the small groups following each webinar. There is no charge for participation, but advanced registration is required. For more information, and to register, please visit our webpage. I do not anticipate offering this series again in the future; participation in the entire series is recommended but is not required. Please do not hesitate to email me if you have any questions. Current scheduled workshop dates are March 1, March 29, April 26 and May 24.

Purdue Mechanical Engineering Distinguished Seminar Thurs., March 3 – Ellen Arruda, Tim Manganello/Borg Warner Department Chair of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 10:30 a.m. via Zoom: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/95247973890 “Full-field Methods for Characterizing the Non-Linear Anisotropic Response of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament of the Knee” Hosted by Purdue ME.

Grad Student Q&A: 11:40 a.m. – Noon: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/95247973890

Abstract: The Anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, of the knee is a soft tissue structure comprised of two main bundles of hierarchical collagenous structures. As with all soft tissue, the ACL is extremely difficult to mechanically test, and determining its non-linear, anisotropic mechanical response has remained elusive. Yet, obtaining the mechanical properties of the ACL is exceedingly clinically relevant to the design of better replacement grafts for torn ACLs or to prevent ACL tears in the first place. This talk will focus on our recent efforts to characterize the ACL response utilizing full-field displacement measurement techniques that offer more accurate, repeatable, and comprehensive experimental data than traditional testing methods. We've pioneered full-volume characterization techniques that provide much needed insight into the inaccuracies associated with many current experimental protocols and also the shortcomings of some popular constitutive models in capturing the full 3D response of the ACL. I will describe how we use these data to develop an ACL constitutive model for implementation into computational models of the knee during regular gait and under impact loading simulations. Accurate computational models of the knee such as ours may one day be used to guide clinical practice to intervene to prevent an ACL injury or to determine the best course of action to repair an injury.

Biography: Professor Ellen M Arruda is the Tim Manganello / BorgWarner Department Chair and Maria Comninou Collegiate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan. She also holds appointments in Biomedical Engineering and in Macromolecular Science and Engineering. She received her BS and MS degrees from Penn State and her PhD from MIT. She joined the UM faculty in 1992.

Professor Arruda teaches and conducts research in the areas of theoretical and experimental mechanics of macromolecular materials, including polymers, elastomers, composites, soft tissues and proteins. Her research programs include experimental characterization and analytical and computational modeling of soft materials, including native and engineered tissues. Her polymer mechanics work has focused on the mechanics of these highly strain rate and temperature dependent materials with emphasis on the relationships among the structures at various length scales to the deformation mechanisms of those structures to predict the mechanical responses. More recently she has pioneered efforts to characterize the complex mechanical responses of soft tissues such as ligaments and tendons via full-volumetric-field methods.

Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition submission deadline: March 4, 2022.

It is officially Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition season! This year, the Graduate School’s annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition will be hosted in-person on April 12 in the Loeb Theater.

To increase academic representation in our 3MT competition, we are asking that West Lafayette graduate faculty members nominate talented graduate student(s) to represent their academic units in this year’s 3MT competition. Nominees must be current Purdue graduate students studying at the West Lafayette campus. Nominees will be contacted by Graduate School staff and encouraged to register for the competition. I have shared the link to the nomination form below, as well as some additional information about the Graduate School’s 3MT competition. Please email me, Allison Loy (Loy2@purdue.edu), with any questions!

Virtual 3MT 2022 Nomination Form: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1G2Q9X0VcWgBuzc

What is 3MT? Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is a research communication competition that helps graduate students develop academic, presentation, and research communication skills so that they can effectively explain their research to a non-specialist audience. During each competition, graduate students will have three minutes to present a compelling discussion on their research topic, including its significance and relevance, to the general public. This is a fast-paced competition where the top 10 finalists compete by summarizing their two to three-plus years of research in only three minutes with only one slide. There are three cash awards for this competition, including $2,000 for first-place, $1,000 for second place, and $1,000 for the People’s Choice Award winner. The first-place winner will also be invited to compete in the Midwestern Association of Graduate School’s (MAGS) annual 3MT competition.

Learn more about Purdue University Graduate School’s 3MT competition here: https://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/professional-development/competitions/3mt/index.php

Excellence in Teaching Awards DUE: March 6^th (Midnight): We are seeking nominations for the Excellence in Teaching Awards for BME and IBSc students. The award, which is considered the highest honor given to Purdue teaching assistants, is accompanied by a $1000 prize. Please send your nominations to tsiemers@purdue.edu by the deadline.

Eligibility Requirements:

Applicants must be registered as full-time graduate students (enrolled for eight credits or more) during the Spring 2022 semester.
Applicants must have served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant for at least two sessions during their Purdue graduate program.

Application Requirements:

Please address the following items, in the order listed below, in the application. While you are not limited to the items listed, any additional information is subject to the four (4) page limit.

Application: Please limit the application to four (4) pages, 12 pt. Times Roman, 1.5-line spacing.

Evidence/Examples of Excellence in Teaching (including, but not limited to)
Statement of Teaching Philosophy
Courses Taught and Number of Students (if known)
Course Responsibilities
Instructional Materials Developed (for example, laboratory exercises, online guides, etc.)
Student Evaluations/Comments (Cindy Holderbaum can provide these if needed cholderb@purdue.edu)

Evidence/Examples of Excellence in Student/Colleague Mentoring
Professional Development and Engagement/Service Activities Focused on Teaching (including, but not limited to)

Professional Development Events (facilitated or participated in on or off campus)
Publications and Presentations
Engagement Activities at the Professional, University, and Community Level

List of Awards and Honors

Integrated Safety Plan Self-Audit Checklist due to Bill Schoenlein and/or Susan Hardy, Mon., Mar. 7.

BME Faculty and Faculty with labs in MJIS: It is again time for us to complete our ISP (Integrated Safety Plan) documentation for REM. It covers all BME labs and occupied space in MJIS. We also need to cover areas in other buildings assigned to BME Faculty. Most of the forms can be completed by anyone who regularly works in your lab but the documents must be signed by the PI. If you are new to this process or need help in any way, please contact Susan Hardy or me, we are glad to help.

The ISP program. when successfully completed, provides Weldon School and the investigators protection from fines which may be incurred for safety violations. To obtain recertification, we need 100% participation. https://www.purdue.edu/ehps/rem/isp/index.html

Please start with item 1, The ISP self-audit checklist these need to be returned to Susan or me by Monday, March 7. Remaining items should be completed by Monday, March 14. This schedule will allow us to arrange the walkthrough (inspection of facilities and documentation) for early December. Susan and I will be glad to help you complete the process and answer questions to make it as painless as possible.

1) Every lab or occupied space must complete an ISP (Integrated Safety Plan) self-audit checklist.

https://www.purdue.edu/ehps/rem/documents/forms/ispcheck.pdf

The check list must be completed by someone who regularly works in the lab and it must be signed by the PI within the last six months. The purpose is to find problems so we can help you with corrections. Please complete this step as soon as possible; we need to have these reviewed by REM before we can schedule our final walk through later in March.

2) Please check the emergency contacts list, update if needed and post at each lab entrance. Template: https://www.purdue.edu/ehps/rem/documents/forms/doorpost.pdf

3) Update the hazard assessment, sign and date by the PI, then post it in an obvious place. If there are no changes, the old one may be signed again and re-dated. Several formats are acceptable.

https://www.purdue.edu/ehps/rem/documents/forms/HazAsTmp.doc

This template should be edited to reflect the actual hazards and practices of your lab. (delete the sections that do not apply)

4) Complete and document current annual PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) training. https://www.purdue.edu/ehps/rem/documents/forms/CertT.pdf

This brief review is typically done in lab meetings; be sure undergrads working in the lab are included. Attendance record form should be signed by everyone in attendance. All of the research labs in MJIS are covered by the Purdue Chemical Hygiene Plan. The hazard assessment and PPE requirements are best described in the CHP document, starting on Pg. 61.

https://www.purdue.edu/ehps/rem/documents/programs/chp2014.pdf

Thank you,

Bill Schoenlein

BME Preliminary Exam Announcement for Anastasiia Vasiukhina (L. Solorio, advisor), Mon., Mar. 7, 1:00 p.m. via Microsoft Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_Y2NkOTdmOGMtNjljZC00MjIzLTg0YjMtYTk0Mzc4NTI5NTJk%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%224130bd39-7c53-419c-b1e5-8758d6d63f21%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%223b20b828-cd1e-4e49-814f-ddbb6a766496%22%7d

Thesis Title: “Micro and nanoscale technologies for enhanced diagnostics and therapeutics”

Advisory Committee: Luis Solorio, Chair; Craig J. Goergen; David J. Cappelleri; Yoon Yeo

Abstract: “Miniaturization of technologies to micro and nanoscale offers numerous advantages for diagnostic and therapeutic applications. When compared to their macroscale counterparts, micro and nanosystems are more portable, less invasive and less costly. These systems can facilitate rapid, sensitive and high throughput detection of abnormalities, help track disease progression, reduce sample consumption and improve therapeutic efficacy of drug delivery while decreasing toxicity. Thus, there is clearly a critical need to create innovative micro and nanoscale tools that can open up new possibilities in detection and treatment of diseases. The overall objective of this work is to develop novel natural and synthetic polymer-based micro and nanotechnologies that could help enhance diagnostic and therapeutic patient outcomes. First, we developed a stable and echogenic nanoparticle ultrasound contrast agent for potential applications in diagnostic extravascular tumor imaging and targeted therapies. Then, we created a polymer blend microparticle-based abuse-deterrent formulation to deter smoking of common prescription opioids. Our next step is to design a tumbling magnetic microrobot system with diagnostic capabilities for applications in cancer precision diagnostics.”

Seminar for Neurotrauma and Diseases

Join the Center for Paralysis Research as we host the Spring 2022 installment of the Seminar for Neurotrauma and Diseases, sponsored by Plexon Neurotechnology Systems! Remaining seminars this semester are on March 9, March 23, April 6, and April 20, all from 4:00 PM-5:00 PM EST on Zoom.

This neurotrauma-focused seminar will host speakers from Purdue, Harvard, and Carnegie Mellon universities. Distinguished experts in their respective fields will present on a variety of neurobiology- and SCI/TBI-related topics, sharing their unique focuses and cutting-edge research. Individual announcements, including abstracts and other presentation information, will be coming shortly, so keep an eye out for those!

View the seminar live at https://bit.ly/3tDZOfm. Some seminars will be recorded, so if you can’t make the live event, make sure to check out our website for the latest updates.

Virtual Judges needed for the 2022 Lafayette Regional Science and Engineering Fair, March 9-21

Hello! Would you be willing to act as a virtual judge at the 2022 Lafayette Regional Science and Engineering Fair? If you are receiving this message, it means you are eligible to volunteer as a judge in the 2022 Lafayette Regional Science and Engineering Fair in March 2022. This year, we have over 200 young experimentalists (5-12 graders) eagerly awaiting a chance to share their projects with you. The fair is only a few weeks away, so right now they are working hard on their projects. Students are going the extra mile this year to prepare virtual presentations, and having many judges from a variety of disciplines helps us award prizes most fairly to deserving projects. That’s where you come in.

Students will be submitting their work in a brief, 7-10 slide powerpoint, along with a 30 second introduction and optional narration. If you sign up to judge you will be assigned about 10 projects to score, which should take 2-3 hours at most, and will need to submit feedback through a google form. Judging will occur in two sets based on age group, and you may participate in either one or both sets according to your availability. The judging materials are made available on the morning of the first day, and we ask that you submit your responses by midnight on the final day. The dates for judging rounds are as follows: Senior (grades 9-12): March 9-18; Junior (grades 5-8): March 9-21

If you are able to judge, please sign up using the link below. You will receive an email closer to the time of the fair with your category assignment and detailed instructions.

Sign-up link: https://forms.gle/C8DKTpMFPd7cZuuU8

Feel free to email me at lrsef2022@gmail.com with any specific questions or concerns not covered in the survey. Thank you so much for your help, and we hope to hear from you!

Best Regards,

Vicki Bower (lrsef2022@gmail.com), 2022 Judge Coordinator and Dr. Cynthia Stauffacher, 2022 Director

WOMEN’S GLOBAL HEALTH INSTITUTE & THE CATHERINE PEACHEY FUND Request for Proposals on Breast Cancer Research

Proposal Deadline: March 21, 2022

Funds Available: $15,000

The Purdue Women’s Global Health Institute (WGHI) together with the Catherine Peachey Fund are pleased to announce a request for proposals of outstanding scientific merit for research focused on breast cancer. Proposals from a variety of disciplines, proposals addressing prevention and early detection, or proposals having potential collaborations with clinicians or other collaborations outside Purdue are welcome. The funded project is expected to gather preliminary data to submit competitive applications to external funding agencies, or to seek support from an outside organization (e.g. companies, foundations, etc.) for continuation of the research.

Funding: The research team may request up to $15,000.

Eligibility: The PIs must be tenured/tenure-track, research, or clinical faculty at or above the assistant professor rank on the West Lafayette campus of Purdue University.

2022 Graduate School Mentoring Award for Graduate Students (applications due Friday, March 25)

The Council of Graduate Schools defines mentoring as: “… a more senior individual who provides career and psychosocial support to a junior member of a given organization. Recently, mentors have been found to exist laterally, virtually, among peers, and with individuals outside of the professional context. Mentorships center on an emotional commitment, which focuses on the protégé’s personal and professional growth. “

The Graduate School wants to acknowledge the essential role graduate students play in our research, teaching, and engagement missions at Purdue University. If you work with a graduate student that has made a difference in your academic career and models the attributes of what we think great mentors should be, please consider encouraging them to apply for this award. Graduate students dedicate a great deal of time and energy in mentoring other colleagues, and undergraduates whether in the lab, field, or classroom. If you feel you have contributed to excellence in mentoring consider applying for this award.

Applicants should assemble the following in one PDF document in the following order:

1. A curriculum vita.

2. A mentoring statement including your mentoring philosophy, commitment to mentoring and accomplishments in the area of mentoring (maximum of 500 words).

3. One letter of support from mentees, advisor, or another staff member who has first-hand knowledge of your excellence in mentoring. Letter can be signed by multiple individuals. There can only be one letter of support.

Please visit the following link to submit your application: Submit Application Here

Applications will be reviewed by a panel of faculty, staff & students. Applications are due by March 25, 2022, at 5:00 pm EST.Late submissions will not be accepted. The winner will be announced on April 15^th. The winner will receive an award of $1,500 and a plaque. Winners will be notified by email and posted to the Graduate School Website and invited to the awards celebration on May, 11^th, 2020.

Contact Associate Dean, Melanie Morgan, (morgan3@purdue.edu) at the Graduate School for more information.

2022 Graduate School Mentoring Award for Postdoctoral Scholars (applications due Friday, April 8)

The Graduate School wants to acknowledge the essential role postdoctoral trainees play in our research, teaching, and engagement missions here at Purdue University. If you work with a postdoc that has made a difference in your academic career and models the attributes of what we think great mentors should be, please consider nominating them for this inaugural award. Postdocs dedicate a great deal of time and energy in mentoring other postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduates whether this is in the lab, field, or classroom. Anyone can nominate a postdoc for this award (i.e., graduate students, undergraduates, staff, faculty, or other postdocs). Please notice that the process for the postdoc award is different from the graduate student award. Please follow all directions given below.

If you would like to nominate someone, write a nomination letter that gives an example (or many) of how this postdoc has impacted you or others as a mentor. Mentoring can be related to research design and analysis, career and professional advice, or personal guidance. Please include the department(s) along with the program, lab group, or center in which they work. Submissions should be in a letter of 250-500 words and can be submitted by students, postdocs, faculty or staff. Collaboration on letters is welcome.

The nominated postdoc will be required to submit a mentorship statement that that describes their roles and commitment to serving as a mentor in 500 words or less, which can be sent to Lisa at lnielse@purdue or submitted along with the nomination letter before the nomination deadline. Nominations are not complete without the mentorship statement from the nominee. Please visit the following link to submit the nomination letter and mentorship statement: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_emoVzNlZyXM7Qou.

Nominations are due by 5 pm on Friday, April 8,2022. The winner will be announced on April 15 and they will be recognized at the Graduate School Awards Banquet on May 11^th. The winner will receive an award of $1,500. Winners will be notified by email and posted to the Graduate School Website.

Questions? Ask the Postdoc Office Director, Dr. Lisa Nielsen (lnielse@purdue.edu).

Vanderbilt Integrative Training Alliance (VITA) Symposium, April 28-29: On April 28-29^th, Vanderbilt University will be hosting the annual Vanderbilt Integrative Training Alliance (VITA) Symposium, a conference focused on biomedical sciences graduate students. Attendees have a unique opportunity to connect with the Vanderbilt community, obtain a long-term mentoring relationship with a Vanderbilt faculty member, and gain training in scientific communication. The event will also feature a keynote address from Vanderbilt postdoc alumna, Dr. Shaneda Anderson. This year the conference will be virtual. The complete two day schedule can be found here. While the symposium is open to all, we particularly encourage individuals from backgrounds underrepresented in academia to apply, including but not limited to those who identify as Black, African-American, Latino, Hispanic, Native American, or Pacific Islander, those who have a disability, first generation college-goers, those from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds, and those underrepresented on the basis of gender identity or expression or sexual orientation. I am hoping that we will have representation from every Big 10 school (University of Illinois, Indiana University, University of Iowa, University of Maryland, University of Michigan, Michigan State University, University of Minnesota, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Northwestern University, Ohio State University, Pennsylvania State University, Purdue University, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison). Do you know of any students who would be interested in applying? If so, please respond to antentor.o.hinton.jr@Vanderbilt.Edu with their name and email and a member of our team will reach out.

Thank you for your consideration,

Antentor Othrell Hinton, Jr., Ph.D.

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