BME
WEEKLY ROUNDTABLE
March
11, 2024
INTERIM
HEAD’S NOTE
Happy
spring break to all of you. Enjoy and be safe wherever you are. It will be both a relaxing and exciting week. After hard work in the first half of the semester, some relaxation is what we all need. Excitement will come as we approach the conference tournaments
and March madness, also St. Patrick’s Day.
- Susan
sent out the EHS/REM/OSHA Inspection Report last Friday. Please make sure you or your designated person can review the violations if there are any and address them promptly.
- I
am excited to share that our spring intern has joined our Marketing and Communications team. Her name is
Cassie (Cassandra) Evans. She will be here for 10-15 hours per week for the spring and fall semesters. She is a double major in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences and Public Relations and Strategic Communications. She is also a Resident Assistant.
She is a junior from Indianapolis.
Katy
Kinker
will join our Marketing and Communications team this summer for approximately 20 hours per week. Katy currently serves as the social media lead for the Animal Science Department—which is what she will help us with. Katy will spend 5 hours with us once a week
and work remotely the rest of the time. Katy is also a dual degree student—in Agricultural Communication & Animal Sciences. Thanks to Rhonda. Please coordinate with Rhonda to figure how and when you can get help from Cassie now and next fall, and from Katy
in the summer.
- We
all received an email from our ADR regarding ARPA-H. The agency just announced that they are
restructuring the Open BAA after the 3/14 deadline. I copy the email to the end of this roundtable email. Also for your information,
the
new chief research development officer (CRDO) of CoE, Samar Kaukab, has started her position. As a CRDO, she will help grow the amount of large federally funded or foundation funded sponsored program awards led by Purdue Engineering faculty. The CRDO is responsible
for identifying, planning for, and executing large federal awards capture for faculty teams. The focus areas include energy, semiconductors/microelectronics, manufacturing and operations, engineering in medicine and healthcare, space, autonomy and artificial
intelligence, national security and technology, etc.
UPCOMING
IMPORTANT DATES
Week
of March 11
Mon.,
March 11 – Friday, March 15: Spring Break.
Tues.,
March 12: 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 11th. 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.
Tues.,
March 12: PurdueALERT Test and Tornado Drill.
Purdue
University’s Office of Emergency Preparedness is scheduled to test the PurdueALERT system on Tuesday (March 12) at 10:15 a.m. At the same time, the campus community is encouraged to participate in a voluntary tornado drill. These efforts are part of Severe
Weather Preparedness Week in Indiana (March 10-16). As part of the test, PurdueALERT will be activated and notifications will be released through email, texts and X/Twitter (@purdueemergency), and posted on the WL
Campus Emergency Status webpage.
Additionally, the All-Hazards Outdoor Sirens, Alertus beacons in large classrooms, desktop pop-up alerts on most classroom and lab computers, digital signs and the Boiler TV emergency alert systems will be activated.
Wed.,
March 13 and Thurs., March 14: 3-flow Air Handling Assessment
teams will be conducting air flow surveys in all MJIS lab spaces. Please use caution maneuvering through the lab spaces as there will be ladders, equipment, and extra technicians in the labs conducting the assessments.
MJIS
ALERT
Daylight
Savings Time Ended, Sun., March 10, 2:00 a.m. HOPE YOU DIDN’T FORGET TO CHANGE YOUR CLOCKS!
“Spring
Ahead, Fall Behind.”
FACULTY:
Future Faculty Mentors Needed
Dear
Engineering Faculty-
We
need your help: Come mentor the next generation of your academic colleagues! The
Purdue Engineering Office of Graduate Education and the
Engineering Academic Career Club (EACC)
are running Summer Mentoring Circles. Now in its fifth year, this program aims to help graduate students and postdocs identify action steps towards future faculty careers.
What: Mentoring
Circles will be made of two professors and 4-6 graduate students or postdocs. EACC provides group circles with sample schedule, recommended discussion topics, Zoom room breakout rooms and technology support. Your
role is to come and share your experiences and recommendations (no prep required!).
See
a news article/photo from the celebration of 2022’s program here.
When: Meet
twice a month for 1hr from May to August (8 meetings total, dates below).
Where:
Virtual on Zoom.
Faculty
Mentor Survey Deadline:
Wednesday March 12, 2024 by midnight.
Mentor
Sign up here: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bvII1eiiGPjOfP0
Important
Dates:
Required
Virtual Kickoff for mentors and mentees
- Wednesday April 24, 2024; 12:30-1:30pm
(After
submitting your application - let Jackie know if you might have a conflict with this at jem@purdue.edu).
Groups
meet twice a month on the following dates from 12:30-1:30pm (1hr; flexibility allowed if needed):
Wed
May 8, 2024
Wed
May 22, 2024
Wed
June 5, 2024
Wed
June 19, 2024
Wed
July 10, 2024
Wed
July 24, 2024
Wed
August 7, 2024 (End of the Summer Celebration; hybrid)
The
goal of this Mentoring Circle program is
for graduate students/postdocs to identify achievable goals for themselves, which will help them establish a timeline from PhD to Professorship.
What
past mentees are saying:
“I
think the program is absolutely amazing and I’m so glad I was a part of it. My faculty members were the best. And I’m so grateful to them for their words, advice and most importantly, their time.”
– Past mentee
“I
not only got an insight into what it is like to be a faculty member, but also came to know about the application process and got help on how to write a research statement and a CV.” – Past mentee
Please
let me know if have any questions. Thank
you in advance for your time,
Jackie
Want
your graduate students/postdocs to also be involved?
The
Grad Student/Postdoc EACC Summer Mentee Application can be found here.
P.S.
While we are unable to offer compensation for mentoring, at the end of program celebration we do hope to serve you a great lunch, provide you with thank you swag and a free future faculty oriented book.
Jacqueline
E. McDermott, Ph.D.
Associate Director of Graduate Diversity and Inclusion
Purdue
University College of Engineering - Graduate Education
Pronouns:
she/her/hers
2024
BME Research Symposium: Innovations in Biomedical Engineering
BMEGSA
is excited to announce the 2024 BME Research Symposium to be held on April 16th, 2024 in the Hall for Discovery Learning Research (DLR) in Room 131 from 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Abstracts
submissions are now open! All BME-affiliated undergraduate, post-bacs, and graduate students are welcomed to submit an abstract. The submission is open to both West Lafayette and Indianapolis campus.
All abstract submissions are due by March 19th at 11:59pm on the submission
portal.
We encourage all students to apply, and please ensure your abstract follows the directions provided in this email.
There will be cash prizes and awards for the top oral and poster presentations!
For
all attendees, please complete the registration form for the BME Symposium, which can be found
here.
There is no cost to register for the symposium.
If
you have any questions, please reach out to Brendan (bbkazu@purdue.edu)
or Lizzy (frazie34@purdue.edu)
via email.
Upcoming
important deadlines and information
Mon.,
March 18: Engineering
in Medicine Pediatrics Research Symposium, 10:00
am – 3:00 pm, Joseph E. Walther Hall, R3 C203, 980 W. Walnut St, Indianapolis. The day will include scientific sessions, networking, a poster session and expert panels on industry partnerships, leveraging resources, and success stories. Register by March 7th:
https://redcap.link/nixel8sz
The Symposium is sponsored by Crossroads Pediatric Device Consortium, The Indiana University School of Medicine, and Purdue University College of Engineering.
Mon.,
March 18: BME
PhD Preliminary Exam Announcement for Madeline McLaughlin
(C.
Evans-Molina and F. Huang, co-advisors). Everyone is invited to attend the public presentation beginning at 2:00 pm via Zoom.
Research Title: STIM1 Interacts with G Protein-Coupled Estrogen Receptor Signaling to Maintain Beta Cell Identity in Female Mice.
Tues.,
March 19: Abstracts
submissions for the 2024
BME Research Symposium: Innovations in Biomedical Engineering
are due by March 19th at 11:59pm on the submission
portal.
All BME-affiliated undergraduate, post-bacs, and graduate students are welcomed to submit an abstract. The submission is open to both West Lafayette and Indianapolis campuses. We encourage all students to apply, and please ensure your abstract follows the
directions provided in this email. There will be cash prizes and awards for the top oral and poster presentations!
The Symposium will take place on April 16 in the Hall for Discovery Learning, Room 131. If you have any questions, please reach out to Brendan (bbkazu@purdue.edu)
or Lizzy (frazie34@purdue.edu)
via email.
Tues.,
March
26: Celebrating Our Associate Professors, 11:30
a.m. – 1:00 p.m., STEW 279. Leaving
no good deed unknown, the College of Engineering is pleased to present its Spring 2024 Celebrating Our Associate Professors lunch sessions. Each event in the series features recently tenured Associate Professors making brief presentations on aspects of their
teaching/learning, research and/or engagement activities and reflecting on the paths and decisions they took toward their success. There will also be opportunities to have conversations about the presented work with colleagues in attendance. BME’s own Yunjie
Tong will be celebrated on March 26th. Register here: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9ytEE0HwCqPig0S?_ga=2.125908997.903406085.1707744210-678665806.1706901767&utm_source=delivra&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=COAP%20-%20Spring%202024%20-%20March&utm_id=45880097
Thurs.,
April 4: 19th
Annual Garnet E. Peck Symposium, France
A. Cordova Recreational Sports Center. Registration now open: www.purdue.edu/conferences/Peck2024
. The Peck Symposium will showcase the digital transformations occurring in the pharmaceutical industry. Presentations include the latest developments in discovery, data analysis, process development and the application of AI in the pharmaceutical industry,
as well as a poster session and 3-minute student thesis competition. Chaired by Dr. Nathaniel Milton, Professor of Practice. Questions? Email Cindy Everhart, IMPH Communications & Events Coordinator,
ceverha1@purdue.edu
Sat.,
April 6: E-Waste
Day, 8:00
a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds (1190 Teal Road, Lafayette).
Our
bi-annual e-waste event is back on April 6th from 8am-2pm at the Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds! This event includes FREE electronics recycling, paper shredding, and medicine disposal for Tippecanoe County residents!
Details
on E-waste Recycling:
Tippecanoe County residents may bring in electric and electronic devices such as TVs, computers, laptops, vacuum cleaners, printers, etc. for recycling at no charge. We will NOT accept items with refrigerant such as AC units, refrigerators, dehumidifiers,
or freezers. We will NOT accept large appliances such as washing machines or stoves. Those can be recycled at Oscar Winski Scrap Metal at 2407 N 9th St. All attendees must show proof of Tippecanoe County residency to receive free service.
Details on paper shredding: A paper shredding truck will be on-site to accept up to two banker boxes of paper to shred and recycle from each car. Just pull up, dump your box in the bin, and that's it! Paper clips, staples, folders, and file tabs are
A-OK! Please remove binders and alligator clips.
Details on medicine take-back: The Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Department will also be here to accept any unused or expired medicines. Over-the-counter and prescription (including controlled substances) are accepted. It will be dumped out onsite, so
bring it loose if possible! All of your medicines will be destroyed and disposed of safely. We will not take liquids, needles of any kind, insulin, or powders.
We will have volunteers on hand to unload your electronics. Please have them packed in your vehicle in an easy-to-unload manner so that we can keep the line of cars moving.
Wed.,
April 10: Purdue
Engineering Distinguished Lecture Series. Jeffrey
Dean, Google Senior Fellow and SVP of Google Research and Google Health, Google Research will present “Machine Learning, AI and Applications of AI.” This seminar is hosted by the College of Engineering, and Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Register at bit.ly/pedls-dean
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
Mon.,
March 18: BME
PhD Preliminary Exam Announcement for Madeline McLaughlin (C.
Evans-Molina and F. Huang, co-advisors). Everyone is invited to attend the public presentation beginning at 2:00 pm via Zoom.
Research Title: STIM1 Interacts with G Protein-Coupled Estrogen Receptor Signaling to Maintain Beta Cell Identity in Female Mice.
Committee
Members:
Dr. Carmella Evans-Molina (Co-Chair), Dr. Fang Huang (Co-Chair), Dr. Sherry Harbin, and Dr. Qing Deng
Abstract:
Type
2 diabetes (T2D) is a global health pandemic resulting from a combination of defective insulin secretion and impaired insulin action in peripheral tissues; however, genetic and physiologic data suggest that inadequate insulin secretion from the
b cell is the chief determinant predicting T2D development. Studies have identified
b cell dedifferentiation as one potential mechanism leading to
b cell failure. During dedifferentiation,
b cells lose expression of key identity markers and insulin secretory function and may differentiate into other endocrine cell types. At present, the molecular mechanisms
leading to b cell dedifferentiation are not well understood. Calcium (Ca2+) plays a vital role in regulating
b cell health and function, and the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) serves as the dominant Ca2+
store. ER Ca2+ depletion triggers the rescue mechanism store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) which replenishes ER Ca2+
stores through the ER-localized Ca2+ sensor stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1). Our laboratory recently found that obese female mice with reduced SOCE due to
b cell-specific genetic deletion of STIM1 had evidence of
b cell dedifferentiation and reduced G protein coupled estrogen receptor (GPER) expression, suggesting an interaction between SOCE, GPER signaling, and
b cell identity. Therefore, we hypothesize that decreased SOCE leads to reduced GPER signaling and loss of
b cell identity and function, thereby contributing to the pathophysiology of T2D in females. We propose using an ovariectomy mouse model and novel imaging methods to test this
hypothesis and identify a novel mechanism linking SOCE and GPER signaling to
b cell failure during T2D.
Zoom
Link: https://iu.zoom.us/j/8318926012
Email
from Associate Dean Ali Shakouri re: ARPA-H
I
wanted to share new details from ARPA-H. The agency just announced that they are
restructuring the Open BAA after the 3/14 deadline to create four funding opportunities within the mission offices they have established thus far (they’re calling them Mission Office-specific Innovation Solutions Openings (ISOs)). Each ISO has a targeted
area of interest, but they still seem broad enough to provide some leeway with proposals.
The
targeted areas are:
-
Health
Science Futures
-
Proactive
Health
-
Resilient
Systems
-
Scalable
Solutions
More
information can be found here: https://sam.gov/opp/0f71794fda5b47b68ee28139c2468fdb/view
These
opportunities not only restructure what was the Open BAA, but will likely be the structure for ARPA-H moving forward. These opportunities have an abstract
due date of March 2025.
It
is important to note that the agency still has authority to spend money and is still fully funded through FY 2025. They will also continue to introduce specific programs to tackle particular issues, some of which will provide upwards of $100 million in awards.
BME
Distinguished Seminar Series,
9:30
a.m., MRGN 121 (NOTE LOCATION CHANGE) or via Zoom.
Zoom
link: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/5593290378?pwd=eFBOZFlNTU50ZDA2S2gwcnpyOWIwUT09
Note:
Students registered for the seminar are expected to attend in-person.
|
Week
# |
Date |
Speaker |
Title |
Host |
Website |
|
10 |
3/20/2024 |
Jerome
Mertz |
Professor,
Biomedical Engineering, Boston University |
Krishna
Jayant |
|
|
11 |
3/27/2024 |
Mikhail
G. Shaprio |
Professor
of Chemical Engineering, Caltech |
Krishna
Jayant |
|
|
12 |
4/3/2024 |
Jennifer
Linderman |
Pamela
Raymond Collegiate Professor of Engineering, University of Michigan |
Kinzer-Ursem Pienaar |
|
|
13 |
4/10/2024 |
Victor
Barocas |
Professor,
Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota |
Deva
Chan |
|
|
14 |
4/17/2024 |
Kim
“Avrama” Blackwell |
Professor
and DEO of Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering |
Kinzer-Ursem |
|
|
15 |
4/24/2024 |
Stacey
Finley |
Nichole
A. and Thuan Q. Pham Professor and Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, and Quantitative and Computational Biology, USC |
Kinzer-Ursem Pienaar |
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
Attachments:
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