Frontiers in Interdisciplinary Biosciences Seminar

SAMUEL STUPP, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

Dr. Stupp's lecture will demonstrate the use of supramolecular biomaterials in regeneration of the spinal cord, cartilage, bone, muscle, and blood vessels, among others; and will also describe the possibility of using these systems dynamically to turn signals to cells "on and off" reversibly, a direction which may prove useful in the management of stem cells in regenerative medicine.

Frontiers in Interdisciplinary Biosciences Pre-Seminar

HELEN BLAU, DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY & IMMUNOLOGY

Attend Dr. Blau's pre-seminar presentation to learn more about Dr. Samuel Stupp's seminar, "Guiding BioRegeneration with Supramolecular Materials", to be held Thursday, January 19th.

Frontiers in Interdisciplinary Biosciences Seminar

BRETT BOUMA, HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL AND MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL

Optical coherence tomography, an imaging modality based on interferometric detection of backscattered infrared light, was initially demonstrated in 1991. The technical advances as well as the hurdles that underpin the long development timeline of OCT will be discussed and the current clinical status will be reviewed.

Frontiers in Interdisciplinary Biosciences Pre-Seminar

AUDREY BOWDEN, DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Attend Dr. Bowden's pre-seminar presentation to learn more about Dr. Brett Bouma's seminar, "The development of optical coherence tomography as a medical device", to be held Thursday, December 8th.

Frontiers in Interdisciplinary Biosciences Seminar

MOLLY SHOICHET, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

The Shoichet lab's research program requires a cross disciplinary approach where aspects of engineering, chemistry, and biology are applied to the fields of Regenerative Medicine, Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery. They have become very interested in drug discovery, drug screening and drug delivery in cancer.

Frontiers in Interdisciplinary Biosciences Pre-Seminar

FAN YANG, DEPARTMENTS OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY AND OF BIOENGINEERING

Attend Dr. Yang's pre-seminar presentation to learn more about Dr. Molly Shoichet's seminar, "3 cancer stories – from colloidal drug aggregates to 3D cell culture to targeted delivery", to be held Thursday, November 3rd.

Frontiers in Interdisciplinary Biosciences Pre-Seminar

DAVID PRINCE, DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY & NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES

Attend Dr. Prince's pre-seminar presentation, "To prune or not to prune?", to learn more about Dr. Beth Stevens's seminar, "How Microglia Prune Synapses in Health & Disease", to be held Thursday, October 6th.

Frontiers in Interdisciplinary Biosciences Seminar

BETH STEVENS, BOSTON CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL AND HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL

One of the major unsolved mysteries in neuroscience is how synapses are eliminated in the developing and diseased brain. During development synaptic pruning is required for precise brain wiring; however the mechanisms that drive the elimination of specific synapses remain elusive. Emerging evidence implicates resident phagocytes called microglia, and molecules traditionally associated with the immune system.

Featuring talks from Stanford Faculty:

 Anthony Ricci
 Michelle Monje-Deisseroth
 Ada Poon

Featuring talks from Stanford Faculty:

 John Boothroyd
 Kathleen Sakamoto
 David Relman