Seminars

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Upcoming Events

Jan 18, 2024 - John Varga, Professor, Dept of Internal Medicine, Michigan University
- Emerging Translational Insights Toward Scleroderma Treatment
Feb 1, 2024 - Aileen Chang, Associate Professor, Dept of Medicine, George Washington University
- Chikungunya Virus Induced Arthritis
Feb 15, 2024 - Farshid Guilak, Professor, Dept of Orthopaedics, Washington University
- Engineering New Cell Therapies for Arthritis
Mar 7, 2024 - Anne Satterhwaite, Associate Professor, Depts of Internal Medicine, Immunology, UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Autoantibodies in Lupus: Which B Cells Make Them, and Why?
Mar 21, 2024 - Robert Anthony, Associate Professor, Dept of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
- IgG Form and Function Across Subclasses
Apr 4, 2024 - Michael Holers, Professor, Depts of Medicine, Immunology, University of Colorado
- Complement Therapeutics for the Rheumatologist, and Beyond
Apr 18, 2024 - Robert Lafyatis, Professor, Dept of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
- TBD
May 2, 2024 - TBD
- TBD
Mar 16, 2024 - Iannis Adamopoulos, Associate Professor of Medicine, Dept of Immunology, Harvard Medical School
- The IL-23/IL-17 Axis in the Pathogenesis of Psoriatic Arthritis
Jun 6, 2024 - Felipe Andrade, Associate Professor, Dept of Medicine, John Hopkins University
- TBD

Time: 12 pm - 1 pm

Zoom: https://uchealth.zoom.us/j/82871754383( Meeting ID: 828 7175 4383)

Jan 12, 2024 - Guolan Lu, PhD
- Where Do Therapeutic Antibodies Go? - A First-In-Human Journey
Jan 19, 2024 - Yang Cai, PhD
- Primitive Learning - Exploring Natural Intelligence
Jan 26, 2024 - Samantha Zambuto, PhD
- Engineering Biomimetic Materials for Female Reproductive and Gynecologic Health
Jan 30, 2024 - Luis Hernandez-Nunez
- The brain-body balancing act: The function and development of motor and sensory circuits for internal organ feedback control
Feb 2, 2024 - Renato S. Navarro, PhD
- Design of Advanced Functional Materials for Biomedical Applications
Feb 6, 2024 - Andria Farrens, PhD
- Combining Neuroimaging and Robotics to Understand Neuromotor Control of Movement
Feb 9, 2024 - Kolade Adebowale, PhD
- Towards Mechanoimmunology for Precision Immuno-Oncology
Feb 16, 2024 - Mercedes Paredes
- TBD
Feb 23, 2024 - Alistair Boettiger, PhD
- Insights into how Genome Folding Dynamics Regulate Gene Expression in Single Cells
Mar 1, 2024 - Longzhi Tan, PhD
- 3D Genome Architecture across the Life Span
Mar 8, 2024 - Xiaoke Chen, PhD
- Integrative Analyses of Descending Pain Modulation
Mar 15, 2024 - Xiangmin Xu, PhD
- Neural circuit analysis, and single cell genomics and epigenomics in health and disease

Time: Friday, 2 - 3 pm

Location: Fung Auditorium at Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall

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Jan 25, 2024 - Simons Center for Quantitative Biology in Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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When: Fall through Spring

Time: Usually 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. but may change

Location: San Diego Supercomputer Center, East Expansion; South Wing, Level B1, E129E; http://inc.ucsd.edu/contactus.html

Sponsored by: Brain Corporation (http://www.braincorporation.com) and Qualcomm Corporation (http://www.qualcomm.com)

Sept 21, 2023 - Christine Beeton, Baylor College of Medicine
- Bioengineering a Probiotic for the Oral Delivery of an Immunomodulator to Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis
Oct 5, 2023 - Edward Schwarz, University of Rochester Medical Center
- Elucidating the Role of Lymphatics in Arthritic Flare
Oct 19, 2023 - Ann Rothstein, UMass Chan Medical School
- Role of Nucleic Acid Sensors in Murine Models of Pulmonary and Hepatic Inflammation
Nov 2, 2023 - Franck Barrat, Weill Cornell Medical College
- Regulation of the IFN-I response by the skin microenvironment in Systemic Sclerosis
Nov 16, 2023 - Maureen Su, UC Los Angeles
- Epigenetic Regulation of Immune Sex Differences
Dec 7, 2023 - Alfred Kim, Washington University School of Medicine
- New Concepts in Complement Biology in Rheumatic Disease

Time: 12 pm - 1 pm

Sept 29, 2023 - Ahmed El Kaffas, Ph.D.
- Towards Point-of-Care Theragnostics: Ultrasound-Stimulated Microbubbles in Cancer Imaging and Theraphy
Oct 6, 2023 - Amir Zarrinpar, M.D., Ph.D.
- Functional Manipulation of the Gut Microbiome Using Native Bacterial Chassis
Oct 20, 2023 - Tal Einav, Ph.D.
- From Data to Insight: Harnessing Big Data to drive Big Insights on our Vaccine Response
Oct 27, 2023 - Stephanie Lindsey, Ph.D.
- Mechanics of a Broken Heart
Nov 3, 2023 - Special Symposium (Location: Atkinson Hall Auditorium)
- Engineering Solutions to Cancer Symposium
Nov 17, 2023 - Dawn Beraud, Ph.D.
- Advancing Advocacy and Public Trust in Biomedical Engineering: a Bioengineer's Social Responsibility
Dec 1, 2023 - Claire Acevedo, Ph.D.
- Breaking Down Bone Toughness: Multiscale and Cellular Contributors to Bone Fragility
Dec 8, 2023 - Ryan Stowers, Ph.D.
- Engineering Extracellular Matrix Viscoelasticity to Probe Cellular Responses

Time: Friday, 2 - 3 pm

Location: Fung Auditorium at Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall