Weekly Seminars

Every Friday during the Fall and Spring semesters, one speaker is invited to talk about their research in the Biomedical Engineering field. The seminars are usually held in the following locations:

  • Fall Semester Seminars are usually held in the South Auditorium in the Coleman Building at the University of Tennessee campus.
  • Spring Semester Seminars are held in the Engineering Administration Building, Room 203 at the University of Memphis campus.

NOTICE: Attending these weekly seminars is mandatory for ALL Biomedical Engineering students in the program. Survey Students and faculty members from other departments are also welcome to attend the seminars.

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Spring 2013 Seminars

Seminars will be held on The University of Memphis campus in Room 203 Engineering Administration Building (Engineering Auditorium), corner of Central and Zach Curlin streets, at 330p, unless indicated below. For more information call 901/678-3733.

Date Seminar Topic
January 18

NO SEMINAR

January 25

José Ramón Atoche Enseñat, Professor, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department, Instituto Technológico de Mérida, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Current Research Topics in the Graduate School of Engineering at the Technological Institute of Mérida

February 1

Jane Cappaert, Head of Devices Research and Development, Merck Consumer Care, Memphis
www.merck.com

The Integration of Biomechanics Research and Product Development

February 8

Shuying Yang, Assistant Professor, School of Dental Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo [faculty candidate for UTHSC position]
http://dental.buffalo.edu/oralbiology/home.asp?f=sy47

Gene and Stem Cell Based Vascularized Bone Regeneration for Critical-sized Bone Defects

Note: this seminar to be held at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center

February 15

Robert Bowles, Posdoctoral Research Associate, Biomedical Engineering, Duke University [faculty candidate for UTHSC position]
http://www.bme.duke.edu/
Tissue-engineered Total Disc Replacement, Pain and the Future of Cell-based Therapies for the Treatment of the Pathological Spine

Note: this seminar to be held at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center

February 22

Brooke Sanford, PhD Candidate, Biomedical Engineering, University of Memphis
An Assessment of Tibiofemoral Kinematics and Kinetics Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

March 1

Jerald Redmond, Principal Research and Development Engineer, Medtronic Spinal and Biologics, Memphis

Influence of Silicon Carbide Layers on the Mechanical Behavior of Silicon-alloyed Isotropic Pyrolytic Carbon

March 8

Syamal Bhattacharya, Professor, Medicine, Surgery and Neurology, Cardiology Division,
Department of Medicine; Executive Director, NIH-Sponsored Medical Students Research Program
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Excessive Intracellular Calcium (Ca2+) Accumulation in Neuromuscular & Cardiovascular Diseases: Cellular Molecular Pathogenesis and Therapeutic Strategies

March 15

Spring Break – no seminar

March 22

Michael Detamore Professor, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Kansas, Lawrence
Gradients and "Raw Materials" in Tissue Engineering

March 29

UT Holiday – no seminar

April 5

Mark Morrison, Lead Research Engineer, Advanced Surgical Devices, Materials Technologies, Smith & Nephew, Memphis
Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene: Past, Present and Future

April 12

Carlos Parra, PhD Candidate, Biomedical Engineering, University of Memphis
Visual Function in Retinoblastoma Patients

April 19

Robert Llewellyn, Professor Emeritus, Rhodes College (former Dean of the College and Professor of Philosophy), Memphis

Under What Conditions Would You Agree to be a Subject in a Human Subjects’ Research Protocol?

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April 26

James Keaton Smith, PhD Candidate, Biomedical Engineering, University of Memphis

The Evolution of Chitosan Devices for Infection Prevention and Treatment in Musculoskeletal Wounds

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Contact Us

UTHSC Campus:

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
956 Court Avenue, Suite E226
Memphis, TN 38163
Phone: (901) 448-5880
Fax: (901) 448-7387

U of M Campus:

Department of
Biomedical Engineering

The University of Memphis
330 Engineering Technology Building
Memphis, TN 38152
Phone: (901) 678-3733
Fax: (901) 678-5281