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BME Seminar Series - 2005

12/16/2005 "Cortical Control of Midbrain Oculomotor Reflexes"
  Robert D. Rafal, PhD
Professor of Clinical Neuroscience and Neuropsychology, School of Psychology, University of Wales, Bankor, UK
  Hosted By: Reza Shadmehr, PhD
  File: Abstract

12/9/2005 "The Neurobiology of Reinforcement Learning and Decision Making"
  Paul W. Glimcher, PhD
Associate Professor, Center for Neural Studies, New York University
  Hosted By: Reza Shadmehr, PhD
  File: Abstract

12/2/2005 "Mechanisms of Learning and Attention in the Auditory System of the Barn Owl"
  Eric I. Knudsen, PhD
Professor, Department of Neurobiology, Stanford University
  Hosted By: Cory Miller, PhD
  File: Abstract

11/22/2005 "Quantitative Model of CaMKII Activation in Dendritic Spines"
  Stefan Mihalas, PhD
laboratory of Mary Kennedy, California Instutute of Technology, Pasadena California
  Hosted By: David Yue, MD, PhD
  File: Abstract

11/18/2005 "Systematic Approaches to Predicting and Controlling Stem Cell Output"
  Peter W. Zandstra, PhD
Assistant Professor, Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto
  Hosted By: Jennifer Elisseeff, PhD
  File: Abstract

11/16/2005 "Physiological functions of TRP channels via novel signaling mechanisms"
  Yasuo Mori, PhD
Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate Student of Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan
  Hosted By: David Yue, MD, PhD
  File: Abstract

11/4/2005 "Articular Cartilage: Electromechanical Studies and Repair using Chitosan-based Biomaterials"
  Michael Buschmann, PhD
Canada Research Chair in Cartilage Tissue Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal
  Hosted By: Jennifer Elisseeff, PhD
  File: Abstract

10/28/2005 "Noisy cellular decision-making: from temporal to spatial choices"
  Alexander van Oudenaarden, PhD
Assistant Professor Physics; W>M> Keck Career Development Professor of Biomedical Engineering, MIT
  Hosted By: Andre Levchenko
  File: Abstract

10/14/2005 "Electrophysiological Neuroimaging: Principles and Applications"
  Bin He, PhD
Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering; Director of Biomedical Functional Imaging and Computatioonal Lab, University of Minnesota
  Hosted By: Nitish Thakor, PhD
  File: Abstract

10/7/2005 "Spatial working memory in the human frontal and parietal cortex"
  Clayton E. Curtis, PhD
Assistant Professor, Deoartment of Psychology and Center for Neural Science, New York University
  Hosted By: Reza Shadmehr, PhD
  File: Abstract

9/23/2005 "Modeling and Control of Micro-Scale Systems: Control of droplets by electrowetting actuation and steering of cells by flow control tweezers"
  Benjamin Shapiro, PhD
Assistant Professor, Aerospace/Dio-Engineering, University of Maryland at College Park
  Hosted By: Nitish Thakor, PhD
  File: Abstract

5/6/2005 "Neural Selection and Control of Visual Guided Eye Movements"
  Jwffrey D. Schall, PhD
E. Bronson Ingram Professor of Neuroscience; Director, Center for Integrative & Cognitive Neuroscience; Director, Vanderbilt Vision Research Center, Vanderbilt University
  Hosted By: Edward Bartlett, PhD
  File: Abstract

4/19/2005 "Signaling in Biological Cells: Challenges and Opportunities"
  Maya R. Said, DSc.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Digital Signal Processing Group, MIT
  Hosted By: Murray Sachs, PhD
  File: Abstract

4/15/2005 "Neuronal Ensemble Coding of Vocal Control in a Songbird"
  Anthonuy Leonardo, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Molecular and Cellualar Biology, Harvard University
  Hosted By: Cory Miller, PhD
  File: Abstract

4/8/2005 "Pain and Autonomic Regulation After Spinal Cord Injury: Metamorphosis Within the Dorsal Horn"
  Andrei Krassioukov, MD, PhD
Associate Scientist, International Collaboration on Repair Discovery(ICORD); Adjunct Professor, School of Rehabilitation, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia
  Hosted By: Lawrence Schramm, PhD
  File: Abstract

4/1/2005 "Sequential Body Motion and Shoulder Joint Torque Between Baseball Pitchers of Various Levels"
  Arnel L. Aguinaldo, M.A.
ATC-Director, Center for Human Performance, Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA
  Hosted By: Edward Bartlett, PhD
  File: Abstract

3/25/2005 "Auditory Perception: All in the timing?"
  Andrew J. Oxenham, PhD
Principal Research Scientist, Head, Auditory Perception and Cognition Group, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  Hosted By: Daniel Bendor
  File: Abstract

3/18/2005 "The Neuroethology of Primate Vocal Communication"
  Asif A. Ghazanafar, PhD
Research Scientist, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tuebingen, Germany
  Hosted By: Cory Miller, PhD
  File: Abstract

3/11/2005 "The Organization of Auditory Cortex in Primates and Other Mammals"
  Jon H. Kaas, PhD
Centennial Professor, Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University
  Hosted By: Simil Roupe
  File: Abstract

2/28/2005 "Development of Novel Hydrogels for Bone Tissue Engineering in Tissue Engineering Applications"
  Eben Alsberg, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Pathology, Harvard School of Medicine
  Hosted By: Murray Sachs
  File: Abstract

2/21/2005 "Engineering Natural Biomaterials: Enhancing Performance in Tissue Engineering Applications"
  Jennie B. Leach, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University
  Hosted By: Murray Sachs
  File: Abstract

2/14/2005 "siRNA Knockdown in Visual System Neurons"
  Henry Zeringue, PhD
Postdoctroal Fellow, Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  Hosted By: Murray Sachs, PhD
  File: Abstract

2/11/2005 "A Multi-scale Approach to Understanding Granuloma Formation in the Human Lung during Infection with M. tiburculosis"
  Denise Kirschner, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School
  Hosted By: Ping Ye
  File: Abstract

2/4/2005 "Cell Cytoskeleton and Tensegrity"
  Konstantin Volokh, PhD
Visiting Professor, Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery & Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University; Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
  Hosted By: n/a
  File: Abstract

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