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PhD Thesis Defense Development of a Multi-Functional Biopolymer Scaffold for Neural Tissue Engineering September 18, 2012	Nicola L. Francis Advisor: Margaret A. Wheatley, Ph.D.
PhD Research Proposal Targeting Latent HIV Reservoirs by Multivalent Nanoparticle-Peptide Triazoles Complex September 26, 2012	Armin Darvish Advisors: Kambiz Pourrezaei, Ph.D., and Irwin Chaiken, Ph.D.
Seminar Faculty and Laboratory Introduction Series: Cellular Biomechanics and Mechanobiology September 28, 2012	Kenneth A. Barbee, PhD Associate Professor, Associate Director for Research School of Biomedical Engineering, Science & Health Systems Office: Bossone 7-703 Email: barbee@drexel.edu Phone: 215.895.1335 Fax: 215.895.4983 Personal Web Page: Click Here to Visit Personal Web Page Laboratory Web Page: Click Here to Visit Laboratory Web Page Research Keywords: Cellular biomechanics of neural and vascular injury, mechanotransduction in the cardiovascular system, mechanical control of growth and development for wound healing and tissue engineering. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Adrian C. Shieh, PhD Assistant Professor, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science & Health Systems Office: Bossone 7-710 Email: adrian.c.shieh@drexel.edu Phone: 215.895.0358 Fax: 215.895.4983 Personal Web Page: Click Here to Visit Personal Web Page Laboratory Web Page: Click Here to Visit Laboratory Web Page Research Keywords: Biomechanics, cancer, cellular engineering, extracellular matrix, fibroblasts, interstitial flow, mechanobiology, tissue engineering, tumor invasion and metastasis, tumor microenvironment. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yinghui Zhong, PhD Assistant Professor, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science & Health Systems Office: Bossone 7-716 Email: yz348@drexel.edu Phone: 215.895.1559 Fax: 215.895.4983 Research Keywords: Neural tissue engineering, biomaterials, neural electrode/tissue interface, spinal cord repair, stem cells, surface modification, and drug delivery.
PhD Research Proposal Exploring New Biomarkers of Pain using Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) October 04, 2012	Zeinab Barati Advisor: Kambiz Pourrezaei, Ph.D.
Special Seminar Nano-Biotechnological Methods and Tools for Innovative Diagnostics and Therapy October 04, 2012	Rosaria (Ross) Rinaldi, Ph.D. Professor of Condensed Matter Physics Faculty of Sciences of the University of Salento Italy
Joint Seminar Novel Therapeutic Options for Patients with Acquired and Congenital Heart Disease: A New Twist for Heart Pumps October 05, 2012	Amy L. Throckmorton, Ph.D. Qimonda Assistant Professor Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA Special Note: This is a joint seminar hosted by the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics (MEM) and the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems (BIOMED).
PhD Thesis Defense Electrospun Hydroxyapatite-Containing Chitosan Nanofibers For Bone Tissue Engineering Applications October 15, 2012	Michael Frohbergh Advisor: Peter I. Lelkes, Ph.D.
PhD Research Proposal Transition from Ductal Carcinoma In Situ to Invasive Ductal Carcinoma: The Combined Roles of Mechanical and Molecular Factors October 16, 2012	Alimatou M. Tchafa Advisor: Adrian Shieh, Ph.D.
Seminar Academic Program and Laboratory Introduction Series: Part 1 Biomedical Technology Development Concentration and Certificate / Part 2 Implant Research Center October 12, 2012	Part 1: Kambiz Pourrezaei, PhD Professor, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science & Health Systems Part 2: Daniel MacDonald, MS PhD Candidate, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science & Health Systems
Alumni Series Seminar Tractor Beams on a Chip October 19, 2012	Robert Hart, PhD President, CTO Optofluidics, Inc Philadelphia, PA
Joint Seminar Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) in Blast-Exposed Combat Veterans and Football Players, and a New Blast Neurotrauma Mouse Model October 26, 2012	Lee E. Goldstein, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Ophthalmology, Neurology, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, and Electrical & Computer Engineering Boston University School of Medicine, College of Engineering and Photonics Center Boston, MA Special Note: This seminar is jointly hosted by the College of Arts and Sciences (CoAS), the College of Medicine (CoM), the Office of Research, and the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems (BIOMED).
PhD Research Proposal Pediatric and Young Adult Biomechanical Response to Far-Side Oblique and Lateral Low-Speed Impacts November 12, 2012	Emily A. Mathews Advisor: Sriram Balasubramanian, Ph.D.
Seminar Simulation and Virtual Patients in Medical Education November 09, 2012	D. Scott Lind, MD Professor and Chairman Department of Surgery Drexel University
PhD Research Proposal Detection of Transrenal Gene Mutations and Gene Methylations without DNA Isolation, Concentration and Amplification using Array Piezoelectric Plate Sensor (PEPS) November 29, 2012	Ceyhun Ekrem Kirimli Advisors: Wan Y. Shih, Ph.D., and Wei-Heng Shih, Ph.D.
Seminar Live Cell and Tissue Movies, Information Theory and Gaming Hardware: New Approaches to Understanding Human Disease and Development November 16, 2012	Andrew R. Cohen, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department Electrical and Computer Engineering Drexel University
Master's Thesis Defense The Use of Segmented Linear Models to Analyze Gene Array Time Course Experiments December 07, 2012	Bailu Xu Advisor: Uri Hershberg, Ph.D.
Seminar The Whitaker International Program November 30, 2012	Cindy Schaarschmidt Assistant Director, Drexel Fellowships Office Adrian Shieh, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems Josa Hanzlik Ph.D. Candidate, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems
PhD Research Proposal Interplay of Lipids and Proteins at the Viral Lipid Bilayer during Pore Formation December 06, 2012	R. Venkat Kalyana Sundaram Advisors: Adrien C. Shieh, Ph.D., and Irwin M. Chaiken, Ph.D.
PhD Research Proposal Molecular and Functional Transitions in the Irreversible Inactivation of HIV-1 by Virucidal Peptide Triazoles and Their Multivalent Conjugates December 11, 2012	Rosemary Bastian Advisors: Adrian Shieh, Ph.D., and Irwin Chaiken, Ph.D.
PhD Thesis Defense Textile Templated Anisotropic Electrospun Scaffolds for Cardiac Tissue Engineering December 14, 2012	H. Gzde Şenel Ayaz Advisor: Peter I. Lelkes, Ph.D.
PhD Thesis Defense Mechanisms of Rhythmic Bursting Involving Na+ and Ca2+ in Excitatory Networks of Brainstem and Spinal Cord: A Modeling Study December 07, 2012	Patrick E. Jasinski Advisor: Ilya Rybak, Ph.D.
PhD Thesis Defense Polymer Ultrasound Contrast Agents for Targeted Drug and Gene Delivery December 14, 2012	Michael Cochran Advisor: Margaret Wheatley, Ph.D.
Special Seminar From Embryogenesis to Simulated Development to Synthetic Biology: The Alliance of Modeling and Engineering in Biological Complex Systems December 10, 2012	Ren Doursat, Ph.D. Former Director, Complex Systems Institute, Paris Ile-de-France Co-Founder, Erasmus Mundus Master's in Complex Systems, Ecole Polytechnique General Chair, 11th European Conference on Artificial Life (ECAL 2011) Lead Editor, "Morphogenetic Engineering" Book, Springer
Master's Thesis Defense Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy for the Measurement of Propofol Effects in Conscious Sedation during Outpatient Elective Colonoscopy December 07, 2012	Adrian Curtin Advisor: Kurtulus Izzetoglu, Ph.D.
PhD Research Proposal ZnO Nanoparticle Immunotoxicity December 17, 2012	Brandon Johnson Advisors: Peter Katsikis, MD, Ph.D., and Margaret Wheatley, Ph.D.
Seminar Beyond Conventional Clinical Ultrasound: Advances in Elasticity Imaging and Therapeutics January 11, 2013	Elisa E. Konofagou, Ph.D. Associate Professor Columbia University Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Radiology
PhD Thesis Defense Influence of Reduced Oxygen Tension on the Differentiation of Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells into Definitive Endoderm and Distal Lung Epithelial Cells January 17, 2013	Pimchanok (Mie) Pimton Advisor: Peter I. Lelkes, Ph.D.
Seminar Open-source Body: Biomimetic Cues and Hardware Platforms for Tissue Engineering January 18, 2013	Nina Tandon, PhD Columbia University Department of Pharmacology, Postdoctoral Researcher The Cooper Union, Associate Adjunct Professor of Electrical Engineering
Seminar Interstitial Flow: A Driving Force for Cancer Invasion and Metastasis January 25, 2013	Adrian Shieh, PhD Assistant Professor Drexel University School of Biomedical Engineering, Science & Health Systems
PhD Research Proposal Mechanisms Underlying Antimicrobial Efficacies of Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) Plasma Treated N-Acetyl Cysteine Solution February 07, 2013	Utku Kursat Ercan Advisors: Suresh G. Joshi, M.D., Ph.D., and Gregory Fridman, Ph.D.
Seminar Information Discovery in Biological Datasets February 01, 2013	Julia Stoyanovich, PhD Assistant Professor The iSchool @ Drexel University
Seminar Engineering Hyaluronic Acid Scaffolds to Modulate Stem Cell Interactions February 08, 2013	Jason A. Burdick, PhD Associate Professor Department of Bioengineering University of Pennsylvania
PhD Research Proposal A Three-Dimensional Cellular Model to Quantify L-selectin Mediated Blastocyst Implantation Mechanics February 13, 2013	Robert W. Yucha Advisors: Michele Marcolongo, Ph.D., and Kenneth Barbee, Ph.D.
Seminar Decision Making, Event-Related Potential and Non-Cholinergic Basal Forebrain Neurons February 15, 2013	Shih-Chieh Lin, MD, PhD Investigator, Neural Circuits and Cognition Unit Laboratory of Behavioral Neuroscience National Institute on Aging / NIH
Seminar Optical Brain Imaging (fNIR): An Interdisciplinary Approach to Monitor Human Brain Activities February 22, 2013	Patricia A. Shewokis, Ph.D. Professor Nutrition Sciences Department - College of Nursing and Health Professions School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems Hasan Ayaz, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor School of Biomedical Engineering, Science & Health Systems
Seminar Inkjet Printing of Functional Materials for Flexible Electronics Fabrication March 01, 2013	Ying Sun, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics Drexel University
Special Seminar Regenerative Spark: Biomimetic Electrical Signals for Tissue Engineering March 05, 2013	Nina Tandon, PhD Associate Adjunct Professor of Electrical Engineering, the Cooper Union Columbia University, Laboratory for Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering Columbia Business School
PhD Thesis Defense Tribological Assessment of Hydrogels for Replacing Damaged Articular Cartilage March 13, 2013	Doruk Baykal, MS Advisors: Steven M. Kurtz, PhD, and Michelle Marcolongo, PhD
Seminar Lubrication by Polyelectrolytes Ionic Strength, Valency and Geometry March 08, 2013	Lin Han, PhD Assistant Professor School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems Drexel University
PhD Research Proposal Targeting the Colorectal Tumor Marker Guanylyl Cyclase C (GCC) to Mediate Subcellular Toxin Delivery March 19, 2013	Glen Marszalowicz Advisor: Kambiz Pourrezaei, PhD
Master's Thesis Defense Estimation of Intra- and Inter-Strain Variation in Breast Density of Rats March 20, 2013	Ratna Swathi Kananamaluru Advisors: Andrew Maidment, PhD, and Andres Kriete, PhD
Seminar Opportunities for Collaboration on Advanced Imaging Research Projects with the Department of Radiology March 15, 2013	Frank J. Lexa, MD, MBA Vice Chairman and Professor of Radiology Drexel University College of Medicine Project Faculty, Spain and East Asia Regional Manager, The Global Consulting Practicum Adjunct Professor of Marketing, The Wharton School Professor of Business Development in the Life Sciences, Instituto de Empresa, Madrid
PhD Research Proposal Optical Assessment of Vascular Disease Progression and Treatment April 01, 2013	Joshua Samuels Advisor: Peter A. Lewin, PhD
Seminar Engineering Stem Cell Membranes for Therapeutic Delivery April 05, 2013	Hao Cheng, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Materials Science & Engineering Drexel University
PhD Thesis Defense Encoding of Temporal Intervals in the Rat Hindlimb Sensorimotor Cortex: The Effects of Temporal Context, Brain-Machine Interface Control, and the Impact of Spinal Cord Injury April 11, 2013	Eric B. Knudsen Advisor: Karen A. Moxon, Ph.D.
PhD Research Proposal Resolving Microbial Identity and Function in the Community April 19, 2013	Yemin Lan Advisor: Gail Rosen, PhD
Joint Seminar Human Performance and Human-Machine Systems April 11, 2013	Dylan Schmorrow, Ph.D. Captain, Medical Service Corps, U.S. Navy Deputy Director, Human Performance, Training, and BioSystems Research Directorate Office of the Secretary of Defense
Seminar Modeling Thalamocortical Relay Neuron, Parkinsonian Network and Deep Brain Stimulation April 12, 2013	Yixin Guo, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics Drexel University
PhD Research Proposal Genetic Detection of Hepatitis B Virus using Piezoelectric Plate Sensor (PEPS) May 03, 2013	Mehmet Cagri Soylu Advisors: Wan Y. Shih, Ph.D., and Wei-Heng Shih, Ph.D.
Seminar Strategies for Reducing Development Risk and Accelerating Time to Market for New Medical Devices April 19, 2013	Eric Sugalski Founder and CEO Boston Device Development
PhD Thesis Defense The Relationship Between Dorsolateral Prefrontal Activation and Speech Performance-Based Social Anxiety using Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy May 09, 2013	Anootnara Talkul Advisors: Meltem A. Izzetoglu, Ph.D., and James D. Herbert, Ph.D.
Seminar A Systematic Approach to Analyzing Human-Automation Interaction Using Formal Task Analytic Models May 10, 2013	Ellen Bass, PhD Professor, College of Information Science and Technology College of Nursing and Health Professions Drexel University
PhD Thesis Defense Wireless Intracranial Pressure Sensors for the Assessment of Traumatic Brain Injury May 23, 2013	Xu Meng Advisor: Arye Rosen, Ph.D.
Master's Thesis Defense Control of Isometric Hindlimb Ground Reaction Forces with Acute Epidural Spinal Cord and Cauda Equina Stimulation in the Rat May 28, 2013	James Michael Goodman, Jr. Advisor: Karen A. Moxon, Ph.D.
PhD Thesis Defense Plasticity of Trunk Motor Cortex as a Result of Spinal Cord Injury and Robot Rehabilitation Training May 24, 2013	Chintan Oza Advisor: Simon Giszter, PhD
Seminar Faculty and Laboratory Introduction Series: Cellular Mechanics Laboratory May 17, 2013	Raha Dastgheyb PhD Candidate School of Biomedical Engineering, Science & Health Systems Aparna Bhattacharyya PhD Candidate School of Biomedical Engineering, Science & Health Systems Tenderano Muzorewa PhD Candidate School of Biomedical Engineering, Science & Health Systems
Master's Thesis Defense Interplay between MicroRNA and Hepatitis B Virus Replication May 29, 2011	Yi Guo Advisors: Michael Bouchard, Ph.D., and Adrian Shieh, Ph.D.
Master's Thesis Defense Interplay between MicroRNA and Hepatitis B Virus Replication May 29, 2011	Yi Guo Advisors: Michael Bouchard, Ph.D., and Adrian Shieh, Ph.D.
Master's Thesis Defense Interplay between MicroRNA and Hepatitis B Virus Replication May 29, 2011	Yi Guo Advisors: Michael Bouchard, Ph.D., and Adrian Shieh, Ph.D.
Master's Thesis Defense Interplay between MicroRNA and Hepatitis B Virus Replication May 29, 2013	Yi Guo Advisors: Michael Bouchard, Ph.D., and Adrian Shieh, Ph.D.
PhD Thesis Defense In Situ Detection of Transrenal Gene Mutations without DNA Isolation and Amplification using Array Piezoelectric Plate Sensor (PEPS) June 06, 2013	Ceyhun E. Kirimli Advisor: Wan Y. Shih, Ph.D., and Wei-Heng Shih, Ph.D.
Master's Thesis Defense Microfluidic Model of the Pathogenesis of Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia June 03, 2013	Valerie Tutwiler Avisor: Lubica Rauova, Ph.D., M.D.
Master's Thesis Defense Analysis of the Process of V(D)J Recombination through Diversity Identification of the CDR3 Region of B-cells May 30, 2013	Renae Judy Advisor: Uri Hershberg, Ph.D.
Master's Thesis Defense How Does the Virus Move within a Cell? A Comparative Model of Viral Diffusion and Active Transport and their Impact on the Dynamics of Viral Infection May 31, 2013	Avni Choksi, Advisor: Uri Hershberg, Ph.D.
Seminar Multi-Scale Biomechanics of Fiber-Reinforced Orthopedic Tissues May 31, 2013	Dawn M. Elliott, Ph.D. Professor and Director of Biomedical Engineering, University of Delaware
PhD Thesis Defense Afferent Effects in Wipe Reflex Corrections June 05, 2013	Arun Ramakrishnan Advisors: Simon F. Giszter, Ph.D.
PhD Research Proposal A Meta-Analysis of mRNA and microRNA Transcription in Chronic Pain June 21, 2013	Rehman Qureshi Advisor: Ahmet Sacan, Ph.D.
PhD Research Proposal Synthesis and Characterization of Aqueous Cu₂ZnSnS₄ Nanoparticles for Antimicrobial Applications June 28, 2013	Kannaporn Pooput Advisors: Wan Y. Shih, Ph.D. and Wei-Heng Shih, Ph.D.
Special Seminar Short Course for Genome Assembly Based on Next Gen Sequencing Data: Platforms, Algorithms, Usage, Performances and Applications July 17, 2013	Yichuan Liu, PhD Visiting Research Assistant Professor Drexel Biomedical Engineering and Bioinformatics Scientist Human Genome Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Special Seminar General Overview of Fiocruz and Its Graduate Programs July 18, 2013	Floriano Paes Silva Junior, PhD Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Computational and Systems Biology Head of the Biochemistry of Proteins and Peptides Lab Foundation Institute Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz) Alberto Davila, PhD Senior Researcher Computational and Systems Biology Lab Foundation Institute Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz)
Special Seminar Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Cartilage Poroelasticity July 12, 2013	Hadi Tavakoli Nia, PhD Post Doctoral Fellow Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA
PhD Thesis Defense Exploring New Biomarkers of Pain using functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) July 24, 2013	Zeinab Barati Advisor: Kambiz Pourrezaei, PhD
PhD Thesis Defense Mechanisms Underlying Antimicrobial Efficacies of Non-Thermal Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) Plasma-Treated N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC) Solution July 18, 2013	Utku Krşat Ercan Advisors: Suresh G. Joshi, M.D., Ph.D., and Kenneth A. Barbee, Ph.D.
Master's Thesis Defense Assessment of Fatigue in Brain Computer Interface Users August 01, 2013	Vincent J. Petaccio II Advisor: Hasan Ayaz, Ph.D.
PhD Thesis Defense Mechanical Characterization of the Human Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Subjected to Impact Loading Conditions August 06, 2013	David Jamison, IV Advisor: Michele Marcolongo, Ph.D.
PhD Thesis Defense Piezoelectric Plate Sensor for In Situ Genetic Detection of Hepatitis B Virus in Serum without DNA Isolation and Amplification August 08, 2013	Mehmet Cagri Soylu Advisors: Wan Y. Shih, Ph.D., and Wei-Heng Shih, Ph.D.
Town Hall Meeting State of the Biomedical Technology Industry August 05, 2013	John Sheets, Ph.D. Senior Vice President Corporate Research Boston Scientific Corporation
Special Seminar Improving Performance and Function: The Biomechanics of Core Stability and Total Knee Arthroplasty August 15, 2013	Ajit Chaudhari, PhD, FACSM Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics Co-Director, Movement Analysis & Performance Program, OSU Sports Medicine Ohio State University
Master's Thesis Defense The Effects of Biomimetic Proteoglycans on Interstitial Flow-Induced Cancer Invasion August 26, 2013	Priyanka Pratod Kasbekar Advisor: Adrian C. Shieh, Ph.D.
Master's Thesis Defense Effects of Cocaine on HIV-1 with Regard to Histone Methylation and T-Cell Adhesion August 23, 2013	Jasmine Shirazi Advisor: Pooja Jain, Ph.D.
PhD Thesis Defense Quantifying L-selectin Mediated Blastocyst Implantation Mechanics Utilizing Novel Tissue Engineered Blastocysts and Endometrium August 27, 2013	Robert W. Yucha Advisor: Michele Marcolongo, Ph.D., PE
PhD Thesis Defense Development of Molecular Imaging Method for Intraoperative Breast Cancer Margin Assessment Using Aqueous-Quantum-Dots-Enabled Molecular Probe August 29, 2013	Giang Au Advisors: Wan Y. Shih, Ph.D., and Wei-Heng Shih, Ph.D.
Master's Thesis Defense Volumetric and Growth Changes Induced by Serial Casting Treatment of Congenital Clubfoot on Tarsal Bones September 03, 2013	Phitha Philip Advisor: Sorin Siegler, Ph.D.
Master's Thesis Defense The Design of a Novel 3D Micropatterned Tumor Microenvironment Model to Study the Intercellular Effects of Fibroblasts and Cancer Cells August 28, 2013	Christine M. Ho Advisor: Adrian C. Shieh, Ph.D.
PhD Research Proposal Transmembrane Cell Signaling by Targeted Ultrasound Contrast Agents in Cancer Therapy September 17, 2013	Lauren J. Jablonowski Advisor: Margaret Wheatley, Ph.D.
Master's Thesis Defense Cohort-Selective High-Gamma Rhythms Support Hierarchical Visual Processing During Word Recognition September 24, 2013	Shady El Damaty Advisor: Joshua Jacobs, Ph.D.
Special Seminar Neuronal Mechanotransduction Using Magnetic Tweezers and Microfluidic Compartmentalization September 23, 2013	Devrim Kilinc, Ph.D. Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow School of Chemistry and Chemical Biology University College Dublin
PhD Research Proposal The Effect of Substrate Stiffness on Endothelial Cell Collective Migration for Angiogenesis October 09, 2013	Adam C. Canver Advisor: Alisa Morss Clyne, Ph.D.
Seminar Introduction to Faculty and University Resources September 27, 2013	Ken Bohrer, Drexel University Graduate Co-op Coordinator and Career Counselor Steinbright Career Development Center Jay Bhatt, Drexel University Liaison Librarian, Engineering Drexel University Libraries Kambiz Pourrezaei, PhD Professor, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science & Health Systems
Seminar Biomedical Ethics and Scientific Integrity October 04, 2013	Panelists: Jay Bhatt, Liaison Librarian, Engineering Drexel University Libraries John Domzalsky, Research Professor School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems Andres Kriete, Associate Director for Graduate Studies and Academic Operations School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems Don McEachron, Teaching Professor and Coordinator of Academic Assessment and Quality Improvement School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems Moderator: Banu Onaral, H.H. Sun Professor and Director School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems
Special Seminar The Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization Program October 07, 2013	Paula Sorrell Managing Director for Entrepreneurship & Innovation Initiatives, Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC)
Seminar Nuclear Biomechanics and Cellular Phenotype October 11, 2013	Kris Noel Dahl Associate Professor Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University
Seminar Nanoparticle-Based Systems for Imaging of Immune Cell Activation in CNS Disorders October 18, 2013	Sara Eyal, PhD Senior Lecturer Institute of Drug Research The School of Pharmacy Faculty of Medicine The Hebrew University
Special Seminar Bridging Biomedical Engineering and Rehabilitation Science: A Pathway to Progress October 24, 2013	Mukul C. Talaty, PhD MossRehab Hospital Biomechanics, Gait and Motion Analysis Laboratory
Seminar Remodeling of Chronic Bacterial Infectious Paradigms Demands New Approaches to Diagnosis, Treatment, and Biomedical Implant Design October 25, 2013	Garth D. Ehrlich, PhD Professor of Microbiology and Immunology Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Executive Director: Center for Advanced Microbial Processing (CAMP) Institute of Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease Center for Genomic Sciences Institute of Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease Genomics Core Facility Clinical and Translational Research Institute Drexel College of Medicine
Seminar Does Chronic Brainstem Injury Alter Neurological Response to the Environment? November 01, 2013	Fraser Cummins Henderson Sr., MD Director, The Metropolitan Neurosurgery Group LLC Chevy Chase, MD
Special Seminar Advancing Tools, Methods, and Metrics for Developing Individualized Rehabilitation and Healthcare October 31, 2013	Cali M. Fidopiastis, PhD Assistant Professor School of Health Professions University of Alabama, Birmingham
Seminar Whitaker International Fellowship Program in Biomedical Engineering November 08, 2013	Cindy Schaarschmidt, MA Assistant Director Drexel Fellowships Office Kara Spiller, PhD, Assistant Professor School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems Josa Hanzlik, PhD Candidate School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems Claudia Gutierrez, BS/MS Candidate School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems
Seminar Can Articular Cartilage Be Regenerated by Engineering a Healing Response? November 15, 2013	Wendy S. Vanden Berg-Foels, PhD Research Assistant Professor Clemson-Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Bioengineering Program Department of Craniofacial Biology
Master's Thesis Defense High and Low Frequency Subharmonic Imaging of Angiogenesis in a Murine Breast Cancer Model November 19, 2013	Manasi Naresh Dahibawkar Advisors: Flemming Forsberg, PhD, and Peter Lewin, PhD
PhD Thesis Defense A Systems Biology Approach to Identify Molecular Determinants of Resistance in Breast Cancer November 19, 2013	Rochelle Nasto Advisors: Louis Weiner, MD; Erica Golemis, PhD; and Uri Hershberg, PhD
Seminar Cannabinoid Modulation of Noradrenergic Circuitry: Modulating the Modulators November 22, 2013	Elisabeth Van Bockstaele, PhD Founding Dean Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies Drexel University College of Medicine
Seminar Nano and Micro Aspects of Cell and Tissue Mechanics December 06, 2013	Delphine Dean, PhD Associate Professor Department of Bioengineering Clemson University
Special Seminar Context Specific Feedback Integration: A Key to Understanding Spinal Motor Organization December 05, 2013	Arun Ramakrishnan, PhD Post Doctoral Researcher, Anatomy Control, Drexel University College Of Medicine Adjunct, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science & Health Systems
Special Seminar The Mechanical Response of DNA: Twisting the Molecule December 04, 2013	David Argudo, PhD Post Doctoral Researcher Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics University of Pennsylvania
Master's Thesis Defense Anti-bacterial, Anti-inflammatory, and Anti-adhesive Coatings for Urinary Catheters December 11, 2013	Ce Zhou Advisor: Yinghui Zhong, PhD
PhD Research Proposal Nanocrystal- and Drug-loaded Ultrasound Contrast Agents and their Biomedical Applications December 12, 2013	Nutte Tarn Teraphongphom Advisor: Margaret A. Wheatley, Ph.D.
PhD Thesis Defense Effects of Therapeutic Interventions on the Organization of the Rat Sensorimotor Cortex After a Complete Spinal Transection as an Adult December 20, 2013	Patrick Ganzer Advisors: Karen Moxon, Ph.D., and Jed Shumsky, Ph.D.
PhD Thesis Defense ZnO Nanoparticle Immunotoxicity December 20, 2013	Brandon Johnson Advisors: Margaret A. Wheatley, Ph.D., and Peter D. Katsikis M.D., Ph.D.
Master's Thesis Defense Self-Assembled Doxorubicin-Dextran Sulfate Complex in Hydrogel as Delivery System for Chemotherapy Following Breast Tumor Removal December 20, 2013	Xiaoyun Niu Advisor: Yinghui Zhong, Ph.D.
PhD Research Proposal In Vivo Imaging of Breast Tumors and Depth Profiling of Model Breast and Skin Tumors Using Array Piezoelectric Fingers (PEFs) January 08, 2014	Xin Xu Advisors: Wan Y. Shih, Ph.D., and Wei-Heng Shih, Ph.D.
Seminar Enhancing Interactive Systems with Real-time Brain Input January 10, 2014	Erin Solovey, PhD Assistant Professor The College of Computer & Informatics Drexel University
Master's Thesis Defense MSX1 Reprograms Melanocytes into Neural Crest-Like Stem Cells and Promotes Melanoma Progression January 16, 2014	Joshua Wang Advisors: Meenhard Herlyn, D.V.M., D.Sc., and Adrian Shieh, Ph.D.
Seminar The Parabrachial Nucleus and Cellular Mechanisms for Eating for Pleasure: Opioids, Cannabinoids, G-protein Coupling and Munchies in Rats January 17, 2014	Kenny J. Simansky, PhD Vice Dean for Research Professor of Pharmacology Department of Pharmacology and Physiology Drexel University College of Medicine
PhD Thesis Defense Speckle Detection in Ultrasonic Images Using Unsupervised Clustering Techniques January 23, 2014	Arezou Akbarian Advisors: Emad Boctor, Ph.D., and Andres Kriete, Ph.D.
Seminar Robotics and Advanced Ultrasound Imaging in Interventional Medicine January 24, 2014	Emad M. Boctor, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Departments of Radiology, Computer Science, and Electrical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University
PhD Thesis Defense Mechanisms Axonal Pathology in the Context of Traumatic Brain Injury January 07, 2014	Raha M. Dastgheyb Advisor: Kenneth A. Barbee, Ph.D.
PhD Thesis Defense Mechanisms of Axonal Pathology in the Context of Traumatic Brain Injury January 07, 2014	Raha M. Dastgheyb Advisor: Kenneth A. Barbee, Ph.D.
PhD Research Proposal Mechanisms of Axonal Pathology in the Context of Traumatic Brain Injury February 07, 2014	Raha M. Dastgheyb Advisor: Kenneth A. Barbee, Ph.D.
Seminar Novel Treatment Strategies for Patients with Acquired and Congenital Heart Disease: Mechanical Circulatory Assistance January 31, 2014	Amy Throckmorton, PhD Associate Professor and Director of the BioCirc Research Laboratory School of Biomedical Engineering, Science & Health Systems Drexel University
Seminar Synthetic Antibodies The Emerging Field of 'Aptamers' in Diagnostics and Drug Discovery February 07, 2014	G. Thomas Caltagirone, PhD President & CEO Aptagen, LLC
PhD Thesis Defense Synthesis and Characterization of Aqueous Cu₂ZnSnS₄ Nanoparticles for Antimicrobial Applications March 10, 2014	Kannaporn Pooput Advisors: Wan Y. Shih, Ph.D., and Wei-Heng Shih, Ph.D.
Seminar Supporting Fast-Response Medical Teams through Interactive Information Displays February 14, 2014	Aleksandra Sarcevic, PhD Assistant Professor College of Computing and Informatics Drexel University
PhD Research Proposal Retrieval Analysis and Modeling of Porous Orthopaedic Implants February 27, 2014	Josa Hanzlik Advisors: Steven Kurtz, Ph.D., and Sri Balasubramanian, Ph.D.
Seminar Global Innovation in Healthcare Driven by Students and Communities Worldwide February 21, 2014	Dhairya Pujara Founder and CEO Ycenter Philadelphia, PA
Seminar A Career in Translation: From Dynamics, to Diagnostics, to Devices February 28, 2014	Christopher M. Strohsahl, Ph.D. Drummond Scientific, Inc.
Master's Thesis Defense Indirect Plasma Sterilization of Ultrasound Contrast Agent March 07, 2014	Lorenzo Albala Advisors: Margaret Wheatley, PhD, and Suresh Joshi, MD, MSc, PhD
Seminar Using the Natural Resistance of Neuronal Subpopulations to Identify Therapeutic Targets in Neurodegenerative Disease March 07, 2014	Krista Spiller, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow University of Pennsylvania
Seminar Engineering Touch: From Haptic Science to New Technologies March 14, 2014	Yon Visell, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Drexel University RE Touch Lab
Seminar Drug Delivery and Therapeutic Biomaterials in Neural, Cancer and Cardiovascular Applications April 04, 2014	Yinghui Zhong, PhD Assistant Professor School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems Drexel University
PhD Thesis Defense Inactivation of airborne bacteria by Direct Exposure to Non-thermal Plasma: Involvement of Reactive Oxygen Species April 18, 2014	Nachiket D. Vaze Advisors: Suresh Joshi, MD, PhD; and Kambiz Pourrezaei, PhD
PhD Thesis Defense Optical Assessment of Vascular Disease Progression and Treatment April 18, 2014	Joshua A. Samuels Advisors: Peter A. Lewin, Ph.D, and Leonid Zubkov, D.Sc.
Seminar Platelet-inspired Biomedical Technologies April 11, 2014	Anirban Sen Gupta, PhD Assistant Professor Case Western Reserve University Department of Biomedical Engineering
Seminar Electronics for Brain-inspired Computing and Probing Neural Circuits April 18, 2014	Duygu Kuzum, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher School of Engineering and Applied Science Department of Bioengineering University of Pennsylvania
Master's Thesis Defense Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Effects on Endothelial Cell Adhesion Strength and Traction Force on Substrates of Varied Stiffness May 09, 2014	Isabel Buckner Advisor: Alisa Morss Clyne, PhD
Seminar Non-Thermal Plasma Application in Control of Infection and Biofilm April 25, 2014	Suresh Joshi, MD, MSc, PhD. Director, Center for Surgical Infections Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Surgery, and School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University
PhD Thesis Defense Irreversible Breakdown of HIV-1 by Peptide Triazole Thiols and Multivalent Gold Nanoparticle Conjugates May 22, 2014	Arangassery Rosemary Bastian Advisors: Irwin Chaiken, PhD, and Adrian Shieh, PhD
Special Seminar Electronics for Brain-inspired Computing and Probing Neural Circuits May 01, 2014	Duygu Kuzum, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher School of Engineering and Applied Science Department of Bioengineering University of Pennsylvania
Seminar Digital Design, 3D Printing, and Advanced Manufacturing Technologies and Services @ NextFab Studio May 02, 2014	Evan Malone, PhD President NextFab Studio Philadelphia PA
PhD Research Proposal Addiction, Mental Health and Infectious Disease: Understanding their interplay in Human Populations May 08, 2014	Latifa Jackson Advisor: Aydin Tozeren, PhD
Seminar Cognitive Antennas for Biomedical Smart Textile Systems May 09, 2014	Kapil R. Dandekar, PhD Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Affiliated Faculty Member, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems Associate Dean of Research, College of Engineering Drexel University
Master's Thesis Defense Performance Leakage for Biospan-Covered Electrospun Vascular Stents in a Pulsatile Flow Bioreactor May 16, 2014	Patrick R. Thompson Advisor: Peter I. Lelkes, PhD
PhD Thesis Defense Targeting Guanylyl Cyclase-C: Colon Cancer Metastasis Diagnostic Signal Amplification and Subcellular Delivery of Immunotoxin Therapeutic May 23, 2014	Glen P. Marszalowicz Advisors: Kambiz Pourrezaei, PhD, and Scott A. Waldman, MD, PhD
Seminar Vasomotive Component in Resting State fMRI May 16, 2014	Sridhar Kannurpatti, PhD Assistant Professor of Radiology RUTGERS-New Jersey Medical School
PhD Research Proposal Using Machine Learning Methods to Classify Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) Signal in Response to Painful Stimuli May 21, 2014	Ahmad Pourshoghi Advisors: Kambiz Pourrezaei, PhD, and Issa Zakeri, PhD
Special Seminar The Fourth Phase of Water: Beyond Solid, Liquid, and Vapor May 30, 2014	Gerald H. Pollack, PhD Professor of Bioengineering University of Washington, Seattle
PhD Thesis Defense Addiction, Mental Health and Infectious Disease: A Complex of Genetic Interactions July 25, 2014	Latifa Jackson Advisor: Aydin Tozeren, PhD
Master's Thesis Defense Identification of dTip60 Binding Partners by Bioinformatic Analysis of ChIP-Seq Data May 29, 2014	Rona Wilf Advisor: Ahmet Sacan, PhD
PhD Thesis Defense Lumbar Spinal Interneuron Activity as it Relates to Rhythmic Motor Output in the Spinal, Air-Stepping Cat May 30, 2014	Chantal McMahon Advisors: Michel Lemay, PhD, and Joshua Jacobs, PhD
PhD Research Proposal Studies on Non-thermal Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma-treated Phosphate-Buffered Saline Solution May 30, 2014	Adam D. Yost Advisors: Suresh G. Joshi, MD, PhD, and Yinghui Zhong, PhD
PhD Research Proposal Psoriasis and Skin Disorders: A Study of Trascriptome and Microbiom May 29, 2014	Ceylan Tanes Advisor: Aydin Tozeren, PhD
Master's Thesis Defense The Development of Polysaccharide-based Nanoparticles for the Prevention of Foam Cell Formation during Atherosclerosis June 04, 2014	Kiran Ghandikota Murthy Advisor: Yinghui Zhong, PhD
Seminar Targeting Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) as a Therapy for Central Nervous System (CNS) Disorders May 30, 2014	John Bethea, PhD Department Head, Professor Department of Biology College of Arts and Sciences Drexel University
PhD Thesis Defense Changes in Neuronal Firing and Synchrony Precede Recruitment of Mesial Temporal Networks into Generalizing Seizures June 11, 2014	Amrit Misra Advisor: Karen Moxon, PhD
PhD Research Proposal Protein Functional Sites Predicted by Surface Dimension Reduction June 10, 2014	Heng Yang Advisor: Ahmet Sacan, PhD
Master's Thesis Defense Comparing Subharmonic Imaging and Immunohistochemical Markers of Angiogenesis June 12, 2014	Aditi Gupta Advisors: Flemming Forsberg, PhD, and Peter Lewin, PhD
PhD Thesis Defense A Study of the Effects of Membrane Modification on the Acoustic Susceptibility of Liposomes for Applications in Tunable Controlled Drug Delivery June 18, 2014	An Nguyen Advisors: Peter A. Lewin, PhD, and Steven Wrenn, PhD
PhD Research Proposal Analysis of Gene Expression Data by Stepwise Multiple Linear Regression June 17, 2014	Yiqian Zhou Advisor: Ahmet Sacan, PhD
PhD Research Proposal Evolution-aware Protein Structure Comparison and Applications in Protein-Protein Interaction Prediction June 18, 2014	Chunyu Zhao Advisor: Ahmet Sacan
PhD Research Proposal How Do Germline V Genes Modulate the Potential to Change upon Mutation of B Cell Receptors? A Model of Cross Talk between Mutation and Selection June 16, 2014	Jasmine Saini Advisor: Uri Hershberg, PhD
Special Seminar Plasma Technology Prospects for Biomedical Applications and Nanotechnology June 27, 2014	Dilek Cokeliler, PhD Associate Professor Department of Biomedical Engineering Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey and Post Doctoral Researcher Biological Systems Engineering University of Wisconsin Madison, USA
PhD Thesis Defense The Role of Interstitial Fluid Flow in HER2 Positive Breast Cancer July 28, 2014	Alimatou M. Tchafa, MS Advisor: Adrian Shieh, PhD
Master's Thesis Defense Design and Validation of a Mathematical Model to Describe Macrophage Dynamics in Wound Healing August 14, 2014	Tony Yu Advisor: Kara Spiller, PhD
PhD Thesis Defense The Role of microRNAs in Pain August 22, 2014	Rehman Qureshi Advisor: Ahmet Sacan, PhD
PhD Thesis Defense Non-thermal Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) Treated Phosphate Buffer Saline (PBS): Mechanisms of Bacterial Inactivation and Cellular Toxicity August 27, 2014	Adam D. Yost Advisors: Suresh G. Joshi, MD, PhD, and Ahmet Sacan, PhD
Master's Thesis Defense Three-Dimensional Kinematic and Surface Interaction Analysis of a Novel Total Ankle Replacement Surface Design Using a Numerical Model of the Hindfoot August 20, 2014	Wagdi Mankarious Advisor: Sorin Siegler, PhD
PhD Research Proposal Modulation and Use of the Medial Plantar Nerve Reflex in the Treadmill-Locomoting and Air-Stepping Spinal Cat August 27, 2014	David Kowalski Advisor: Michel Lemay, PhD
Master's Thesis Defense Strategies to Enhance Drug Loading and Functionality in Polymeric Ultrasound Contrast Agents September 02, 2014	Mi Thant Mon Soe Advisor: Margaret Wheatley, PhD
Master's Thesis Defense Age- and Subject-specific Finite Element Modeling of the Adolescent Thoracic Spine for Scoliosis Research September 03, 2014	Prasannaah Hadagali Advisor: Sriram Balasubramanian, PhD
Master's Thesis Defense The Use of MATLAB® to Develop a Protein Adsorption Prediction Tool for Covering Nanoparticles with PEG September 24, 2014	Asavari Mehta Advisor: Margaret A. Wheatley, PhD
Seminar Digital Fabrication of Textile and Garment Devices September 26, 2014	Genevieve Dion Assistant Professor, Fashion Design Westphal College of Media Arts and Design Director, Shima Seiki Haute Technology Lab at ExCITe Center Drexel University
PhD Thesis Defense Representation of Sensorimotor Information in the Rat Hindlimb Cortex After a Complete Spinal Cord Injury September 30, 2014	Anitha Manohar Advisor: Karen Moxon, PhD
Seminar Systems Biology of Cellular Response and Resistance to Targeted Cancer Therapies October 03, 2014	Anil Korkut, PhD Postdoctoral Research Fellow Computational Biology Center Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
PhD Research Proposal Search and Meta-Analysis of Gene Expression Data, with Applications in Infectious Disease October 10, 2014	Francis Bell Advisor: Ahmet Sacan, PhD
Seminar Cutting HIV Down to Size October 10, 2014	Will Dampier, PhD Research Assistant Professor Drexel University College of Medicine Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Seminar Analyzing Immune Cell Repertoires, From Single Cells to Clonotypes to the Whole System October 17, 2014	Uri Hershberg, PhD Assistant Professor School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems Department of Immunology and Microbiology, College of Medicine Drexel University
PhD Thesis Defense Addiction, Mental Health, and Infectious Disease: Understanding Their interplay in Human Populations October 23, 2014	Latifa Jackson Advisor: Aydin Tozeren, PhD
Seminar Policies and Fellowships October 24, 2014	Fred Allen, PhD, Associate Teaching Professor and Associate Director for Undergraduate Education, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems Jay Bhatt, MS, Liaison Librarian for Engineering, Hagerty Library, Drexel University Rona Buchalter, PhD, Director, Drexel Fellowships Office Andres Kriete, PhD, Associate Director for Graduate Studies and Academic Operations, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems Donald L. McEachron, PhD, Teaching Professor and Coordinator of Academic Assessment and Quality Improvement, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems Stephen Rupprecht, MA, Assistant Dean, Student Conduct and Community Standards
PhD Thesis Defense Neuronal Dynamics in Epilepsy October 29, 2014	Suganya Karunakaran Advisor: Karen Moxon, PhD
Seminar Cartilage Degeneration and Repair: Understanding Mechanisms, Potential Therapeutics and Targeted Tissue Drug Delivery October 31, 2014	Alan J. Grodzinsky, PhD Director, Center for Biomedical Engineering Professor of Biological, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) http://web.mit.edu/continuum/www/
Seminar New Directions for Healthcare Technology and Their Impact on the Biomedical and Clinical Engineering Professions November 07, 2014	James P. Keller, Jr., M.S. Vice President Health Technology Evaluation and Safety ECRI Institute Headquarters
Seminar Engineering and Devices in Urology November 14, 2014	Jairam R. Eswara, MD Director of Urologic Trauma and Reconstruction Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA
PhD Thesis Defense Mechanisms of Axonal Pathology in the Context of Traumatic Brain Injury November 21, 2014	Raha Dastgheyb Advisor: Ken Barbee, PhD
PhD Research Proposal Quantifying the Diversity of the Lymphocyte Receptor Repertoire November 25, 2014	Gregory W. Schwartz Advisor: Uri Hershberg, PhD
Seminar Brain Plasticity in High Definition November 21, 2014	Arko Ghosh, PhD Institute of Neuroinformatics University of Zurich / ETH Zurich Switzerland
Master's Thesis Defense NeuroHub: Portable and Scalable Time Synchronization Instrument for Brain-Computer Interface and Functional Neuroimaging Research December 01, 2014	Nicholas V. Grzeczkowski Advisor: Hasan Ayaz, PhD
Master's Thesis Defense Analysis of the Hip Morphological Parameters and Comparison of Interference Patterns between Normal and Femoral Acetabular Impingement Patients November 26, 2014	Charanya Chandrasekaran Sorin Siegler, PhD
Joint ECE-Biomed Seminar Building Models of Cell Differentiation and Perturbation Directly from Microscope Images December 05, 2014	Robert F. Murphy, PhD Ray and Stephanie Lane Professor of Computational Biology Director, Ray and Stephanie Lane Center for Computational Biology Carnegie Mellon University
PhD Thesis Defense Germline Sequence Analysis of Codon Bias and Somatic Mutational Diversity in Variable (V) Genes in the Immune Repertoire: Models for Cross Talk Between Mutation and Selection December 09, 2014	Jasmine Saini Advisor: Uri Hershberg, PhD
PhD Research Proposal Development and Characterization of a Novel Metal Ion Binding-Mediated Drug Delivery Mechanism for Biomedical Applications January 08, 2015	Zhiling Zhang Advisor: Yinghui Zhong, PhD
Seminar Metabolic Mapping and Perspective Applications January 09, 2015	Zulfiya Orynbayeva, PhD Research Assistant Professor Department of Surgery Drexel University College of Medicine
Seminar Text-mining Social Media to Study Mental and Physical Health January 16, 2015	Lyle Ungar, PhD Professor, Computer and Information Science University of Pennsylvania
Seminar The Smart Neuro ICU: Benefits and Challenges January 23, 2015	Dick Moberg President Moberg Research, Inc.
Special Seminar An Engineer's Approach to Genomic Research January 29, 2015	Ming Xiao, PhD Research Professor School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems Drexel University
Seminar Harnessing Social Media for Healthcare Informatics January 30, 2015	Christopher Yang, PhD Associate Professor College of Computing and Informatics Drexel University
Special Seminar Leaping a Hurdle in Gene Editing Using Electrospun Nanofiber Membranes February 05, 2015	Dula Man, PhD Assistant Professor of Chemistry Delaware State University
Seminar Spinal Cord Injury 2015: A Spine Surgeon's Perspective February 06, 2015	Ravi K. Ponnappan, MD Clinical Associate Professor Department of Orthopaedic Surgery - Spine Drexel University College of Medicine
PhD Research Proposal Target Generation Pipeline for Disease Subtypes in Personalized Medicine February 18, 2015	Pichai Raman Advisor: Aydin Tozeren, PhD
Seminar Aerodynamic Principles Applied to Coronary Stent Design February 13, 2015	Juan M. Jimenez, PhD Research Associate Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania
PhD Research Proposal Tissue Damage Characterization Using Non-invasive Optical Modalities February 24, 2015	David Diaz Advisors: Peter A. Lewin, PhD, and Leonid Zubkov, DSc
Special Seminar Re-engineering a Prion Disaggregase, Hsp104, to Counter Protein Misfolding Implicated in Neurodegenerative Disease February 19, 2015	Meredith Jackrel, PhD Post-doctoral Researcher Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics University of Pennsylvania
Seminar Gait Biomechanics and Injury in Runners: From Lab to Rehab February 20, 2015	Clare E. Milner, PhD, FACSM Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences College of Nursing and Health Professions Drexel University
Seminar Optogenetic Tools for Controlling Biological Circuits February 27, 2015	Brian Y. Chow, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Bioengineering University of Pennsylvania
Special Seminar Using Neuroengineering to Investigate Sensorimotor Transformations February 24, 2015	Catherine von Reyn, PhD Postdoctoral Associate Janelia Research Campus University of Pennsylvania
PhD Research Proposal Quantification of Normative Pediatric Thoracolumbar Spine and Rib Cage Growth and Evaluation of the Morphological Variance in Skeletally Normal Children and Those Affected by AIS March 05, 2015	James Peters Advisor: Sriram Balasubramanian, PhD
Master's Thesis Defense Treatment of Chronic Diabetic and Venous Ulcers Using Safe, Low Frequency (20kHz) and Low Pressure Amplitude (55kPa) Ultrasound March 18, 2015	Sumati G. Nadkarni Advisor: Peter A. Lewin, PhD
PhD Thesis Defense Nitric Oxide as a Regulator of Blood Flow in the Microcirculation: A Computational Analysis March 10, 2015	Patrick Kirby Advisor: Dov Jaron, PhD
Seminar Cyber-Enabled Bionic Organisms for Environmental Sensing and Search-and-Rescue March 13, 2015	Alper Bozkurt, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering North Carolina State University.
PhD Research Proposal Population-level Dynamics of Rat Hindlimb Sensorimotor Cortex Cells During Bipedal Obstacle Avoidance March 18, 2015	Marissa Powers Advisor: Karen Moxon, PhD
PhD Thesis Defense Pediatric and Young Adult Biomechanical Response to Far-Side Oblique and Lateral Low-Speed Impacts April 08, 2015	Emily Ann Mathews Advisor: Sriram Balasubramanian, PhD
Seminar Harnessing the Inflammatory Response for Tissue Regeneration April 03, 2015	Kara Spiller, PhD Assistant Professor School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems Drexel University
PhD Research Proposal Development of Solid-State Micro / Nanopore Sensors for Multi-Analyte Detection April 13, 2015	Gaurav Goyal Advisors: Min Jun Kim, PhD, and Ming Xiao, PhD
Seminar Interactions Between Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Derived Cardiomyocytes and Polarized Macrophages April 10, 2015	Donald O. Freytes, PhD Principal Investigator The New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute
Seminar Substrate Mechanics in Tissue Engineering Endothelialization and Subsequent Inflammatory Response April 17, 2015	Rebecca Lownes Urbano PhD Candidate Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics Department Drexel University
PhD Research Proposal Interplay of Selective Pressures on HIV-1 Tat and How Genetic Variation Impacts NeuroAIDS April 17, 2015	Gregory Antell Advisors: Brian Wigdahl, PhD, and Uri Hershberg, PhD
PhD Research Proposal Functional Role of Neuron Adaptation in Encoding Context Information about Paired-pulse Stimulus in the Rat Whisker Thalamus April 27, 2015	Chen Liu Advisor: Karen Moxon, PhD
Seminar Endothelialization for Regenerative Medicine April 24, 2015	Jillian Tengood Hillman, PhD Post-doctoral Researcher Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute
PhD Thesis Defense Environment and Microbial Communities: Interactions, Influence, and Analysis April 27, 2015	Erin Reichenberger Advisor: Uri Hershberg, PhD
Seminar MicroCT-based Bone Dynamic Imaging and Biomechanical Modeling May 01, 2015	X. Sherry Liu, PhD Assistant Professor McKay Orthopaedic Research Lab University of Pennsylvania
PhD Thesis Defense Retrieval Analysis and Finite Element Modeling of Orthopaedic Porous-Coated Implants May 04, 2015	Josa Hanzlik Advisor: Steven Kurtz, PhD
Seminar Prevention and Treatment of Post-traumatic Osteoarthritis May 08, 2015	X. Lucas Lu, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Delaware
Master's Thesis Defense Extending the Glue Visualization Tool with Biological Data Types May 18, 2015	Alex Koszycki Advisor: Will Dampier, PhD
Seminar Microstructure and Mechanical Behavior of Bone Tissue May 15, 2015	Eve Donnelly, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Materials Science and Engineering Cornell University
Master's Thesis Defense In Vitro and Ex Vivo Substrate Stiffness Effects on Endothelial Monolayer Permeability in Response to TNF-α May 21, 2015	Christina M. Furia Advisor: Alisa Morss Clyne, PhD
PhD Thesis Defense Impact of Envelope Cholesterol and Spike GP41 on Cell-Independent Lytic Inactivation of HIV-1 by Peptide Triazole Thiols May 27, 2015	R. Venkat Kalyana Sundaram Advisors: Irwin Chaiken, PhD, and Adrian Shieh, PhD
Master's Thesis Defense Determining HIV-1 Quasispecies Genomic Variability to Optimize gRNA Excision Using the CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Editing System May 19, 2015	Matthew DeSimone Advisor: Will Dampier, PhD
Master's Thesis Defense Augmentation of a Knit Structure with Increased Suture Retention and Poly Glycerol Sebacate Coating for Rotator Cuff Repair Graft Applications May 28, 2015	Kayla Wroblesky Advisors: Jeremy Harris, PhD, and Kara Spiller, PhD
Master's Thesis Defense Conversion of Murine Embryonic Stem Cells to Neural Precursor Cells, Astrocytes and Neurons by Differentiation and Corticogenesis and Its Characterization June 01, 2015	Hansini Upadhyay Advisors: Jennifer E. Phillips-Cremins, PhD, and Kara Spiller, PhD
Seminar Nanomechanics of Murine Synovial Joint Tissues: A Novel Interdisciplinary Approach to Uncover the Pathogenesis of Osteoarthritis May 29, 2015	Lin Han, PhD Assistant Professor School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems Drexel University
Master's Thesis Defense Development of Ultrasound-Triggered Antibiotic Release Clip to Prevent Spinal Fusion Infection June 01, 2015	Alex Sevit Advisor: Steven Kurtz, PhD
PhD Thesis Defense Design and Optimization of Flextensional Piezoelectric Transducer for Development of Light Weight Wearable Therapeutic Ultrasound Patch May 28, 2015	Youhan Sunny Peter A. Lewin, PhD
PhD Thesis Defense Interaction of Non-Thermal, Non-Cavitational 20-100 KHz Ultrasound and Biological Tissue: Modeling, Experimental Validation, and Clinical Implications May 28, 2015	Christopher R. Bawiec Advisor: Peter A. Lewin, PhD
Master's Thesis Defense Micro-grooved Surface Topography Does Not Influence Fretting Corrosion of Tapers in THA: Classification and Retrieval Analysis June 03, 2015	Christina Marie Arnholt Dr. Steven Kurtz, PhD
PhD Thesis Defense Development and Characterization of a Novel Metal Ion Binding-Mediated Drug Delivery Mechanism for Biomedical Applications June 03, 2015	Zhiling Zhang Advisor: Yinghui Zhong, PhD
PhD Thesis Defense Subharmonic Aided Pressure Estimation for Monitoring Interstitial Fluid Pressure in Tumors June 10, 2015	Valgerdur G. Halldorsdottir Advisors: Flemming Forsberg, PhD, and Peter Lewin, PhD
PhD Research Proposal Total Disc Replacement: From Wear Debris to Neuropathic Pain June 08, 2015	Sai Y. Veruva Advisors: Steven M. Kurtz, PhD, and Marla J. Steinbeck, PhD
PhD Thesis Defense Inference of Gene Regulation from Expression Datasets June 05, 2015	Yiqian Zhou Advisor: Ahmet Sacan, PhD
PhD Thesis Defense Psoriasis: A Study of the Skin Transcriptome and Microbiome June 09, 2015	Ceylan Tanes Advisor: Aydin Tozeren, PhD
PhD Thesis Defense Neural Mechanisms of Spatial Navigation and Memory June 18, 2015	Jonathan F. Miller Advisor: Joshua Jacobs, PhD
Master's Thesis Defense Parametric Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound Evaluation of Transarterial Chemoembolization June 11, 2015	Minakshi Mohanty Advisors: Flemming Forsberg, PhD, and Peter Lewin, PhD
PhD Thesis Defense Protein Surface Analysis by Dimension Reduction with Applications in Functional Annotation and Drug Target Prediction June 19, 2015	Heng (Daisy) Yang Advisor: Ahmet Sacan, PhD
PhD Thesis Defense Mechanotransduction of Substrate Stiffness in Endothelial Cell Collective Migration June 23, 2015	Adam C. Canver Advisors: Alisa Morss Clyne, PhD, and Ken Barbee, PhD
PhD Thesis Defense A Study of Microbial Diversity Using Comparative Genomics and Comparative Metagenomics Methods July 30, 2015	Yemin Lan Advisors: Andres Kriete, PhD, and Gail Rosen, PhD
PhD Thesis Defense The Role of Fiber Bundle and Membrane Subunits in Aortic Valve Function July 28, 2015	Christopher A. Rock Advisors: Lin Han, PhD, and Todd C. Doehring, PhD
PhD Research Proposal Spinal Cord Motor Neuron-Biocompatible Electrospun Nanofibrous Mats July 29, 2015	Reva Street Advisors: Caroline Schauer, PhD, and Ken Barbee, PhD
PhD Thesis Defense Population-Level Dynamics of Rat Hindlimb Sensorimotor Cortex Cells During Bipedal Obstacle Avoidance August 24, 2015	Marissa E. Powers Advisor: Karen A. Moxon
PhD Research Proposal Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy in Multimodality Neuroimage Integration: EEG-fNIRS and fMRI-fNIRS August 20, 2015	Yichuan Liu Advisors: Hasan Ayaz, PhD, and Patricia A. Shewokis, PhD
PhD Research Proposal Computational Support for Medical Device Usability Analysis: A Formal Methods Approach September 29, 2015	Andrew J. Abbate Advisors: Amy L. Throckmorton, PhD, and Ellen J. Bass, PhD
PhD Thesis Defense Application of Machine Learning and Functional Data Analysis in Classification and Clustering of Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy Signal in Response to Noxious Stimuli September 21, 2015	Ahmad Pourshoghi Advisers: Kambiz Pourrezaei, PhD, and Issa Zakeri, PhD
Master's Thesis Defense New Continuous-Flow Total Artificial Heart for Use in Smaller Sized Adults and Pediatric Patients September 22, 2015	Carson Fox, MS Candidate Advisor: Amy L. Throckmorton, PhD
Master's Thesis Defense A System for Mechanically Testing in-situ Clavicular Fracture Fixation Devices September 30, 2015	Rebecca Wright Advisors: Joseph Sarver, PhD, and David Ebaugh, PhD
Seminar Introduction to Neuroengineering at Drexel October 02, 2015	Karen A. Moxon, PhD Professor and Associate Director for Research School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems Drexel University
Seminar Academic Conduct and Research Ethics October 09, 2015	Andres Kriete, PhD John Domzalski, MPH, JD Stacey Ake, PhD Jay Bhatt, MS Stephen Rupprecht, MA
Seminar Local Drug Delivery for Neural Repair October 16, 2015	Yinghui Zhong, PhD Assistant Professor School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems Drexel University
Seminar Clinical Applications of Brain-Computer Interfaces October 23, 2015	James Barrese, MD Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery Director of Functional Neurosurgery Program Drexel University College of Medicine
Seminar Applications of Improved Control and Sensory Feedback in Neuroprosthetics November 06, 2015	Patricia A. Shewokis, PhD Joint Faculty Professor School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems College of Nursing and Health Professions Drexel University
PhD Thesis Defense Content-based Search in Gene Expression Databases and a Meta-analysis of Host Responses to Infection November 20, 2015	Francis Bell Advisor: Ahmet Sacan, PhD
Seminar Organization of the Mammalian Locomotor CPG: Review of Computational Model and Circuit Architectures Based on Genetically Identified Spinal Interneurons November 13, 2015	Ilya Rybak, PhD Professor Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy Drexel University College of Medicine
Master's Thesis Defense Design and Evaluation of Collapsible Pitch-adjusting Impeller for Use in Mechanical Cavopulmonary Assist Device of Fontan Patients November 19, 2015	Jay Patel Advisor: Amy Throckmorton, PhD
PhD Thesis Defense Total Disc Replacement: Periprosthetic Wear Debris and Biological Responses January 15, 2016	Sai Y. Veruva Advisors: Steven M. Kurtz, PhD, and Marla J. Steinbeck, PhD
PhD Research Proposal Human Disease, Long Noncoding RNA, and Animal Models January 12, 2016	Debra Klopfenstein Advisor: Aydin Tozeren, PhD
Seminar Measuring Disease and Development in Live Cell and Tissue with 5-D Microscopy January 15, 2016	Andrew R. Cohen, PhD Associate Professor Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Drexel University
Seminar Activating the Nuclear Piston to Generate Intracellular Pressure During 3D Cancer Cell Migration January 29, 2016	Ryan Petrie, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Biology Drexel University
Seminar Design, Development and Evaluation of Innovative Fusion Augmenting Spinal Hardware February 19, 2016	Vijay K. Goel, PhD Distinguished University Professor Endowed Chair & McMaster-Gardner Professor of Orthopaedic Bioengineering Co-Director, Engineering Center for Orthopaedic Research Excellence (E-CORE) Departments of Bioengineering and Orthopaedic Surgery Colleges of Engineering and Medicine University of Toledo,
Seminar Hijacking the Spring-loaded Cell Entry Machine and Killing HIV-1 January 22, 2016	Irwin Chaiken PhD Professor Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Drexel University College of Medicine Philadelphia PA
PhD Research Proposal Mitochondrial DNA Variation and Cognition February 03, 2016	Ashley Azar Advisor: Christian Sell, PhD
Seminar Innovations in Neuroscience February 05, 2016	Erol Veznedaroglu, MD, FACS, FAANS, FAHA Director, Drexel Neurosciences Institute Robert A. Groff Chair in Neurosurgery College of Medicine Drexel University
PhD Thesis Defense Theranostic Nanoparticles and Drug Loaded Contrast Agents and Their Biomedical Applications February 02, 2016	Nutte Teraphongphom Advisor: Margaret Wheatley, PhD
PhD Research Proposal Failure Modality and Contact Mechanics of Soft Arthroplasty Materials for Knee Cartilage Replacement February 04, 2016	Mariya Tohfafarosh Advisor: Steven Kurtz, PhD
Seminar Quantifying Age- and Gender-specific Variations in the Pediatric Spine and Rib Cage Morphology to Develop Patient-Specific Computational Models for Scoliosis Treatment February 12, 2016	Sriram Balasubramanian, PhD Assistant Professor School of Biomedical Engineering, Science & Health Systems Drexel University
Seminar Development of Rabbit Model for Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome: Clinical Implications for Treatment February 26, 2016	Brian D. Snyder, MD, PhD Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Harvard Medical School Research Professor, Department of Bioengineering Boston University Director, Cerebral Palsy Clinic Boston Children's Hospital
Seminar Biomechanical Consequences of Cervical Sagittal Malalignment: A Novel Laboratory Model March 11, 2016	Avinash G. Patwardhan, PhD Director, Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Laboratory Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehab Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine
Seminar Microfabricated Medical Devices for Diagnostics and Advanced Biological and Cellular Manipulations: From Neural Probes to Electroporation April 01, 2016	Jeff Zahn, PhD Associate Professor Department of Biomedical Engineering Rutgers University The State University of New Jersey
Seminar A Love-Hate Relationship: FDA and Industry – Medical Device Pathway to Commercialization April 15, 2016	Sonna Patel-Raman, PhD President and COO NuPulse Incorporated
Seminar Challenges and Opportunities in Pediatric Mechanical Circulatory Support April 22, 2016	Joseph W. Rossano, M.D., M.S. Executive Director, The Cardiac Center Medical Director, Heart Failure and Transplantation Associate Professor of Pediatrics at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Seminar Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: Renal Failure, Heart Failure, and Monetary Failure May 13, 2016	Randy Stevens, MD Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgeon, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Drexel University College of Medicine
Seminar History and Development of Mechanical Circulatory Support May 27, 2016	Francisco A. Arabía, MD, MBA Co-Director, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Surgical Director, Mechanical Circulatory Support Program Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
PhD Research Proposal Investigation of Taper Design and Material Factors That Affect Corrosion at the Femoral Head-stem Junctions in Total Hip Arthroplasties February 22, 2016	Speaker: Sevi Kocagoz Advisor: Steven Kurtz, PhD
PhD Thesis Defense Tissue Damage Characterization Using Non-invasive Optical Modalities March 07, 2016	David Diaz Advisors: Peter Lewin, PhD, and Leonid Zubkov, PhD
PhD Thesis Defense Multi-scale Modeling of the Neural Control of Respiration March 17, 2016	Bartholomew Bacak Ilya A. Rybak, PhD
Master's Thesis Defense An Improved In Vitro Cell-Shearing Device for Applying Fluid Shear Stress Impulses on Cells March 17, 2016	Jingya Miao Advisor: Kenneth Barbee, PhD
Joint Seminar Minimally-invasive Modalities for Self-Healing and Biomedical Engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University March 31, 2016	Lisa X. Xu VP of Education Dean of Graduate School Dean of Zhiyuan College Director of Med-X Research Institute Shanghai Jiao Tong University
PhD Thesis Defense Contour Integration via Cortical Interactions in Visual Cortex April 05, 2016	Speaker: Xiajing Gong Advisor: Hualou Liang, PhD
PhD Research Proposal Characterization, Modeling and Treatment of Metabolic Stress Responses in Cellular Aging April 18, 2016	David Alfego Advisor: Andres Kriete, PhD
Special Seminar Nanoparticle Interfacing by Platelet-membrane Cloaking for Targeted Delivery with Enhance Efficacy April 20, 2016	Shu Chien, PhD Departments of Bioengineering and Medicine Institute of Engineering in Medicine University of California San Diego
PhD Thesis Defense Transmembrane Cell Signaling by Targeted Ultrasound Contrast Agents in Cancer Therapy May 25, 2016	Lauren Jablonowski Advisor: Margaret Wheatley, PhD
PhD Research Proposal Effect of Molecular and Cellular Blood Composition on the Kinetics of Clot Contraction May 09, 2016	Valerie Tutwiler Advisors: Kara Spiller, PhD, and John Weisel, PhD
PhD Research Proposal Elucidating the Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Shear Stress-Induced Nitric Oxide Production in Endothelial Cells May 06, 2016	Tenderano Muzorewa Advisor: Ken Barbee, PhD
Master's Thesis Defense Deconvolution of Heterogeneous Tissue Samples into Relative Presence of Macrophage Phenotype Based on Gene Expression May 12, 2016	Nicole Ferraro Advisor: Kara Spiller, PhD
PhD Research Proposal Investigating Neuroplasticity Associated with Brain Machine Interfaces and Spinal Cord Injury May 10, 2016	Nathaniel Bridges Advisor: Karen Moxon, PhD
PhD Research Proposal Elucidating the Effects of Interstitial Fluid Flow on Hepatocellular Carcinoma Invasion May 12, 2016	Arpit Shah Advisor: Adrian C. Shieh, PhD
PhD Research Proposal Functional Analysis of Transcriptional Response During Cutaneous Wound Healing May 16, 2016	Sina Nassiri Advisors: Kambiz Pourrezaei, PhD, and Issa Zakeri, PhD
Seminar Dynamic Imaging of a Patient-Specific Fontan Vessel Configuration with Mechanical Circulatory Support May 20, 2016	Steven G. Chopski, PhD Postdoctoral Research Fellow School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems Drexel University
PhD Thesis Defense Diversity Analysis of B Cell Receptors – Novel Tools for Repertoire Comparisons May 17, 2016	Gregory W. Schwartz Uri Hershberg, PhD
Master's Thesis Defense Effects of Chronic Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) Stimulation on the Response of Macrophages to Subsequent Stimuli May 31, 2016	Reham Garash Advisor: Kara Spiller, PhD
PhD Thesis Defense Electrodeformation in Solid State Nanopores and Its Application in Characterization of Nanoscale Vesicles and Viruses May 23, 2016	Armin Darvish Advisors: Min Jun Kim, PhD, and Ming Xiao, PhD
Master's Thesis Defense Dual-Axial Blood Pump Mechanical Circulatory Support for Fontan Patients May 25, 2016	Shravani Birewar Advisor: Amy Throckmorton, PhD
PhD Research Proposal The Autonomic Response to Noxious and Innocuous Stimuli as Measured by Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy May 24, 2016	Daryl Omire-Mayor Advisor: Kambiz Pourrezaei, PhD
PhD Research Proposal Novel Mechanisms of Calcium-Dependent NF-kappaB Activation in Lymphocytes May 26, 2016	Corbett T. Berry Advisors: Uri Hershberg, PhD, and Bruce Freedman, VMD, PhD
Master's Thesis Defense Tumor Microenvironment-Responsive Nanogel for Delivery of Interleukin-12 June 02, 2016	Dimitrios C. Arhontoulis Advisors: Hao Cheng, PhD, and Fred Allen, PhD