[CCoE Notice] BME Seminar Speakers

[Grayson, Audrey A]

Professor Yu-Ping Wang
Monday, February 16, 2015 from 12pm noon to 1pm
SEC 204

Title:  Multi-scale genomic and image data integration

Speaker:  Yu-Ping Wang, Department of Biomedical Engineering & Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Tulane University

Abstract: In this talk, I will present our recent efforts on the development of novel computational and statistical approaches such as sparse models for multi-scale and multi-modal genomic and image data analysis. I will show a variety of examples on the detection of genomic variations from next generation sequencing data, the correlation between genomic and image data, and the integration of genomic, imaging and biological knowledge for biomarker discovery. The models and methods that we developed have found successful applications to the diagnosis of mental disorders such as schizophrenia and the detection of genes associated with complex diseases (e.g., osteoporosis).

Professor M.R. Abidian
Friday, February 20, 2015 from 12pm noon to 1pm
SEC 204

Mohammad Reza Abidian is currently an Assistant Professor at Pennsylvania State University in the Departments of Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, and Chemical Engineering. He directs the laboratory Advanced Regenerative Biomaterials and Therapeutics for Neural Interfaces, which investigates at the interface of biomaterials and electronic devices to develop the next-generation of neural interfaces. His lab utilizes interdisciplinary approaches for development of low cost and high throughput medical devices and technologies for regenerative engineering, diagnosis, and treatment with an emphasis on neural interfaces and neurological diseases, in particular for neural recording and stimulation, neural tissue regeneration, drug delivery to brain tumor, and neurochemical sensing. Prof. Abidian has received many awards and honors including Materials Research Society Silver Award, the University of Michigan Rackham Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, College of Engineering Student Distinguished Achievement Award, and Plenary Speaker in 2nd and 3rd US-Turkey Advanced Study Institute on Healthcare Challenges, sponsored by the NSF in Antalya, Turkey. His research has been featured several times on the cover of frontier journals including Advanced Materials and Advanced Functional Materials, and Advanced Healthcare Materials. Prof. Abidian received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic) and his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from University of Michigan. He completed his postdoctoral training in the Center for Neural Communication Technology and Plastic Surgery Department at the University of Michigan.



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