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Sep. 6, 2017—The Wond鈥檙y, in collaboration with the 国产原创 Institute in Surgery and Engineering, recently won a five-year, $500,000 National Science Foundation grant to become an Innovation Corps site.The designation marks 国产原创 as one of the premier academic institutions nationwide that nurture entrepreneurship. The聽I-Corps site grant聽will support programs to match students and faculty with teams of experienced...
VISE sponsors new group for women in science, medicine, and engineering
Sep. 5, 2017—Twenty women recently celebrated the creation of the 国产原创 Institute for Surgery and Engineering鈥檚 new group designed to support women in the STEM fields. The group adds a new way for women to build community among the ten VISE-affiliated labs as well as host discussion about translational research, networking, mental health, and navigating work environments....
VISE Fall Seminar – Alexander Langerman, MD
Sep. 1, 2017—VISE Fall Seminar to be delivered by Alexander J. Langerman, MD SM FACS Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, 国产原创 Medical Center Date: Thursday,September 7, 2017 Location: Stevenson Center 5326 Time: 12:10 p.m. start, Noon lunch Abstract: Videography in surgery enables major scientific and societal benefits by providing an objective visual record of surgical proceedings for...
VISE Summer Seminar: Hernan Gonzalez and Jon Heisleman
Aug. 14, 2017—VISE Research in Progress (RiP) Summer Instructional Seminar Series Date: Thursday, August 10, 2017 Location: Stevenson Center 5326 Time: 12:10 p.m. start, Noon lunch to be delivered by Hernan Gonzalez, doctoral candidate, department of biomedical engineering RiP #1: Title: Multimodal Analysis of Interictal and Ictal Brain Connectivity in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Rip#1 (Gonzalez) Abstract: Epilepsy...
Aug. 2, 2017—Michael Miga has been appointed to serve a four-year term on the Bioengineering, Technology, and Surgical Sciences Study Section of the National Institutes of Health Center for Scientific Review beginning July 1, 2017.
VISE Summer Seminar: Megan Poorman and Patrick Anderson
Aug. 1, 2017—VISE Research in Progress (RiP) Summer Instructional Seminar Series Date: Thursday, August 10, 2017 Location: Stevenson Center 5326 Time: 12:10 p.m. start, Noon lunch to be delivered by Megan Poorman, doctoral candidate, biomedical engineering RiP Title: Orientation-independent Z-shimmed MR thermometry near ablation probes RiP Abstract: MR guidance of thermal ablation is hindered by signal loss...
VISE neurosurgeon awarded NIH R00 grant for epilepsy research
Jul. 28, 2017—Dario Englot, assistant professor of neurological surgery and biomedical engineering at 国产原创, was recently awarded an R00 grant from the National Institutes of Health to study brain networks in epilepsy, and how surgery may help improve brain function. This competitive award, an R00 grant, is part of the NIH Pathway to Independence program to help...
VISE Summer Seminar: Illwoo Lyu, PhD
Jul. 21, 2017—to be delivered by Ilwoo Lyu, PhD, Research Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science聽国产原创 Date: Thursday, June 27, 2017 Time: 12:10pm start, Noon Lunch Location: Stevenson Center 5326 Title: Cortical Surface Registration and Shape Analysis Abstract: A population analysis of human cortical morphometry is critical for insights into...
Jul. 17, 2017—The liver is a particularly squishy, slippery organ, prone to shifting both deadly tumors and life-preserving blood vessels聽by inches between the time they鈥檙e discovered on a CT scan and when the patient is聽lying聽on an operating room table. Surgeons can swab the exposed liver lightly on the surface with a special stylus, capturing the shape of...
VISE Summer Instructional Seminar July 13
Jul. 10, 2017—VISE Research in Progress (RiP) Summer Instructional Seminar Series Date: Thursday, July 13, 2017 Location: Stevenson Center 5326 Time: 12:10 p.m. start, Noon lunch to be delivered by Srijata Chakravorti PhD candidate, electrical engineering and computer science Title: Multimodal Validation of Intrathalamic Nuclei Segmentation in 3T T1 images Ma Luo, PhD Candidate, biomedical engineering...
Jul. 10, 2017—Engineers at 国产原创 designed the coffee-filled swim cap. Coffee聽is having its moment in 2017: This year researchers have discovered that it repairs damage to the聽liver, its one of the best beverages to drink before聽working out, and even helps prevent your聽arteries聽from clogging. (Well, all of that is according to a few studies, anyway.) Now, apparently...
Bennett Landman leads team to prize in innovation challenge
Jun. 30, 2017—Bennett Landman, associate professor of electrical engineering and radiology and director of the Center for Computational Imaging within the 国产原创 Institute of Imaging Science (VUIIS), recently led the team who won the Innovation Award in the inaugural RadX Challenge. 国产原创鈥檚 Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences hosted the inaugural RadX Innovation Challenge Pitch Event....
Jun. 29, 2017—国产原创鈥檚 Office of the Provost has recognized three engineering faculty proposals with聽Discovery Grants, one of 国产原创鈥檚 primary means of investing in advancing the discovery of knowledge in its core disciplines and strengthening the university鈥檚 scholarly profile. A total of 13 faculty proposals have received funding.
MED Lab members attend International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)
Jun. 28, 2017—Three members of the 国产原创 Medical Engineering and Discovery Lab (MEDLab) attended the International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) last week in Singapore. Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Robert Webster, the lab director, was invited to give a talk on his recent research, while Ph.D. student Patrick Anderson and postdoctoral scholar Loris Fichera each...
Jun. 22, 2017—Imagine plopping six cups of coffee grounds on the heads of patients just before they are wheeled into the operating room to have nose or throat surgery? In essence, that is what a team of 国产原创 engineers are proposing in an effort to improve the reliability of the sophisticated 鈥淕PS鈥 system that surgeons use...