Advisor: Scott Diamond, PhD; Committee Members: Talid Sinno, PhD; Ravi Radhakrishnan, PhD; Lawrence Brass, PhD
Abstract: Many chronic disabling diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus are increasingly linked to inappropriate and chronic activation of inflammatory cells. A central event in the pathogenesis of these diseases appears to be an aberrant activation of innate immune sensors, most prominently the Pattern Recognition Receptors (PRRs), by nucleic […]
Despite 20 years of focus on organizational change and effective educational best practices in STEM higher education, significant research findings have had minimal influences on practice. In 2016, the U-M BME Department sought to disrupt engineering education. Informed by organizational change theory, we asked: 1) Is there potential for change; 2) what strategies facilitate change; […]
Co-Advisors: Matthew J. Lazzara, PhD and Dennis E. Discher, PhD; Committee Members: Scott L. Diamond, PhD, M. Celeste Simon, PhD and Benjamin Purow
Virtual Joint Seminar of Penn PSOC, Bioengineering, PICS For Zoom details, email gormley@seas.upenn.edu Cancer and other critical human health problems are inherently multiscale: molecular-scale processes such as receptor trafficking and metabolism drive cell-scale processes such as cycling and motility. Biophysical processes like diffusion and tissue mechanics both constrain and drive single-cell behavior. Moreover, cells communicate […]
The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. David Chenoweth are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Alexander John Kasznel. To request the Zoom link, please contact Sarah Gormley at gormley@seas.upenn.edu.
Join us to hear a message from the Dean of Penn Engineering, Dr. Vijay Kumar, and view a virtual roll call of the Class of 2020 doctoral graduates, complete with video messages from our graduates and members of the Penn Engineering faculty. The total run time of this virtual celebration is less than one hour. […]
Dean Vijay Kumar will address the Penn Engineering Class of 2020 undergraduate and master’s graduates and their loved ones. Join us to hear Dean Kumar’s address, view student photos, and watch congratulatory video messages submitted by students’ families and by Penn Engineering faculty and staff. Please visit this webpage to access the link to our […]
Opening Remarks: Dr. Vijay Kumar, Professor and Nemirovsky Family Dean of Penn Engineering Dr. Wendell Pritchett, Provost and Presidential Professor of Law Moderator: Dr. CJ Taylor, Raymond S. Markowitz President’s Distinguished Professor of Computer and Information Science Panelists: Dayo Adewole (BE'15 ), current doctoral candidate in Bioengineering Dr. Christine Allen-Blanchette (CIS'20), Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow, Princeton […]
PICS will be hosting a virtual seminar featuring an alumni of the Vojvodic lab. Kurt Frederickson, PhD, will speak about his education and working in both academia and the private sector. After his talk Kurt will be available to answer any questions students may have. Email Katie Thompson (kathom at seas.upenn.edu) for the zoom details.
On Wednesday, July 15 at 12:00 PICS will host a virtual student seminar. This is the first seminar in a series giving students the opportunity to talk to each other about their research and research methods. These virtual seminars will be about an hour long with two students giving a short presentation followed by a discussion. […]