- IBBME Career Fair Day - May 2
- Scientific Day 2013 - May 3
- Student Seminars: Jason Miklas & Justin Pang - April 9
- BME346 Poster Session - April 15
- Student Seminars: Lise Rok & Aman Sharma - April 16
- Special Seminar: Dr. Danica Stanimirovic - April 17
- IBBME Special Lecture: Tom Willett - April 17
- HEART & STROKE / RICHARD LEWAR CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE- Annual Cardiovascular Scientific Day - April 18
- Engineering Global Health Symposium - April 22
- Student Seminars: Mark Li & Cecilia Alvarez - April 23
- IBBME Faculty Lecture - Gang Zheng - April 25
- IBBME Special Lecture: Sharon Gerecht - April 29
- Student Seminars: Elias Abou Zeid & Yasaman Delaviz - April 30
Student Seminars 2012-13
Seminars are held every Tuesday from 4:00 – 5:00pm in the Friesen/Yip Red Seminar Room, CCBR
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PRESENTATION DATE |
SPEAKER |
SUPERVISOR |
THESIS TITLE |
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September 11 |
Kyryl Zagorovsky |
W. Chan |
Tailoring cellular interactions of nanomaterials via DNA-programmed assembly |
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Takashi Yoshida |
M. Popovic |
A Computational Model for Describing Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease |
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September 18 |
Navid Samavati |
K. Brock |
Deformable Image Registration for the Application of Correlative Pathology |
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Hisham Alshaer |
G. Fernie |
Acoustic Analysis of Breath Sound for the Diagnosis of Sleep Apnea at Home |
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September 25 |
Amir Manbachi |
R. Cobbold |
Image-guided Spine Surgery |
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Sameer Zaheer |
J. Drake |
Extraction of Liver Vessel Centerlines Under the Guidance of Patient-Specific Models |
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October 2 |
Kiril Fedorov |
M. Thompson |
Polymer Surface Modification Using Short Trichlorosilane Based Self Assembled Monolayer |
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Stephan Czarnuch |
A.Mihaildis |
The COACH: A real-world efficacy study |
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October 9 |
IBBME Awards & Alumi Banquet | ||
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October 16 |
Nika Shakiba |
P. Zandstra |
Elucidating the reprogramming mechanism: understand iPS cells |
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Maher Bourbia |
Y. Finer |
Degradation of Resin Composite by Oral Bacteria: An in vitro study |
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October 23 |
Olinda Habib Perez |
K. Zabjek & B. Maki |
Anticipatory Postural Adjustments in Adults after a Traumatic Brain Injury |
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Peyman Shokrollahi |
A.Goldenberg & J. Drake |
MRI compatible force sensor |
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October 30 |
Boyang Zhang |
M. Radisic |
Engineering functional vascularized cardiac tissue from microfabricated biodegradable scaffold |
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Angela McDonald |
B. Stanform & J. Rossant |
Sox17-mediated endoderm specification in pluripotent stem cells |
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November 6 |
Brianne Burton |
M.Grynpas |
Improving the Mechanical Properties of Irradiation-Sterilized Bone Allografts |
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Noam Lightstone |
C.Simmonds |
Design of a Bioreactor to Mimic Hemodynamic Shear Stresses on Endothelial Cells in Microfluidic Systems |
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November 13 |
Nafees Raham |
P. Zandstra |
Controlled Generation of Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells from Human Embryonic Stem Cells using Microenvironmental Cues |
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Rowa Karkokli |
G. Fernie |
In-Home Biomechanics Using Multiple Kinect Sensors |
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November 20 |
Alan Lam |
C.Simmons |
The Role of FHL2 in Mechanically-Regulated Valve Interstitial Cell Osteogenic Differentiation |
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Jonathan Tomkun |
J.Cafazzo |
Mobile Phone-Based Telemonitoring as an Aid for Home Healthcare Nurses |
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November 27 |
Martha Garcia |
M. Popovic |
Volitional control of cortical neuronal activity as input signal for a brain-machine interface in a rat |
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Caressa Liu |
M.Grynpas |
Effects of a new anabolic drug for treating postmenopausal osteoporosis using the ovariectomized rat |
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December 4 |
Nick Mitrousis |
M.Shoichet |
A bioengineering approach towards retina regeneration. |
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Greg Jackson |
J.Cafazzo |
An MBAN EEG System for Ambulatory Mental Health Applications |
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December 11 |
Paul Oramasionwu |
A.Mahailidis |
Investigation of Computer Vision Techniques for Obstacle Classification on an Intelligent Wheelchair System |
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Stephanie Fisher |
M. Shoichet |
Development of a breast cancer cell microenvironment in three-dimensional hyaluronic acid based hydrogels |
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January 8 |
Qin Dai |
W. Chan |
Effect of nanoparticle size on therapeutic efficiency |
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Jason Miklas |
M. Radisic |
Maturation of engineered heart tissue through mechanical and electrical stimulation |
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January 15 |
Adeel Alam |
R. Weersink |
Development of a sheath that houses fiberoptic cables for coagulation monitoring during prostate cancer treatment |
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David Chartash |
J. Cafazzo |
An Analysis of the Critical Care Response Team Calling Algorithm via the Application of Complex Systems Engineering |
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January 22 |
Tim Zeyl |
T. Chau |
Adaptive classification of physiological signals by labelling with event-related potentials |
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Kelsey Downie |
C.Yip |
Monitoring the Monomer-Dimer Organization and Dynamics of CEACAM1 Membrane Receptors in Live Cells |
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January 29 |
Sabine Weyand |
T. Chau |
A Neurofeedback-based Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Brain Computer Interface |
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Nayana Thalanki Anantha |
T. Chau |
Design,training and evaluation of a vocalization recognition system for individuals with dysarthria |
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February 5 |
Manas Bhatnagar |
A.Mihailidis |
The Development and Evaluation of a Context-Aware User-Interface for Patient rooms |
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Goran Vlacic |
Ren-Ke Li |
Conductive Biomaterials for Cardiac Regeneration |
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February 12 |
Josh Bernick |
C. Whyne & D. Nam |
A Preclinical Assessment of Lithium to Enhance Fracture Healing |
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Mortah Nabavi Niaki |
R. Kandel |
Effect of matrix stiffness on chondrocyte de-differentiation and phenotypic expression |
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February 19 |
Yasaman Delaviz |
P. Santerre |
Synthesis of antimicrobial monomers and polymer composites using a combination of antibiotics for dental restorations and adhesive materials |
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Jennifer Logie |
M. Shoichet |
Design and synthesis of self-assembled polymeric nanoparticles for targeted delivery to breast cancer cells |
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February 26 |
Jenna Usprech |
C. Simmons |
Directing Mesenchymal Stem Cell Fate for Heart Valve Tissue Engineering |
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Matija Milosevic |
M. Popovic & K. McConville |
Feed-forward control of functional electrical stimulation for sitting stability after spinal cord injury |
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March 5 |
Yaaseen Atchia |
O.Levi |
Portable Multi Modality Imaging System for Oxygenation, Flow and Fluorescence |
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Elham Dolatabadi |
A. Mihailidis |
Development of an automated balance assessment tool. |
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March 12 |
Varun Ohri |
G.Fernie |
Developing Test Methods for the Evaluation of Scooter Performance in Winter Conditions |
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Michelle Hanbidge |
T. Easty & P. Trbovich |
Improving Patient Safety through Healthcare Incident Reporting, Analysis, and Process Change Systems |
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March 19 |
Costa Nicholaou |
O.Levi |
Multiplexed Photonic crystals for the application of biosensing |
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Richard Tam |
C.Simmons |
Strain transfer between tissue and cytoskeleton in porcine aortic heart valve leaflets |
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March 26 |
Pamuditha Silva |
J. Rocheleau & D. Kilkenny |
Investigating the mechanisms and dynamics of fibroblast growth factor receptor 5 (FGFR5) in pancreatic ß-cells through quantitative fluorescence microscopy |
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Danica Kyryllo |
E. Biddiss |
Improving gait therapy for toe-walking children through the integration of musical feedback |
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April 2 |
Jie Lu |
T. Chau |
Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography-Driven Online Augmentative and Alternative Communication Aid for Severely Paralyzed Individuals |
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Andrew Myrden |
T. Chau |
Towards context-aware brain-computer interfaces |
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April 9 |
Arianna McAllister |
A.Guenther |
Continuous, In-Flow Formation of 3D Hydrogels |
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Justin Pang |
C. Simmons |
The evaluation of biomaterials to support long-term growth and maintenance of human embryonic stem cells in a xeno- and feeder-free system. |
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April 16 |
Lise Rok |
R. Kandel & J.Santerre |
Tissue Engineering and the Intervertebral Disc |
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Aman Sharma |
J. Andrysek |
Development of a Sensory Feedback System for Lower-limb Prostheses using Vibrotactile Haptics |
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April 23 |
Mark Li |
M. Radisic |
Elucidating the Effects of Integrin-Linked Kinase Modulation on Sarco/endoplasmic Reticulum Calcium ATPase Function in Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes |
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Cecilia Alvarez |
G. Borschel |
Improving axonal regeneration: Side-to-side bridges coupled with local delivery of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) |
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April 30 |
Elias Abou Zeid |
T. Chau |
A multi-modal human-machine interface integrating visual facial gestures recognition and brain signals |
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Maneesha Rajora |
P. Santerre |
Development of Self-Assembled Tri-Segmented Fluorinated Oligomers as Cardiovascular Drug Delivery Platforms |
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May 7 |
Song Kim |
T. Chau |
Physiological synchrony in mother-child and therapist-child dyads in the face of severe disability |
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Calvin Lau |
P.van Lieshout & D. Cheyne |
Validation of the Magneto-articulography for the Assessment of Speech Kinematics (MASK) system and testing for use in a clinical research setting |
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May 14 |
Jieun Kim |
P.Zandstra |
Engineering interactions between the immune system and cardiac tissue during the early stages of myocardial infarction |
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Anup Tuldhar |
M.Shoichet |
Endogenous stem cell stimulation for tissue regeneration in a rat model of stroke |
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May 21 |
Gillian Vanderlee |
C. Yip |
Visualizing protein interactions at supported lipid bilayer surfaces |
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Ronak Gandhi |
M. Carter |
Increasing The Daily Throughput of Echocardiogram Patients Using Discrete Simulation | |
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May 28 |
Vicki Komisar |
G. Fernie |
The Mobility Kit: A Modular System for Safer In-Home Mobility |
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Katherine Chan |
T.Easty |
Empirical Evaluation of Interventions to Mitigate Secondary Intravenous (IV) Infusion Risks Associated with the Use of Infusion Pump Technologies | |
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June 4 |
Gabrielle Lam |
M. Sefton |
Maturation of pancreatic progenitors in a modular tissue engineered vascular niche |
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Thomas Looi |
J. Drake & K. Hynynen |
Feasibility of MR-guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) for Treatment of Neonatal Stroke and Neurovascular Diseases | |
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June 11 |
Justin Chee |
K. Zabjek & A.Mihailidis |
Ambulatory monitoring of rollator-assisted gait patterns and the influence of biofeedback on dynamic balance control. |
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Mike Crupi
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M. Milosevic |
Comparing Perceptions of Safetly in Radiation Therapy and Engaging Patients Using Patient-Provider Collaborative Checklist | |
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June 18 |
Kyle Serkies |
Y. Finer |
The Effect of Simulated Human Salivary Enzymes and Matrix Metalloproteinase (MMP) Inhibition on the Degradation and Fracture Toughness of the Self-etched Resin-dentin Interface |
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Arun Chandran |
S. Urowitz & J. Cafazzo |
User Centred Design of a Patient E-Referral System |