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 > IBBME > News > What’s On at IBBME > Student Seminars 2012-13
  • 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

PRESENTATION DATE

SPEAKER

SUPERVISOR

THESIS TITLE

September 11

Kyryl Zagorovsky

W. Chan

Tailoring cellular interactions of nanomaterials via DNA-programmed assembly

Takashi Yoshida

M. Popovic

A Computational Model for Describing Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease

September 18

Navid Samavati

K. Brock

Deformable Image Registration for the Application of Correlative Pathology

Hisham Alshaer

G. Fernie

Acoustic Analysis of Breath Sound for the Diagnosis of Sleep Apnea at Home

September 25

Amir Manbachi

R. Cobbold

Image-guided Spine Surgery

Sameer Zaheer

J. Drake

Extraction of Liver Vessel Centerlines Under the Guidance of Patient-Specific Models

October 2

Kiril Fedorov

M. Thompson

Polymer Surface Modification Using Short Trichlorosilane Based Self Assembled Monolayer

Stephan Czarnuch

A.Mihaildis

The COACH: A real-world efficacy study

October 9

IBBME Awards & Alumi Banquet

October 16

Nika Shakiba

P. Zandstra

Elucidating the reprogramming mechanism: understand iPS cells

Maher Bourbia

Y. Finer

Degradation of Resin Composite by Oral Bacteria: An in vitro study

October 23

Olinda Habib Perez

K. Zabjek &

B. Maki

Anticipatory Postural Adjustments in Adults after a Traumatic Brain Injury

Peyman Shokrollahi

A.Goldenberg & J. Drake

MRI compatible force sensor

October 30

Boyang Zhang

M. Radisic

Engineering functional vascularized cardiac tissue from microfabricated biodegradable scaffold

Angela McDonald

B. Stanform & J. Rossant

Sox17-mediated endoderm specification in pluripotent stem cells

November 6

Brianne Burton

M.Grynpas

Improving the Mechanical Properties of Irradiation-Sterilized Bone Allografts

Noam Lightstone

C.Simmonds

Design of a Bioreactor to Mimic Hemodynamic Shear Stresses on Endothelial Cells in Microfluidic Systems

November 13

Nafees Raham

P. Zandstra

Controlled Generation of Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells from Human Embryonic Stem Cells using Microenvironmental Cues

Rowa Karkokli

G. Fernie

In-Home Biomechanics Using Multiple Kinect Sensors

November 20

Alan Lam

C.Simmons

The Role of FHL2 in Mechanically-Regulated Valve Interstitial Cell Osteogenic Differentiation

Jonathan Tomkun

J.Cafazzo

Mobile Phone-Based Telemonitoring as an Aid for Home Healthcare Nurses

November 27

Martha Garcia

M. Popovic

Volitional control of cortical neuronal activity as input signal for a brain-machine interface in a rat

Caressa Liu

M.Grynpas

Effects of a new anabolic drug for treating postmenopausal osteoporosis using the ovariectomized rat

December 4

Nick Mitrousis

M.Shoichet

A bioengineering approach towards retina regeneration.

Greg Jackson

J.Cafazzo

An MBAN EEG System for Ambulatory Mental Health Applications

December 11

Paul Oramasionwu

A.Mahailidis

Investigation of Computer Vision Techniques for Obstacle Classification on an Intelligent Wheelchair System

Stephanie Fisher

M. Shoichet

Development of a breast cancer cell microenvironment in three-dimensional hyaluronic acid based hydrogels

January 8

Qin Dai

W. Chan

Effect of nanoparticle size on therapeutic efficiency

Jason Miklas

M. Radisic

Maturation of engineered heart tissue through mechanical and electrical stimulation

January 15

Adeel Alam

R. Weersink

Development of a sheath that houses fiberoptic cables for coagulation monitoring during prostate cancer treatment

David Chartash

J. Cafazzo

An Analysis of the Critical Care Response Team Calling Algorithm via the Application of Complex Systems Engineering

January 22

Tim Zeyl

T. Chau

Adaptive classification of physiological signals by labelling with event-related potentials

Kelsey Downie

C.Yip

Monitoring the Monomer-Dimer Organization and Dynamics of CEACAM1 Membrane Receptors in Live Cells

January 29

Sabine Weyand

T. Chau

A Neurofeedback-based Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Brain Computer Interface

Nayana Thalanki Anantha

T. Chau

Design,training and evaluation of a vocalization recognition system for individuals with dysarthria

February 5

Manas Bhatnagar

A.Mihailidis

The Development and Evaluation of a Context-Aware User-Interface for Patient rooms

Goran Vlacic

Ren-Ke Li

Conductive Biomaterials for Cardiac Regeneration

February 12

Josh Bernick

C. Whyne & D. Nam

A Preclinical Assessment of Lithium to Enhance Fracture Healing

Mortah Nabavi Niaki

R. Kandel

Effect of matrix stiffness on chondrocyte de-differentiation and phenotypic expression

February 19

Yasaman Delaviz

P. Santerre

Synthesis of antimicrobial monomers and polymer composites using a combination of antibiotics for dental restorations and adhesive materials

Jennifer Logie

M. Shoichet

Design and synthesis of self-assembled polymeric nanoparticles for targeted delivery to breast cancer cells

February 26

Jenna Usprech

C. Simmons

Directing Mesenchymal Stem Cell Fate for Heart Valve Tissue Engineering

Matija Milosevic

M. Popovic & K. McConville

Feed-forward control of functional electrical stimulation for sitting stability after spinal cord injury

March 5

Yaaseen Atchia

O.Levi

Portable Multi Modality Imaging System for Oxygenation, Flow and Fluorescence

Elham Dolatabadi

A. Mihailidis

Development of an automated balance assessment tool.

March 12

Varun Ohri

G.Fernie

Developing Test Methods for the Evaluation of Scooter Performance in Winter Conditions

Michelle Hanbidge

T. Easty & P. Trbovich

Improving Patient Safety through Healthcare Incident Reporting, Analysis, and Process Change Systems

March 19

Costa Nicholaou

O.Levi

Multiplexed Photonic crystals for the application of biosensing

Richard Tam

C.Simmons

Strain transfer between tissue and cytoskeleton in porcine aortic heart valve leaflets

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

Danica Kyryllo

E. Biddiss

Improving gait therapy for toe-walking children through the integration of musical feedback

April 2

Jie Lu

T. Chau

Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography-Driven Online Augmentative and Alternative Communication Aid for Severely Paralyzed Individuals

Andrew Myrden

T. Chau

Towards context-aware brain-computer interfaces

April 9

Arianna McAllister

A.Guenther

Continuous, In-Flow Formation of 3D Hydrogels

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.

April 16

Lise Rok

R. Kandel & J.Santerre

Tissue Engineering and the Intervertebral Disc

Aman Sharma

J. Andrysek

Development of a Sensory Feedback System for Lower-limb Prostheses using Vibrotactile Haptics

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

Cecilia Alvarez

G. Borschel

Improving axonal regeneration: Side-to-side bridges coupled with local delivery of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF)

April 30

Elias Abou Zeid

T. Chau

A multi-modal human-machine interface integrating visual facial gestures recognition and brain signals

Maneesha Rajora

P. Santerre

Development of Self-Assembled Tri-Segmented Fluorinated Oligomers as Cardiovascular Drug Delivery Platforms

May 7

Song Kim

T. Chau

Physiological synchrony in mother-child and therapist-child dyads in the face of severe disability

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

May 14

Jieun Kim

P.Zandstra

Engineering interactions between the immune system and cardiac tissue during the early stages of myocardial infarction

Anup Tuldhar

M.Shoichet

Endogenous stem cell stimulation for tissue regeneration in a rat model of stroke

May 21

Gillian Vanderlee    

C. Yip    

Visualizing protein interactions at supported lipid bilayer surfaces 

Ronak Gandhi

M. Carter

Increasing The Daily Throughput of Echocardiogram Patients Using Discrete Simulation

May 28

Vicki Komisar

G. Fernie

The Mobility Kit: A Modular System for Safer In-Home Mobility

Katherine Chan

T.Easty

Empirical Evaluation of Interventions to Mitigate Secondary Intravenous (IV) Infusion Risks Associated with the Use of Infusion Pump Technologies

June 4

Gabrielle Lam 

M. Sefton 

Maturation of pancreatic progenitors in a modular tissue engineered vascular niche 

Thomas Looi

J. Drake &

K. Hynynen

Feasibility of MR-guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) for Treatment of Neonatal Stroke and Neurovascular Diseases

June 11

Justin Chee

K. Zabjek & A.Mihailidis

Ambulatory monitoring of rollator-assisted gait patterns and the influence of biofeedback on dynamic balance control.

Mike Crupi

 

M. Milosevic

Comparing Perceptions of Safetly in Radiation Therapy and Engaging Patients Using Patient-Provider Collaborative Checklist

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

Arun Chandran

S. Urowitz & J. Cafazzo

User Centred Design of a Patient E-Referral System

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