Biomedical Engineering Student Association Newsletter June 2019 |
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Your source for monthly updates on BMEGG events and news! |
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The results are in! 2019-2020 BESA Executive Board: President: Laney Casella Vice President: Hanna Koster Treasurer: Caitlin Banks Secretary: Vicky Thai Publicity Chairs: Emmet Francis and Tima Dehghani Program Advising Chair: Amy Becker Davis Social Chairs: Bobby Gresham, Rachel Mizenko, and Hark Sodhi Sacramento Social Chair: Amy Becker Outreach Chairs: Leora Goldbloom-Helzner, Shahin Shams, and Greg Wheeler Industry Outreach Chair: Tima Dehghani IM Chair: Greg Wheeler Recruitment Chairs: Matt Curtis, Bobby Gresham, and Pete Sariano Alumni Seminar Speaker Chair: Marina Gabriel BMEGG Symposium Chair: Emmet Francis, Liz Li, and Marissa Gionet-Gonzales Participation in BESA is key for developing programs that are useful to you and the department! You do not have to be a board member to attend meetings and get involved. |
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June BESA Events BESA Work-in-Progress Lunch: Thursday, June 6 from 12-1 p.m. in GBSF 1005 This month, we will be hearing from Dr. Randy Carney! All students and faculty are welcome to attend the luncheon. BMEGG End-of-Year Social: Wednesday, June 12 from 5-8 p.m. on the GBSF patio Join the department for this annual event as we grill outside GBSF and celebrate the end of the quarter and academic year! June BESA Meeting: Thursday, June 13 from 1:30-3 p.m. in GBSF 2202 BESA will be recapping its year's successes and learning opportunities, but this time will also serve as an opportunity for BESA officer transitions. Please plan to attend if you have been newly elected and are available to meet. |
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Announcements Congratulations to Tingwei Zhang for receiving the Members-in-Training Poster Award! Tingwei's poster, titled "In vivo visualization of inner plexiform layer lamination by visible light OCT with spectral shaping", was singularly chosen out all in the "Multidisciplinary Ophthalmic Imaging Cross-sectional Group" at the ARVO meeting. Congratulations again to him and the Srinivasan lab! Mark your calendars for next year's BMEGG Research Symposium The event will take place on Friday, May 29, 2020 from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the UC Davis Conference Center. We hope to see everyone there! |
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Publications Allen R, Chizari S, Ma JA, Raychaudhuri S, Lewis JS. (2019). "Combinatorial, Microparticle-Based Delivery of Immune Modulators Reprograms the Dendritic Cell Phenotype and Promotes Remission of Collagen-Induced Arthritis in Mice." ACS Appl. Bio Mater. Saiz AM, Gionet-Gonzales M, Lee MA, Leach JK. (2019). "Conditioning of Myoblast Secretome Using Mesenchymal stem/stromal Cell Spheroids Improves Bone Repair." Bone. Hadley DJ, Silva EA. (2019). "Thaw-Induced Gelation of Alginate Hydrogels for Versatile Delivery of Therapeutics." Ann. Biomed. Eng. Rojalin T, Phong B, Koster HJ, and Carney RP. (2019). "Nanoplasmonic Approaches for Sensitive Detection and Molecular Characterization of Extracellular Vesicles." Front. Chem. |
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Upcoming Events Keep an eye out for coffee hour meetings over the summer! Student Seminar Series: If you are interested in presenting your research to your peers, please email Tima Dehghani and (tdehghani@ucdavis.edu). |
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Biomedical Engineering Thursdays from 4:10-5:10 p.m. in GBSF 1005 iBIO Tuesdays at 10 a.m. in GBSF 1005 - June 4: Taran Gujral, PhD: "Organotypic Tumor Slice Model System for Drug Discovery"
Physiology & Membrane Biology Fridays at 4 p.m. in Tupper Hall 2133/2135 - June 7: Martha O'Donnell, PhD
Pharmacology Tuesdays at 4 p.m. in GBSF 1005 |
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Human Genomics UCDMC, Center for Health & Techology Room 1341 at 12 p.m. - June 5: Michele A. La Merrill, PhD, MPH: "A Role of Thermogenesis in Human Genetics and Environmental Exposures Underlying Obesity"
Radiology & Otolaryngology UCDMC, Med Education Building 1222 7-9 a.m. - June 18: Jonathan Morris, MD & Andy Christensen: "3D Printing in Medicine"
Neuroengineering and Medicine Tuesday June 11 at 4:10 p.m. in Bainer 1062 (Reception preceding at 3:30 p.m.) - Andrew Fuglevand, PhD: "Attempts at Restoring Movement in Paralyzed Limbs Using Functional Electrical Stimulation"
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May Work-in-Progress Lunch |
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For the May work-in-progress talk, Dr. Kent Leach gave a brief summary of his lab's work. While many of his projects have roots in bone tissue engineering, some more recent ones focus on applying established strategies to other areas including cartilage, cardiovascular, muscular, and nerve tissue engineering. Thank you to the BESA social chairs, Hark and Brent, for hosting the event! |
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BESA Outreach: Animal Shelter |
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"A group of six BESA volunteers helped clean and organize equipment at the animal shelter in Woodland. We enjoyed ourselves and even had some extra time to say hello to some lovely dogs. We hope to make this a recurring outreach event!" - Emmet Francis |
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For the May coffee hour, a small group was joined by Dr. Crystal Ripplinger and Dr. Eleonora Grandi and learned about both of their academic trajectories and research interests. The majority of the conversation, however, was an engaging discussion about gender disparity in STEM, particularly in conference settings, and how to combat it. Thank you to all who participated! |
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"BESA and BMES teamed up for their final social event of the year: popsicles in front of GBSF. Looking forward to more great mentoring events next year!" - Pete Sariano |
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Verily Industry Tour & BESA Camping Trip |
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BESA Calendar
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