Biomedical Discussion Group

Wednesday January 17

2:30-3:30 pm

Engineering 5, Room 6006 
(E5-6006)                                                                                                                        

"Microscale tissue-on-chip technologies: watching biology in high-definition" 
Dr. Christopher Moraes, Canada Research Chair in Advanced Cellular Microenvironments; Assistant Professor, Dept. of Chemical Engineering; Associate member, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering; Goodman Cancer Research Center, McGill University [POSTER]

Keywords: tissue, cellular microenvironment, microengineering technology, therapeutics, imaging, mechaniobiology, drug discovery, next generation screening platforms, biomaterials

Thursday January 18

3:00-4:00 pm

East Campus 4, Boardroom
(EC4-2101a)                         

"Non-invasive fall detection using 3D Deep Convolutional Autoencoder"
Dr. Sheroz Khan, Post-doctoral researcher at the Intelligent Assistive Technology and Systems Lab, University of Toronto [POSTER]

Keywords: fall detection, non-invasive, machine learning, autoencoders, thermal cameras, depth cameras, aging, health informatics, assistive technologies

Friday February 9

1:00-2:30 pm

East Campus 4, Boardroom
(EC4-2101a)   

"Spontaneous brain activity and stimuli interaction ̶Non-additive rest-stimulus interaction and mental functions"
Dr. Georg Northoff, MD, PhD, FRCPC Canada Research Chair in Mind, Brain Imaging and Neuroethics ELJB-CIHR Michael Smith Chair in Neurosci and Mental Health Research Unit Director The Royal’s Institute of Mental Health Research, University of Ottawa [POSTER]

Keywords: neuroethics, neuroscience, neuro-philosophy, brain computer interface, rest-stimulus interaction, imaging, consciousness, therapeutic tools for depression and schizophrenia

Thursday February  15 

3:00-4:00 pm                   

East Campus 4, Boardroom
(EC4-2101a)                                                                                                         

"Ballistocardiography - An Old Methodology in the New IoT Health Monitoring Space"
Dr. Abdul Qadir Javaid, Post-doctoral scholar in Intelligent Systems and Assistive Technology laboratory at University of Toronto and AGE-WELL [POSTER]

Keywords: Ballistocardiography, cardiology, zero-effort monitoring, internet of things, smart textile sensors, machine learning, biosignals

Friday March 2

1:00-2:00 pm

East Campus 4, Boardroom
(EC4-2101a)                                                                                                            

"Microtechnologies for modelling and monitoring biomechanical cell and tissue systems"

Dr. Craig Simmons, Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Toronto Distinguished Professor of Mechanobiology [POSTER]

​Keywords: Biomedical engineering, Applied mechanics and design, cellular mechanobiology, cell, tissue and biomaterial micromechanics; design and application of microdevices that mimic complex physiological environments

Tuesday March 6

11:00-12:00 pm

East Campus 4, Boardroom (EC4-2101a)

"High-speed observation system designed for elucidating mechanisms of sonoporation" 

Dr. Nobuki Kudo, Executive Trustee at the Japan Society of Ultrasonics in Medicine, Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Hokkaido University [POSTER]

Keywords: Sonoporation, biomedical ultrasound, biomedical optics, medical systems, phase contrast, fluorescence techniques, phase contrast microscopy, cell membranes, bubble dynamics, cell adhesion