BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Drupal iCal API//EN X-WR-CALNAME:Events items teaser X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Toronto BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69d4dae539c2f DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240724T150000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240724T160000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/bioengineering-biotechnology/events/biomedical-eng ineering-and-technology-research-day-keynote LOCATION:DC - William G. Davis Computer Research Centre 200 University Aven ue West Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:Biomedical Engineering and Technology Research Day Keynote Address\ nwith Kathryn Grandfield CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Uncovering the mechanisms of biomaterial-bone attachment is\nco mplicated by the complex and three-dimensional hierarchical\nstructure of human bone. Our work explores the structure and formation\nof bone and its attachment to biomaterials with advanced microscopy\napproaches. This tal k will introduce a range of correlative\, 3D\, and\nreal-time high-resolut ion approaches to probe both biomineralization\nand osseointegration inclu ding electron tomography\, focused ion beam\nmicroscopy\, _in situ_ liquid phase TEM\, and atom probe tomography.\nThese correlative microscopies pr ovide a foundation for understanding\nthe structure and chemical nature of inorganic and organic\nbiomaterials\, including shedding light on the tit anium-bone interface\,\ncollagen-mineral arrangement\, new approaches for visualizing osteocyte\nnetworks\, and mineralization events in liquids. Th ese platforms for\ncharacterization have broad applications across the fie ld of\nbiomedical engineering. DTSTAMP:20260407T102229Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69d4dae53b18d DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240724T120000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240724T163000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/bioengineering-biotechnology/events/biomedical-eng ineering-and-technology-research-day LOCATION:E7 - Engineering 7 200 University Ave West Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Can ada SUMMARY:Biomedical Engineering and Technology Research Day CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The day will include a poster symposium\, keynotes speaker\, pr ovided\nlunch and prizes for our top contestants. The Biomedical Engineeri ng\nand Technology Research Day is an excellent opportunity for students\, \nfaculty\, and industry professionals to engage in insightful\ndiscussion s\, share knowledge\, and explore cutting-edge developments in\nbiomedical engineering. DTSTAMP:20260407T102229Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69d4dae53c26f DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240626T121000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240626T130000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/bioengineering-biotechnology/events/profs-presents -understanding-individual-healthcare-seeking LOCATION:Zoom Canada SUMMARY:Profs Presents - Understanding the Individual Healthcare Seeking\nJ ourney: Insights for Healthcare Providers CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:In this talk\, the speaker will share insights garnered from re search\nconducted in TB-high burden countries\, shedding light on the\nind ividual healthcare seeking journey and its implications for\nhealthcare pr oviders across diverse settings. Through a nuanced\nexamination of healthc are seeking behaviours\, she will elucidate the\nuniversal challenges and opportunities inherent in patient care.\nSpanning from resource-rich to re source-constrained environments\, this\ntalk will delve into the hurdles f aced by individuals and\nopportunities for impactful support. DTSTAMP:20260407T102229Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69d4dae53d084 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240424T121000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240424T130000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/bioengineering-biotechnology/events/profs-presents -beyond-limitations-how-inclusive-technologies LOCATION:Zoom Canada SUMMARY:Profs Presents - Beyond Limitations: How Inclusive Technologies Can \nBreak Down Barriers in Disability and Mental Health CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Imagine a world where everyone\, regardless of ability\, can lo se\nthemselves in the joy of playing a videogame\, or the thrill of playin g\nmusic\, or even the satisfaction of being able to water your plants or\ ngrow your first tomato? Accessible technology can make this world a\nreal ity. Dr. Karen Cochrane is looking at how we can better design\nassistive technologies that can help support everyone to participate\nand enjoy thei r hobbies no matter their cognitive or physical ability.\nIn this talk she will discuss some of her previous work and ongoing\nprojects in her lab t he Embodied Computing Lab where she is working on\nprojects in both the ar ea of accessible technology and designing\ntechnology to support mental he alth. DTSTAMP:20260407T102229Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69d4dae53e03f DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240327T121000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240327T130000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/bioengineering-biotechnology/events/profs-present- social-neuroscience-eating-why-it-matters-you LOCATION:Zoom Canada SUMMARY:Profs Present - The social neuroscience of eating: Why it matters f or\nyou and your patients CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT\n\nEating is part of everyday life and takes on specia l significance for\nall of us at one point or another. Nearly all cultural activities take\nplace in the presence of foods\, many with an emphasis o n accentuated\nflavour\, colour\, and texture. Celebration of life through food is\ncommon around the world\, and this is a hint as to the special\n significance of food in our lives. But what makes food desirable\, and\nwo rthy of expressing joy and celebration? Does any of this matter for\npatie nts in healthcare settings? In this talk I will explore the\nspecial signi ficance of food in cultures around the world\, and the\nrole that the brai n plays in rendering food worthy of special\nsignificance. This will be a different take on food and eating than\nwould be prescribed by a conventio nal focus on health promotion\;\nhowever\, the key to addressing the need for flavour and the\nrelationship between flavour and other sensory dimens ions of foods\nwill be explored as critical to promoting healthy diets. Br ain\nnetworks involved in restraint\, indulgence and decision-making will be\ngiven special consideration\, and we will review some findings from th e\nneuroimaging and brain stimulation literature. Importantly\, our\ncover age of the topic of eating will be framed by the evolutionarily\nancient r oots of the drive toward calorie maximization present in\nnearly all heter otrophic organisms\, including herbivores and\ncarnivores\, but especially omnivores (e.g.\, humans). We will conclude\nwith a discussion of why und erstanding these dynamics are critical to\nconsider when tailoring menu op tions and dietary prescriptions for\npatients\, and why we should consider the relationship between brain\nhealth and eating as being a reciprocal o ne.   DTSTAMP:20260407T102229Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69d4dae53f098 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240325T110000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240325T120000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/bioengineering-biotechnology/events/ip101-commerci alization-lecture LOCATION:Zoom Canada SUMMARY:IP101 & Commercialization Lecture CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT\n\nThis session covers the basics of Intellectual Prop erty (IP)\nprotection with a focus on patents. \n\nYou’ll learn about th e different types of IP protection available\nand some of the most common pitfalls to avoid. Learn about the\nresources available to you at the Univ ersity of Waterloo\, including\nthe Waterloo Commercialization Office (Wat Co). Hear how IP is used to\ncommercialize technology through licensing or start-up creation.\nIncluded is a brief discussion on “Are You an Inven tor?\"\, this\nhighlights some key points for consideration as this issue has come up\nwhen there may be a misunderstanding between Faculty and Grad \nStudents.” Also included are some helpful tips for those interested\ni n creating a Start-Up. DTSTAMP:20260407T102229Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69d4dae5400d8 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240228T121000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240228T130000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/bioengineering-biotechnology/events/profs-present- microrobots-potential-applications-medicine LOCATION:Zoom Canada SUMMARY:Profs Present - Microrobots with potential applications in medicine CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT\n\nThis talk will introduce micro-and nanorobots and t heir potential to\nrevolutionize medicine. One of the main goals of micror obots is to\nmake medical interventions more targeted and less invasive. N ano-and\nmicrorobots show great potential for active and remote-controlled \nmotion inside the human body. Possible future applications include\nacti ve\, targeted delivery of therapeutics to diseased sites (e.g.\ntumours)\, cell delivery for regenerative therapy and non-invasive\nsurgery. The rem oval of obstructions inside the body such as blood\nclots\, renal stones o r other blockages in a minimal invasive manner is\nanother main subject of our research. This talk will give an overview\nof the very interdisciplin ary research that combines expertise from\nrobotics\, medicine\, engineeri ng\, chemistry and biology. DTSTAMP:20260407T102229Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69d4dae541221 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231002T100000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231004T163000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/bioengineering-biotechnology/events/hosting-resear ch-partners-university-twente-netherlands SUMMARY:Hosting Research Partners from the University of Twente\, The\nNeth erlands CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology (CBB) and the H ealth\nInitiative Office will be co-hosting partners from the University of\nTwente [https://www.utwente.nl/en/] from OCTOBER 2-4\, 2023. The\nUniv ersity of Waterloo has an active institutional-level agreement\n(signed in July 2022\n[https://uwaterloo.ca/news/university-president/strengthening- waterloos-global-collaborations])\nwith the University of Twente\, located in the Netherlands. DTSTAMP:20260407T102229Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69d4dae541dfa DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230512 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230729 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/bioengineering-biotechnology/events/2023-cbb-nserc -create-training-global-biomedical-technology SUMMARY:2023 CBB NSERC CREATE Training in Global Biomedical Technology\nRes earch and Innovation Annual Summer School and Design Challenge CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:CBB's NSERC CREATE Training in Global Biomedical Technology\nRe search and Innovation is hosting its Annual 2023 Summer School\nand Des ign Challenge this Spring term. Our trainees will be working in\ngroups as they participate in the design challenge. Our theme this\nyear is _Desig ning Technologies for Improving Access to Healthcare_.\n\nThere will be se veral working sessions\, lectures\, and workshops\nthroughout the term to support trainees as they complete the design\nchallenge. Trainee groups wi ll pitch their solutions on July 28\, 2023\nfor the chance to win a cash p rize! X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE DTSTAMP:20260407T102229Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69d4dae542741 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230426T121000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230426T130000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/bioengineering-biotechnology/events/profs-present- dna-aptamers-disease-diagnosis-and-targeted LOCATION:zoom Canada SUMMARY:Profs Present - DNA aptamers: disease diagnosis and targeted drug\n delivery CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT\n\nDNA aptamers are single-stranded DNA oligonucleotid es that can\nselectively bind to target molecules. They can be used for th e\ndetection of various metabolites and proteins as disease biomarkers.\nO ur lab recently discovered new aptamers that can bind to caffeine\,\nuric acid and lactate\, and converted them to highly sensitive and\nselective f luorescent biosensors. In addition\, we have isolated\naptamers that can b ind to exosomes\, which could be used for the\nisolation and detection of exosomes as important disease biomarkers.\nFinally\, we have isolated apt amers that can bind to pig cornea and\nestablished an aptamer-enhanced ocu lar drug delivery method to treat\ndry eye diseases. DTSTAMP:20260407T102229Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR