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:69d3d86c36d45 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:20260406T155940Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69d3d86c385ee 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:20260406T155940Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69d3d86c395c1 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:20260406T155940Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69d3d86c3a528 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:20260406T155940Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69d3d86c3b5af 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:20260406T155940Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69d3d86c3c07e 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:20260406T155940Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69d3d86c3cba2 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230322T121000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230322T130000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/bioengineering-biotechnology/events/profs-present- wearable-sensors-inform-mobility-and-health LOCATION:zoom Canada SUMMARY:Profs Present: Wearable sensors to inform mobility and health: Nove l\napplications and advances in methodology CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Profs Present: Wearable sensors to inform mobility and health: Novel\napplications and advances in methodology DTSTAMP:20260406T155940Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69d3d86c3d731 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230309T130000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230309T160000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/bioengineering-biotechnology/events/waterloo-healt h-technology-and-society-conference-0 LOCATION:SLC - Student Life Centre 200 University Avenue West 2143 / 2144 W aterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:Waterloo for Health\, Technology and Society Conference CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology (CBB) is prou d to\nannounce that registration for the forthcoming conference “WATERL OO\nFOR HEALTH\, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY DTSTAMP:20260406T155940Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69d3d86c3e747 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230308T130000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230308T160000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/bioengineering-biotechnology/events/waterloo-healt h-technology-and-society-conference LOCATION:SLC - Student Life Centre 200 University Avenue West 2143 / 2144 W aterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:Waterloo for Health\, Technology and Society Conference CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology (CBB) is prou d to\nannounce that registration for the forthcoming conference “WATERL OO\nFOR HEALTH\, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY DTSTAMP:20260406T155940Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69d3d86c3f6d4 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230210T093000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230210T103000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/bioengineering-biotechnology/events/guest-lecture- edge-illumination-and-beam-tracking-laboratory LOCATION:BMH - B.C. Matthews Hall 200 University Avenue West 1005 Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:Guest Lecture: Edge Illumination and Beam Tracking for\nlaboratory- based X-ray phase contrast imaging CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT\n[https://uwaterloo.ca/bioengineering-biotechnology/ev ents/guest-lecture-edge-illumination-and-beam-tracking-laboratory]\n\nThe basic principles and experimental set-ups for Edge Illumination\nand Beam Tracking X-ray phase-contrast imaging (XPCI) are introduced\,\nalong with examples on key applications where phase-based imaging\ncomplements and ad vances the more conventional attenuation-based X-ray\nimaging. X-ray dark- field techniques are also discussed with an\nemphasis on the most recent d evelopments on tomography and directional\nimaging. DTSTAMP:20260406T155940Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR