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[Illinois] Neuroengineering IGERT Symposium: Non-Invasively Probing the Brain's Microstructure with Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Online Presentations | 31 Jul 2013 | Contributor(s):: Brad Sutton
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[Illinois] Neuroengineering IGERT Symposium: Low-Power Integrated Circuits for Advanced Neural Interfaces
Online Presentations | 30 Jul 2013 | Contributor(s):: Reid R. Harrison
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[Illinois] Neuroengineering IGERT Symposium: Three Projects to Understand the Cocktail Party Effect
Online Presentations | 30 Jul 2013 | Contributor(s):: Malcolm Slaney
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[Illinois] Neuroengineering IGERT Symposium: The Roles of Reductionism, Emergence, and Functional Equivalence in Neuroengineering
Online Presentations | 30 Jul 2013 | Contributor(s):: Stephen E. Levison
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[Illinois] Neuroengineering IGERT Symposium: How the Ear Speaks to the Mouth: An Auditory-Motor System for Speech and Song
Online Presentations | 30 Jul 2013 | Contributor(s):: Torrey Loucks
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[Illinois] BioNanotechnology Seminar Series Spring 2012: Dynamics of Multimodal Magnetomotive Microspheres
Online Presentations | 15 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s):: Adeel Ahmad
Iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles (MNP's), due to their small size, unique magnetic properties and the ability to manipulate these remotely, are promising materials for diagnostic, imaging, and therapeutics in biomedical applications. In this presentation, we describe the fabrication,...
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[Illinois] BioNanotechnology Seminar Series Spring 2012: Multilayered Metal Dielectric nanoLAMPS for Highly Sensitive Multiplexed Detection of Pre-metastatic Cancer Cells
Online Presentations | 15 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s):: Sean Sivapalan
We fabricate a new class of nanoLAMPS based on recent theoretical designs by the Bhargava group. A variety of methods are adapted to create alternating metal and dielectric layered nanoparticles with embedded Raman reporter molecules. These reporter molecules are then subject to the intense...
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[Illinois] BioNanotechnology Seminar Series Fall 2011: Pluripotency and Directed Differentiation of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells
Online Presentations | 14 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s):: Fei Wang
Our long-term goal is to define new conditions and molecular programs that govern fate decisions of human pluripotent stem cells such as human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) and human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs). The knowledge is essential if we are ultimately to use these cells for...
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[Illinois] BioNanotechnology Seminar Series Fall 2011: Bio-inspired Microenvironments Regulate Cell Fate
Online Presentations | 14 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s):: Adam Engler
Epigenetic regulation of stem cell fate by intrinsic properties of the surrounding extracellular matrix (ECM), e.g. stiffness, organization, composition, etc., appears to be an important yet underappreciated contributor in development, disease, and aging. I will describe our efforts to develop...
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[Illinois] CMMB IGERT & M-CNTC Annual Symposium: A Microfluidics Approach to Probing Neuronal Filopodia
Online Presentations | 06 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s):: Anika Jain
In her research Anika exploits the unique properties of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) microfluidic devices to study early neuronal development. Her group recently demonstrated the efficacy of solvent-extraction as a PDMS-treatment protocol, enabling low-density cultures of primary hippocampal...
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[Illinois] CMMB IGERT & M-CNTC Annual Symposium: IGERT Educational Issues Panel
Online Presentations | 06 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s):: Marni Boppart, Martha Gillette, Austin Hsiao, Heather Huntsman, Michael Insana, Catherine Murphy, Lizanne DeStefano
The second annual CMMB IGERT PI and Trainee Meeting was held on August 31, 2011.A panel of students and instructors discuss the educational issues regarding and the future of the IGERT program at Illinois.
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[Illinois] CMMB IGERT & M-CNTC Annual Symposium: IGERT Research Issues Panel
Online Presentations | 06 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s):: Rashid Bashir, Rohit Bhargava, Stephen Boppart, Ann M. Nardulli, Taher A. Saif, Mike Gregory, Erich Lidstone
The second annual CMMB IGERT PI and Trainee Meeting was held on August 31, 2011.A panel of students and instructors discuss the research issues regarding and the future of the IGERT program at Illinois.
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[Illinois] CMMB IGERT & M-CNTC Annual Symposium: Program Overview
Online Presentations | 06 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s):: Taher A. Saif
The second annual CMMB IGERT PI and Trainee Meeting was held on August 31, 2011. Dr. Saif walks through the goals and current status of the programs, and introduces the students involved.
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[Illinois] CMMB IGERT & M-CNTC Annual Symposium: Detection of Mass, Growth Rate, and Stiffness of Single Adherent Cells
Online Presentations | 06 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s):: Elise Corbin
Recently, improved MEMS resonator sensors were developed at Illinois. These can be used to directly measure the biophysical properties, mass, and growth rate of single adherent cells. Decoupling the relationship between the cell's dynamics and the apparent mass reported by the sensor is vital....
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[Illinois] CMMB IGERT & M-CNTC Annual Symposium: The Nanodisc Platform; Exploring the Mechanism of Androgen Biosynthesis
Online Presentations | 06 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s):: Steve Sligar, Michael Gregory
In this video Dr. Steve Sligar gives an overview of the Nanodisc platform and its use in drug discovery, imaging, and therapeutic delivery. This is followed by a talk by Dr. Sligar's student, Michael Gregory, who discusses his work in androgen biosynthesis.A brief abstract relating to Michael...
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[Illinois] CMMB IGERT & M-CNTC Annual Symposium: Development of Monodisperse, Anticancer Silica-Drug Nanoconjugates
Online Presentations | 06 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s):: Li Tang
An abstract of Li Tang's work:The goal of my Ph. D. research is to develop a precisely size-controlled drug conjugated silica nanoparticles as a new type of drug delivery system for improved cancer therapy. By using such monodisperse, drug-containing NPs with discrete and incremental difference...
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[Illinois] Bionanotechnology Seminar Series Fall 2012: The value of an international research experience and how it can change your approach to research
Online Presentations | 26 Nov 2012 | Contributor(s):: Heather Huntsman, Samantha Knoll
Oct. 9, 2012Heather and Samantha spent part of Summer 2012 at the Max Planck Institute in Germany.This series is organized by PhD students who are appointed as Trainees in the NIH/NCI Midwest Cancer Nanotechnology Training Center (M-CNTC) and in the NSF IGERT in Cellular and Molecular Mechanics...
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[Illinois] Neuroengineering IGERT 2012: High Resolution Brain Machine Interfaces Using Flexible Silicon Electronics
Online Presentations | 28 Jun 2012 | Contributor(s):: Jonathan Viventi
The first annual student-led IGERT Neuroengineering Symposium, to be held on June 16th, 2011, this one day event is designed to highlight the growing neuroengineering presence at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. In addition, we hope that the symposium will expose students, faculty,...
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[Illinois] Modeling and Decoding the Human Brain
Online Presentations | 28 Jun 2012 | Contributor(s):: Jack Gallant
The second annual student-led IGERT Neuroengineering Symposium, to be held on June 28th, 2012, is a one day event is designed to highlight the growing neuroengineering presence at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. In addition, we hope that the symposium will expose students, faculty,...
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[Illinois] Neuroengineering IGERT 2012: Session 3
Online Presentations | 28 Jun 2012 | Contributor(s):: David Van Essen
The second annual student-led IGERT Neuroengineering Symposium, to be held on June 28th, 2012, is a one day event is designed to highlight the growing neuroengineering presence at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. In addition, we hope that the symposium will expose students, faculty,...