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    High throughput microfluidics and ultrafast optics for in vivo compound and genetic discoveries

    Check out the flyer!

    Event Details:
    Wednesday November 18, 2009
    Dinner 6:30pm
    Lecture 7:00pm
    66-110

    Prof. Mehmet Fatih Yanik
    MIT EECS and Broad Institute

    In recent years, the advantages of using small invertebrate animals as model systems for human diseases have become increasingly apparent and have resulted in three Nobel Prizes. However, high-throughput in vivo studies of animal models could not previously be performed at sub-cellular resolution. We present key technologies for complex high-throughput whole-animal genetic and drug discoveries at sub-cellular resolution. Using femtosecond laser microsurgery techniques, we performed in vivo neuronal regeneration screens on tens of thousands of animals and identified compounds and genetic targets that enhance regeneration dramatically following injury.

    Prof. Yanik received his BS and MS at MIT Engineering in 2000, and PhD at Stanford Physics in 2006 as a Fellow. He completed short postdoctoral work in Stanford Bioengineering and Neurosurgery. He is currently serving as faculty at MIT’s Department of Engineering. His work on femtosecond optics, microfluidics, neuronal regeneration, coherent photonics is recognized by NIH Director’s Innovator Award, Packard Award in Engineering, Alfred Sloan Award in Neuroscience, NIH Eureka (Exceptional Unconventional Research Enabling Knowledge Acceleration) Award, Shillman Career Award, NSF Career Award, Innovator's Challenge Award of Silicon Valley, Technology Review Magazine’s “World’s top 35 innovators under age 35”, Junior Chamber International’s “Outstanding Young Person", and Technology Research News Magazine’s “Top ten advances of the year”.

    5th Annual Merck/BE-BMES Undergraduate Research Poster Session

    Date: Monday, November 16, 2008
    Time: 6pm

    Come see the amazing posters your classmates submitted this year!!!

    3 winners receive cash prizes of $500, $300, or $100! Work will be judged on quality of research, poster, and presentation Broad range of biological engineering research topics accepted!

    Biological Engineering - Biomedical Engineering Society (BE-BMES) GENERAL BODY MEETING!!

    Event Details:
    Tuesday, September 22nd 7-8:30pm in 4-270
    DINNER WILL BE PROVIDED
    guest speakers: Professor Bathe and Professor Kamm, who will be discussing their research!



    The MIT BE-BMES Student Chapter presents
    Pre-med advising event: A merge of clinical practice and research
    Dr. Richard Lee
    Physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School
    May 6, 2009
    Dinner 7:00pm
    Seminar 7:15pm
    66-110

    This event is focused on pre-medical advising and a discussion of the clinical practice and research interface. We will begin at 7:00pm with a networking dinner followed by welcoming remarks. Dr. Richard Lee will give a seminar titled "Regenerating Heart Cells". Dr. Lee will then open up the floor to discussion and questions.

     

    Tour the Genzyme Center in Kendall Square
    Platinum Winner of the U.S. Green Building Council

    Thursday, May 7th @ 3:30pm

    *Genzyme is the world's third largest biotechnology company
    *One of Fortune Magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work for"
    *Awarded the National Medal of Technology, the highest level of honor awarded by the President of the United States to America=92s leading innovators
    *Develops products/drugs related to oncology, genetics and diagnostics, transplant and immune diseases, orthopedics, renal disease, lysosomal storage diseases
    *Conveniently located in Kendall Square!

    RSVP to hchung11 [AT] MIT [DOT] EDU by Sunday, April 26th midnight!
    Space is limited.



    BE-BMES - Johnson & Johnson Excellence in Biomedical Engineering Research Prize 2009

    Submissions due Thursday, April 3, 2009.  
    Awards ceremony in early May 2009.

    Application and more information: PDF Format or Word Document




    The BioTECH Newsletter

    WANTED: Writers and Editors for the May 2009 edition!



    We would like to bring back the BioTECH newsletter, published 1-2 times a semester, that highlights exciting developments and opportunities in biological/ biomedical engineering on campus, at other academic institutions, and in industry.

    Editing Board:
    • Managing editor - oversees all work, recruits writers, helps devise ideas for articles
    •  Assistant editor - proofreading/copy-editing, helps managing editor
    •  Layout editor - designs and formats article submissions into newsletter
    •  Operations editor - handles production, publicity, etc.

    Article Categories/Ideas:

    • Senior post-graduation plans (interviews)
    •  Student spotlight (research, projects)
    •  Professor spotlight
    •  Opinion
    •  Industry (latest news and developments)
    •  BE/BME news + calendar

    If you would like to be a part of the editing board and/or write an article for the upcoming issue, please contact theBioTECH AT mit DOT edu

    We welcome undergraduates from all majors.

    Please visit this link to see examples of past BioTECH publications.






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