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VISE Summer Instructional Seminar 8.5.21
Jul. 23, 2021—VISE Research in Progress (RiP) Date: Thursday, August 5, 2021 Time: Noon admittance, 12:05 p.m. remarks, 12:10 p.m. start Erin Bratu, PhD Candidate (EECS) and Roza Bayrak, PhD Candidate (EECS)
VISE Summer Instructional Seminar 7.22.21
Jul. 9, 2021—VISE Research in Progress (RiP) Date: Thursday, July 22, 2021 Time: Noon admittance, 12:05 p.m. remarks, 12:10 p.m. start Emelina Vienneau, PhD Candidate (BME), Department of Biomedical Engineering RiP #1: Title: Towards Noninvasive Functional Ultrasound Neuroimaging RIP #1 Description: Transcranial ultrasound imaging of blood flow is extremely challenging due to various forms of image degradation that are...
Five receive Graduate Leadership Anchor Awards
Jun. 24, 2021—The Vanderbilt Graduate Student Council has announced the winners of its inaugural Graduate Leadership Anchor Awards. The awards were designed by the Graduate Student Council to identify and honor the hard work and leadership of graduate students at Vanderbilt.
VISE Summer Instructional Seminar 7.8.21
Jun. 23, 2021—VISE Research in Progress (RiP) Date: Thursday, July 8, 2021 Time: Noon admittance, 12:05 p.m. remarks, 12:10 p.m. start Speaker #1: Rachel Eimen, PhD Candidate (BME) RiP #1: Title: Real-time clinician guidance to improve 3D bladder reconstructions RIP #1 Description: Due to the high recurrence rate of bladder cancer, patients receive lifelong cystoscopies every three months...
SPIE and Vanderbilt University announce $1 million optical engineering faculty fellowship
Jun. 23, 2021—The SPIE Faculty Fellowship will support a Vanderbilt University faculty member who is working in optics and photonics. Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Yuankai “Kenny” Tao has been selected as the recipient of the first gift.
A Novel Clinically Immersive Pre-doctoral Training Program for Engineering in Surgery and Intervention
Jun. 8, 2021—A novel pre-doctoral program is presented that combines (1) immersive observation in the surgical/interventional theatre and (2) thought-provoking exposition activities focused on answering clinically provocative questions.
VISE Summer Instructional Seminar 6.17.21
Jun. 4, 2021—VISE Research in Progress (RiP) Date: Thursday, June 17, 2021 Time: Noon admittance, 12:05 p.m. remarks, 12:10 p.m. start Joshua McCune, PhD Candidate (BME), and Rachel Ping, MS Candidate (BME) Speaker #1: Joshua McCune, PhD Candidate, Department of Biomedical Engineering RiP #1: Title: ROS-responsive scaffolds with improved hydrophilicity for diabetic wound repair RIP #1 Description: More than...
VISE Summer Instructional Seminar 6.3.21
May. 14, 2021—VISE Research in Progress (RiP) Date: Thursday, June 3, 2021 Time: Noon admittance, 12:05 p.m. remarks, 12:10 p.m. start Speaker #1: William Tierney, PhD Candidate, Department of Biomedical Engineering RiP #1: Title: Peptide-based vascular therapies for the prevention of intimal hyperplasia and restenosis RIP #1 Description: Intimal hyperplasia, a thickening of the vascular wall, is a...
Medical World News® Inside the Practice: CancerNetwork® and Duke Herrell on a Novel Suturing Technique for Transurethral Anastomosis
May. 6, 2021—CancerNetwork® shares its latest investigation into novel practices for rendering surgical management of prostate cancer from experts at Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering.
VISE affiliates receive $1.2 million NIH grant to develop safer colonoscopy for IBD patients
Apr. 13, 2021—A Vanderbilt research team has received a $1.2 million National Institutes of Health grant to continue developing a magnetic flexible endoscope for colonoscopies. The robotic platform has the has the potential to provide a safer, more accessible, and potentially painless alternative to standard colonoscopy for patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Inflammatory bowel disease impacts...
Student-developed machine-learning techniques make surgeries safer and easier to review
Apr. 9, 2021—An interdisciplinary fellowship with the Data Science Institute has resulted in a promising machine-learning technology that can effectively track complex surgical activity, thus having the potential to improve patient outcomes, safety and documentation.
VISE Spring Seminar – Eric Shinohara, MD, MSCI
Apr. 9, 2021—VISE Spring Seminar to be led by Eric Shinohara, MD, MSCI Ingram Associate Professor and Chair Department of Radiation Oncology, VUMC Date: April 29, 2021 Time: 12:15 p.m. Room Admittance, 12:25 p.m. start Zoom: Details will be sent morning of… Title: The Evolving Landscape of Radiation Modalities in Medicine Speaker Bio: Dr. Eric Shinohara is Ingram Associate...
VISE Spring Seminar – David Kent, MD and Daniel Fabbri, PhD
Mar. 26, 2021—VISE Spring seminar to be led by David T. Kent, MD Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology, Director of Sleep Surgery, VUMC and Daniel Fabbri, PhD Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics, VUMC Date: April 8, 2021 Time: 12:15 p.m. Room Admittance, 12:25 p.m. start Zoom: Details will be sent morning of… Title: Mapping the upper airway with high-resolution manometry...
Synchro Motion and PredictionHealth: Vanderbilt’s NSF National I-Corps teams are making an impact through innovation
Mar. 25, 2021—Since the inception of the Vanderbilt I-Corps Site Program just three years ago, more than 20 teams of VU innovators have been accepted into the National Science Foundation’s prestigious National I-Corps Program, turning their STEM ideas and research into novel inventions that improve health care, strengthen cybersecurity, produce clean energy, support people battling drug abuse and mental health disorders...
VISE Spring Seminar – Summer L. Gibbs, PhD
Mar. 12, 2021—VISE Spring Seminar to be led by Summer L. Gibbs, PhD Associate Professor Biomedical Engineering Oregon Health & Science University Date: March 25, 2021 Time: 12:15 p.m. Room Admittance, 12:25 p.m. start Zoom: Details will be sent morning of… Title: “Can Fluorescence Guided Surgery Improve Patient Outcomes?” Abstract: Surgery has a prominent role in clinical medicine with...