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VISE Spring Seminar Parvin Mousavi, PhD 3.30.23
Mar. 20, 2023—VISE Spring Seminar to be led by Parvin Mousavi, PhD Queen’s University, Vector Institute, Canada CIFAR AI Chair Date: Thursday, March 30, 2023 Time: 11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location: Stevenson 5326 Title: Next-Generation Computer-Assisted Medical Interventions: Prediction vs. Decision Making Abstract: This talk will cover deployment of new learning models and technical solutions for computer-assisted...
VISE Spring Seminar Alan Kuntz, PhD, 3.23.23
Feb. 22, 2023—VISE Spring Seminar to be led by Alan Kuntz, PhD Assistant Professor Robotics Center and Kahlert School of Computing University of Utah Date: Thursday, March 23, 2023 Time: 11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location: Stevenson 5326 Title: Deformable objects and continuum robots: novel mechanical and algorithmic solutions to leverage robots in surgical and interventional medicine Abstract:...
VISE Spring Seminar Ann Majewicz Fey, PhD 3.9.23
Feb. 17, 2023—VISE Spring Seminar to be led by Ann Majewicz Fey, PhD Associate Professor, Robert and Francis Stark Centennial Fellowship in Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin Date: Thursday, March 9, 2023 Time: 11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location: Stevenson 5326 Title Sensing and Modeling Surgeon Interactions for Enhanced Training...
VISE Spring Seminar Daniel Moyer, PhD 2.16.23
Feb. 6, 2023—VISE Spring Seminar to be led by Daniel Moyer, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Computer Science Vanderbilt University Date: Thursday, February 16, 2023 Time: 11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location: Stevenson 5326 Title: Invariance-based Harmonization and Other Information Theoretic Adventures in dMRI Abstract: The removal of unwanted information is a surprisingly common task. Removing potential biases in prediction...
VISE Spring Seminar – Joshua Gafford, PhD – 2.2.23
Jan. 20, 2023—VISE Spring Seminar to be led by Joshua Gafford, Ph.D. Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer EndoTheia Date: Thursday, February 2, 2023 Time: 11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location: Stevenson 5326 Title: EndoTheia: Augmenting the Capabilities of Flexible Endoscopes Abstract: Historically, clinical applications of flexible endoscopes have been primarily diagnostic in nature due to fundamental...
VISE Fall Seminar with Hal Blumenfeld, MD, PhD 12.1.22
Nov. 16, 2022—VISE Fall Seminar to be led by Hal Blumenfeld, MD, PhD Loughridge Williams Professor Director, Yale Clinical Neuroscience Imaging Center (CNIC) Professor of Neurology, Neuroscience and Neurosurgery Yale University School of Medicine Date: Thursday, December 1, 2022 Time: 11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location: Stevenson 5326 Title: Stimulation of...
VISE Fall Seminar with Hrishikesh Deo, PhD
Oct. 3, 2022—VISE Fall Seminar to be led by Hrishikesh Deo, PhD Founder and CEO, Ergami Endoscopy Date: Thursday, October 20, 2022 Time: 11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location: Stevenson 5326 Title: Flexible endoscope hygiene and infection prevention strategy: Innovations in endoscope design Abstract: Flexible gastrointestinal endoscopes are used for the screening, surveillance and management of various conditions...
VISE Fall Seminar Xiaoguang Dong, PhD 9.8.22
Aug. 29, 2022—VISE Fall Seminar to be led by Xiaoguang Dong, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering Date: Thursday, September 8, 2022 Time: 11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location: Stevenson 5326 Title: Wireless Miniature Robots for Minimally Invasive Medical Operations Abstract: Wireless small-scale robots actuated by magnetic fields could revolutionize minimally invasive medical operations by allowing access...
VISE Summer Research In Progress (RiP) Series 7.21.22
Jul. 8, 2022—VISE Summer Seminar to be led by Lucas Sainburg (BME), PhD Candidate and Emelina Vienneau (BME) PhD Candidate Date: Thursday, July 21, 2022 Time: 11:45 am Room Admittance, noon start Location: MCN C-2209 Speaker #1: Lucas Sainburg, PhD Candidate, Department of Biomedical Engineering RiP #1: Title: Effects of temporal lobe epilepsy and surgical treatment on functional MRI...
VISE Summer Instructional Seminar Series 6.23.22
Jun. 14, 2022—VISE Summer Seminar to be led by Graham Johnson, (BME), MSTP and Michael I. Miga, PhD Harvie Branscomb Professor, Professor Biomedical Engineering Date: Thursday, June 23, 2022 Time: 11:45 am Room Admittance, noon start Location: MCN C-2209 Talk Title #1: Your First Grant Submission – How to Apply For an F31 Speaker #1: Graham Johnson, MD/PhD...
VISE Spring Seminar with Susan Gregurick, PhD 4.7.22
Mar. 30, 2022—VISE Spring Seminar to be led by Susan Gregurick, PhD Associate Director for Data Science National Institutes of Health Date: Thursday, April 7, 2022 NOTE Time Change: 4:15 p.m. NOTE Location Change: Jacobs Believed in Me Auditorium/Featheringill Hall Title: Connecting Data, Enhancing Software, and Creating a Digital Data Health Ecosystem Abstract: The NIH works to...
VISE Spring Seminar Zachary Bercu, MD 3.3.22
Feb. 23, 2022—VISE Spring Seminar to be led by Zachary Bercu, MD Associate Professor of Radiology and Imaging Sciences Emory University School of Medicine Date: Thursday, March 3, 2022 Time: 12:15 p.m. Room Opens, 12:20 p.m. start Location: Stevenson 5326 Title: A Futurist Viewpoint on Innovation in Image-Guided Medicine Abstract: Interventional radiologists (IRs) and proceduralists in image-guided medicine find...
VISE Spring Seminar – Theodore Zanos, PhD,
Jan. 21, 2022—VISE Spring seminar to be led by Theodore Zanos, PhD, Assistant Professor, Institute of Bioelectronic Medicine, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research Date: Thursday, January 20, 2022 Time: 12:15 p.m. Room Opens, 12:20 p.m. start Location: Stevenson 5326 Title: Machine Learning in Bioelectronic Medicine and Healthcare Abstract: One of the exciting areas of innovation in healthcare lies at...
VISE Spring Seminar – Kamran Idrees, MD, MSCI, MMHC, FACS
Jan. 14, 2022—VISE Spring Seminar to be led by Kamran Idrees, MD, MSCI, MMHC, FACS Associate Professor of Surgery Chief, Division of Surgical Oncology and Endocrine Surgery Director, Pancreas and Gastrointestinal Surgical Oncology Director, Peritoneal Surface Malignancy Program Chair, Clinical Cancer Committee Date: Thursday, January 20, 2022 Time: 12:15 p.m. Room Opens, 12:20 p.m. start Location:...
VISE Fall Seminar 10.7.21 John Gore, PhD
Sep. 28, 2021—VISE Fall Seminar to be led by John Gore, PhD Hertha Ramsey Cress Chair in Medicine, Director of the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center Date: October 7, 2021 Time: 11:50 am Lunch ticket distribution, Noon start Location: Stevenson Center 5326 Title: Functional MRI of White Matter Abstract: Blood...
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) RiP #1: Title: Development of Novel Methods for Image-Guided Cochlear Implant Programming RIP #1 Description: Although many cochlear implant recipients experience improved hearing ability and speech recognition, a significant number of...
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...
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 Spring Seminar – Lena Maier-Hein, PhD
Feb. 15, 2021—VISE Spring Seminar to be led by Lena Maier-Hein, PhD Head of Div. Computer Assisted Medical Interventions (CAMI), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, DE Date: Thursday, February 25, 2021 Time: 12:15 p.m. Room Admittance, 12:25 p.m. start Zoom: Details will be sent morning of… Title: Surgical Data Science Abstract: Machine learning has begun to revolutionize almost all...
VISE Spring Seminar – Eric Tkaczyk, MD, PhD and Shramana Ghosh, PhD,
Jan. 29, 2021—VISE Spring Seminar to be led by Eric Tkaczyk, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine, VUMC Shramana Ghosh, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow The Vanderbilt Dermatology Translational Research Clinic (VDTRC) Date: Thursday, February 11, 2021 Time: 12:15 p.m. Room Admittance, 12:25 p.m. start Zoom: Details will be sent morning of… Title: Measurement of soft tissue biomechanical properties for...
VISE Fall Seminar – Sheila Russo, PhD
Nov. 6, 2020—VISE Fall Seminar to be led by Sheila Russo, PhD Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Boston University Date: Thursday, November 19, 2020 Time: 12:15 p.m. Room Admittance, 12:25 p.m. start Zoom: Details will be sent morning of… Title: Toward Soft Robotic Systems for Advanced Endoscopic Procedures Abstract: Traditional medical robots are mainly based on the idea of...
VISE Fall Seminar – Elisa Konofagou, PhD
Oct. 27, 2020— VISE Fall Seminar to be led by Elisa Konofagou, PhD, Robert and Margaret Hariri Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Radiology, Columbia University Date: Thursday, November 5, 2020 Time: 12:15 p.m. Room Admittance, 12:25 p.m. start Zoom: Details will be sent morning of… Title: Ultrasound-based Brain Therapeutics and Cancer Elasticity Imaging Abstract: Therapeutic ultrasound is older than ultrasound...
VISE Fall Seminar – Marvin Doyley, PhD
Oct. 1, 2020—VISE Fall Seminar led by Marvin Doyley, PhD Chair and Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Rochester Date: Thursday, October 8, 2020 Time: 12:15 p.m. Room Admittance, 12:25 p.m. start Zoom: Details will be sent morning of… Title: Ultrasound elastography: from atherosclerosis to understanding the pancreatic cancer tumor microenvironment Abstract: Elastography is emerging as...
VISE Fall Seminar September 10- Muneeb Ahmed, MD
Sep. 8, 2020—VISE Fall Seminar to be led by Muneeb Ahmed, MD Chief, Vascular and Interventional Radiology Vice Chair for Interventional Services|Radiology Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Associate Professor of Radiology| Harvard Medical School Date: Thursday, September 10, 2020 Time: 12:15 p.m. room admittance, 12:25 p.m. (Zoom details will go out in the morning of the 10th)...
VISE Fall Seminar August 27 – Christos Constantinidis, PhD
Aug. 21, 2020—VISE Fall Seminar to be led by Christos Constantinidis, PhD Professor, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy Wake Forest School of Medicine Date: Thursday, August 27, 2020 Time: 12:15 pm, Room admittance, 12:25 p.m. start (Zoom details will go out the morning of the 27th) Title: “Uncovering the Neural Circuit Basis of Cognitive Maturation in Adolescence”...
VISE Summer Instructional Seminar – 8.13.20
Aug. 7, 2020—VISE Research in Progress (RiP) Date: Thursday, August 13, 2020 Time: Noon admittance, 12:05 p.m. remarks, 12:10 p.m. start Speaker #1: Yev Diachek, PhD Candidate Title: “Adaptive language mapping for presurgical language assessment” RiP #1 Talk Description: Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a safe, non-invasive method commonly used preoperatively for language mapping in neurosurgery patients. In...
VISE Summer Instructional Seminar 7.2.20
Jun. 26, 2020—VISE Research In Progress (RiP) Date: Thursday, July 2, 2020 Time: Noon – room admittance, 12:05pm remarks, 12:10pm start Speaker #1: Ziteng Liu, PhD Candidate, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science RiP #1 Title: Patient-specific cochlear implant stimulation models RIP #1 Description: Cochlear implants (CIs) are considered the standard-of-care treatment for profound sensory-based hearing loss. Our...
VISE Summer Instructional Seminar Series 6.4.20
May. 29, 2020—VISE Summer Instructional Seminar Series Date: Thursday, June 4, 2020 Time: Noon – room admittance, 12:05pm remarks, 12:10pm start VIA Zoom Speaker #1: Carli DeJulius, PhD Candidate, Department of Biomedical Engineering RiP #1: Title: Antioxidant Polymeric Systems for Synergistic ROS Scavenging in Osteoarthritis RIP #1 Description: Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are key drivers of...
VISE Spring Seminar – Timothy Kowalewski, PhD
Feb. 14, 2020—VISE Spring Seminar to be led by Timothy Kowalewski, PhD, Richard and Barbara Nelson Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota Date: February 27, 2020 Location: Stevenson Center 5326, Time: 12:15 p.m. lunch, with a 12:25 p.m. start Title: To Err is Human – Surgical Skills and Robotics Abstract: Surgical robots enjoy widespread adoption. This...
VISE Spring Seminar – Junzhong Xu, PhD
Jan. 31, 2020—VISE Spring Seminar to be led by Junzhong Xu, PhD, Assistant Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, VUIIS, VUMC Date: February 13, 2020 Location: Stevenson Center 5326, Time: 12:15 p.m. lunch, with a 12:25 p.m. start Title: Where physics meets medicine: non-invasive assessment of tumor therapeutic response using cell size MR imaging Abstract: Biological tissue microstructural information...