[Illinois] Bioengineering Seminar Series

08 Feb 2013 | Series

Bioengineering combines the analytical and experimental methods of the engineering profession with the biological and medical sciences to achieve a more detailed understanding of biological phenomena …

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[Illinois] ECE 416: Biosensors

07 Feb 2013 | Courses | Contributor(s): Brian Cunningham

Learn the underlying engineering principles used to detect small molecules, DNA, proteins, and cells in the context of applications in diagnostic testing, pharmaceutical research, and environmental …

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[Illinois]: BioEngineering Seminar Series: Modular Engineering of Tissue Reconstruction Scaffolds

03 Feb 2013 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Scott Hollister

Tissue engineering scaffolds must fulfill a plethora of requirements to support tissue regeneration, including replication of complex defect geometry, provision of mechanical support, provision of …

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[Illinois]: Bioengineering Seminar Series: Engineering Quantum Dots for Multispectral Cancer Imaging

03 Jan 2013 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Andrew Smith

Video will be available in May 2013 Quantum dots are light-emitting nanocrystals that have emerged as a new class of fluorescent label for molecular and cellular imaging. These particles have …

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[Illinois] Bioengineering Series: Non-conventional Raman Spectroscopy Applications Towards the Compositional Analysis of Soy Bean Seed

07 Dec 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Matthew Schulmerich

Nonconventional Raman spectroscopy: applications towards the compositional analysis of soybeans Raman spectroscopy has proven to be a non-destructive approach to obtaining chemically specific …

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[Illinois]: BioEngineering Seminar Series: Novel Receptor-Targeting Radiolabeled Peptides for Cancer Imaging

26 Nov 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Yubin Miao

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) and melanocortin-1 (MC1) receptors are attractive molecular targets for cancer imaging due to their over-expressions on cancer cells. GnRH and alpha-melanocyte …

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[Illinois]: CABPN Workshop

26 Nov 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Rashid Bashir, Matthew V. Schulmerich, Jianjun Cheng, Brian T. Cunningham, William Helferich, Manas Ranjan Gartia, Jozef L. Kokini, Lila Vodkin

Center for Agricultural, Biomedical, and Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology Workshop

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[Illinois]: Bioengineering Seminar Series: Advances in the Science of Medical Imaging System Design

26 Nov 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Michael Insana

In this talk, Professor Insana provides a history and overview of the medical imaging system industry, including concepts in imaging system design. He also shares his own research as well has some of …

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[Illinois] Intro to Cellular Bioengineering

15 Jun 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Yingxiao "Peter" Wang

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[Illinois]: Cancer Community Symposium 2012: T Cell Receptors For Potential Cancer Immunotherapy Applications: Single Chain T Cell Receptors Circumvent Mispairing with Endogenous TCR and Mediate T Cell Activity

09 May 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): David H. Aggen

To improve the immune response to cancer, gene therapy with tumor-specific T cell-receptors (TCRs) provides an attractive approach to effectively arm patients T cells for tumor cell destruction. A …

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[Illinois]: Cancer Community Symposium 2012: Imaging Estrogen Receptors and Estrogen-Receptor Function in Breast Cancer by Positron Emission Tomography (PET): Improved Selection of Patients for Benefit from Endocrine Therapies

09 May 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): John A. Katzenellenbogen

The growth of many breast cancers is regulated by estrogens, and these cancers can be treated effectively with endocrine therapies (ET). Identifying patients who will benefit from ET, however, …

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[Illinois]: Cancer Community Symposium 2012: The Man with the Crateriform Lesion: Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinoma

09 May 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Joseph Brancheck

Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the second most common type of skin cancer in the United States and accounts for 20 percent of non-melanoma skin cancers; in addition, it is the second most …

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[Illinois]:Cancer Community Symposium 2012: Speaking Up: The Patient Push for Accelerating Progress in Cancer Research

09 May 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Leslie Hammersmith

Medical research empowers us to fight cancer, and advocacy empowers us to ensure that it addresses the needs of people affected by cancer. Advocacy helps us get through our cancer experiences, stand …

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[Illinois]: Cancer Community Symposium 2012: Materials Science vs. Metastasis

09 May 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Daniel A. Heller

Metastasis, the spread of cancer cells from a primary tumor to seed secondary tumors in distant sites, is one of the greatest challenges in cancer treatment today. For many patients, by the time …

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[Illinois]: Cancer Community Symposium 2012: Chemical Imaging for Histopathology: An Emerging Route for Molecular and Structural Analysis of Tissues

09 May 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Michael Walsh

Mid-Infrared (IR) spectroscopic imaging is an emerging approach to derive chemical images from tissues based on their inherent biochemistry. Histologic diagnosis is the gold standard for evaluating …

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[Illinois]: Cancer Community Symposium 2012: Panel Discussion

09 May 2012 | Online Presentations

Please join us for a panel discussion on the social impact of cancer and how it affects patients, providers, clinicians, and researchers alike. We are fortunate to feature Leslie Hammersmith …

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[Illinois]: Cancer Community Symposium 2012: Understanding and Targeting Transcription in Hematological Malignancies

09 May 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Jonathan D. Licht

Abnormalities in the epigenetic regulation of chromatin structure and function can lead to aberrant gene expression and cancer development. Epigenetic regulators can be affected by chromosomal …

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[Illinois]: Cancer Community Symposium 2012: The Inhibitory Effects of the Antifibrotic Drug Halofuginone on Uterine Leiomyoma Smooth Muscle Cells

09 May 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Faezeh Koohestani

Uterine leiomyomas are the most prevalent benign tumors of the reproductive tract in women. Available treatments for leiomyomas are limited to surgical procedures or hormonal therapy, which are …

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[Illinois]: Cancer Community Symposium 2012: Arginine Glycine Aspartic Acid Motif Peptide Potentiates the Effect of Oxaliplatin Preventing Colon Cancer Metastasis, Binds to α5 β1 Integrin and Suppresses FAK/ERK/NF-kB Signaling

09 May 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Elvira de Mejia

Arginine Glycine Aspartic Acid Motif Peptide Potentiates the Effect of Oxaliplatin Preventing Colon Cancer Metastasis, Binds to α5 β1 Integrin and Suppresses FAK/ERK/NF-kB Signaling Lunasin is a …

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