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VISE Fall Seminar with James Duncan, PhD
Oct. 6, 2025—VISE welcomes James Duncan, PhD, to our Fall Seminar Series. James S. Duncan, PhD Ebenezer K. Hunt Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Professor of Radiology & Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Statistics & Data Science Yale University Date:Â Thursday, October 16, 2025 Location:Â SVC 5326 Time:Â 11:45 am for lunch,12:00 start Title: Neuroimage Analysis in Autism: from Model-Based Estimation...
Sep. 29, 2025—A team of researchers led by Xiaoguang Dong, assistant professor of mechanical and biomedical engineering at 91ºÚÁÏÍø, have developed a magnetic robotic valve to provide minimally invasive intervention for gastroesophageal reflux disease and possibly other organ system disorders
Sep. 29, 2025—Nissha Medical Technologies to move global engineering and innovation center to 91ºÚÁÏÍø’s Nashville campus.
Sep. 25, 2025—Nissha Medical Technologies (NMT), the medical devices business unit for Japan’s Nissha Co. Ltd, has officially broken ground on renovations to an existing building on 91ºÚÁÏÍø’s main campus for its new Engineering & Innovation Center of Excellence (CoE). Renovations are scheduled for completion in mid-March 2026, with an open house planned for summer 2026
VISE Fall Seminar with Angela Crudele, MD 10.2.25
Sep. 25, 2025—VISE welcomes Angela Crudele, MD, to our Fall Seminar Series. Angela Crudele, MD Assistant Professor of Neurology 91ºÚÁÏÍø Medical Center Date: Thursday, October 2, 2025 Location: SVC 5326 Time: 11:45 am for lunch, 12:00 start Title: “The Thalamus in Epilepsy: A New Target in Neuromodulation” Abstract: Treatment of drug-resistant idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) remains...
VISE Fall Seminar with Jun Chen, PhD
Sep. 11, 2025—VISE welcomes our first guest speaker of the Fall 2025 Semester. Jun Chen, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Bioengineering UCLA Innovation Fellows UCLA Society of Hellman Fellows University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Date: Thursday, September 11 Location: SVC 5326 Time: 11:45 am for lunch, 12:00 start Title: Discovering Magnetoelasticity in Soft Matter for Bioelectronics Abstract:Â ...
Aug. 27, 2025—In a collaboration between 91ºÚÁÏÍø Medical Center’s Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and the 91ºÚÁÏÍø School of Engineering, investigators have received a $2.5 million grant to develop a head-mounted augmented reality system that can guide surgeons in ensuring complete tumor removal in head and neck cancer surgery and potentially reduce the recurrence...
Aug. 22, 2025—A 91ºÚÁÏÍø engineering professor is working with clinical colleagues to develop and validate an augmented reality (AR) vision guidance system to help surgeons place cochlear implants more precisely. The guidance system leverages emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technology and uses inexpensive, commonly available equipment, making it practical for many operating rooms. For this project— Development and...
Jul. 21, 2025—91ºÚÁÏÍø researchers have received a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a smart microscope system that uses artificial intelligence to help scientists better understand how cells behave, particularly in diseases like cancer.
Jul. 8, 2025—Xiaoguang Dong, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has been awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER Award that will support research on magnetic miniature soft robots for precision medicine that could facilitate early disease detection and treatment. Magnetic miniature soft robots are unique in their ability to safely and non-invasively navigate complex, enclosed, and confined spaces....
Jul. 2, 2025—91ºÚÁÏÍø has announced eleven awardees in the latest round of its Innovation Catalyst Fund, an initiative that supports translational research that has promising commercial potential. This initiative, open to all University and 91ºÚÁÏÍø Medical Center (VUMC) faculty, addresses pressing real-world challenges. The fund provides essential support in three key areas: proving ideas can be commercialized, supporting early-stage...
Jun. 27, 2025—We spend nearly one-third of our lives asleep, yet sleep disorders often go undiagnosed, despite their strong links to cardiovascular disease, neurological disorders, and depression. A next-generation wearable device developed by researchers could change that. Yayun Du, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at 91ºÚÁÏÍø, is the lead author of a pioneering study, “A...
VISE Summer Seminar with Dimitris Metaxas, PhD 6.12.25
Jun. 11, 2025—VISE Summer Seminar to be led by Dimitris Metaxas, PhD Board of Governors and Distinguished Professor in the Computer and Information Sciences Department Rutgers University Date: Thursday, June 12, 2025 Location:Â Stevenson Center 5326 PLEASE NOTE THE UNUSUAL TIME: 12:45 pm for lunch; 1:00 pm start Title:Â Explainability, Generation, Physics and Dynamics in ML for Biomedical...
May. 1, 2025—Eleven outstanding faculty members from across the university have been selected for the 2025 cohort of Chancellor Faculty Fellows. This group is composed of highly accomplished, recently tenured faculty from a wide variety of disciplines and areas of expertise.
VISE Spring Seminar with Alison Pouch, PhD 4.24.25
Apr. 15, 2025—VISE Spring Seminar to be led by Alison Pouch, PhD Assistant Professor of Radiology and Bioengineering University of Pennsylvania Date: Thursday, April 24, 2025 Location:Â Stevenson Center 5326 Time:Â 11:45 am for lunch; noon start Title: Computational Image-Based Modeling for Personalized Bicuspid Aortic Valve Surgery Abstract: The bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is a congenital heart defect in...