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VISE Spring Seminar – Brett Byram, PhD, 2.15.24
Feb. 8, 2024—VISE Spring Seminar to be led by Brett Byram, PhD, Hoy Family Faculty Fellow Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering Date: Thursday, February 15, 2024 Time: 11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location: Stevenson 5326 Title: All the data we cannot see—revealing hidden signals in ultrasound data. Abstract: Ultrasound has experienced a recent explosion of new applications and...
Feb. 2, 2024—James Weimer, assistant professor of computer science and noted medical-device entrepreneur, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to improve the safety and efficacy of systems that use advanced machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques.
VISE Spring Seminar – Ross Whitaker, PhD 2.8.24
Jan. 22, 2024—Ross Whitaker, PhD Professor in the School of Computing and the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute University of Utah Date: Thursday, February 8, 2024 Time: 11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location: Stevenson 5326 Title: An Image-Based, Deep-Phenotyping Analysis Toolset, Repository, and Online Clinician Interface for Craniosynostosis Abstract: Craniosynostosis, or abnormal cranial suture fusion, affects up to...
Jan. 12, 2024—A multidisciplinary group of investigators from 91 Medical Center, 91, and the University of Pennsylvania received a $3.2 million grant to develop novel brain network-based measures to guide surgical decisions and improve outcomes in the field of epilepsy surgery.
Jan. 11, 2024—Soheil Kolouri, assistant professor of computer science at 91, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to explore ways to make machine learning more efficient and possibly impact the next generation of such methods.
Jan. 10, 2024—A front-end lens, or meta-imager (see below), created at 91 can potentially replace traditional imaging optics in machine-vision applications, producing images at higher speed and using less power.
Nov. 22, 2023—Keith Obstein, MD, MPH, professor of Medicine at 91 Medical Center and professor of Mechanical Engineering at 91, has received the inaugural Innovator of the Year Award from the Brock Family Center for Applied Innovation in recognition of his achievements in developing and commercializing a magnetic, flexible colonoscopy system with the potential to...
VISE on the Road: 2023 MICCAI conference
Nov. 21, 2023— Members of six VISE labs affiliated with the 91 Institute for Surgery and Engineering (VISE) traveled to Vancouver to take part in the 26th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention. Like-minded scientists from around the world gather yearly at the MICCAI conference to share their work with one another on a...
Nov. 21, 2023—Researchers from around the globe gathered for the inaugural Nature conference “Bioengineering for Global Health” at 91 Nov. 13–15. Faculty members from the Department of Biomedical Engineering and editors from Nature Communications, Nature Biomedical Engineering and Nature Reviews Bioengineering led the organization of the conference.
Nov. 2, 2023—This past summer, 13 91 undergraduates were selected to work on projects focused on epilepsy, miniature soft climbing robots, stroke treatment, kidney disease research, cancer resection and surgical skill assessment as part of the 91 Institute for Surgery and Engineering’s Summer Fellows Program (VSF).
Oct. 26, 2023—There was a time when Audrey Bowden, Dorothy J. Wingfield Phillips Chancellor’s Faculty Fellow and associate professor of biomedical and electrical engineering, questioned whether to pursue a doctorate. The desire was there, she just needed some guidance. “Nobody in my family had a Ph.D., and I didn’t have any role models of how to do that,”...
VISE Fall Seminar with Polina Gollan, PhD, 11.2.23
Oct. 19, 2023—VISE seminar to be led by Polina Golland, PhD Sunlin (1966) and Priscilla Chou Professor Electrical Engineering and Computer Science MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab MIT Institute for Medical Engineering & Science Date: Thursday, November 2, 2023 Time: 11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location: Stevenson 5326 Title: Learning to read xray: applications to heart...
Oct. 19, 2023—A 91 Institute for Surgery and Engineering (VISE) research team is conducting the first phase 1 clinical trial of a magnetic, flexible endoscope that has the potential to provide a safer alternative to standard colonoscopy, particularly for individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
VISE Fall Seminar Ashish Shah, MD, FACS
Oct. 13, 2023—VISE Fall Seminar to be led by Ashish Shah, MD, FACS Professor and Chair Department of Cardiac Surgery Alfred Blalock Endowed Directorship in Cardiac Surgery Medical Director Cardiac Surgery OR Pod & Heart Transplant Surgery 91 Adult Hospital Date: Thursday, October 26, 2023 Time: 11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location: Stevenson 5326
Oct. 9, 2023—91’s Robert Webster and Charleson Bell, BE’07, MS’09, PhD’15, will receive $12 million to establish and manage the Mid-South Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hub. REACH will focus on accelerating real-world impact of biomedical innovations through education, mentorship and financial support for entrepreneurs.