Materials Engineering professor Rizhi Wang is developing more bone-friendly artificial implants by studying oyster shells and animal teeth.
News
Final Doctoral Examination for Anthony Chan and Petcharatana Bhuanantanondh
MEng Student Amy Oi Man Leung featured in Applied Science Rising Stars
Report for Medical Devices Summit Series – A National Medical Devices Strategy
Roza Bidshahri and Hadi Mansoor win Paul Geyer Graduate Award
BMEG Student Opportunity!
The BME program and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering are offering a unique study opportunity. Please click here for more information.
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Events
Special BME Speaker Event
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Special Grand Round 1
Date & Time:Monday, March 25, 2013 at 3:00 PM-5:00 PM
Title: Biomedical Engineering and Medical Imaging Research and Research Training in Calgary
Keynote Speaker: Richard Frayne, PhD, Canada Research Chair in Image Science and Hopewell Professor of Brain Imaging, University of Calgary
Location: KAIS 2030, Kaiser Building, 2332 Main Mall followed by a reception in KAIS 5530
Please register on: http://bme_speaker-richard_frayne.eventbrite.com/
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Special Grand Round 2
Date & Time: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 9 – 10 AM in CHBE 101 and 4 – 5 PM in CHBE 202
Keynote Speaker: Lane Desborough, Product Strategist at Medtronic, Inc., Northridge, California
9 – 10 AM in CHBE 101, 2360 East Mall
Title: Closing the Loop: To Boldly Go Where Others Have Gone Before
4 – 5 PM in CHBE 202, 2360 East Mall
Title: Technology and Innovation: Reducing the Burden of Diabetes
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Grand Rounds Seminar Series - Upcoming Grand Rounds
The Grand Rounds Seminar Series invites distinguished speakers from industry and academia across Canada to present and discuss current topics in biomedical engineering research, development and practice. The Grand Rounds Seminar Series is open to the public.
Please contact BME Program Assistant for further information or to be included on the email advertisements for Grand Rounds.
BME 2012/13 Grand Rounds Seminar Series
Grand Round 2
Date & Time: Wednesday, October 17,2012 at 4:00-5:00 PM
Title: ”Pressure ulcers: a clinical problem for biomedical engineers”
Keynote Speaker: Professor Eric Tam, Director, Jockey Club Rehabilitation Engineering Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Location: Life Sciences Centre, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, UBC
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Grand Round 3/ BME Symposium (co-sponsored by ICICS)
Date & Time: Friday, November 16, 2012 from 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM (all day BME workshop)
Speaker: Various speakers on varied topics as well as Poster Presentations by BME students.
Location: KAIS 2020/30, Kaiser Building, 2332 Main Mall
http://icics.ubc.ca/workshops/bme2012/tech.html
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Grand Round 4
Date & Time: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 7:00-8:00 AM
Title: The HipSextant Project: Medical Device Development from Initial Concept to Clinical Implementation
Keynote Speaker: Stephen Murphy, MD, Tufts University School of Medicine, Center for Computer Assisted and Reconstructive Surgery, New England Baptist Hospital
Location:Vancouver General Hospital, Diamond Health Care Centre (DHCC) Room 1020, 2775 Laurel Street
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Grand Round 5
Date & Time: Wednesday, March 6, 2013 7:00-8:00 AM
Title: Computational multimodal radiologic profiling as a prognostic biomarker for individualized cancer therapy
Keynote Speaker: Mehdi Moradi, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UBC
Location: Gordon & Leslie Diamond Lecture Theatre, BC Cancer Agency Research Centre, 675 West 10th Avenue
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Grand Round 6
Date & Time: Wednesday, April 3, 2013 2:30-3:30 PM
Title: Transforming Invention into Innovation: How to attract Industry and Venture Capital interest
Keynote Speaker: Jennifer Hamilton, External Innovation Advisor at Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies – Canada
Location: KAIS 2020/2030, Kaiser Building, 2332 Main Mall
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Please RSVP at http://bme-2012w-grand-round-6.eventbrite.com
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BME 2013/14 Seminar Series
Special Event at Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation
Date & Time: Thursday, September 19, 2013 at 3:30-4:30 PM
Title: ”Engaging patients and citizens in research and health care decision making”
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Andrea Laupacis, Institute of Health Policy Management & Evaluation, University of Toronto
Location: VGH Paetzold Lecture Hall, Jim Pattison Pavilion North 1887, 899W 12th Avenue
For past events, view Events Archive .
