MFCEM Dialogues #6 & Student Interaction Session
with
Prof. Nitish Thakor, Johns Hopkins University
on
Humans and Machines - Being Better Together?
Dr. Nitish Thakor is a professor of Biomedical Engineering and Neurology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He received his undergraduate degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India, and went on to earn both an M.S. and a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
MFCEM Dialogues Series#5
with
Prof Sriram Subramaniam
on
Cryo-EM and AI: A paradigm shift in structural biology
The fifth event of the MFCEM Dialogues was held on the 20th July 2022 over a Zoom discussion with Prof Sriram Subramaniam, University of British Columbia, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. He holds the Gobind Khorana Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Precision Cancer Drug Design. Prof Subramaniam delivered a talk titled “Cryo-EM and AI: A paradigm shift in structural biology”. Prof. Subramaniam is globally recognized for his pathbreaking contributions in cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM)—he was the first to demonstrate atomic resolution cryo-EM of proteins and small molecule interactions, and ultimately use of cryo-EM in precision medicine.
MFCEM Dialogues Series#4
with
Prof Shyni Varghese
on
Bioengineering platforms for mechanistic understandings and therapeutic interventions
The fourth event of the MFCEM Dialogues was held on the 26th May 2022 over a Zoom discussion with Prof Shyni Varghese, who holds a triple appointment at Duke University departments of Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, and Orthopaedic Surgery. She is also the first MEDx Investigator at Duke, an initiate to enhance collaborations between doctors and engineers. Prof Varghese is a tall leader in the field of biomaterials and stem cell biology, and her research area spans three major areas of Musculoskeletal tissue repair, Disease biophysics, and developing Organ-on-a-chip technology.
MFCEM Dialogues Series#3
with
Prof Noel Buckley
The third event of the MFCEM Dialogues was held on the 28th April 2022 over a Zoom online discussion with Noel Buckley, Professor of Neurobiology, Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford. Prof Buckley’s research interest lies in understanding gene networks in neuronal development and disease. His research focuses on understanding how neuronal phenotype emerges from interactions among genes of a network, and how these networks vary across individuals.
In his talk entitled: Using Deep Learning to Distinguish Neurodegenerative Phenotypes: teaching an old dog new tricks, Prof Buckley shared some of the recent exciting developments from his lab.
The Bhupat & Jyoti Mehta Family Foundation
MFCEM at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur is generously supported by the Mehta Family Foundation.