Optical coherence elastography: imaging cell and tissue mechanics on the micro-scale Professor Brendan Kennedy. Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Western Australia. Group Leader, BRITElab, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Western Australia. Institute of Physics, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland Abstract: As the importance of mechanical ... Read more
Microfluidic Modeling of Aging Retina Dr. Maribel Vazquez,, Professor of Biomedical Engineering Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. https://vazlab.org The dramatic rise of chronic and age-related eye diseases is expected to increase the number of adults with vision loss by 50% in the next decade. Health Disparities with age, sex, and geography will further ... Read more
This third workshop will focus on Deep Learning. It will start with an introductory session where the fundamental concepts of the subject will be presented, which will then be put into practice during a hands-on activity focused on biomedical imaging. Then, two more sessions with international speakers will address critical issues such as trustworthiness and ... Read more
Decoding skeletal muscle-liver axis in the context of sarcopenia: Towards the multi organ on a chip Armando Cortés-Reséndiz (1),*, Francesco De Chiara (1), Javier Ramón Azcón (1,2) 1 Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain 2 ICREA-Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, Barcelona, Spain *acortes@ibecbarcelona.eu Sarcopenia is characterized by marked reductions in skeletal muscle ... Read more
Bone-inspired materials with self-adaptable mechanical properties and rose prickle-inspired sutureless anastomosis devices for resilient and healthy future Sung Hoon Kang, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology I will present our ongoing efforts to address current challenges in materials for structural/biomedical applications and surgical procedures to connect blood vessels ... Read more
Neurostimulation to correct neural circuit and motoneuron dysfunction Dr. Genís Prat Ortega, PhD in Computational Neuroscience at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Neurostimulation therapies such as spinal cord stimulation (SCS) or deep brain stimulation have shown unprecedented clinical success in improving voluntary motor control. In this case the stimulation can be understood as a neuroprosthetic ... Read more
The Next-Generation Nanomedicine Network (NET-NANO) is hosting its third workshop on September 19th, focusing on emerging nanotherapeutic modalities. This event will explore the latest advancements in self-adaptive, stimuli-responsive, and immunomodulatory strategies for nanomedicine. The workshop will feature talks from both internal IBEC researchers and leading external experts, including plenary sessions by Prof. Hélder A. Santos, ... Read more
NET-RARE third workshop third workshop focuses on the latest technologies for identifying new biomarkers to enable early detection and better characterization of rare diseases. It also aims to explore strategies for using biomarkers to monitor disease progression and incorporate them as secondary endpoints in clinical trials. The session will open with Marina Giannotti from IBEC’s Nanoprobes & Nanoswitches group, whose research explores ... Read more
CHARACTERIZATION OF ENZYMATIC BIOELECTRODES BY IN SITU FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY A. de Poulpiquet,1 A. Guessab, 1 H. M. Man,1 I. Mazurenko,1 L. Bouffier,2 E. Lojou1 1Aix-Marseille Univ., CNRS, Bioenergetics and Protein Engineering, UMR 7281, Marseille 2 Institute of Molecular Sciences, UMR CNRS 5255, Univ. Bordeaux, ENSMAC, Pessac adepoulpiquet@imm.cnrs.fr Redox enzymes present remarkable catalytic properties (exceptional selectivity, ... Read more
“MICROFLUIDIC AND ROBOTIC PLATFORMS FOR TME-FRIENDLY CANCER DRUG EVALUATIONS” Albert Folch, Professor University of Washington, Bioengineering Dept. There is a lack of confidence in present in vitro disease models and drug efficacy tests, as they do not properly recapitulate the dynamic physiology and pathophysiology of the human organism. This challenge is particularly acute in oncology: ... Read more