Understanding the Brain: Training the Next Generation of Researchers in Engineering and Deciphering of Miniature Brain Machinery
The MBM Program welcomes two new faculty this fall, Drs. Stephen Boppart and Sepideh Sadaghiani.
Stephen Boppart is a Professor and Grainger Distinguished Chair in Engineering with appointments in the Departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Bioengineering. He is …
MBM faculty Justin Rhodes’ research on the benefits of exercise on memory and cognitive function was covered in an Inverse article. While short bursts of exercise can lead to short-term benefits in mental focus, this research could lead to …
Congratulations to MBM Trainee Jennifer Walters and MBM faculty Hee Jung Chung, who recently discovered that TC-2153, an inhibitor of a brain-specific protein known as STEP, reduces seizures that originate in the hippocampus in mice.
Their research has been published …
Congratulations to MBM faculty who made the Fall 2021 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students at the University of Illinois! The list is based on the ratings from the Instructor and Course Evaluation System (ICES) that students …
MBM faculty continue to excel in their fields. Here are a few highlights of recent accomplishments:
In January, Gabriel Popescu received the 2022 International Society for Optics and Photonics Dennis Gabor Award in Diffractive Optics for his outstanding achievements in …
Hyunjoon Kong, a Robert W. Schaefer Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Pathology as well as a Co-Principal Investigator of the MBM Program, will lecture on “Engineering of Cell Secretome Regulators for Tissue Vascularization and Homeostasis” at 4:00pm in …
Gabriel Popescu, William L. Everitt Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and core faculty in MBM, spoke on “Phase imaging with computational specificity (PICS) for biomedical applications” April 13, 2022 at 4:00pm on Zoom. Shannon Berneche, MBM Trainee and …
Brad Sutton, Technical Director of the Biomedical Imaging Center and Abel Bliss Faculty Scholar in the College of Engineering, will lecture on “Ultrafast functional MRI: A tool for examining spurious correlations in fMRI connectivity” at 4:00pm on Zoom. Jennifer Walters, …
Esther Ngumbi, Assistant Professor of Entomology and African-American Studies, will lecture on “Communicating Your Research with the Public” at 4:00pm in 2269 Beckman Institute and on Zoom. Olawale Salaudeen, MBM trainee and PhD student in Computer Science, will give an …
Roy Dar, Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, will lecture on “Modulating Gene Expression Fluctuations to Bias HIV Decision-Making and Stem Cell Fate Determination.” Jennifer Walters, MBM trainee and PhD student in Neuroscience, will give an introduction.
The lecture is free and …