Steve Boppart – Miniature Brain Machinery

January 23, 2019February 13, 2019

Stephen Boppart to give February Frontiers in MBM Lecture

Stephen Boppart, professor of bioengineering The MBM Program begins its Frontiers in Miniature Brain Machinery lecture series for the Spring 2019 season with Stephen Boppart, who will speak February 27 at 4pm in 2269 Beckman Institute on “Real-Time Metabolic Imaging using Auto-Fluorescence from Cells.”

Abstract…

Discoveries relevant to our brains, which influence and control such a wide range of actions, emotions, and thoughts, have relied on two complimentary approaches: cognitive and behavior studies and brain cell and tissue biology studies. Our research traineeship program utilizing miniature brain machinery, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), combines these two paradigms to train the next generation of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) workforce to advance discovery. Our students are recruited from neuroscience, cell and developmental biology, molecular and integrative physiology, chemistry, chemical and biomolecular engineering, bioengineering, electrical and computer engineering, and psychology to foster a culture of innovation and translational research, and will significantly impact efforts to understand and control brain activities ongoing at other institutions.