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ViSE affiliate to speak at upcoming BME seminar
Nov. 1, 2013—The Biomedical Engineering seminar next week will be given by Brett Byram, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering. Dr. Byram will discuss his research in a talk entitled “Decluttering Diagnostic Ultrasound: Searching for the Polar Bear in the Blizzard”. The seminar will begin at 12:20 on Tuesday, November 5 in Stevenson Center 5326. Abstract: Medical...
National Robotics Initiative grant will provide surgical robots with a new level of machine intelligence
Nov. 1, 2013—Providing surgical robots with a new kind of machine intelligence that significantly extends their capabilities and makes them much easier and more intuitive for surgeons to operate is the goal of a major new grant announced as part of the聽National Robotics Initiative. The five-year, $3.6 million project, titled Complementary Situational Awareness for Human-Robot Partnerships, is...
ViSE affiliate named to 鈥楶opular Mechanics鈥 top 10 innovators list
Oct. 25, 2013—Popular Mechanics has named Michael Goldfarb, H. Fort Flowers Professor of Mechanical Engineering, one of its 鈥淭en Innovators Who Changed The World鈥 for 2013. Goldfarb, who develops robotic adaptive equipment for people with disabilities, and his former graduate student Ryan Farris were recognized for the Indego, an exoskeleton they developed at 国产传媒 to help paraplegics...
ViSE affiliates restore surgeon鈥檚 sense of touch during minimally invasive surgery
Oct. 25, 2013—During open surgery doctors rely on their sense of touch to identify the edges of hidden tumors and to locate hidden blood vessels and other anatomical structures: a procedure they call palpation. But this practice is not possible in minimally invasive surgery where surgeons work with small, specialized tools and miniature cameras that fit through...
ViSE Seminar Series: Moving from Qualitative to Quantitative Myocardial Stiffness to Enable Early Heart Failure Diagnosis, SC 5326, Thursday October 31, 11:50. Refreshments provided.
Oct. 24, 2013—Moving from Qualitative to Quantitative Myocardial Stiffness to Enable Early Heart Failure Diagnosis Speakers: Dr. Evan Brittain, MD, Fellow, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine Dr. Brett Byram, PhD Assistant Professor of BME Date: Thursday October 31st Time:聽 11:50 Social, Noon Seminar Start Place:聽 Stevenson Center, 5326 国产传媒 the Speakers: Dr. Evan Brittain, MD earned his medical...
ViSE affiliates join editorial boards of prominent medical journals
Oct. 22, 2013—BME and ViSE visibility continues to grow – Professors Bob Galloway and Mike Miga have accepted terms on editorial boards at two prominent medical journals. Bob Galloway, professor of biomedical engineering, will serve on the editorial board of IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. Of particular focus will be his development of a special journal issue...
Nashville’s best and brightest: Four industry leaders speak at 国产传媒
Sep. 27, 2013—Dr. Reid Thompson, Chair of Neurosurgery and ViSE affiliate, was recently showcased among other industry speakers at a 国产传媒 symposium. 鈥淲hat really brought me to Nashville was the recognition that this was an unbelievably creative place, and I鈥檝e had the privilege of working with some amazingly talented engineers,鈥 Thompson said. 鈥淥ne of the nice things...
Joint ME and ViSE Seminar: Medical Robotics and Computer-Integrated Interventional Medicine, 134 FGH, Monday October 7, 3:10. Refreshments provided.
Sep. 26, 2013—Medical Robotics and Computer-Integrated Interventional Medicine Speaker: Russell H. Taylor, Ph.D. The Johns Hopkins University Date: Monday October 7th Time:聽 2:50 Social, 3:10 Seminar Start Place:聽 134 FGH This talk will discuss ongoing research at the JHU Engineering Research Center for Computer-Integrated Surgical Systems and Technology (CISST ERC) to develop CIIS systems that combine innovative...
Joint ViSE and ME Seminar: Fixing the Beating Heart: Ultrasound-Guided Robotic Surgery, SC 5326, Thursday September 19, 11:50. Refreshments provided.
Sep. 11, 2013—Fixing the Beating Heart: Ultrasound-Guided Robotic Surgery Speaker: Robert D. Howe Abbott and James Lawrence Professor of Engineering Area Dean for Bioengineering Harvard School of Engineering Date: Wednesday September 19th Time:聽 11:50 Social, 12:00 Seminar Start Place:聽 Stevenson Center, 5326 Abstract: To treat defects within the heart, surgeons currently use stopped-heart techniques. These procedures are...
ViSE affiliates receive BROAD foundation funding
Sep. 3, 2013—Pietro Valdastri (STORM Laboratory) and Keith Obstein have been approved for funding by The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation within the Broad Medical Research Program to develop validate a soft-tethered endoscopic robot to replace colonoscopy. Read more: https://my.vanderbilt.edu/stormlab/2013/08/broad-foundation-grant-to-develop-safer-colonoscopy/
Engineering and Medicine collaborations contribute to leadership in translational medicine
Aug. 30, 2013—The work of ViSE affiliates is featured in the 国产传媒 Medicine magazine and provides examples of successful collaborative effort between engineering and medicine. Read more: http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=14557 The collaboration between 国产传媒 engineers and physicians is expansive.聽 Over the last 20 years relationships have spread throughout three engineering departments 鈥攂iomedical, electrical and computer science and mechanical鈥攁nd 10...
ViSE 2013 Fall Seminar Series
Aug. 30, 2013—The 2013 ViSE Fall Seminar Series features an exciting line-up of educational and informative presentations: Fall 2013 Seminar Series Thursday, September 5th, 2013, 2:30-3:45pm, SC 鈥 5326 Noby Hata Ph.D. – Brigham and Women鈥檚 Hospital Thursday, September 19, 2013, 11:50am-1:00pm, SC 鈥 5326 聽(joint ME seminar) Robert Howe, Ph.D.聽 – Harvard University Monday, October 7th,...
ViSE Seminar Series: Role of Image Processing, Navigation and Robots in Image-guided Intervention, SC 5326, Thursday September 5, 2:30. Refreshments provided.
Aug. 29, 2013—Role of Image Processing, Navigation and Robots in Image-guided Intervention Speaker: Nobuhiko Hata, Ph.D., Associate Professor Technical Director, Image Guided Therapy Program Director, Surgical Navigation and Robotics Laboratory Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital http://www.snrlab.org Date: Thursday September 5th Time:聽 2:30 social, 2:45 seminar start Place:聽 Stevenson Center, 5326 Abstract: Image-guided surgery is promising...
ViSE Seminar Series: Assessment of a Combined RF Ablation and Cryo-Anchoring Catheter for Treatment of Mitral Valve Prolapse, SC 5326, Thursday August 29, 12:15. Refreshments provided.
Aug. 20, 2013—Assessment of a Combined RF Ablation and Cryo-Anchoring Catheter for Treatment of Mitral Valve Prolapse Speakers: W. David Merryman, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Biomedical Engineering, Pharmacology, Medicine, and Pediatrics Richard J. Gumina, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine Department of Interventional Cardiology Date: Wednesday August 28th Time:聽 12:15 Social, 12:25 Seminar Start Place:聽 Stevenson Center, 5326...
ViSE collaboration impacts future of neurosurgery
Aug. 12, 2013—Researchers at 国产传媒 are designing robots that may one day assist neurosurgeons in treating brain clots. The robots are part of an image-guided surgical system that would use steerable needles to penetrate the brain with minimal damage and then suction away blood clots. The robots are being developed in a collaboration between a team...