BES Seminar Series
The BES Seminar Series offers students a unique opportunity to engage with leading experts, promoting intellectual growth and fostering meaningful connections. These seminars provide invaluable insights into global research trends, paving the way for future academic partnerships.
Faculty and students from across the university, as well as the Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine, are encouraged to contact Dr. Tristan Fiedler (fiedler@fit.edu) to meet with BES seminar speakers and explore potential research collaborations & career opportunities.
Fall 2025 Research Seminar Series
Biomedical Engineering & Science Graduate Program
Bioengineering and Sciences Bldg. Rm. 141 & simulcast via Zoom (https://fit.zoom.us/j/92696688612)
Time: 4–5 p.m. unless otherwise noted
| Date | Seminar Details |
|---|---|
| Aug 20 | Anatomy of 'Brainwashing' Dr Jonathan Kipnis Alan & Edith Wolff Distinguished Professor of Pathology & Immunology School of Medicine, Washington University in St Louis |
| Aug 27 | Modeling Information Sensing & Intercellular Communication in Microbes & the Role of Environmental Factors Dr Manasvi Lingam Dept of Aerospace, Physics & Space Sciences Florida Tech |
| Sep 3 | Data Science & AI in the Cardiac Monitoring Business Marcello Mattei, M.S. AI & Signals Engineer ReactDx |
| Sep 10 | Evans Library, Research, and You William Bowman Engineering and Science Librarian Evans Library Florida Tech |
| Sep 17 | Dr Jean M Vettel Chief Scientist for Experimentation Army Futures Command |
| Sep 24 | Striatal pathways oppositely shift cortical activity along the decision axis Dr Scott Bolkan Psychology & Brain Sciences University of Iowa |
| Oct 1 | Next-Gen Cardiovascular Diagnostics: From Contactless Monitoring to Digital Twins Dr Amirtahà Taebi Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Lehigh University |
| Oct 8 | Dr Marc Hammarlund Professor of Genetics & Neuroscience Yale University |
| Oct 15 | Self-assembled immune signals modulate innate immunity to induce tolerance in autoimmunity Dr Marian Ackun-Farmmer Assistant Professor Wallace Coulter Dept of Bioengineering Georgia Tech |
| Oct 22 | No seminar scheduled at this time |
| Oct 29 | Revealing the structure and function of the body with optical coherence tomography Dr Jennifer Kehlet Barton Director, BIO5 Institute Thomas R. Brown Distinguished Chair, Biomedical Engineering University of Arizona |
| Nov 5 | Multifunctional soft bioelectronics at neural interfaces Dr Siyuan Rao Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Binghampton University, State University of New York (SUNY) |
| Nov 12 | Subhra Mohapatra, PhD, FAIMBE, FASEMFL, FNAI Research Career Scientist, James A Haley Veterans Hospital Professor, Dept. of Molecular Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine Director, MCOM Molecular Medicine PhD Program Univ of South Florida |
| Nov 19 | To be announced |
| Dec 3 | To be announced |
Past Seminars
Spring 2025 Research Seminar Series
Biomedical Engineering & Science Graduate Program
Bioengineering and Sciences Bldg. Rm. 141 & simulcast via Zoom (https://fit.zoom.us/j/92696688612)
11 a.m.–12:15 p.m. unless otherwise noted
| Date | Seminar Details |
|---|---|
| Jan 14 | Modeling Rare Human Diseases in the Nematode Model Caenorhabditis elegans: from Genetics to Mechanism Dr Xiaofei Bai Genetics Institute Dept. of Biology University of Florida |
| Jan 21 | Medical Imaging & Computational Molecular Biology Projects Dr. Debasis Mitra Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Florida Tech |
| Feb 4 | Dr. Andrew Kennard Postdoctoral Fellow Howard Hughes Medical Institute Laboratory of Dr. Lillian Fritz-Laylin UMass - Amherst |
| Feb 11 | AI in Healthcare Special Joint Research Seminar w/ Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Dr. Zahra Nematzadeh Visiting Assistant Professor Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Florida Tech |
| Feb 18 | Rapid induction of place fields in retrosplenial cortex via holographic stimulation during spatial learning in VR environments Dr. Alex Attinger Postdoctoral Fellow Laboratory of Dr. Lisa Giocomo Professor of Neurobiology Howard Hughes Medical Institute Stanford University School of Medicine |
| Feb 25 | Natural variation in antihelmintic resistance using the C. elegans model Dr. Amanda Shaver Postdoctoral Fellow Laboratory of Dr. Erik C. Andersen Johns Hopkins University |
| Mar 4 | Basis for childhood leukemia (subject to change) Dr. Anna-Lena Neehus Howard Hughes Medical Institute Laboratory of Dr. Vijay Sankaran Broad Institute Harvard Medical School |
| Mar 11 | Dr. Mary Gehring Howard Hughes Medical Institute MIT |
| Mar 11 | Advancing Drug Discovery through Targeted Protein Degradation Dr. Poulami Dutta Aragen Life Sciences & Sai Schrodinger Research Lab Faculty Candidate Seminar |
| Mar 18 | Spring Break - No Seminar |
| Mar 24 | Dr. Victor Ikumawoyi Scripps Institute of Biomedical Innovation & Technology University of Florida Faculty Candidate Seminar |
| Mar 25 | Barcoding of episodic memories in the hippocampus of a food-caching bird Dr. Selmaan Chettih Senior Postdoctoral Fellow Lab of Dr. Dmitriy Aronov Howard Hughes Medical Institute Columbia University |
| Mar 28 | Lost City: Implications on Medicine & Astrobiology Dr. Anthony El-Khouri St Georges University School of Medicine 2p ET OLS 201 & https://fit.zoom.us/j/91478065421 Faculty Candidate Seminar |
| Mar 31 | Study of Aortic root hemodynamics for LVAD-implanted patients to minimize thrombosis risk Vikash Shukla 4p ET NHSB 340 MS Thesis Seminar Advisor: Dr. Chivukula |
| Apr 1 | Glymphatic Dysfunction Drives Aging and Neurodegeneration Dr. Wenzhen Duan Professor of Neuroscience & Psychiatry Translational Neurobiology Lab Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
| Apr 1 | Optimization of LVAD Inflow Cannula Angulation to Improve Hemodynamics Benjamin Diaz 11:30a ET NHSB 340 MS Thesis Seminar Advisor: Dr. Chivukula |
| Apr 3 | Control of pancreatic β-cell physiology by mitochondrial dynamics Dr. Vaibhav Sidarala University of Michigan [Ann Arbor] 3p ET OLS 201 & https://fit.zoom.us/j/97142872929 Faculty Candidate Seminar |
| Apr 8 | An evolutionary approach to studying the human parasite Schistosoma mansoni Dr. George Wendt Senior Postdoctoral Fellow Lab of Dr. James J. Collins Howard Hughes Medical Institute University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center |
| Apr 15 | Transposable elements at the origins of RNA-guided mechanisms Dr. Chance Meers Postdoctoral Fellow Lab of Dr. Sam Sternberg Howard Hughes Medical Institute Columbia University |
| Apr 18 | Developing a small molecule to inhibit HSF1 expression in cancer and evaluating natural genetic variation in small-molecule toxicity Michaela Foley 11a-12p ET CRF 403 Doctoral Seminar Advisor: Dr. Timothy Crombie |
| Apr 22 | Transdisciplinary Approach in Trust Consideration in Human-Agent Medical Collaboration for Human Spaceflight Ms. Anna Wojdecka Innovation Design Engineer, Royal College of Art (UK) Doctoral Student, Human Centered Design (Florida Tech) Dr. Don Platt Florida Tech Spaceport Education Center Director Associate Professor, APSS Florida Tech |
| Apr 23 | Chronic Treatment with Curcumin Modulates the HSP70 Ratio & Prevents Vascular Hypercontractility in the Aorta of Type 1 Diabetic rat Anna Grimm 1-3p ET NHSB 226 MS Thesis Seminar Advisor: Dr. Kenia Pedrosa Nunes |
| Apr 28 | Exploiting Ovarian Immune Mechanisms: Implications for Peripheral Modulation of CD8+ T cells and Double Negative T Cells Dr. Enitome Bafor 4-5p ET NHSB 226 & https://fit.zoom.us/j/96231121357 Faculty Candidate Seminar |
| Apr 29 | The days of our lives - building a molecular approach to study & enhance circadian rhythms Dr. Carrie Partch Howard Hughes Medical Institute Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry University of California Santa Cruz |
- Aug 23 - Dr. Grant Barish, Northwestern University School of Medicine
- Aug 30 - Dr. Rihana Bokhari, Baylor College of Medicine
- Sep 6 - Dr. Andrew Putnam, University of Michigan
- Sep 13 - Dr. Patrizio Mattei, Hoffman-LaRoche Pharmaceuticals (optional)
- Sep 13 - Dr. John Kiss, Florida Tech Provost
- Sep 20 - Dr. Zhanar Abil, UF
- Sep 27 - Dr. Veena Kumara Adi, Bapuji Inst of Engr & Tech
- Oct 4 - Captain Winston Scott, Florida Tech Emeritus
- Oct 11 - NO CLASS due to Hurricane Milton
- Oct 18 - Dr. Bob Crockett, Cal Poly & HaptX Inc.
- Nov 1 - Dr. Yiannis Ampatzidis, UF
- Nov 5 - Taylor Stanley (PhD Seminar)
- Nov 8 - Dr. Laura De Clerk, Ghent University (Belgium)
- Nov 15 - Dr. Paul Gatenholm, CellHeal Corporation
- Nov 22 - Dr. Aiguo Han, Virginia Tech
- Nov 22 - Macy Nielander (MSc Seminar)