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ViSE Seminar Series Fall Schedule
Sep. 6, 2012—September 27th, 2012 Ingrid Meszoely MD, Associate Professor of Surgery, Clinical Director of the Vanderbilt Breast Center, Mike Miga PhD, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Radiology and Radiological Sciences, and Neurological Surgery Place: Stevenson Center – 5326 Time: 12:15-1:45 Sponsored by: ViSE October 18th, 2012 Ginger Holt MD, Associate Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Musculoskeletal...
Joint Mechanical Engineering and ViSE Seminar, Cartilage Mechanics and Lubrication, Monday September 10, 134 FGH 3:10PM
Sep. 6, 2012— Cartilage Mechanics and Lubrication Gerard Ateshian, Ph.D. Professor of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, Department Chair Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Laboratory Columbia University, New York City, New York Over the last two decades, considerable progress has been reported in the field of cartilage mechanics that impacts our understanding of the role...
Summer Research Series
Jul. 27, 2012—Please join us for our Summer Research Series Seminar on Thursday, August 9th in the Stevenson Center, Room 5326, 12:00 – 1:30 pm. We will be sharing core concepts on specific topics followed by a discussion of pressing issues. August 9, TOPIC: Modeling & Optimization for Intervention
Summer Research Series
Jul. 13, 2012—Please join us for our Summer Research Series Seminar on Thursday, July 26th in the Stevenson Center, Room 5326, 12:00 – 1:30 pm. We will meet every two weeks from now until August sharing core concepts on specific topics followed by a discussion of pressing issues. Mark the remaining dates in your calendar so you...
Valdastri wins Best Paper Award at the 16th Annual Conference of the International Society for Computer Aided Surgery (ISCAS)
Jul. 5, 2012—Pietro Valdastri, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and member of the Vanderbilt Initiative in Surgery and Engineering (ViSE), was awarded with the OLYMPUS ISCAS Best Paper Award at the 16th Annual Conference of the International Society for Computer Aided Surgery (ISCAS) June 30 in Pisa, Italy. The paper – “Remote active magnetic actuation for a...
ViSE goes to Washington
Jun. 29, 2012—Research team invited to present at NIH Institute’s 10th anniversary technology showcase. Vanderbilt University researchers were one of nine teams invited to participate in the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering’s (NIBIB) tenth anniversary technology showcase June 22 in Bethesda, Maryland. NIBIB is an institute within the National Institutes of Health. The showcase was...
Summer Research Series
Jun. 29, 2012—Please join us for our Summer Research Series Seminar on Thursday, July 12th in the Stevenson Center, Room 5326, 12:00 – 1:30 pm. We will meet every two weeks from now until August sharing core concepts on specific topics followed by a discussion of pressing issues. Mark the remaining dates in your calendar so you...
Robert Webster presented at Faculty Seminar during Commencement
May. 11, 2012—Robert J. Webster, III, assistant professor of mechanical engineering presented a seminar, “Re-engineering Surgery – The Rise of Robots in the Operating Room” during the May 10th commencement. http://www.vanderbilt.edu/commencement/week/faculty-seminars/
Comber and Simi place 1st and 2nd at the Design of Medical Devices Conference
Apr. 12, 2012—Eric Barth’s student David Comber (co-advised by Bob Webster) and Pietro Valdastri’s student Massimiliano Simi have won 1st and 2nd place in a competition at the Design of Medical Devices conference (http://www.dmd.umn.edu/). Theirs were 2 of 10 presentations selected among the 112 abstracts accepted. The winning papers/presentations are: Precision Pneumatic Robot for MRI-Guided Neurosurgery David...
Strong Showing of ViSE Members at the Annual SPIE Medical Imaging Symposium
Feb. 14, 2012—A number of ViSE faculty and student members participated in the 2012 SPIE Medical Imaging Symposium in San Diego, Feb 4-9. Among the 908 papers and posters presented at the conference, 24 were presented by ViSE members. Among the 1144 attendees, 22 were ViSE members. ViSE students were also recognized for the quality of their...
TEDMed conference spotlights latest medicine, technology ideas
Nov. 11, 2011—Representing the Vanderbilt Initiative of Surgery and Engineering (VISE), these faculty, staff and trainees joined nearly 1,000 others who came to TEDMed to give and see inspiring presentations, share insights and enjoy stimulating off-the-record conversations.