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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.