Beyond the Seminar: Conversations in Science

Prof. Aaron Kyle - Duke Biomedical Engineering

This week, Prof. Aaron Kyle shares his vision for intentional integration of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into engineering education. He speaks on overcoming his introverted nature to realize his passion for classroom instruction, and how his upbringing informed his career path across the US, from the midwest to Columbia and now his current position at Duke University. 

Peymon Ghazi, Ph.D. - CEO of Malcova

Dr. Peymon Ghazi is the Co-Founder and CEO of Malcova, a company endeavoring to redefine breast CT scans to better visualize miccrocalcifications, tiny calcium deposits that provide early traces of cancer. He shares how he turned his back-of-the-napkin idea into a start-up company and the challenges faced along the way. 

Prof. Noo Li Jeon - Seoul National University - School of Mechanical Engineering

Prof. Noo Li Jeon introduces his lab's groundbreaking work in developing organ-on-a-chip microfluidic devices for applications in high throughput drug screening and personalized medicine. He also shares the value of working at the interface between disciplines to discover new and exciting things.

Prof. Richard Corsi - University of California, Davis - Dean of the College of Engineering

Dean Rich Corsi describes why his Corsi-Rosenthal box, a DIY indoor air purifying phenomenon, will always be open-source. He also shares his passion for dog training and how he earned the moniker “The Singing Professor". 

If you'd like to build your own Corsi-Rosenthal box, you can find the information here:

https://aghealth.ucdavis.edu/news/corsi-rosenthal-box-diy-box-fan-air-filter-covid-19-and-wildfire-smoke

Prof. Carlos Rinaldi-Ramos - University of Florida Chemical and Biomedical Engineering

This week on the UC Davis Biomedical Engineering Department's Beyond the Seminar podcast, Prof. Carlos Rinaldi-Ramos breaks down his lab's work contributing to an exciting new modality: magnetic particle imaging (MPI). He also shares how representation in research labs illuminated his path to success from his time in Puerto Rico to his current position as chair of the Chemical Engineering Department at the University of Florida.

 

Prof. Sara St. James - University of Utah Radiation Oncology

This week on the UC Davis BME Beyond the Seminar podcast Prof. Sara St. James (University of Utah) breaks down how proton therapy is transforming cancer treatment, particularly for pediatric patients. She also dives in to how her engineering background improves her medical work and her mitten-knitting skills.

Prof. Sheri Sheppard - Stanford Mechanical Engineering

Prof. Sheri Sheppard is a research scientist and renowned educator at Stanford University. This week on the podcast, she shares how her weaving path through music education, the auto industry, and Burning Man informs her approach to innovating methods to train future engineers.

Prof. Chris Hernandez - Cornell Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Prof. Chris Hernandez shares how he broke out of his comfort zone to envision a totally new area of scientific exploration - how does the gut microbiome dictate bone health? - and what he is looking for when recruiting a trainee to his lab.

Prof. Keyue Shen - USC Biomedical Engineering

Prof. Keyue Shen breaks down his lab's work to improve cancer therapeutics by focusing not on the cancer cell, but it’s environment, and shares his love of history and how his experience growing up in post-Cultural Revolution China shaped his natural inclination towards science experimentation. 

Prof. Liana Lareau - UC Berkeley Bioengineering

Dr. Liana Lareau shares her passion for studying RNA, what is was like to work in Pat Brown's group as a trainee, and explains how it felt in 2020 to be working in a field with direct relevance to the emerging global pandemic.

 

Here is a link to the iBiology video Liana mentions during the podcast:  

https://www.ibiology.org/genetics-and-gene-regulation/experiment-meselson-and-stahl/