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3rd Symposium on Health Technology

Date: March 06, 2008

Time: 1:30-8:30 pm

Location: South Campus Hall

Last two years, the first and second BioEngineering? symposiums at the University of Waterloo were held. Those events proved very successful as they provided over 100 students with valuable knowledge about Bioengineer and its many applications. Organized by EMBS and CUBE, The goal of the Symposium 2008 is further this knowledge by providing students with direction on how bioengineers can contribute to the emerging biomedical and biotechnology fields. This will be achieved by offering seminars that demonstrate bioengineers in action and discuss the issues they face. These seminars will be presented by representatives of the bioengineering field and those who benefit from these products.

* Registration

Online registration will be available soon! Visit CUBE Website!


Past Events

ThinkTank? Winter 2007

Date: Thursday March 1st, 2007 (Canceled due to weather)

Time: 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Location: CPH 3388

ThinkTank? is a great opportunity for students to meet professors and to learn more about leading bioengineering research through an informal and interactive environment.

The professors will first introduce their research topic or specialization. Students will then have the chance to ask questions about the research and express opinions on issues surrounding the topic. Through this discussion, you will be able to broaden your knowledge about relevant bioengineering research and gain a stronger relationship with UW professors. It is also a great forum to ask professors questions about the field of bioengineering in general.

2006.10.31 - UW Bio-Engineering Lab Tours/Seminar

Tuesday October 31, 2006 Do you want to know how to simulate neurobiological systems? What's the cause of lower back pain? What happens to an individual's blood flow... in space? Come to the UW IEEE EMBS (Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society) lab tour & seminar event, and find the answers to these questions --- and more!

When: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 1:30-4:30PM

Where: BMH & LHI

Why: To learn about some interesting research in biomedical science/engineering --- all you have to do is bring yourself!

Lab Tours: 1:30-3:30PM (max. 24 people)

Seminar: 3:30-4:30PM (max. 50 people) "Simulating Large-Scale Neurobiological Systems: A Demo", Chris Eliasmith, Ph.D.

Food and drinks will be provided after the event.

Interested? Limited spots available, so RSVP uw.embs@gmail.com by 6PM, Sunday October 29, 2006. Please indicate whether you will be attending the lab tour, demo or both! Further details will follow for those attending.

2006.10.17 - Hallman Visiting Professorship Lecture Series (Faculty of Applied Health Sciences)

SPEAKER: Dr. Alan R. Hargens, University of California, San Diego
DATE/TIME: Tuesday October 17th 3:30PM
LOCATION: Lyle S. Hallman Institute for Health Promotion (LHS) 1621
Note: Free admission. Attendance must be confirmed by October 9, 2006
CONTACT: Catherine Archibald|519.888.4567 x 32010|carchiba@healthy.uwaterloo.ca

Dr. Hargens, who has been a NASA scientist for over 20 years, has been studying various models including snakes to help us understand possible benefits of centrifuge systems for maintaining cardiovascular and skeletal structure and function in space. He is a leader in examining the role of different types of exercise and centrifuge countermeasures to keep astronauts healthy during long stays on the International Space Station and on future trips to the moon and Mars.

Website: http://www.ahs.uwaterloo.ca/hallman/

2006.07.26 - Industry Guest Lecture

Dr. Ted Dixon, Biomedical Photometrics
Wed. July 26th 5:00 pm
RCH 302

Dr. Dixon will be speaking about his company's endeavours to change widefield imaging for biomedical and biotechnological applications. Biomedical Photometrics Inc. is a developer, manufacturer and marketer of widefield, confocal scanning laser microscopes for the pathology, medical research, genomics and general microscopy markets.Stay tuned for a more indepth abstract.

Food and beverages will be provided.

2006.06.28 - Graduate Student Seminar Series Event

Design of Narcolepsy Assistive Device
Mr. Shawn Zhang, M.Sc. Candidate, ECE
RCH 308
5:30pm - 6:30pm

Pizza will be served.

Sleeping properly is very important for a person’s well being and health. Studying the quality of the sleep analyzes the sleep cycle and stages through continuous recording of brain waves, eye movement and muscle activities. The proposed solution is to provide a technological treatment for the patient in the form of a portable device. This device, designed specifically for narcolepsy patients, will perform real-time sleep analysis and alertness assessment through processing of electroencephalogram signal. It is called the Narcolepsy Assistive Device.

ALL STUDENTS (Graduate and Undergraduate) are welcome.


2006.06.22 - WIHIR Intramural Imaging Symposium

Location: DC 1302

9:00am to 4:00pm

The Intramural Imaging Symposium will be held next week on June 22, 2006 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Davis Centre 1302 at the University of Waterloo. This symposium represents an effort to build on UW's talent base and to formulate a strategic effort in Imaging at UW. The symposium is sponsored by the Dean of Engineering and WIHIR.

Agenda and Information

* Update * Link to the presentations at the symposium will be put up when available.


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