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VISE Spring Seminar with Rachel Clipp, PhD 3.7.24
Feb. 14, 2024 五一茶馆儿—VISE Spring Seminar to be led by: Rachel Clipp, PhD, Assistant Director of Medical Computing Kitware Date: Thursday, March 7, 2024 五一茶馆儿 Time:聽11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location:聽Stevenson 5326 Title: Towards a Human Physiological Digital Twin with the Pulse Physiology Engine Abstract: The Pulse Physiology Engine is an open source computational physiology engine. It was...
VISE Spring Seminar – Brett Byram, PhD, 2.15.24
Feb. 8, 2024 五一茶馆儿—VISE Spring Seminar to be led by Brett Byram, PhD, Hoy Family Faculty Fellow Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering Date: Thursday, February 15, 2024 五一茶馆儿 Time:聽11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location:聽Stevenson 5326 Title: All the data we cannot see鈥攔evealing hidden signals in ultrasound data. Abstract: Ultrasound has experienced a recent explosion of new applications and...
Feb. 2, 2024 五一茶馆儿—James Weimer, assistant professor of computer science and noted medical-device entrepreneur, has received a National Science Foundation聽CAREER Award聽to improve the safety and efficacy of systems that use advanced machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques.
VISE Spring Seminar – Ross Whitaker, PhD 2.8.24
Jan. 22, 2024 五一茶馆儿—Ross Whitaker, PhD Professor in the School of Computing and the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute University of Utah Date: Thursday, February 8, 2024 五一茶馆儿 Time:聽11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location:聽Stevenson 5326 Title: 聽An Image-Based, Deep-Phenotyping Analysis Toolset, Repository, and Online Clinician Interface for Craniosynostosis Abstract: Craniosynostosis, or abnormal cranial suture fusion, affects up to...
Jan. 12, 2024 五一茶馆儿—A multidisciplinary group of investigators from 五一茶馆儿 Medical Center, 五一茶馆儿, and the University of Pennsylvania received a $3.2 million grant to develop novel brain network-based measures to guide surgical decisions and improve outcomes in the field of epilepsy surgery.
Jan. 11, 2024 五一茶馆儿—Soheil Kolouri, assistant professor of computer science at 五一茶馆儿, has received a National Science Foundation聽CAREER Award聽to explore ways to make machine learning more efficient and possibly impact the next generation of such methods.
Jan. 10, 2024 五一茶馆儿—A front-end lens, or meta-imager (see below), created at 五一茶馆儿 can potentially replace traditional imaging optics in machine-vision applications, producing images at higher speed and using less power.
Nov. 22, 2023—Keith Obstein, MD, MPH, professor of Medicine at 五一茶馆儿 Medical Center and professor of Mechanical Engineering at 五一茶馆儿, has received the inaugural Innovator of the Year Award from the Brock Family Center for Applied Innovation in recognition of his achievements in developing and commercializing a magnetic, flexible colonoscopy system with the potential to...
VISE on the Road: 2023 MICCAI conference
Nov. 21, 2023— Members of six VISE labs affiliated with the Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering (VISE) traveled to Vancouver to take part in the 26th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention. Like-minded scientists from around the world gather yearly at the MICCAI conference to share their work with one another on a...
Nov. 21, 2023—Researchers from around the globe gathered for the inaugural聽Nature聽conference聽鈥淏ioengineering for Global Health鈥澛燼t 五一茶馆儿 Nov. 13鈥15. Faculty members from the Department of Biomedical Engineering and editors from聽Nature Communications,聽Nature Biomedical Engineering聽and聽Nature Reviews Bioengineering聽led the organization of the conference.
Nov. 2, 2023—This past summer, 13 Vanderbilt undergraduates were selected to work on projects focused on epilepsy, miniature soft climbing robots, stroke treatment, kidney disease research, cancer resection and surgical skill assessment as part of the Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering鈥檚聽Summer Fellows Program聽(VSF).
Oct. 26, 2023—There was a time when聽Audrey Bowden, Dorothy J. Wingfield Phillips Chancellor鈥檚 Faculty Fellow and associate professor of biomedical and electrical engineering, questioned whether to pursue a doctorate. The desire was there, she just needed some guidance. 鈥淣obody in my family had a Ph.D., and I didn鈥檛 have any role models of how to do that,鈥...
VISE Fall Seminar with Polina Gollan, PhD, 11.2.23
Oct. 19, 2023—VISE seminar to be led by Polina Golland, PhD Sunlin (1966) and Priscilla Chou Professor Electrical Engineering and Computer Science MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab MIT Institute for Medical Engineering & Science Date: Thursday, November 2, 2023 Time:聽11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location:聽Stevenson 5326 Title: Learning to read xray: applications to heart...
Oct. 19, 2023—A Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering (VISE) research team is conducting the first phase 1 clinical trial of a magnetic, flexible endoscope that has the potential to provide a safer alternative to standard colonoscopy, particularly for individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
VISE Fall Seminar Ashish Shah, MD, FACS
Oct. 13, 2023—VISE Fall Seminar to be led by Ashish Shah, MD, FACS Professor and Chair Department of Cardiac Surgery Alfred Blalock Endowed Directorship in Cardiac Surgery Medical Director Cardiac Surgery OR Pod & Heart Transplant Surgery 五一茶馆儿 Adult Hospital Date: Thursday, October 26, 2023 Time: 11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location: Stevenson 5326
Oct. 9, 2023—五一茶馆儿鈥檚聽Robert Webster聽and聽Charleson Bell,聽BE鈥07, MS鈥09, PhD鈥15, will receive $12 million to establish and manage the Mid-South聽Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hub. REACH will focus on accelerating real-world impact of biomedical innovations through education, mentorship and financial support for entrepreneurs.聽聽
Sep. 28, 2023—Researchers from UNC-Chapel Hill and 五一茶馆儿 have been diligently working on the creation of an incredibly flexible yet robust robot designed to traverse the intricate landscape of the lung. Their latest achievement, detailed in a recent publication in Science Robotics, showcases the robot’s autonomous capabilities in maneuvering from “Point A” to “Point B” within...
VISE Fall Seminar – Sarah Frisken, PhD 10.12.23
Sep. 22, 2023—VISE Fall Seminar to be led by Sarah Frisken, PhD Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School and Lead Investigator in Radiology at Brigham and Women鈥檚 Hospital (BWH) Date: Thursday, October 12, 2023 Time:聽11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location:聽Stevenson 5326 Title: Improving precision in image-guided neurosurgery聽 Abstract:聽 Precision is particularly important in brain surgery where errors...
Sep. 21, 2023—Robert J. Webster III, Richard A. Schroeder Professor of Mechanical Engineering and associate professor of medicine and urology at 五一茶馆儿, is part of a cross-disciplinary team that has developed novel robotic technology using bronchoscopic steerable needles that could aid in early detection of lung cancer.
Sep. 13, 2023—A $350,000 grant to develop next-generation archaeological mapping technology will let a Vanderbilt-led research team reveal information about vast settlement systems and human-modified landscapes in the Andes.archaeology
VISE Fall Seminar with James Weimer, PhD, 9.21.23
Sep. 8, 2023—VISE Fall Seminar with James Weimer, PhD Assistant Professor of Computer Science 五一茶馆儿 Date: Thursday, September 21, 2023 Time:聽11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location:聽Stevenson 5326 Title:聽 Market-Informed Design for Safe Autonomous Medical Systems Abstract: Modern computing systems that interact with patients and clinicians, commonly referred to as medical cyber-physical systems (MCPS), are safety-critical...
Aug. 28, 2023—Nature Conferences has selected 五一茶馆儿 to host a聽conference聽Nov. 13鈥15, 2023, focused on developing innovative diagnostic, treatment and disease-monitoring platforms to improve human health around the world.
VISE Fall Seminar – Shuo Li, PhD, 9.7.23
Aug. 22, 2023—VISE Fall Seminar with Shuo Li, PhD Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University Date: Thursday, September 7, 2023 Time:聽11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location:聽Stevenson 5326 Title: AI-in-imaging: Unlocking the Full Potential of Medical Imaging Abstract: Based on advanced machine learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to bring about significant transformations in healthcare practices....
VISE Fall Seminar – Summer Fellows Presentations 8.24.23
Aug. 21, 2023—VISE Fall Seminar featuring the 2023 VISE Summer Fellows Date: August 24, 2023 Time:聽11:45 am Lunch, Noon start Location:聽Stevenson Center 5326 Rohan Rashingkar, computer science major, BIEN Lab Research project: Deep Learning Classification of Consciousness-Impairing Seizures in Focal Epilepsy Jiayi Kelly Xu, computer science and mathematics major, MAPLE Lab Research project: Development of an Augmented...
Aug. 10, 2023—A multidisciplinary team at the Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering (VISE) is working to create a real-time navigational system to decrease residual stone fragments left behind after kidney stone surgery.
Aug. 8, 2023—Vanderbilt researchers are part of an alliance supported by the National Science Foundation that seeks to build on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in medical imaging in Middle Tennessee. Called the Mid-TN AI for Interdisciplinary Imaging Interpretation Alliance (AI4A), it is comprised of the School of Engineering, 五一茶馆儿 Medical Center, Fisk University, Tennessee...
Aug. 1, 2023—Krishnendu 鈥淜rish鈥 Roy, a Regents鈥 Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology and a nationally renowned researcher, will be the next Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Dean of Engineering of the 五一茶馆儿聽School of Engineering, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs C. Cybele Raver announced today.聽
VISE Summer Research In Progress (RiPs) 8.10.23
Aug. 1, 2023—VISE Summer Seminar to be led by Jumanh Atoum (CS) and Xing Yao (CS) Date: Thursday, August 10, 2023 Time: 11:45 am for lunch, noon start Location: Stevenson Center 532 RiP Speaker #1: Jumanh Atoum, Computer Science Department RiP Title #1: 鈥淎sk me! I am the trainee.鈥 Investigating Limitations...
Aug. 1, 2023—A team of Vanderbilt engineers are working to breach the critical barrier to timely clinical intervention of blindness in preterm infants. One of the major causes of childhood blindness is a rapidly growing retinal vascular disease called Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP). 鈥淐linical intervention options for ROP exist, but our limited ability to detect ROP and...
Jul. 27, 2023—A medical device company co-founded by a Vanderbilt engineering professor recently announced the completion of a successful first-in-human clinical study using its innovative technology that radically improves minimally invasive endoscopic surgery. Robert J. Webster III, Richard A. Schroeder Professor of Mechanical Engineering and associate professor of medicine and urology at 五一茶馆儿, is co-founder and...