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SUMMARY:Seminar by Prof. Anup Singh on "Molecular Imaging using CEST MRI: Acquisition\, Analysis and Applications"
DESCRIPTION:Title: Molecular Imaging using CEST MRI: Acquisition\, Analysis and Applications \nAbstract:  \nMRI is routinely being used to obtain different types of images that are sensitive to structural\, functional\, and physiological information. The use of MRI in disease diagnosis\, treatment planning\, and treatment monitoring is rapidly growing. Chemical-exchange-saturation-transfer (CEST) is an advanced MRI techniques which provides high resolution molecular information. CEST MRI of multiple in vivo molecules has been demonstrated and research studies are being carried out to evaluate their clinical potential. In this talk\, an overview of the molecular imaging using CEST MRI shall be presented\, including data acquisition approaches\, quantitative analysis and some applications. \n About the Speaker: \nDr. Anup Singh is currently an Associate Professor at the Centre for Biomedical Engineering (CBME)\, IIT-Delhi and is associated as a faculty with the Department of Biomedical Engineering\, All India Institute of Medical Sciences\, AIIMS\, New Delhi. Dr. Singh received a PhD degree from the Department of Mathematics and Statistics\, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT-Kanpur) in 2008. Dr. Singh has worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher (Aug 2008 – March 2013) in the Center for Magnetic Resonance and Optical Imaging (CMROI)\, Department of Radiology at University of Pennsylvania(UPENN) and then as a Research Associate (April 2013 – March 2014) in the same Center. His group is pursuing multiple research projects on the development of the methodology of quantitative multi-parametric MRI and evaluating its potential applications to cancer (brain tumor\, breast cancer and prostate cancer) diagnosis and treatment monitoring.
URL:https://be.iisc.ac.in/event/seminar-by-prof-anup-singh-on-molecular-imaging-using-cest-mri-acquisition-analysis-and-applications/
LOCATION:CES Seminar Hall\, CES Seminar Hall\, 3rd Floor\, Biological Science Building
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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SUMMARY:BSSE Lecture by Prof. Joachim Spatz on "Matter to Life: Bottom-Up Assembly of Synthetic Cells".
DESCRIPTION:Register here:  https://forms.gle/kf1cYCUB6wcydwe8A
URL:https://be.iisc.ac.in/event/bsse-lecture-by-prof-joachim-spatz-on-matter-to-life-bottom-up-assembly-of-synthetic-cells/
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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SUMMARY:Seminar by Dr. Somenath Bakshi on "Connecting the dynamics of microbial systems across scales"
DESCRIPTION:Title: Connecting the dynamics of microbial systems across scales \nAbstract:  \nBiological reactions often involve low-copy molecular reactants\, leading to stochastic outcomes. As a result\, there is substantial heterogeneity among cells\, even when they experience the same external conditions. Recent theoretical and experimental investigations have demonstrated that for microbial systems such heterogeneity is of important consequence to the population fitness and therefore also important for their evolution. We are establishing an experimental framework to connect the single-cell level picture of microbes to the short-term and long-term behaviours of their populations. We are using this approach to analyse the extent and role of cellular heterogeneity in determining the population dynamics of microbial systems in the context of – 1. Emergence of antibiotic persistence 2. Fitness costs of plasmids carrying antibiotic resistance genes and 3. The arms race between bacteria and bacteriophages.  In this talk I will describe the background and motivation for this approach\, the key challenges\, the necessary technical advancements\, and illustrate its potential with selected key findings \nAbout the Speaker: \nSomenath Bakshi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge. He did his PhD in University of Wisconsin Madison under Professor James Weisshaar – developing super-resolution imaging technologies to study central cellular processes in microbes. After finishing his PhD\, he moved to Harvard University for his postdoc with Professor Johan Paulsson in the Department of Systems Biology. During his postdoc Somenath developed high-throughput timelapse imaging technologies to study stress-response in bacteria. In 2019\, he moved to Cambridge\, and established the Laboratory of Systems and Synthetic Microbiology. His work focuses on the analysis of the genetic and metabolic factors underlying the emergence of antibiotic resistance\, and engineering diagnostic and therapeutic strategies to combat the spread of antibiotic resistance. He is also the head of the recently established Smart Microscopy Laboratory\, which is a cross-school platform for bringing together engineers\, computer scientists\, and biologists to develop targeted imaging solutions for specific biological problems. \nPlatform: MS Teams (Online) \nlink for the Seminar: https://tinyurl.com/3vcsm2jt
URL:https://be.iisc.ac.in/event/seminar-by-dr-somenath-bakshi-on-connecting-the-dynamics-of-microbial-systems-across-scales/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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SUMMARY:MTech program in Bioengineering
DESCRIPTION:Unlock your potential with our MTech program in Bioengineering. Apply now to gain expertise\, industry connections\, and become a leader in this transformative field. Submission deadline : 23rd March 2023 Eligibility criteria and how to apply: https://iisc.ac.in/admissions/
URL:https://be.iisc.ac.in/event/mtech-program-in-bioengineering/
CATEGORIES:Announcement
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SUMMARY:Seminar by Prof. Marty Pagel on "Molecular Imaging of the Tumor Microenvironment"
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Prof. Marty Pagel (The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center\, Houston\, Teax ) \nTitle: Molecular Imaging of the Tumor Microenvironment \nAbstract: \nTumor acidosis\, hypoxia and vascular perfusion are well-known characteristics of the tumor microenvironment. We have developed MRI\, PET/MRI\, multispectral optoacoustic tomography (MSOT) and electron paramagnetic resonance imaging (EPRI) to measure extracellular pH\, oxygenation and pharmacokinetics transport rates in solid tumors. We apply these molecular imaging methods to preclinical tumor models\, and we have translated some of our methods to evaluate patients who have cancer. We are especially focused on employing molecular imaging to predict treatment effect before starting therapy\, and to evaluate the early response to treatment\, during evaluations of chemotherapy\, radiotherapy and immunotherapy. This presentation will discuss a variety of molecular imaging methods and research applications\, and also discuss a value proposition for molecular imaging. \nAbout the speaker: \nDr. Marty Pagel is a Professor in the Departments of Cancer Systems Imaging and Imaging Physics at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. His research in academia and industry has evolved from physical chemistry to molecular imaging. His current research employs a variety of imaging modalities to interrogate biomarkers of the tumor microenvironment. He has developed these methods for pre-clinical and clinical imaging\, especially to evaluate cancer therapies. Dr. Pagel has held many leadership positions in molecular imaging\, including roles in scientific societies of WMIS\, SNMMI and the ISMRM\, and serves as the Associate Editor of Radiology. When away from the lab and imaging facilities\, Marty enjoys coffee\, jazz music\, Green Bay Packers football games\, and a variety of wilderness adventures. \n 
URL:https://be.iisc.ac.in/event/seminar-by-prof-marty-pagel-on-molecular-imaging-of-the-tumor-microenvironment/
LOCATION:CES Seminar Hall\, CES Seminar Hall\, 3rd Floor\, Biological Science Building
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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SUMMARY:Special Lecture by Dr. Gaurav Das on "The food fly: neural circuits of feeding and emesis in Drosophila"
DESCRIPTION:Title: The food fly: neural circuits of feeding and emesis in Drosophila \nAbstract: \nOur group is broadly interested in understanding how the brain communicates with the gut and other organ systems to regulate food/nutrient intake. Food intake is mainly influenced by innate sensory inputs and also by memories of past feeding experiences. We have developed and improved handy assays for quantifying feeding and memory in flies. Armed with these assay we are trying to understand the neural circuitry that control specific feeding phenotypes. \nThe ability to avoid\, and reject toxic foods that cause malaise are of the greatest importance to animals. Incredibly\, fruit flies show emesis or vomiting upon toxin ingestion. We show that the requirement of the neurotransmitters serotonin and dopamine in regulating emesis is conserved between flies and mammals. We also have evidencethat suggests that flies form a robust long-lasting aversive memory\, reinforced by the internal sickness caused by toxin ingestion. We are now elucidating the circuitry that underlies innate and naive emesis in flies. \nAbout the speaker: \nGaurav did his BSc in Chemistry with Microbiology from Ahmednagar College\, Ahmednagar\, Maharashtra\, and then an MSc in Biotechnology from Jawaharlal Nehru University\, New Delhi. For his Ph.D.\, he studied mouse retina development\, in the lab of Dr. Edward Levine\, at The University of Utah\, Salt Lake City\, Utah\, USA. He then moved to the lab of Dr. Scott Waddell\, at the UMASS Chan Medical School\,  to understand how aversive food memories are formed in the Drosophila brain and guide behavior. He moved with the lab to the University of Oxford\, UK to continue his postdoctoral research. In December 2017\, he joined NCCS to establish the Brain and Feeding Behavior Laboratory.
URL:https://be.iisc.ac.in/event/special-lecture-by-dr-gaurav-das-on-the-food-fly-neural-circuits-of-feeding-and-emesis-in-drosophila/
LOCATION:CES Seminar Hall\, CES Seminar Hall\, 3rd Floor\, Biological Science Building
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