| Start Date: | 3/31/2016 | Start Time: | 2:00 PM |
| End Date: | 3/31/2016 | End Time: | 3:00 PM |
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Event Description
BIOMED Distinguished Lecture
Hosted by the Office of International Programs and the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems
Title:
Minimally-invasive Modalities for Self-Healing and Biomedical Engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Speaker:
Lisa X. Xu, PhD
VP of Education
Dean of Graduate School
Dean of Zhiyuan College
Director of Med-X Research Institute
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Details:
In the first part of this talk, two novel treatment modalities against metastatic cancer and atherosclerosis developed in our lab will be discussed, respectively. Compared with current approaches, minimal external physical intervention has been attempted to stimulate maximal internal body responses, i.e. anti-tumor immune response in cancer patients and inhibition of smooth muscle stem cell differentiation in atherosclerosis formation, to enhance the treatment efficacy through the synergetic effect. Experimental and numerical results will be presented, along with validations in animal models.
In the second part of this talk, the Biomedical Engineering Program at Shanghai Jiao Tong University will be introduced, with the focus on its unique position in translational biomedical research, global innovation partnerships, and education.
For more info, please visit drexel.edu/biomed.
Biosketch:
Dr. Lisa X. Xu received her PhD degree in 1991 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In 1997, she became a tenured associate professor in Mechanical Engineering, with a joint position in Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University. She is now the Chun-Shen Chair professor in Biomedical Engineering
at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. Her research focuses on bio-thermal physics and biomedical instrumentation.
Dr. Xu has coauthored over 150 publications and has written 4 book chapters. She received the “Chang Jiang Scholar” Distinguished Professorship Award from the Chinese Ministry of Education in 2003, the “Outstanding Youth Award” from the Chinese Natural Science Foundation (CNSF) in 2007, and the 2nd Natural Science Award from the Chinese Ministry of Education in 2010. Dr. Xu is an elected fellow of ASME, AIBME, senior member of IEEE, and President of the Shanghai Society of Biomedical Engineering. She also serves as the Vice President for Education of Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Director of the Med-X Research Institute. |
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Location:
Gerri C. LeBow Building, Grand Meeting Room – 220, located at 3220 Market Street (32nd and Market). |
Audience:
Undergraduate StudentsGraduate StudentsFacultyStaff |
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