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DTSTAMP:20191218T152658
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SUMMARY:Exhibition:Uncommon Plants from Our Unique Places. Images of the Great Lakes Gardens
DESCRIPTION:With its plants and habitats\, the Great Lakes Gardens at the University of Michigan Matthaei Botanical Gardens celebrate the natural history of the region. As part of the winter 2020 LSA theme semester\, the exhibition \"Uncommon Plants\" offers a rare glimpse of the diverse plant life and ecosystems of the Great Lakes through the lens of photographer Laura Mueller. Mueller's photos capture a side of the region beyond water to show how plants play an integral role in the complex web of life in and around the Great Lakes.
UID:70526-17602837@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/70526
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Environment,Ecology,Theme Semester,Great Lakes Theme Semester,Free,Exhibition,environmental
LOCATION:Matthaei Botanical Gardens
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DTSTAMP:20200130T091952
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20200203T120000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:BME Student Speaker: Xiaotian Tan
DESCRIPTION:Biosensors are devices or systems that can be used to detect\, quantify\, and analyze targets with biological activities and functions. As one of the largest subsets of biosensors\, biomolecular sensors are specifically developed and programmed to detect\, quantify and analyze biomolecules in liquid samples. Wide-ranging applications have made immunoassays increasingly popular for biomolecular detection and quantification. Among these\, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) are of particular interest due to high specificity and reproducibility. To some extent\, ELISA has been regarded as a “gold standard” for quantifying analytes (especially protein analytes) in both clinical diagnostics and fundamental biological research. However\, traditional (96-well plate-based) ELISA still suffers from several notable drawbacks\, such as long assay time (4–6 hours)\, lengthy procedures\, and large sample/reagent consumption (∼100 μL). These inherent disadvantages still significantly limit traditional ELISA's applicability to areas such as rapid clinical diagnosis of acute diseases (e.g.\, viral pneumonia\, acute organ rejection)\, and biological research that requires accurate measurements with precious or low abundance samples (e.g.\, tail vein serum from a mouse). Thus\, a bimolecular sensing technology that has high sensitivity\, short assay time\, and small sample/reagent consumption is still strongly desired. In this dissertation\, we introduce the development of a multifunctional and automated optofluidic biosensing platform that can resolve the aforementioned problems. In contrast to conventional plate-based ELISA\, our optofluidic ELISA platform utilizes mass-producible polystyrene microfluidic channels with a high surface-to-volume ratio as the immunoassay reactors\, which greatly shortens the total assay time. We also developed a low-noise signal amplification protocol and an optical signal quantification system that was optimized for the optofluidic ELISA platform. Our optofluidic ELISA platform provides several attractive features such as small sample/reagent consumption (<8 μL)\, short total assay time (30-45 min)\, high sensitivity (~1 pg/mL for most markers)\, and a broad dynamic range (3-4 orders of magnitude). Using these features\, we successfully quantified mouse FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) concentration with a single drop of tail vein serum. We also successfully monitored bladder cancer progression in orthotopic xenografted mice with only <50 μL of mouse urine. More excitingly\, we achieved highly-sensitive exosome quantification and multiplexed immuno-profiling with <40 ng/mL of total input protein (per assay). These remarkable milestones could not be achieved with conventional plate-based ELISA but were enabled by our unique optofluidic ELISA.\n\nAs an emerging member of the bimolecular sensor family\, our optofluidic ELISA platform provides a high-performance and cost-effective tool for a plethora of applications\, including endocrinal\, cancer animal model\, cellular biology\, and even forensic science research. In the future\, this technology platform can also be renovated for clinical applications such as personalized cancer diagnosis/prognosis and rapid point-of-care diagnostics for infectious diseases.
UID:72234-17963872@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/72234
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Bioninterfaces,Biosciences,Biotechnology,bme,Discussion,Life Science,Medicine,Michigan Engineering,Natural Sciences,Research,Science,seminar,biomedical engineering,biomedical,Biology,Biointerfaces
LOCATION:Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) - 2189
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DTSTAMP:20200116T142118
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20200203T120000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:PICS Professional Development Workshop. Don't Sell Yourself Short: Resume\, Cover Letter\, and LinkedIn Strategies that Lead to Interviews
DESCRIPTION:PLEASE NOTE: STUDENTS CAN DROP IN ANYTIME DURING THE 2-HOUR TIME BLOCK!\n   \nDrop in to have your resume\, cover letter\, and/or LinkedIn reviewed. This is a great opportunity to have these materials reviewed and updated prior to the career fair! If you have class or other commitments\, you do not need to stay the entire time.\n   \n   Cover letters and resumes tell your professional story. They are your first impression when seeking an employment opportunity. This session will help students create impact-centered resumes and cover letters. Resume basics\, resume formatting and resume content will be discussed using examples from the resumes of the session participants. Students should bring PRINTED copies of their most up-to-date resumes as they will receive feedback from all the session participants as well as the instructor. Please RSVP at the following link to attend: http://myumi.ch/gj9xP.\n   \nThis session will also teach participants how to use LinkedIn to research\, network\, and apply for jobs. Having a LinkedIn profile already created is highly encouraged and students must bring computers to this session.\n   \nKlementina (Tina) Sula teaches Network Your Way to an International Internship and Career to students in the Program in International and Comparative Studies. She also offers seminars and workshops for students on various professional development topics. Tina is currently the Chief Development Officer at Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital\, where she is responsible for all of the hospital’s fundraising efforts. Previously\, Tina served as the Director of International Giving and Engagement at the College of Literature\, Science\, and the Arts\, spearheading the College’s fundraising efforts outside of the United States. Tina has also worked for the US Embassy in Kiev\, Ukraine\, the United States Mission to the United Nations in Geneva\, Switzerland\, the Club de Madrid in Madrid\, Spain and for the State Department (Main State) in Washington\, D.C.\n\nIf you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to attend this event\, please reach out to us at is-michigan@umich.edu at least 2 weeks in advance of this event. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
UID:71609-17844813@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/71609
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Resume,Professional Development,International,Career
LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 455
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