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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Biomedical Engineering (BME 500) Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Immunoengineered Platforms for Type 1 Diabetes\n\nAbstract:\nImmunoengineering applies quantitative problem-solving and engineering tools—such as biomaterials and cellular and protein engineering—to address complex challenges in human health that traditional biomedical science alone cannot solve. In this seminar\, Dr. Tomei will present advanced immunoengineering platforms designed for targeted interventions in type 1 diabetes (T1D)\, focusing on two main frontiers: disease prevention via antigen-specific tolerance and safer\, more effective beta-cell replacement therapies.\n\nFor T1D Prevention: Dr. Tomei will discuss the development of macroporous scaffold slices designed to harness the tolerogenic properties of lymph node fibroblastic reticular cells via transplantation in murine models. Additionally\, she will show the development of decellularized lymph node scaffold sections to demonstrate that the pro-inflammatory T1D lymph node environment reprograms stromal cells into a diabetes-prone phenotype. These insights aim to inspire antigen-specific preventive approaches that avoid the risks of broad systemic immunosuppression.\n\nFor T1D Treatment: She will address the limitations of islet encapsulation in confined transplantation sites. To tackle this\, she will introduce an in vitro platform built to investigate the relative contributions of direct versus indirect allorejection. Furthermore\, she will present a biomaterial platform engineered with IgG-brining peptides for the sustained\, localized delivery of biological drugs (such as co-stimulatory blockers and anti-inflammatory agents). This approach achieves allograft survival rates comparable to systemic drug administration while eliminating systemic spillover and avoiding the associated risks of immunodeficiency. Finally\, Dr. Tomei will demonstrate the feasibility of achieving localized immunomodulation at the islet transplantation site through the co-delivery of islet-alloantigen-primed tolerogenic lymph node stromal cells. Overall\, these approaches could expand the safety and clinical applicability of beta-cell replacement therapy.    \n\nBio:\nDr. Alice Tomei is the Dr. Leonard and Diane F. Pinchuk Family Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Miami\, with secondary appointments in Surgery\, Microbiology and Immunology\, and Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology. She earned her M.S. in Materials Engineering from the Politecnico di Milano\, Italy\, in 2004 and her Ph.D. in Bioengineering and Biotechnology from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)\, Switzerland\, in 2008.\n\nDr. Tomei directs the Islet Immunoengineering Laboratory at the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI)\, where her research integrates bioengineering\, biomaterials\, and immunology to develop innovative immunoengineering strategies for localized immune modulation\, improving islet transplantation outcomes and inducing antigen-specific immune tolerance as a path toward a cure for type 1 diabetes. Her research program is supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Breakthrough T1D.\n\nDr. Tomei has trained and mentored 5 postdoctoral fellows\, 15 Ph.D. students\, 22 M.S. students\, 34 undergraduate students\, and 4 high school students in the fields of tissue engineering and immunoengineering. She has served as a standing member of the NIH BMBI Study Section and is currently President-Elect of the Cell Transplant and Regenerative Medicine Society (CTRMS).\n\nHer contributions have been recognized with numerous honors\, including the JDRF Career Development Award\, the Eliahu I. Jury Early Career Research Award\, the Alexander Orr Excellence in Teaching Award\, the Young Innovator in Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering Award\, and the Johnson A. Edosomwan Researcher of the Year Award\, which she received in both 2019 and 2024.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153338
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Basic Science,Biointerfaces,Biology,biomedical,biomedical engineering,Bioninterfaces,Biosciences,Biotechnology,bme,engineer,engineering,Medicine,Michigan Engineering,North Campus,Pre Med,Pre-Health,seminar
LOCATION:Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) - 1130
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DTSTAMP:20261009T182146
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261015T150000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:CGIS: Programs in the Environment Abroad Info Session - Sp/Su 27 & Winter 28
DESCRIPTION:Want to learn more about environmental research study abroad programs for next summer or Winter 28? Join CGIS advisor Cierra Murphy as she goes over CGIS's environmental research programs.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151999
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DTSTAMP:20260917T151354
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SUMMARY:Other:Grants office hours: Get support applying for one of SSC's Sustainability Grants!
DESCRIPTION:Drop in to our weekly open office hours to learn and get support applying to our Planet Blue Student Innovation Fund (PBSIF) or Social and Environmental Sustainability Grant (SES).
UID:138848-21913644@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138848
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Environment,Social Impact,Student Org,Sustainability
LOCATION:Off Campus Location - https://umich.zoom.us/my/meetingjunem
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DTSTAMP:20260910T134907
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261015T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261015T170000
SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Hopwood Tea
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy coffee\, tea\, and refreshments in a beautiful\, book-filled space. Check out a book from the Hopwood library or engage with other readers and writers. All are welcome.
UID:148903-21905159@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148903
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Ann Arbor,Books,Creative Writing,English Language And Literature,Food,Free,Graduate Students,Hopwood Program,Literary Arts,Literature,The Helen Zell Writers' Program,Undergraduate Students,Well-being,Writing
LOCATION:Angell Hall - 1176 (Hopwood Room)
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DTSTAMP:20260923T160230
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:IOE 899: Lionel Robert
DESCRIPTION:Machines are often assumed to sidestep the biases that shape human judgment\, but it remains unclear whether that assumption holds when a security robot replaces a police officer. As robotic patrol\, surveillance\, and traffic-enforcement systems move from pilot programs into everyday public spaces\, understanding whether they alter—or simply reproduce—the racial disparities long documented in policing has become an urgent question.
UID:152303-21913503@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152303
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:899 Seminar Series,Graduate,Graduate Students,Industrial And Operations Engineering,Michigan Robotics
LOCATION:Industrial and Operations Engineering Building - 1680
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DTSTAMP:20261009T182129
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261015T150000
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SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:OGPS Wellness Week
DESCRIPTION:Join the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (OGPS) for our Wellness Week Series\, featuring a variety of wellness-focused activities throughout the week. Taking time to rest\, recharge\, and care for your well-being is associated with improved productivity\, reduced stress\, and better physical health\, yet many of us rarely have the opportunity to pause and simply be.Graduate students\, postbac learners\, postdoctoral scholars\, faculty\, and staff are all invited to participate in this week of wellness. Join us for a meditation practice\; enjoy snacks\, puzzles\, and visits with the Therapaws therapy dogs\; learn strategies to feel more present and confident in your academic writing\; explore ways to strengthen your financial wellness\; or discover the benefits of expressive writing through journaling.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152749
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DTSTAMP:20261007T131953
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:What’s Wrong with this Hand? Doing Disability Studies with Doctors\, Administrators\, & Other Helpful Experts
DESCRIPTION:What happens when we share our research with those who are researching us? Or when the insights from our research are used against us\, often in the guise of assistance or protection? And what happens to disability studies research when ethnic\, gender\, and sexuality studies departments are made to disappear? In this talk\, which will likely generate more questions about these questions than answers to them\, I bring some of my experiences doing disability studies as a disabled person to bear on a larger work-in-progress on disability marginalia.\n\nCurrently a fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study\, Alison Kafer is the Embrey Associate Professor of [redacted] at the University of Texas at Austin. She is the author of Feminist\, Queer\, Crip\, and her work has appeared in a number of journals and anthologies. Being by the water brings her joy\, as does making things with clay.\n\nWe want to make our events accessible to all participants. CART services will be provided. To request additional accommodations\, please email akheff@umich.edu or davisemm@umich.edu.\n\nOctober 15\, 3pm - 4:30pm\nMichigan Union\, Kuenzel Room (1st Floor)\nLivestream also available\, after Registration.\n\nEvent is free\, but registration is required.\nhttps://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/session/115340\n\nThis event is part of the (Doing) Disability research from the (Disabled Margins) project. Funding for this event was provided by the Provost's Disability Scholarship Initiative.
UID:153327-21915802@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153327
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Disabilities,Disability,Disability Awareness,Disability Community,Disability Justice,Disability Studies,Disability\; Recognition\; Accessibility\; Diversity\; Inclusion,Ethnic,Ethnic Studies,Free,Gender,Gender Diversity,Gender Equality,Gender Identity,Gender New Works New Questions,Gender Studies,Health Care,Health Care Equity,Health Care Policy,Medicine,Sexuality
LOCATION:Michigan Union - Kuenzel Room (1st floor)
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