On Friday, October 29th @ 11:00AM ET, we welcome Prof. Dan Huh from the University of Pennsylvania as he presents, "Microengineered Biomimicry of Human Physiological Systems."

ABOUT THE SEMINAR

Microengineered Biomimicry of Human Physiological Systems

Remarkable progress in life science and technology in the past century has advanced our fundamental understanding of the human body beyond our imagination. The ever-increasing knowledge of human anatomy and biology, however, has done surprisingly little to improve the way we emulate and probe the complex inner workings of the human body in experimental model systems. Even today, our ability to model human physiological systems relies on the century-old practice of cell culture or animal experimentation that has raised significant scientific and ethical concerns. The paucity of predictive and human-relevant model systems is emerging as a critical impediment to our scientific endeavors for a wide variety of biomedical applications. I will discuss how this problem can be tackled by leveraging microengineering technologies to develop advanced in vitro models capable of emulating the structural and functional complexity of human organs.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Dan Huh, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania

Dan Huh is an Associate Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a pioneer of organ-on-a-chip technology, and his research group at Penn focuses on developing microengineered models of human physiological systems for biomedical and environmental applications. Dr. Huh has won several honors and awards including the Bernard Langer Distinguished Lectureship, Lush Prize, the McPherson Distinguished Lectureship, CRI Technology Impact Award, John J. Ryan Medal, Design of the Year Award and Best Product of the Year Award from London Design Museum, NIH Director’s New Innovator Award, and Analytical Chemistry Young Innovator Award.

ABOUT THE 2021-2022 BME SEMINAR SERIES

The Department of Biomedical Engineering at Columbia University is proud to host an annual weekly seminar series on the latest developments and research in Biomedical Engineering. The weekly series takes place on Friday mornings at 11:00AM Eastern and includes a variety of renowned academics from top universities to talk about their specific research and experience.