News Release

See Engineering Advances for Medicine and Life Sciences at Research Expo

San Diego, CA, March 14, 2012 -- See the engineering advances that will power tomorrow’s breakthroughs in medicine and life sciences. Attend Research Expo at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering.

When:Thursday, April 12 from 1:30-6:00 p.m.
Where: UC San Diego (Price Center / Free Parking and Shuttle)
Register: http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/re/

Research Expo is a unique opportunity for industry engineers, scientists, investors and recruiters in the life sciences and medical sectors to access the talent and advanced research across all six departments of the Jacobs School of Engineering.

Research Expo 2012 Poster: "Rapid Self-Healing of Synthetic Hydrogels Via a Ph-Sensitive Reversible Mechanism" More hydrogel images here

The 230 Research Expo graduate-student posters include:

“Ephrin-A1 Induces Cell Contraction to Exert Three-Dimensional Traction Force on the Substrate Via A Pi3k-Dependent Pathway”
Student: Min-Shu Chan
Professor : Shu Chien

“Stem Cell Differentiation can be Directed by Scaffolds with Adhesive Domains”
Student: Somyot Chirasatitsin
Professor: Adam J Engler

“Ultrasound Ruptured Liposomes for Local Delivery of Biomolecules and Nucleic Acids”
Student: Michael Jerome Benchimol
Professor: Sadik Esener

“High-Throughput Single Cell Genomics on a Microfluidic Device”
Students: Wai Keung Chu and Hosuk Lee
Professors: Xiaohua Huang and Kun Zhang

“Challenges in Network Based Cancer Classification”
Student: Sanath Kumar Ramesh
Professor: Trey Ideker

“Rapid Self-Healing of Synthetic Hydrogels Via a Ph-Sensitive Reversible Mechanism”
Student: Ameya M Phadke (Press Release and Video)
Professor: Shyni Varghese

“Synthetic Enzyme”
Students: Tsukasa Takahashi and Michelle Cheung
Professor: Michael Heller

Research Expo at a Glance

Poster Session (1:30-4:30 p.m.)
Meet 230+ talented engineering graduate student researchers.

Faculty Presentations (2:30-4:30 p.m.)
Six talks including:
* Juan Lasheras: medical device engineering
* Todd Coleman: tattoo electronics for biomedical applications
* Jennifer Cha: controlled self assembly of nanoscale materials

Networking Reception (4:30-6:00 p.m.)
Meet faculty, students and industry professionals. Best poster awards.

Stay all afternoon or just a few hours in your area of interest. Recruit students. Learn about the latest research breakthroughs. Spark a collaboration.

Register for Research Expo 2012 

Media Contacts

Daniel Kane
Jacobs School of Engineering
858-534-3262
dbkane@ucsd.edu

Ioana Patringenaru
Jacobs School of Engineering
858-822-0899
ipatrin@ucsd.edu