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BIOENGINEERING ANNOUNCEMENTS
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November 6-10, 2006


Examination
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**Marilee Andrew
    Qualifying Exam
    Thursday, November 9 at 1 p.m. in the Bioengineering Seminar Room (Foege 130A)
    “Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Model of Deltamethrin Disposition in Human
        for Tissue Dosimetry and Exposure Analysis”
    Drs. James Bryers (chair), Michael Regnier, Wendy Thomas, and Paolo Vicini
         (advisor)


Departmental Seminars
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**Biomaterials (511)
    Thursday, November 9, 3:30-4:20 p.m.
    Bioengineering Seminar Room
    Dr. Peter Kingshott
    Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary Nano Center (iNANO) Faculty of Science
    The University of Aarhus, Denmark
    “Natural and Synthetic Surfaces Aimed at Preventing Bioadhesion”


**Medical Imaging (599X)
    Dr. Xiaohu Gao
    Assistant Professor, UW Bioengineering
    “Probe Engineering for Molecular Imaging”

    Dr. Xiaoming Yang
    Professor of Radiology
    “Interventional Imaging of Vascular Gene Delivery and Expression”


**Nanotechnology (599Y)
    Dr. Charles McCormick
    Professor of Polymer Science, School of Polymers and High Performance Materials
    University of Southern Mississippi
    “Aqueous RAFT Polymerization to Produce Stimuli Responsive Micelles and Vesicles for
        Pharmaceutical Applications”
    Undergrads may meet with Dr. McCormick in N403 after the lecture.



Other Seminars
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**Science in Medicine Lecture Series
    Thursday, November 9 from noon to 1 p.m. in HSB A420 (Hogness)
    Dr. Suzie Hwang Pun
    Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
    University of Washington
    “Synthetic Gene Vectors: Molecular Tools for Biological Research and Delivery Vehicles for
    Medical Intervention”

**Cardiovascular Biology Breakfast Club
   Tuesday, November 7 at 8:30 a.m.
   South Lake Union Building
   Marilyn Nourse
   Bioengineering graduate student
   “Differentiation of Endothelium from Human Embryonic Stem Cells”