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BIOENGINEERING ANNOUNCEMENTS for June 5-June 9, 2006
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Examinations
Departmental Seminars
Congratulations
General Information


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EXAMINATIONS
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Benjamin L. Beckstead
    PhD final exam
    Monday, June 5 at 10 a.m.
    Bioengineering Seminar Room (Foege N130A)
    “Control of Epithelial Differentiation by Cell-Instructive Scaffolds”
    Drs. Cecilia Giachelli (chair), Buddy Ratner, Tom Horbett, Richard Presland (Oral Biology),
        and Richard Gustafson (Forest Resources)

Maja Salva
    PhD final exam
    Tuesday, June 6 at 10 a.m.
    Bioengineering Seminar Room (Foege N130A)
    “Transcriptional Regulation: Applications Toward rAAV-Based Gene Therapies in Striated
        Muscle”
    Drs. Stephen Hauschka (chair; Biochemistry; adjunct in Bioengineering), Cecilia Giachelli,
        Patrick Stayton, David Russell (Hematology), and Dorothy Paun (GSR; Forest Resources)

Elena Garcia
    PhD final exam
    Wednesday, June 7 at 10 a.m.
    Bioengineering Seminar Room (Foege N130)
    “Reagent Storage and Transport in Microfluidic Systems for Diagnostic and Drug Discovery
        Purposes”
    Drs. Paul Yager (chair), Bruce Finlayson (Chemical Engineering), David Castner, Patrick
        Stayton, and Mark Cooper (GSR; Biology)

Jeremy Joseph
    MS final exam
    Wednesday, June 7 at 2 p.m.
    Bioengineering Seminar Room (Foege N130)
    “Macrophage Activation States on Osteopontin-Immobilized Poly(HEMA) Surfaces”
    Drs. Cecilia Giachelli (chair) and Marta Scatena


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DEPARTMENTAL SEMINARS
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**Dr. Mei Speer, a research scientist in Dr. Cecilia Giachelli’s laboratory, will give a talk titled “Mechanisms of Ectopic Calcification and Cell Differentiation.” The talk will be in the Bioengineering Seminar Room (Foege N130A) on Thursday, June 8 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Dr. Speer is a research assistant professor candidate.


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CONGRATULATIONS
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**Two faculty will represent the Department of Bioengineering for the 2006-2007 Science in Medicine Lecture series, sponsored by the School of Medicine and the Council on Research and Graduate Education. Dr. Cecilia Giachelli will present a Science in Medicine Lecture. Dr. Suzie Pun will present a New Investigator Lecture and receive an award of $1,000 from the Dean’s Office to support any aspect of her research. Dates for the talks are not yet set.

**Dr. In-Kyu Park, a senior fellow in Dr. Suzie Pun’s lab, received an “Excellent in Research” award at the American Society of Gene Therapy 9th Annual Meeting, held May 31 through June 4 in Baltimore, Maryland. The award was given to eight people (out of over 1000 abstracts received).


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GENERAL INFORMATION
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**Honor our fall 2005 – summer 2006 graduates at the Departmental Graduation Ceremony Friday, June 9 at 6 p.m. in Hogness Auditorium HSB A420. A reception will follow in Foege lobby. PLEASE RSVP to bioeng@u.washington.edu if you plan to attend.