Seminars

Fall 2026

Seminars are held Mondays at 10:45am in SciTech, Room 136 (unless otherwise noted). 
 

September 14, 2026
"Bioelectronic Devices for Dispersed Neural Recording and Control"
Alex Boys, Assistant Professor
Dartmouth Thayer School of Engineering 

September 21, 2026
"BME Research Lab Orientation and Safety Seminar"
Laura Place, Lab Manager (BME)
Tufts University

September 28, 2026
"Heart Valve Mechanobiology: Implications for HV Disease and Treatment"
Kris Billiar, Professor
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

October 5, 2026
"TBD"
Atarah Redmon, Associate Director of Tufts Women's Center
Tufts University 

October 12, 2026
Indigenous Peoples' Day, No Seminar

October 19, 2026
"TBD"
Ed Botchwey, Professor
Georgia Tech 

October 26, 2026
"Multimodal Tools for Minimally Invasive Tumor Profiling" 
Erica Pratt, Assistant Professor
Boston University

November 2, 2026
"TBD"
Brian Lin, Assistant Professor
Tufts University

November 9, 2026
"TBD"

November 16, 2026
"TBD"
Gabriela Apiou, Assistant Professor
Mass General Hospital/Harvard Medical School

November 23, 2026
"TBD"
Andrea Locke, Assistant Professor
Vanderbilt University 

November 30, 2026
"TBD"
Salman Khetani, Professor
University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)
 
December 7, 2026
"From Discovery to Impact: What the Tufts Innovation Hub for Food and Materials Offers BME Researchers"
Matt McNulty, Associate Director – Tufts University Center for Cellular Agriculture
Tufts University

December 14, 2026
Student Presentations