Events & Opportunities
Events
Connect, Collaborate, & Create: 2024 MN Sim Share (July 23)
Otto Schmitt Lecture 2024 (Oct. 9)
Advanced Manufacturing Mpls/Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) Conference (Oct 16-17)
Opportunities
Fellowship: T32 Translational Neuromodulation Training Program (TNTP)
The training program pairs post-doctoral fellows with faculty co-mentors from (1) fundamental neuroscience or neuroengineering fields and (2) clinical disciplines. Fellows conduct translational research with program faculty who are pioneers in the clinical translation of (a) deep brain stimulation therapies for neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders, (b) spinal cord stimulation for post-injury restoration of volitional movement and autonomic function, (c) peripheral nerve stimulation for treatment of cardiometabolic and inflammatory disorders, and (d) techniques for manipulating the spread of brain cancer.
Global Health in Local Contexts | GHSR 6713: (Thur., 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and select Saturdays)
A Transnational Experiential Course on the Social Determinants, Health Equity, and Leading Change immerses students in a relational, place-based study of the global social forces that impact health. The course centers storytelling to explore community-based healthcare and the practice and possibilities of global health in local settings.
*Disability Ethics | BTHX 5650: (Tues., Sept. 3 - Dec. 10)
Introduces critical disability studies perspective to contemporary issues in healthcare.
*Disability Ethics | BTHX 5325: (Thur., Sept. 5 - Dec. 12)
Explore contemporary issues in clinical care, public health, and health policy, to gain a better understanding of complex issues.
*Disability Ethics courses are for graduate students, professional degree students, and upper-level undergraduate students from the University of Minnesota, as well as non-degree and visiting students. Learners from diverse disciplinary backgrounds are encouraged to take this course.
Featured Event
REMOVING BOUNDARIES: ENGINEERING CRYOBIOLOGY FOR LIFE AND SUSTAINABILITY
Recent advances in cell-based medicine, immunotherapy, drug and vaccine discovery, new foods, environmental and species conservation and safety, and outer space exploration, are calling for the development of ingenious cryobiological techniques to enable the eventual success of those cutting-edge technologies.
IEM is a Gold Level Sponsor of CRYO2024. Hope to see you there!
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