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Jan 26
Bioengineering Seminar Series: Cameron Moore & Cora Ferguson 1:00 p.m.

Description: This seminar will feature two PhD candidates from the Knight Campus presenting research at the intersection of bioengineering, regenerative medicine, and...
Bioengineering Seminar Series: Cameron Moore & Cora Ferguson
January 26
1:00–2:00 p.m.
Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact Beetham Family Seminar Room

Description: This seminar will feature two PhD candidates from the Knight Campus presenting research at the intersection of bioengineering, regenerative medicine, and developmental biology.

  • Cameron Moore (Benoit Lab) will present “Novel Polycatecholic Nanoparticles as a Therapeutic Platform for Promoting Age-Related Fracture Healing,” focusing on biomaterial innovations aimed at improving bone repair in aging populations.

  • Cora Ferguson (Lindberg & Willett Labs) will present “Engineering a Human-Based Microphysiological System to Study Estrogen-Driven Cartilage Development,” which explores how engineered tissue models can advance understanding of hormonal influences on cartilage growth.

All are welcome to attend.

Feb 9
Bioengineering Seminar Series: Dr. Carolyn Schutt Ibsen 1:00 p.m.

Dr. Carolyn Schutt Ibsen of Oregon Health & Science University will present a seminar titled “SonoScaffolds and Sentinels: Ultrasound-Responsive Biomaterials for...
Bioengineering Seminar Series: Dr. Carolyn Schutt Ibsen
February 9
1:00–2:00 p.m.
Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact Beetham Family Seminar Room

Dr. Carolyn Schutt Ibsen of Oregon Health & Science University will present a seminar titled “SonoScaffolds and Sentinels: Ultrasound-Responsive Biomaterials for Remote Control of Cell Signaling.” Her talk will explore the development of novel biomaterials that respond to ultrasound stimulation, offering new possibilities for noninvasive modulation of cell behavior in tissue engineering and therapeutic applications. This event is part of the 2025–26 Bioengineering Seminar Series hosted by the Knight Campus Department of Bioengineering. All are welcome to attend.

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bioe news

The iGEM team based in the Knight Campus is seeking undergraduate students and mentors for their 2026 synthetic-biology related project. iGEM is an organization that hosts a yearly synthetic biology competition between student-led teams from around the world. Apply by January 18th!

New research from the Plesa lab offers a tool for scientists to find exact DNA sequences from large libraries in a fraction of the time.

Knight Campus graduate students Anissa Benabbas (Plesa Lab) and Malvika Singhal (Hettiaratchi Lab) took first place in the Science Coalition Student Video Challenge.

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