ALT On the left-hand side of the image is speaker name, affiliations, and seminar information (including presentation title): Ge Wang, Ph.D. Clark & Crossan Endowed Chair Professor Director of Biomedical Imaging Center Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Monday, May 4, 2026 "AI Models for Medical Imaging“ On the right-hand side of the image is Dr. Wang’s headshot on top of a light blue background with “BME Distinguished Lecture Series” and the WPI seal. He is an Asian man with short gray hair. He is wearing glasses and looking at the camera. He is sitting against a black background and is wearing a white collared shirt and blue striped tie under a black blazer.

ALT The left side of the image has the WPI seal and additional seminar information: “Department of Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series, Monday, April 27, 2026, 12:00pm – 12:50pm, "Modular hydrogel systems for bioadhesion and anti-bioadhesion" The right side of the image has Dr. Yang’s picture. Dr. Yang looking at the camera, and he is standing in a research lab (background is slightly blurred/out of focus). He has short dark hair and is wearing a light green collared shirt under a dark sweater vest and white lab coat. Dr. Yang’s name and affiliation are under the headshot: “Jiawei Yang, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute”.

ALT On the left-hand side of the image is speaker name, affiliations, and seminar information (including presentation title): Eno Ebong, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, Biology Associate Chair for Graduate Studies in Chemical Engineering Northeastern University Monday, April 6, 2026 "Flow and Matrix Mechanics Regulation of Endothelial Health: Mechanotransduction at the Glycocalyx Interface" On the right-hand side of the image is Dr. Ebong’s headshot on top of a light blue background with “BME Distinguished Lecture Series” and the WPI seal. She is a Black woman with wavy black hair to her shoulders. She is looking at the camera and is wearing a black blazer with pinstripes.

ALT The left side of the image has the WPI seal and additional seminar information: “Department of Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series, Monday, March 23, 2026, 12:00 pm – 12:50 pm, “Role of Quantitative Imaging Biomarkers in Guiding Clinical Care: Applications in Rare Diseases and Stroke”. The right side of the image has Dr. Shazeeb’s picture. Dr. Shazeeb is smiling at the camera and is sitting in front of a gray background. He has short dark hair and is wearing a green collared shirt under a white coat. He is wearing glasses and has a dark beard. Dr. Shazeeb’s name and affiliation are under the headshot: “Mohammed Salman Shazeeb, PhD; Associate Professor – Department of Radiology, UMass Chan Medical School; Adjunct Teaching Professor- BME and ECE WPI”.

ALT On the left-hand side of the image is speaker name, affiliations, and seminar information (including presentation title): Abraham Joy, Ph.D. Professor and Chair of Bioengineering Northeastern University Monday, March 16, 2026 "Development of a Peptide-like Biomaterial Platform: Illustration of its Utility in Wound Healing and Addressing Bacterial Colonization" On the right-hand side of the image is Dr. Joy’s headshot on top of a light blue background with “BME Distinguished Lecture Series” and the WPI seal. He is looking at the camera and there is a laboratory (slightly blurred). He has short salt and pepper gray hair. He is wearing glasses and a light blue collared shirt under a dark blazer.

ALT The left side of the image has the WPI seal and additional seminar information: “Department of Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series, Monday, March 2, 2026, 12:00 pm – 12:50 pm, “Microenvironment Matters: Aging, Oxygen, and Radiation in Bone-Tendon Regeneration”. The right side of the image has Dr. Katie Hixon’s picture. Dr. Hixon is smiling at the camera and is sitting in front of a gray background. She has dark hair that falls past her shoulders and is wearing a dark teal blouse. Dr. Hixon’s name and affiliation are under the headshot: “Katie Hixon, PhD, Assistant Professor of Engineering, Dartmouth College”.

ALT The left side of the image has the WPI seal and additional seminar information: “Department of Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series, Monday, November 17, 2025 , 12:00 pm – 12:50 pm, “Innovating Biomedical Engineering Education: Development and Evaluation of a New Medical Devices Design Course”. The right side of the image has Dr. Sarah Rooney’s picture. Dr. Rooney is smiling at the camera and is sitting in front of a brown background. She has dark curly hair that falls past her shoulders. She is wearing a blue shirt under a dark blazer. She is also wearing a pearl necklace. Dr. Rooney’s name and affiliation are under the headshot: “Sarah Rooney, PhD, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Delaware”.

ALT On the left-hand side of the image is speaker name, affiliations, and seminar information (including presentation title): Rong Wang, Ph.D. John C. Metzger Professor and Department Head Worcester Polytechnic Institute Monday, November 10, 2025 "Bridging Etiology and Personalized Therapeutics through Native and Engineered Biomaterials" On the right-hand side of the image is Dr. Wang’s headshot on top of a light blue background with “BME Distinguished Lecture Series” and the WPI seal. She is smiling at the camera and there is a gray wall and green plant in the background. She is an Asian woman with dark hair just past her shoulders. She is wearing glasses and a plaid collard shirt under a black blazer.

ALT The left side of the image has the WPI seal and additional seminar information: “Department of Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series, Monday, November 3, 2025 , 12:00 pm – 12:50 pm, “Levering Foot-Ground Interaction Dynamics for Sports Performance and Gait Rehabilitation”. The right side of the image has Dr. Wouter Hoogkamer’s picture. Dr. Hoogkamer is smiling at the camera and is holding a pile of gray running shoes. He has mid-length dark blonde hair and facial hair. There are ceiling lights in the background. Dr. Hoogkamer’s name and affiliation are under the headshot: “Wouter Hoogkamer, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst”.

ALT The left side of the image has the WPI seal and additional seminar information: “Department of Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series, Monday, October 20, 2025 , 12:00 pm – 12:50 pm, “When the End Effector is a Laser: Next-Generation Surgical Robots for Energy-Based Surgery”. The right side of the image has Dr. Loris Fichera’s headshot. Dr. Fichera is smiling at the camera against a gray background. He has short dark hair and dark facial hair. He is wearing a light blue collared, button-down shirt under a dark blue vest with red piping around the edges. He is also wearing glasses. Dr. Fichera’s name and affiliation are under the headshot: “Loris Fichera, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Robotics Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute”.

ALT Dark red banner at the top with the WPI seal and “Worcester Polytechnic Institute” in white lettering. Thursday, October 9, 10:00-11:00 AM Poster Session “Shear Stress and Vascular Heparan Sulfate-Dependent Expression of Endothelin B Receptor” WPI Presenter: Camden Holm (PhD Student) WPI Co-Authors: Son Nam Nguyen, (Undergraduate Student), Solomon Mensah, PhD (Faculty) Vascular & Blood Biomechanics Track “Empower and Connect: Speed Networking Event by BlackinBME” WPI Presenter: Catherine Whittington, PhD (Faculty)

ALT The top of the image has the WPI seal and “Department of Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series”. There are three photos on image with names and seminar titles under each picture. From Left to Right: Picture: Zoe is a White woman with light brown wavy hair past her shoulders. She is smiling at the camera and is wearing glasses and a green v-neck shirt. There is a red brick building in the background. Text: Zoe Vittum “Basal Cd44 and Hyaluronic Acid Shear Stress Dependent Endothelial Cell Remodeling” Picture: Chaokai is an Asian man with short dark hair. He is looking at the camera and is wearing glasses and a black collared shirt. The background is white. Text: Chaokai Zhang “Accumulation of Axonal Damages from Repeated Stretches” Picture: Stephen is a White man with short dark hair. He is smiling at the camera and is wearing a blue collard shirt and gray tie under a dark blue blazer. The background is gray. Text: Stephen Larson “Modulation of LEC-Directed Immune and Tumor Cell Mi

ALT The left side of the image has the WPI seal and additional seminar information: “Department of Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series, Monday, September 29, 2025 , 12:00 pm – 12:50 pm, “From Mindfulness Sensing to Multimodal Reasoning: Toward Sensor-Language Intelligence Beyond Vision”. The right side of the image has Dr. Bashima Islam’s headshot. Dr. Islam is smiling at the camera against a white background. She has dark hair that falls just above her shoulders. She is wearing a white collared, button-down shirt and her arms are crossed in front of her. Dr. Islam’s name and affiliation are under the headshot: “Bashima Islam, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute”.

ALT e left side of the image has the WPI seal and additional seminar information: “Department of Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series, Monday, September 22, 2025 , 12:00 pm – 12:50 pm, “Next-Generation Wearable Blood Gas Monitors for Enhanced Patient Monitoring”. The right side of the image has Dr. Ulkuhan Guler’s headshot. Dr. Guler is smiling at the camera against a blue background. She has dark wavy hair that falls just above her shoulders. She is wearing a gold necklace, colorful shirt, and coral pink cardigan. Dr. Guler’s name and affiliation are under the headshot: “Ulkuhan Guler, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute”.