Seminars

The Department of Bioengineering has an active seminar program, which features outstanding speakers from other institutions and from the UCSD campus. The seminars are very well attended and serve to stimulate collaborations among scientists and interactions between the University and industry. Regular workshops on various research topics are organized by the Whitaker Institute of Biomedical Engineering.

There are two weekly seminars held throughout the academic year and they are an integral part of academic life in our department:
BENG 281, Seminar in Bioengineering, is held on Fridays from 2:00-2:50 p.m. in Fung Auditorium (F,W,SP)
BENG 282, Seminar: Faculty Research, is held on Wednesdays from 1-1:50 p.m. in Fung Auditorium (F,W)

The schedule of speakers is posted at the beginning of every quarter. Be sure to enroll for both seminars every quarter they are offered.

Upcoming Seminars


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April 3, 2026

Geert W. Schmid-Schoenbein, Ph.D. - Autodigestion as Mechanisms for Aging and Multiorgan Failure


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April 10, 2026

Michael G. Constantinides, Ph.D. - Microbial imprinting in early life promotes barrier immunity and repair


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April 17, 2026

Danielle S.W. Benoit, Ph.D., FAIMBE, FBMES, FNAI - Therapeutic Biomaterials for Modulating Tissue Regeneration


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May 1, 2026

Deepshika “Shika” Ramanan, Ph.D. - Role of the entero-mammary axis in maternal offspring immunity


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May 8, 2026

Juhong Chen, Ph.D. - TBD


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June 5, 2026

KC Huang, Ph.D. - TBD


Seminar Archives

April 3, 2026

Geert W. Schmid-Schoenbein, Ph.D. - Autodigestion as Mechanisms for Aging and Multiorgan Failure

March 13, 2026

Elsie Ross, MD, MSc, FAHA - Developing new technologies for comprehensive vascular care

March 6, 2026

Rebecca Rakow-Penner, MD, Ph.D. - Advanced MRI for Women’s Imaging

February 27, 2026

Natalie Porat-Shliom, M.Sc., Ph.D. - How do hepatocytes organize their metabolism?

February 6, 2026

Shankar Subramaniam, Ph.D. - The Great Mystery of Human Pathology - Verklärung und Tod. Whodunit?