# Seminars

**Source**: https://be.mit.edu/our-community/seminars/
**Parent**: https://be.mit.edu/undergraduate-program/bme-minor/

Our faculty and students invite researchers and academics worldwide to share and discuss their groundbreaking work at the BE Seminar Series. Doctoral students present their cutting-edge research at the Bioengineering & Toxicology Seminars (BATS).

[Named Lecture Series](https://be.mit.edu/our-community/named-lecture-series/)

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### March 12, 2026 Seminar

Start Time:
4:00PM

Location:
[32-155](https://whereis.mit.edu/?go=32)

Hosted By:
[Jongyoon Han](https://be.mit.edu/faculty/jongyoon-han/)

- #### Dan Dongeun Huh

  [University of Pennsylvania](https://biolines.seas.upenn.edu/)

  Microengineered Mimicry of Human Health and Disease

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### March 13, 2026 Seminar

BATS

Start Time:
12:00PM

Location:
[32-155](https://whereis.mit.edu/?go=32)

Hosted By:
[Bevin P. Engelward](https://be.mit.edu/faculty/bevin-p-engelward/)

- #### Myra Dada

  Manalis Lab

  Hermann Lab

  ##### Investigating Cell Stiffness as a Determinant of CAR T Efficacy in B-ALL

  Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR T) therapy has demonstrated remarkable efficacy in treating blood cancers. However, a significant percentage of patients experience relapse, the mechanisms of which remain poorly characterized. Emerging evidence suggests that the mechanical stiffness of cells plays a key role in T cell-mediated cytotoxicity. We are applying high-throughput stiffness measurements to better understand this interaction and characterize the physical mechanisms of therapeutic resistance in B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (B-ALL).
- #### Connie Wang

  Collins Lab

  Edelman Lab

  ##### Nanoengineering Materials to Probe Tissue-Implant Interactions

  Biomaterials have become increasingly multifunctional and complex, bringing both breakthroughs and challenges in medicine. One of the greatest issues is the difficulty in assessing multidimensional dynamics of tissue–implant interactions due to a lack of noninvasive and multiplexed monitoring techniques. To address this, we developed a surface-enhancing Raman-active implant material composed of gold nanocolumns on a titanium surface (AuNC-Ti) for enabling nondestructive monitoring of complex implant-material interactions in real-time.

### March 16, 2026 Seminar

Start Time:
4:00PM

Location:
[32-141](https://whereis.mit.edu/?go=32)

- #### Chloe Hsu

  [University of California, Berkeley](https://chloe-hsu.com/)

  Designing Molecular Interactions

### March 19, 2026 Seminar

Start Time:
4:00PM

Location:
[32-155](https://whereis.mit.edu/?go=32)

Hosted By:
[Douglas A. Lauffenburger](https://be.mit.edu/faculty/douglas-a-lauffenburger/)

- #### Jennifer L. Wilson

  [University of California, Los Angeles](https://research.seas.ucla.edu/computational-systems-pharmacology/)

  Turning Bugs Into Features – Modeling Drug Off-Target Effects to Understand Cancer and Neurology

### March 20, 2026 Seminar

BATS

Start Time:
12:00PM

Location:
[32-155](https://whereis.mit.edu/?go=32)

Hosted By:
[Bevin P. Engelward](https://be.mit.edu/faculty/bevin-p-engelward/)

- #### Mei Yi You

  Ribbeck Lab
- #### Simone Wall

  Niles Lab

  Idris Lab

### March 27, 2026 Seminar

BATS

Start Time:
12:00PM

Location:
[32-155](https://whereis.mit.edu/?go=32)

Hosted By:
[Bevin P. Engelward](https://be.mit.edu/faculty/bevin-p-engelward/)

- #### Cora Wendlandt

  Wittrup Lab

  Keating Lab
- #### Rashi Jeeda

  Cordero Lab

### March 30, 2026 Seminar

Start Time:
4:00PM

Location:
[32-141](https://whereis.mit.edu/?go=32)

- #### Masatoshi Uehara

  [Cornell University](https://www.masatoshiuehara.com/)

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