MIT Department of Biological Engineering

Seminars

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).
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  • Friday, March 28, 2025 Seminar

    BATS
    Start Time: 12:00PM
    Location: 32-155
    Hosted By: Bryan Bryson
    • Speaker: Yufei Cui (White Lab)

      Glioblastoma is an aggressive brain cancer with a high recurrence rate after standard-of-care treatment. To uncover actionable antigen targets for novel GBM immunotherapy development, we identified cross-presented GBM antigens on antigen-presenting cells (APCs), including macrophages and dendritic cells. We quantified the copies/cells cross-presentation level of selected GBM antigens using a targeted mass spectrometry approach. Together, these data uncover potential GBM immunotherapy targets and provide insight into cancer vaccine design.

    • Speaker: Jason Zhang (Irvine Lab)

  • Friday, April 4, 2025 Seminar

    BATS
    Start Time: 12:00PM
    Location: 32-155
    Hosted By: Bryan Bryson
    • Speaker: Daniel Zhu (Li Lab)
    • Speaker: Veronika Pister (Fraenkel Lab)

      Understanding why some tumors respond to therapy while others do not remains a critical challenge in oncology. Highly complex and heterogeneous tumor microenvironments influence treatment outcomes, yet their impact is often poorly understood. Novel intratumoral microdevices enable direct, in situ profiling of heterogeneous drug responses, offering valuable insights into therapeutic efficacy across different patients. We demonstrate how drug efficacy can be meaningfully assessed in a range of cancers, from models to the clinic.

  • Friday, April 11, 2025 Seminar

    BATS
    Start Time: 12:00PM
    Location: 32-155
    Hosted By: Bryan Bryson
    • Speaker: Chyna Mays (Belcher Lab)
    • Speaker: Alexander Bevacqua (Han Lab)

  • Friday, April 18, 2025 Seminar

    BATS
    Start Time: 12:00PM
    Location: 32-155
    Hosted By: Bryan Bryson
    • Speaker: Jessica Schneider (Voigt Lab)
    • Speaker: Pallavi Balivada (Birnbaum Lab)

  • Thursday, April 24, 2025 Seminar

    Start Time: 4:00PM
    Location: 32-155
    Hosted By: Linda G. Griffith

  • Friday, April 25, 2025 Seminar

    BATS
    Start Time: 12:00PM
    Location: 32-155
    Hosted By: Bryan Bryson
    • Speaker: William Pinney (WITTRUP LAB)
    • Speaker: Siddharth Iyer (WITTRUP & CHURCH LABS)