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


October 16, 2026

Laurel Hind, Ph.D. - TBD


October 30, 2026

Narayan Bhattarai, Ph.D. - TBD


November 6, 2026

Pallav Kosuri, Ph.D. - TBD


November 13, 2026

Jun Chen, Ph.D. - TBD


Seminar Archives

October 22, 2010

Terrence J. Sejnowski, Ph.D. - A New View of the Neuropil

October 15, 2010

Babatunde A. Ogunnaike, Ph.D. - Computational Approaches to Resolving the TGF-β Paradox in Cancer

October 1, 2010

Elise F. Morgan, Ph.D. - Regulating Skeletal Repair by Mechanical Stimulation

April 30, 2010

Valerie Weaver, Ph.D. - The Force Journey of a Tumor