Start
Jan 30, 2012 - 17:00
End
Jan 30, 2012 - 18:00
Event Type
Speaker
Dr. Lopamudra Giri Post doctoral research associate 2011 Jan-current. Department of Anesthesiology Washington University School of Medicine St Louis.
Title
Emerging topics at the interface of Engineering and Biology
Abstract: I am broadly interested in biochemical and biomolecular engineering aiming towards emerging practical applications to green technology drug discovery and tailored therapy. My presentation will be centered on my previous research on systems biology genetic engineering and cell signaling. Specifically I would like to describe the application of genetic engineering strategies to improve the genetic stability of the baculovirus thereby reducing the virus mutant accumulation in suspension cell culture. Additionally I will discuss on my ongoing research on molecular movement between plasma and internal membrane and its role in maintaining oscillations. My primary objective is to describe the intersection of engineering and biology and understanding the biological systems in terms of engineering models and concepts. My future research interests are to (i) investigate molecular mechanisms in biological signaling pathways and (ii) decode the regulatory structures present in the signaling network. In particular I plan to describe the importance of interdisciplinary research to perform experimental and computational investigations using 3-D tissue culture live cell imaging and mathematical modeling of complex signaling network. Towards this I would like to emphasize the application of reaction engineering fluid dynamics mass transfer process control and polymer materials in studying life science.