M.S. Thesis Defense: Isaac Kendell
Please join us for the following Biomedical Engineering Graduate Student Presentation:
M.S. Thesis Defense
Harnessing morpholino oligonucleotide hybridization to optimize the creation of T cell immunotherapeutic synapses
Tuesday, June 10, 2025 3:30 PM
BPRB 501 (Biomedical Polymers Research Bldg.)
Zoom Meeting ID: 99561157834 ~ Passcode: 725210
Presenter: Isaac Kendell
Advisor: Dr. Jindřich Kopeček
Current T cell immunotherapies for treating hematological malignancies display impressive efficacy and targeting precision. However, they are severely constrained by excessive inflammatory side effects and fixed, single-molecule constructs. Further, tumor escape mechanisms lead to refractory disease and relapse. A novel two-component T cell-engaging platform was previously designed to address these concerns, using complementary morpholino oligonucleotide hybridization to facilitate a split-bispecific antibody construct. This system consists of a nanoconjugate library, wherein fragment antigen-binding (Fab’) motifs…
Alternate Location: Zoom Meeting ID: 99561157834 ~ Passcode: 725210. Contact Name: Kylie Brown. Contact Email: kylie.brown@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Tuesday, June 10, 2025, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM.
Biomedical Polymers Research Bldg. (BPRB).
For more info visit www.bme.utah.edu.
Summer 2025 First Half - Last day to reverse CR/NC option
Academic Deadlines
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, June 13, 2025.
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense: Caleb Thomson
Please join us for the following Biomedical Engineering Graduate Student Presentation:
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense
Assisting Hand Function Through Improved Regression-Based Myoelectric Control of Assistive Robotic Devices
Friday, June 13, 2025 9:00 AM
WEB 3780 (Evans Conference Room)
Zoom Meeting ID: 972 1842 6938 ~ Passcode: 245790
Presenter: Caleb Thomson
Advisor: Dr. Jacob George
Hand impairment due to amputation or stroke has detrimental impacts on quality of life and independence. Two common causes of hand impairment are amputation (200,000 upper-limb amputees in the United States) and stroke (795,000 per year). Muscle activity is commonly used to control assistive devices including prostheses and exoskeletons. The most common control strategy for these devices is a gesture recognition approach with a finite set of controllable movements. In contrast, the natural hand is not only able to perform multiple distinct gestures but also control the fine position for each finger. This dissertation aims to impro…
Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Alternate Location: Zoom Meeting ID: 972 1842 6938 ~ Passcode: 245790. Contact Name: Kylie Brown. Contact Email: kylie.brown@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, June 13, 2025, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM.
For more info visit www.bme.utah.edu.
Holiday: Juneteenth (observed)
Academic Deadlines
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, June 16, 2025.
AI Summit
An AI Summer for Utah, presented by the John and Marcia Price College of Engineering. June 18, 2025 9:00 am - 5:00 pm.
Campus Locations: Quinney College of Law - S. J. (LAW). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, June 18, 2025, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit www.price.utah.edu.
Summer 2025 First Half - Classes end
Academic Deadlines
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, June 19, 2025.
Summer 2025 Full Term - Last day to withdraw from classes
Academic Deadlines
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, June 20, 2025.
Summer 2025 Second Half - Classes begin
Academic Deadlines
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, June 20, 2025.
Executive Committee Meeting
Executive Committee Meeting
For Dept. Chairs Only.
Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, June 20, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Summer 2025 Second Half - Last day to add, drop (delete), elect CR/NC, or audit classes
Academic Deadlines
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
Summer 2025 Second Half - Last day to wait list
Academic Deadlines
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
BME Faculty Meeting
Campus Locations: Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building - James LeVoy (SMBB). Contact Name: Taylor Wilkes. Contact Email: taylor.wilkes@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, June 27, 2025, 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM.
Holiday: Independence Day
Academic Deadlines
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, July 4, 2025.
Summer 2025 Second Half - Last day to withdraw from classes
Academic Deadlines
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, July 11, 2025.
Executive Committee Meeting
Executive Committee Meeting
For Dept. Chairs Only.
Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, July 18, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Holiday: Pioneer Day
Academic Deadlines
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, July 24, 2025.
Pioneer Day Holiday
Pioneer Day Holiday.
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, July 24, 2025.
Summer 2025 Full Term - Last day to reverse CR/NC option
Academic Deadlines
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, July 25, 2025.
Summer 2025 Second Half - Last day to reverse CR/NC option
Academic Deadlines
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, July 25, 2025.
Fall 2025 - Open enrollment
Academic Deadlines
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, July 28, 2025.
Summer 2025 Full Term - Classes end
Academic Deadlines
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, July 30, 2025.
Summer 2025 Second Half - Classes end
Academic Deadlines
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, July 30, 2025.
Summer 2025 Full Term - Final exam period (Jul 31 - Aug 1)
Academic Deadlines
For more info: https://registrar.utah.edu/academic-calendars/index.php#exams.
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, July 31, 2025 – Friday, August 1, 2025.
Fall 2025 - House Bill 60 registration
Academic Deadlines
For more info: https://registrar.utah.edu/handbook/housebill60.php.
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, August 11, 2025.
Summer 2025 - Grades due
Academic Deadlines
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, August 11, 2025.
Executive Committee Meeting
Executive Committee Meeting
For Dept. Chairs Only.
Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, August 15, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Fall 2025 First Half - Classes begin
Academic Deadlines
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, August 18, 2025.
Fall 2025 Full Term - Classes begin
Academic Deadlines
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, August 18, 2025.
Fall 2025 First Half - Last day to add, drop (delete), elect CR/NC, or audit classes
Academic Deadlines
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, August 22, 2025.
Fall 2025 First Half - Last day to wait list
Academic Deadlines
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, August 22, 2025.
Fall 2025 Full Term - Last day to add without a permission code
Academic Deadlines
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, August 22, 2025.
Fall 2025 Full Term - Last day to wait list
Academic Deadlines
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, August 22, 2025.
PCE Safety Day
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, August 22, 2025.
BME Faculty Meeting
Campus Locations: Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building - James LeVoy (SMBB). Contact Name: Taylor Wilkes. Contact Email: taylor.wilkes@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, August 22, 2025, 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM.
Fall 2025 - Deadline to apply for graduation
Academic Deadlines
For more info: https://registrar.utah.edu/graduation/index.php.
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, August 29, 2025.
Fall 2025 - Tuition payment due
Academic Deadlines
For more info: https://bursar.utah.edu/payment-options/.
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, August 29, 2025.
Fall 2025 Full Term - Last day to add, drop (delete), elect CR/NC, or audit classes
Academic Deadlines
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, August 29, 2025.
Holiday: Labor Day
Academic Deadlines
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, September 1, 2025.