The Rice Bioengineering Colloquia is a longstanding and distinguished seminar series hosted by the Department of Bioengineering at Rice University. Each week, it brings leading experts from around the globe to share cutting-edge research and advancements across the diverse and dynamic field of bioengineering.
UPCOMING SEMINARS

βeta Biomaterials: Supporting Islet Function In Vivo
Dr. Jackqueline Burke
Research Assistant Professor
Northwestern University
February 11, 2025
BRC, Room 280
12:10 PM

Harnessing the Power of Immunometabolism to Engineer the Future of Medicine
Dr. Chima Maduka
Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Colorado
February 18, 2025
BRC, Room 280
12:10 PM

BIOE Colloquium - Dr. Marian Hettiaratchi
Dr. Marian Hettiaratchi
Assistant Professor
University of Oregon
March 13, 2025
BRC, Room 280
12:10 PM
PAST SPRING 2025 SEMINARS
Artificial Intelligence for State-of-the-art Gene Therapy
Dr. Jacob Witten
Postdoctoral Fellow
MIT
February 4, 2025
Engineering placenta-tropic mRNA lipid nanoparticles to treat pregnancy Disorders
Kelsey Swingle
Ph.D. Candidate
University of Pennsylvania
January 30, 2025
Engineering Technologies for Enhanced Modeling, Detection and Treatment of Neurological Disease
Dr. Alice Stanton
MIT
January 16, 2025