Podcast Series: Decade of excellence: Re-Imagining human health
“Decade of excellence: Re-Imagining human health.” is a Podcast series part of the 10th Anniversary celebration for the Bioengineering department. Through this series, Dr. Shalini Prasad will be talking with multiple invitees about the department’s genesis, present, and future.
Episodes
Episode 13: Voices of Bioengineering, From Concept to Creation
Listen to the final episode of our first podcast season.
Learn more about a bioengineering translation case study with the founder and CEO of MedCognetics, Mr. Ron Nag, and our recent Bioengineering Doctoral graduate Dr. Katherine Brown.
Episode 12: Voices of Bioengineering, Graduation Special
Listen to this special episode with Dr. Shalini Prasad, Dr. Betsy Willis, and PhD Graduates Dr. Ana Hernadez and Dr. Aldo Garcia.
Learn more about the PhD experience at UT Dallas and how these two international students succeed during their Biomedical Engineering graduate studies
Episode 11: Voices of Bioengineering
Listen to this special episode with Dr. Shalini Prasad, Dr. Betsy Willis and Undergraduate students Emma Henderson and Abbas Zaki.
Gain an inside look at two undergraduate students’ experiences and learn about their bioengineering journey at UT Dallas.
Episode 10: Bioengineering and entrepreneurship
Join us in a new episode with the Big Idea Competition-winning startup Glaucomedi.
Dr. Prasad talked with the three founders, Hebah Abdallah BS’19, UT Dallas biomedical engineering graduate student; Jacob Awkal, UT Dallas biomedical engineering senior; and Dr. Karanjit Kooner, associate professor of ophthalmology at UT Southwestern.
Episode 9: Biotech and Biomedical Industry in North Texas
Listen to this exciting conversation between Dr. Shalini Prasad and Jorge Valera, CEO and President of Bio North Texas.
In this episode, you will gain an insight into how the Biotech and Biomedical Industry is bringing opportunities and entrepreneurship to the North Texas region.
Episode 8: Bioengineering Strategy and Innovation
Are you interested in strategy and innovation?
Listen to an exciting conversation between Dr. Shalini Prasad and Dr. Jackie Njorge, North America Strategy and Innovation for Alcon.
In this episode, you will acquire a more profound vision of how Bioengineering relates to strategy, global healthcare, and innovation.
Episode 7: Holiday Season Special; It’s time to celebrate being a Bioengineer
Join us in these two new special holiday episodes.
Dr. Prasad spoke with PhD students Sutton Wheelis, Sayali Upasham, Kara Peak, and Ambalika Tanak about the challenges and opportunities of being a Bioengineer.
Part A: With PhD students Sutton Wheelis, Sayali Upasham
Part B: With PhD students Kara Peak and Ambalika Tanak
Episode 6: Bioengineering, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
Join us for our new episode with Hubert Zajicek, MD, MBA. CEO, Co-founder & Partner at Health Wildcatters.
In this episode of “Decade of excellence: Re-Imagining human health.” Dr. Prasad and Dr. Zajicek talked about innovation and entrepreneurship in the biomedical field.
Episode 5: Cross-Disciplinary Nature of Bioengineering and Its Relevance to the Biotech Industry
Join us for today’s episode with Dr. Manasi Reardon, Head of Advanced Development, Neuromodulation at Abbott.
In this episode of “Decade of excellence: Re-Imagining human health.” Dr. Prasad and Dr. Reardon talked about Bioengineering’s cross-disciplinary nature and its impact on the biomedical and tech Industry.
Episode 4: Genesis of Bioengineering
Would you like to know what led to the decision to add Bioengineering to UT Dallas?
In this episode of “Decade of excellence: Re-Imagining human health.” Dr. Prasad spoke with the founding department head Dr. Vidyasagar about the genesis and vision of Bioengineering at UT Dallas.
This podcast was recorded when U.S Covid-19 cases had stabilized.
Episode 3: Bioengineering and Healthcare
Join us for today’s Episode with Kristin Tesmer, the president and CEO of Dallas Medical Resource.
In this episode, you will acquire a more profound vision of the healthcare industry’s diversity, challenges, and opportunities. Dr. Prasad and Ms. Tesmer will discuss how Bioengineering and other careers can solve some of the everyday challenges in the Healthcare field.
Episode 2: Inception of Bioengineering
In today’s episode, Dr. Shalini Prasad talks with Dr. Mark Spong about the inception of Bioengineering at UT Dallas.
Dr. Spong was the Dean of the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science when Bioengineering started in 2010. In this episode, you will gain an inside look at the opportunities and challenges facing the Department of Bioengineering at its inception.
Episode 1: The Next 10 Years
In today’s inaugural episode, Dr. Shalini Prasad talks with the Dean of the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, Dr. Stephanie Adams, about the future of the Bioengineering Department.
Produced by the UT Dallas Bioengineering Department.