Description: Professor Yubing Xie (NSE) will touch on how the convergence of nanotechnology, biomedical engineering and cell biology has led to emerging approaches to integrating biologically active components, such as cells and proteins into micro- and nanofabricated scaffolds and devices. Learn of the exciting opportunities this tech serves as models for the understanding of disease, drug testing and development of cell therapy, especially as it relates to age-related diseases. Doors open 5:15 p.m.