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Note: Tonight, February 19, is our next Dining Out! 6:00 at Bibi's Tiffin 2 in Trexlertown. If you have not RSVP'd for fear of the weather or other plans – worry not! There is plenty of space for those with a last-minute change of heart or plans, and especially our newest club and Impact Club members who may not know about it. Bibi's Tiffin 2 is a BYOB, located in the near-end unit of the strip mall directly across from Bell Hardware on Route 100 in Trexlertown. The GPS address is: Unit 105, 1044, Trexlertown Road, Breinigsville Look for the circular sign on the building. You can find the menu and more information on their website here: Bibi's Tiffin. Tour and Dining Out Recap: January 22
On the evening of January 22, fourteen club members, and Rupa (Dhruv’s wife) attended member Dhruv Seshadri, PhD’s presentation and laboratory tour in the Department of Bioengineering at Lehigh University’s Mountaintop Campus and a dinner that followed at Pat’s Bistro.
Dhruv gave a high-level overview of the importance of bioengineering devices, namely the importance of “…Innovating to Improve Patient Outcomes.” He included many examples of bioengineered methods and devices. These included novel vaccines, use of artificial intelligence in imaging and diagnoses, robotics, stents, prosthetics, and wearable devices, some similar to the Oura ring.
Dhruv explained diagrammatically how research funding is achieved and named the many government agencies, NGOs, and corporate partners that might be interested in a project.
For the final part of the presentation, he discussed how women’s health is underfunded and understudied, especially in poorer, more populous nations where there may be significant economic, political, technological, and cultural barriers to improved healthcare outcomes. Dhruv and his wife, Rupa, are in the initial stages of a pilot study in India that will test the use of wearable technologies with the end goals of improving menstrual health, reducing stigma and bias, empowerment, reducing school dropout and absenteeism, and much more.
Herb asked if Dhruv had a Rotary partner club in India. They do have one and are working on another. Surely Herb is thinking, “How can we help?”
Following his presentation, there was a tour of the Seshadri Laboratory. Of course, this lab, new and of Dhruv’s creation, contained many instruments and machines of great interest to our techie members. Also, seen on the walls were the postered projects of Dhruv’s students. For example, “Wearable Technology to Guide Return to Play Folling Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction,” and “Wearable Technology and Machine Learning for Health Analytics in Division One Female Soccer Athletes.” The primary function of the laboratory, however, was to test, experiment, and finally create wearable devices to achieve better outcomes, some which may be commercialized.
Following the presentation and tour, the group rejoined for a wonderful warm meal at Pat’s Pizza and Bistro, a BYOB on West Market St. in Bethlehem.  |
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