Jameson Nedza, “Algorithm Development for Fascicle-Aponeurosis Detection from Ultrasound Images” Mentor: Xuefeng Bao, Biomedical Engineering Poster #91 The amount of torque produced by a human muscle is highly correlated with the angle between fascicles and the aponeurosis of that muscle……. Read More
Daysia Reid, “Analysis of Upper Body Biomechanics in Children With Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome During Activities of Daily Living” Mentor: Brooke Slavens, Biomedical Engineering Poster #109 Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) is a subtype of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, a genetic connective tissue disorder…… Read More
Parker Parrinello, “Development of New Methods to Facilitate the Detection of Abnormalities in Patient-Specific CT-Scan Images” Mentor: Mahsa Dabagh, Biomedical Engineering Poster #103 We are developing in-house code to convert CT-scan images which are in dicom form to a single…… Read More
Kelly McElvain, “Impact of Wound Dressing on Mechanotransduction within Tissues of Chronic Wounds” Mentor: Mahsa Dabagh, Biomedical Engineering Oral Presentation Block 1 Acute and chronic wounds are significant public health problems, impacting the health-related quality of individuals’ lives. Acute wounds,…… Read More
Seth Krebs, “p21 Inhibition Improves Bone Regeneration” Mentor: Priyatha Premnath, Biomedical Engineering Poster #74 A common gene found in both humans and mice is p21, a cell cycle regulator. Previous studies have demonstrated a role for p21 in limb regeneration…… Read More
Morgan Connaughton, “Quantifying Impact of Organ-Specific Microenvironment on Cancer Cells” Mentor: Mahsa Dabagh, Biomedical Engineering Poster #41 Cancer is one of the leading causes of deaths worldwide and in 2021 alone, and it accounted for about 10 million deaths. A…… Read More
Gillian Holder, “Segmentation Methods of for Tumor Tissues” Mentor: Mahsa Dabagh, Biomedical Engineering Poster #60 With new advances in machine learning (ML), digital histology can be made easier and more accurate while reducing clinician’s workload to diagnose and detect cancer……. Read More
Andrea Alonso, “The Impact of Disturbed Flow Induced Arterial Stiffness on Mechanotransduction in Endothelial Cells” Mentor: Mahsa Dabagh, Biomedical Engineering Poster #6 Atherosclerosis prone regions of the vasculature are exposed to disturbed flow where low and oscillatory wall shear stress…… Read More
Parker Clair, “Using 3D-Geometries to Analyze Blood Flow Properties in Aneurysms and Parent Arteries in Order to Differentiate Stable and Unstable Aneurysms” Mentor: Mahsa Dabagh, Biomedical Engineering Poster #39 The objective of this research is to develop new criteria, by…… Read More