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  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Biofluid Mechanics
    Location: 338 (Center, Level 3)
    Moderator: Mitchel Colebank, PhD (he/him/his) – University of California, Irvine
    Moderator: Valerie Tutwiler
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    8:00 AM – 8:15 AM PDT
    Mechanical mapping of tumor cell extravasation in brain parenchyma in vivo
    Location: 339 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Woong Young So, PhD (he/him/his) – National Cancer Institute (NIH)
    Co-Author: Claudia Wong – Duke University
    Co-Author: Colin Paul – Thermo Fisher Scientific
    Co-Author: Perry Lam – National Cancer Institute
    Co-Author: Paniz Sangsari – National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
    Co-Author: Nicole Morgan, PhD – National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
    Last Author: Kandice Tanner – National Cancer Institute
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    8:15 AM – 8:30 AM PDT
    Recovery behavior of the hydrocephalic brain after shunt surgery
    Location: 338 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Seifollah Gholampour, PhD – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
    Last Author: Bakhtiar Yamini, Professor and Interim Chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery – The University of Chicago, 5841 S. Maryland Ave, 60637 Chicago, IL, USA.
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    8:15 AM – 8:30 AM PDT
    Vinculin Deficiency Disrupts the Metabolic Phenotype in Breast Cancer Cells
    Location: 339 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Emily D. Fabiano – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Katherine Young – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Nathaniel Seluga – Hopkins Authentic Research Program in Science, Hopkins School
    Co-Author: Brenton Hoffman – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Cynthia Reinhart-King, PhD (she/her/hers) – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    8:30 AM – 8:45 AM PDT
    Long-Term Effects of Exposure to Elevated Extracellular Fluid Viscosity on Cell Motility and Metastasis
    Location: 339 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Konstantinos Konstantopoulos – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Anindya Sen (he/him/his) – JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
    Co-Author: Kaustav Bera (he/him/his) – University of Colorado, Boulder
    Co-Author: Bhawana Agarwal – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Konstantin Stoletov – University of Alberta
    Co-Author: John Lewis – University of Alberta
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    8:30 AM – 8:45 AM PDT
    Measured strains in ocular aqueous veins and adjacent perilimbal scleral tissues during whole globe perfusions
    Location: 338 (Center, Level 3)
    Co-Author: Linyu Ni – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Wonsuk Kim – University of Michigan-Dearborn
    Co-Author: Alexus Warchock, n/a – University of Michigan-Dearborn
    Co-Author: Erik Krawczyk – University of Michigan-Dearborn
    Co-Author: Guan Xu – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Sayoko Moroi – The Ohio State University
    Presenting Author: Alan Argento, PhD – University of Michigan-Dearborn
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    8:45 AM – 9:00 AM PDT
    E-cadherin/Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Complexes Are Mechano-Switches That Regulate Force Transduction and Morphogenesis in Three Dimensional Epithelial Cultures
    Location: 339 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Deborah Leckband, PhD – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Yubo Zou – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Evan Hebner – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Al-Sadiq Rehemtulla – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Jon Lakins – University of California at San Francisco
    Co-Author: Weaver Valerie – University of California at San Francisco
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    8:45 AM – 9:00 AM PDT
    Shape-Dependent Ordering of Hereditary Spherocytosis Inspired RBCs
    Location: 338 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Logan D. Piegols, MS (he/him/his) – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Tobias Dwyer – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Sharon Glotzer – University of Michigan
    Last Author: Omolola Eniola-Adefeso, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Michigan
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    9:00 AM – 9:15 AM PDT
    Blood Clots are Mechanically Weak in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease
    Location: 338 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Grace N. Bechtel (she/her/hers) – The University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Gabriella Sugerman – The University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Alicia Chang – Ascension Medical Group
    Co-Author: Manuel Rausch – The University of Texas at Austin
    Primary Investigator: Adam Bush (he/him/his) – University of Texas at Austin, Biomedical Engineering Department
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    9:00 AM – 9:15 AM PDT
    Correlating mechanical and gene expression data on the single cell level to investigate metastatic phenotypes
    Location: 339 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Katherine M. Young, PhD (she/her/hers) – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Congmin Xu – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Kelly Ahkee – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Roman Mezencev – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Steven Swingle – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Tong Yu – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Ava Paikeday – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Cathy Kim – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: John McDonald – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Peng Qiu – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Last Author: Todd Sulchek (he/him/his) – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    9:15 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Computational Model of Slip and Viscosity in a Boundary-Layer Pump.
    Location: 338 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Mehdi Shoushtari Yeganeh, PhD (he/him/his) – Michigan-Dearborn University
    Co-Author: Kai Duan – University of Michigan
    Primary Investigator: Joe Lo – University of Michigan
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    9:15 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Effect of ECM mechanical properties on activation of Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts
    Location: 339 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: somayadineshraj devarasou, MS – KAIST
    Co-Author: Minwoo Kang – Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea
    Co-Author: Hyuntae Jeong, PhD – KAIST
    Co-Author: Tae Yoon Kwon, MS (he/him/his) – KAIST
    Co-Author: Martin Kiwanuka, MSc (he/him/his) – Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore
    Co-Author: Jennifer L. Young – Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Department of Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore
    Primary Investigator: Jennifer H. Shin – KAIST
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Cardiovascular Biomechanics I
    Location: 336 (Center, Level 3)
    Moderator: Brooks Lindsey, PhD (he/him/his) – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Moderator: Wuqiang Zhu
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    12:30 PM – 1:00 PM PDT
    Mechanobiology of Serotonin 2B Receptor Activity in Cardiopulmonary Disease
    Location: 336 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: W. David Merryman, PhD – Vanderbilt University
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    1:00 PM – 1:15 PM PDT
    Association Between Cerebrovascular Remodeling and Alzheimer Disease Neuropathological Changes in the Brain
    Location: 336 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Samuel Halvorsen (he/him/his) – Boston University
    Primary Investigator: Yanhang Zhang, MS, PhD – Boston University
    Co-Author: Thor Stein, MD, PhD – Boston University
    Co-Author: Raymond Nicks, BA, MS – Boston University
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    1:15 PM – 1:30 PM PDT
    Investigating the Effects of long-term 3D Confinement on Smooth Muscle Cell Behavior
    Location: 336 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Farnaz Hemmati (she/her/hers) – Auburn University
    Primary Investigator: Panagiotis Mistriotis – Auburn University
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    1:30 PM – 1:45 PM PDT
    Micro Mechanical Interactions of the Vasculature with the Stiffened-Extracellular Matrix
    Location: 336 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Dafu Wang, Ph.D – Duke University
    Co-Author: Katherine Tang – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Sharon Gerecht – Duke University
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    1:45 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Elevated VWF Levels Drive Thrombus Instability
    Location: 336 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Ava M. Obenaus, Masters of Engineering (she/her/hers) – University of Washington Seattle
    Co-Author: Dang Truong – University of Washington Bothell
    Co-Author: José A. López – Bloodworks Northwest Research Institute
    Co-Author: Junmei Chen – Bloodworks Northwest Research Institute
    Last Author: Nathan J. Sniadecki (he/him/his) – University of Washington Seattle
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Cardiovascular Biomechanics 2: Modeling
    Location: 334 (Center, Level 3)
    Moderator: Chiara Bellini, PhD (she/her/hers) – Northeastern University
    Moderator: Jacopo Ferruzzi
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Cell/Tissue Mechanobiology
    Location: 335 (Center, Level 3)
    Moderator: Nehal Abu-Lai
    Moderator: Roberto Alonso Matilla – University of Minnesota
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    3:00 PM – 3:15 PM PDT
    Large polyacrylamide hydrogels for large-batch cell culture and real-time tunable stiffness
    Location: 335 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Xuechen Shi, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania
    Primary Investigator: Paul Janmey – University of Pennsylvania
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    3:00 PM – 3:15 PM PDT
    Partitioned Fluid-Solid-Growth Interaction Using the Equilibrated Constrained Mixture Model
    Location: 334 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Martin R. Pfaller, PhD (he/him/his) – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Marcos Latorre – Universitat Politècnica de València
    Co-Author: Erica Schwarz – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Fannie Gerosa – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Jason Szafron, PhD (he/him/his) – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Jay Humphrey – Yale University
    Primary Investigator: Alison Marsden – Stanford University
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    3:15 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
    Construction and simulation with a four-chambered fluid-structure interaction model of the human heart
    Location: 334 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Marshall Davey, MA – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Co-Author: Charles Puelz – Baylor College of Medicine
    Co-Author: David Wells – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Co-Author: Margaret Anne Smith – University of North Carolina School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Simone Rossi – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Last Author: Boyce Griffith – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    3:15 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
    Dietary cholesterol stiffens the steatotic liver
    Location: 335 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: David Li, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Abigail E. Loneker – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Paul Janmey – University of Pennsylvania
    Last Author: Rebecca G. Wells (she/her/hers) – University of Pennsylvania
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    3:30 PM – 3:45 PM PDT
    Dynamic Mechanical Multi-Cellular Response in Embryo Early Development
    Location: 335 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Utku Sönmez – Scripps Research and UC San Diego
    Co-Author: Nolan Frey – Carnegie Mellon University
    Co-Author: Jonathan S. Minden – Carnegie Mellon University
    Primary Investigator: Philip R. LeDuc, PhD – Carnegie Mellon University
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    3:30 PM – 3:45 PM PDT
    Longitudinal In-silico Biomechanical Study of Patient-Specific Atherosclerotic Arteries Reveals Key Mechanically Mediated Plaque Remodeling Features
    Location: 334 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Jeremy Warren, MSc – The University of Texas at Dallas
    Primary Investigator: Heather Hayenga – The University of Texas at Dallas
    Co-Author: Clark A. Meyer (he/him/his) – The University of Texas at Dallas
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    3:45 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
    On the Significance of Patient-Specific Systolic Pressure for the Calculation of Rupture Potential Index of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
    Location: 334 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Jacqueline L. Avila (she/her/hers) – University of Texas at San Antonio
    Co-Author: Juan Restrepo-Perez – University of Texas at San Antonio
    Co-Author: Satish Muluk – Allegheny Health Network
    Co-Author: Mark Eskandari – Northwestern University School of Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Ender Finol, PhD – University of Texas at San Antonio
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    3:45 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
    Subphysiological loading initiates a mechanically-induced premature senescent state in cardiac fibroblast cultures
    Location: 335 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Stephanie E. Schneider, MS, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado Boulder
    Co-Author: Adrienne K. Scott, n/a – University of Colorado Boulder
    Co-Author: Katie M. Gallagher – University of Colorado Boulder
    Primary Investigator: Corey P. Neu – University of Colorado Boulder
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    4:00 PM – 4:15 PM PDT
    Chronic Exposure to Wildland Fire Smoke Exposure Impairs Vascular Function in Hypercholesterolemic Mice
    Location: 334 (Center, Level 3)
    Co-Author: Jacqueline Matz – Northeastern University
    Co-Author: Matthew Eden – Northeastern University
    Co-Author: Alexandra Sorenson – Northeastern University
    Co-Author: Michael Gollner – University of California, Berkeley
    Co-Author: Jessica Oakes – Northeastern University
    Presenting Author: Chiara Bellini, PhD (she/her/hers) – Northeastern University
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    4:00 PM – 4:15 PM PDT
    Modulation of macrophage fusion competency by substrate stiffness
    Location: 335 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Daniela Enriquez Ochoa, MSc (she/her/hers) – University of California Irvine
    Co-Author: Sergei Butenko – University of California, Irvine
    Primary Investigator: Wendy F. Liu – University of California Irvine
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    4:15 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Role of Tissue Biomechanics in the Formation and Function of Myocardial Trabeculae in Zebrafish Embryos
    Location: 334 (Center, Level 3)
    Co-Author: Adriana Gaia Cairelli (she/her/hers) – Imperial College London
    Co-Author: Alex Gendernalik (he/him/his) – Washington University in St Louis
    Co-Author: Wei Xuan Chan (he/him/his) – Imperial College London
    Co-Author: Julien Vermot – Imperial College London
    Co-Author: Juhyun Lee – University of Texas at Arlington
    Co-Author: David Bark (he/him/his) – Washington University in St Louis
    Presenting Author: Choon Hwai Yap (he/him/his) – Imperial College London
    Biomechanics
  • Thursday, Oct 12th
    4:15 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Tissue stiffness scaling with fibrillar collagen results from strain-suppressed fibril proteolysis
    Location: 335 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Karanvir Saini, PhD. (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Sangkyun Cho (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Manu Tewari – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Abdalziz Jalil – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Mai Wang – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Susanna A. Belt (she/her/hers) – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Alex Kasznel – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Kazuhiro Yamamoto – University of Liverpool
    Co-Author: David Chenoweth – University of Pennsylvania
    Primary Investigator: Dennis E. Discher, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Biomechanics of Rehabilitation/Injury 1
    Location: 335 (Center, Level 3)
    Moderator: Ken Fischer
    Moderator: Jenny Puetzer (she/her/hers) – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Computational and Multiscale Modeling in Biomechanics
    Location: 336 (Center, Level 3)
    Moderator: Reza Avaz
    Moderator: Pim Ooman
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    8:00 AM – 8:15 AM PDT
    Computational and Experimental Validation of an Inverse Method for Quantifying Spatially Heterogeneous Soft Tissue Mechanics
    Location: 336 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Daniel P. Pearce, MS (he/him/his) – University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Primary Investigator: Colleen M. Witzenburg (she/her/hers) – University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    8:00 AM – 8:15 AM PDT
    Human and Porcine Lumbar Endplate Injury Risk in Repeated Flexion-compression
    Location: 335 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Concetta F. Morino, BS (she/her/hers) – Duke University
    Co-Author: Allison L. Schmidt – Duke University
    Co-Author: Elizabeth Dimbath – Duke University
    Co-Author: Shea Middleton – Duke University
    Co-Author: Jason Kait – Duke University
    Co-Author: Jay Shridharani – Duke University
    Co-Author: Maria Ortiz-Paparoni – Duke University
    Co-Author: Joshua Klinger – Duke University
    Co-Author: Joost Op 't Eynde – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Cameron Bass – Duke University
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    8:15 AM – 8:30 AM PDT
    Development and Validation of an MRI-Derived Head-Neck Finite Element Model
    Location: 336 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Hossein Bahreinizad (he/him/his) – Texas Tech University
    Presenting Author: Suman Chowdhury, PhD (he/him/his) – Texas Tech University
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    8:15 AM – 8:30 AM PDT
    Effects of flexion/extension on the axial compression tolerance of the human lumbar spine during dynamic compression
    Location: 335 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Maria A. Ortiz Paparoni, PhD – Injury Biomechanics Laboratory at Duke University
    Co-Author: Joost Op 't Eynde – Duke University
    Co-Author: Concetta F. Morino, BS (she/her/hers) – Duke University
    Co-Author: Elizabeth Dimbath – Duke University
    Co-Author: Brian Bigler – Duke University
    Co-Author: Courtney Cox – Duke University
    Co-Author: Jay Shridharani – Duke University
    Co-Author: Allison Schmidt – Duke University
    Co-Author: Jason Kait – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Cameron Bass – Duke University
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    8:30 AM – 8:45 AM PDT
    A Computational Growth and Remodeling Framework for Adaptive and Maladaptive Pulmonary Arterial Hemodynamics
    Location: 336 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Jason Szafron, PhD (he/him/his) – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Weiguang Yang – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Jeffrey Feinstein – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Marlene Rabinovitch – Stanford University
    Last Author: Alison Marsden – Stanford University
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    8:30 AM – 8:45 AM PDT
    Biomechanical Studies of Radial Tear of Meniscus Repaired by Various Suture Constructs
    Location: 335 (Center, Level 3)
    Primary Investigator: Carla Bridges – Detroit Medical Center
    Co-Author: Murtada Hadi (he/him/his) – Wayne State University
    Co-Author: Mohamed Alnamer – Wayne State University
    Co-Author: George Haidamous – Detroit Medical Center
    Co-Author: Joshua Goethals – Detroit Medical Center
    Co-Author: Marc Kasabasi – Lawrence Technical University
    Co-Author: Yawen Li – Lawrence Technical University
    Presenting Author: Chaoyang Chen, MD;PhD (he/him/his) – Wayne State University & College of Osteopathic Medicine-MSU
    Co-Author: Henry Goitz – Detroit Medical Center/College of Osteopathic Medicine-MSU
    Last Author: Todd Frush – Detroit Medical Center/College of Osteopathic Medicine-MSU
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    8:45 AM – 9:00 AM PDT
    An Analytic Approach to Mapping Regional Stiffness in Solid Samples
    Location: 336 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Joseph K. Hall, MS – Boston University
    Co-Author: Jason Bates – University of Vermont
    Co-Author: Kenneth Lutchen – Boston University
    Last Author: Bela Suki – Boston University
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    8:45 AM – 9:00 AM PDT
    CHRONIC ALTERED JOINT KINEMATICS AND CARTILAGE DEGENERATION AFTER 6 MONTHS IN A LARGE ANIMAL MODEL OF MENISCUS INJURY
    Location: 335 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Kyle Meadows – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Brendan Stoeckl – University of Pennsylvania/CMC VA Medical Center
    Presenting Author: Jamie Benson, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Madeline Boyes – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: John Peloquin – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: David Steinberg – University of Pennsylvania/CMC VA Medical Center
    Co-Author: Militiadis Zgonis – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Thomas Schaer – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Robert Mauck – University of Pennsylvania/CMC VA Medical Center
    Last Author: Dawn Elliott – University of Delaware
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    9:00 AM – 9:15 AM PDT
    Estimating Cervical Vertebral Pose From External Markers
    Location: 336 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Nicholas R. Ozanich (he/him/his) – Washington State University
    Last Author: Anita Vasavada – Washington State University
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    9:00 AM – 9:15 AM PDT
    Mechanical Properties of Spines with Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis vs. Healthy Spines: A Pilot Cadaveric Study
    Location: 335 (Center, Level 3)
    Co-Author: Corinne Riggin (she/her/hers) – Exponent, Inc.
    Co-Author: Derek Holyoak – Exponent, Inc.
    Co-Author: Juan Jose Paredes – Exponent, Inc.
    Co-Author: Patrick Hall – Exponent, Inc.
    Primary Investigator: Ryan Siskey – Exponent, Inc.
    Presenting Author: Elizabeth A. Rapp van Roden, PhD (she/her/hers) – Exponent, Inc.
    Co-Author: Dhara Amin – Exponent, Inc.
    Co-Author: Michael Carhart – Exponent, Inc.
    Last Author: Kathleen Rodowicz – Exponent, Inc.
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    9:15 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Ultrasound-based Quantification of Intervertebral Disc Strain under Dynamic Loading using Texture Correlation
    Location: 335 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Radhika Kulkarni (she/her/hers) – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Elnaz Ghajar-Rahimi – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Jake A. Castro – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Shiyin Lim – University of California, Berkeley Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Co-Author: Reece Huff – University of California, Berkeley Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Co-Author: Grace O’Connell – University of California, Berkeley Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Last Author: Craig J. Goergen, PhD – Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
    Biomechanics of Rehabilitation/Injury 2
    Location: 335 (Center, Level 3)
    Moderator: Anita Singh
    Moderator: Joseph Towles, PhD (he/him/his) – Swarthmore College
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
    Matrix Mechanics in Tissue Engineering
    Location: 336 (Center, Level 3)
    Moderator: Huaxiao Yang – University of North Texas
    Moderator: Lakeshia Tate
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    2:00 PM – 2:15 PM PDT
    Beyond the Limits of Sight: Measuring Thumb Muscle Fascicle Lengths with Extended Field of View Ultrasound Imaging
    Location: 335 (Center, Level 3)
    Primary Investigator: Jennifer Nichols – University of Florida
    Presenting Author: Alexis R. Benoit (she/her/hers) – University of Florida
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    2:00 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
    Advancing musculoskeletal recovery: Unlocking the potential of multi-scale biomechanics for regenerative engineering and rehabilitation
    Location: 336 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Karina Nakayama, PhD (she/her/hers) – Oregon Health & Science University
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    2:15 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
    Sex-Specific Differences in Thoracic Injury Prevalence and Causation in Frontal Motor Vehicle Crashes
    Location: 335 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: William M. Armstrong - 1 (he/him/his) – Wake Forest University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Hannah Weinbaum – George Mason University
    Co-Author: Gabrielle Walsh – Wake Forest University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Karan Devane – Wake Forest School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Anna Miller – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Bahram Kiani – Wake Forest University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: R. Shayne Martin – Wake Forest University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Joel Stitzel – Wake Forest University School of Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Ashley Weaver – Wake Forest University School of Medicine
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    2:30 PM – 2:45 PM PDT
    Hybrid Scaffolds Uncover Distinct Roles of Extracellular Matrix Composition and Mechanics in Age-Related Cardiac Fibroblast Activation
    Location: 336 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Avery Rui Sun (he/him/his) – Mechanobiology Institute & Department of Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore
    Co-Author: Muhammad Faris Hazwan B Ramli – Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore
    Co-Author: Xingyu Shen – Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore
    Co-Author: Dixiao Chen – Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore
    Co-Author: Jin Zhu – Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore
    Co-Author: Roger Foo – Cardiovascular Research Institute, National University of Singapore
    Co-Author: Matthew Ackers-Johnson – Cardiovascular Research Institute, National University of Singapore
    Last Author: Jennifer Young – Mechanobiology Institute & Department of Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    2:30 PM – 2:45 PM PDT
    Time Course of Total Muscle Activation during Locomotor Adaptation to Exoskeleton Use
    Location: 335 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Courtney Haynes – US ARMY DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory
    Co-Author: Seongmi Song – Texas A&M University
    Primary Investigator: Cortney Bradford – US ARMY DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    2:45 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
    Can Coordinated Flexor Muscles in the Extended Thumb Produce Well-Directed Grasp Forces? Application to Grasp-Reconstructive Surgery Following Tetraplegia
    Location: 335 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Joseph Towles, PhD (he/him/his) – Swarthmore College
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    2:45 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
    Matrix Flow Point Regulates T-cell Migration Through Confining Microenvironments
    Location: 336 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Byunghang Ha, PhD (he/him/his) – Stanford University
    Last Author: Ovijit Chaudhuri – Stanford University
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    3:00 PM – 3:15 PM PDT
    Length-Actuated Transfemoral Prosthesis Increases Hip Flexion/Extension Symmetry for Users
    Location: 335 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Catherine Pitts – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Reese Parr – Clemson University
    Co-Author: J. Tapp Rhoads – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Omar Aguilar – Clemson University
    Last Author: Ge Lv – Clemson University
    Primary Investigator: John D. DesJardins (he/him/his) – Clemson University
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    3:00 PM – 3:15 PM PDT
    Mechanoregulatory Role of Extra Domain A Fibronectin Matrices During Wound Repair
    Location: 336 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Jennifer Patten, MS – Temple University
    Co-Author: Patrick Halligan – Temple University
    Co-Author: Ghazal Bashiri – Temple University
    Co-Author: Michael Kegel – Temple University
    Co-Author: Jacob Bonadio – Temple University
    Co-Author: Fatima Ahmed – Temple University
    Co-Author: Shiv Patel – Temple University
    Primary Investigator: Karin Wang – Temple University
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    3:15 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
    Extracellular matrix regulation of age-related cardiac dysfunction
    Location: 336 (Center, Level 3)
    Co-Author: Jashan P. Singh – Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore
    Co-Author: Muhammad Faris Hazwan B Ramli – Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore
    Co-Author: Avery Rui Sun – Mechanobiology Institute & Biomedical Engineering Dept., National University of Singapore
    Co-Author: Roger S. Foo – Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
    Co-Author: Matthew Ackers-Johnson – Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
    Presenting Author: Jennifer L. Young – Mechanobiology Institute & Biomedical Engineering Dept., National University of Singapore
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
    Mechanics of the Respiratory System
    Location: 334 (Center, Level 3)
    Moderator: Patrick Link, PhD (he/him/his) – Mayo Clinic
    Moderator: Xi (Charlie) Ren
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
    Mechanobiology of Stem Cell Engineering
    Location: 335 (Center, Level 3)
    Moderator: Soham Ghosh, PhD (he/him/his) – Colorado State University
    Moderator: Beu P. Oropeza, PhD (she/her/hers) – Stanford University
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    4:00 PM – 4:15 PM PDT
    Elucidating Mechanisms of Muscle Stem Cell Mechanical Memory Using Hydrogel Biomaterials with On-Demand Tuning of Mechanical Properties
    Location: 335 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Christopher M. Madl, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    4:00 PM – 4:15 PM PDT
    Effect of Stiffness and Growth Factor Composition on Microvascular Sprouting in PEG Hydrogel Model of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
    Location: 334 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Julie Leonard-Duke (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Shayn M. Peirce – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Anthony C. Bruce – University of Virginia
    Last Author: Lakeshia J. Taite – University of Virginia
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    4:15 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Targeting the mechano-epigenetic pathway involving a chromatin remodeler determines the cell stemness in mesenchymal stromal cells
    Location: 335 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Samantha Kaonis, PhD (she/her/hers) – Colorado State University
    Co-Author: Lauren Monroe (she/her/hers) – Colorado State University
    Last Author: Soham Ghosh, PhD (he/him/his) – Colorado State University
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    4:15 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Investigating a mechanism through which lowering surface tension with sulforhodamine B improves oxygenation in an acute respiratory distress syndrome model
    Location: 334 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Charul Singh, MEng (she/her/hers) – Stevens Institute of Technology
    Last Author: Carrie Perlman – Stevens Institute of Technology
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    4:30 PM – 4:45 PM PDT
    Synthetically engineering cell collective tension for guided organoid morphogenesis
    Location: 335 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Priya Shah (she/her/hers) – University of Pennsylvania
    Primary Investigator: Alex Hughes – University of Pennsylvania
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    4:30 PM – 4:45 PM PDT
    The Independent Effects of Reactive Oxidative Species (ROS) and Enzyme on Mechanics in Isolated Bovine Lung Collagen Fibers
    Location: 334 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Yuqing Deng – Boston University
    Co-Author: Jacob Herrmann – University of Iowa
    Co-Author: Minh Nguyen – Boston University
    Co-Author: Joseph K. Hall, MS – Boston University
    Co-Author: Jae Hun Kim – Boston University
    Co-Author: Michael L. Smith – Boston University
    Co-Author: Elizabeth Bartolák-Suki – Boston University
    Co-Author: Kenneth Lutchen – Boston University
    Primary Investigator: Bela Suki, PhD – Boston University
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    4:45 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    Engineering Granular High Throughput Confining 3D Cellular Microenvironments
    Location: 335 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Shinny sunny, MSc (she/her/hers) – National University of Singapore
    Primary Investigator: Andrew Holle, PhD (he/him/his) – National University of Singapore
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    4:45 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    Machine learning assisted multiscale lung modeling to predict alveolar septal wall stress
    Location: 334 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Sunder Neelakantan, MS – Texas A&M University
    Co-Author: Elizabeth Mcginn – University of colorado
    Co-Author: David W. Kaczka – University of Iowa
    Co-Author: Rahim Rizi – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Bradford Smith – University of Colorado
    Last Author: Reza Avazmohammadi – Texas A&M University
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    5:00 PM – 5:15 PM PDT
    Rejuvenation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Aged Patients Using Mechanical Conditioning
    Location: 335 (Center, Level 3)
    Co-Author: Miles Massidda – University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Andrei Demkov – University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Aidan Sices – University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Jason Lee – University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Muyoung Lee – University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Jonghwan Kim – University of Texas at Austin
    Presenting Author: Aaron Baker, BSE, MSE, SM, PhD – University of Texas at Austin
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    5:00 PM – 5:15 PM PDT
    Energy dissipation during mechanical ventilation: Alveolar recruitment is the likely cause of VILI.
    Location: 334 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Donald Paul Gaver – Tulane University/Department of Biomedical Engineering
    Co-Author: Michaela Kollisch-Singule – SUNY Upstate Medical Hospital/ Department of Surgery
    Co-Author: Gary Nieman – SUNY Upstate Medical University/Department of Surgery
    Co-Author: Joshua Satalin – SUNY Upstate Medical Univeristy/Department of Surgery
    Last Author: Jason Bates – University of Vermont
    Biomechanics
  • Friday, Oct 13th
    5:15 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
    Human IPSC Hydrogel Encapsulation for Efficient Production of Embryoid Bodies
    Location: 335 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Matthew T. Conway (he/him/his) – University of Iowa Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering
    Co-Author: Edward Sander – University of Iowa
    Primary Investigator: Kristan Worthington – University of Iowa
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Molecular Mechanobiology
    Location: 333 (Center, Level 3)
    Moderator: Jian Zhang, PhD (he/him/his) – Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
    Moderator: Deborah Leckband, PhD – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    8:00 AM – 8:15 AM PDT
    Mechanobiological Insights and Unfolding Molecular Dynamics of Cell-Matrix Bond Mutant
    Location: 333 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Andre Montes – University of California, Berkeley
    Co-Author: Adrian Tepole – Purdue University
    Primary Investigator: Mohammad Mofrad – University of California, Berkeley
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    8:15 AM – 8:30 AM PDT
    Role of surface-bound FXIII on fibrin gelation and deposition
    Location: 333 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Myra Awan – San José State University
    Presenting Author: Maya Papez, BS, Biomedical Engineering (she/her/hers) – San José State University
    Co-Author: Sang-Joon Lee – San José State University
    Last Author: Kinjal Dasbiswas – University of California, Merced
    Primary Investigator: Anand Ramasubramanian – San José State University
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    8:30 AM – 8:45 AM PDT
    Vinculin, Rather than alpha-catenin, is the Crucial Mechanical Linker at Cell-Cell Contacts
    Location: 333 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Venkat Maruthamuthu, PhD (he/him/his) – Old Dominion University
    Co-Author: Mazen Mezher – Old Dominion University
    Co-Author: Daniel Conway – The Ohio State University
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    8:45 AM – 9:00 AM PDT
    LINC complex disruption can improve or even prevent dilated cardiomyopathy caused by lamin mutations
    Location: 333 (Center, Level 3)
    Co-Author: Noam Zuela-Sopilniak (she/her/hers) – Cornell University
    Co-Author: Julie Heffler, PhD (she/her/hers) – Cornell University
    Co-Author: Hind Zahr (she/her/hers) – Cornell University
    Co-Author: Alexander Sopilniak Mints (he/him/his) – Cornell University
    Co-Author: Ern Hwei Hannah Fong (she/her/hers) – Cornell University
    Presenting Author: Jan Lammerding, PhD (he/him/his) – Cornell University
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    9:00 AM – 9:15 AM PDT
    Unexpected role of curvature sensing protein IRSp53 in mediating mechanotransduction during migration
    Location: 333 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Apratim Mukherjee (he/him/his) – Virginia Tech
    Co-Author: Jonathan Ron – Weizmann Institute of Science
    Co-Author: Hooi-Ting hu – Nara Institute of Science and Technology
    Co-Author: Nishimura Tamako – Nara Institute of Science and Technology
    Co-Author: Kyoko Hanawa-Suetsugu – Doshisha University
    Co-Author: Bahareh Behkam, PhD (she/her/hers) – Virginia Tech
    Co-Author: Yuko Mimori-Kiyosue – RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research
    Co-Author: Nir Gov – Weizmann Institute of Science
    Co-Author: Shiro Suetsugu – Nara Institute of Science and Technology
    Last Author: Amrinder Nain – Virginia Tech
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    9:15 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Myofiber “Lipotoxicity” Does Not Disrupt Cellular Biophysical Properties
    Location: 333 (Center, Level 3)
    Co-Author: Karen Shen – Washington University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Kelsey Collins – Washington University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Farshid Guilak, PhD – Washington University in St. Louis
    Presenting Author: Gretchen Meyer, PhD – Washington University School of Medicine
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Neuromuscular and Brain Biomechanics
    Location: 334 (Center, Level 3)
    Moderator: Walt Baxter
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Sports/Rehab Biomechanics
    Location: 335 (Center, Level 3)
    Moderator: Robin Queen – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    Moderator: Changjin Huang – Nanyang Technological University
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    12:30 PM – 12:45 PM PDT
    Optimal Cutoff Frequencies for Filtering Linear Acceleration and Angular Velocity Signals Associated with Head Impacts Measured by Instrumented Mouthguards
    Location: 335 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Ryan Gellner, M.S. – Virginia Tech
    Co-Author: Mark Begonia – Virginia Tech Helmet Lab
    Co-Author: Susanna Gagliardi – Virginia Tech
    Co-Author: Gregory Tierney – Ulster University
    Primary Investigator: Steve Rowson – Virginia Tech
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    12:30 PM – 12:45 PM PDT
    Voxelwise Correlation of Magnetic Resonance Elastography and Arterial Spin Labeled Imaging Signals of the Human Brain
    Location: 334 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Caitlin Neher (she/her/hers) – University of Washington
    Co-Author: Katherine D. Green (she/her/hers) – University of Washington
    Primary Investigator: Mehmet Kurt (he/him/his) – University of Washington
    Co-Author: Em Triolo (they/them/theirs) – University of Washington
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    12:45 PM – 1:00 PM PDT
    Assessing Gait Speed with Smartphone for Epidural Steroid Injection in Low Back Pain Patients: A Comparison between Fallers and Non-Fallers
    Location: 335 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Seong Hyun Moon – Arizona State University
    Co-Author: Anuj Daftari – The CORE institute
    Co-Author: Raagi Panchal – Arizona State University
    Co-Author: Ryan Shannon – Arizona State University
    Co-Author: Chris Frames – Arizona State University
    Co-Author: Rahul Soangra – Chapman University
    Co-Author: Marc Jacofsky – The CORE institute
    Last Author: Thurmon Lockhart – Arizona State University
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    12:45 PM – 1:00 PM PDT
    Development of an Impact Performance Test Method for the Evaluation of Bull Riding Helmets
    Location: 334 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Bianca Henline – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Noah Wright – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Madysn Cardinal – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Katharine Gruber – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Davis Ferriell – Clemson University
    Primary Investigator: Gregory Batt – Clemson University
    Last Author: John D. DesJardins (he/him/his) – Clemson University
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    1:00 PM – 1:15 PM PDT
    Mechanical Properties Improve with Exercise and Environmental Complexity in Rat Model of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Measured via MR Elastography
    Location: 334 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: L. Tyler Williams, Jr. (he/him/his) – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Ian F. Smith – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Katrina A. Milbocker – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Diego A. Caban-Rivera – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Raul Jayesh – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Samuel Kurtz – Université de Montpellier
    Co-Author: Matthew D. J. McGarry – Dartmouth College
    Co-Author: Elijah E. W. Van Houten – Université de Sherbrooke
    Co-Author: Anna Y. Klintsova – University of Delaware
    Last Author: Curtis L. Johnson (he/him/his) – University of Delaware
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    1:00 PM – 1:15 PM PDT
    Simulation Evaluation of a Liquid Football Helmet under Concussive and Subconcussive Impact Loading
    Location: 335 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Nicholas Cecchi, MS – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Hossein Vahid Alizadeh, PhD – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Yuzhe Liu – Stanford University
    Last Author: David Camarillo – Stanford University
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    1:15 PM – 1:30 PM PDT
    Categorization of the Sit-to-Stand Movement Phases Using Foot Pressure Mapping
    Location: 335 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Tristan C. Bacani – Stevens Institute of Technology
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    1:15 PM – 1:30 PM PDT
    Simultaneous Quantification of Living Brain Mechanics and Astrocyte Response to Traumatic Brain Injury
    Location: 334 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Carey Dougan, PhD (she/her/hers) – Smith College
    Co-Author: Zhaoqiang Song – UCSD
    Co-Author: Brandon Roberts – UMass
    Co-Author: Shengqiang Cai – UCSD
    Co-Author: Alfred Crosby – UMass
    Primary Investigator: Shelly Peyton (she/her/hers) – UMass Amherst
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    1:30 PM – 1:45 PM PDT
    Individualized monitoring of longitudinal head impact exposure in soccer using video analysis
    Location: 335 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Rebecca Kenny, MSc, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of British Columbia
    Co-Author: Marko Elez – University of British Columbia
    Co-Author: Adam Clansey – University of British Columbia
    Primary Investigator: Lyndia Wu, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of British Columbia
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    1:30 PM – 1:45 PM PDT
    Relating tissue properties of post-mortem brain to time from death using magnetic resonance elastography
    Location: 334 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Joy Mojumder (he/him/his) – National Institute of Health
    Co-Author: Yuan-Chiao Lu, PhD – Henry M Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
    Co-Author: Alexa M. Diano (she/her/hers) – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Ahmed Alshareef, n/a – Henry M Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
    Co-Author: Curtis L. Johnson (he/him/his) – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: John Butman, n/a – National Institutes of Health
    Last Author: Pham Dzung – The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    1:45 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Firing rate of in-vitro hippocampal neuronal network depends on the mechanical tension
    Location: 334 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: MD SADDAM HOSSAIN JOY, M.Sc. (he/him/his) – Univ of illinois urbana Champaign
    Co-Author: Bashar Emon (he/him/his) – University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
    Primary Investigator: Taher HOSSAIN Saif (he/him/his) – Univ of illinois urbana Champaign
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    2:30 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
    New Tools and Applications in Biomechanics
    Location: 333 (Center, Level 3)
    Moderator: Jun Liao – University of Texas at Arlington
    Moderator: Karen May Newman
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    2:30 PM – 2:45 PM PDT
    The Non-Affine Network Solver: A Multiscale Material for Finite Element Analysis
    Location: 333 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Ryan R. Mahutga, PhD – University of Minnesota
    Co-Author: Victor H. Barocas – University of Minnesota
    Last Author: Patrick W. Alford – University of Minnesota
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    2:45 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
    Ultrasound Mechanotherapy to Non-invasively Sensitize Prostate Tumors to TRAIL-Mediated Apoptosis
    Location: 333 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Abigail R. Fabiano, BS – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Malachy W. Newman – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Jenna A. Dombroski – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Jiro Kusunose – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Co-Author: Charles Caskey – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Primary Investigator: Michael R. King (he/him/his) – Vanderbilt University
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    3:00 PM – 3:15 PM PDT
    Ridge-constriction microfluidic device for assessing cell mechanical response at fast deformation timescales
    Location: 333 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Samuel Chen (he/him/his) – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Todd Sulchek (he/him/his) – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    3:15 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
    An Image-driven Approach to Micromechanical Characterization of Infarcted Myocardium
    Location: 333 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Sunder Neelakantan, MS – Texas A&M University
    Co-Author: Emilio A. Mendiola – Texas A&M University
    Last Author: Reza Avazmohammadi – Texas A&M University
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    3:30 PM – 3:45 PM PDT
    Investigating vinculin-tension-sensitive protein-protein interactions by mass spectrometry
    Location: 333 (Center, Level 3)
    Presenting Author: Meghan K. Reynolds (she/her/hers) – Duke University
    Co-Author: Arnold Tao – Duke University
    Co-Author: Vidya Venkatraman – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Brenton D. Hoffman – Duke University
    Biomechanics
  • Saturday, Oct 14th
    3:45 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
    Airway Epithelial Injury Assessment via Opto-Electrical Measurement
    Location: 333 (Center, Level 3)
    Primary Investigator: Jinho Kim – Stevens Institute of Technology
    Presenting Author: Jiawen Chen, The Doctor of Philosophy (she/her/hers) – Stevens Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Mohammad Mir, The doctor of philosophy – Stevens Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Aneri Patel – Stevens Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Maria Hudock (she/her/hers) – Columbia University
    Co-Author: Meghan Pinezich – Columbia University
    Co-Author: Panpan Chen – Columbia University
    Co-Author: Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic – Columbia University
    Biomechanics