Mechanobiology and Biomechanics in Women's Health

Moderator(s)

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  Raffaella De Vita, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Professor and Associate Department Head
  Virginia Tech, Virginia, United States
• SA

  Sara Arena

Presentations:

• 8:00 AM - 8:15 AM PDT

  The role of biophysical microenvironment in endometrial epithelial cell invasion
  

  Presenting Author: Ayse Nihan Kilinc, PhD (she/her/hers) – Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Co-Author: Samantha E. Holt, PhD – Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Co-Author: Elise Gubbins (she/her/hers) – Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Co-Author: Juan S. Gnecco, PhD (he/him/his) – Tufts University

  Last Author: Linda G. Griffith – MIT
• 8:15 AM - 8:30 AM PDT

  Pregnancy Hormones Modulate Non-optimal Microbiome-Host Interactions in a Human Endocervix on a Chip
  

  Presenting Author: Anna Stejskalova, PhD – Wyss Institute, Harvard Medical School

  Co-Author: Abidemi Junaid – Wyss Institute, Harvard Medical School

  Co-Author: Karina Calderon – Wyss Institute, Harvard Medical School

  Co-Author: Zohreh Izadifar – Wyss Institute, Harvard Medical School

  Co-Author: Aakanksha Gulati – Wyss Institute, Harvard Medical School

  Co-Author: David Chou – Wyss Institute, Harvard Medical School

  Co-Author: Ola Gutzeit – Wyss Institute, Harvard Medical School

  Co-Author: Hassan Rhbiny – Wyss Institute, Harvard Medical School

  Co-Author: Jasmine Hughes – Wyss Institute, Harvard Medical School

  Co-Author: Jessica Feitor – Wyss Institute, Harvard Medical School

  Co-Author: Bogdan Budnik – Wyss Institute, Harvard Medical School

  Co-Author: Girija Goyal – Wyss Institute, Harvard Medical School

  Last Author: Donald E. Ingber – Wyss Institute
• 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT

  A computational model of a human placentone: simulating uteroplacental hemodynamics
  

  Presenting Author: Armita Najmi, MSc (she/her/hers) – Carnegie Mellon University

  Last Author: Noelia Grande Gutierrez (she/her/hers) – Carnegie Mellon University
• 8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT

  Microstructure and mechanics of the rat uterosacral ligaments
  

  Presenting Author: Kandace Donaldson, PhD (she/her/hers) – Virginia Tech

  Co-Author: Joseph Thomas (he/him/his) – Virginia Tech

  Co-Author: Yizheng Zhu – Virginia Tech

  Primary Investigator: Raffaella De Vita, PhD (she/her/hers) – Virginia Tech
• 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT

  Quantifying Hormone-Mediated Traction Forces Generated by Engineered Uterine Smooth Muscle Microtissues
  

  Presenting Author: Antonina Maxey – University of Southern California

  Co-Author: Jaya Travis – Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering, USC Viterbi School of Engineering

  Primary Investigator: Megan McCain – Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
• 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT

  Ex vivo minoxidil treatment increases elastic fiber production in the murine vaginal wall
  

  Presenting Author: Niyousha Karbasion, MS. (she/her/hers) – Washington University in St. Louis

  Co-Author: Caleb Snider – Washington University in St Louis

  Co-Author: Kristin S. Miller, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Texas at Dallas; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

  Primary Investigator: Matthew R. Bersi, PhD (he/him/his) – Washington University in St. Louis