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  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    8:30 AM – 10:00 AM EST
    Translational Applications of Biomedical Modeling & Simulation
    Location: Room 324
    Session Chair: Pingkun Yan, PhD – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Session Chair: Ryan Zurakowski, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Delaware
    Track Chair: Patrick Boyle, FHRS, FAHA (he/him/his) – University of Washington
    Track Chair: Mohammad Fallahi-Sichani, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Virginia
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
    Sponsored By 
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    8:30 AM – 8:45 AM EST
    Accelerated Intrinsic Beating Rate in Heterogeneously Coupled Stem Cells May Underlie Focal Ventricular Tachycardia in Regenerative Cardiac Therapy
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Patrick Boyle, FHRS, FAHA (he/him/his) – University of Washington
    Co-Author: Chelsea Gibbs, BS – University of Washington
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    8:45 AM – 9:00 AM EST
    An In Silico Framework for the Rational Design of Vaginal Probiotic Therapy
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Sina Bonakdar (he/him/his) – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Christina Lee – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
    Primary Investigator: Kelly B. Arnold – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    9:00 AM – 9:15 AM EST
    Development of a virtual gut model to aid in operative innovation during intestinal surgery
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Meagan Rosenberg, MD (she/her/hers) – UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
    Co-Author: Mark Roberson, PhD, PMP – Goldfinch Sensor Technologies and Analytics
    Co-Author: Evan Chang – Goldfinch Sensor Technologies and Analytics
    Primary Investigator: Michael Tirabassi, MD, FACS, FAAP (he/him/his) – UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    9:15 AM – 9:30 AM EST
    Drug-Excipient Nanoparticle Design Using Yoked Deep Learning Molecular Simulation
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Yan Xiang, PhD (he/him/his) – Duke University
    Co-Author: Zilu Zhang (he/him/his) – Duke University
    Co-Author: Joe Laforet, Jr., BSE (he/him/his) – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Daniel Reker, DrSc – Duke University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    9:30 AM – 9:45 AM EST
    Engineering a Cerebral Hemodynamics Model within a Data Assimilation Pipeline to Enhance Clinical Decision Support in Neurocritical Care
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Jennifer Briggs – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
    Last Author: David Albers – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
    Co-Author: J.N. Stroh, PhD, MS – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
    Co-Author: Tellen Bennett, MD, MS (he/him/his) – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
    Co-Author: Soojin Park – NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center
    Co-Author: Brandon Foreman, MD MS (he/him/his) – University of Cincinnati
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    9:45 AM – 10:00 AM EST
    Simulation and Validation of a Closed-Loop Circuit Model of Thrombin Factor X Interactions
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Graciela Vargas Roque (she/her/hers) – Carnegie Mellon University
    Co-Author: Hannah Carr, MD (she/her/hers) – University Of Chicago
    Co-Author: Philip R. R. LeDuc, PhD – Carnegie Mellon University
    Co-Author: William C. Messner, BS, MS, PhD (he/him/his) – Carnegie Mellon Univerisity
    Co-Author: Phyllis R. Nelson, PhD (she/her/hers) – California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
    Last Author: Raphael Lee, MD, PhD – University of Chicago
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology - Poster Session A
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
    Sponsored By 
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster A1 - A Model of Mitotic Signaling Across Various Chromosomal Geometries in Eukaryotic Cells
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Joseph Guillen – Bucknell University/University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Catalina Alvarez, MS – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Sarah Groves, PhD – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Monserrat Gerardo, PhD – University of Virginia
    Last Author: Peter Stukenberg, PhD – University of Virginia
    Primary Investigator: Kevin Janes, PhD – University of Virginia
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster M1 - AI-Based Recognition of Single Beta Cells in Heterogeneous iPSC-Derived Cell Populations Using Brightfield Images
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Primary Investigator: Ipsita Banerjee, PhD – University of Pittsburgh
    Presenting Author: Yulder D. Angarita, MSc (he/him/his) – University of Pittsburgh
    Co-Author: Yong Fan, PhD (he/him/his) – Allegheny Health Network, Cancer Institute
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster L11 - "Pathway Engineering for Uncovering New Druggable Connections in Neurodegenerative Diseases"
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Mohadeseh Damirchi (she/her/hers) – University of California Los Angeles
    Co-Author: Jennifer L. Wilson, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of California Los Angeles
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster A2 - A Novel Paradigm for Mechanistic Studies of Myalgic Ecephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome for Therapeutic Discovery
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Shreya Sharma – Arizona State University
    Co-Author: Megan Sperry, PhD – Wyss Institute
    Primary Investigator: Donald Ingber, MD, PhD – Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard
    Last Author: Haleh Fotowat, PhD – Wyss Institute
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster M2 - AI-Enhanced Classification of Mechanical States in Cancer-associated Fibroblasts
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Seokhoon Ham (he/him/his) – Mechanical Engineering Department, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Co-Author: Minwoo Kang – KAIST
    Co-Author: Changhong Min – KAIST
    Co-Author: Hyuntae Jeong – KAIST
    Primary Investigator: Jennifer H. Shin, PhD (she/her/hers) – KAIST
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster L12 - A bioinformatics analysis of human thalamic-like organoids and their comparison to the developing human and mouse brains
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Odhran Casey – University of Bridgeport
    Co-Author: Tribhuwan Tiwari – Univeristy of Bridgeport
    Presenting Author: Hannah Vitalos (she/her/hers) – Marshall University
    Co-Author: Peiqiao Wu, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Bridgeport
    Co-Author: Paulus Wahjudi, PhD – Marshall University
    Co-Author: Prabir Patra, PhD – Marshall University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster A3 - A quantitative systems pharmacology model for predicting responses to PD-1/PD-L1 checkpoint blockade in classical Hodgkin lymphoma
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Jacob L. Martin (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Yunhan Liao (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Yuanmuhuang Long (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University
    Presenting Author: Shreyanshu Ray (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University
    Primary Investigator: Marc D. Donohue, PhD (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster M3 - Alleviation of Population-Based Disparities in the Machine Learning Diagnosis of Bacterial Vaginosis
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Cameron Celeste – University of Florida
    Primary Investigator: Ivana Parker – University of Florida
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster L13 - A Comprehensive Study of Influenza Pathogenesis in Juvenile Mice: A Multidimensional Approach
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Ramakrishna Suresh (he/him/his) – University of Pittsburgh
    Primary Investigator: Jason Shoemaker, PhD – University of Pittsburgh
    Last Author: John Alcorn
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster A4 - AI-Assisted Lab Automation Leveraging Traditional Instruments and Open Source Hardware in Jupyter Notebook
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Landon Johnson – University of South Dakota
    Co-Author: Tim W. Hartman, MS – University of South Dakota
    Co-Author: Bichar Dip Shrestha Gurung (he/him/his) – University of South Dakota
    Primary Investigator: Venkataramana Gadhamshetty – South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
    Last Author: Etienne Gnimpieba – University of South Dakota
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster M4 - An Artificial Intelligence (AI) Method to Identify Alzheimer’s Disease Progression
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Co-Author: Md Mehedi Hasan – Texas Tech University
    Presenting Author: Ruhananhad Reddy, High School – Lubbock High School
    Co-Author: Harshit Parmar – Texas Tech University
    Presenting Author: Suman Chowdhury, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Florida
    Co-Author: Senjuti Rahman – Texas Tech University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster L14 - A foundation model for microbial growth dynamics
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Zachary Holmes, MS – Duke University
    Co-Author: Alexandra Hoffman – Yale University
    Co-Author: Katherine Duncker – Duke University
    Co-Author: Helena Ma, PhD – Duke University
    Co-Author: Dongheon Lee, PhD – Duke University
    Co-Author: Rohan Maddamsetti – Duke University
    Co-Author: Kyeri Kim – Duke University
    Co-Author: Emrah Simsek, PhD (he/him/his) – Duke University
    Co-Author: Grayson Hamrick – Duke University
    Co-Author: Cesar Villalobos – Duke University
    Co-Author: Jia Lu, PhD – Duke University
    Co-Author: Yuanchi Ha – Duke University
    Co-Author: Zhixiang Yao – Duke University
    Co-Author: Sizhe Liu, PhD – Rice University
    Co-Author: Feilun Wu – J. Craig Venter Institute
    Co-Author: Shangying Wang – Altos Labs
    Co-Author: Michael Lynch – Duke University
    Co-Author: Allison Lopatkin – University of Rochester
    Co-Author: Lawrence David – Duke University
    Co-Author: Emma Chory – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Lingchong You – Duke University
    Last Author: Lingchong You – Duke University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster A5 - Alignment of Spatial Transcriptomics Data with Intrinsic Coordinate Systems discovered by Machine Learning
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Adithya Karthik (he/him/his) – The University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Yeojin Kim, PhD (she/her/hers) – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Saurabh Sinha, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster M5 - APOE4 Mouse to Human Alzheimer’s Disease Translational Modeling with Orexin Target Screening
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Jee Hyun Park (she/her/hers) – Purdue University
    Primary Investigator: Douglas Brubaker, PhD (he/him/his) – Case Western Reserve University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster L15 - A Mathematical Model for Naïve T cell Migration Kinetics
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Nagat Elrefaei, MSc (she/her/hers) – McMaster University
    Co-Author: David Christian, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Thomas A. Adams, II (he/him/his) – Norwegian University of Science and Technology
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster A6 - An Audio Based Approach to Early Alzheimer’s Detection Using Artificial Intelligence
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Justin Keowen (he/him/his) – Louisiana State University - Alexandria Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
    Last Author: Ahmed Shaffie, PhD (he/him/his) – Louisiana State University - Alexandria Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster M6 - Artificial Brains for Artificial Intelligence: Dendritic Integration Inspired Neural Networks
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Lorenzo Cacciapuoti – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Hammad F. Khan – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Shulan Xiao – Purdue University
    Primary Investigator: Krishna Jayant – Purdue University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster M7 - Assessing Progression Patterns of Alzheimer’s Disease: The Impact of Age, Sex, and Volumetric Changes in Brain Regions
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Md Mehedi Hasan – Texas Tech University
    Co-Author: Senjuti Rahman – Texas Tech University
    Co-Author: Harshit Parmar – Texas Tech University
    Co-Author: Suman Chowdhury, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Florida
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster A8 - Automating an Image Processing Pipeline to Classify and Segment HeartShare CT Scans
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Ethan Rodriguez – Wake Forest University
    Last Author: Ashley Weaver, PhD – Wake Forest School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Kayla Young – Wake Forest BME Intern
    Co-Author: Joshua Stapleton – Wake Forest School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Diana A. Madrid, MS (she/her/hers) – Wake Forest University School of Medicine
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster M8 - Assessment of Electrodes Orientation in Electrical Impedance Myography using Finite Element Model
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Mohammad Ahad (he/him/his) – Georgia Southern University
    Co-Author: MD Alam (he/him/his) – Georgia Southern University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster A9 - Capturing Lived Experiences of Chronic Pain through a Listening Experience Model
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Co-Author: Hana Al Shawi – George Mason University
    Co-Author: Patrick King (he/him/his) – George Mason University
    Presenting Author: Syleah Manns – George Mason University
    Co-Author: Isaac Paki Elom Amouzou – George Mason University
    Co-Author: Mahdia Popal – George Mason University
    Co-Author: Seiyon Lee – George Mason University
    Co-Author: Kevin Lybarger, PhD – George Mason University
    Primary Investigator: Samuel A. Acuna, PhD (he/him/his) – George Mason University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster M9 - Automated Oncoprint Generation from Public Genomic Data
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Rishi Hoskeri, BSE – Michigan Center for Translational Pathology
    Co-Author: Chandan Kumar – Michigan Center for Translational Pathology
    Co-Author: Rupam Bhattacharyya – Michigan Center for Translational Pathology
    Primary Investigator: Arul Chinnaiyan – Michigan Center for Translational Pathology
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster A10 - Charge Asymmetry and Sequence Effects on Self-Coacervation of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Kelsey K. Fu – UCLA BMES
    Primary Investigator: Zhen-Gang Wang, PhD – California Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Pierre Walker – California Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Shensheng Chen – California Institute of Technology
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster M10 - Barcoded Assisted Retrieval – CRISPR Activated Targeting (BAR-CAT) Is a Novel Tool for Enriching Synthetic Genes at Scale
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Natanya K. Villegas, PhD (in progress) (she/her/hers) – Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact
    Co-Author: Yukiko Gaudreault – Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact
    Co-Author: Mindy H. Tran (she/her/hers) – Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact
    Co-Author: James Stapleton – Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact
    Primary Investigator: Calin Plesa – Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster M11 - Best practices for analyzing single-cell RNA seq in engineered tissues
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Allison M. Greaney, PhD (she/her/hers) – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Laura Niklason – Yale University
    Co-Author: Robert Langer – MIT
    Last Author: Ruslan Medzhitov – Yale School of Medicine
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster L26 - A Mathematical Model of Cold-induced Vasodilation in the Human
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Manpreet Singh, Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering (he/him/his) – The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., in support of the Department of Defense Biotechnology High Performance Computing Software Applications Institute
    Co-Author: Jaques Reifman (he/him/his) – Department of Defense Biotechnology High Performance Computing Software Applications Institute
    Last Author: Jose E. Rubio, PhD (he/him/his) – The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., in support of the Department of Defense Biotechnology High Performance Computing Software Applications Institute
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster L27 - “Digital Hoodwinking:” Subjecting AI Large Language Models to Progressive Argumentation Leads to Persuasion and Acceptance of Misinformation.
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Katelyn Rohrer (she/her/hers) – University of Arizona
    Presenting Author: Luis De Anda (they/them/theirs) – Arizona Center for Accelerated Biomedical Innovation
    Co-Author: Zachary Hansen – University of Arizona
    Co-Author: Jordan Rodriguez – University of Arizona
    Primary Investigator: Marvin J. Slepian, MD, JD – Arizona Center for Accelerated Biomedical Innovation
    Co-Author: Camila Grubb – University of Arizona
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster L28 - Accurate Human Hydration Estimation using Supervised Learning
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Brent Winslow, PhD – Google
    Co-Author: Justin Duong – Google
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster L29 - Advanced Computational Approaches in High-Density Cell Segmentation and Tracking for Cancer Metastasis Research
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Co-Author: Xiangyu Mou – Universiti Malaya
    Co-Author: Ying Shan Tan (she/her/hers) – Universiti Malaya
    Co-Author: Xin Jie Chua (she/her/hers) – Universiti Malaya
    Co-Author: Thi Kim Ngan Ngo, MS – National Cheng Kung University
    Co-Author: Sze Jue Yang – Universiti Malaya
    Co-Author: Ting-Yuan Tu – National Cheng Kung University
    Presenting Author: Shier Nee Saw – Universiti Malaya
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster L30 - Agent Based Modeling of Invasion Scenarios in the Gut Microbiome
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Primary Investigator: Mohammad Mofrad – UC Berkeley
    Presenting Author: Andrew Dickson (he/him/his) – University of California - Berkeley
    Co-Author: amin Valiei – University of California - Berkeley
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    1:15 PM – 2:45 PM EST
    Machine Learning I
    Location: Room 324
    Session Chair: Aisha J. Chen, PhD (she/her/hers) – Azusa Pacific University
    Session Chair: Nzinga Mack, PhD (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University
    Track Chair: Patrick Boyle, FHRS, FAHA (he/him/his) – University of Washington
    Track Chair: Mohammad Fallahi-Sichani, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Virginia
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
    Sponsored By 
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    1:15 PM – 2:45 PM EST
    Single-Cell Measurements and Models
    Location: Room 325
    Session Chair: Sophia Orbach, PhD – Rowan University
    Session Chair: Alex xu, PhD – University of Maryland
    Track Chair: Patrick Boyle, FHRS, FAHA (he/him/his) – University of Washington
    Track Chair: Mohammad Fallahi-Sichani, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Virginia
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
    Sponsored By 
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    1:15 PM – 1:30 PM EST
    A moving-boundary model of epidermal growth factor receptor trafficking predicts the basis of cell-to-cell heterogeneity in mitogenic signaling
    Location: Room 325
    Presenting Author: Sung Hyun Lee – University of Virginia
    Primary Investigator: Matthew J. Lazzara – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Paul J. Myers – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Masoud Nickaeen – University of Connecticut School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Boris M. Slepchenko – UConn Health
    Co-Author: Leslie M. Loew, PhF – UConn Health
    Co-Author: Kevin S. Brown, PhD (he/him/his) – Oregon State University
    Co-Author: Alexander Sorkin – University of Pittsburgh
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    1:15 PM – 1:30 PM EST
    Radiomic features extracted from magnetic resonance images of a mouse model of sickle cell disease predict genotype and classify arteriopathy using machine learning
    Location: Room 324
    Co-Author: Liana Hatoum, M.S. – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Viviana Benfante, PhD in Molecular and Clinical Medicine – Università degli Studi di Palermo
    Co-Author: Albert Comelli, PhD (he/him/his) – Ri.MED Foundation
    Co-Author: Hannah Song Lee, PhD (she/her/hers) – National Institutes of Health / NIBIB
    Co-Author: Ed Botchwey – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Presenting Author: Manu O. Platt, PhD (he/him/his) – National Institutes of Health / NIBIB
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    1:30 PM – 1:45 PM EST
    Early Dynamic Prediction of Organ System Deterioration in ICU Patients
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Nidhi Soley, PhD (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Siqi "Kiki" Zhang (she/her/hers) – Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Jiashan Zong – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Nubaira Milki – Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Nicholas Kats, BS (he/him/his) – Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Joseph L. Greenstein, PhD (he/him/his) – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Casey Overby Taylor – SOM DOM GIM BIDS, Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Timothy Ruchti, PhD – Nihon Kohden Digital Health Solutions, LLC, Irvine, CA
    Primary Investigator: Pedro Alejandro Mendez-Tellez – Johns Hopkins Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    1:30 PM – 1:45 PM EST
    Graph-based 3D spatial gene neighborhood networks in gel-embedded single cells
    Location: Room 325
    Presenting Author: Zhou Fang – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Kelsey E. Krusen (she/her/hers) – University of South Carolina
    Co-Author: Hannah Priest – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Mingshuang Wang – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: sungwoong Kim – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: anirudh Sriram (he/him/his) – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Ashritha Yellaki – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Ankur Singh – Georgia Insitute of Technology
    Co-Author: Edwin Horwitz – Emory University School of Medicine
    Last Author: Ahmet F. Coskun – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    1:45 PM – 2:00 PM EST
    High-resolution mapping of the embryonic lung using single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
    Location: Room 325
    Presenting Author: Pengfei Zhang, PhD (he/him/his) – Princeton University
    Co-Author: Benjamin Law – Princeton University
    Co-Author: Katharine Goodwin, PhD – MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
    Co-Author: Michelle Chan, PhD – Princeton University
    Primary Investigator: Celeste M. Nelson, PhD (she/her/hers) – Princeton University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    1:45 PM – 2:00 PM EST
    Identification of Fiducial Points on 3D Torso Images Using Contrastive Learning
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Sara bouhali, MSc (she/her/hers) – University of Houston
    Co-Author: Gregory P. Reece (he/him/his) – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Co-Author: Mia K. Markey, PhD (she/they) – The University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Fatima A. Merchant, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Houston
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:00 PM – 2:15 PM EST
    Identifying Functionally Important Residues: BERT Entropy and Interpretability Applied to Protein Function Prediction
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Safaa A. Mouline (she/her/hers) – UC Berkeley
    Co-Author: Andrew Dickson (he/him/his) – University of California - Berkeley
    Primary Investigator: Mohammad Mofrad – UC Berkeley
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:00 PM – 2:15 PM EST
    Mapping human bone marrow cellular heterogeneity by single-cell transcriptomic and proteomics
    Location: Room 325
    Presenting Author: Michael Duffy, BS,MS,MPhil,PhD – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Shovik Bandyopadhyay – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Kyung Jin Ahn – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Co-Author: Kai Tan – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Primary Investigator: Ling Qin – University of Pennsylvania
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:15 PM – 2:30 PM EST
    IDR-pLM: IDR Ensemble Property Prediction via Protein Language Models
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Pranay Vure (he/him/his) – Duke University
    Presenting Author: Rishab Pulugurta (he/him/his) – Duke University
    Co-Author: Tianlai Chen, MS (he/him/his) – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Pranam Chatterjee – Duke University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:15 PM – 2:30 PM EST
    Single-Cell Metabolic Objectives During Cell-Type Transitions
    Location: Room 325
    Presenting Author: Da-Wei Lin, Masters – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Ling Zhang – Zhejiang University
    Co-Author: Jin Zhang – Zhejiang University
    Primary Investigator: Sriram Chandrasekaran, PhD – University of Michigan
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:30 PM – 2:45 PM EST
    Investigating Autoregressive Models and Period of Observation Length for Challenging Behavior Prediction in Autism Spectrum Disorder
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Jennifer Ferina (she/her/hers) – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Co-Author: Uwe Kruger – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Co-Author: Conor Anderson – The Center for Discovery
    Co-Author: Jenny Foster, MS, BCBA, LBA – The Center for Discovery
    Co-Author: Theresa Hamlin – The Center for Discovery
    Primary Investigator: Juergen Hahn, PhD – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:30 PM – 2:45 PM EST
    The ability to sense the environment is heterogeneously distributed in cell populations
    Location: Room 325
    Presenting Author: Purushottam Dixit, PhD (he/him/his) – Yale University
    Co-Author: Andrew Goetz (he/him/his) – Yale University
    Co-Author: Hoda Akl (she/her/hers) – University of Florida
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology - Poster Session B
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
    Sponsored By 
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster A1 - Comparing the Pore Architecture of Claudin Pores
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Alem Yirefu – Syracuse University
    Primary Investigator: Shikha Nangia, PhD (she/her/hers) – Syracuse Univeristy
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster M1 - Efficacy of K-Nearest Neighbors Algorithm for Diabetes Onset Classification
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Milad Jaffari – Biomedical Engineering Society
    Presenting Author: Benjamin Breslov – Columbia University
    Presenting Author: Leah Johnson – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Co-Author: Brendan Dodier – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Co-Author: Brandon Morales – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Last Author: TAIMOOR AFZAL – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster A5 - Data-Driven Approaches to Investigate Cardiotoxicity Using Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Based High-Throughput Drug Screening
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Danny Vu (he/him/his) – Syracuse University
    Primary Investigator: Zhen Ma, PhD (he/him/his) – Syracuse University
    Co-Author: Andrew Kowalczewski, M.S. (he/him/his) – Syracuse University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster M2 - Elucidating intracellular glycosylation fluxes in CHO cell culture production of Immunoglobulin G
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Shriramprasad Venkatesan, PhD (he/him/his) – University at Buffalo - SUNY
    Last Author: Rudiyanto Gunawan, PhD (he/him/his) – University at Buffalo - SUNY
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster A3 - Computationally investigating the effect of point mutations on drug targets for Alzheimer’s disease
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Nida Shah (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland College Park
    Primary Investigator: Jeffery Klauda, PhD – University of Maryland College Park
    Last Author: Tejaswi Tammareddy – University of Maryland College Park
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster M3 - Establishing a hybrid parallel agent-based model of diffusive transport
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Runxin Wu (she/her/hers) – Duke University
    Co-Author: Benjamin Johns (he/him/his) – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Mohammed Shihab Kabir (he/him/his) – Duke University
    Co-Author: Cyrus Tanade, MEng (he/him/his) – Duke University
    Co-Author: William D. Ladd, MS – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Amanda Randles, PhD (she/her/hers) – Duke University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster A4 - Continuous Monitoring of Sweat by Laser-Induced Graphene
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Alexander Rohleder – University of Southern California
    Co-Author: Victor Ong – University of Southern California
    Co-Author: Michael J. Lee (he/him/his) – University of Southern California
    Co-Author: Haozheng Ma (he/him/his) – University of Southern California
    Primary Investigator: Maral Mousavi – University of Southern California
    Co-Author: Mihir Tilak
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster L26 - Critical phenomenon in immune dynamics: A percolation-type criticality threshold controls immune protein coating of surfaces
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Sahil Kulkarni (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania
    Primary Investigator: Ravi Radhakrishnan, Phd – University of Pennsylvania, Department of Bioengineering
    Co-Author: Zhicheng Wang – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Jacob W. Meyerson – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Jacob S. Brenner, MD, PhD – University of Pennsylvania
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster A7 - Development of Method for Quantitative Assessment of Digital Pathology in Woodchuck HCC Model Using Image Segmentation and Image Processing
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Joshua Cheuk (he/him/his) – National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
    Co-Author: Nicole Varble, PhD – Philips
    Co-Author: Ming Li, PhD (she/her/hers) – National Institutes of Health
    Co-Author: Andrew S. Mikhail, PhD – Center for Interventional Oncology, Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health
    Co-Author: William F. Pritchard, MD PhD – Center for Interventional Oncology, Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health
    Co-Author: John W. Karanian, PhD – Center for Interventional Oncology, Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health
    Co-Author: Laetitia Saccenti – National Institutes of Health
    Primary Investigator: Bradford J. Wood, MD (he/him/his) – National Institutes of Health
    Co-Author: Robert Morhard, PhD (he/him/his) – Center for Interventional Oncology, Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster A6 - DECODING HAND MOVEMENTS FROM HEALTHY ELECTROMYOGRAPHIC SIGNALS TOWARD A TRANSFERABLE NEAR-NATURAL PROSTHESIS
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Caly Ferguson – University of Maryland, Baltimore County
    Co-Author: Dinyi Pei – University of Maryland, Baltimore County
    Co-Author: Parthan Olikkal, MS – University of Maryland, Baltimore County
    Co-Author: Zainab Idowu – University of Maryland, Baltimore County
    Last Author: Ramana Vinjamuri – University of Maryland, Baltimore County
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster M6 - Exploring mechanistic parameters and clinical observations as potential biomarkers of response to CCR5Δ32 HSCT in HIV infection
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Jason Chang (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University
    Primary Investigator: Feilim Mac Gabhann, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster A2 - Computational methods for spatially-informed gene expression comparison for spatially resolved transcriptomics data across technologies
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Vivien Jiang – Johns Hopkins University
    Primary Investigator: Jean Fan, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Kalen Clifton (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster L29 - Development of a Diagnostic Classifier for Early Mild Cognitive Impairment Using Bile Acid Measurements
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Joshua Chuah, PhD (he/him/his) – Union College
    Last Author: Juergen Hahn, PhD – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster A8 - Dual Deep Neural Network-Based Tools for Genomic Splice Site Prediction Across Multiple Species
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Alan Mao (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Kuan-Hao Chao, MSE – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Mihaela Pertea, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
    Primary Investigator: Steven L. Salzberg, PhD (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster M8 - Fallibility of Generative AI Large Language Models: Acceptance of Misinformation with Repetitive Engagement
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Co-Author: Katelyn Rohrer (she/her/hers) – University of Arizona
    Presenting Author: Jordan Rodriguez – University of Arizona
    Co-Author: Luis De Anda (they/them/theirs) – Arizona Center for Accelerated Biomedical Innovation
    Co-Author: Zachary Hansen – University of Arizona
    Co-Author: Camila Grubb – University of Arizona
    Primary Investigator: Marvin J. Slepian, MD, JD – Arizona Center for Accelerated Biomedical Innovation
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster A9 - Epigenetic Insights into Parkinson's Disease Progression: DNA Methylation Profiling across Disease Subtypes
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Nadine Grant – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Co-Author: Diego Machado Reyes – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Last Author: Pingkun Yan, PhD – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster M9 - Fiber Alignment Induces Aortic Valve Calcification in a Multiscale Computational Model
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Javid Azimi Boulali (he/him/his) – Binghamton University
    Co-Author: Mei-Hsiu Chen, PHD (she/her/hers) – Binghamton University
    Co-Author: Gretchen Mahler, PhD – Binghamton University
    Co-Author: Bruce Murray, phd – Binghamton University
    Last Author: Peter Huang, PhD – Binghamton University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster A10 - Exploring the Association Between Retinal Microstructure and White Matter Lesions on MRI in Cognitively Healthy Older Adults: Insights from the B-NET-EYE Study
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Alma Moreno-Dominguez (she/her/hers) – Wake Forest University BME-REU internship Program/ University of Texas at El Paso
    Co-Author: Ashley Wells (she/her/hers) – Wake Forest School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Levi D. Kauffman, MD – Wake Forest School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology
    Co-Author: Margaret Greven, MD – Wake Forest School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology
    Co-Author: Gillian Treadwell, MD – Wake Forest School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology
    Co-Author: J. Brent Bond, MD – Wake Forest School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology
    Co-Author: Haiying Chen, MD, PhD – Wake Forest School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Michael E. Miller – Wake Forest School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Christina Hugenschmidt, PhD – Wake Forest School of Medicine, Department of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
    Co-Author: Alexis D. Tanase, MS – Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Department of Radiology
    Co-Author: Paul J. Laurienti, MD, PhD – Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Department of Radiology
    Co-Author: Jeff D. Williamson, MD, MS – Wake Forest School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Steve B. Kritchevsky, PhD – Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
    Last Author: Atalie C. Thompson, MD, MPH – Wake Forest School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster M10 - FusOn-pLM: a Fusion Oncoprotein-Specific Language Model
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Sophia Vincoff (she/her/hers) – Duke University
    Co-Author: Kseniia Kholina – Duke University
    Co-Author: Shrey Goel (he/him/his) – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Pranam Chatterjee – Duke University
    Co-Author: Rishab Pulugurta (he/him/his) – Duke University
    Co-Author: Pranay Vure (he/him/his) – Duke University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster L11 - Characterizing Brain Tumor Heterogeneity from Omics Analysis in CNS Neoplasms
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Dipon Roy (he/him/his) – Rowan University
    Primary Investigator: Mary Staehle, PhD (she/her/hers) – Rowan University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster M11 - Genetic network for discovering prediction marker of relapse of chemotherapy resistant TNBC
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Jinhee Mun – Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
    Primary Investigator: Jinmyoung Joo – Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster L12 - CoDIAC (Comprehensive domain interface analysis of contacts) : A bioinformatics toolkit for feature extraction and analysis
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Alekhya Kandoor, MS – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Gabrielle Martinez (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Saqib Rizvi – university of virginia
    Last Author: Julianna hitchcock – university of virginia
    Primary Investigator: Kristen Naegle, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster L13 - Considering Size, Shape, and Hemodynamics: A Synergistic Approach in Risk of Rupture Assessment of Cerebral Aneurysms
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Hemanth Krishna Taduka, B.Tech, MS (he/him/his) – CARA Systems Inc
    Primary Investigator: Prithvinath Reddy Garigapuram, BTech, MS (he/him/his) – CARA Systems Inc.
    Co-Author: Srushti Katore, MS (she/her/hers) – CARA Systems Inc
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster L14 - Continuous Wavelet based Transfer Function Analysis for Baroreflex Sensitivity
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Surat Kulapatana, MD (he/him/his) – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Marcus Thudium – University of Bonn
    Co-Author: Evgeniya Kornilov – Weizmann Institute of Science
    Co-Author: Stefan Moestl – Institute of Aerospace Medicine, German Aerospace Center
    Co-Author: Fabian Hoffmann – Institute of Aerospace Medicine, German Aerospace Center
    Co-Author: Alex Hoff – Institute of Aerospace Medicine, German Aerospace Center
    Co-Author: Vasille Urechie – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Co-Author: Stefano Rigo, MD (he/him/his) – Humanitas University
    Co-Author: Karsten Heusser – Institute of Aerospace Medicine, German Aerospace Center
    Co-Author: Jens Tank, MD, PhD – Institute of Aerospace Medicine, German Aerospace Center
    Last Author: Andre' Diedrich, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Italo Biaggioni – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster L15 - Creation and Validation of LIMÓN - Longitudinal Individual Microbial Omics Networks
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Co-Author: Suzanne Alvernaz – Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago
    Presenting Author: Beatriz Penalver Bernabe, PhD;MS (she/her/hers) – Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Medicine, Univeristy of Illinois at Chicago
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster M4 - ESTIMATING TENOFOVIR and ATAZANAVIR DIFFUSION LENGTH IN THE LOBULE FROM IR-MALDESI IMAGE DATA
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Sasan Paryad Zanjani, PhD – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Michael J. Piovoso, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Elias Rosen – University of North Carolina
    Co-Author: Ryan Zurakowski, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Delaware
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster L27 - Designing host-associated microbiomes using the consumer/resource model
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Purushottam Dixit, PhD (he/him/his) – Yale University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster L28 - Developing a biophysical hybrid model for simulating mesenchymal and amoeboid modes of migration in T-cells
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Ali Mohammad (he/him/his) – University of Minnesota
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster M7 - Exploring the Interplay of Hepcidin in Hemochromatosis: An Integrated Approach with AlphaFold2 and Molecular Dynamics Simulation
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Zareeyab Abdulkhalique Malik, MBBS, PGCIH, MS (BME) (she/her/hers) – University of Bridgeport
    Co-Author: Peiqiao Wu, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Bridgeport
    Co-Author: Prabir Patra, PhD – Marshall University
    Co-Author: Tribhuwan Tiwari – University of Bridgeport
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Poster L30 - Effects of Lymphocytes Trafficking Inhibition on Antiretroviral Drug Distribution within Lymph Nodes
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Sobia Anam (she/her/hers) – University of Delaware
    Primary Investigator: Ryan Zurakowski, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Michael J. Donzanti, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Michael J. Piovoso, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Delaware
    Co-Author: Jason Gleghorn, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Delaware
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    3:45 PM – 5:15 PM EST
    Machine Learning II
    Location: Room 324
    Session Chair: Hoan Ngo – Florida Southern College
    Session Chair: Patrick Boyle, FHRS, FAHA (he/him/his) – University of Washington
    Track Chair: Patrick Boyle, FHRS, FAHA (he/him/his) – University of Washington
    Track Chair: Mohammad Fallahi-Sichani, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Virginia
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
    Sponsored By 
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    3:45 PM – 4:00 PM EST
    PTM-Mamba: A PTM-Aware Protein Language Model with Bidirectional Gated Mamba Blocks
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Zhangzhi Peng, PHD – Duke University
    Co-Author: Benjamin Schussheim – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Pranam Chatterjee – Duke University
    Presenting Author: Sophia Vincoff (she/her/hers) – Duke University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    4:00 PM – 4:15 PM EST
    Reinforcement Learning Control of Simulated DNA Nanotechnology
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Emily R. Swist (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh
    Primary Investigator: Warren C. Ruder, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Pittsburgh
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    4:15 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Spatially resolved classification of kidney topography and multicellular composition with deep learning
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Efe Ozturk (he/him/his) – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Thomas Hu – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Shuangyi Cai (she/her/hers) – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Sandip Das (he/him/his) – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Samruddhi V. Anikhindi (she/her/hers) – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Ahmet F. Coskun – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    4:30 PM – 4:45 PM EST
    Dendrite Morphometry Analysis for Spine Clusterization in Hippocampal Neurons
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Uma Sharma, BS – Carnegie Mellon University
    Co-Author: Jessica Zhang – Carnegie Mellon University
    Primary Investigator: Philip R. R. LeDuc, PhD – Carnegie Mellon University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    4:45 PM – 5:00 PM EST
    Generative AI to Profile Structure-Function Correlation of Human iPSC-Derived Cardiomyocytes
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Andrew Kowalczewski, M.S. (he/him/his) – Syracuse University
    Co-Author: Huaxiao Yang, PhD – University of North Texas
    Primary Investigator: Zhen Ma, PhD (he/him/his) – Syracuse University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Thursday, Oct 24th
    5:00 PM – 5:15 PM EST
    Increased sensitivity in identifying language related functional connectivity using Jackknife Analyses
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Jinqing Liang, MD, MS – NIDCD/ NIH
    Co-Author: Ninet Sinaii, PhD (she/her/hers) – NIH Clinical Center/ NIH
    Co-Author: Kristin Wingert, MS – NIDCD/NIH
    Co-Author: Atsuko Koruso, PhD (she/her/hers) – NIDCD/NIH
    Primary Investigator: Nadia Biassou, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – National Institutes of Health
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    8:30 AM – 10:00 AM EST
    Multi-Scale Computational Modeling & Simulation
    Location: Room 324
    Session Chair: Marian Hettiaratchi, PhD – University of Oregon
    Session Chair: Suman Chowdhury, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Florida
    Track Chair: Patrick Boyle, FHRS, FAHA (he/him/his) – University of Washington
    Track Chair: Mohammad Fallahi-Sichani, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Virginia
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
    Sponsored By 
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    8:30 AM – 8:45 AM EST
    A Fully Coupled Multi-Physics, Multi-Scale In-Silico Model of Coronary Atherosclerosis Progression: Bridging Hemodynamics, Tissue Mechanics, and Pathophysiology
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Jeremy Warren, MS – The University of Texas at Dallas
    Primary Investigator: Heather N. Hayenga, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – University of Texas at Dallas
    Co-Author: Clark A. Meyer, PhD – University of Texas at Dallas
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    8:45 AM – 9:00 AM EST
    Cell-Driven Fluid Dynamics: A Model of Active Systemic Circulation
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Yufei Wu – Johns Hopkins University
    Primary Investigator: Sean Sun – Johns Hopkins University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    9:00 AM – 9:15 AM EST
    Computational Systems Mechanobiology of Peripheral Nerve Injury and Repair
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: David O. Sohutskay, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
    Co-Author: Adrian Tepole, PhD (he/him/his) – Purdue University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    9:15 AM – 9:30 AM EST
    Coupling Tissue Damage to Transport through Kidney Glomerular Ultrastructure
    Location: Room 324
    Co-Author: Nicholas O. Glover – Dept of Chemical & Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, SUNY
    Presenting Author: Ashlee N. Ford Versypt, PhD (she/her/hers) – Dept of Chemical & Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, SUNY
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    9:30 AM – 9:45 AM EST
    Enabling Simulations of the Adhesion Cascade at Anatomical Scale with Adaptive Physics Refinement-Based Adhesive Dynamics
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Aristotle Martin (he/him/his) – Duke University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    9:45 AM – 10:00 AM EST
    Multiscale Modeling of BMP Signaling Pathway during Zebrafish Embryogenesis
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Nissa Larson – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Linlin Li – Purdue University
    Primary Investigator: David Umulis – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Bobby Madamanchi – University of Michigan
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology - Poster Session C
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
    Sponsored By 
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster A1 - Exploring the use of large language model embeddings for stroke medication recommendations
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Janae E. Hahn (she/her/hers) – University of South Dakota
    Co-Author: Dane J. Reeves (he/him/his) – University of South Dakota
    Co-Author: Bichar Dip Shrestha Gurung (he/him/his) – University of South Dakota
    Co-Author: Etienne Gnimpieba – University of South Dakota
    Co-Author: Alain Bomgni – University of South Dakota
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster A2 - Generative Machine Learning for Single-Cell Clustering Identifies Determinants of CAR T Cell Longevity
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Leo Shen – Yale University
    Co-Author: Zhiliang Bai, PhD (he/him/his) – Yale University
    Primary Investigator: Rong Fan – Yale University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster A3 - Use of Data Integration and Machine Learning to Identify Cancer Biomarkers, Aiding in Diagnosis and Treatment
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Grace D. Goeden – University of South Dakota
    Primary Investigator: Etienne Gnimpieba – University of South Dakota
    Co-Author: Tim W. Hartman, MS – University of South Dakota
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster A4 - Identifying Phenotypic Differences and Risk Factors in Cardiac Sarcoidosis Patients Using Unsupervised Machine Learning
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Thoya Raman – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Anjali Wagle – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Ishan Vatsaraj, MS – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Shane Loeffler, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
    Last Author: Nisha Gilotra – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Natalia Trayanova, PhD (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster A5 - Impact of Transcorneal Electrical Stimulation on Retinal Gene Expression
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Jefferson Veillard (he/him/his) – USC Keck School of Medicine Translation Genomics Department
    Primary Investigator: Bodour Salhia
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster A6 - Incorporation of receptor recycling and asymmetric endosome distribution to improve performance of moving boundary model of epidermal growth factor receptor trafficking and signaling
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Seth Boehringer (he/him/his) – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Sung Hyun Lee – University of Virginia
    Primary Investigator: Matthew J. Lazzara – University of Virginia
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster A7 - Inflammasomes and Kinetic Modeling of DNA Sensor Protein Polymerization
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Jeremiah Tobin (he/him/his) – University of South Carolina
    Primary Investigator: Mark Uline – University of South Carolina
    Co-Author: Clinton Webb, PhD – University of South Carolina
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster A8 - Interpretable deep learning reveals differences in brain aging according to genetic risk of Alzheimer's Disease
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Jaron Kawamura – University of Southern California
    Co-Author: Nikhil N. Chaudhari, MS – USC
    Co-Author: Nahian F. Chowdhury – USC
    Co-Author: Phoebe E. Imms, PhD – USC
    Primary Investigator: Andrei Irimia, PhD – USC
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster A9 - Joint Sequence and Structure Embeddings of Spike Proteins for Predicting Viral Dynamics
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Lila Schweinfurth – Yale University
    Co-Author: Joao Felipe Rocha (he/him/his) – Yale University
    Presenting Author: Dhananjay Bhaskar, PhD (he/him/his) – Yale University
    Last Author: Akiko Iwasaki, PhD (she/her/hers) – Yale University
    Primary Investigator: Smita Krishnaswamy (she/her/hers) – Yale University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster A10 - Long-term exercise training stabilizes chronic adipose tissue inflammation in men and women
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Allister Quizon – University of San Diego
    Co-Author: Eric Emanuelsson – Karolinska Institute
    Co-Author: Stefan Reitzner, Ph.D – Karolinska Institute
    Co-Author: Malene E. Lindholm, PhD (she/her/hers) – Stanford University
    Primary Investigator: Carl Johan Sundberg, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Karolinska Institute
    Last Author: Mark Chapman, PhD (he/him/his) – University of San Diego
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster L11 - Halo Replay Burst: Enabling Low-Cost Data Analysis of Large-Scale Cellular Simulations
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Primary Investigator: Amanda Randles, PhD (she/her/hers) – Duke University
    Presenting Author: Ayman Yousef (he/him/his) – Duke University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster L12 - Identifying metabolic heterogeneity of breast cancer cells for the evaluation of competitive growth
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Audrey Freischel, MS – The University of Texas at Austin
    Primary Investigator: Amy Brock – The University of Texas at Austin
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster L13 - Imaging-Informed Computational Model of Murine Cerebral Hemodynamics
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Rebeca Oliveira, M.S. – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Janaka Senarathna, PhD – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Vu Dinh (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Aleksander Popel – Johns Hopkins University
    Primary Investigator: Arvind P. Pathak, PhD (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster L14 - Inappropriate Data Handling Leads to Overoptimistic Machine Learning Results: Small-For-Gestational-Age (SGA) Prediction
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Shier Nee Saw – Universiti Malaya
    Co-Author: Ziwei Liu – Universiti Malaya
    Co-Author: Yi Fong Chong – Universiti Malaya
    Co-Author: Sofiah Sulaiman – University of Malaya
    Co-Author: Chu Kiong Loo – Universiti Malaya
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster L15 - Incorporating bounded data for classification of molecular potency improvements
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Zachary Fralish, BS – Duke University
    Co-Author: Paul Skaluba – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Daniel Reker, DrSc – Duke University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster L26 - Individualized Muscle Sympathetic Nerve Activity Denoising Using Valsalva Maneuver Response
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Surat Kulapatana, MD (he/him/his) – Vanderbilt University
    Co-Author: Stefano Rigo, MD (he/him/his) – Humanitas University
    Co-Author: Vasille Urechie – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Co-Author: Robert Brychta, PhD – National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health
    Co-Author: Italo Biaggioni – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Primary Investigator: Andre' Diedrich, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Vanderbilt University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster L28 - Integrating CRISPR and Machine Learning to Achieve Mature Chondrocyte Genetic Profiles in MSCs
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Joshua Graham – Lehigh University Bioengineering
    Co-Author: Lifang He – Lehigh University Computer Science & Engineering
    Last Author: Tomas Gonzalez-Fernandez, PhD – Lehigh University Bioengineering
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster L29 - Integrating Pathway Optimization and Omics Analyses to Unveil Mechanisms on Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Youzi Bi (she/her/hers) – UCLA
    Primary Investigator: Jennifer L. Wilson, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of California Los Angeles
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster L30 - Investigation of Estrogen Receptor Binding Control in Breast and Endometrial Cancer
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Alexandra Richey, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Utah
    Primary Investigator: Jason Gertz, PhD – University of UT
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster M1 - Large-scale proteomics analysis of Alzheimer’s Disease plasma blood reveals sex and APOE specific signatures
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Simona Merlini, MS (she/her/hers) – Center for Innovation in Brain Science
    Last Author: Francesca Vitali – Center for Innovation in Brain Science
    Primary Investigator: Roberta Diaz Brinton – Center for Innovation in Brain Science
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster M2 - Leveraging host gene-response signatures to identify microbiome metabolizers of drugs: A case study of Tenofovir metabolism by the vaginal microbiome.
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Dali Nemecio, B.A in Biochemsitry (she/her/hers) – Case Western Reserve University
    Primary Investigator: Douglas Brubaker, PhD (he/him/his) – Case Western Reserve University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster M3 - Leveraging non-standard radiomics for outcome prediction in brain metastases treated with Personalized Ultra-fractionated Stereotactic Adaptive Radiotherapy (PULSAR)
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Haozhao Zhang, M.S. (he/him/his) – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    Primary Investigator: Hao Peng (he/him/his) – UTSW radiation oncology
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster M4 - Machine Learning and Electronic Health Records Predict tDCS Treatment Outcomes of Anxiety in Older Adults
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Daniel Rodriguez – University of Florida
    Co-Author: Skylar E. Stolte, MEng – University of Florida
    Co-Author: Adam Woods – University of Florida
    Last Author: Ruogu Fang, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Florida
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster M5 - Machine Learning Guided Combination Nanoparticle Design.
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Lauren A. Onweller (she/her/hers) – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Daniel Reker, DrSc – Duke University
    Co-Author: Joe Laforet (he/him/his) – Duke University
    Co-Author: Yan Xiang, PhD (he/him/his) – Duke University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster M6 - Machine Learning Reveals Hidden Simplicity in Microbial Community Dynamics
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Zhengqing Zhou – Duke University
    Co-Author: Emrah Simsek, PhD (he/him/his) – Duke University
    Co-Author: Grayson Hamrick – Duke University
    Co-Author: Zachary Holmes, MS – Duke University
    Co-Author: David Karig – Clemson University
    Primary Investigator: Lingchong You – Duke University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster M8 - Mathematical Modeling of Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Ayesh Awad (he/him/his) – Elon University
    Primary Investigator: Hwayeon Ryu – Elon University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster M9 - Mathematical Modeling of the T cell Response to Vaccination
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Co-Author: Ross Kedl – University of Colorado
    Co-Author: Christopher Hunter – University of Pennsylvania
    Presenting Author: David A. Christian, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania
    Last Author: Thomas A. Adams, II (he/him/his) – Norwegian University of Science and Technology
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster M10 - Modeling Synergistic Effects of Integrin and TGF-β Signaling in Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Prerak Thakkar (he/him/his) – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Primary Investigator: Christopher Lemmon (he/him/his) – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster M11 - Motion tracking and machine learning approach for segmentation of a 3D printed Ice structures in real time
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Andres A. Garcia, Mr (he/him/his) – Carnegie Mellon University
    Co-Author: Akash Garg, PhD – Carnegie Mellon University
    Co-Author: Feimo Yang, MS – Carnegie Mellon University
    Last Author: Burak Ozdonganlar – Carnegie Mellon University
    Primary Investigator: Philip R. R. LeDuc, PhD – Carnegie Mellon University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster C5 - Assessing ChatGPT as a tool in Agent-Based Modeling
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Dorothy N. Beck (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Tien Comlekoglu – University of Virginia
    Primary Investigator: Shayn M. Peirce, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    2:00 PM – 3:30 PM EST
    Computational Immunoengineering
    Location: Room 325
    Session Chair: Meghan C. Ferrall-Fairbanks, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Florida
    Session Chair: Mohammad Fallahi-Sichani, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Virginia
    Track Chair: Patrick Boyle, FHRS, FAHA (he/him/his) – University of Washington
    Track Chair: Mohammad Fallahi-Sichani, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Virginia
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
    Sponsored By 
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    2:00 PM – 3:30 PM EST
    Modeling & Simulation of Biological Signaling I
    Location: Room 324
    Session Chair: Roberto Alonso Matilla, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Minnesota
    Session Chair: Francois Bordeleau, PhD (he/him/his) – Universite Laval
    Track Chair: Patrick Boyle, FHRS, FAHA (he/him/his) – University of Washington
    Track Chair: Mohammad Fallahi-Sichani, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Virginia
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
    Sponsored By 
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    2:00 PM – 2:15 PM EST
    A Mechanistic Model to Estimate Avidity Effects in Multivalent SH2 Binding
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Reagan Portelance (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia
    Primary Investigator: Kristen Naegle, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Carol Wu (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Alekhya Kandoor – University of Virginia
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    2:00 PM – 2:15 PM EST
    Mechanosensitivity of PD1 Localization on the CD8 T-cell Membrane as Interrogated Using STORM Microscopy and Monte Carlo Simulations
    Location: Room 325
    Presenting Author: Seung-Hyun B. Ko (she/her/hers) – University of Pennsylvania, Department of Bioengineering
    Co-Author: Zizhao Li, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Pennsylvania, Department of Bioengineering
    Co-Author: Wenqun Zhong – University of Pennsylvania, Department of Biology
    Co-Author: Wei Guo – University of Pennsylvania, Department of Biology
    Co-Author: Jina Ko, PhD – University of Pennsylvania, Department of Bioengineering, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
    Co-Author: Su Chin Heo (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania, Departments of Bioengineering and Orthopaedic Surgery
    Primary Investigator: Ravi Radhakrishnan, Phd – University of Pennsylvania, Department of Bioengineering
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    2:15 PM – 2:30 PM EST
    Data-driven computational model of membrane geometry controlling NRas oncogenic signaling.
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Hanieh Mazloom Farsibaf, PhD – UT Southwestern medical center
    Co-Author: Andrew Weems, PhD – University of Texas at Austin
    Last Author: Gaudenz Danuser – UT Southwestern Medical Center
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    2:15 PM – 2:30 PM EST
    Mouse to Human Modeling of Microglia Single-Nuclei Transcriptomics Identifies Immune Signaling Pathways Associated with the Orexin Network
    Location: Room 325
    Presenting Author: Alexander Bergendorf (he/him/his) – Case Western Reserve University
    Co-Author: Jee Hyun Park (she/her/hers) – Purdue University
    Last Author: Brendan K. Ball – Purdue University
    Primary Investigator: Douglas Brubaker, PhD (he/him/his) – Case Western Reserve University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    2:30 PM – 2:45 PM EST
    Investigating the role of TGFB1-Fibronectin crosstalk in Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition using in silico and in vitro spheroid models.
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Kristin Kim (she/her/hers) – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Primary Investigator: Christopher Lemmon (he/him/his) – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    2:30 PM – 2:45 PM EST
    Multi-cellular simulations predict motility-driven B- and T-cell germinal center interactions
    Location: Room 325
    Presenting Author: Nikita Sivakumar – Johns Hopkins University, Biomedical Engineering
    Co-Author: Chanhong Min (he/him/his) – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Kibaek Choe, PhD – School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University
    Co-Author: Wendy Béguelin, PhD (she/her/hers) – Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Weil Cornell Medicine
    Last Author: Jude M. Phillip, PhD (he/him/his) – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
    Primary Investigator: Feilim Mac Gabhann, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    2:45 PM – 3:00 PM EST
    Modeling the Cue-Signal-Response Balance of Apoptotic Parameters in Prostate Cancer Cells
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Diamond S. Mangrum (she/her/hers) – University of Southern California
    Primary Investigator: Stacey Finley – Department of Quantitative and Computational Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    2:45 PM – 3:00 PM EST
    Systems Biology Analysis to Optimize Cancer Vaccination Therapies
    Location: Room 325
    Presenting Author: Mohammadreza Nikmaneshi – HARVARD University`
    Co-Author: Meghan J. O'Melia – HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
    Co-Author: James Baish, PhD (he/him/his) – Bucknell University
    Co-Author: Timothy P. Padera, PhD (he/him/his) – HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
    Primary Investigator: Lance L. Munn – HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:00 PM – 3:15 PM EST
    A mechanistic model of the paradoxical effect of IgG4 following vaccination and boosting against SARS-CoV-2.
    Location: Room 325
    Presenting Author: Robert M. Theisen – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
    Co-Author: Lidwina C. Aurelia – University of Melbourne
    Co-Author: Amy W. Chung – University of Melbourne
    Primary Investigator: Kelly B. Arnold – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:00 PM – 3:15 PM EST
    Multi-scale Modeling to Predict Cancer Cell Mechanics and Migration based on Transcriptional State and Microenvironment
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Esra Tiftik Karabay, MS (she/her/hers) – UCSD & SDSU
    Last Author: Parag Katira, PhD (he/him/his) – San Diego State University
    Co-Author: Stephanie I. Fraley, PhD (she/her/hers) – UC San Diego
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:15 PM – 3:30 PM EST
    Cellular Automata Simulation of Prostate Cancer: Understanding Macrophage-Driven Tumor Dynamics
    Location: Room 325
    Presenting Author: Natalie M. Curry (she/her/hers) – Rice University
    Primary Investigator: Michael R. King (he/him/his) – Rice Universty
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:15 PM – 3:30 PM EST
    Predicting Nitric Oxide transport in Microvascular Networks Using the Green's Function Method
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Mahsa Saadat, PhD (she/her/hers) – Florida International University
    Primary Investigator: Nikolaos M. Tsoukias, PhD – Florida International University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology - Poster Session D
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
    Sponsored By 
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster A1 - Machine Learning Frameworks for Characterizing Phenotypic Variations in Autism Spectrum Disorder with Lifetime Medical Records
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Yunzhe Chen (he/him/his) – Wake Forest University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Arezoo Movaghar, PhD – Wake Forest University School of Medicine
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster A2 - Machine Learning Supported Identification of Hydrophobic Drugs to Use in Long-Acting Injectable Formulations
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Kent Qi (he/him/his) – Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
    Co-Author: Flavia Codreanu – Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
    Co-Author: Benjamin Clark – Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Colin Cotter – Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Susan R. Ling – Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
    Co-Author: Jia Liang – Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Parmiss Khosravi – Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Aaron Lopes – Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Yogesh Deshpande, MS Mechanical Engineering (he/him/his) – Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
    Co-Author: Nabil Shalabi, PhD – Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Last Author: Jason Li (he/him/his) – Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Giovanni Traverso – Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster A3 - Mapping the Spatial Transcriptome of Clustered Protocadherins in Early Mouse Brain Development
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Co-Author: Chase Holdener – Cornell University
    Co-Author: Shaowen Jiang – Cornell University
    Primary Investigator: Iwijn Vlaminck, PhD – Cornell University
    Presenting Author: Soleil Su – Cornell University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster A4 - MICAL2 expression promotes invasion and metastasis by cell autonomous and non-cell autonomous mechanisms in Pancreatic Cells
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Katherine Simms – San Diego State University Research Foundation
    Co-Author: Esra Tiftik Karabay, MS (she/her/hers) – UCSD & SDSU
    Co-Author: Alexei Martsinkovskiy (he/him/his) – University of San Diego California
    Co-Author: Bharti Garg – University of San Diego California
    Co-Author: Deepa Sheikh Babu – University of San Diego California
    Co-Author: Andrew Lowy – University of San Diego California
    Primary Investigator: Parag Katira, PhD (he/him/his) – San Diego State University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster A5 - Microbiome-modulated behavioral changes in D. melanogaster
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Justine Corsilia (she/her/hers) – Princeton University
    Co-Author: Grace C. McKenzie-Smith, PhD (she/her/hers) – Wesleyan University
    Last Author: Joshua Shaevtiz, PhD – Princeton University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster A6 - Model and parameter identifiability in predictive image-based models of high-grade glioma
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Khushi C. Hiremath – The University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Kenan Atakishi – The University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Ernesto A B F Lima, PhD (he/him/his) – The University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Maguy Farhat – MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Co-Author: Bikash Panthi – MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Co-Author: Holly Langshaw – MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Co-Author: Mihir Shanker, FRANZCR – Princess Alexandra Hospital
    Co-Author: Wasif Talpur, MD – MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Co-Author: Sara Thrower, PhD, DABR (she/her/hers) – MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Co-Author: Jodi Goldman – MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Co-Author: Caroline Chung – MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Co-Author: Thomas Yankeelov, PhD – The University of Texas at Austin
    Last Author: David A. Hormuth, II, PhD (he/him/his) – The University of Texas At Austin
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster A7 - Optimizing Laccase Enzyme for Polyethylene Degradation Using Molecular Dynamics Analysis
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Dhruti Shah – OSU
    Co-Author: Amer Z. Abdelbaki – OSU
    Co-Author: Chethana Yerramsetty – OSU
    Co-Author: Jinju Kim – OSU
    Co-Author: Jasritha Guddanti – OSU
    Co-Author: Parker Haskett – OSU
    Co-Author: Josef Cios – OSU
    Co-Author: Ellie Schroer – OSU
    Co-Author: Michael Karpov – OSU
    Co-Author: Olivia Sullivan – OSU
    Co-Author: Emma Masters – OSU
    Co-Author: Anna Bontempo – OSU
    Co-Author: Khoa Cao – OSU
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster A8 - Optimizing Toehold Switches for the Detection of Cervical Precancer microRNAs
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Co-Author: Renee A. Jaranson – Optical Therapeutics & Nanotechnology Laboratory, University of Maryland, College Park
    Co-Author: Navya Bansal (they/them/theirs) – University of Maryland International Genetically Engineered Machine
    Co-Author: Mia Jocic (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland International Genetically Engineered Machine
    Co-Author: Jonathon Meyer, N/A (They/He) – University of Maryland International Genetically Engineered Machine
    Co-Author: Lauren Applegate – University of Maryland International Genetically Engineered Machine
    Co-Author: Jonathan Wu – University of Maryland International Genetically Engineered Machine
    Co-Author: Abhiraman Senthilkumar (he/him/his) – University of Maryland International Genetically Engineered Machine
    Co-Author: Aditri Gadigi (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland International Genetically Engineered Machine
    Presenting Author: Kevin Zhang (he/him/his) – University of Maryland International Genetically Engineered Machine
    Co-Author: Krista Adu-Osei (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland International Genetically Engineered Machine
    Co-Author: Rebecca Lu (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland International Genetically Engineered Machine
    Co-Author: Graham M. Ferguson (he/him/his) – University of Maryland International Genetically Engineered Machine
    Co-Author: Haider Hussain – University of Maryland International Genetically Engineered Machine
    Co-Author: Hannah LaPadula – University of Maryland International Genetically Engineered Machine
    Co-Author: Sarah Firdaus (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland International Genetically Engineered Machine
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster A9 - Predicting the response of undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma to neoadjuvant therapy with image-based modeling
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Kenan Atakishi – The University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Elvis Duran Sierra, PhD (he/him/his) – MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Co-Author: Thomas Yankeelov, PhD – The University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Behrang Amini, MD, PhD – MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Co-Author: Raul F. Valenzuela Perez, MD – MD Anderson
    Co-Author: Mathew Antony, MD – MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Last Author: David A. Hormuth, II, PhD (he/him/his) – The University of Texas At Austin
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster A10 - Revolutionizing Cancer Spheroid Viability Analysis with Deep Learning
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Rajiv Anne (he/him/his) – University of Pittsburgh
    Primary Investigator: Yu-Chih Chen, PhD – UPMC Hillman Cancer Center/University of Pittsburgh
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster L11 - Multimodal Data Model for Early Diagnosis and Management of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Alejandro Miron Jabalera, MS – UCLA
    Primary Investigator: Tzung Hsiai, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Department of Medicine (Cardiology) and Bioengineering, UCLA
    Co-Author: Samuel Margolis – UCLA
    Co-Author: Kyla Gelev
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster L12 - One-Size-Fits-All Prediction Model for Small-for-Gestational Age (SGA) Babies: Unraveling Demographic Disparities and Model Generalization Challenges.
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Jia Yu Lim (he/him/his) – Universiti Malaya
    Co-Author: Shier Nee Saw – Universiti Malaya
    Co-Author: Neha Sethi, MD (O&G), MRCOG – Universiti Malaya
    Co-Author: Rahmah Saaid – Universiti Malaya
    Co-Author: Azanna Ahmad Kamar – Universiti Malaya
    Co-Author: Sofiah Sulaiman – Universiti Malaya
    Co-Author: Praveen Kumar Nirmalan, MPH – AMMA CENTER for Diagnosis and Preventive Medicine Pvt Ltd Kochi Kerala
    Co-Author: Rijo Mathew Choorakuttil – Amma Scans- Centre for Diagnosis & Preventive Medicine Pvt.Ltd.,Kochi, Kerala
    Co-Author: Kwan Hoong Ng – Universiti Malaya
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster L13 - OPTIMIZATION OF THERAPEUTIC T CELLS THROUGH BIOPHYSICAL MODELING
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Roberto Alonso Matilla, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Minnesota
    Co-Author: Paolo P. Provenzano, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Minnesota
    Last Author: David J. Odde – University of Minnesota
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster L14 - Paired Molecular Machine Learning for Drug Metabolism and Prodrug Activation
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Chloe Markey (she/her/hers) – Duke University
    Co-Author: Zachary Fralish, BS – Duke University
    Co-Author: Hannah Lee – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Daniel Reker, DrSc – Duke University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster L15 - Pathways Analysis of Predicted Diabetes Drugs Reveals Divergent Connections to Approved Diabetes Drug Pathways
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Anjali Sivanandan (she/her/hers) – University of California, Los Angeles
    Primary Investigator: Jennifer L. Wilson, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of California Los Angeles
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster L26 - Predicting Cerebral Blood Flow using a Multiscale Modeling Approach
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Dabasish Kumar Saha, PhD student (he/him/his) – Florida International University
    Primary Investigator: Nikolaos M. Tsoukias, PhD – Florida International University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster L27 - pyQCM-BraTaDio: A tool for visualization, data mining, and modeling of Quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation data
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Brandon Pardi, Master of Science Candidate (he/him/his) – University of California Merced
    Co-Author: Tajin Syeda Ahmed, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of California Merced
    Co-Author: Silvia Jonguitud Flores, MD (she/her/hers) – Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi
    Co-Author: Jean-Michel Friedt – FEMTO-ST
    Co-Author: Warren Flores (they/them/theirs) – University of California Merced
    Co-Author: Laura Mears – Technische Universitaet Wien
    Co-Author: Bernardo Yannez Soto – Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi
    Primary Investigator: Roberto Andresen Eguiluz, PhD (he/him/his) – University of California Merced
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster L28 - Quest2Dx: Questionnaire Transformers for Parkinson’s Disease Screening
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Diego Machado Reyes – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Last Author: Pingkun Yan, PhD – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Co-Author: Li Shen – Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Juergen Hahn, PhD – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster L29 - Rapid Classification of Vascular Aging from Continuous Photoplethysmography Monitoring of Trauma Patients
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Ryan B. Felix, Bachelor of Science (he/him/his) – Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland College Park
    Co-Author: Shiming Yang – Department of Anesthesiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Jamie Podell – Department of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Chien Yu Lin, PhDc – Department of Anesthesiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Chia Chen Liang, PhDc (she/her/hers) – Department of Anesthesiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine
    Co-Author: William Gu – Department of Anesthesiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine
    Co-Author: John P. Fisher, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Maryland, College Park
    Co-Author: Neeraj Badjatia, MD, MSc, MHCDS – Department of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Peter Hu – Department of Anesthesiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster L30 - Revealing Genetic Variants Linked to Drug Resistance Using the Group Association Model
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Julian Saliba – Tulane University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster M1 - Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Data Informs Research on Sickle Cell Disease Arteriopathy
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Julia N. Frank (she/her/hers) – National Institutes of Health / NIBIB
    Co-Author: Jacob D. Davis, PhD – NIH
    Co-Author: Liana Hatoum, M.S. – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Ed Botchwey – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Hannah Song Lee, PhD (she/her/hers) – National Institutes of Health / NIBIB
    Primary Investigator: Manu O. Platt, PhD (he/him/his) – National Institutes of Health / NIBIB
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster M2 - Solving the “Blind men and the elephant problem”: Additive statistical learning of complex high dimensional models from partial faceted datasets
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Yufei Wu – Johns Hopkins University
    Primary Investigator: Sean Sun – Johns Hopkins University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster M3 - Spectral Changes due to rTMS in Major Depressive Disorder
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Isuru Pabasara Rajapakshe (she/her/hers) – California State University Los Angeles
    Co-Author: Luiz Jimenez Dias – California State University Los Angeles
    Co-Author: Tasha Bierling – BrainStim Centers
    Co-Author: Jakob Liker – SUNY Downstate College of Medicine Brooklyn
    Co-Author: Mark A. Liker, MD – USC Keck School of Medicine
    Last Author: Deborah S. Won – California State University Los Angeles
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster M5 - Stochastic Modeling of IP3R-Mediated Calcium Signaling in Brain Capillary Endothelial Cells
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Niloufar Khakpour, PhD (she/her/hers) – Florida International University
    Co-Author: Nikolaos M. Tsoukias, PhD – Florida International University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster M6 - To Investigate Machine Learning Models Performance of Predicting Small-for-Gestational-Age in Malaysia and Singapore Datasets
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Primary Investigator: Jiaxuan Deng, graduate (she/her/hers) – Universiti Malaya
    Co-Author: Rahmah Binti Saaid – Universiti Malaya
    Co-Author: Chu Kiong Loo – Universiti Malaya
    Co-Author: Citra Nurfarah Zaini Mattar – National University of Singapore/National University Hospital
    Co-Author: Nurul Syazwani Jalil, DIPLOMA – Universiti Malaya
    Presenting Author: Shier Nee Saw – Universiti Malaya
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster M7 - TRACER—Transformers with Multi-head Attention and Coarse-grain Analysis for TCR-pMHC Recognition
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Last Author: Jason George, MD, PhD – Texas A&M University
    Presenting Author: Zahra S. Ghoreyshi, PhD – Texas A&M University
    Co-Author: Hamid Teimouri, PhD – Rice University
    Co-Author: Anatoly Kolomeisky, PhD – Rice University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster M9 - Using A Computational Model to Investigate Fcγ Receptor Competition and the Effect of Fcγ Receptor Polymorphisms and Different Tissues
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Kade E. Wong, MSE (he/him/his) – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
    Co-Author: Suzanne Shoffner-Beck – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
    Co-Author: Amy W. Chung – University of Melbourne
    Primary Investigator: Kelly B. Arnold – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
    Last Author: Kelly B. Arnold – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster M10 - What is a “Good” Figure: Scoring of Biomedical Data Visualization
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Hector Torres – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Neel D. Sarkar, BS – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Nicholas Zhang – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Zhou Fang – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Shuangyi Cai – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Ahmet F. Coskun – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Poster M11 - Alzheimer’s Disease-Associated Variants Impair TREM2 Multimerization
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Rory Greer (he/him/his) – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Co-Author: Hunter B. Dean, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Co-Author: Shan-Zhong Yang – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Co-Author: Daniel Elston – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Co-Author: Thomas Brett – Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Erik Roberson – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Last Author: Yuhua Song, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    4:30 PM – 6:00 PM EST
    Modeling & Simulation of Biological Signaling II
    Location: Room 324
    Session Chair: Tamara Kinzer-Ursem, PhD (she/her/hers) – Purdue University
    Session Chair: Purushottam Dixit, PhD (he/him/his) – Yale University
    Track Chair: Patrick Boyle, FHRS, FAHA (he/him/his) – University of Washington
    Track Chair: Mohammad Fallahi-Sichani, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Virginia
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
    Sponsored By 
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    4:30 PM – 4:45 PM EST
    Impact of Ligand Binding on VEGFR1, VEGFR2, and NRP1 Localization in Human Endothelial Cells
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Sarvenaz Sarabipour, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Connecticut School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Karina Kinghorn – University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
    Co-Author: Kaitlyn Quigley – University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
    Co-Author: Anita Kovacs-Kasa, PhD (she/her/hers) – Augusta University
    Co-Author: Brian Annex, MD – Augusta University
    Co-Author: Victoria Bautch – University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
    Last Author: Feilim Mac Gabhann, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    4:45 PM – 5:00 PM EST
    Integrating Graph Attention and Long Short-Term Memory Networks for Predictive Modeling of Cell Signaling Dynamics
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Yiqi Yan, BE (she/her/hers) – Rutgers University
    Primary Investigator: Jason H. Yang, PhD – Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    5:00 PM – 5:15 PM EST
    Modeling T Cell Calcium Dynamics and Downstream Activation Signaling in Response to Fluid Shear Stress
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Nicole S. Sarna, BS, MS (she/her/hers) – Rice University
    Primary Investigator: Michael King – Rice University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    5:15 PM – 5:30 PM EST
    Network Model of Fibrotic and Immune Signaling in Fibroblasts can Predict Therapeutic Efficacy in Different Fibrotic Diseases
    Location: Room 324
    Co-Author: David J. Csordas (he/him/his) – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Julie Leonard-Duke, PhD – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Catherine Sano (she/her/hers) – George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences
    Presenting Author: Shayn M. Peirce, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    5:30 PM – 5:45 PM EST
    Pseudotime Analysis Identifies Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Ligands involved in the Temporal Development of Alzheimer’s Disease Associated Microglia
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Brendan Tobin – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Levi B. Wood, PhD – George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Sara Bitarafan, PhD (she/her/hers) – Georgia institute of technology
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Friday, Oct 25th
    5:45 PM – 6:00 PM EST
    Using multivariate live-cell imaging to build a cue-signal-response model of endometrial stromal cell decidualization
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Jose Cadavid, PhD – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Last Author: Linda G. Griffith – MIT
    Primary Investigator: Douglas Lauffenburger, PhD – MIT
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    8:30 AM – 10:00 AM EST
    Novel Methods in Synthetic Biology & Systems Biology
    Location: Room 324
    Session Chair: Erika Cyphert, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of California San Diego
    Session Chair: John Hickey, PhD – Duke University
    Track Chair: Patrick Boyle, FHRS, FAHA (he/him/his) – University of Washington
    Track Chair: Mohammad Fallahi-Sichani, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Virginia
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
    Sponsored By 
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    8:30 AM – 8:45 AM EST
    AI-powered IRES Engineering for Enhanced Translation in Human Cells
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Kehan Zhang – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Wengong Jin – Broad Institute
    Co-Author: Kaixiong Zhou – MIT
    Co-Author: Nayoung Kim – Wyss Institute
    Co-Author: Makoto Lalwani – Wyss Institute
    Co-Author: Jonathan Chen – MIT
    Co-Author: Jack Chen – MIT
    Last Author: James Collins, PhD – MIT
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    8:45 AM – 9:00 AM EST
    Computational Systems Biology Modeling to Predict Spatial Variation in Cardiac Fibrosis
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Frank O. Aparicio Solis (he/him/his) – University of Arkansas
    Co-Author: Hasi Hays (he/him/his) – University of Arkansas
    Primary Investigator: William J. Richardson, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Arkansas
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    9:00 AM – 9:15 AM EST
    Engineering microbial consortia as distributed environmental sentinels
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Katherine Duncker, MS (she/her/hers) – Duke University
    Co-Author: Ryan D'Cunha – Duke University
    Co-Author: Harshitha Venugopal Lavanya – Duke University
    Co-Author: Ashley Ruan – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Lingchong You – Duke University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    9:15 AM – 9:30 AM EST
    Peptide-Ligand Responsive Receptors that Enable 3D Cell-Material Communication
    Location: Room 324
    Co-Author: Ritankar Bhattacharya, PhD (he/him/his) – Auburn University
    Co-Author: James MacAulay – Rowan University
    Co-Author: Nichole Daringer – National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
    Co-Author: Robert J. Pantazes, PhD (he/him/his) – Auburn University
    Last Author: Sebastian Vega, PhD – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ and Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, NJ
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    9:30 AM – 9:45 AM EST
    Protein interaction network topology predicts in vitro synergy comparable to approaches trained with experimental data
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Emily R. Bozich (she/her/hers) – University of California Los Angeles
    Primary Investigator: Jennifer L. Wilson, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of California Los Angeles
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    9:45 AM – 10:00 AM EST
    Spatially exploring RNA biology in archival formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Zhiliang Bai, PhD (he/him/his) – Yale University
    Co-Author: Dingyao Zhang – Yale University
    Co-Author: Yan Gao – Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
    Co-Author: Bo Tao – Yale University
    Co-Author: Yi Xing – Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
    Co-Author: Jun Lu – Yale University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Mina Xu, MD – Yale School of Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Rong Fan – Yale University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology - Poster Session E
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
    Sponsored By 
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster A1 - SEraster: a rasterization preprocessing framework for scalable spatial omics data analysis
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Mayling Chen – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Gohta Aihara (he/him/his) – California Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Kalen Clifton (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Zhuoyan Li – The New York Genome Center
    Co-Author: Lyla Atta – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Brendan Miller, PhD – Merck
    Co-Author: Rahul Satija – The New York Genome Center
    Co-Author: John Hickey, PhD – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Jean Fan, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster A2 - State Transition Model of Resistance to Costimulatory Blockade Tolerance Induction in Organ Transplantation Using a Minimally-Invasive Implant
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Russell R. Urie, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Amogh Angadi – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Jiane Feng – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Daniel Goldstein – University of Michigan
    Primary Investigator: Lonnie D. Shea, PhD – University of Michigan
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster A3 - System-wide analysis of double gene knockouts in colorectal cancer
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Selam Mehreteab – University of Southern California
    Co-Author: Niki Tavakoli, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Southern California
    Primary Investigator: Stacey Finley – Department of Quantitative and Computational Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster A4 - Targeting peptoids based antimicrobials for treating ear infections
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Wafiq Khondkar (he/him/his) – Syracuse University
    Co-Author: Anand Wadurkar – Syracuse University
    Primary Investigator: Shikha Nangia, PhD (she/her/hers) – Syracuse Univeristy
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster A5 - The Interplay of EGF Stimulation and Metabolism on Vacuolization in EGFR-Overexpressing Glioblastoma Cells
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Riko Mukoyama – Smith College
    Co-Author: Adrian Shimpi, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Sam Crowl (he/him/his) – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Logan Campbell – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Sarah Buchanan, ME – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Matthew J. Lazzara – University of Virginia
    Last Author: Kristen Naegle, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster A6 - Understanding Heterogeneity within High-Grade Serous Adenocarcinoma
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Tyler Johnston (he/him/his) – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
    Primary Investigator: Wayne Stallaert
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster A7 - Utilizing autoencoders for dimensionality reduction of cell images for time series optimal transport analysis
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Elizabeth Rosen – Boston University
    Primary Investigator: Brian Cleary
    Co-Author: John P. Bryan
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster A8 - Validating in silico evolutionary predictions for various pharmacokinetic profiles and treatment adherences using an automated continuous-culture bioreactor
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Anna Stacy (she/her/hers) – Department of Physics, Case Western Reserve University
    Co-Author: John Joyce (he/him/his) – Hawken Highschool
    Last Author: Rowan Barker-Clarke, PhD (he/him/his) – Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute
    Primary Investigator: Jacob Scott – Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster A9 - WoundWare: A Generalized in vitro Wound Segmentation Tool
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Malak Al-Noubani (she/her/hers) – University of Texas at Arlington
    Co-Author: Anne Alsup, BSc (she/her/hers) – University of Texas at Arlington
    Co-Author: Mia Grubbs (she/her/hers) – University of Texas at Arlington
    Last Author: Michael Cho – University of Texas at Arlington
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster L11 - Capturing visual search strategy through a novel application of time series clustering to raw eye-tracking data
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Thomas Seacrist, Master of Biomedical Engineering (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Elizabeth Walshe, PhD (they/them/theirs) – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Co-Author: David Grethlein, MSc – Drexel University
    Co-Author: Megan Ryerson, PhD (she/her/hers) – Unversity of Pennsylvania
    Last Author: Flaura Winston, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Pennsylvania/ Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster L12 - Deep Learning for 3D Protein Structure Prediction from AFM Images
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Jaydeep Rade, PhD (he/him/his) – Iowa State University
    Co-Author: Ethan Herron – Iowa State University
    Co-Author: Soumik Sarkar – Iowa State University
    Co-Author: Anwesha Sarkar – Iowa State University
    Last Author: Adarsh Krishnamurthy – Iowa State University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster L13 - Development of an automated machine learning-driven assay for robust and accessible analysis of cell migration
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Kathleen Trang, BS (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland
    Co-Author: Adriana Del Pino Herrera, BS – University of Florida
    Primary Investigator: Meghan C. Ferrall-Fairbanks, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Florida
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster L14 - Engineering plastic degrading Enzymes using machine learning - Yanapat Janthana
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Yanapat Janthana – University of Oregon
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster L15 - Epoch+: dynamic regulatory network reconstruction and distal cis-regulatory element prediction from single-nucleus multi-omics data
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Yanyan Mo (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University, Biomedical Engineering
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster L26 - Evaluating Inter-Beat Intervals for Sleep Staging: A Comparative Study with Electrocardiogram Data
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Bill Chen – Duke University
    Co-Author: Ke Wang – Duke University
    Primary Investigator: Jessilyn Dunn, PhD – Duke University
    Co-Author: Ali R. Roghanizad, PhD, MBA – Duke University
    Co-Author: Jiamu Yang – Duke University
    Co-Author: Md Mobashir Hasan Shandhi (he/him/his) – Duke University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster L28 - Individual health factors inform the link between gut microbiome and cardiovascular health: Insights from a cross-sectional analysis of resting heart rate
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Anita Silver (she/her/hers) – Duke University
    Co-Author: Leeor Hershkovich – Duke University
    Co-Author: Nishant Verma, PhD (he/him/his) – Verily Life Sciences
    Co-Author: Md Mobashir Hasan Shandhi (he/him/his) – Duke University
    Co-Author: Sarah A. Short, MPH (she/her/hers) – Verily Life Sciences
    Co-Author: Willy Nojopranoto – Verily Life Sciences
    Co-Author: Alessandra Breschi, PhD – Verily Life Sciences
    Co-Author: Kent Feng, MD – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Fatima Rodriguez – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Francois Haddad, MD – Stanford University Medical Center
    Co-Author: Svati Shah – Duke University Medical Center
    Co-Author: Kenneth Mahaffey – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Josh A. Granek, PhD – Duke University
    Last Author: Jessilyn Dunn, PhD – Duke University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster L29 - Integrating Subcellular Molecular Heterogeneity through Rasterization for Enhanced Identification of Cellular Subtypes in Spatial Transcriptomics
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Dee Velazquez, B.S (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University
    Primary Investigator: Jean Fan, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Author: Caleb Hallinan – Johns Hopkins University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster L30 - Meta-analysis of oxytocin receptor trafficking data reveals similar rates across GPCRs.
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Keith L. Tukei – University of Washington
    Co-Author: Preeti Dubey, PhD – University of Washington
    Co-Author: YINGYE FANG, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Washington
    Co-Author: Yunjeong Lee, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Washington
    Co-Author: Erin Reinl, PhD – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Antonina Frolova, MD, PhD – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Sarah K. England, PhD (she/her/hers) – Washington University in St. Louis
    Primary Investigator: Princess Imoukhuede, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Washington
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster M1 - Predicting Functional Recovery Following Spinal Cord Injury Utilizing Proteomic Datasets
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Rebecca L. Riter, MS – Northwestern University
    Co-Author: Ansen Tan – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University
    Co-Author: Christopher S. Ahuja, MD, PhD – Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Najib El Tecle, MD – Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Adam M. Sonabend, MD – Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Guillermo Ameer – 1 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2 Center for Advanced Regenerative Engineering (CARE), 3 Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster M2 - Probability of target attainment to assess efficacy of Clarithromycin, Ethambutol, and Rifampicin to treat nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) infections
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Trevor Shoaf – Purdue University
    Primary Investigator: Elsje Pienaar, PhD – Purdue University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster M3 - Quantifying the Intercellular Mechanisms of Ebolavirus transmission using Multi-scale Agent-based Model
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Himabindu Kovvali, MS (she/her/hers) – Purdue University
    Primary Investigator: Elsje Pienaar, PhD – Purdue University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster M4 - SJD: Structured Joint Decomposition and Projection for Multi-omics Data
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Guangyan Li, MS (she/her/hers) – Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT
    Co-Author: Huan Chen, PhD – Meta
    Last Author: Carlo Colantuoni, PhD – Johns Hopkins university
    Primary Investigator: Brian Caffo, PhD (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
    Poster M5 - STAT1 multiplexes pro- and anti-cancer signaling through a temporally controlled pulse of phosphorylation
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Ranya K. A. Virk, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of California, San Francisco
    Co-Author: Xiaoxiao Sun – University of California, San Francisco
    Co-Author: Sigurd Angenent – University of Wisconsin, Madison
    Co-Author: Lani Wu – University of California, San Francisco
    Last Author: Steven Altschuler – University of California, San Francisco
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    12:30 PM – 2:00 PM EST
    Omics I
    Location: Room 324
    Session Chair: Jennifer L. Wilson, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of California Los Angeles
    Session Chair: Christopher Kieslich, PhD – Auburn University
    Track Chair: Patrick Boyle, FHRS, FAHA (he/him/his) – University of Washington
    Track Chair: Mohammad Fallahi-Sichani, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Virginia
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
    Sponsored By 
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    12:30 PM – 12:45 PM EST
    Cell-Cell Communication and Gene Regulation of Stem Cell-Parenchymal Cell Fusion
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Fateme Nazaryabrbekoh – Biological and Agricultural Engineering
    Co-Author: JoAnne Huang (she/her/hers) – Louisiana State University
    Co-Author: Joohyun Kim, PhD (he/him/his) – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Primary Investigator: Jangwook P. Jung, PhD (he/him/his) – Louisiana State University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    12:45 PM – 1:00 PM EST
    Multi-dimensional Integration of PPI Network with Genetic and Molecular Data to Decipher the Genetic Underpinnings of RA Endotypes
    Location: Room 324
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    1:00 PM – 1:15 PM EST
    Obtaining spatial and temporal glycoproteomics data by expression of SynGlycan probes in vitro and in vivo
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Thomas Hughes, PhD Candidate – University at Buffalo, State University of New York-Buffalo
    Primary Investigator: Sriram Neelamegham, PhD – University at Buffalo, Chem. Eng. Dept.
    Co-Author: Xinheng Yu
    Co-Author: Kai Cheng
    Co-Author: Anju Kelkar
    Co-Author: Shichen Shen – University at Buffalo, State University of New York-Buffalo
    Co-Author: Jun Qu – University at Buffalo, State University of New York-Buffalo
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    1:15 PM – 1:30 PM EST
    PERIVASCULAR FIBROBLASTS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED TUMOR STIFFNESS AND POOR IMMUNOTHERAPY RESPONSE IN GLIOBLASTOMA PATIENTS
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Maksym Zarodniuk – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Megna Panchbhavi – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Alexander Steele (he/him/his) – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Xin Lu – University of Notre Dame
    Co-Author: Jun Li – University of Notre Dame
    Last Author: Meenal Datta, PhD – University of Notre Dame
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    1:30 PM – 1:45 PM EST
    PTM-POSE: A computational tool for exploring the functional consequences of splicing-control of post translational modifications (PTMs) in different biological contexts
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Sam Crowl (he/him/his) – University of Virginia
    Primary Investigator: Kristen Naegle, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    1:45 PM – 2:00 PM EST
    TRANSCRIPTIONAL NETWORK ANALYSIS IDENTIFIES ACCELERATED NEUROPROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF CYCLOSPORINE A IN PIGLET MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY MODEL
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Oluwagbemisola Aderibigbe, MS (she/her/hers) – Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology & Emory University
    Co-Author: Levi B. Wood, PhD – George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Susan S. Margulies, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology & Emory University / U.S. National Science Foundation
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    2:30 PM – 4:00 PM EST
    Omics II
    Location: Room 324
    Session Chair: Yixiang Deng, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Delaware
    Session Chair: Anandi Krishnan, PhD (she/her/hers) – Rutgers University
    Track Chair: Patrick Boyle, FHRS, FAHA (he/him/his) – University of Washington
    Track Chair: Mohammad Fallahi-Sichani, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Virginia
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
    Sponsored By 
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    2:30 PM – 2:45 PM EST
    Cross-species modeling identifies gene signatures in type 2 diabetes mouse models predictive of inflammatory and estrogen signaling pathways associated with Alzheimer's disease outcomes in humans
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Brendan K. Ball – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Elizabeth A. Proctor, PhD – Penn State University
    Primary Investigator: Douglas Brubaker, PhD (he/him/his) – Case Western Reserve University
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    2:45 PM – 3:00 PM EST
    Decoding Spatial Mechanisms of Sex Differences in Alzheimer's Disease
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Felix G. Rivera Moctezuma (he/him/his) – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Ahmet F. Coskun – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Author: Ivan Kordic (he/him/his) – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    3:00 PM – 3:15 PM EST
    Evaluating and Enhancing In Vitro Hepatocyte Differentiation Protocols Using Developmental Omics Data
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Daniel Guiggey, MS – University at Buffalo
    Primary Investigator: Natesh Parashurama, MD PhD – University at Buffalo
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    3:15 PM – 3:30 PM EST
    Integrating linguistic and network approaches to analyze cell signaling
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Adrian Shimpi, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Virginia
    Last Author: Kristen Naegle, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    3:30 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Large trauma patient cohort reveals IL-29 as a novel responder to traumatic injury and predictor of survival
    Location: Room 324
    Primary Investigator: Parinaz Fathi, PhD – NIH/NIBIB
    Co-Author: Maria Karkanitsa, BSc – UCSD
    Co-Author: Adam Rupert – AIDS Monitoring Laboratory Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc.
    Co-Author: Aaron Lin (he/him/his) – UVA
    Co-Author: Jenna Darrah – Dunlap and Associates, Inc.
    Co-Author: F. Dennis Thomas – Dunlap and Associates, Inc.
    Co-Author: Jeffrey Lai – University of Massachusetts Medical School
    Co-Author: Kavita Babu – University of Massachusetts Medical School
    Co-Author: Mark Neavyn, MD – Tufts University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Rosemary Kozar – University of Maryland School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Christopher Griggs – Atrium Health’s Carolinas Medical Center
    Co-Author: Kyle W. Cunningham – Atrium Health’s Carolinas Medical Center
    Co-Author: Carl I. Schulman, MD PhD MSPH (he/him/his) – University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Marie Crandall – Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Irini Sereti – National Institutes of Health
    Co-Author: Emily Ricotta – Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
    Presenting Author: Kaitlyn Sadtler – NIH/NIBIB
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    3:45 PM – 4:00 PM EST
    Modeling and Predicting Resistance to Organ Allograft Tolerance Induction Using a Minimally–Invasive Implant
    Location: Room 324
    Presenting Author: Russell R. Urie, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Amogh Angadi – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Hailey Brady – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Jiane Feng – University of Michigan
    Last Author: Daniel Goldstein – University of Michigan
    Primary Investigator: Lonnie D. Shea, PhD – University of Michigan
    Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology