Neuromuscular and Brain Biomechanics

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Session Chair(s)

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  Noah Rubin, PhD (he/him/his)

  Staff Scientist
  National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
  Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
• SW

  Shang Wang, PhD

  Assistant Professor
  Stevens Institute of Technology
  Hoboken, New Jersey, United States

Track Chair(s)

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  Jeffrey Jacot, PhD (he/him/his)

  Associate professor
  University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
  Aurora, Colorado, United States
• 

  Hossein Tavana, PhD (he/him/his)

  Department Chair/ Professor
  University of Akron, Ohio, United States

Presentations:

• 3:45 PM – 4:00 PM EST

  Alteration of mechanical stress in the mouse brain with age and hemorrhagic stroke
  

  Presenting Author: Rohin Banerji, M.Sc. – Boston University

  Co-Author: Siyi Zheng – Boston University

  Co-Author: Robert LeBourdais – Boston University

  Co-Author: Eric DuBois, MSc – Boston University

  Co-Author: Sue Zhang – Boston University

  Co-Author: Timothy O'Shea – Boston University

  Primary Investigator: Hadi T. Nia, PhD – Boston University
• 4:00 PM – 4:15 PM EST

  Biomarker Expressions of Spinal Cord Injury in Avulsed Neonatal Brachial Plexus
  

  Presenting Author: Gautam S. Moon (he/him/his) – Temple University

  Co-Author: Baishakhi Mahapatra, MSc (she/her/hers) – Banaras Hindu University

  Co-Author: Dr. Rakesh K Singh – Banaras Hindu University

  Primary Investigator: Anita Singh – Temple University
• 4:15 PM – 4:30 PM EST

  Investigation of the Spatiotemporal Changes in the Biomechanics of Injured Spinal Cord Using Atomic Force Microscopy
  

  Presenting Author: Elif Ertugral, MS (she/her/hers) – Cleveland State University

  Co-Author: Rounak Pokharel (he/him/his) – Akron University

  Co-Author: Vasanti Dhakate (she/her/hers) – Akron University

  Co-Author: Jessica Onyak (she/her/hers) – University of Akron

  Co-Author: Nic Leipzig, PhD (he/him/his) – The University of Akron

  Primary Investigator: Chandra Kothapalli, MS, PhD (he/him/his) – Cleveland State University
• 4:30 PM – 4:45 PM EST

  Mesoscale Modeling to Improve Brain Strain Accuracy: An Initial Study
  

  Presenting Author: Nan Lin – Worcester Polytechnic Institute

  Co-Author: Wei Zhao – Worcester Polytechnic Institute

  Primary Investigator: Songbai Ji, PhD – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
• 4:45 PM – 5:00 PM EST

  MRI-Based Mechanical Assessment of a Biofidelic Brain Phantom with Improved Skull-Brain Modeling
  

  Presenting Author: Yuan-Chiao Lu, PhD – Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

  Co-Author: Joy Mojumder, PhD (he/him/his) – National Institutes of Health

  Co-Author: Michaelann Tartis, PhD (she/her/hers) – New Mexico Tech

  Co-Author: Matthew McGarry – Dartmouth College

  Co-Author: Ahmed Alshareef, PhD – University of South Carolina

  Co-Author: Adam M. Willis – Lackland Air Force Base

  Co-Author: Philip V. Bayly – Washington University in St. Louis

  Co-Author: John A. Butman – National Institute of Health

  Co-Author: Dzung L. Pham – Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
• 5:00 PM – 5:15 PM EST

  Resilience of Brain Strain to Kinematic Filtering in Contact Sports
  

  Presenting Author: Nan Lin – Worcester Polytechnic Institute

  Co-Author: Gregory Tierney – Ulster University

  Primary Investigator: Songbai Ji, PhD – Worcester Polytechnic Institute