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Biomechanics
Poster Session

Biomechanics - Poster Session D

Friday, October 25, 2024
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST
Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G

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    Presentations:

    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST
      Loss of vimentin-nuclear connectivity impairs fibroblast morphology and nuclear positioning

      Presenting Author: Rylee Slisher – Ohio State University

      Co-Author: Bronson Frank (he/him/his) – Ohio State University

      Co-Author: Katie Tieu – Ohio State University

      Primary Investigator: Daniel Conway, PhD – The Ohio State University

    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST
      Low Intensity Vibration (LIV) Improves Proliferation of T-cells in Patients 65+

      Presenting Author: Ankur Sikder – Stony Brook University

      Primary Investigator: M. Ete Chan – Stony Brook University

    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST
      Matrix Mehanics and Composition of Entangled Collagen:Fibrin Interpenetrating Matrices Varies Temporarilly

      Presenting Author: Eden Ramirez – UTSA ESTEEMED

      Co-Author: Gennifer Chiou – The University of Texas at San Antonio

      Co-Author: Joo Ong – University of Texas at San Antonio

      Primary Investigator: Teja Guda, PhD – The University of Texas at San Antonio

    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST
      Measurement of Chloride Secretion to Study How Osmotic Pressures Regulate 3D Epithelial Spheroid Homeostasis

      Presenting Author: Kevin Wheat – The Ohio State University

      Co-Author: Bradley Sweeney, MS – The Ohio State University

      Primary Investigator: Daniel Conway, PhD – The Ohio State University

    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST
      Mechanical Properties of Bone Exposed to Protracted Proton Radiation

      Presenting Author: Stephanie Frolio (she/her/hers) – The College of New Jersey

      Co-Author: Laura C. Bowman, PhD (she/her/hers) – The College of New Jersey

      Co-Author: Catherine M. Davis, PhD (she/her/hers) – Uniformed Services University

      Primary Investigator: Anthony G. Lau, PhD – The College of New Jersey

    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST
      Mechanical susceptibility of chondrocytes by Piezo1 modulators and inflammatory cytokines in situ

      Presenting Author: Johann Kintzel (he/him/his) – University of Rochester

      Co-Author: Suk Hee Lee – University of Rochester Medical Center

      Primary Investigator: Whasil Lee, PhD – University of Rochester, NY

    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST
      Methodology for Identifying Sequential Acceleration Events and their Prevalence in Youth Football Using an Instrumented Mouthpiece

      Presenting Author: Ty Holcomb, MS (he/him/his) – Wake Forest University School of Medicine

      Co-Author: Jack Anderson – Union College

      Co-Author: Madison Marks, MS (she/her/hers) – Wake Forest University School of Medicine

      Co-Author: Nicholas Pritchard – Wake Forest School of Medicine

      Co-Author: Cole D. Smith (he/him/his) – Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences

      Co-Author: Joel D. Stitzel, PhD – Wake Forest University School of Medicine

      Last Author: Jillian Urban, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Wake Forest University School of Medicine

    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST
      Microindentation Testing Analysis of Rat Cortical Bones Exposed to Low Dose Proton Radiation

      Presenting Author: Panagiota Perdikis – The College of New Jersey

      Co-Author: Alexandra K. Stibler, BS – Virginia Tech

      Co-Author: Michelle N. Meyers – The College of New Jersey

      Co-Author: Laura C. Bowman, PhD (she/her/hers) – The College of New Jersey

      Co-Author: Alexis L. Mraz – The College of New Jersey

      Co-Author: Catherine M. Davis, PhD (she/her/hers) – Uniformed Services University

      Co-Author: Anthony G. Lau, PhD – The College of New Jersey

    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST
      Modeling Acupuncture In Vitro: The Impact of Collagen Concentration on Torque

      Presenting Author: Andres D. Luengo Martinez (he/him/his) – The University of Texas at Austin

      Co-Author: Chidera Ntiwunka-Ifeanyi, MS (she/her/hers) – Rutgers University

      Primary Investigator: Valerie Tutwiler – Rutgers-New Brunswick

      Last Author: David I. Shreiber, BS, MS, PhD (he/him/his) – Rutgers University–New Brunswick

    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST
      Modeling of Sensors Used to Validate FE models of Articular Joint Contact: A Comparison of Simulated Hertz Contact

      Presenting Author: Manuela Montes de Oca (she/her/hers) – University of Rochester

      Co-Author: Kalle Chastain, MS – Hospital for Special Surgery

      Primary Investigator: Amy L. Lerner, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Rochester

    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST
      Modulating the Compliance of Varied Thrombogenicity Vascular Graft Designs

      Presenting Author: Trin Murphy – University of Pittsburgh

      Co-Author: David R. Maestas, Jr., PhD (he/him/his) – University of Pittsburgh

      Co-Author: William R. Wagner, PhD – University of Pittsburgh

      Co-Author: Sang-Ho Ye – University of Pittsburgh

      Primary Investigator: Jonathan P. Vande Geest – University of Pittsburgh

    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST
      Multilayered Hydrogel Stiffness Evaluation for Engineering Cell Environments

      Presenting Author: Kara A. Hernandez – Texas A&M University

      Co-Author: Carlos A. Meraz Perea (he/him/his) – Rice University

      Primary Investigator: Jane Grande-Allen, PhD (she/her/hers) – Rice University

    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST
      MUSCULOSKELETAL MODELING TO EVALUATE THE INFLUENCE OF CARBON FIBER INSOLES ON GAIT METABOLIC COST

      Presenting Author: Elizabeth K. Bowman (she/her/hers) – Worcester Polytechnic Institute

      Co-Author: Kota Z. Takahashi, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Utah

      Last Author: Daniel J. Davis, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Utah

    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST
      On the effects of localized inhibited cell proliferation on embryonic flexure

      Presenting Author: Young Jun Chun – Union College

      Co-Author: Ashok Ramasubramanian, PhD – Union College

    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST
      Optimization and Characterization of Alginate Micro-beads to quantify Intra-tumoral Stress

      Presenting Author: Erica Rios Hernandez, BS – San Jose State University

      Co-Author: Bryce Thompson, BS – University of Louisville

      Co-Author: Zachary Fowler – University of Louisville

      Primary Investigator: Joseph Chen, PhD – University of Louisville

    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST
      Optimizing Ovine Cardiac Material Models For Use in Finite Element Modeling

      Presenting Author: Olivia M. Rutherford – Purdue University

      Co-Author: Patricia K. Thomas, MS (she/her/hers) – Wake Forest University

      Co-Author: Grace Liverett – Wake Forest University

      Primary Investigator: F. Scott Gayzik – Wake Forest University School of Medicine

    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST
      Optimization of the density-elasticity relationship for rabbit hindlimb bones

      Presenting Author: Jonah M. Dimnik (he/him/his) – University of Calgary

    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST
      Pan-tissue percolation scaling of viscoelasticity with tissue collagen reflects contractile strain-inhibited fibril degradation

      Presenting Author: Dennis Discher, PhD – Biophysical Eng'g Labs, University of Pennsylvania

      Co-Author: Karanvir Saini (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania

      Co-Author: Sangkyun Cho – University of Pennsylvania

      Co-Author: Manu Tewari – University of Pennsylvania

      Co-Author: Abdalziz Jalil – University of Pennsylvania

      Co-Author: Mai Wang – University of Pennsylvania

      Co-Author: Susanna A. Belt, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Pennsylvania

      Co-Author: Benjamin W. Lee – University of Pennsylvania

      Co-Author: Rebecca Taichman (she/her/hers) – University of Pennsylvania

      Co-Author: Alex Kasznel – University of Pennsylvania

      Co-Author: Kazuhiro Yamamoto – University of Liverpool

      Co-Author: David Chenoweth – University of Pennsylvania

      Co-Author: Kenneth Margulies – University of Pennsylvania

    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST
      Planar polarized force propagation links cell movement to tissue morphogenesis

      Presenting Author: Shinuo Weng – Johns Hopkins University

    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST
      Plant Movement Response to Mechanical Stimulation Toward Understanding Predator Defense

      Presenting Author: Alex Naglich (he/him/his) – Carnegie Mellon University

      Primary Investigator: Philip R. R. LeDuc, PhD – Carnegie Mellon University

    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST
      Platelet Products Stored in Plasma or Additive Solution Maintain Function for 21 Days of Cold Storage

      Presenting Author: Katelin Rahn (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh

      Co-Author: Kestrel L. Merritt (they/them/theirs) – Trauma and Transfusion Medicine Research Center, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh

      Co-Author: Irona Khandakar, MBBS, PhD (she/her/hers) – Trauma and Transfusion Medicine Research Center, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh

      Co-Author: Javonn Musgrove (he/him/his) – Trauma and Transfusion Medicine Research Center, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh

      Co-Author: Skye Clayton (she/her/hers) – Trauma and Transfusion Medicine Research Center, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh

      Co-Author: Casey Hicks – Trauma and Transfusion Medicine Research Center, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh

      Co-Author: Nicholas Rocchio-Giordano – Trauma and Transfusion Medicine Research Center, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh

      Co-Author: Rassam Rassam, MS – Trauma and Transfusion Medicine Research Center, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh

      Co-Author: Devin Dishong – Trauma and Transfusion Medicine Research Center, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh

      Co-Author: Philip Spinella – Trauma and Transfusion Medicine Research Center, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh

      Primary Investigator: Susan Shea – Trauma and Transfusion Medicine Research Center, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh

    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST
      Quantification of the Impact of Matrix Stiffness on Brain Endothelial Cell-Cell Junction Stiffness

      Presenting Author: Udit Gupta – University of Maryland, College Park - Fischell Department of Bioengineering

      Co-Author: Li Yan, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland

      Primary Investigator: Kimberly Stroka, PhD – University of Maryland

    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST
      Quantifying Differences in Head Kinematics by Vehicle in Grassroots Dirt Track Racing

      Presenting Author: Sophia Zoch – Wake Forest School of Medicine

      Co-Author: Tanner M. Filben, PhD (he/him/his) – Elemance, LLC

      Co-Author: Nicholas Pritchard – Wake Forest School of Medicine

      Co-Author: Destiny Mason – Virginia Tech

      Co-Author: Logan Miller – Wake Forest School of Medicine

      Co-Author: Garrett Bullock – Wake Forest School of Medicine

      Co-Author: Christopher Miles – Wake Forest University School of Medicine

      Co-Author: Jillian Urban, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Wake Forest University School of Medicine

      Co-Author: Trent Rodriguez – Toyota Racing Development USA

      Primary Investigator: Joel D. Stitzel, PhD – Wake Forest University School of Medicine

    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST
      Relationship between functional forelimb usage and musculoskeletal tissue changes in a rat model of brachial plexus birth injury

      Presenting Author: Kyla Bosh (she/her/hers) – Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering at North Carolina State University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

      Co-Author: Katie B. Taran (she/her/hers) – Northwestern University

      Co-Author: Steven Thompson (he/him/his) – North Carolina State University

      Co-Author: Brian Hua – North Carolina State University

      Co-Author: Jennifer Potts – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

      Co-Author: Katherine Saul, PhD (she/her/hers) – North Carolina State University

      Last Author: Jacqueline Cole, PhD (she/her/hers) – North Carolina State University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST
      Reverse engineering morphogenesis through Bayesian optimization of physics-based models

      Presenting Author: Jeremiah Zartman, PhD – University of Notre Dame

      Co-Author: Nilay Kumar – University of Notre Dame

      Co-Author: Mayesha Sahir Mim, MS – University of Notre Dame

      Co-Author: Alexander Dowling – University of Notre Dame

    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST
      Selective Bundle ACL Reconstruction Does Not Initially Restore the Normal ACL Force Distribution in an Adolescent Porcine Model: Implications for Treatment of Partial ACL Injuries

      Presenting Author: Yukun Zhang, MS – North Carolina State University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

      Co-Author: Kaan Gurbuz, MD (he/him/his) – Kayseri City Education & Research Hospital

      Co-Author: Jeffrey T. Spang, MD – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

      Primary Investigator: Matthew B. Fisher, PhD (he/him/his) – North Carolina State University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST
      Shear Wave Tensiometry for the Assessment of Loading in the Healthy Iliotibial Band

      Presenting Author: Jack Felipe – University of Delaware

      Last Author: Stephanie Cone, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Delaware

    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST
      Simulating the Deformation Response of the Aging Brain Using 3D Subject-Specific Finite Element Models

      Presenting Author: Bashar Elkhatib – University of South Carolina

      Co-Author: Aaron Carass – Johns Hopkins University

      Co-Author: Jerry L. Prince, PhD – Johns Hopkins University

      Primary Investigator: Ahmed Alshareef, PhD – University of South Carolina

    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST
      Single Cell Biomechanical Profiling of the Metastatic Potential of MDA-MB-231 Cells

      Presenting Author: Zeina Habli, MSc. – American University of Beirut

      Co-Author: Ahmad Zantout – American University of Beirut

      Co-Author: Nadine Al Haj, M.S. degree (she/her/hers) – American University of Beirut

      Co-Author: Raya Saab – Stanford

      Co-Author: Marwan El-Sabban – American University of Beirut

      Presenting Author: Massoud L. Khraiche – American University of Beirut

    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST
      Single integrin tension imaging reveals periodic force nodes within filopodia

      Co-Author: Ying Tu – Imperial College London

      Presenting Author: Xuefeng Wang, PhD – Hoxworth Center

    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST
      Single-Molecule Visualization of VWF Stem Conformation: Impact of D4 Domain Histidine Residue and C Domain Pathogenic Mutations

      Presenting Author: Fan Gong, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Massachusetts Amherst

      Co-Author: Golzar Mobayen (she/her/hers) – Imperial College London

      Co-Author: Thomas McKinnon (he/him/his) – Imperial College London

      Last Author: X. Frank Zhang, PhD – Umass Amherst

    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST
      Snai1b Mediates Myocardial Trabeculation and Growth in Response to Mechanical Stimulation

      Presenting Author: Jing Wang, MS – Department of Bioengineering, UCLA

      Co-Author: Aaron L. Brown, MS – Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University

      Co-Author: Seul-Ki Park, PhD – Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, UCLA

      Co-Author: Charlie Z. Zheng – Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, UCLA

      Co-Author: Adam Langenbacher – Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, UCLA

      Co-Author: Sheila Gonzalez-Ramos – Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, UCLA

      Co-Author: Enbo Zhu, PhD – Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, UCLA

      Co-Author: Ryan O’Donnell – Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, UCLA

      Co-Author: Jau-Nian Chen – Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, UCLA

      Co-Author: Alison Marsden, PhD (she/her/hers) – Department of Bioengineering and Pediatrics, Stanford

      Primary Investigator: Tzung Hsiai, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Department of Medicine (Cardiology) and Bioengineering, UCLA

    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST
      Stress Landscape of Folding Brain Serves as a Map for Axonal Pathfinding

      Presenting Author: Akbar Solhtalab, PhD (he/him/his) – Binghamton University

      Co-Author: Mir Jalil Razavi, PhD (he/him/his) – Binghamton University

    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST
      Taekwondo Headgear Performance and Characterization of Compression and Stiffness

      Presenting Author: Richard A. Gillespie (he/him/his) – Virginia Tech

      Co-Author: Susanna Gagliardi (she/her/hers) – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

      Co-Author: Matthew Wood – Virginia Tech

      Co-Author: Mark T. Begonia, PhD (he/him/his) – Virginia Tech

      Last Author: Nicole E.-P Stark, PhD (she/her/hers) – Virginia Tech Helmet Lab

      Primary Investigator: Steve Rowson, PhD – Virginia Tech

    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST
      The Acute Compressive Strain Response of Osteoarthritic Cartilage: An In Vivo Study

      Presenting Author: JiYeon Ashley Hong (she/her/hers) – Carnegie Mellon University

      Primary Investigator: Axel Moore, PhD (he/him/his) – Carnegie Mellon University

      Co-Author: Daniel White, PT, ScD, MSc – University of Delaware

    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST
      The association between Cytomegalovirus status and frailty symptoms in adults with positive HIV

      Presenting Author: John Kim, MS (he/him/his) – University of Arizona

      Primary Investigator: Nima Toosizadeh, PhD – Rutgers University

      Co-Author: Gutierrez Escalante – University of Arizona

      Co-Author: Bilaval Javed – University of Arizona

      Co-Author: Janko Nikolich-Zugich – University of Arizona

    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST
      THE HYGRO-MECHANICAL RESPONSE OF SWELLING BONE IMPLANTS IN ARTIFICIAL BONES

      Presenting Author: Amirreza Sadighi – Drexel University

      Co-Author: Moein Taghvaei, PhD – Drexel University

      Co-Author: Mehrangiz Taheri, PhD (she/her/hers) – Drexel University

      Co-Author: Delaney Oeth – University of Pennsylvania

      Co-Author: Madeline Boyes – University of Pennsylvania

      Co-Author: Sorin Siegler, PhD (he/him/his) – Drexel University

      Co-Author: Thomas P. Schaer, VMD – University of Pennsylvania

      Co-Author: Ahmad R. Najafi – Drexel University

    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST
      Three-dimensional Model for Human Eye Motion

      Presenting Author: Pouya Kassaeiyan, PhD Student (he/him/his) – George Mason University

      Co-Author: Ningshi Yao – George Mason University

      Co-Author: Joseph Demer – University of California, Los Angeles

      Last Author: Qi Wei, PhD (she/her/hers) – Department of Bioengineering, George Mason University

    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST
      Three-Dimensional Versus Two-Dimensional Joint Quasi-Stiffness During Gait in Chronic Stroke Survivors: A Comparative Study

      Presenting Author: Sierra Foley, MS (she/her/hers) – Wayne State University

      Primary Investigator: Edward P. Washabaugh, PhD (he/him/his) – Wayne State University

    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST
      Tools for Biomechanical Characterization of the Brain: Development of the Contained Anthropomorphic Structured-gel Phantom for Elastography Research (CASPER)

      Presenting Author: Emily R. Long (she/her/hers) – 1Uniformed Services University , 2 Johns Hopkins University

      Co-Author: Cate Wisdom, PhD – Uniformed Services University Department of Radiology and Bioengineering

      Co-Author: George J. Klarmann, PhD – 4D Bio³ Center for Biotechnology and Department of Radiology, Uniformed Services University

      Last Author: Dzung L. Pham – Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

      Primary Investigator: H. Doug Morris, PhD (he/him/his) – Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST
      Uncovering the effects of transmural pressure on differentiation in the embryonic lung

      Presenting Author: Samhita P. Banavar, PhD (she/her/hers) – Princeton University

      Co-Author: Anna B. Liu – Princeton University

      Co-Author: Evelyn S. Navarro Salazar (she/her/hers) – Princeton University

      Co-Author: Tevyur Mosley – University of Maryland

      Co-Author: Katharine Goodwin, PhD – MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology

      Primary Investigator: Celeste M. Nelson, PhD (she/her/hers) – Princeton University