| Thursday | ||||||
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| Friday |
8:30-10:00 a.m. |
Laser/Optics
I: Nonlinear Microscopy Chair: Thomas Milner — UT, Austin Co-chairs: Alvin Yeh — TAMU, College Station Gracie Vargas — UTMB, Galveston |
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| Keynote Address: Where is CARS Headed? | |||
| Eric Potma, University of California, Irvine, CA | |||
| In vivo Spatiotemporal Multiphoton and Second Harmonic Generation Microscopy (MPM-SHGM) of Epithelial Carcinogenesis | |||
| T. Shilagard, J. Sun, M. Motamedi and G. Vargas — UTMB, Galveston | |||
| Compensation of 10 fs Pulses in a Custom Built Nonlinear Optical Microscope | |||
| A. Larson and A.T. Yeh — TAMU, College Station | |||
| Mutated Prestin Contributes to Membrane Electromechanical Force Generation in Membrane Tethers | |||
| R. Zhang1, F. Qian1, L. Rajagopalan2, F.A. Pereira2, W.E. Brownell2 and B. Anvari1 — 1Rice University and 2Baylor College of Medicine | |||
8:30-10:00 a.m. |
Ventricular
Mechanics and Function Chair: Anilkumar K. Reddy — Baylor College of Medicine Co-chair: Christopher M. Quick — TAMU, College Station |
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| Cardiac Function in GH and IGF1 Deficient Mice | |||
| A.K. Reddy, G.E. Taffet, F. Huq, G. Darlington and C.J. Hartley — Baylor College of Medicine | |||
| Heart Valve Disease Modeling under in-vitro Conditions | |||
| D.D. Allison1, T.N. Wight2 and K.J. Grande-Allen1 — 1Rice University and 2The Hope Heart Institute, Seattle, WA | |||
| Fiber and Laminar Architecture of Normal and Post-hypertrophied Rat Heart Septum | |||
| B.K. Hegde and J.C. Criscione — TAMU, College Station | |||
| Noninvasive Measurement of Coronary Flow Reserve in Mice | |||
| C.J. Hartley1, A.K Reddy1, S. Madala2, L.H. Michael1, M.L. Entman1 and G.E. Taffet1 — 1Baylor College of Medicine and 2Indus Instruments, Houston | |||
| Respiration Detection in Mice through ECG Leads | |||
| S. Madala1, A.D. Jones1, W.A. Caro1, A.K. Reddy2, G. Taffet2 and C.J. Hartley2 — 1Indus Instruments, Houston and 2Baylor College of Medicine | |||
8:30-10:00 a.m. |
Applied
BIomaterials Chair: Nicholas Peppas — UT, Austin Co-chair: Upma Sharma — Rice University |
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| Design Strategies for the Next Generation of Nanophase Materials for Biomedical Applications | |||
| R. Bizios — UT, San Antonio | |||
| Preparation of Stealth Biodegradable Nanoparticles for Controlled Delivery of Therapeutic Agents to Tumors | |||
| T. Betancourt and L. Brannon-Peppas — UT, Austin | |||
| Glycosaminoglycans Synthesis in Uniaxial vs. Biaxial Regions of Collagen Gels | |||
| V. Gupta, J.A. Werdenberg, K. Jane Grande-Allen — Rice University | |||
| Mechanical and Structural Characterization of Photopolymerized Crosslinked Polyacrylamide Hydrogels for Use in DNA Electrophoresis Applications | |||
| J. Wang and V.M. Ugaz — TAMU, College Station, TX | |||
| Metal-polymer Nanocomposites as Externally Triggered Intelligent Therapeutic Systems | |||
| J.K. Eby, D.E. Owens III and N.A. Peppas— UT, Austin | |||
8:30-10:00 a.m. |
Medical
Imaging and Image Processing I Chair: Osama Mawlawi — M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Co-chair: Liang Sun — Proportional Technologies, Inc., Houston |
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| Keynote Address: Cardiovascular Informatics: How to Stop a Heart Attack Before it Happens | |||
| I.A. Kakadiaris — University of Houston | |||
| Boosting the Thermal Cardiac Pulse Signal | |||
| N. Sun, I.T. Pavlidis, M. Garbey and J. Fei — University of Houston | |||
| Reconstruction Methods for a 64-channel Phased Array Parallel Imaging System: Qualitative and Quantitative Comparison | |||
| J-B. Son and J.X. Ji — TAMU, College Station | |||
8:30-10:00 a.m. |
Bioinformatics
I Chair: George E. Fox — University of Houston Co-chair: Cecilia Clementi — Rice University |
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| Detecting Recent Events in the Natural History of the Human Genome | |||
| A. Milosavljevic — Baylor College of Medicine | |||
| Short is Beautiful: Testing the Limits of Ultraconservation in the Decoding of Genomes | |||
| J. Miller — Baylor College of Medicine | |||
| Optimal Combination of Theory and Experiment to Explore the Protein Folding Landscape | |||
| C. Clementi — Rice University | |||
| Thursday | ||||||
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| Friday |
10:20-11:50 a.m. |
Laser/Optics
II: OCT and Spectroscopy Chair: Gracie Vargas — UTMB, Galveston Co-chair: Alvin Yeh — UT, Austin |
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| The Spice of Life? The Effects of Curcumin on Exhaled Nitric Oxide in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | |||
| M. McCurdy1, Y. Bakhirkin1, A. Sharafkhaneh2 and F.K Tittel1 — 1Rice University and 2Baylor College of Medicine | |||
| Fluorescence of Chemopreventive-drug Induced Ovarian Monkey Rhesus Tissues Evaluated by Chemometric Analysis | |||
| V. Nammalvar1, U. Utzinger2, J. Bender1, F.W.J. Van den Berg3, W. Satterfield4, M.Brewer2 and R. Drezek1 — 1Rice University, 2University of Arizona,Tucson, AZ, 3The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Frederiksberg, Denmark and 4M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston | |||
| Optical Bandwidth Multiplexing Methods in Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography | |||
| J. C. Condit, K. Kumar, E. Kim, N.J. Kemp and T. E. Milner — UT, Austin | |||
| Prediction Capability of OCT-based Blood Glucose Monitor | |||
| V.V. Sapozhnikova, D.S. Prough, R.R. Kuranov, I. Cicenaite and R.O. Esenaliev — UTMB, Galveston | |||
| Identification of Artificial Fingerprints Using Optical Coherence Tomography | |||
| Y. Cheng, R.K. Manapuram, M. Ghosn and K.V. Larin — University of Houston | |||
| Accurate Comparison of Optical Coherence Tomography Images and Standard Histology | |||
| R. Kuranov, D. Prough, V. Sapozhnikova, I. Cicenaite and R. Esenaliev — UTMB, Galveston | |||
10:20-11:50 a.m. |
Vascular
Mechanics Chair: Ralph Metcalfe — University of Houston Co-chair: Suncica Canic — University of Houston |
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| Mathematical Modeling of the Interaction between Viscoelastic Vessel Walls and Blood Flow | |||
| S. Canic1, C.J. Hartley2, D. Rosenstrauch3, J. Tambaca4 and A. Mikelic5 — 1University of Houston, 2Baylor College of Medicine, 3UT Houston Medical School, 4University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia and 5University of Lyon, Lyon, France | |||
| The Venous Response to Local Heat Is Not Biphasic in Nature | |||
| A.R. Tullman, R.J. Widmer, J.E. Laurinec and C.M. Quick — TAMU, College Station | |||
| Relating the Hyperemic Flow Response to Changes in Microvascular Radii | |||
| C.S. Pettit, K.V. Desai, B.J. Sowers, E.S. Williams, P. Chaudhury and C.M. Quick — TAMU, College Station | |||
| Light-induced Modulation of Vascular Smooth Muscle Activity in Skin Microvasculature in-vivo | |||
| P.H. Nguyen, B.K. Hegde, A.M. Venugopal and C.M. Quick — TAMU, College Station | |||
| Lymphatic Contractions are Dependent on the Contraction Velocity of the Vein | |||
| P.D. Pepper, R.M. Dongaonkar, P.H. Nguyen and C.M. Quick — TAMU, College Station | |||
10:20-11:50 a.m. |
Regenerative
Nanomedicine Chair: Anshu B. Mathur — M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Co-chair: Sangeeta K. Cheema — M. D. Anderson Cancer Center |
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| Simultaneous Regeneration of Dermis and Epidermis with Keratinocyte-seeded Matrices, in-vivo | |||
| C.E. Butler — M. D. Anderson Cancer Center | |||
| Correlation between Micro-CT Sections and Histological Sections of Healing Mouse Skull Defect | |||
| P.J. Duke1, D. Montufar-Solis2, H.C. Nguyen3 and D.D. Cody4 — 1Dental Branch, UT Houston Health Science Center, 3Texas Center for Pain Management, Houston and 4M.D. Anderson Cancer Center | |||
| Measurement and Analysis of Nano-mechanical Properties of Silk Fibroin and Chitosan Blend Scaffolds Using Atomic Force Microscopy | |||
| C.N.Rios1,2 , A.S. Gobin3 and A.B. Mathur1 — 1M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, 2UT, Austin and 3University of Louisville, Louisville, KY | |||
| Dielectrophoretic Fibril Alignment in Silk Fibroin-Chitosan Scaffolds | |||
| A.C. Gordon1,2, P.R.C. Gascoyne1 and A.B. Mathur1 — 1M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and 2Rice University | |||
10:20-11:50
a.m. |
Medical
Imaging and Image Processing II Chair: Michael Brandt — UT-Houston Health Science Center Co-chair: Osama Mawlawi — M.D. Anderson Cancer Center |
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| Design and Performance Characteristics of a Low-Cost High-Sensitivity Dedicated Animal PET Camera | |||
| H. Baghaei, W-H. Wong, Y. Zhang, H. Li, Y. Wang, R. Ramirez, S. Kim, J.Liu and S. Liu — M.D. Anderson Cancer Center | |||
| Partial Volume Correction of Lung Nodules Using PET/CT | |||
| W.M. Bradley, T. Pan, R. Wendt III, J. Erasmus, R.A. White and O. Mawlawi — M.D. Anderson Cancer Center | |||
| Correcting Respiratory Motion Artifacts in PET Imaging | |||
| F. Qiao1, T. Pan2, J.W. Clark, Jr.1 and O.R. Mawlawi2 — 1Rice University and 2M.D. Anderson Cancer Center | |||
| Breathing Air Flow Pattern Analysis in Thermal Imaging | |||
| J. Fei and I.T. Pavlidis — University of Houston | |||
| Multiscale Wavelet Classification and Despeckling Techniques for Ultrasonic Images | |||
| Y.Yue1, M.M. Croitoru2, A. Bidani2, J.B. Zwischenberger3 and J.W Clark, Jr.1 — 1Rice University, 2UT Houston Medical School and 3UTMB, Galveston | |||
10:20-11:50 a.m. |
Bioinformatics
II Chair: George E. Fox — University of Houston Co-chair: Cecilia Clementi — Rice University |
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| Rational Protein Annotation and Design | |||
| O. Lichtarge — Baylor College of Medicine | |||
| Unraveling the History of the Ribosome | |||
| G.E. Fox — University of Houston | |||
| A Computational Framework for Structural Classification of Proteins Using Class-association Rules | |||
| S. Dua and P.C. Kidambi — Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA | |||
| Geometric Sieving: Automated Distributed Optimization of 3D-Motifs for Protein Function Prediction | |||
| B.Y. Chen1, V.Y. Fofanov2, D.H. Bryant1, B.D. Dodson1, D.M. Kristensen3, A.M. Lisewski3, M. Kimmel1, O. Lichtarge3 and L.E. Kavraki1 — 1Rice University, 2University. of Houston and 3Baylor College of Medicine | |||
| Thursday | ||||||
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| Friday |
12:00-1:30 p.m. |
Luncheon
and Presentation |
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| "Warning: Insufficient Bioengineering Education May be Hazardous to Your Health" | |||
Rebecca
Richards-Kortum, Ph.D. |
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| Thursday | ||||||
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| Friday |
1:30-3:00 p.m. |
Lasers/Optics
III: Optoacoustics and Ultrasound Chair: Thomas E. Milner — UT, Austin Co-chair: Gracie Vargas — UTMB, Galveston |
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| Application of Focused Ultrasound and Contrast Agents for Gene Delivery in Tumors | |||
| I. Cicenaite1, V.G. Andreev1,2, O.V. Chumakova1, S. Chakrabarty1, B.M. Evers1 and R.O. Esenaliev1 — 1UTMB, Galveston and 2Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia | |||
| Biodegradable Nanoparticles and Ultrasound for Gene Delivery in Tumors | |||
| O.V. Chumakova1, V.G. Andreev1,2, I. Cicenaite1, S. Chakrabarty1, B.M. Evers1, J. Wen1, V.L. Popov1 and R.O. Esenaliev1 — 1UTMB, Galveston and 2Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia | |||
| Monte Carlo Modeling of Light Distribution for Multi-wavelength Optoacoustic Monitoring of Cerebral Blood Oxygenation | |||
| I. Patrikeev, Y.Y. Petrov, I.Y. Petrova, D.S. Prough and R.O. Esenaliev — UTMB, Galveston | |||
| Laser-diode-based Optoacoustic System for Noninvasive Monitoring of Total Hemoglobin Concentration: in vitro and in vivo Studies | |||
| I.Y. Petrova, D.S. Prough, Y.Y. Petrov, I. Patrikeev and R.O. Esenaliev — UTMB, Galveston | |||
| Animal Tests of Multi-wavelength Optoacoustic System for Cerebral Blood Oxygenation Monitoring | |||
| Y. Y. Petrov, D. S. Prough, I. Y. Petrova, I. Cicenaite, D. J. Deyo, I. Patrikeev and R. O. Esenaliev — UTMB, Galveston | |||
1:30-3:00 p.m. |
Vascular
Function and Flow Chair: Craig J. Hartley — Baylor College of Medicine Co-chair: Anilkumar K. Reddy — Baylor College of Medicine |
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| Finite Elements and Operator Splitting Method for the Numerical Simulation of Fluid Flow in Deformable Domains with Application to Blood Flow | |||
| G. Guidoboni, R. Glowinki and T-W. Pan — University of Houston | |||
| Numerical Simulation of Cell Detachment from Surface by Shear Flow | |||
| R. Glowinski, J. Hao and T-W. Pan — University of Houston | |||
| Intravascular Ultrasound-based Imaging of Vasa Vasorum for the Detection of Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Plaque | |||
| S.M. O'Malley1, M. Vavuranakis2, R. Metcalfe1, C.J. Hartley3, M. Naghavi4 and I.A. Kakadiaris1 — 1University of Houston, 2University of Athens, 3Baylor College of Medicine and 4Association for Eradication of Heart Attack | |||
| Numerical Determination of Atherosclerotic Plaque Temperature in a Stenotic Artery | |||
| O. Ley and T. Kim — TAMU, College Station | |||
| Models of Aging: What Do They Mean ? | |||
| G.E. Taffet, C.J. Hartley and A.K. Reddy — Baylor College of Medicine | |||
1:30-3:00 p.m. |
Angio/Vasculogenesis Chair: Laura Suggs — UT, Austin |
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| Molecular Regulation of Blood Vessel Formation | |||
| K.K. Hirschi — Baylor College of Medicine | |||
| Embryonic Stem Cell Culture Using PEGylated Fibrin Hydrogels | |||
| S.F. Collins, H. Liuand and L.J. Suggs — UT, Austin | |||
| Modification of PolyethyleneGlycol Hydrogels with EPHRIN-A1 and EPHB4 for Angiogenic Applications | |||
| J.J. Moon, S-H. Lee and J.L. West — Rice University | |||
| Promotion of Stable Vasculature via siRNA Technology | |||
| S.K. Cheema and A.B. Mathur — M.D. Anderson Cancer Center | |||
| Quantitative Analysis of the Microvasculature Growing in the Interface of a Skin Graft and the Recipient Site | |||
| G.P. Reece, X. Wu, N. Kathuria and C.W. Patrick, Jr. — M.D. Anderson Cancer Center | |||
1:30-3:00 p.m. |
Orthopaedics/Rehabilitation
I: Sensory Feedback Simulation Chair: Marcia O'Malley — Rice University Co-chair: Chuck Layne — University of Houston |
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| Haptic Interaction Modes for Upper Extremity Stroke Rehabilitation | |||
| J. Huegel, A. Sledd and M. O’Malley — Rice University | |||
| Effects of Haptic Feedback on the Mechanisms of Sensorimotor Learning | |||
| Y. Li, V. Patoglu and M. O’Malley — Rice University | |||
| Effects of Internal and External Focus of Attention on Relative Phase Stability in Rhythmic Bimanual Movements | |||
| E. James and C. Layne — University of Houston | |||
| Quantitative Assessment of Tiltboard Balance Performance | |||
| P.M. Quesada, M.P. Durham, R.V. Topp, A.M. Swank and D. Biton — University of Louisville, Louisville, KY | |||
1:30-3:00 p.m. |
Bioinformatics
III: Applied Informatics Chair: Lydia Kavraki — Rice University Co-chair: Sumeet Dua — Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA |
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| Using Statistical Properties of Short Subsequences for Metagenome Size Estimation | |||
| C. Putonti1, V. Fofanov2, M. Zhang1, T. Slezak3 and Y. Fofanov1 — 1University of Houston, 2Rice University and 3Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA | |||
| Computational Prediction of Protein Secondary Structures Using Supervised Classification | |||
| P. Chowriappa and S. Dua — Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA | |||
| Background-resistant PCR Assays for Dengue Virus Detection | |||
| M. Añez, C. Putonti, G.E. Fox, Y. Fofanov and R.C. Willson — University of Houston | |||
| Discovery and Modelling of Active Metabolic Paths Using Markov Models and Petri Nets | |||
| S. Dua and S.H. Pothireddy — Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA | |||
| Thursday | ||||||
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| Friday |
3:20-5:00 p.m. |
Laser/Optics
IV: Optical Clearing Chair: Gracie Vargas — UTMB, Galveston Co-chair: Alvin Yeh — UT, Austin |
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| Tissue Optical Clearing | |||
| G. Vargas — UTMB, Galveston | |||
| Collagen-sugar Alcohol Interactions in Skin Tissue Optical Clearing | |||
| J.M. Hirshburg1, B. Choi2, J.S. Nelson2 and A.T. Yeh1 — 1TAMU, College Station and 2Beckman Laser Institute, University of California, Irvine, CA | |||
| Mechanical Abrasion for Delivery of Optical Clearing Agents | |||
| O. Stump, C.G. Rylander, T.E. Milner, and A.J. Welch — UT, Austin | |||
| Dehydration for Optical Clearing of Tissue | |||
| C.G. Rylander, O. Stump, A.J. Welch, K.R. Diller and T.E. Milner — UT, Austin | |||
3:20-5:00 p.m. |
Developments
in Cardiac Imaging and Monitoring Chair: Dirar S. Khoury — Baylor College of Medicine Co-chair: Jie Cheng — Texas Heart Institute |
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| Novel Catheter System for Integrated Electrical, Anatomical and Functional Imaging of the Heart | |||
| D.S. Khoury1,2, L. Rao1, R. He3 and S.F. Nagueh2 — 1Baylor College of Medicine, 2The Methodist Hospital, Houston, and 3UT Houston Medical School | |||
| Development of a Flexible Data Acquisition System for Disparate Data Streams | |||
| S. Asopa, M.S. Munir and A. Brewer — Texas Heart Institute | |||
| Non-invasive Monitoring of Fetal Heart Rate | |||
| I. Tan1, G. Vázquez1, A. Brazdeikis1 S. Padhye2 and M.T. Verklan2 — 1Texas Center for Superconductivity at University of Houston and 2UT Houston Health Science Center | |||
| A Comprehensive Evaluation of Global and Regional Right Ventricle Systolic Function in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension Using a Novel Speckle Tracking Method | |||
| B. Pirat, M.L. McCulloch and W.A. Zoghbi — Baylor College of Medicine | |||
| Direct Vagal Stimulation Promotes Electrial Atrial Remodeling Induced by Rapid Pacing in Dogs | |||
| D. Yang, M. Razavi, T. Ai, S. Delapasse, M. Shuraih, D. Engler, X. Feng and J. Cheng — Texas Heart Institute | |||
3:20-5:00
p.m. |
Advances
in Cellular Engineering Chair: Charles W. Patrick, Jr. — M. D. Anderson Cancer Center |
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| Modulation of Liver Functions Expressed by HEPG2 Cells by Limiting Oxygen Diffusion | |||
| J.P. Camp and A.T. Capitano — University of Houston | |||
| Structural and Biochemical Adaptation of Endothelial Cells to Cyclic Stretch | |||
| R. Kaunas1, S. Usami2 and S. Chien2 — 1TAMU, College Station and 2University of California, San Diego, CA | |||
| Activated Cardiac Fibroblasts Originate from Bone Marrow and Mediate Fibrosis | |||
| S.B. Haudek1, Y. Xia1, P. Huebener1, J. Crawford2, D. Pilling2, R. Gomer2 and M.L. Entman1 — 1Baylor College of Medicine and 2Rice University | |||
| Inhibition of Bleomycin-induced Lung Fibrosis by Serum Amyloid P | |||
| D. Pilling1, M. Wang2, J. Crawford1, E.L. Travis2 and R.H. Gomer1 — 1Rice University and 2M.D. Anderson Cancer Center | |||
| Localization and Manipulation of Magnetic Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications | |||
| I. Tan and A. Brazdeikis — University of Houston | |||
| Temperature-responsive Interpenetrating Polymer Network (IPN) Nanospheres as Intelligent Therapeutic Systems | |||
| Y. Jian, D.E. Owens III and N.A. Peppas — UT, Austin | |||
3:20-5:00 p.m. |
Orthopaedics/Rehabilitation
II: Robotics Chair: Michael A. K. Liebschner — Rice University Co-chair: Marcia O'Malley — Rice University |
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| Investigating the Importance of the Vertebral Shell during Structural Collapse of Human Vertebral Bodies | |||
| K. Sun1, W. Tawackoli1, D. Satish2 and M. Liebschner1 — 1Rice University and 2Clements High School, Sugarland, TX | |||
| Robotics Technology to Characterize Changes in 3D Joint Kinematics after Treatment | |||
| W. Tawackoli and M.A.K. Liebschner — Rice University | |||
| Vision Based Force Sensing and Multi-rate Haptic Controller Design for Nanorobotic Manipulation | |||
| A. Gupta, V. Patoglu, F. Ghorbel and M. O'Malley — Rice University | |||
| A Computational Framework for Capturing Structural and Motion Properties in Proteins | |||
| A. Shehu, C. Clementi and L. Kavraki — Rice University | |||
3:20-5:00 p.m. |
Medical
Imaging and Image Processing III Chair: Michael Brandt — UT-Houston Health Science Center Co-chair: Ioannis T. Pavlidis — University of Houston |
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| The NIH MRI Study of Normal Brain Development | |||
| M.E. Brandt1 and J. Fletcher2 — 1UT-Houston Health Science Center and 2University of Houston | |||
| SVM-Based Texture Filtering and Classification and Application to Early Melanoma Detection | |||
| Z. Yang1, X. Yuan1, N. Mullani2 and G. Zouridakis1 — 1University of Houston and 2Translite Inc., Houston | |||
| Robust Physiology-based Face Recognition in the Thermal Infra-red Spectrum | |||
| P. Buddharaju and I.T. Pavlidis — University of Houston | |||
| Game Based Tracking | |||
| J. Dowdall and I.T. Pavlidis — University of Houston | |||
| Thursday | ||||||
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| Friday |
5:00-6:30 p.m. |
Poster
Session A: Cardiopulmonary and Ventricular Assist Systems |
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| Numerical Determination of Atherosclerotic Plaque Temperature: The Effect of Blood Flow and Plaque Geometry | |||
| T. Kim and O. Ley — TAMU, College Station | |||
| Determination of the Effect of Lung Inflammation on Exhaled Air Temperature Using a Heat Transfer Model | |||
| N. Panicker1, O. Ley1 and A. Bidani2 — 1TAMU, College Station and 2UT-Houston Medical School | |||
| Creation of a Two-dimensional Heat Transfer Model to Study Thermoregulation in the Bat Wing | |||
| T. Mendez, J. Figueroa, V. Kuriachan, R. Mohebpour, O. Ley and C. Quick — TAMU, College Station | |||
| Increases in Filling Pressure and Afterload Results in Lymphangion Pump Failure | |||
| A.M. Venugopal, M.C. Vasquez, J.C. Lee, R.H. Stewart and C.M. Quick — TAMU, College Station | |||
| Structural Adaptation of Mesenteric Lymphatic Vessels in Response to High Flow Conditions | |||
| A. Kotiya, C. Quick, G. Laine and J. Criscione — TAMU, College Station | |||
| A Rapid Algorithm Design and Implementation Strategy | |||
| G. Morello1, M. Vollkron2, R. Benkowski1 and H. Schima2 — 1MicroMed Cardiovascular, Inc., Houston and 2Medical Univ. of Vienna, Vienna, Austria | |||
| Histo-mechanics of the Porcine Basilar Artery in Hypertension | |||
| Hu1, T.W. Fossum, M.W. Miller, X. Hai, S. Liu and J.D. Humphrey — TAMU, College Station | |||
5:00-6:30 p.m. |
Poster
Session B: Molecular, Cellular and Tissue Engineering |
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| Application of Process Control Techniques towards Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus | |||
| T.G. Farmer, T.F. Edgar and N. Peppas — UT, Austin | |||
| Oral Insulin Delivery Using Lectin Functionalized Complexation Hydrogels | |||
| G. Stone, K.M. Wood and N.A. Peppas — UT, Austin | |||
| Surface-patterning Polyethylene Glycol Hydrogels for Aligned Endothelial Tubulogenesis | |||
| J.J. Moon, B.A. Nsiah, M.S. Hahn and J.L. West — Rice University | |||
| Surface Science Studies of Chitosan and its Potential Use as a Biomedical Implant Coating | |||
| M.L. Siriwardane1, H.J. Martin2 and K.H. Schulz2 — 1Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA and 2Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS | |||
| Role of Decorin in Engineered Tissue Mechanics | |||
| Z. Ferdous and J. Grande-Allen — Rice University | |||
5:00-6:30 p.m. |
Poster
Session C: Nano- and Microtechnologies |
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| Host Immune Response to Implanted Polyelectrolyte Microcapsules | |||
| C.S. Nallapati, S.P.Chilakal, M.J.McShane and D. Mills — Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA | |||
| Nanoassembled Polyelectrolyte Multilayers as Platforms for Chrondrocyte Culture | |||
| J. Shaik, J.S. Mohammed, M.J. McShane and D.K. Mills — Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA | |||
| Applicability of Lithography-layer-by-layer (L-LBL) Method to Cell Patterning and Prospects | |||
| J.S. Mohammed1, M.A. DeCoster2 and M.J. McShane1 — 1Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana and 2Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA | |||
| Transduction of pH and Glucose-sensitive Hydrogel Swelling Through Fluorescence Energy Transfer | |||
| A.C. Mack, J. Mao and M.J. McShane — Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA | |||
| In-vivo Compatibility Studies of Polymeric Materials for Use in Implantable Glucose Sensors | |||
| S.P.Chilakal, C.S.Nallapati, M.J. McShane and D. Mills — Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA | |||
| A Battery Operated Portable Thermocycler for Rapid PCR | |||
| N. Agrawal and V.M. Ugaz — TAMU, College Station | |||
| A Comparison of Bayesian and Maximum Likelihood Analysis: Phylogenetic Relationships in a Subtropical Insect Pest | |||
| R. G. Shatters, Jr.1, L. M. Boykin1, R. A. Bagnall2, R. C. Rosell2, C. L. McKenzie1 and D. R. Frohlich2 — 1USDA, ARS, Horticultural Research Laboratory, Fort Pierce, FL and 2University of St. Thomas | |||
5:00-6:30 p.m. |
Poster
Session D: Optics and Photonics |
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| Noninvasive Optoacoustic Monitoring of Hemoglobin Oxygenation in the Internal Jugular Vein | |||
| P. Brecht, D.S. Prough, Y.Y. Petrov, I.Y. Petrova, I. Cicenaite, D.J. Deyo, I. Patrikeev and R.O. Esenaliev — UTMB, Galveston | |||
| Effect of Transmembrane Potential on Mechanical Properties of Plasma Membrane | |||
| R. Krishnamurthy1, F. Qian1, W.E. Brownell2 and B. Anvari1 — 1Rice University and 2Baylor College of Medicine | |||
| Salicylate Reduces Electrically Induced Force Generation of Human Embryonic Kidney Cell Membrane Tethers | |||
| L. Lee1, F. Qian2, W.E. Brownell1, and B. Anvari2 — 1Baylor College of Medicine and 2Rice University | |||
| Imaging in-vitro Angiogenesis with Nonlinear Optical Microscopy | |||
| P-F. Lee, K.J. Bayless and A. Yeh — TAMU, College Station | |||
| Standing Wave Fluorescence Microscopy to Study Cell Membrane Tethers | |||
| O. Gliko1, D.G. Reddy2, P. Saggau3, B. Anvari2 , and W.E. Brownell1 — 1Baylor College of Medicine and 2Rice University | |||
| Comparison of Two-photon Excitation Spectra Using Broad and Narrowband Laser Pulses | |||
| A. Larson, A. Keho, A.T. Yeh and K. Meissner — TAMU, College Station | |||
| Light Scattering by Microspheres for Diffusing Probe Microscopy | |||
| K.E. Meissner, A. Allen, M.A. Bevan and H-J. Wu — TAMU, College Station | |||
| Reorganization of Nuclear Volume During Viral Infection in Three-dimesional Tissue Matrices | |||
| Z.A. Crannell and A.T. Yeh — TAMU, College Station | |||
5:00-6:30 p.m. |
Poster
Session E: Vision Science |
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| Attraction of Flashes to Moving Dots | |||
| O. Yilmaz and H. Ogmen — University of Houston | |||
| The Use of Adaptive Optics Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscopy to Measure Saccadic Targeting Variability | |||
| G. Kumar1, S.B. Stevenson1 and A. Roorda2 — 1University of Houston and 2University of California, Berkeley, CA | |||
| Temporal Properties of Retinal Adaptation | |||
| F.E. Visco Jr. and S.B. Stevenson — University of Houston | |||
| A Comparison of Shape Encoding in Primate Dorsal and Ventral Visual Pathways | |||
| V. Juneja1, S.R. Lehky2 and A.B. Sereno1 — 1UT-Houston Medical School and 2RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Japan | |||
| Computational and Psychophysical Analyses of Contour and Surface Processing in Human Vision | |||
| H. Kafaligonul, B.G. Breitmeyer, H. Ogmen, L. Mardon, S. Todd and R. Ziegler — University of Houston | |||
| First Order Interocular Motion Processes Revealed by Pursuit Eye Movement Correlograms | |||
| A. Raghunandan and S.B. Stevenson — University of Houston | |||
5:00-6:30 p.m. |
Poster
Session F: Orthopaedics and Biomechanics |
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| Adaptation of Haptic Interfaces for a LabView-based System Dynamics Course | |||
| K. Bowen and M.K. O’Malley — Rice University | |||
| Suture Tying Test Bed for Telerobotic Surgery Performance Assessment | |||
| C. Schlembach and M. O’Malley — Rice University | |||
| Adaptation of a Haptic Exoskeleton for Stroke Rehabilitation | |||
| A. Sledd, J. Huegel and M. O’Malley— Rice University | |||
| Identification of Causative Bacteria in Osteomyelitis Using Rapid and Sensitive 16S rRNA Detection | |||
| M.C. Greaser, Y-Q. Zhang, C. Ambrose and H.B. Kaplan — UT-Houston Medical School | |||
| Osteogenic Effect of Electric Muscle Stimulation as a Countermeasure during Hindlimb Unloading | |||
| J. D. Alcorn, H. A. Hogan, B. A. Vyvial and S. A. Bloomfield — TAMU, College Station | |||
| The Effect of Types of Bed Mobility and Coughing on Muscle Recruitment of the Abdominal Muscles: A Pilot Study | |||
| S. Anderson, S. Byrd, A. Franklin, C. W. Stegink Jansen, L.J. Gould and R.M. Patterson — UTMB, Galveston | |||
| Relationship of Pressure Ulcers to Entropy of Skin Temperature | |||
| M.P. Rapp, N. S. Padhye, N. Bergstrom — UT-Houston Health Science Center | |||
| The Effect of External Stimuli on Stair Descent by Older Adults | |||
| S. Cronk, W. Miletello and Y. Sankara — Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA | |||
| Changes in Physical Effort during Operation of Aids that Scan | |||
| S. Cronk and P. Clerkin — Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA | |||
| The SMARTCAST: A Device for Healing Fractures in Space | |||
| J. Barnes, N. Datta, V. Gupta, L. Higbie and L. Ji — Rice University | |||
| Measurement of Patellar-Tendon Bearing Socket/Residual Limb Interface Pressure during Stepping and Walking: A Case Study | |||
| M. Faustini1, R.R. Neptune1, R. Crawford1, W. Rogers2 and G. Bosker2 — 1UT, Austin and 2UT Health Science Center, San Antonio | |||
| The Osteonexus: An Actively Dynamized Fracture Healing Device | |||
| E.F. Chan, C.J. Chang, A.C. Gordon, E.L. Vu, P.J. Yang — Rice University | |||
5:00-6:30 p.m. |
Poster
Session G: Biomedical Engineering |
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| Minimally Invasive Measurement of Intestinal Edema Using an Impedance Analyzer | |||
| R.S. Radhakrishnan1, K. Shah3, H. Xue1, F.A. Moore1, N.W. Weisbrodt1, S.J. Allen1,2, B. Gill1 and C.S. Cox, Jr.1,2 — 1UT-Houston Medical School, 2TAMU, College Station and 3UT, Austin | |||
| A Monolithic Dual-Channel Sensor for Magnetic Resonance Imaging | |||
| X. Liu, J.E. Ayala, T. Zourntos and S.M. Wright — TAMU, College Station | |||
| Achieving Critical Mass: An Open Access Biomedical Research Lab | |||
| M. Nordt, J.K. Meisner and C.M. Quick — TAMU, College Station | |||
| Thursday | ||||||
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| Friday |
8:30-10:00 a.m. |
Neural
Systems I: EEG Chair: Ben H. Jansen — University of Houston Co-chair: Walter G. Besio — Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA |
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| Spike Sorting — A Recording Model and Error Analysis | |||
| M.A. Sheikh and D.H. Johnson — Rice University | |||
| An Algorithm for Detection of Complex and Spike-like Seizure Discharges in Neonatal EEG | |||
| J. Mitra1, J.R. Glover1, P.Y. Ktonas1, J.D. Frost2, Jr., R.A. Hrachovy2 and E.M. Mizrahi2 — 1University of Houston and 2Baylor College of Medicine | |||
| The Relationship between Pre-stimulus Theta Phase and Auditory Evoked Potential Morphology | |||
| L. Hua1, B.H Jansen1 and N.N. Boutros2 — 1University of Houston and 2Wayne State University, Detroit MI | |||
| The Relationship between Pre-stimulus EEG Characteristics and P300 Variability in Normal Controls | |||
| B.K Bonala1, B.H Jansen1 and N.N. Boutros2 — 1University of Houston and 2Wayne State University, Detroit, MI | |||
| Human Learning and the Neural Correlates of Strategy Formulation | |||
| F. Baluch1, D. Subramanian2 and G. Zouridakis1 — 1University of Houston and 2Rice University | |||
8:30-10:00 a.m. |
Critical
Care Medicine Chair: Joseph B. Zwischenberger — UTMB, Galveston Co-chair: Royce Johnson — Kinetic Concepts, Inc., San Antonio |
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| Keynote Address on Critical Care Medicine: Development of an Artificial Lung | |||
| Bartley P. Griffith, M.D. — University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD | |||
| Compact OxyRVAD for Respiratory and Right Heart Assistance | |||
| D. Wang 1, X. Zhou1, S.D. Lick1, R. White2 and J.B. Zwischenberger1 — 1UTMB, Galveston and 2MicroMed Cardiovascular, Inc., Houston | |||
| Oxygenated Perfusion and ex vivo Resuscitation of Isolated Hearts | |||
| H.A. Khalil1,2, E. Tuzun1, T.D. Franklin, Jr.3, K.A. Golden1 and B. Radovancevic1 — 1Texas Heart Institute, 2University of Houston and 3Organ Transport Systems, Inc., Frisco, TX | |||
8:30-10:00 a.m. |
Invited
Lectures at the Nano-Bio Interface Chair: Kevin F. Kelly — Rice University Co-chair: Rena Bizios — UT San Antonio |
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| Designing, Measuring and Controlling Molecular- and Supramolecular-Scale Properties for Molecular Devices | |||
Paul S. Weiss — Departments of Chemistry and Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA |
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| Nanostructured Neurotransmitter-Derivatized Surfaces for Biosensor Development | |||
Anne M. Andrews — Department of Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences and Neuroscience Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA |
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| Gold Nanoparticles: Optical Properties and Biological Applications | |||
Jason Hafner — Department of Chemistry, Rice University |
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8:30-10:00 a.m. |
Orthopaedics
and Rehabilitation III: Upper Extremity Chair: Rita M. Patterson — UTMB, Galveston Co-chair: Brian Garner — Baylor University, Waco |
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| Direct Measurement of Upper-extremity Kinematics via a Lightweight Device | |||
| J.A. Kobliska, J.O. Nielson and R.V. Gonzalez — LeTourneau University, Longview | |||
| Normal Jaw Motion Can Be Predicted Using a Geometry-based Modeling Approach | |||
| J.J. Lemoine1, J.J. Xia2, C.R. Andersen3, J.Gateno2, W. Buford3 and M.A.K Liebschner1 — 1Rice University, 2The Methodist Hospital, Houston and 3UTMB Galveston | |||
| An Anatomical and Biomechanical Study of the Wrist Extensor Retinaculum Septa and Tendon Compartments | |||
| A. Iwamoto1, R.P. Morris2, C. Andersen2, R.M. Patterson2 and S.F. Viegas2 — 1Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan and 2UTMB, Galveston | |||
| Hand Grasping Kinematics | |||
| R.M. Patterson1, A. Sangole1, B. Abreu2, W. Buford Jr.1, S. Viegas1 and K.J. Ottenbacher1 — 1UTMB Galveston and 2Transitional Learning Center, Galveston | |||
8:30-10:00 a.m. |
Labview
Workshop Chair: Chris Leblanc — National Instruments Corporation, Austin |
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Introduction
to LabView and Vision |
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| Thursday | ||||||
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| Friday |
10:20-11:50 a.m. |
Neural
Systems II: Stimulation Systems Chair: Ben H. Jansen — University of Houston Co-chair: Walter G. Besio — Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA |
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| Comparison between Tri-polar and Bipolar Concentric Ring Electrodes and Conventional Electrodes for Recording Movement Related Potential Signals | |||
| K. Koka and W. Besio — Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA | |||
| Feasibility of Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation for Controlling Pilocarpine Generated Status Epilepticus Seizures in Rats Noninvasively | |||
| W. Besio1, K. Koka1, F. Zhu1, V. Alagiriswamy1 and A.J. Cole2 — 1Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA and 2Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA | |||
| Multi-channel TMS Reconfigurable Coils | |||
| D. Wu, J. Chen, H. Shah, B.R. Sheth and B. Jansen — University of Houston | |||
| Radio Frequency Heating of a Vagus Nerve Stimulation System during Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Position Matters | |||
| M. Inman and J. Begnaud — Cyberonics, Inc., Houston | |||
10:20-11:50 a.m. |
Critical
Care Medicine II Chair: Bartley P. Griffith — University of Maryland Co-chair: Joseph B. Zwischenberger — UTMB, Galveston |
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| Sleep-disordered Breathing: Role of Ventilatory Control Instability | |||
| S. Subramanian — Baylor College of Medicine | |||
| Severe Chronic Pulmonary Hypertension Sheep Model by Continuous Intravenous Air Infusion Induced Pulmonary Air Embolism | |||
| X. Zhou, D. Wang, C. Castro, H. Hawkins and J.B. Zwischenberger — UTMB, Galveston | |||
| A Human Cardiopulmonary Model: Potential for Use in Design of Ventricular and Pulmonary Assist Systems | |||
| Chuan Luo1, Roy Ha1, J.B. Zwischenberger2 and J.W. Clark Jr.1 — 1Rice University and 2UTMB, Galveston | |||
| 96 Hours Evaluation of a Compact Gas Exchanger for Ambulatory Arterio-venous Carbon Dioxide Removal (AVCO2R) | |||
| X. Zhou, D. Wang, R. Sayers, K.M. Campbell, M. Cevallos, S.D. Chambers and J.B. Zwischenberger — UTMB, Galveston | |||
| The MedICAN Data Model | |||