Program

1.1 Lasers & Optics I: Spectroscopy & Phototherapy
Thursday, February 8, 2007
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Palacio del Rio
Chair: Thomas E. Milner, UT Austin
Co-Chair: Alvin T. Yeh, TAMU, College Station
Heterogeneities in Concentrations of Hemoglobin Derivatives and Oxygen Saturations in Human Prostate Tumors Evaluated by NIRS
D. Kashyap1, D. L. Peswani1, J. Cadeddu2 and H. Liu1 — 1UT Arlington and 2UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
Effect of Inhomogeneous Distribution of Chromophores on Diffuse Reflectance Measurement in Tissue
N. Rajaram, G. T. Dagani, J. R. Fakhoury, X. Zhang and J. W. Tunnell — UT Austin
A Novel Spectroscopic Approach to Localize Biliary Tract Tissues during Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
P. K. Gulaka1, S. Kommera1, B. Wang1, E. Livingston2 and H. Liu1 — 1UT Arlington and 2UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
Porous Media Approach for Modeling the Microwave Heating Enhanced Oxygen Diffusion for Photodynamic Therapy
A. Premasiri1, G. Happawana1 and A. Rosen2 — 1Southern Methodist Univ., Dallas and 2Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA
2.1 Valve Structure & Function
Thursday, February 8, 2007
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Hawaiian Village
Chair: K. Jane Grande-Allen, Rice Univ.
Co-Chair: Craig J. Hartley, Baylor College of Medicine
Dynamic Simulation of Bioprosthetic Heart Valves Using a New Finite Element Shell Model Based on Experimental Data
H. Kim1,2, J. Lu2, M. S. Sacks3 and K. B. Chandran2 — 1UT-Houston Health Science Center, 2Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA and 3Univ. of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Ovine Myocardial and Valvular Changes after Experimental Mitral Valve Regurgitation
J. Blazejewski1, T. C. Nguyen2, C. A. Miller2 and K. J. Grande-Allen1 — 1Rice Univ. and 2Stanford Univ., Palo Alto, CA
Spectrum of Extracellular Matrix Proteins, Precursors, and Turnover in Fetal through Aged Porcine Heart Valves
E. H. Stephens, A. A. Smith and K. J. Grande-Allen — Rice Univ.
Optimization of Valvular Interstitial Cell Isolation for Investigations of Valvular Biology and Tissue Engineering
E. H. Stephens, J. C. Carroll and K. J. Grande-Allen — Rice Univ.
Physiological Flow Loop for Mitral Valve Ex Vivo Organ Culture
N. Gheewala and K. J. Grande-Allen — Rice Univ.
3.1 In-Silico Methods
Thursday, February 8, 2007
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Plaza
Chair: Charles W. Patrick, Jr, UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Co-Chair: Muhammad H. Zaman, UT Austin
Keynote Speaker: Chandrajit Bajaj — UT Austin
The Geometry of In Silico Models of Cell Synapses
Ligand Binding Affinity Estimate by AMOEBA Polarizable Force Field
D. Jiao and P. Ren — UT Austin
Mathematical Models: Linking an Extracellular Signal to Cell Proliferation
M. Obeyesekere, G. Balazsi, M. Mueller and P. Ram — UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
4.1 Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation I: Human Movement
Thursday, February 8, 2007
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Flamingo
Chair: Richard R. Neptune, UT Austin
Co-Chair: Catherine Ambrose, UT-Houston Health Science Center
Measuring Impact Forces of Shotokan Karate Strikes
Y. Shirazi, R. Anderholm, S. Morgan, G. Narvaez and B. A. Garner — Baylor Univ., Waco, TX
Walking Mechanics Limit Paretic Plantar Flexor Contributions to Propulsion in Persons with Post-Stroke Hemiparesis
C. L. Peterson1, R. R. Neptune1 and S. A. Kautz2,3 — 1UT Austin, 2Malcolm Randall VA Medical Center, Gainesville, VA and 3Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Improvements in Motor Function for Sub-Acute Stroke Patients in Robotic-Assisted Rehabilitation
O. Celik and M. K. O'Malley — Rice Univ.
Recovery of Gait Following a Stroke: What Are the Outcomes?
E. J. Protas — UTMB, Galveston
The Biomechanics of Vertebroplasty in Osteoporotic Compression Fractures and in Prophylactic Vertebral Reinforcement
R. J. Oakland, N. J. Furtado, R. K. Wilcox and R. M. Hall — Univ. of Leeds, Leeds, UK
5.1 Medical Imaging & Image Processing I
Thursday, February 8, 2007
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Waldorf A
Chair: Christof Karmonik, The Methodist Hospital
Co-Chair: Xiaojing Yuan, Univ. of Houston
Lesion Segmentation of Dynamic Contrast Enhanced Breast MRI Using Mean Shift Method
Q. Wu1,2, G. J. Whitman2, D. S. Fussell1 and M. K. Markey1 — 1UT Austin and 2UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Automatic Boundary Detection in Skin Lesion Images Using Evolutionary Strategy
N. Situ1, X. Yuan1, Y. Yue1, N. Mullani2 and G. Zouridakis1 — 1Univ. of Houston and 2TransLite, LLC, Sugar Land
Motion-Incorporated Image Reconstruction for Positron Emission Tomography
F. Qiao1, T. Pan2, J. W. Clark, Jr1 and O. Mawlawi2 — 1Rice Univ. and 2UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Choice of Parameters for Adequate Sampling of Four-Dimensional Computed Tomography
A. Riegel and T. Pan — UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Biomedical Image Registration Using Redundant Wavelet Transform
S. Cui, Y. Wang and C. M. Akujuobi — Prairie View A&M Univ., Prairie View
6.1 Neuroscience I: Vagal Nerve Stimulation
Thursday, February 8, 2007
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Waldorf C
Chair: Alan Frazer, UT Health Science Center San Antonio
Co-Chair: Reese S. Terry, Jr, Cyberonics, Inc., Houston
Major Depressive Disorder and Its Treatment
A. Frazer — UT Health Science Center San Antonio
Brain Areas Activated by Chronic Vagus Nerve Stimulation
J. T. Cunningham — UT Health Science Center San Antonio
Epilepsy Treatments
A. A. Wilfong — Texas Children's Hospital
Towards Vagus Nerve Stimulation Triggered by Automatic Seizure Onset Detection
A. Shoeb1, S. Schachter2,3, B. Bourgeois4, S. T. Treves4 and J. Guttag1 — 1Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 2Beth Israel Deasoness Medical Center, Boston, MA, 3Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA and 4Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
Opportunities for Improvement of VNS Therapy
R. S. Terry, Jr — Cyberonics, Inc., Houston
1.2 Lasers & Optics II: OCT
Thursday, February 8, 2007
10:20 AM - 11:50 AM
Palacio del Rio
Chair: Thomas E. Milner, UT Austin
Co-Chair: Alvin T. Yeh, TAMU, College Station
Hemoglobin Imaging Using Ground State Recovery Pump-Probe Optical Coherence Tomography
B. E. Applegate1 and J. A. Izatt2 — 1TAMU, College Station and 2Duke Univ., Durham, NC
Imaging Tissue Anisotropy Using Polarization Sensitive Optical Frequency Domain Imaging at 1060 nm
J. Dwelle1, B. Elmaanaoui1, N. J. Kemp2, H. G. Rylander1 and T. E. Milner1 — 1UT Austin and 2Cardiospectra, Inc., San Antonio
Monitoring of Drug and Analyte Diffusion in Biological Tissues by Using Optical Coherence Tomography
M. G. Ghosn1, V. V. Tuchin2 and K. V. Larin1 — 1Univ. of Houston and 2Saratov State Univ., Russia
Three-Dimensional Imaging of Artificial Fingerprint by Optical Coherence Tomography
Y. Cheng, V. G. Manne and K. V. Larin — Univ. of Houston
2.2 Vascular Mechanics
Thursday, February 8, 2007
10:20 AM - 11:50 AM
Hawaiian Village
Chair: James E. Moore, Jr., TAMU, College Station
Co-Chair: Morteza Naghavi, Endothelix, Inc., Houston
Atherosclerotic Plaque Heterogeneity and Hemodynamics Simulated with CFD in the Diseased Superficial Femoral Artery - Feasibility Study
C. Karmonik1,2, R. Brown2, A. B. Lumsden1, Y. Wang2 and J. D. Morrisett3 — 1The Methodist Hospital, 2Weill Medical College, New York, NY and 3Baylor College of Medicine
The Normal Basilar Artery: Structural Properties and Mechanical Behavior
B. Wicker, H. P. Hutchens and J. D. Humphrey — TAMU, College Station
Biomechanics of Common Carotid Arteries from a Mouse Model of Marfan Syndrom
J. Eberth, J. D. Humphrey, A. Taucer and E. Wilson — TAMU, College Station
Formation and Rupture of Intracranial Aneurysms
L. Jou1, A. Mohamed2, D. Lee3 and M. E. Mawad1 — 1Baylor College of Medicine, 2Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Princeton, NJ and 3Asan, Seoul, South Korea
Hemodynamics in a Cerebral Artery before and after the Formation of an Aneurysm
A. Mantha1, C. Karmonik2, G. Benndorf2, C. Strother2 and R. Metcalfe1 — 1Univ. of Houston and 2The Methodist Hospital
3.2 Cellular Dynamics & Mechanics I
Thursday, February 8, 2007
10:20 AM - 11:50 AM
Plaza
Chair: Muhammad H. Zaman, UT Austin
Co-Chair: Charles W. Patrick, Jr, UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Whole Cell Impedance Spectroscopy Microsystem for Cancer Cell Analysis
A. Han — TAMU, College Station
Microfabricated High-Reflectivity Two-Axis Silicon Microscanners for Sub-Cellular Resolution Confocal Imaging of Pre-Cancers in Vivo
K. Kumar1, K. Hoshino1, H. Shin2, R. Richards-Kortum2 and J. X. Zhang1 — 1UT Austin and 2Rice Univ.
Study of Dynamic Orientation of Fibroblasts in Collagen Gels under Stress Using Nonlinear Optical Microscopy
J. Hu, K. J. Bayless, J. D. Humphrey and A. T. Yeh — TAMU, College Station
Measuring Gold Nanoparticle Concentrations in Tissue Using Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy
R. T. Zaman1, J. Wang2, J. Schwartz2, P. Diagaradjane3, S. Krishnan3 and J. W. Tunnell1 — 1UT Austin, 2Nanospectra Biosciences, Inc., Houston and 3UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Single Neuron Mechanics Measurement Using Nanogratings Force Sensor
A. Gopal, Z. Luo, K. Kumar, K. Hoshino, B. Li, J. Y. Lee, C. E. Schmidt, P. S. Ho and J. X. Zhang — UT Austin
4.2 Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation II: Upper Extremity
Thursday, February 8, 2007
10:20 AM - 11:50 AM
Flamingo
Chair: Brian A. Garner, Baylor Univ., Waco, TX
Co-Chair: Rita M. Patterson, UTMB, Galveston
Measuring Isometric Shoulder Girdle Strength in Young Adults
B. A. Garner, J. Shim and S. Wilson — Baylor Univ., Waco, TX
Carpal Kinematics During Active and Passive Motion of the Wrist
R. M. Patterson, L. Williams, C. Anderson, S. Koh and S. F. Viegas — UTMB, Galveston
Isometric and Isokinetic Moments in Wrist Radial-Ulnar Deviation and Forearm Pronation-Supination
M. L. Wisher1 and R. V. Gonzalez2 — 1LeTourneau Univ., Longview, TX and 2Louisiana Tech Univ., Ruston, LA
Moment Arms of Muscles at the Proximal Interphalangeal Joint of the Middle Finger - Effect of Metacarpal-Phalangeal Joint Position on the Intrinsic Muscles Passing through the Exterior Hood
D. Loveland, W. L. Buford, Jr, S. Koh and S. F. Viegas — UTMB, Galveston
5.2 Medical Imaging & Image Processing II
Thursday, February 8, 2007
10:20 AM - 11:50 AM
Waldorf A
Chair: Ioannis T. Pavlidis, Univ. of Houston
Co-Chair: M. Beauchamp, UT-Houston Medical School
Looking through the Human Face
I. T. Pavlidis — Univ. of Houston
Elastic Speckle Tracking in Echocardiographic Image Sequences
Y. Yue1, J. W. Clark, Jr1 and D. S. Khoury2 — 1Rice Univ. and 2The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Separation of Simultaneously Acquired Ga-67 and In-111 Images Using Principal Component Analysis
R. E. Wendt, III, V. Wong, W. D. Erwin and F. C. Wong — UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Biomedical Image Classification Using Association Rule Mining
S. Dua and H. Singh — Louisiana Tech Univ., Ruston, LA
6.2 Neuroscience II: Engineering the Olfactory System
Thursday, February 8, 2007
10:20 AM - 11:50 AM
Waldorf C
Chair: David Marshak, UT-Houston Health Science Center
Co-Chair: James M. Bower, UT Health Science Center San Antonio
Keynote Speaker: John Kauer — Tufts University Medical School, Boston, MA
Representation of Odor Information in the Olfactory System: How Neuroscience Can Inform Engineering
Olfaction and the Neural Dynamics of Cerebral Cortex
J. M. Bower — UT Health Science Center San Antonio
Thursday Luncheon and Presentation
Thursday, February 8, 2007
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Conrad Hilton Ballroom
Perspectives on Medical Nanotechnology
M. Ferrari — UT-Houston Health Science Center
1.3 Lasers & Optics III: Non-Linear Optical Microscopy
Thursday, February 8, 2007
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Palacio del Rio
Chair: Alvin T. Yeh, TAMU, College Station
Co-Chair: Thomas E. Milner, UT Austin
Comparison of Two-Photon Luminescence from Quantom Dots Using Broad and Narrowband Femtosecond Laser Probes
H. Balasubramanian, C. Wang, A. T. Yeh and K. E. Meissner — TAMU, College Station
Two-Photon Excited Fluorescence Using Sub-10-fs and 170 fs Pulses
C. Wang, A. M. Larson, K. E. Meissner and A. T. Yeh — TAMU, College Station
Two-Photon Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy for Calcium Sensing
E. Kuwana, G. R. Vargas, T. C. Pappas, A. V. Liopo and M. Motamedi — UTMB, Galveston
Microstructure Response of Corneal Stroma to Changes in Intraocular Pressure
Q. Wu and A. T. Yeh — TAMU, College Station
Characterization of Collagen Structure and Skin Light Scattering Using Nonlinear Optical Microscopy
J. M. Hirshburg and A. T. Yeh — TAMU, College Station
2.3 Lymphatics & Microcirculation
Thursday, February 8, 2007
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Hawaiian Village
Chair: Christopher M. Quick, TAMU, College Station
Co-Chair: Craig J. Hartley, Baylor College of Medicine
Preliminary Experiments toward the Feasibility of Using Elastography for Assessing Lymphedema In Vivo
R. Righetti1, B. Garra2 and J. Ophir1 — 1UT-Houston Medical School and 2Univ. of Vermont, Burlington, VT
Hypertonic Saline Improves Lymphatic Fluid Dynamics in the Setting of Acute Intestinal Edema
R. S. Radhakrishnan1, L. Villarrubia2, H. Xue1, B. S. Gill1 and C. S. Cox, Jr1,3 — 1UT-Houston Medical School, 2UT Austin and 3TAMU, College Station
Mechanical Summation of Lymphatic Contractions in Batwing Microcirculation
A. M. Venugopal, R. R. Boyle, J. Warner, J. S. Hanney, R. H. Stewart and C. M. Quick — TAMU, College Station
The Origin of the Biphasic Response in the Thermoregulatory Microcirculation
R. J. Widmer, J. E. Laurinec, M. F. Young, M. W. Mohiuddin, G. A. Laine and C. M. Quick
Degeneration of Systemic Arterial Tree
M. W. Mohiuddin and C. M. Quick
3.3 Cellular Dynamics & Mechanics II
Thursday, February 8, 2007
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Plaza
Chair: Muhammad H. Zaman, UT Austin
Co-Chair: Charles W. Patrick, Jr, UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Fluorescence Analysis of Endothelial Cell Binding for Nanoparticulate Polyelectrolyte Complexes
S. Hartig1, J. M. Davidson1,2 and A. Prokop1 — 1Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN and 2Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN
Two Novel Methods for the Investigation of Cell Response to Substrate Rigidity
S. Nemir, M. McHale and J. L. West — Rice Univ.
Noninvasive Sensors of Bioenergetic Processes
J. H. Miller, Jr.1, G. Cardenas1, J. Fang1, V. Vajrala1, S. Maric1, D. Nawarathna2, J. Gardner1, W. R. Widger1 and J. R. Claycomb3 — 1Univ. of Houston, 2Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA and 3Houston Baptist Univ.
Harmonic Generation by Ion Transporters in Cell Membranes
J. R. Claycomb1, D. Nawarathna2, G. Cardenas3, V. Vajrala3, J. Gardner3, W. R. Widger3 and J. H. Miller, Jr.3 — 1Houston Baptist Univ., 2Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA and 3Univ. of Houston
Combined Effect of ADP and Nitric Oxide on Platelet Adhesion
R. S. Eshaq1, K. Keeton2, K. Schipke3, D. K. Mills2 and S. A. Jones2 — 1Louisiana State Univ. Heath Sciences Center, Baton Rouge, LA, 2Louisiana Tech Univ., Ruston, LA and 3Mississippi State Univ., Mississippi State, MS
4.3 Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation III: Lower Extremity
Thursday, February 8, 2007
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Flamingo
Chair: Kotaro Sasaki, UT Austin
Co-Chair: Roger V. Gonzalez, LeTourneau Univ., Longview, TX
A Device Designed to Simulate Knee Motion with Ground Reaction Forces
J. Bowen and R. V. Gonzalez — LeTourneau Univ., Longview, TX
Dynamic Contact Pressure Computation in the Tibio-Femoral Joint
N. Green and R. V. Gonzalez — LeTourneau Univ., Longview, TX
Comparison between Younger and Older Drivers of Foot Movement Times during the Operation of a Driving Simulator
S. Cronk and S. Mummidi — Louisiana Tech Univ., Ruston, LA
Plantar Flexor Muscle Force Substitution during Walking with a Unilateral Passive Dynamic Ankle-Foot Orthosis: A Simulation Study
A. Hall1, R. R. Neptune1 and S. J. Stanhope2 — 1UT Austin and 2National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Moment Potential Balance in Diarthroidal Joints (Balance in the Knee is Effected by Total Knee Arthroplasty)
W. L. Buford, Jr, Z. S. Stinson, R. M. Patterson and F. M. Ivey — UTMB, Galveston
5.3 Medical Imaging & Image Processing III
Thursday, February 8, 2007
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Waldorf A
Chair: George Zouridakis, Univ. of Houston
Co-Chair: Richard E. Wendt, III, UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
FMRI of the Somatosensory System
N. E. Yasar1 and M. Beauchamp2 — 1Rice Univ. and 2UT-Houston Medical School
Fractional Anisotropy of Water Diffusion in Brain White Matter in Amytrophic Lateral Sclerosis Determined with Magnetic Resonance Diffusion Tensor Imaging - First Results
C. Karmonik1,2, M. C. Shih2, G. Zouridakis2, E. Simpson1, H. Haykal1 and S. H. Appel1 — 1The Methodist Hospital and 2Univ. of Houston
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Assessment of Convective Therapy Delivery in a Canine Prostate Model
A. Shetty, R. J. Stafford, A. M. Elliot, W. Kassouf, G. A. Brown, L. C. Stephens, P. T. Tinkey, L. Bidaut, L. L. Pisters and J. D. Hazle — UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Very High SNR Superconducting Receive-only 7 Tesla Coil for Rat Brain Imaging
M. R. Kamel1, L. Xie1, L. Xue1, J. Wosik1, K. Bockhorst2 and P. A. Narayana2 — 1Univ. of Houston and 2UT-Houston Health Science Center
6.3 Neuroscience III: Structure & Function of the Olfactory System
Thursday, February 8, 2007
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Waldorf C
Chair: David Marshak, UT-Houston Health Science Center
Co-Chair: John Kauer, Tufts University Medical School, Boston, MA
The Way the Wind Blows: Bioengineering Insights into Human Nasal Airflow and Olfaction
P. Dalton1, K. Zhao1 and P. Scherer2 — 1Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA and 2Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Scents We Live By: Olfactory Communication in Humans
D. Chen — Rice Univ.
Regulation of Olfactory Responses by the Drosophila Circadian Clock
S. Tanoue1, P. Krishnan1, S. E. Dryer2 and P. E. Hardin1 — 1TAMU, College Station and 2Univ. of Houston
Traces of Drosophila Olfactory Memory
R. L. Davis — Baylor College of Medicine
12.1 Student Design Project I
Thursday, February 8, 2007
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Waldorf D
Chair: David Rice, Tulane Univ. Medical School, New Orleans, LA
Co-Chair: D. Patrick O'Neal, Louisiana Tech Univ., Ruston, LA
Introduction to Student Design Projects
M. Oden — Rice Univ.
A Fluorescence-Based Glucose Detector, Team GQ
J. Gill, J. Martinez, D. McUsic, J. Valdez and A. Yu — Rice Univ.
Enzymatic-Based Fiber-Optic Probes for Neural Oxygen and Glucose Sensing, Team Neuro-Sense
K. Broussard, K. Brownsberger, C. Owen and D. Ritter — Louisiana Tech Univ., Ruston, LA
Painting "Easely," Team esCape
E. Florine, C. Haas, C. Johnson and S. Thorson — Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA
Exercise System for the Crew Exploration Vehicle, Team BMEM Revolution
C. Schoener, K. Miller, M. Westfall and N. Markwardt — TAMU, College Station
1.4 Lasers & Optics IV: Photothermal, Photoacoustics and Novel Exogenous Agents
Thursday, February 8, 2007
3:20 PM - 5:00 PM
Palacio del Rio
Chair: Thomas E. Milner, UT Austin
Co-Chair: Gracie R. Vargas, UTMB, Galveston
Molecular Photoacoustic Imaging with Immotargeted Gold Nanoparticles
S. Mallidi1, T. Larson1, J. Aaron1, K. Sokolov1,2 and S. Y. Emelianov1 — 1UT Austin and 2UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Whispering Gallery Mode Probes for Use in Diffusing Colloidal Probe Microscopy
S. K. Shah, A. Allen, H. J. Wu, M. Bevan and K. E. Meissner — TAMU, College Station
Laser-Mediated Heating Using Nano-Assembled Complexes Containing Indocyanine Green
M. A. Yaseen1, J. Yu1, M. S. Wong1 and B. Anvari1,2 — 1Rice Univ. and 2Univ. of California Riverside, Riverside, CA
Temperature Monitoring during Photothermal Therapy Using Ultrasound-Based Thermal Imaging
J. Shah, S. R. Aglyamov, K. Sokolov, T. E. Milner and S. Y. Emelianov — UT Austin
Characterization of Nanoparticle Properties in Laser Thermal Therapy of Cancer Using Magnetic Resonance Temperature Imaging
A. M. Elliot1, R. J. Stafford1, A. Shetty1, J. D. Hazle1, J. Schwartz2, J. Wang2, C. Bourgoyne2 and D. P. O'Neal3 — 1UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 2Nanospectra Biosciences, Inc., Houston and 3Louisiana Tech Univ., Ruston, LA
2.4 Cardiovascular Sensors: Sounds, Magnetics & Optics
Thursday, February 8, 2007
3:20 PM - 5:00 PM
Hawaiian Village
Chair: Anilkumar Reddy, Baylor College of Medicine
Co-Chair: John C. Criscione, TAMU, College Station
A Two-Dimensional Optical Fiber Force Transducer for Constitutive Modeling of Soft Tissue
A. A. Kotiya and J. C. Criscione — TAMU, College Station
Detection and Classification of Heart Murmurs Using Low Frequency Vibrations, Sensors and Support Vector Machines
F. Rios-Gutierrez1, R. Alba-Flores2 and G. Nordehn3 — 1Univ. of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, MN, 2Alfred SUNY, Alfred, NY and 3Univ. of Minnesota Medical School Duluth Campus, Duluth, MN
Intravascular Photoacoustic Imaging of Macrophage Rich Plaques
S. Sethuraman1, S. Mallidi1, S. R. Aglyamov1, R. W. Smalling2 and S. Y. Emelianov1 — 1UT Austin and 2UT-Houston Health Science Center
Imaging In Vitro Angiogenesis with Nonlinear Optical Microscopy
P. Lee1, K. J. Bayless2 and A. T. Yeh1 — 1TAMU, College Station and 2TAMU Health Science Center, Houston
Fiber Optical Sensor for Measurement of Myocardial Contraction
G. Song1, X. Zhao1, D. Wang2, X. Zhou2, X. Liu2 and J. B. Zwischenberger2 — 1Univ. of Houston and 2UTMB, Galveston
Acquisition of Fetal Magnetocardiograms in an Unshielded Clinical Setting
G. J. Vazquez-Flores and A. Brazdeikis — Univ. of Houston
3.4 Bioactive Scaffolds
Thursday, February 8, 2007
3:20 PM - 5:00 PM
Plaza
Chair: Charles W. Patrick, Jr, UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Co-Chair: Muhammad H. Zaman, UT Austin
Patterned Surface Immobilization of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor to Promote Endothelial Cell Tubulogenesis
J. E. Leslie and J. L. West — Rice Univ.
Photocrosslinkable Fibronectin-Hyaluronic Acid 3D Scaffolds
R. R. Rosenberger, S. Seidlits, C. T. Drinnan, J. M. Heisler, L. J. Suggs and C. E. Schmidt — UT Austin
Elastin Production in Gels and Elastin Fragment Effects on Human Coronary Smooth Muscle Cells
A. A. Smith and J. L. West — Rice Univ.
Growth Hormone Release Using pH-Sensitive Complexation Hydrogels
D. A. Carr, M. C. Boude, O. Z. Fisher and N. A. Peppas — UT Austin
Bio-Engineering Grafts for Spinal Cord Injury
J. S. Smith, Z. Khaing and C. E. Schmidt — UT Austin
Studies of Craniofacial Development in Rotating Bioreactors
P. J. Duke, P. Williams, N. Horn, J. Iverson, V. Leonhart, J. Kong and D. Montufar-Solis — UT Dental Branch, Houston
4.4 Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation IV: Gait
Thursday, February 8, 2007
3:20 PM - 5:00 PM
Flamingo
Chair: Charles Layne, Univ. of Houston
Co-Chair: Max Kurz, Univ. of Houston
Locomotor Dysfunction after Spaceflight: Characterization and Countermeasure Development
A. P. Mulavara1, H. S. Cohen2, B. T. Peters3, C. A. Miller3, R. Brady3 and J. J. Bloomberg4 — 1Universities Space Research Association, Houston, 2Baylor College of Medicine, 3Wyle Life Sciences, Inc., Houston and 4NASA Johnson Space Center
Does Weight Influence the Local Dynamic Stability of Gait?
M. Kurz, J. Garza, C. Arellano and M. M. Scott-Pandorf — Univ. of Houston
Froude Number Does Not Predict Walk to Run Preferred Transition Speed in Lunar Gravity
M. M. Scott-Pandorf1, J. K. DeWitt2, W. B. Edwards3 and R. D. Hagan4 — 1Univ. of Houston, 2Bergaila Engineering Services, Houston, 3Wyle Life Sciences, Inc., Houston and 4NASA Johnson Space Center
Deconstructing the Metabolic Cost of Human Walking: Weight Support, Propulsion, Swing and Stability
R. Kram — Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Provoking New Locomotor Patterns Using Functional Electrical Stimulation in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury
T. A. Thrasher1,2, K. Masani2 and M. R. Popovic2 — 1Univ. of Houston and 2Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
5.4 Medical Imaging & Image Processing IV: Noninvasive and Nondestructive Methods for Imaging and Molecular Detection
Thursday, February 8, 2007
3:20 PM - 5:00 PM
Waldorf A
Chair: Randolph D. Glickman, UT Health Science Center San Antonio
Co-Chair: Jack L. Lancaster, UT Health Science Center San Antonio
Treadmill Exercise Partially Protects against an Ischemic-Induced Deficit in Cerebral Blood Flow Following Induction of Stroke in Rats: A PET Study
M. D. Davis, S. M. Sprague, Y. Ding and D. A. Lewis — UT Health Science Center San Antonio
MRI Based Modeling of Water Compartment in White Matter
J. L. Lancaster — UT Health Science Center San Antonio
Photoacoustic Spectroscopy for In Vivo Biomolecular Detection
S. M. Maswadi1, L. Page1, R. D. Glickman1, N. Barsalou2 and R. W. Elliot2 — 1UT Health Science Center San Antonio and 2Naval Health Research Center Detachment, San Antonio
Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles Utilized as a Molecular-Based Contrast Agent for Optoacoustic Imaging of Breast Tumor
M. Eghtedari1, A. Oraevsky2, A. Conjusteau2, J. A. Copland3, N. A. Kotov4 and M. Motamedi1 — 1UTMB, Galveston, 2Fairway Medical Technologies, Houston, 3Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL and 4Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
6.4 Neuroscience IV: Synaptic Transmission in the Retina
Thursday, February 8, 2007
3:20 PM - 5:00 PM
Waldorf C
Chair: Roger Janz, UT-Houston Medical School
Co-Chair: Samuel Wu, Baylor College of Medicine
Nitric Oxide Is a Potential Synaptic Switch in the Retina
E. Gleason and E. McMains — Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA
Variation in Synaptic Circuitry Underlying Bipolar Cell Center-Surround Receptive Fields
S. Wu — Baylor College of Medicine
Electrophysiology of Primate Retinal Neurons
R. A. Jacoby — Baylor College of Medicine
Neurotransmitter Release at a Tonic Synapse
R. Heidelberger1,2 — 1UT-Houston Medical School and 2UT-Houston Health Science Center
Synaptic Proteins as Molecular Regulators of Signal Transduction in the Retina
R. Janz — UT-Houston Medical School
12.2 Student Design Project II
Thursday, February 8, 2007
3:20 PM - 5:00 PM
Waldorf D
Chair: Maria Oden, Rice Univ.
Co-Chair: Charles Lessard, TAMU, College Station
Assistive Technology for Teaching Autistic Children, Team Handicapable-Asclepius
J. Byrd, C. Charbonnet, R. Dula, P. George, W. Glindmeyer, Z. Moses, D. Siet and P. Smith — Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA
Dosing Device for Pediatric HIV/AIDS Therapy, Team Mongoose
K. Bennett, A. Ginnings, M. Jeans and B. Schwab — Rice Univ.
Bourbon Cowboy, Team Workr
A. Brahm, N. Lehrer, A. Levelle and J. Lipner — Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA
Beyond Traditional Borders: Medicine Refrigeration Device, Team Ice
J. Ludwig, M. Mendenhall, J. Hanson, C. Berry and T. Josef — Rice Univ.
Discussion of Student Design Projects
D. Rice, M. Oden, C. Lessard and D. P. O'Neal
10.1 Poster Session A: Cardiopulmonary and Ventricular Assist Systems
Thursday, February 8, 2007
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Shamrock Ballroom
Decompressive Craniectomy Improves Cerebral Hemodynamics in Patients with Refractory Intracranial Hypertension
R. Celis, S. Gopinath and C. Robertson — Baylor College of Medicine
Effects of Venous Needle Flow during Ex Vivo Hemodialysis on Endothelial Morphology and Nitric Oxide Formation
T. N. Huynh, B. K. Chacko, X. Teng, B. C. Brott, M. Allon, S. S. Kelpke, J. A. Thompson, R. P. Patel and A. Anayiotos — Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Understanding Global Sequence Complexity of Glycosaminoglycans: A Tandem Enzyme Digestion Approach
V. R. Srinivas and K. J. Grande-Allen — Rice Univ.
The Effect of Passive Ventricular Restraint on Mitral Valve Leaflet Remodeling Following Myocardial Infarction
P. Sen1, T. C. Nguyen2, J. Blazejewski1, A. Cheng2, N. B. Ingels3, D. C. Miller2 and K. J. Grande-Allen1 — 1Rice Univ., 2Stanford Univ., Palo Alto, CA and 3Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Palo Alto, CA
Changes in Extracellular Matrix Production by Valvular Interstitial Cells with Aging
E. H. Stephens, M. Mendenhall and K. J. Grande-Allen — Rice Univ.
Sensory Neural Factors Do Not Influence Lymphatic Response to Local Heat
J. M. Bloemer, R. J. Widmer, J. E. Laurinec and C. M. Quick — TAMU, College Station
Edemagenic Gain: Interstitial Fluid Balance as Feedback System
R. M. Dongaonkar, C. M. Quick, R. H. Stewart and G. A. Laine
10.2 Poster Session B: Molecular, Cellular and Tissue Engineering
Thursday, February 8, 2007
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Shamrock Ballroom
Bio-Resistant Surfaces: Formation of PEG-ylated Surfaces by Electrochemical Grafting of Linear-Dendron Macromolecules
M. J. Felipe, R. Ponnapati and R. Advincula — Univ. of Houston
Investigating the Formation and Characterization of Core-Shell and Hollow-Shell Particles for Controlled Drug Release and Kinetics
E. Gupta, T. M. Fulghum and R. Advincula — Univ. of Houston
A Reversible Chemosensor for Toxic Cation Sensing Based on SPR, QCM and Potentiometry fo Hexahomozazcalix[3]arene Derivative
C. Kaewtong1, G. Jiang2, A. Baba2, B. Pulpoka1 and R. Advincula2 — 1Chulalongkorn Univ., Bangkok, Thailand and 2Univ. of Houston
The Investigation of Drug Release Kinetics in LBL Films Using Absorbance, SPR Spectroscopy and QCM
G. Jiang, R. B. Pernites, A. Baba and R. Advincula — Univ. of Houston
Modification of Hyaluronic Acid Biomaterials
K. R. McCarty, S. Seidlits, R. R. Rosenberger, J. M. Heisler, C. T. Drinnan, L. J. Suggs and C. E. Schmidt — UT Austin
Photocrosslinkable Interpenetrating Networks of Collagen and Hyaluronic Acid for Neural Tissue Engineering
S. Suri and C. E. Schmidt — UT Austin
Development and Characterization of Polycationic Nanogels for Targeted Intracellular Drug Delivery
D. Desai, M. Lin, O. Z. Fisher and N. A. Peppas — UT Austin
Controlled Release of VEGF from PEGylated Fibrin Gels
T. C. Lin, C. T. Drinnan, S. F. Collins and L. J. Suggs — UT Austin
Harmonic Response of Butyrate Treated Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells to Oscillatory Electric Fields
R. M. Chu1, K. Ranganna1, J. R. Claycomb2,3, G. Cardenas3, V. Vajrala3 and J. H. Miller, Jr.3 — 1Texas Southern Univ., 2Houston Baptist Univ. and 3Univ. of Houston
Analysis and Comparison of Physical Characteristics of Electrospun Tissue Engineered Scaffolds for Temporomandibular Joint Repair
P. A. Turner, R. Nassar, D. K. Mills and P. S. Sit — Louisiana Tech Univ., Ruston, LA
Effect of Ionic Concentration on Chitosan Scaffold Characteristics Measured by Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
S. Tully, H. E. Cardenas and P. S. Sit — Louisiana Tech Univ., Ruston, LA
Comparing pH-Sensitive Carriers in Transporting Growth Hormone
C. T. Haynes, II1, M. C. Boude2, O. Z. Fisher1, D. A. Carr1 and N. A. Peppas1 — 1UT Austin and 2Institute National des Sciences Appliquees de Toulouse, Toulouse-Cedex, France
Formation of pH and Thermally Responsive Membranes through the Combination of Layer by Layer and Surface Initiated ATRP Techniques for Controlled Release Applications
N. C. Estillore, T. M. Fulghum and R. Advincula — Univ. of Houston
Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes on MEMS Electrode Array towards Dielectric DNA Manipulation
J. Nah, Y. Wang, P. S. Ho and J. X. Zhang — UT Austin
Characterization of Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate-Co-3-Hydroxyvalerate) Production in Escherichia Coli
M. S. Wong, T. S. Causey, N. Mantzaris, G. N. Bennett and K. San — Rice Univ.
Development of a Mechanistic Model for Sugar-Utilization Regulatory Systems
R. Peacock1, J. Zhu1, J. V. Shanks2, R. Gonzalez2 and K. San1 — 1Rice Univ. and 2Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
The Transient Effect of Overexpressing ORCA3 Plus Jasmonic Acid Feeding in Catharanthus Roseus Hairy Roots
C. Peebles1, S. I. Gibson2, J. V. Shanks3 and K. San1 — 1Rice Univ., 2Univ. of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN and 3Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA
Manipulation of NADPH Availability in Escherichia coli by Genetic Modification of the Glycolytic Pathway
I. Martinez, J. Zhu, H. Lin, K. San and G. N. Bennett — Rice Univ.
User-Controlled Changes in Fluorescence Distribution in Cells with Oscillatory Genetic Network Dynamics
S. Portle, K. San, G. N. Bennett and N. Mantzaris — Rice Univ.
Wavelet-Based Denoising for MALDI TOF Mass Spectra by Interval and Level Dependent Thresholding
H. Shin and M. K. Markey — UT Austin
10.3 Poster Session C: Optics, Photonics & Nanotechnologies
Thursday, February 8, 2007
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Shamrock Ballroom
Structured Illumination Tomography Using Gold Nanoparticle Contrast Agents
M. Rasoulian, R. Revia, J. Voss, R. T. Zaman, D. K. Smith, B. A. Korgel and J. W. Tunnell — UT Austin
Tono-Pen Accuracy: An Evaluation of the Correlation of Central Corneal Thickness with Intraocular Pressure Measurement
S. S. Huang, Q. Wu and A. T. Yeh — TAMU, College Station
Glucose Oxidase and Polyanilline Layer-by-Layer Assembly on Gold Substrate: Explored for Biosensing Applications
R. B. Pernites, A. Baba and R. Advincula — Univ. of Houston
A Clinical Spectrometer for the Spectral Diagnosis of Cutaneous Melanoma
T. J. Aramil, K. Lee, N. Rajaram and J. W. Tunnell — UT Austin
Characterization of Double Stranded DNA Viral Replication and Egress with Nonlinear Optical Microscopy
H. Gibbs and A. T. Yeh — TAMU, College Station
Novel Three Dimensional Phosphorescence Lifetime Imaging Technique Using Modulated Two-Photon Excitation
A. Estrada and A. K. Dunn — UT Austin
Combined Fluorescence and Reflectance Hyperspectral Imaging for In Vivo Cancer Detection
J. Park and J. W. Tunnell — UT Austin
Bio-sensors and Chemo-sensors Based on Molecularly Imprinted Polymers via Electrochemical Cathodic Polymerization and Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) Spectroscopy
S. Cho, A. Baba, J. Park, T. M. Fulghum and R. Advincula — Univ. of Houston
Quantification of Arterial Permeability Using Fluorescent and Optical Coherence Tomography Techniques
S. Ivers1, M. G. Ghosn1, M. Franchek1, E. Tuzun2 and K. V. Larin1 — 1Univ. of Houston and 2Texas Heart Institute
10.4 Poster Session D: Neuroscience and Neuroengineering
Thursday, February 8, 2007
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Shamrock Ballroom
Role of Mitochrondria in Regulating L-Type Ca2+ Channel Function in Retinal Amacrine Cells
M. Tekmen and E. Gleason — Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA
Mechanisms Underlying the Nitric Oxide-Induced Redistribution of Chloride in Retinal Amacrine Cells
E. McMains and E. Gleason — Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA
Spingosine-1-Phosphate Signaling in Retinal Amacrine Cells
S. M. Crousillac, P. N. Ojiaku and E. Gleason — Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA
Tripolar Laplacian Electrocardiogram
T. Chen and W. Besio — Louisiana Tech Univ., Ruston, LA
Computer Simulation on Body Surface Laplacian Potential Mapping
T. Chen and W. Besio — Louisiana Tech Univ., Ruston, LA
Computer Simulation of the Bi-polar and Tri-polar Concentric Ring Electrodes Laplacian Estimation Techniques
F. Zhu and W. Besio — Louisiana Tech Univ., Ruston, LA
Data Selection in Feature Extraction and Classification for Brain-Computer Interface
H. Cao and W. Besio — Louisiana Tech Univ., Ruston, LA
Investigation of Auditory Middle Latency Response and Movement Related Potentials from Tripolar Ring, Bipolar Ring and Disc Electrodes
R. Acharya and W. Besio — Louisiana Tech Univ., Ruston, LA
Induction of Nrf2-Driven Genes Protects Blood-Brain Barrier Integrity Following Traumatic Brain Injury
J. Zhao, A. N. Moore and P. K. Dash — UT-Houston Medical School
Development of an Electrode Multiplexor for the Acquisition and Correlation of Volitional and Stimulus Evoked Electromyography
G. Kaskhedikar and W. Besio — Louisiana Tech Univ., Ruston, LA
Detection of Deception Using Tripolar Concentric Ring Electrodes
V. Alagiriswamy and W. Besio — Louisiana Tech Univ., Ruston, LA
Estimating the Temperature Distribution under Concentric Ring Electrode to Determine the Safety of Transcutaneous Stimulation
V. Sharma and W. Besio — Louisiana Tech Univ., Ruston, LA
10.5 Poster Session E: Orthopaedic and Dental Biomechanics
Thursday, February 8, 2007
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Shamrock Ballroom
Sagittal Plane Head Stabilization during Reaching Tasks in Individuals with Brain Injury
R. L. Cromwell1, B. C. Abreu2 and P. E. Meyers3 — 1UTMB, Galveston, 2Transitional Learning Center, Galveston and 3Univ. of Houston Clear Lake
Moment Potential Balance in the Metacarpal-Phalangeal Joints of the Hand
W. L. Buford, Jr, S. Koh, C. Anderson and S. F. Viegas — UTMB, Galveston
Electrokinetic Transport and Processing of Bone Repair Agents
H. E. Cardenas, S. S. Vasam, Y. Zhao and D. Morishetti — Louisiana Tech Univ., Ruston, LA
Simian Foot Model for Space, Undersea and Military Robots
P. Frenger — A Working Hypothesis, Inc., Houston
Color Differences among Various Forms of Primary Teeth in the Same Arch
J. Chen, J. Kim and R. D. Paravina — UT Dental Branch, Houston
Repeatability of Visual Color Matching of Maxillofacial Silicone Elastomers
S. Kiat-amnuay1, R. D. Paravina1 and G. Majkic2 — 1UT Dental Branch, Houston and 2Univ. of Houston
Aging Dependent Changes in Color and Gloss of Resin Composites
P. Ngo1, J. B. da Costa2, J. Powers3 and R. D. Paravina1 — 1UT Dental Branch, Houston, 2Oregon Health Science University, Portland, OR and 3Dental Consultants, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI
Visual Thresholds for Maxillofacial Silicone Elastomers: Correlation between CIELAB and CIEDE2000
G. Majkic1, R. D. Paravina2 and S. Kiat-amnuay2 — 1Univ. of Houston and 2UT Dental Branch, Houston
Composite Resins: Specular Component Modes and Gloss Prediction
J. C. Ontiveros1, J. B. da Costa2, J. Powers3 and R. D. Paravina1 — 1UT Dental Branch, Houston, 2Oregon Health Science University, Portland, OR and 3Dental Consultants, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI
Polishing-Dependent Differences in Surface Roughness of Resin Composites
R. D. Paravina1, L. B. Roeder1, J. B. da Costa2 and J. Powers3 — 1UT Dental Branch, Houston, 2Oregon Health Science University, Portland, OR and 3Dental Consultants, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI
Maxillofacial Silicone Elastomers: Visual Thresholds and Metamerism
R. D. Paravina1, P. J. Waters1, S. Kiat-amnuay1 and G. Majkic2 — 1UT Dental Branch, Houston and 2Univ. of Houston
10.6 Poster Session F: Medical Imaging & Image Processing
Thursday, February 8, 2007
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Shamrock Ballroom
Visualization of Inclusion-Background Bonding Using Axial-Shear Strain Elastography: Preliminary In Vivo Images
A. T. Kumar1,2, B. Garra3 and J. Ophir2 — 1UT-Houston Medical School, 2Univ. of Houston and 3Univ. of Vermont, Burlington, VT
A High Spatiotemporal Chemical Shift Imaging Technique for Magnetic Resonance Temperature Imaging
B. A. Taylor1, K. Hwang2, A. M. Elliot1, A. Shetty1, J. D. Hazle1 and R. J. Stafford1 — 1UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and 2GE Healthcare Technologies, Waukesha, WI
Ultrasonic Biomicroscopy to Assess Functional and Morphological Changes in Tissue
S. Mallidi, S. R. Aglyamov, A. B. Karpiouk and S. Y. Emelianov — UT Austin
MRI Coil Array Analytical Model for SNR Prediction
K. Feng1, B. K. Shah1, S. M. Wright1 and E. B. Boskamp2 — 1TAMU, College Station and 2GE Healthcare Technologies, Waukesha, WI
Determining Validity of FDTD in Modeling Coupling Effects in Two Coil Array
B. K. Shah1, K. Feng1, E. B. Boskamp2 and S. M. Wright1 — 1TAMU, College Station and 2GE Healthcare Technologies, Waukesha, WI
Instrumentation for Multiple Mouse Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography
R. E. Wendt, III1, B. E. Bossart2, M. Bushman1, R. E. Price3, V. Kundra1, W. D. Erwin1, W. R. Mack1 and J. D. Hazle1 — 1UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 2Rice Univ. and 3Veterinary Pathology Services, Houston
An Analysis of High-Energy Gamma Ray Images Acquired on a Conventional Gamma Camera with Coded Apertures
A. Springer1,2, J. Idoine3, D. Schellingerhout2, R. E. Wendt, III1,2, C. Li1,2, S. C. Kappadath2 and J. D. Hazle1,2 — 1UT-Houston Health Science Center, 2UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and 3Kenyon College, Gambier, OH
Early Detection of Dysplastic Nevi and Melanomas Based on Lesion Texture Analysis
Z. Yang1, X. Yuan1, N. Mullani2 and G. Zouridakis1 — 1Univ. of Houston and 2TransLite, LLC, Sugar Land
Reliability of Measuring Properties of Spiculated Lesions Using a Stylus vs. Mouse Interface
M. P. Sampat1, G. J. Whitman2, T. Stephens2, A. C. Bovik1 and M. K. Markey1 — 1UT Austin and 2UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
10.7 Poster Session G: Student Design Competition
Thursday, February 8, 2007
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Shamrock Ballroom
A Fluorescence-Based Glucose Detector, Team GQ
J. Gill, J. Martinez, D. McUsic, J. Valdez and A. Yu — Rice Univ.
Enzymatic-Based Fiber-Optic Probes for Neural Oxygen and Glucose Sensing, Team Neuro-Sense
K. Broussard, K. Brownsberger, C. Owen and D. Ritter — Louisiana Tech Univ., Ruston, LA
Painting "Easely," Team esCape
E. Florine, C. Haas, C. Johnson and S. Thorson — Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA
Exercise System for the Crew Exploration Vehicle, Team BMEM Revolution
C. Schoener, K. Miller, M. Westfall and N. Markwardt — TAMU, College Station
Assistive Technology for Teaching Autistic Children, Team Handicapable-Asclepius
J. Byrd, C. Charbonnet, R. Dula, P. George, W. Glindmeyer, Z. Moses, D. Siet and P. Smith — Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA
Dosing Device for Pediatric HIV/AIDS Therapy, Team Mongoose
K. Bennett, A. Ginnings, M. Jeans and B. Schwab — Rice Univ.
Bourbon Cowboy, Team Workr
A. Brahm, N. Lehrer, A. Levelle and J. Lipner — Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA
Beyond Traditional Borders: Medicine Refrigeration Device, Team Ice
J. Ludwig, M. Mendenhall, J. Hanson, C. Berry and T. Josef — Rice Univ.
7.1 Nano- & Micro-Systems I: Imaging & Sensing Technology
Friday, February 9, 2007
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Palacio del Rio
Chair: Michael J. McShane, TAMU, College Station
Co-Chair: Xiaojing Zhang, UT Austin
A Silicon MEMS Probe Integrated with Light Emitting Nanoparticles on Tip for Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscope (NSOM)
K. Hoshino, L. Rozanski, D. A. Vanden Bout and X. Zhang — UT Austin
High Resolution Imaging Method Based on Magnetorelaxometry of Magnetic Nanoparticles
S. Sarangi, I. C. Tan and A. Brazdeikis — Univ. of Houston
Imaging Calcium Dynamics in Micropatterned Neurons Using Nanofilms
M. A. DeCoster1, J. S. Mohammed2 and M. J. McShane3 — 1Louisiana Tech Univ., Ruston, LA, 2Univ. of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL and 3TAMU, College Station
Precise Targeting of Magnetic Nanocarriers for Emerging Nanomedicine Applications
I. C. Tan and A. Brazdeikis — Univ. of Houston
2.5 Myocardial Infarction & Remodeling
Friday, February 9, 2007
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Hawaiian Village
Chair: John C. Criscione, TAMU, College Station
Co-Chair: K. Jane Grande-Allen, Rice Univ.
Keynote Speaker: Douglas C. Mann — Baylor College of Medicine
Cardiac Remodeling as a Therapeutic Objective for Heart Failure
SMAD3 Null Mice Exhibit Attenuated Ventricular Remodeling Following Myocardial Infarction
M. J. Bujak1, G. Ren1, K. Chatila1, M. Dobaczewski1, A. Reddy1, G. Taffet1, X. Wang2 and N. G. Frangogiannis1 — 1Baylor College of Medicine and 2Duke Univ. School of Medicine, Durham, NC
Contribution of TGF-Beta to Cell Proliferation, Matrix Organization and Tissue Mechanics in Decorin Deficient Collagen Gels
Z. Ferdous1, M. Hook2 and K. J. Grande-Allen1 — 1Rice Univ. and 2TAMU Health Science Center, Houston
The Role of the Matricellular Protein Thrombospondin (TSP)-1 in Healing Myocardial Infarcts
Y. Xia, G. Ren, L. H. Mendoza and N. G. Frangogiannis — Baylor College of Medicine
4.5 Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation V: Amputee Gait
Friday, February 9, 2007
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Flamingo
Chair: Roger V. Gonzalez, LeTourneau Univ., Longview, TX
Co-Chair: Richard R. Neptune, UT Austin
Prosthetics in the Developing World
D. R. Cummings1,2 — 1Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, Dallas and 2LeTourneau Univ., Longview, TX
Developing an Ankle Prosthetic Accessible and Reproducible to Those in the Third World
A. Cragen, D. Bland, M. Brown, D. Campbell and B. A. Garner — Baylor Univ., Waco, TX
Elastic Energy Storage and Return in Toe versus Heel-Toe Walking
K. Sasaki and R. R. Neptune — UT Austin
Evaluation of a Simplified Field System for Gait Analysis of Transfemoral Amputees in a Developing Context
S. R. Ayers, L. A. Fulginiti, R. V. Gonzalez and K. Rispin — LeTourneau Univ., Longview, TX
Prosthetic Foot/Ankle Mechanism (Overview)
D. R. Cummings1,2 — 1Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, Dallas and 2LeTourneau Univ., Longview, TX
5.5 Medical Imaging & Image Processing V
Friday, February 9, 2007
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Waldorf A
Chair: Osama Mawlawi, UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Improving PET Image Resolution by Using Super Resolution Algorithm
G. Chang1, T. Pan2, F. Qiao1, J. W. Clark, Jr1 and O. Mawlawi2 — 1Rice Univ. and 2UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Optimizing the Acquisition of Respiration-Averaged CT for PET/CT
P. Chi1, O. Mawlawi1, S. Nehmeh2, Y. E. Erdi2, P. A. Balter1, D. Luo1, R. Mohan1 and T. Pan1 — 1UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and 2Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Partial Volume Correction of Lung Nodules Using PET/CT
W. M. Bradley, T. Pan, R. E. Wendt, III, J. Erasmus, R. A. White and O. Mawlawi — UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
6.5 Neuroscience V: Recovery of the Function of the Central Nervous System
Friday, February 9, 2007
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Waldorf C
Chair: Claire Hulsebosch, UTMB, Galveston
Co-Chair: Pramod K. Dash, UT-Houston Medical School
Stimulation of Endogenous Cytoprotective Genes to Decrease Brain Trauma Pathophysiology
J. Zhao, A. N. Moore and P. K. Dash — UT-Houston Medical School
Ongoing Dysfunction in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury
R. J. Grill — UT-Houston Health Science Center
Chronic Pain after Spinal Cord Injury Reversed by Transplantation of Engineered Stem Cells
C. Hulsebosch — UTMB, Galveston
7.2 Nano- & Micro-Systems II: Techniques for Fabrication and Cell Manipulation
Friday, February 9, 2007
10:20 AM - 11:50 AM
Palacio del Rio
Chair: Rigoberto Advincula, Univ. of Houston
Co-Chair: Mark A. DeCoster, Louisiana Tech Univ., Ruston, LA
Nebulization: A Novel Method for Creating Enhanced Cell Supportive Substrates
V. Kurnala, S. Edupganti, S. Stewart, Y. Lvov and D. K. Mills — Louisiana Tech Univ., Ruston, LA
Preparation and Nanofilm Assembly of Mesoporous Silica Particles for BIomedical Applications
H. Zhu and M. J. McShane — TAMU, College Station
Thermal Perturbation of Self-Assembled Drosophila Embryos in Microfluidic Channels for Genetic Assays
J. R. Fakhoury, G. T. Dagani, J. C. Sisson and X. Zhang — UT Austin
Dielectrophoresis for Cell Entrapment at Electrodes of Nanogap Capacitors
D. Pamaraj1, W. Zagozdzon-Wosik1, J. H. Miller, Jr.1 and S. Kedar2 — 1Univ. of Houston and 2COVENTOR, Cambridge, MA
2.6 Critical Care Medicine I
Friday, February 9, 2007
10:20 AM - 11:50 AM
Hawaiian Village
Chair: Joseph B. Zwischenberger, UTMB, Galveston
Co-Chair: Royce Johnson, Kinetic Concepts, Inc., San Antonio
Keynote Speaker: Yukihiko Nose' — Baylor College of Medicine
The Need for Biventricular Assist Devices for End-Stage Heart Failure
Keynote Speaker: Joseph B. Zwischenberger — UTMB, Galveston
Lung Assist Devices as a Bridge to Lung Transplant Recovery or Long Term Support
Keynote Speaker: Robert Benkowski — MicroMed, Inc., Houston
Requirements in Cardiopulmonary Assistance: An Engineering Perspective
The Use of Median Sternotomy and Tracheostomy in Total Heart Replacement with Dual Continuous Flow Pumps: A Pilot Experimental Study
J. A. Winkler, O. H. Frazier, E. Tuzun, W. E. Cohn, J. L. Conger, C. Gemmato, G. Costas and B. Radovancevic — Texas Heart Institute
Effects of LVAD Support on Human Failing Hearts and Valves
S. B. Peterson, A. P. Mulavara, B. Radovancevic1, A. Hernandez, R. Radovancevic, A. Droddy and K. J. Grande-Allen2 — 1Texas Heart Institute and 2Rice Univ.
8.1 Digital Health Care I: Wearable and Pervasive Monitoring
Friday, February 9, 2007
10:20 AM - 11:50 AM
Plaza
Chair: Lin Zhong, Rice Univ.
Co-Chair: Emil Jovanov, Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL
Keynote Speaker: Thomas Martin — Virginia Technical Univ., Blacksburg, VA
Electronic Textiles for Wearable and Pervasive Computing
Keynote Speaker: Emil Jovanov — Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL
mHEALTH - Issues and Applications
An Efficient Scheduling Algorithm for Pervasive Wellness and Disease Management System
H. Liu, X. Yuan and M. Moges — Univ. of Houston
4.6 Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation VI: Bone & Implant Mechanics
Friday, February 9, 2007
10:20 AM - 11:50 AM
Flamingo
Chair: Harry A. Hogan, TAMU, College Station
Co-Chair: Catherine Ambrose, UT-Houston Health Science Center
Alterations in the Osteocyte Microenvironment Affect the Strain Sensed by the Osteocyte
A. R. Bonivtch1, D. M. Moravitz1, L. F. Bonewald2 and D. P. Nicolella1 — 1Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio and 2Univ. of Missouri - Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
Evaluation of Trabecular Metal Implants and Antibiotic Impregnated Microspheres in Osteomyelitis
C. Ambrose, J. Mika and T. Clyburn — UT-Houston Health Science Center
In Vivo Testing of a Bone-Selective Fullerene: Preliminary Safety and Efficacy Assessment
C. Ambrose1, J. Mika1, G. R. Gogola1, L. K. Culton2, E. Johnson3, I. R. Peralta4 and L. J. Wilson4 — 1UT-Houston Health Science Center, 2Wilford Hall Medical Center, San Antonio, 3UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and 4Rice Univ.
Development of an In Vitro Model for Biofilms on Orthopaedic Implants
C. Ambrose, H. Kaplan, S. Winslow, V. Jacob and Y. Wang — UT-Houston Health Science Center
9.1 EEG/MEG Analysis I
Friday, February 9, 2007
10:20 AM - 11:50 AM
Waldorf A
Chair: Ben H. Jansen, Univ. of Houston
Co-Chair: John R. Glover, Univ. of Houston
Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation via Concentric Ring Electrodes May Affect Later-Stage Pilocarpine-Induced Status Epilepticus
W. Besio, K. Koka, F. Zhu, V. Sharma, R. Currier and V. Alagiriswamy — Louisiana Tech Univ., Ruston, LA
Neural Signature of Insight Problem-Solving
B. R. Sheth — Univ. of Houston
Assessment of EP Variability Using Unsupervised Correlation-Based Clustering
L. Hu1, N. N. Boutros2 and B. H. Jansen1 — 1Univ. of Houston and 2Wayne State Univ., Detroit, MI
Target Probability and P300 Amplitude
B. Bonala1, N. N. Boutros2 and B. H. Jansen1 — 1Univ. of Houston and 2Wayne State Univ., Detroit, MI
Intelligent Signal Interpretation
A. Sheikh, A. Villareal and J. R. Glover — Univ. of Houston
6.6 Neuroscience VI: Time and the Brain
Friday, February 9, 2007
10:20 AM - 11:50 AM
Waldorf C
Chair: Arnold Eskin, Univ. of Houston
Co-Chair: David Marshak, UT-Houston Health Science Center
Time and the Brain
D. M. Eagleman — Baylor College of Medicine
Circadian Regulation of Phototransduction Channels of Vertebrate Photoreceptors
S. E. Dryer, G. Y. Ko and A. Chen — Univ. of Houston
Neurochemistry of Circadian Entrainment in Hamsters
M. Rea — Univ. of Houston
Circadian Modulation of Long-Term Memory Formation
L. C. Lyons and A. Eskin — Univ. of Houston
13.1 LabVIEW Workshop: Basics I
Friday, February 9, 2007
10:20 AM - 11:50 AM
Waldorf D
Chair: Chris LeBlanc, National Instruments Corp., Austin
Learn about the LabVIEW environment and how LabVIEW's graphical programming environment can be used to build measurement and control applications.
C. LeBlanc — National Instruments Corp., Austin
Friday Luncheon and Presentation
Friday, February 9, 2007
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Conrad Hilton Ballroom
Remote Medical Care & Research at South Pole Station
C. Otto — Queen's Univ., Kingston, Ontario, Canada
11.1 Bioinformatics I
Friday, February 9, 2007
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Palacio del Rio
Chair: Lydia E. Kavraki, Rice Univ.
Co-Chair: Mia K. Markey, UT Austin
Keynote Speaker: Elmer V. Bernstam and Jack Smith — UT-Houston Health Science Center
Translational Biomedical Informatics at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Keynote Speaker: Prahlad Ram — UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Systems Understanding of Signaling Networks
Keynote Speaker: Luay Nakhleh — Rice Univ.
Graph-Theoretic Techniques for Analyzing Signaling Networks
2.7 Critical Care Medicine II
Friday, February 9, 2007
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Hawaiian Village
Chair: Robert Benkowski, MicroMed, Inc., Houston
Co-Chair: Joseph B. Zwischenberger, UTMB, Galveston
Implanting the Acorn CorCap Cardiac Support Device Using a Minimally Invasive Delivery System
K. Gillhespy, E. Tuzun, W. E. Cohn, O. H. Frazier, J. A. Winkler, J. Conger, G. Costas and B. Radovancevic — Texas Heart Institute
Ambulatory OxyRVAD for Total Right Heart and Respiratory Support
D. Wang1, S. D. Lick1, X. Zhou1, X. Liu1, R. Benkowski2 and J. B. Zwischenberger1 — 1UTMB, Galveston and 2MicroMed, Inc., Houston
Wang-Zwische Double Lumen Cannula: A Novel Way to Attach a Pump-Artificial Lung with Single Site Venous Cannulation
D. Wang, X. Zhou, X. Liu, B. Sidor and J. B. Zwischenberger — UTMB, Galveston
Preclinical Testing of the Levitronix Ultramag Pediatric Ventricular Assist System
K. M. Harms1, E. Tuzun1, D. Liu1, K. A. Dasse2, J. S. Richardson2, J. L. Conger1, O. H. Frazier1 and B. Radovancevic1 — 1Texas Heart Institute and 2Levitronix, LLC, Waltham, MA
Feasibility of the Rabbit Model in Development and Testing of a Pediatric Cardiac Assist System
J. L. Conger, E. Tuzun, G. Costas, V. Dimas, O. H. Frazier and B. Radovancevic — Texas Heart Institute
8.2 Digital Health Care II: Advanced Biomedical Sensors
Friday, February 9, 2007
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Plaza
Chair: Emil Jovanov, Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL
Co-Chair: Lin Zhong, Rice Univ.
Keynote Speaker: Thomas Ferrell — Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Advanced Biomedical Sensors
"Smart Tattoos": Sensors that You Wear All the Time
M. J. McShane — TAMU, College Station
A Real-Time Step Detection Using a Single 3D Accelerometer on the Upper Trunk
X. F. Chen, E. Jovanov and A. Milenkovic — Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL
Characterization of an Optical Fiber Sensor to Monitor Typical Frequency Components of Heart Sounds
A. Bhambri and D. Gurkan — Univ. of Houston
4.7 Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation VII: Minimally Invasive Surgery
Friday, February 9, 2007
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Flamingo
Chair: Marcia K. O'Malley, Rice Univ.
Co-Chair: Rita M. Patterson, UTMB, Galveston
Virtual Environment for Robotic Grippers in Laparoscopic Surgery
N. Xiao1, N. Kishan1, S. Kreml1,2, M. Oden1 and M. K. O'Malley1 — 1Rice Univ. and 2Baylor College of Medicine
Haptic Grippers for Surgical Teleoperation
W. Howison1, R. Winck1, C. Phillips1, N. Xiao1, N. Kishan1, J. Araujo1, S. Kreml1,2 and M. K. O'Malley1 — 1Rice Univ. and 2Baylor College of Medicine
Validation of Minimally Invasive Surgical Training Tasks Assessing Haptic Interaction
S. Kreml1,2, J. Sweeney2, V. Sherman2, W. Cohn2, E. Wilson3 and M. K. O'Malley1 — 1Rice Univ., 2Baylor College of Medicine and 3UT-Houston Health Science Center
Just Noticeable Differences for Natural Frequency of Manually Excited Virtual Dynamic Systems
D. Huang, Y. Li, V. Patoglu and M. K. O'Malley — Rice Univ.
Expert-Novice Skill Performance in Human Robotic Interactions
J. C. Huegel, Y. Li and M. K. O'Malley — Rice Univ.
9.2 EEG/MEG Analysis II
Friday, February 9, 2007
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Waldorf A
Chair: Ben H. Jansen, Univ. of Houston
Co-Chair: George Zouridakis, Univ. of Houston
A System for Automated Detection of Seizures in Neonatal EEG
J. Mitra1, J. R. Glover1, A. T. Kumar1, A. Mukherjee1, P. V. Ktonas1, N. B. Karayiannis1, J. D. Frost, Jr2, R. A. Hrachovy2 and E. M. Mizrahi2 — 1Univ. of Houston and 2Baylor College of Medicine
Nonparametric Seizure Classification by Mixture of Gaussians in Time-Frequency
A. Chiu — Louisiana Tech Univ., Ruston, LA
A Hybrid Iterative ICA-Clustering Algorithm for Artifact Rejection in EEG Recordings
U. Patidar, J. Diaz and G. Zouridakis — Univ. of Houston
Effects of the Ongoing EEG Phase at the Time of Stimulus Arrival on the N100 Auditory Evoked Response
J. Diaz, U. Patidar and G. Zouridakis — Univ. of Houston
6.7 Neuroengineering I: High Resolution Imaging of the Retina
Friday, February 9, 2007
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Waldorf C
Chair: Jason Porter, Univ. of Houston
Co-Chair: Heidi Hofer, Univ. of Houston
Microstimulation of the Human Retina and the Roles of Individual Cones in Vision
H. Hofer — Univ. of Houston
High-Resolution Retinal Imaging Reveals Unusual Cone Mosaics in Color Vision Defects
J. Carroll — Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Advances in High Resolution Retinal Imaging with Adaptive Optics
J. Porter — Univ. of Houston
Visual Stimulation and Eye Movement Recording with High Resolution Retinal Imaging
S. B. Stevenson — Univ. of Houston
13.2 LabVIEW Workshop: Data Acquisition
Friday, February 9, 2007
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Waldorf D
Chair: Chris LeBlanc, National Instruments Corp., Austin
Learn the necessary basics of data acquisition and how to use LabVIEW's graphical programming environment to take and log measurements.
C. LeBlanc — National Instruments Corp., Austin
11.2 Bioinformatics II
Friday, February 9, 2007
3:20 PM - 5:00 PM
Palacio del Rio
Phenotypic Consequences of Engineered Gene Expression Noise: Experiment and Computational Modeling
G. Balazsi, W. J. Blake, M. A. Kohanski, K. F. Murphy and J. J. Collins — Boston Univ., Boston, MA
A New Computational Approach for Estimation of the Genomic Diversity of Environmental Samples
S. Dasu, C. Putonti and Y. Fofanov — Univ. of Houston
Computational Challenges in Designing Assays for the Detection of Infectious Agents
C. Putonti, C. Feng, M. Quance, T. Fofanova and Y. Fofanov — Univ. of Houston
Functional Classification of Proteins Using a Novel Fractal-Based Approach
S. Dua and P. Chowriappa — Louisiana Tech Univ., Ruston, LA
Analysis of Molecular Motion Using Non-Linear Dimensionality Reduction
H. Stamati, C. Clementi and L. E. Kavraki — Rice Univ.
2.8 Critical Care Medicine III
Friday, February 9, 2007
3:20 PM - 5:00 PM
Hawaiian Village
Chair: Dongfang Wang, UTMB, Galveston
Co-Chair: Ralph Metcalfe, Univ. of Houston
Preclinical Assessment of a Novel Centrifugal Ventricular Assist Device in an Ovine Model
B. Grace, E. Tuzun, B. Radovancevic, I. D. Gregoric, W. E. Cohn and O. H. Frazier — Texas Heart Institute
96-Hour Performance Study of a Compact Gas Exchanger for Ambulatory Arterio-Venous Carbon Dioxide Removal (AVCO2R)
X. Zhou, D. Wang, X. Liu, S. I. Merz, R. Sayers and J. B. Zwischenberger — UTMB, Galveston
Coronary Flow Reserve Is Reduced and Systolic Flow Is Increased in Mice with Pressure Overload Cardiac Hypertrophy
C. J. Hartley1, A. Reddy1, S. Madala2, L. H. Michael1, M. L. Entman1 and G. Taffet1 — 1Baylor College of Medicine and 2Indus Instruments, Inc., Houston
Modeling Human Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction: Increased Wall Stiffness, Impaired Relaxation or Pseudonormalization
C. Luo1, J. B. Zwischenberger2 and J. W. Clark, Jr1 — 1Rice Univ. and 2UTMB, Galveston
Stented Artery Biomechanics and Device Design Optimization
L. H. Timmins1, M. R. Moreno1, C. A. Meyer1, J. C. Criscione1, A. Rachev2 and J. E. Moore, Jr.1 — 1TAMU, College Station and 2Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Dissipative Effects of Chaotic Boundary Motion on Pressure-Driven Flow
R. Azencott, R. Glowinski, G. Guidoboni and I. Timofeyev — Univ. of Houston
8.3 Digital Health Care III: Clinical Applications
Friday, February 9, 2007
3:20 PM - 5:00 PM
Plaza
Chair: Xiaojing Yuan, Univ. of Houston
Co-Chair: Lin Zhong, Rice Univ.
Keynote Speaker: Clifford Dacso — The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
The Digital Divide in Health Care: Ray Kurzweil Meets Lucy Van Pelt
A Medical Wearable Computer Design: 25 Years Ago
P. Frenger — A Working Hypothesis, Inc., Houston
ORBIT: A Three-Tier Platform for Mobile Health Care
A. Rahmati and L. Zhong — Rice Univ.
Application of Sensor Networking Standardization Efforts to the Implementation of a Bed-Side Health Monitoring System
R. Franzl1, P. McKneely2, F. Chapman2 and D. Gurkan1 — 1Univ. of Houston and 2MediCAN Systems, Inc., Houston
4.8 Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation VIII: Modeling
Friday, February 9, 2007
3:20 PM - 5:00 PM
Flamingo
Chair: William L. Buford, Jr, UTMB, Galveston
Co-Chair: Brian A. Garner, Baylor Univ., Waco, TX
Complexity Interference during Learning and Adaptation in a Haptic Task
D. Field1, J. M. Lopez2 and R. V. Gonzalez1 — 1LeTourneau Univ., Longview, TX and 2Louisiana Tech Univ., Ruston, LA
Feedback Systems Optimization to Improve User Learning and Adaptation in a Haptic Task
J. M. Lopez1, D. Field2, S. Cronk2 and R. V. Gonzalez2 — 1Louisiana Tech Univ., Ruston, LA and 2LeTourneau Univ., Longview, TX
Modeling Variability in the Nonlinear Response of Trabecular Bone
T. L. Bredbenner1, D. P. Nicolella1 and D. T. Davy2 — 1Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio and 2Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH
Optimization of Chain Ring Shape to Improve Cycling Performance
J. W. Rankin and R. R. Neptune — UT Austin
9.3 EEG/MEG Analysis III
Friday, February 9, 2007
3:20 PM - 5:00 PM
Waldorf A
Chair: Ben H. Jansen, Univ. of Houston
Co-Chair: Richard E. Frye, UT-Houston Health Science Center
Keynote Speaker: A. Papanicolaou — UT-Houston Medical School
Magnetoencephalography: Past, Present and Future
Applications of Granger Causality in Magnetoencephalography
R. E. Frye — UT-Houston Health Science Center
Exploration of Human Learning and the Neural Correlates of Strategy Formulation
G. Zouridakis1, F. Baluch1, D. Subramanian2, J. Diaz1 and U. Patidar1 — 1Univ. of Houston and 2Rice Univ.
6.8 Neuroengineering II: Neuroimaging
Friday, February 9, 2007
3:20 PM - 5:00 PM
Waldorf C
Chair: Valery A. Kalatsky, Univ. of Houston
Co-Chair: Daniel J. Felleman, UT-Houston Medical School
ORION: Automated Reconstruction of Neuronal Morphologies from Image Stacks
I. A. Kakadiaris1, A. Santamaria-Pang1, B. Losavio2, Y. Liang1, P. Saggau2 and C. M. Colbert1 — 1Univ. of Houston and 2Baylor College of Medicine
High-Speed 3D Multi-Slice Functional Imaging in Brain Slices
P. Saggau1,2, D. Reddy2, B. Losavio1, I. A. Kakadiaris3 and C. M. Colbert3 — 1Baylor College of Medicine, 2Rice Univ. and 3Univ. of Houston
Functional Imaging of Object Surface and Contour Representations in Macaque Area V2
D. J. Felleman — UT-Houston Medical School
Concurrent Multidimensional Imaging of Visual Space Representations in Mouse Visual Cortex by Fourier Optical Imaging of Intrinsic Signals
V. A. Kalatsky — Univ. of Houston
13.3 LabVIEW Workshop: Basics II
Friday, February 9, 2007
3:20 PM - 5:00 PM
Waldorf D
Chair: Chris LeBlanc, National Instruments Corp., Austin
Learn about LabView's decision making and application control capabilities. Additional topics to be covered are analysis and reporting.
C. LeBlanc — National Instruments Corp., Austin